Press Release Director/writer Michael Dougherty’s creepy, darkly comic celebration of the scariest night of the year – Trick ‘r Treat – comes to Comic-Con International with a special screening and panel on Thursday, July 23 at 10:00 p.m. in Balllroom 20 of the San Diego Convention Center. Trick ‘r Treat takes the Creepshow/Tales from the Crypt approach to nefarious new depths with four interwoven tales set on Halloween night: a high school principal who moonlights as a vicious serial killer; a young virgin whose quest for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens who carry out a cruel prank with disastrous…
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Press Release Claudio Sanchez, the celebrated creator of the COHEED AND CAMBRIA mythology, including the best selling sci-fi mini-series, THE AMORY WARS, is back with an entirely new concept! One of the most unique and powerful minds in rock and comics unleashes possibly the most provocative new comic of 2009: KILL AUDIO! Shipping this October from BOOM! Studios, fans can get a first look at KILL AUDIO this July at Comic-Con International, when Claudio Sanchez signs the KILL AUDIO PREVIEW BOOK available only at the BOOM! Studios Booth #2543. In addition to the KILL AUDIO PREVIEW BOOK, fans will also…
Press Release Over the past several years, Archie Comics has delighted comic shop customers with exclusive giveaway comics produced in conjunction with Diamond Distribution. In addition to Archie’s involvement in Diamond’s annual Free Comic Book Day program, Archie has also served up thrills and chills come Halloween-time. These full-color, 16-page, Halloween-themed comics have all-new stories and art and make the perfect “treat†for the goody bags of costumed revelers. This year, Archie Comics is back with another fun-filled giveaway issue. Betty’s most confidential secrets are the focus in this tale that highlights Betty’s fabled Diary. Popular writer-penciler Dan Parent unravels…
Press Release Simon & Schuster, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with BOOM! Studios. Under the agreement, Simon & Schuster will handle sales, distribution and fulfillment for all new and backlist titles to trade and specialty accounts in the United States. The agreement is effective immediately.
Press Release Archie Comics writer/artist Fernando Ruiz will be at the at East Hanover Comic Book Expo Ramada Conference Center 130 Route 10 East Hanover, NJ 07936 Sunday, July 26 10:00am – 4:00pm PUGPRDCTNS@aol.com (973) 783-0608 http://www.njcomicbookshows.com NJ Comic Book Shows are the longest running comic book shows in NJ! Pug Productions started presenting monthly comic book conventions in November of 1991, and has not missed a month since. We typically run two shows a month, but run as many as three! We passed the 300 mark two years ago and we’re still counting! Nobody in our area (and quite…
Press Release Animation greats Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter and directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will take part in their first ever Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 23-24. The filmmakers will be on hand to help Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures showcase a wide-ranging roster of upcoming films, including 3D juggernauts ALICE IN WONDERLAND, TRON and DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and animated gems THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, PONYO and the TOY STORY trilogy. Zemeckis, Burton, Miyazaki and Lasseter will take part in industry panels. COMIC-CON’S FIRST EVER 3D PANEL — Veteran…
Press Release Coinciding with the weekend of San Diego Comic-Con 2009, Radical Publishing, Gene Simmons and Nick Simmons will be hosting THE RADICAL EVENT AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL in San Diego; An exclusive invitation-only rock concert extravaganza promoting the release of Nick Simmons’ first comic book title Incarnate. The event will feature live performances by Gene and Nick Simmons as well as a surprise performance from some very special guests.
Press Release Owly, the kindhearted star of the award-winning graphic novel series by Andy Runton, will come to life in an animated short at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 23-26. It was jointly announced today by Chris Staros, Publisher of Top Shelf Productions and Junichi Yanagihara, Executive Producer at Sprite Animation Studios that the loveable Owly and his unlikely best friend Wormy will be animated in a brand-new original segment directed by Moto Sakakibara and storyboarded by creator Andy Runton. Prominently featured will be Runton’s innovative “Pictomation,” a storytelling device in which the characters’ thoughts and feelings are animated…
Press Release BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid cordially invites all ComicCon attendees to the BOOM! Studios 4 Year Anniversary Drink Up* taking place at the Manchester Hyatt Grand Lobby Bar, Thursday July 23rd from 9pm to ??? Come help celebrate another year of BOOM!’s explosive growth with Mark Waid, Ross Richie, Andrew Cosby, Matt Gagnon, Chip Mosher, Ian Brill and the rest of the BOOM! Crew with various BOOM! creators in attendance for a night of relaxed fun. This is an open invitation event. No RSVP needed. No tickets required. We’re BOOM! Studios – we don’t roll that way! Where:…
Press Release Perpetual teen and all-American comic book icon Archie Andrews may have sent shockwaves around the world when it was recently announced he will propose to fussy heiress Veronica Lodge in the 600th issue of the 68 year old comic book (and not girl-next door Betty Cooper), but don’t tell Universal Republic singing sensation Colbie Caillat. The platinum-plus, award winning singer/songwriter has ‘fallen’ for the red-headed Archie in a big way, and will be ushering in her new single “Fallin’ For you†and upcoming new album, BREAKTHROUGH, due out August 25th, by literally ‘fallin’ for Archie in a historic…
Press Release At SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2009, Radical is proud to announce Darren Bousman, the acclaimed director of Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV, at the Radical Publishing booth #3735 as he signs both a limited edition poster and copies of Radical’s San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive Preview Book which features Bousman’s chilling, supernatural upcoming release Abattoir.
Press Release Hero Initiative and Meltdown Comics are pleased to announce 100 Bullets: Last Shot, the farewell party to the critically acclaimed Vertigo/DC Comics series 100 BULLETS on July 11th, 2009. The party will take place at 7:30 PM at Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets to the party are available now at MeltComics.com . The event coincides with the release of the final 100 BULLETS paperback, WILT. Copies will be available for sale at the event, with a limited edition tip-in plate signed by both writer Brian Azzarello and cover artist Dave Johnson.
Press Release In a continuing show of the publisher’s dedication to quality and excellence, Archaia’s Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by David Petersen and Luke Crane won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game of 2008. The honor was announced this past weekend at the 35th annual Origins Awards, administered by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, held at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. The ceremony recognized the gaming industry’s top achievements and products released during 2008.
Press Release CO2 Comics, an upstart web comics publishing site developed by former Comico partners and publishers, Bill Cucinotta and Gerry Giovinco, is celebrating the freedom of publishing comics on the World Wide Web.