Category Archives: Cthulhu

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KICKSTARTER: Achtung! Cthulhu

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Heroes of Normandie, the Hollywood style World War Two board game, currently being Kickstarted, has been dragged thrashing and screaming into the dark world of Achtung! Cthulhu as the two brands crash together in a maelstrom of Hollywood style horror. Inspired by the likes of Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Indiana Jones, Devil Pig Games will be creating an official expansion to be released Winter 2014 for their Heroes of Normandie game board game, titled Achtung! Cthulhu: Shadows Over Normandie. This will also be part of an exclusive offer on Kickstarter if they hit their Stretch Goal.

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Munchkin Land #008: Munchkin Cthulhu

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Munchkin is a dedicated deck card game by Steve Jackson Games, written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic, that has a humorous take on role-playing games.

In this installment – The Elder Gods Stir! Madness has fallen upon the land! A cult is rising! It can only be Munchkin Cthulhu!

 

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The material presented here is my original creation, intended for use with the Munchkin system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games.

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MOVIE: IA! IA! Cthulhu waits for his own movie

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While we won’t get to see Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness anytime soon, that hasn’t stopped a group of filmmakers from taking H.P. Lovecraft’s story and turning it into an animated movie.

There’s nothing spectacular about the piece, but Lovecraft fans are required to watch it… just because.

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Boom! Studios Sneak Peek of the Week

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Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of 28 Days Later #14, The Calling: Cthulhu Chronicles #3, Irredeemable #17, and more that you can check out after the jump.

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Major Spoilers Podcast #225: Batman: Year One

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Batman: Year One

This week on the show; Batman: Year One, Ultimate Spider-Man gets animated, Cthulhu strikes, Irredeemable gets reviewed, and Wolfman vs. Wolfman.

 

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Cthulhu Tales wins 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Award

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BOOM! Studios is proud to announce that the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA) has selected CTHULHU TALES VOL. 2: WHISPER OF THE MIND as one of their 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

This year, YALSA has compiled a list of 73 titles out of 127 official nominations selected from all graphic novels published in the last 16 months. These titles are recommended for readers ages 12 to 18 and are chosen for their ability to “meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens.”

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Boom! Studios titles nominated for 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List

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This year, three BOOM! Studios titles have been nominated by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) to be included in its annual Great Graphic Novels for Teens List. CTHULHU TALES VOL. 2: WHISPERS OF MADNESS, IRREDEEMABLE VOL. 1 and SCREAM QUEEN were all nominated.

“Librarians are our unsung heroes because they are on the front lines of getting a whole new generation of teens reading comics,” said BOOM! Studios Sales Director Jennifer Christopher. “Everyone at BOOM! and the creators involved in these three works are completely humbled to be nominated this year.”

The list nominates books that have teen appeal, including fiction and nonfiction titles. For the full list, please visit:

http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/nominations.cfm

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Boom! Studios Sneak Peek for the Week of November 11, 2009

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Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the titles arriving in stores this week, plus one arriving November 18, 2009!  Take the jump for The Anchor #2, Cars: Radiator Springs #2, Farscape: D’Argo’s Trial #4, The Incredibles #2, The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #4, Nola #1, Wall-E #0, the first hardcover for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Fall of Cthulhu: Nemesis trade paperback, Farscape: D’Argo’s Lament hardcover, and Walt Disney Christmas Classics collected in a hardcover as well.

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