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Fantagraphics Books To Publish Simon Hanselmann's Megahex
San Diego, CA 7/20/2013 — Fantagraphics is excited to announce the acquisition of the first book by acclaimed Australian cartoonist Simon Hanselmann, to be released in the summer of 2014. Megahex will be a deluxe hardcover featuring over 200 pages of Hanselmann's beloved Megg, Mogg, and Owl comics, including over 70 never before seen pages. Hanselmann's Tumblr site Girl Mountain has already propelled Megg, Mogg, Owl & Co. to Internet infamy, and Megahex will be the solid collection those fans have long been waiting for.
Megg (a green-skinned witch), Mogg (a black cat), and Owl (an anthropomorphic owl) are a trio of ne'er-do-well roommates cohabiting in a suburban flophouse. Megg and Mogg spend most of their time smoking pot and having sex, while Owl works various office jobs and usually comes home to find himself as the butt of every joke. Behind the crass poop jokes and stoner humor are the depressed and misanthropic lives of these characters. They all possess tragedies that weigh on their shoulders, keeping them from escaping the nihilistic pit into which they've fallen. Equally funny and melancholic, Hanselmann is able to evoke empathy for his characters, making it easy for readers to fall in love with this disdainful bunch. Part Tennessee Williams, part Peter Bagge, Megahex will make people laugh, cry, and then take a shower.
"This is literally a teenage dream," explains Hanselmann, "Fantagraphics has been my favorite / the best comics publisher since forever. I've had a Fantagraphics poster hanging over my bed since I was fourteen. My brain is doing confused celebratory cartwheels."
Simon Hanselmann
"Simon has the deadly combination of talent and work ethic," says Fantagraphics Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds. "He has a sneaky awareness of the language of comics and a pitch perfect sense of dialogue and humor. He is almost too good to be true. The first Megg & Mogg strips I read were so effortlessly funny and fully realized that I almost couldn't believe he wasn't a pseudonym for someone more established."
Megahex is set to release in June 2014 from Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
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Rogue Trooper Joins The Fight!
San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – Following the success of Judge Dredd, IDW and Rebellion/2000 AD expand their thriving relationship with the addition of Rogue Trooper to their publishing slate! IDW will launch an all-new Rogue Trooper series in 2014, and also offer newly colored re-presentations of past Rogue Trooper comics, too.
Co-created by Gerry Finley-Day and renowned artist Dave Gibbons in 1981 for 2000 AD, Rogue Trooper became a showcase for some of Britain’s top artistic talent. In addition to Gibbons, Steve Dillon, Colin Wilson, Cam Kennedy, Bret Ewins, and Chris Weston have contributed art to the popular strip.
A future war has poisoned the entire atmosphere of Nu-Earth, prompting one side to create Genetic Infantrymen: blue-skinned soldiers who can breathe the toxic air, equipped with bio-chips to record their personalities in their final moments for eventual re-corporation. But a traitor sold the G.I.s out, and all but one were slaughtered. Now he stalks Nu-Earth on a mission of revenge, aided by his dead friends now “living” in his gun, helmet and backpack. He is the last G.I.—the Rogue Trooper!
"We're thrilled with IDW's plans to bring exciting new talents to another of 2000 AD's most iconic and popular series,” said Rebellion Publishing Manager, Ben Smith, “Having done such bold and successful work with Judge Dredd, we can't wait to see how Chris Ryall and his team take on comics' toughest soldier."
Classic Rogue Trooper strips will be seen in a whole new light in full-color comics and collections with hues provided by colorist Adrian Salmon, best known for his work on Doctor Who and Judge Dredd. The all-new series in the offing will follow the tradition of IDW’s successful Judge Dredd series by Duane Swierczynski and Nelson Daniel. Creator names and details will follow at a later date.
With a rich history to build upon, IDW will add to the proven franchise, bringing Rogue Trooper into the 21st century for an all-new audience.
San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – As one of the most influential comic strips of all time, Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland™ could only return if a creative team with a true affinity for McCay’s vision was found. Today, IDW announced that multiple Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze), will be writing an all-new series exploring Nemo’s amazing dreams. Joining Shanower will be none other than Locke & Key co-creator and Eisner-nominated artist, Gabriel Rodriguez!
Little Nemo in Slumberland first appeared in the New York Herald in 1905 as a weekly comic strip by creator Winsor McCay. Over the next two 
decades, McCay’s unprecedented vision followed the fantastic dreams of Nemo. Encountering strange characters, Nemo traversed the world of his dreams, often finding himself in bizarre and often surreal locales. Little Nemo survives as both a nostalgic and innovative work of fiction.
