If you think being an outcast is hard, think how much harder it must be to be a monster. Monsters have always been with us, living in the secret city of Midian. That’s the premise of Clive Barker’s novella and movie called Nightbreed. Now writer Mark Andreyko (Manhunter) and artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk) […]
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Valiant Universe RPG Digital Initiative Launches Today!
Catalyst Game Labs has launched, in concert with Valiant Entertainment, a digital-first rollout of select characters and scenarios from their upcoming tabletop game, Valiant Universe RPG., which goes live on July 5th. Valiant Universe RPG Digital Initiative goes live today with the release of Valiant Universe RPG Quick-Start Rules: Unity, which recreates the first encounter […]
HunterX Hunter Returns to Weekly Shonen Jump!
Hunter X Hunter is back! The ongoing manga action series about the licensed Hunters who track down treasures, magical beasts, and even other people returns to VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump on Monday, June 2nd. Plans are to publish dedicated volumes collecting the series on a twice annual basis. For more, follow the jump to […]
Dark Horse Presents: The Return of Big Guy and Rusty, the Boy Robot!
One of the more delightfully odd partnerships in comics is Big Guy and Rusty, the Boy Robot. Created by Geof Darrow and Frank Miller, this futuristic romp once inspired a remarkable Saturday morning cartoon series back when that was where cartoons lived. Along with Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien, Brendon McCathy’s Dream Gang, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin […]
World Trigger’s First Two Volumes Premiere in October!
A portal between dimensions has led to invincible monsters called Neighbors invading Earth. Four years after the appearance of the portal’s appearance, Osamu Mikumo finds himself at a loss when a humanoid Neighbor joins him in defending the Earth. Now his world is turned upside down. Can the two natural enemies become friends? VIZ Media’s […]
2014 Eisner Awards Nominations!
The Eisner Awards – the comics’ version of the Oscars or Emmys – are given out at San Diego Comic-Con. They cover every aspect of comics – pencilling, inking, editing, anthologies and collections, cover art – and generally speaking, if you reead Eisner winning titles, you’re reading material on a par with any writing award […]
Charmed: Season 10 Coming from Zenescope!
The Halliwells live! Zenescope has announced the return of its popular Charmed series, with an arc dubbed Season 10, beginning in October and debuting at New York Comic-Con on October 9th. The series will be written by Pat Shand (Angel, Robyn Hood) and edited by Paul Ruditis. The art team will be announced next month. […]
Translucid: BOOM! Studios Explores The Line Between Vigilante and Villain!
Superhero comics don’t often examine the line between vigilante hero and villain in any depth, but when they do they can be captivating. BOOM! Studios’ new series, Translucid, exists to do that, which immediately makes it intriguing. The Horse has been The Navigator’s arch-enemy for years, but when he sees The Navigator beginning to drift […]
Valiant and Catalyst Game Labs Team Up For Superhero Tabletop Games!
Valiant Entertainment – publishers of such superhero titles as X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and Archer and Armstrong – has entered into a partnership with Catalyst Game Labs to bring their stable of superheroes to realm of tabletop games. The venture will lead off with the Valiant Universe RPG in mid-2014, with more titles to follow in […]
VIZ Media Releasing English Edition of Naoki Urasawa’s Master Keaton!
Master Keaton, by Naoki Urasawwa (Monsters, 20th Century boys), is finally getting an English edition. The first of the 12-volume manga series is scheduled for a December release by VIZ Media. Each volume will feature 18 pages of full color and will retail for $19.99 US/$22.99 Canadian as part of the VIZ Signature imprint. Originally […]
Ranma 1/2 Gets Remastered 2-in-1 Omnibus Release!
You know how manga read from right to left – exactly the opposite of how we normally read a book or comic? The classic gender-bending martial arts comedy Ranma 1/2 is getting a ‘re-mastered’ 2-in-1 omnibus release which will read from left to right – just like a regular comic – while remaining faithful to […]