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The mall remains one of the centerpieces in a teenager’s life and has been the setting for horror stories dating back to the first Dawn of the Dead. There’s an entire subculture within any mall, made up of teens from one or more high schools, working at the various shops and congregating in the food… [Continue Reading]
Dean Koontz is literally the dean of horror fiction these days, with an armload of books that consistently hit the bestseller list. That it took this long for his works to be adapted into comics is a bit of a surprise. But, this month the Dabel Brothers released the first issue of a six-part adaptation… [Continue Reading]
Marvel knows a good thing when it has it, and right now they’re riding high on adapting Stephen King’s works into graphic form. Following the conclusion of The Dark Tower: Long Road Home, Marvel will begin an adaptation of The Stand. Word of the project first leaked out last spring but they have now confirmed… [Continue Reading]
Steve Niles, one of the people most responsible for today’s flavor of horror, is having another of his graphic novels adapted for the screen. Wake the Dead has been acquired by Holding Pictures and has already announced James V. Hart (Bram Stoker’s Dracula) as screenwriter and Jay Russell (The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep)… [Continue Reading]
This June 4th BOOM! Studios debuts its new horror-comedy mini-series Scream Queen. Written by Brendan Hay with art by Nate Watson, it’s the tale of a murderous lunatic who is about to kill his next teenager, but instead falls head over heels in love with her. To celebrate the release, Scream Queenwriter Brendan Hay (The… [Continue Reading]
BOOM! Studios has been off to an impressive start with a wide array of subject matter and they have attracted a nice variety of talents. People seem to be finally catching on as some of their offerings have gained traction. Among them is Zombie Tales, which has previously been a miniseries. Tomorrow, the first issue… [Continue Reading]
Image Comics’ The Astounding Wolf-Man will upgrade to monthly publication beginning with the eighth issue coming out in July. Written by Robert Kirkman with art by Jason Howard, the title debuted last year during Free Comic Book Day and has garnered solid sales and positive reviews. The series to date has featured Gary Hampton, a… [Continue Reading]
The House of Mystery is one of DC Comics’ more enduring titles. Launched at the onset of the Comics Code in the 1950s, it featured tame thrilled with cover stories like “Wanda was a Werewolf”. It gave way to superheroics when it was the only way to stay in business. Then came 1969 and the… [Continue Reading]
There hasn’t been a good dinosaur comic book since Jack Kirby’s late, lamented Devil Dinosaur back in the 1970s. The best known of the dinosaur comic books, though, has been Joe Kubert’s enduring Tor. Arriving in comic book racks today is the first new Tor story in decades, the beginning of a six issue miniseries… [Continue Reading]
Writer Antony Johnson (Stormbreaker) and Wilson Tortosa (Tomb Raider) have been named the creative team behind DelRey Manga’s interpretation of Wolverine, coming in spring 2009. The project was announced in 2007 as part of series of projects between Marvel and DelRey. More X-Men material is expected from Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman. TokyoPop announced at… [Continue Reading]
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