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In three days, on Friday, January 13, the BLADE animated series will premiere on the G4 network. You’ve seen the teaser trailer, now feast your eyes on a clip from the first episode. Synopsys (courtesy Marvel.com): Blade’s mother was bitten by a vampire while pregnant, imbuing her unborn son with vampire strength and a thirst… [Continue Reading]
Stephen King and son Joe Hill (nee Joe Hillstrom King) teamed up back in 2009 on a short story called THROTTLE, the tale of a motorcycle gang being pursued by a madman in a big rig. The story was featured in the compilation book He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson (Tor Books), as well as an… [Continue Reading]
STARGATE scribes Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie have teamed up with genre-darling Dark Horse Comics for DARK MATTER, a new series kicking off with issue #1 on January 11, 2012. DARK MATTER features art by Garry Brown, and color by Ryan Hill. Synopsis (courtesy Dark Horse): “A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened… [Continue Reading]
Archaia Entertainment has teamed up with the Jim Henson Company to delve into the back story behind fantasy classic THE DARK CRYSTAL in a new three-part comic book series, the first of which lands today (12/28/11). Co-written and co-illustrated by movie designer Brian Froud, THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS tells the story of the origins… [Continue Reading]
Looking for an excuse to revel in blood and body parts while the rest of the world goes caroling? Trying to find something to comfort your disturbed soul during December’s holiday stress and mayhem? Since Hollywood seems to stay away from scares during the Yuletide season, look no further than your local comic shop. Comic… [Continue Reading]
Over the last year, Boom! Studios, in conjunction with master of horror Clive Barker, has been releasing a stream of comics taking fans deeper in the HELLRAISER universe. Starting last January with a massive 40-page launch issue, co-written by Barker and Christopher Monfette (that included a 10-page “back story” bonus written by MATRIX writer and… [Continue Reading]
Fans of the Wesley Snipes BLADE franchise (or TOMB OF DRACULA, where the character initially bowed) can sink their teeth into their favorite vampire hunter in a new animated series debuting on Friday, January 13, 2012 on G4. The first season is directed by Mitsuyuki (KOBATO) Masuhara, written by Kenta (BATTLE ROYALE) Fukasaku, and features… [Continue Reading]
Dark Horse reports that “Queen of the Black Coast,” by Robert E. Howard, originally published in WEIRD TALES in 1934, is their most requested Conan the Cimmerian adaptation, and fans who agree will get a chance to see the story fleshed out in full color when CONAN #1 arrives on February 8, 2012. The book,… [Continue Reading]
The grandfather of the superhero genre still has a few tricks up his sleeve. It was announced that writer Dan Gilroy (REAL STEEL) would write THE ANNIHILATOR for Magic Storm Entertainment. The film is based off an idea generated by Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. Here’s the full press release from Magic Storm: Hollywood, CA - December… [Continue Reading]
We’ve just got word from Capcom that the Blue Bomber himself will be joining the ranks of THE AVENGERS, TRANSFORMERS and the MOUSE GUARD on next year’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Originally released in May 2011, Archie Comics’ MEGA MAN #1 will hit store shelves May 05, 2012 and it will be completely FREE! “Let… [Continue Reading]
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