“I've loved Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland ever since I first saw examples of the strip when I was a kid,” said writer Eric Shanower, “McCay's masterpiece is clearly a hard act to follow, and there's no way that Gabe and I can duplicate McCay's personal vision. But we're doing our best to tap into Slumberland's essence while bringing our own strengths to it. I think there's a good chance admirers of McCay's original will enjoy our riff on it.”
“There are people like Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Hayao Miyazaki and Winsor McCay, that can grasp what dreams are made of, transform them, and share that with all of us,” said Gabriel Rodríguez. “I think we’re lucky that McCay not only left us his wonderful stories, but also created a whole universe filled with windows opened for every one of us, inviting us to explore it, too. And Eric and I are taking the challenge, not trying to redo what he previously did, but trying to invite kids and adults from today to enjoy and have fun in of the Land of Wonderful Dreams.”
Debuting next spring, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland will see Nemo embark on a brand-new voyage in the familiar surroundings of Slumberland. However, everything else is different, even Nemo himself—in search of a new playmate for the princess of Slumberland, King Morpheus enlists the Candy Kid to help bring the latest playmate, our titular Nemo, into the dream realm. There, Nemo embarks on a visceral journey full of adventure and danger.
“It feels odd to think of Gabriel Rodriguez working on anything but Locke & Key, the series that he’s illustrated since 2007, but if anything is worthy of being his next project, it’s re-envisioning McCay’s Slumberland alongside another brilliantly talented creator like Eric Shanower,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “The two of them together will create captivating magic on every comic page, and Eric and Gabe’s take on the story promises to inspire some dreams all their own, much the way McCay’s work did a century ago.”
Eric Shanower has captivated readers with his epic and multiple Eisner Award-winning series Age of Bronze, and his ambitious, Eisner Award-winning adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels with artist Skottie Young. Gabriel Rodriguez’s beautiful and intricate style has graced the Eisner-winning series Locke & Key, written by Joe Hill, since 2007.
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San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – Darby Pop Publishing is pleased to announce it has entered into a publishing and distribution partnership with premier comic book publisher IDW. The announcement was made during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Darby Pop Publishing was founded in 2012 by writer/ showrunner and genre geek Jeff Kline (“Transformers: Prime”). Editor-in-Chief is former Marvel and Top Cow Editor David Wohl (“Witchblade”). The company’s impressive stable of talent includes both veterans of the comic book world, 
as well as creatives from other media (including novels, television, and feature film).
Darby Pop Publishing has three titles currently in production: Indestructible, City, and The Seventh Sword. The first of these will become available in December ‘13; the others will roll-out in subsequent months, to be quickly followed by a second and third wave of original comic books.
For more information, please visit www.darbypop.com
San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – Prolific creator Dave Sim’s meta-adventure through the history of photo-realistic artwork, the career and death of Alex Raymond, and much more, will be published by IDW! Sim’s originally self-published work is being completely remastered, redrawn, and reworked before it sees release as its own 18-issue series.
About the project, the A Moment of Cerebus Web site said: “Originally serialized within the pages of the self-published Glamourpuss #1-26 (2008-2012), The Strange Death Of Alex Raymond is an as yet uncompleted work-in-progress in which Dave Sim investigates the history of photorealism in comics, specifically focusing on the work of comic-strip artist Alex Raymond the circumstances of his death on 6 September 1956 at the wheel of fellow artist Stan Drake’s Corvette.”
“It’s not much of a secret that we’re big Dave Sim fans at IDW,” said Ted Adams, Publisher and CEO. “He’s done an absolute ton of covers for us lately, each one more dynamic than the last. Add in the other Sim projects we have in the pipeline, such as the Complete Book of Cerebus Covers, the digital/audio version of High Society and The Complete Zootanapuss Artist’s Edition, the time seemed right to launch a full blown creator-owned title and take our relationship to the next level.”
Dave Sim’s distinguished career in comics began with his self-published hit Cerebus. An essential series that evolved through grounded and mature subject material, Cerebus is a modern classic that catalyzed Sim’s career as well as the comics industry on the whole. As a vocal proponent of self-publishing, Sim has spent much of his career improving and exploring his craft through his own self-published projects. More recently, Sim has contributed his iconic style to various covers at IDW, including The Colonized, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Doctor Who.
IDW is pleased to explore new territory with Sim on this personal and important project, The Strange Death of Alex Raymond.
San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – The 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have just concluded and IDW is honored to be the recipient of 3 awards from the industry’s prestigious ceremony. All 9 nominations IDW received highlighted the publisher’s diverse line, and the winner’s exemplified IDW’s commitment to the high standards that the Eisner awards celebrate.
Earning his fifth Eisner with IDW, Darwyn Cooke received the award Best Adaptation From Another Medium, an award that was re-introduced this year, for his knockout graphic novel, Parker: The Score. The critical hit was Cooke’s third volume in the Parker series, adapted from Richard Stark’s original novel, of the same name. His other adaptations, The Hunter and The Outfit, were both Eisner award winners as well.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners and thanks to the judges at this year’s Eisner awards, see you next year!
