CONVENTIONS: Image Comics announces Image Expo

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At the Diamond Comics Retailer summit in Chicago today, Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson announced Image Expo 2013, a unique media event that will take place in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on July 2, 2013.

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GAMING: Magic at the Museum

Seattle’s EMP Museum is opening the Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic exhibit tomorrow, Friday April, 26, and Magic: the Gathering has been selected as one of the features alongside such fantasy greats as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and more. Take the jump for the specifics.

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KICKSTARTER: M. Christopher Thompson launch Monstra: Zombie Destroyer

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Comic industry veteran M. Christopher Thompson and a band of cohorts are launching the first in a number of creator owned titles through Kickstarter. The first title; MONSTRA: ZOMBIE DESTROYER! debuts in April.

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DIGITAL COMICS: Dark Horse Comics welcomes Dynamite Entertainment into digital store

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Dark Horse Digital reaches a new landmark, turning two years old this coming weekend. To thank its loyal fans, Dark Horse announces two special anniversary promotions, as well as huge news that will change the digital-comics publishing landscape forever.

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CONVENTIONS: Wizard World Philadelphia ready for fan communities

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Wizard World shows are all about the fan experience.  Attendees needn’t be shocked if they run into scores of Wookiees, Captain Kirks, Kaylee Fryes or any other costumed characters, as enthusiasts of Star Wars, “Star Trek,” “Firefly”/Serenity and other cosplay groups are among the more than a dozen fan communities that will be roaming the floor at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 – June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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MOTION COMICS: The Iron King gets motion comic treatment

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The best-selling young adult novel “the Iron King” is on its way to become a manga graphic novel this summer.  Bluewater Productions, a full-service publishing and production company specializing in comics, graphic novels, today announced it is partnering with Piglion Studios to develop an animated comic book version in conjunction with the print releases.

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SOLICITATIONS: Heavy Metal spotlights DRAVN

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The World’s Greatest Illustrated Magazine Spotlights Jesse Negron’s DRAVN In #262

Hitting stores now, fans are in for another themed-issue treat as DRAVN is unleashed for a full-issue saga of inter-related tales where dizzying heights of storytelling mastery cross paths with unadulterated science-fantasy. What if super-powered heroes and villains have always existed, buried somewhere under our mythology and folklore? We’re not talking about capes and tights, we’re talking about the real demi-gods that walked and pounded the Earth!

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SOLICITATIONS: Zenescope Entertainment announces OZ

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Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to publish its newest Grimm Fairy Tales comic book spinoff entitled OZ. Fans of Zenescope’s comics have been looking forward to the company’s re-imagining of this classic story for quite a while as it’s been hinted at in numerous issues over the past two years. Oz will finally make its much-anticipated debut at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and hit retailer shelves in late July.

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SOLICITATIONS: Bluewater announces Marilyn Monroe comic

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Marilyn Monroe is one of the most beloved icons of our time– the original blonde bombshell. She defined the term sex symbol and captivated the attention of the public with her beauty, her charisma, and her tumultuous life. She has inspired devotion and admiration among her fans at a level never before seen. Follow her story, from beginning to end, in Tribute: Marilyn Monroe.

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