Category: News
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Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge DVD Released 23rd August
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Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that the 2008 French action flick Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge will be released in the UK on DVD on the 23rd August. This is just one of several adaptations of Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme’s popular and enduring Belgium comic character of the same name, who also saw a…
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Cognito Comic’s Operation Ajax Debuts on iPad Active Reader
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in Comic NewsWhile digitally distributed comics are nothing new, it arguably took the unveiling of the iPad to not only get the medium some much needed mainstream attention, but to give us geeks something to read said digital comics with on the go. All, while flaunting that super slick, super shiny screen, naturally. Emerging publisher Cognito Comics…
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‘Isness’ Fotonovel Project Seeks Donors
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in Comic NewsA bunch of Brooklyn creatives led by multimedia artist Stavit Allweis need your donations to help fund Isness, a gruesome fotonovela chronicling the last 24 hours in the lives of the sole surviving family of a post-apocalyptic future. For those unaware of what exactly a fotonovela is, the format was essentially a comic book with…
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New Titan Book Site Launched
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in Comic NewsGraphic novel and movie tie-in publisher Titan Books has launched its new website at www.titanbooks.com, timed to coincide with the San Diego Comic-Con. Unlike your average publisher website, however, there’s a great blog section here that’s already brimming with interviews with such creators as Mike Carey and Frank Quitely. From the press release: As part…
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‘American Terrorist’ Needs Your Support
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in Comic NewsI was away when I received this info, so this is probably coming at the 11th hour. And yes, that headline was intended to aggravate. Essentially, Tyler & Wendy Chin-Tanner of publishing company A Wave Blue World are looking for comic fans to help fund a print run of their comic project American Terrorist via…
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Deadpool Kicks Ass in Marvel vs Capcom 3
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in NewsE3 has been seen some true gaming gems unveiled this week, but the real highlight for me had to be the decent amount of gameplay footage from the long-anticipated Marvel vs Capcom 3, and finally some videos of the ubiquitous Merc with the Mouth in action. Not quite sure he’s wacky or fourth wall-busting enough…
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Mike Foxall Has Elvis Turning in His Grave
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in Comic NewsAustralian illustrator, animator, short film maker and punk rocker Mike Foxall has released Issue 1 of The Grave Shakers, a new self-published comic series under his XRay Studios (www.xraystudios.com) label. The 4-part miniseries sees famous rock icons brought back to life by mad scientist Doctor Sponglehoff, who plans to combine his two great passions, “genetic re-animation…
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First Edition Announces First Comic Industry Web Comedy
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in NewsGiven the success of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild, I’m surprised that there haven’t been more cult web shows created with comic geeks and/or gamers in mind. At least, I’m assuming those shows were successful, as in someone, somewhere eventually profited from them… First Edition is a new web comedy by Sam Weller…