San Diego, CA (July 1, 2013) – Sam Kieth’s The Maxx was a runaway sensation when initially published. Kieth’s exquisite artistry and quirky stories resonated with readers who had never seen anything quite like it before. Exploring the strange relationship between two realities, The Maxx follows the dual identities of a man caught between the real world and a heroic fantasy realm called The Outback. The Maxx ran for more than 30 issues and inspired a popular animated show on MTV.
Now, 20 years later, the striking series is returning to comic shops with fully re-mastered and re-colored printings of the classic stories, and all supervised by Kieth to ensure the highest possible quality. The Maxx: Maxximized will also feature brand-new painted covers by Kieth Additionally, IDW will—for the first time ever—release a series of hardcover Maxx collections. And if that wasn’t enough, there will also be Artist’s Editions enabling readers to finally see Sam’s beautiful and delicate line work as they never have before.
“I want to thank my pal Ted Adams,” said Sam Kieth, “for giving me and some of my books a home at IDW… I hope he doesn’t lose his shirt!”
“Sam, as usual, is self deprecating to a fault,” said editor Scott Dunbier, “he’s an amazing artist and a good friend, and I could not be happier to have him at IDW.”
Kieth will also create a set of three comprehensive new art books called The Worlds of Sam Kieth that will showcase his incredible powers as an artist, but also tell the story of who he is and how he came to be the artist he is. The first volume is debuting at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International.
The original artist on Sandman, which he co-created with Neil Gaiman, Kieth’s enchanted style quickly grabbed the attention of readers, and his success allowed him to explore his own creations with The Maxx and Ojo. While his career in comics has found him working on some of the most iconic characters, he is arguably best known for creating The Maxx, and IDW is looking forward to being intimately involved in the next chapter of this classic character’s legacy.
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Archie followed up the game with a major upgrade to the Archie Comic App on iOS. The App has an all new look packed with new features! Highlighted by Archie Unlimited, which gives you access to all the comics you can read for a low monthly subscription and the Tapjoy Mobile Value Exchange®, which allows you to earn rewards that can be exchanged for comics. Continue>>
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San Diego, CA (July 20, 2013) – Darwyn Cooke’s acclaimed Parker series from IDW continues to expand with the classic Slayground. In this newest graphic novel, Parker is put to the test against crooked cops and sleazy gangsters after a heist goes south and he finds himself trapped in an amusement park closed for the winter, and embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse… a game that slowly starts to favor the mouse.
“A boarded up amusement park was an inspired setting for Parker,” said writer/artist Darwyn Cooke, “and Westlake made the most of it. A great story that I’m enjoying the hell out of adapting.”
Based on the influential novels by Richard Stark, AKA, Donald Westlake, Parker is a coldly calculating master criminal, one with a very rigid code. The IDW adaptations by Darwyn Cooke of The Hunter and The Outfit have received multiple Eisner and Harvey awards. The Score, released last year, is nominated for an Eisner Award at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Slayground will be the fourth Parker adaptation in the popular and much lauded series.
Darwyn Cooke’s distinct style has made him a premier writer and artist in the comic book industry. A former animator, Cooke entered mainstream comics in 2000 with his critical hit Batman: Ego for DC Comics.
Donald Westlake, writing as Richard Stark, was the acclaimed author of the Parker series. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, as well as being named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, that prestigious societies highest honor.
COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2013:
ComiXology and Scholastic Announce Digital Distribution Agreement
Kid Friendly Catalog Comes To ComiXology
July 20th, 2013 San Diego, CA. / New York, NY. Today at this year’s Comic-Con International 2013, comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform with over 40,000 comics and graphic novels that have seen over 180 million downloads to date, announced a distribution agreement with Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, for Scholastic’s Graphix graphic novel line.
Nineteen full-length graphic novels from Scholastic’s award-winning and bestselling library of kids’ graphic novels are now available across comiXology’s entire platform on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.
Kids can now experience Scholastic’s Graphix line of titles through the power of comiXology’s Guided View reading technology. Parents who have an existing comiXology account can log into the Comics4Kids iPhone and iPad app to safely hand their device to their children, as only the kid-friendly purchases will be seen in the app, via comiXology’s “parent friendly sync” feature.
