PORTLAND, Ore. 06/11/2019 — Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced this morning that the sci-fi drama Oblivion Song—based upon the New York Times bestselling Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible, Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta) and artist Lorenzo De Felici’s bestselling comic book series of the same name—is being developed for film. Universal’s Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone and…
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Comic Connoisseur: DEBUT ISSUE OF NEW TECH THRILLER COMIC SERIES THUMBS RUSHED BACK TO PRINT THIS WEEK
PORTLAND, Ore. 06/10/2019 — Award-winning playwright and comics writer Sean Lewis and award-winning artist Hayden Sherman’s new technology thriller Thumbs is being rushed back to print this week to keep up with customer demand. Imagine someone like, say, Mark Zuckerberg created his own army of tech-obsessed teens and directed them to take on the government. What would the…
Comic Connoisseur: THE WALKING DEAD #192 EVENT ISSUE IMMEDIATELY RUSHED BACK TO PRINT, WILL FEATURE COMMEMORATIVE COVER
Spoilers ahead if you have not read The Walking Dead #191 &192 PORTLAND, Ore. 06/05/2019 — Image/Skybound Entertainment is pleased to announce that THE WALKING DEAD #192 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard is immediately being rushed back to print in order to keep up with overwhelming customer demand for this event issue and will get…
Comic Connoisseur: Marvel Reveals Variant Covers For Upcoming Series ‘Powers of X’ And ‘House of X’
The next “reboot of the X-men franchise is nearly upon us and Marvel has variant covers to show off! These alternate covers feature a wide selection talent from around the industry. Check out the covers and make sure you have your shop order your favorite! HOUSE OF X #1, written by Jonathan Hickman with art…
Comic Connoisseur: DAREDEVIL WRITER CHIP ZDARSKY TEAMS UP WITH RUNAWAYS ARTISTS KRIS ANKA & MATT WILSON FOR AN ALL-NEW FANTASY MINISERIES, THE WHITE TREES
Image Comics has released early interior artwork for the upcoming series, The White Trees. Here is the press release and a look at the interiors from the upcoming series. PORTLAND, Ore. 05/24/2019 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that the critically-acclaimed Daredevil writer Chip Zdarsky and beloved Runaways artists Kris Anka and Matt Wilson will team up for a…
Comic Connoisseur: TODD MCFARLANE & GREG CAPULLO TO DRAW HISTORIC SPAWN #300 COMIC BOOK ISSUE
PRESS RELEASE FOR UPCOMING SPAWN #300 LAS VEGAS, Nev. 05/20/2019 — Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN character sets the stage for a historic celebration as it breaks the record for the longest-running, creator-owned comic in the world. To mark this momentous occasion, McFarlane has gathered a team of superstars from the comic industry to contribute to this giant sized…
Comic Connoisseur: HORROR HEADLINER CULLEN BUNN TEAMS WITH KYLE STRAHM AND BALDEMAR RIVAS ON CHILLING NEW SERIES UNEARTH
Cullen Bunn(Agent Venom, X-men Blue) teams with Kyle Strahm and Baldemar Rivas to bring us a new series for Image Comics called Unearth. The official synopsis for the series is : In Unearth, a flesh-warping disease ravages a remote village in Mexico and a scientific task force travels to the inhospitable area to investigate the contamination….
Comic Connoisseur: Cool Upcoming Releases From Image Comics
Image Comics is my favorite publisher right now, mainly because of how diverse their offerings are. You want to read a story about a giant falcon with a bionic arm(Murder Falcon), they have it. You want to read a new take on a 90’s classic(Witchblade), they have it. Not to mention long running series like…
Comic Connoisseur: LEGENDARY CREATORS KARL KESEL AND TOM GRUMMETT RETURN THIS APRIL TO THEIR CREATOR-OWNED ADVENTURE SERIES SECTION ZERO
Section Zero is an interesting book. It was a series released by Image imprint Gorilla Comics back in the late 2000’s. It didn’t last long, with only three issues released due to financial issues. But good ideas don’t die. Almost 20 years later and the creative team of writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett…