Viper Comics Five Senses title will debut at the San Deigo Comic Con, and Jaron Pitts has already whipped up a trailer for the book.
Thanks for the tip, Dan!
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Lost Episode of Middleman Gets Comic Book Treatment
Fans of the ABC Family series that were wondering what happened to the series finale of the show, need wonder no more, as ABC Family and Viper Comics team up for the final story.
From ABC Family
Fans of the ABC Family cult hit series can revisit the weird world of “The Middleman” and his trusty side-kick Wendy Watson when the “lost” series finale episode appears in comic book form this summer. The series will also be released on DVD in summer 2009.
In a deal with Viper Comics, “The Middleman – The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse” graphic novel is to be written by creator/executive producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Hans Beimler, with illustrations done by Armando M. Zanker and layouts by Les McClaine. “The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse” special collector’s comic book edition will be released in July 2009 to coincide with the annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego.
The Middleman Season One DVD will arrive in stores in July 2009. It will include all twelve episodes as well as bonus material.
NYCC’09: Dead@17 Moves to Image
Josh Howard and Image Comics have announced that Howard’s Dead@17 series is moving to Image. Dead@17 had previously been published with Viper Comics, but for some time now, the series hasn’t been showing up in the monthly previews.
Unfortunately, I’m not really in a position to comment on Viper’s issues, but it is my hope that eventually my other projects will follow Dead @ 17. But everything is still up in the air for the moment,” Howard said in an interview with Newsarama, “Most importantly, I just felt it was finally time to move on. Like you said, I had been there a while and I think I have built enough of a name for myself that it was time to see if I could swim with the big boys.”
This is an announcement that doesn’t come as a huge surprise, as it seems strange things are afoot at Viper Comics. For the last year or so, I’ve gotten a weird vibe from creators who were working with the company, even though I was told everything was fine. Dead@17 is one of the best known titles at Viper, and this move has to kick the company in the nards pretty hard. On the other hand, it’s great news for Image and for Josh Howard.
When the first issue is released under the Image banner, it will not be a reboot of the series. Image will print all the previous series in one volume for new readers.
Villains at Universal
Viper Comics has sold the film rights to Villains to Universal Pictures in a deal in the mid-six figure range.
The graphic novel, by Adam Cogan and Ryan Cody, puts super bad guys center stage. The plot, told from the baddies’ perspective, follows a young man who is failing at life and finds purpose when he meets a Svengali-style villain who takes him under his wing.
Universal has hired Matt Jennison and Brent Strickland to pen the adaptation, with Viper’s Jessie Garza co-producing. Jennison and Strickland are the duo behind Wonder Woman for Warner Bros.
I’ve not read the title, but checking out the preview (after the jump), I can instantly tell I like the art style and color scheme,. As far as the duo writing the adaptation goes, Jennison and Strickland have not had their Wonder Woman script move into production, and no one has sent me any leaked scripts (hint, hint), so I have no idea how they’ll approach the title.
REVIEW: T-Bird and Throttle #0
Let’s get this out of the way up front so there is no confusion later on; I’m a big Josh Howard fan. I like the man, I like his stories, and I like his artwork. With that out of the way T-Bird and Throttle #0 arrived this past week, and after months of girls in skirts killing the undead, I’m ready to get into a new storyline, this time with superheroes.
You’ll Have That Parts Ways With Viper Comics
The last time we talked with Wes Molebash he did say everything was cool with Viper Comics, but I thought it strange he had started his own You’ll Have That website seperate from Viper. Wes himself sent us an e-mail yesterday breaking the news of the split.
I have recently decided to part ways with my publisher, Viper Comics, in favor of self-publishing my comic strip. Today, Sept. 1, marks the first day that my comic will be exclusively published online at www.yhtcomic.com! I’m really excited about this move toward self-publishing, and I’ve got several things in the works for the following year including more con appearances, a new YHT book, and a graphic novel project!
With so many web comic folk going their own route, here’s hoping Wes has success in his new adventure.
Viper Comics for September 2008
Viper Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in stores September 2008. Josh Howard fans will want to pay attention to the order forms as his new series T-Bird and Throttle arrives.
Lost Book of Eve TPB in Stores This Week
For those of you who missed an issue or two of the four issue series The Lost Book of Eve, the trade paperback arrives in stores this week.
It contains all 4 issues from the first mini-series, concept sketches, and an all new epilogue.
Complete cover after the jump.
Wulf and Batsy
A love story with monsters
In days of yore, people kept their windows and door locked at night for fear monsters would spirit their children away to make of them a mid-night snack. In the 1950s, monster flicks and horror movies gave teenagers a chance to neck in the car, while spooky spirits made mayhem on the screen. Today, the monster genre runs the gambit from graphic horror to zany comedy, but in all this time we haven’t seen too many tales of monster romance. Or more specifically, a vampire and a werewolf trying to find a home for themselves among the very humans they would eventually devour.
Viper Comics Sneak Peek: Dead@17 Compendium
Josh Howard, scribe and artist behind Dead@17 has posted a preview of some of the pages from the upcoming Dead@17 Compendium (coming sometime soon).
Take the jump for some wonderful color art, but be warned; if you are one of those sensitive types or might get in trouble for viewing images of girls in their underwears duking it out with demons, you might want to wait until no one is around.
Dead@17 Update
Josh Howard has updated his blog site with info regarding the delays with Dead@17 and other titles.
Dead @ 17: Three issues remain (5-7). At the rate this printing schedule is going, you won’t see them until next year. Plus, Diamond is breathing down my neck threatening cancellation (and understandably so). So what’s the solution? I’m going to make the final three issues available online for free, as they are completed, November through December/January. They won’t see actual print until the trade paperback release (containing all 7 issues) in March. I know it’s not the ideal situation, but I hope it will help make up for the delays.
According to Howard, Lost Books of Eve is on the way – sometime.
Middleman Gets Go for Pilot
Getting the greenlight for a pilot a month ago, Viper Comics’ Middleman graphic novel now has a couple of stars – Matt Keeslar and Natalie Morales.
“Middleman” centers on Wendy Watson (Morales), a twentysomething struggling artist recruited by a secret agency to fight comic book-type villains. Keeslar will play the title character, a sci-fi superhero who serves as her guide. Gleason will play Ida, the robotic gatekeeper and veteran assistant to Keeslar.
Middleman is written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach who is also producing the pilot.
If you want to find out more about Middleman, check out the huge preview of the trade paperback over at Viper Comics’ website.