The launch titles are:
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1: Kristy's Great Idea illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (based on the series by Ann M. Martin)
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2: The Truth About Stacey illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (based on the series by Ann M. Martin)
Bad Island by Doug TenNapel
Bird & Squirrel on the Run by James Burks
Breaking Up: A Fashion High Graphic Novel by Aimee Friedman & Christine Norrie
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
Goosebumps Graphix #1: Creepy Creatures by R.L. Stine and artists Gabriel Hernandez, Scott Morse, and Greg Ruth
Goosebumps Graphix #2: Terror Trips by R.L. Stine and artists Jill Thompson, Jamie Tolagson, and Amy Kim Ganter
Goosebumps Graphix #3: Scary Summer by R.L. Stine and artists Dean Haspiel, Kyle Baker, and Ted Naifeh
Knights of the Lunch Table #1: The Dodgeball Chronicles by Frank Cammuso
Knights of the Lunch Table #2: The Dragon Players by Frank Cammuso
Knights of the Lunch Table #3: The Battling Bands by Frank Cammuso
Magic Pickle Graphic Novel by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: VS. The Egg Poacher by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: and the Planet of the Grapes by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: and the Creature from the Black Legume by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: and the Garden of Evil by Scott Morse
Queen Bee by Chynna Clugston
The Graphix imprint was launched by Scholastic in 2005 with color editions of Jeff Smith's award-winning BONE series, and in collaboration with Cartoon books, all nine Bone titles can also be downloaded from the Graphix catalog on comiXology.
“The Scholastic Graphix line is such a welcome, wonderful addition to comiXology’s always expanding offerings of graphic novels," said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We’ve long been fans of what Scholastic is doing in the graphic novel space and I’m excited to offer their great, diverse titles to our fans across the globe.”
“We’re excited to have Scholastic’s Graphix line offered on comiXology," said David Saylor, VP, Editorial Director, Graphix. “Now fans of our amazing authors and artists will have even more access to their words and stories.”
This debut of nineteen initial titles will be quickly followed by more of Graphix’s catalog, and fans will see new releases coming out simultaneously with print editions in the future.
With over 40,000 comics and graphic novels from more than 75 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of English language digital comics in the world. ComiXologys availability across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web makes it the best digital platform for newly interested, current and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans worldwide.
About Scholastic Graphix
Launched in February 2005 with the publication of color editions of Jeff Smith’s acclaimed graphic-novel epic, Bone, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic’s Trade publishing division, publishes graphic novels for elementary, middle grade, and young adult readers. Graphix features an acclaimed list of titles, many of which are Eisner Award nominees and New York Times bestsellers, and includes such popular books and series as Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet, Smile and Drama by Raina Telgemeier, Ghostopolis, Bad Island, Cardboard, and Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel, ChickenHare by Chris Grine, The Silver Six by A. J. Lieberman and Darren Rawlings, Magic Pickle by Scott Morse, Knights of the Lunch Table by Frank Cammuso, Missile Mouse by Jake Parker, Bird and Squirrel by James Burks, and graphic novel adaptations of The Baby-sitters Club®, and Goosebumps®. For more information about Scholastic, visit our Media Room at http://mediaroom.scholastic.com.
About comiXology
ComiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s Guided View reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes top 10 grossing iPad apps in both 2011 and 2012. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from the top 75 publishers, and including independent creators as well, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. A privately held company, comiXology is based in New York City. For more information visit www.comixology.com.
Bravoman Makes The Leap To Graphic Novels This Fall!
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SAN DIEGO, JULY 19—UDON Entertainment and ShiftyLook are proud to announce that this November, the Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence himself, BRAVOMAN, will make the leap to the printed page in Bravoman™ Volume 1 Hardcover Graphic Novel, from Matt Moylan, Dax Gordine, and UDON Entertainment!
BRAVOMAN®, a classic Japanese video game originally created by NAMCO LIMITED in 1988, has been re-envisioned by NAMCO BANDAI Games’ ShiftyLook project and is now appearing in hilarious, all-new comic strips three times a week on the ShiftyLook website! The hit new webcomics have spun off a brand new video game, a new animated series, and -- coming this fall -- a graphic novel collecting the first year of BRAVOMAN™ comics!
“We have a super-unequaled excitement about the new areas the BRAVOMAN franchise will stretch into with this book,” said Rob Pereyda, NAMCO BANDAI Games' ShiftyLook Producer and Editor-in-Chief. “We are optimistic that people with any sense of taste anywhere will enjoy the work of excellence that the good folks at UDON Entertainment have created.”
“We’re very excited by our partnership with ShiftyLook to help create, and now publish, the adventures of Bravoman,” said UDON Chief of Operations Erik Ko. “UDON crew members Matt Moylan and Dax Gordine are writing and drawing a hilarious, high-quality strip. I’m thrilled that a brand new audience will get to discover the series in comic and book stores.”
Bravoman™ Volume 1 is a 152-page hardcover graphic novel, arriving in stores November 2013. Collecting more than 130 strips from the ultra-stretchy, monster-battling, giant robot-smashing hero’s adventures, Bravoman™ Volume 1 is also jam-packed with bonus pin-ups, rough sketches, creator commentary, and much much more! A thrilling welcome to the world of BRAVOMAN™ and a collectible yearbook for the tens of thousands of hardcore webcomics fans, Bravoman™ Volume 1 is not to be missed!
