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Titan Comics’ A1 ANTHOLOGY, came out this past Wednesday. The jam-packed book features three ongoing stories, Weirding Willows, Odyssey and Carpe DIEm! It’s got a ton of talent involved, including Dave Elliott, Barnaby Bagenda, Garrie Gastonny, W. H. Rauf, Rhoald Marcellius, Sakti Yuwono and Stellar Labs. Check out the new trailer! Here’s the press release that delves… [Read More]
I don’t often offer my opinion on what a publisher should or should not do with their lineup of titles—that’s business, not storytelling. But when something like DC’s DIAL H gets canceled, likely in favor of another ordinary superhero book, I feel the need to say something. Numbers are numbers, of course, and often speak… [Read More]
Guillermo del Toro’s PACIFIC RIM is coming out July 12th. Most big budget movies are coupled with other media enterprises, but none intrigue as much as the upcoming kaiju/jaeger epic from Legendary Pictures. We got the toys, we got the mobile game, and of course, the graphic novel that will serve as a prequel to… [Read More]
The villains are taking over DC Comics this September, and now we know some of the titles involved and the villains that will be matched up with their superhero rivals. Check out the bevy of cover images in the gallery below. As you can very well see, the villains include Darkseid taking over JUSTICE LEAGUE,… [Read More]
Forry Ackerman loved his Sci-Fi so much he came up with a new word for it. And who can blame him? The draw of spaceships, the haunt of dreams, the combination of technology and giant monsters that breathe poisonous demon-gas. It’s like the craziest of all possible worlds meets human intelligence. And if there’s one… [Read More]
We live in a media world that has been oversaturated with vampires; particularly in recent years, as the young adult fiction market seems to have blossomed into an excuse for girls to be whisked away by creatures of the night. It’s ruined the entire concept of vampirism, really; with very few exceptions in cinema or… [Read More]
Greenwomb Publishing, which should win an award for its name, released the graphic novel AMBROSIA on April 15th. The series comes from Daryelle Mak (name of the week nominee), and follows a “green” superhero targeted for tweens. A movie adaptation is coming in 2014. Check the press release below for more details. Los Angeles, CA (April… [Read More]
Man, Dark Horse Comics just won’t slow down. And why should they? In addition to several exciting STAR WARS projects on their plate, the premiere indie publisher keeps introducing fantastic original work with a quirky bent: Matt Kindt’s MIND MGMT, John Arcudi’s THE CREEP, Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra’s COLDER (best mini-series of the year,… [Read More]
It’s time for the Oscars of the comic book world! Awards shows like these are always controversial, of course, and hardly definitive when it comes to “the best” of anything. However, like the Oscars, the Eisners have a tendency to focus on small print, relatively obscure titles in addition to mainstream ones, thus expanding the… [Read More]
Art and storytelling comes first at Famous Monsters, not political commentary or whining. This week, however, the internet was on fire with the news that Apple would attempt to ban Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ SAGA #12 from their digital platforms, supposedly owing to a rather graphic sexual depiction. (The situation has since been… [Read More]
Max Brooks, the writer of the bestselling WORLD WAR Z, is getting back into the zombie game with THE EXTINCTION PARADE, a 250+ page graphic novel from Avatar Press. The first issue is coming June 19th, a day before the release of Marc Forster’s WORLD WAR Z in theaters. The book comes with art from Raulo… [Read More]
