SOLICITATIONS: IDW Publishing gets animated in September

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Prepare for your favorite IDW comics to get a little more animated than usual this September! All month long, IDW will be publishing special “IDW GETS ANIMATED” variant covers rendered in vein of classic cartoons! Ever wondered what The X-Files’ Mulder and Scully would look like as colorful, hijinks-having monster chasers?  Ever wanted to see the mighty Judge Dredd as a rubber-jointed 70’s warrior? OF COURSE YOU HAVE!

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SOLICITATIONS: X-Men Battle of the Atom

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This September, celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the first major X-Men crossover event in over three years—X-Men: Battle of the Atom! From the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, David Lopez & Giuseppe Camuncoli, comes an event  so exhilarating,  and so groundbreaking that fans will be talking about this for years to come! Three X-Men universes collide in the biggest war mutantkind has ever seen, and you won’t believe how it all plays out. One thing’s for sure—no reader will come out unscathed!

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SOLICITATIONS: Chris Roberson to write Captain Action series for Dynamite Entertainment

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Dynamite Entertainment, in conjunction with Captain Action Enterprises, proudly announces the September launch of CODENAME: ACTION, a six-issue comic book event that unites the ultimate super-spy, Captain Action, with classic pulp heroes including Green Hornet, Kato, the Spider, and Black Venus.  Written by Chris Roberson (Masks, Superman) and featuring artwork by Jonathan Lau (Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet), the debut #1 issues will include variant covers by accomplished illustrators Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Jonathan Lau, Johnny Desjardins, and Art Baltazar.

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SOLICITATIONS: Francesco Francavilla takes on Archie Zombies

Couldn’t be happier about this announcement – Francesco Francavilla, one of Major Spoilers’ favorite artists, has been tapped to do the art for Archie Comics’ zombie series, Afterlife with Archie.

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SOLICITATIONS: Zenescope announces Grimm Fairy Tales: No Tomorrow

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Zenescope Entertainment has announced its newest Grimm Fairy Tales spin off mini-series, entitled Grimm Fairy Tales: No Tomorrow. The five part mini-series is a supernatural horror/thriller that could be the scariest comic the company has published since its spine-tingling comic book prequel to the film SE7EN back in 2007.

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SOLICITATIONS: DC Comics for September 2013

DC Comics has released the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in September 2013. The publisher is making it a point-X month, which means double, triple, and quad-shipping of titles, as DC Comics spotlights the villains of the New 52.

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SOLICITATIONS: Marvel shows off Infinity #3 cover

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This September, the Marvel Universe fights for survival in the biggest battle it’s ever faced – but first, Marvel is proud to unveil the jaw dropping main cover to Infinity #3 by Adam Kubert! Infinity, the six part blockbuster comic event of the summer, brought to you by the star studded creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena & Dustin Weaver, takes fans to every corner of the Marvel Universe, and beyond! Earth has been marked as an “Avengers World”, protected by Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more from the deadliest threats facing humanity. A powerful and destructive race is on a collision course with Earth and the only thing in their path is the Avengers! But even Earth’s Mightiest Heroes realize the one hope of defeating this dire threat is to unite every great hero across the cosmos…because only with a united Avengers Universe is there any chance of survival!

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SOLICITATIONS: Masks and Mobsters gets print edition

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MASKS AND MOBSTERS was hailed as one of the best webcomics of the year when it was released by MonkeyBrain in 2012, and now the Image Comics imprint Shadowline is bringing it to print in style, with a deluxe hardcover edition that collects all seven issues. Written by Joshua Williamson (GHOSTED, DEAR DRACULA) and drawn by Mike Henderson, Ryan Cody, Jason Copland, and Justin Greenwood, MASKS AND MOBSTERS explores the secret stories of superheroes and mobsters vying for control of Golden City.

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SOLICITATIONS: IDW Limited to collect KISS solo series

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Yesterday, IDW Limited announced their new KISS SOLO Comicfolio line and the God of Thunder has declared these collectibles “Hotter Than Hell!” Beginning with The Demon, all four KISS SOLO comics will be available for pre-order in special-edition Comicfolio format (http://idwlimited.com/series/kiss.html). Celebrating the KISS SOLO series in a truly unique collectible format, this launch is guaranteed to rock and roll all night long.

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