BRAVOMAN™ VOLUME 1
By Matt Moylan and Dax Gordine
Release Date: November 2013
ISBN: 978-1-926778-93-8
Price: $19.99
Size: 7.5" wide X 8.25" long
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 160, Color
Published by UDON Entertainment
The Man of Steel Arrives: DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, President Diane Nelson, and Co-Publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio join Man of Steel star Henry Cavill as an original 1938 Action Comics #1 is escorted on the red carpet of the star-studded Superman 75th Anniversary celebration at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013. The rare comic is owned by White Stripes front man Jack White.
IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS … ACTION COMICS #1!
DC ENTERTAINMENT AND WARNER BROS. CELEBRATE THE MAN OF STEEL
WITH HENRY CAVILL, ZACK SNYDER AND AN ORIGINAL COPY OF
ACTION COMICS #1 AT SUPERMAN’S STAR-STUDDED 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
1938 Comic Book that Introduced the Super Hero Genre on
Loan from Acclaimed Musician Jack White for Special Event at
Comic-Con International: San Diego
San Diego, CA – July 19, 2013 – The world of comics was abuzz at Comic-Con International: San Diego as the Holy Grail of comic books — an original copy of ACTION COMICS #1, featuring the first appearance of the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Superman — made a rare appearance as the guest of honor, along with Man of Steel star Henry Cavill and director Zack Snyder, at a party celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Superman. Widely considered to be the genesis of the superhero genre, ACTION COMICS #1 — an original on loan from the personal collection of musician Jack White (The White Stripes, The Racounteurs, The Dead Weather) arrived under heavy security to the star-studded Comic-Con event sponsored by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
“There wouldn’t be a Comic-Con without ACTION COMICS #1 and Superman so it’s fitting that we’re honoring the comic book that started it all here in San Diego,” stated Diane Nelson, President of DC Entertainment. “It’s been a year filled with milestones for Superman – while we celebrate 75 years of entertainment from the world’s first Super Hero, the global success of Man of Steel proves Superman is more relevant than ever.”
Famed musician Jack White loaned his original, 1938 issue of ACTION COMICS #1 to DC Entertainment for use at the event, stating, “ACTION COMICS #1 is an important piece of history. Instead of keeping my comic locked inside a vault I want to share it with fans during key moments like Superman’s 75th anniversary, much like fine art is shared in museums.”
ACTION COMICS #1 made a grand entrance at the event, complete with a Brinks security truck delivery following a hand-off from Tornado Comics, a comic retailer that helped facilitate the appearance in San Diego. The comic was displayed in a special, “speeding bullet-proof” display case made specifically for the event, allowing guests to get an up-close look at what many consider to be the most valuable comic of all time.
In addition to the landmark appearance of ACTION COMICS #1, the San Diego celebration honoring Superman was a dazzling event at the Hard Rock Hotel, with guests including Man of Steel star Henry Cavill, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder, DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson,DC Entertainment Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, among many others. The event is part of a year-long celebration honoring 75 years of Superman that includes a commemorative logo, and a new, animated short that pays homage to Superman and the many iterations of the Super Hero throughout his 75 years. The animated short is produced by Zack Snyder and will be released later this year.
Superman fans attending Comic-Con International: San Diego can attend a special panel “Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment: Superman's 75th Anniversary Celebration” on Saturday, July 20 at 4:15pm in room 6A. Panelists include Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman), Tim Daly (Superman: The Animated Series), Jim Lee (DC Entertainment Co-Publisher and artist for SUPERMAN UNCHAINED), Jack Larson (the original Jimmy Olsen from Adventures of Superman), talent from Man of Steel, and many more.
About ACTION COMICS #1:
After first appearing in ACTION COMICS #1, dated June 1938, Superman quickly became a cultural icon, winning fans around the world in live-action and animated form in nearly every known entertainment medium. In comic books, feature films, TV shows, radio, video games, publishing and merchandise, he has battled some of the greatest villains ever created in his endless pursuit of truth, justice and the American way. More than 900 print issues of ACTION COMICS have been published by DC Comics since 1938 and it remains one of the most popular titles for the publisher. Many collectors and comic experts consider ACTION COMICS #1 to be the most valuable comic book in the world.
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes—a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes—to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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With Robert Venditti and artist Billy Tan on GREEN LANTERN, Robert Venditti and Van Jensen with artist Bernard Chang on GREEN LANTERN CORPS, Justin Jordan and artist Bradley Walker on GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS, and Charles Soule and artist Alessandro Vitti RED LANTERNS these books have started off strong.
Today, at the GREEN LANTERN Recharge! panel some of the writers and artists on these series discussed the bold and exciting future of Green Lantern storytelling and teased the upcoming “Lights Out” storyline.
Check out some of the art from the panel and be sure to keep reading! - See more at: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/07/20/sdcc-2013-green-lantern-rec...
Batman: Zero Year panel
Moments ago at San Diego Comic-Con, DC Entertainment’s BATMAN: ZERO YEAR panel let out. Among the panel’s many highlights, all-new art from the acclaimed story arc was shown.
But if you were not able to attend the panel, don’t worry! Check out the gallery above to see the new art that debuted, including interior pages from BATMAN #23 and the cover for BATMAN #25!
For a full list of all of DC Entertainment’s panels and signing at San Diego Comic-Con, click here.
- See more at: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/07/20/dce-at-sdcc-batman-zero-yea...DC: The New 52 panel
Moments ago at San Diego Comic-Con, DC Entertainment’s DC Comics-The New 52 panel let out. Among the panel’s many highlights, all-new art from some of the most highly-anticipated upcoming New 52 releases was shown.
But if you were not able to attend the panel, don’t worry! Check out the gallery above to see the new art that debuted, including an incredible triptych cover for the first three issues of the all-new ongoing series, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, a new cover for RED LANTERNS #22, and interior art from ALL-STAR WESTERN #22, RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #22, TALON #10, GREEN LANTERN #23, RED LANTERNS #22, and SWAMP THING #23.
For a full list of all of DC Entertainment’s panels and signing at San Diego Comic-Con, click here.
- See more at: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/07/19/dce-at-sdcc-dc-comics-the-n...Justice League: Trinity War panel
Earlier this week we revealed Doug Mahnke's incredible triptych cover for the “Trinity War” titles coming out in August: JUSTICE LEAGUE #23, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23.
Today, at the JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR panel, writers Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire, and Ray Fawkes discussed the story, running through the main titles mentioned above along with TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA, TRNITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER and CONSTANTINE, collaborating together, the art, the characters and the next event FOREVER EVIL. - See more at: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/07/19/sdcc-2013-justice-league-tr...
DCE: He-Man panel
Moments ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Mattel’s HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE panel let out. Among the panel’s many highlights, all-new art from DC Entertainment’s ongoing comic book series was shown.
But if you were not able to attend the panel, don’t worry! In the gallery above, check out the all-new character designs for Teela, Stratos, and Moss Man that were debuted.
For a full list of all of DC Entertainment’s panels and signing at San Diego Comic-Con, click here.
- See more at: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/07/19/dce-at-sdcc-he-man-and-the-...First Ever DC Comics Digital Panel at San Diego Comic-Con Reveals New ‘Vampire Diaries’ Series and ‘Injustice’ Annual
At the Con today we announced some exciting news at the very first DC Comics Digital panel! Panelists included many of our talented creators and editors, Jim Lee, Hank Kanalz, Jim Chadwick, Derek Fridolfs, Christos Gage, Kyle Higgins, Bryan Q. Miller, Dustin Nguyen, and Tom Taylor. They talked about the unprecedented line-up of Digital First titles, including ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, INJUSTICE, BATMAN ’66, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, SMALLVILLE, the BEYOND series, and BATMAN: LI’L GOTHAM. News from the panel included the announcement of an INJUSTICE Annual available in November and a brand new Digital First series based on the popular Warner Bros. Television and CW series, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. The audience was given a first look at the cover art for the series which will debut later this year. It was also announced that the talented Aaron Lopresti will be writing and drawing three upcoming chapters for LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, along with several other exciting creators scheduled for upcoming chapters - full creator line-up below. And finally, Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen talked about this week's Gotham Comic-Con themed chapter of BATMAN: LI’L GOTHAM available for download on July 21.
Here is the full LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT slate through mid-September.
July 18 – “Arm Candy” written by Frank Hannah, artwork by Drew Johnson
July 25 – “Reporter's Notebook” written by Frank Hannah, artwork by Dexter Soy
Aug. 1 – “Break the Mold Part 1” written by Shane Davis and Brandon Montclare, artwork by Shane Davis and Sandra Hope
Aug. 8 – “Break the Mold Part 2” written by Shane Davis and Brandon Montclare, artwork by Shane Davis and Sandra Hope
Aug. 15 – “Elements of Crime Part 1” written by Mike W. Barr, artwork by Tom Lyle
Aug. 22 – “Elements of Crime Part 2” written by Mike W. Barr, artwork by Tom Lyle
Aug. 29 – “Elements of Crime Part 3” written by Mike W. Barr, artwork by Tom Lyle
Sept. 5 – “I…Batman Part 1” story and artwork by Aaron Lopresti
Sept. 12 – “I…Batman Part 2” story and artwork by Aaron Lopresti
Sept. 19 – “I…Batman Part 3” story and artwork by Aaron Lopresti
DCE AT SDCC: ALL ACCESS Panel
Moments ago at San Diego Comic-Con, DC Entertainment’s All Access panel let out. Among the panel’s many highlights, all-new art from some of DC Entertainment’s most highly-anticipated upcoming releases was shown.
But if you were not able to attend the panel, don’t worry! Check out the gallery above to see the new art that debuted, including interior pages from FOREVER EVIL #1, AQUAMAN #22, THE FLASH #22, GREEN ARROW #23, TRILLIUM #1, THE UNWRITTEN #51, INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #7. And as a special treat, the panel also marked the announcement of INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ANNUAL #1, for which the cover can be seen above as well.
For a full list of all of DC Entertainment’s panels and signing at San Diego Comic-Con, click here.
DCE Celebrates Superman at San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con kicked off last night and DC Entertainment hit the ground running by debuting a staggering collection of Superman costumes in our interactive 4,500 square foot booth (#1915). The costumes on display span various incarnations of the Man of Steel on both the big and small screens, and have been donned by actors including Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, and Henry Cavill.
During yesterday’s Comic-Con preview night, DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio and Warner Bros. Corporate Archive Executive Director Leith Adams hosted a booth tour of the various Superman costumes on display. When asked which costume was his favorite, DiDio told USA TODAY that it had to be “the Christopher Reeve one. I’ve gotta go classic.”
“Superman is such an identifier for who we are and what we are about — not just DC Comics but just comics in general,” DiDio continued. “You think about a character who was created in 1938 and how many other characters have disappeared and faded away, and he is just as strong and probably more vibrant than ever.”
Throughout the tour, DiDio also discussed the various ways that DC Entertainment is celebrating Superman’s 75th anniversary this year, including the launches of all-new ongoing series such as SUPERMAN UNCHAINED from the superstar creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Jim Lee, BATMAN/SUPERMAN from writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee, and this fall’s upcoming SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN from writer Charles Soule and artist Tony S. Daniel, which will continue to explore the developing relationship between the world’s most famous superhero couple.
In the gallery above, take a look at some of the incredible costumes on display and sound off in the comments below about which ones are your favorites! For a full list of all of DC Entertainment’s panels and signing at San Diego Comic-Con, click here.
By Paul Montgomery
“This is the most ambitious thing I’ve ever done,” says Rick Remender of “Ragnarok Now!”, a culmination of everything broiling in UNCANNY AVENGERS.
Fittingly, Remender will be partnering with Steve McNiven, the artist behind Marvel’s CIVIL WAR, to punish the Avengers Unity squad for their constant infighting. All those squabbles haven’t gone unnoticed by the likes of the Red Skull, Kang the Conqueror, and the Apocalypse Twins. Now Death comes calling.
What began in the inaugural arc of UNCANNY X-FORCE reaches a fever pitch in November. Remender considers the initial 10 issues of UNCANNY AVENGERS as a first act, a series of inciting incidents rife with character interaction and the seeding of plot. As McNiven joins ranks with UNCANNY AVENGERS #14, a band of heroes faces the consequence of failing to behave heroically.
“They’ve allowed personal differences and petty rivalries, all of the things we humans allow to create conflict amongst us, to fester,” reflects Remender. “If I’m in that world, watching these people who are bestowed all of these wonderful powers, these gods and mutants and spider-men and Inhumans and all of this wonderful craziness, why can’t they get along? Why are they fighting again? Especially when there are such stakes. That’s what humans do, though. We butt heads.”
The primary instigators include Captain America and Wolverine—at odds over Wolverine’s murderous tactics involving Apocalypse in UNCANNY X-FORCE—as well as Rogue and Scarlet Witch—still seething over M Day. For Remender, gray remains the boldest hue on the palette.
“One of the things I’ve worked towards here is to give everyone on the team a unique perspective,” he says. “It’s all nuanced. We as human beings want to categorize things as black and white, good and bad, hero and villain, but it’s never really that way. The examination of these characters and their disagreements in these first 10 issues is an attempt to spotlight that. I could argue the Wolverine point of view. I could argue the Cap point of view. I have to, if I’m going to write them correctly. Who’s right and who’s wrong? I have opinions. Ultimately it comes down to context.
“Wolverine maybe shouldn’t be an Avenger. Wolverine is a murderer, which goes against what the Avengers are all about in Cap and Wasp and Wonder Man’s minds. On the other hand, maybe Wolverine is the person, because he’s got this blackened soul and is willing to take a life when it’s necessary, maybe he’s done the hard thing and saved the Earth.”
While the writer attempts to find the merit in each character’s argument, even forcing himself to commiserate with the Red Skull for that harrowing screed, the Avengers continue to back themselves into individual corners, unwilling to compromise.
“‘Ragnarok Now!’ is the consequences,” says Remender. “‘Ragnarok Now!’ is what happens because they can’t get it together, can’t unify, can’t make good on the promise of the Unity Squad to live up to the ideals of Charles Xavier. I’m excited to get to this point to punish them all for their bad behavior.”
And he promises to make it personal. A few of the Apocalypse Twin’s selections for their Four Horsemen of Death roster represent key failures from the Avengers’ past. Wolverine put his son Daken down like a problem dog. Plagued by personal demons, the Sentry died at the hands of Thor. Rogue will be forced to contend with the recently slain Grim Reaper, a man she inadvertently killed with the use of his brother Wonder Man’s powers. Felled in his efforts against Vulcan, Banshee won’t likely harbor much good will toward Havok.
Remender also stresses that while these Death avatars may be driven by Celestial Death Seeds, they function as much more than mere zombies.
“That seed has an evolutionary prerogative and is pushing him in some strange directions,” he says of the resurrected Sentry, “How his crazy brain that still wants to be noble, still thinks he’s a good guy, perceives these messages and decodes all of this—and the conclusions it comes to—are incredibly fun.”
“Getting to pay this stuff out with some Steve McNiven artwork and kill a bunch of people, destroy a bunch of stuff, lay waste to a whole lot of things—I’m pretty excited.”
More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/20903/sdcc_2013_uncanny_avengers#ixzz2...
SDCC 2013: Origin II
By Jim Beard
This November the man who would one day be called Wolverine returns to civilization in ORIGIN II, a new limited series by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Adam Kubert, which promises not only a continuation of the story set down in 2001’s classic ORIGIN, but will also reveal new details of the early days of Logan, born James Howlett.
“The last we saw of James was disappearing into the woods with wolves at the end of ORIGIN,” says Gillen. “That's where he's been ever since. He runs with a family pack, and has completely removed himself from human civilization. He's found a kind of peace. He's found a kind of family. The first scene is him, with the pack, hunting. The opening is really raw; I talk about the period novel feel a lot, but I have a sort of ‘Jack London with modern research’ approach to the wolves. Hell, the whole structure does owe a little to ‘White Fang.’
“The first issue is sort of an Overture for the whole grander piece. Logan in the woods with the wolves, and what disturbs that pastoral idyll. But I dare say the most important thing is the origin of the hatred between him and his greatest enemy.”
The writer insists that readers need nothing in advance to be able to pick up the series and dive into its secrets, that it can be enjoyed on its own beyond its predecessor.
“We tell you everything you need to know,” Gillen explains. “I'm writing ORIGIN II as a novel in the Marvel Universe, which builds everything from its opening scenario. I'm writing it so that if you know the Marvel Universe, you'll see the wider implications—and the wider implications are enormous—and the occasional soft nod, but if you just pick this off the shelves, you'll have a perfect experience.”
At the book’s core strides the man who later becomes Wolverine of the X-Men, on a path toward his destiny but still being shaped by larger events out of his control. Gillen calls it a story about “a fundamental step towards the sort of man he becomes.”
“The animal versus the man is always a Wolverine theme, and that's right towards the forefront,” he notes. “But the book—set just into this century, with [World War I] looming on the horizon—doesn't exactly let our civilized virtues off. You've never seen wolves mustard gas their enemies, y'know? In ORIGIN, we've seen James deal with anger. He's killed accidentally. But he's never had to deal with a berserker rage, the true extend of his capacity for monstrosity.
“That'd be interesting. And I hope you find our answer interesting too.”
Readers of ORIGIN II may also expect to learn more about one of the X-Men’s greatest foes, Mister Sinister, in its pages.
“This is a good example of what I mean by [the series] being self-contained,” Gillen says. “Nathaniel Essex has the sort of background that keeps Wikipedia editors at work forever. His appearance in ORIGIN II entirely fits into his personal chronology, but for those who don't know anything about him will treat him as he appears, as in, a disgraced London scientist moving into increasingly unethical areas, discovering a strange new species for the first time. One of the working titles for ORIGIN II was ‘Origin of the Species.’ Read into that as you will.
“What kind of man [is Essex]? Not a nice one, to say the least. Those who read my UNCANNY X-MEN run will see one take on my Sinister there, who was a flamboyant self-made creature of science. That's not the Nathaniel Essex you'll find in ORIGIN II. This is a century earlier, before he entirely reconstructed himself into that creature. He's grim, hard, awesomely clever and absolutely without ethics.”
Aiding and abetting the writer on the book will be Adam Kubert, an artist who knows his way around the Marvel Universe and Wolverine. Gillen calls his experience with Kubert on ORIGIN II “amazing.”
“I've loved his work forever, and I've tried to leave as much room [for it] as possible,” he insists. “I'm writing in a similar script-style to YOUNG AVENGERS, where I've done the more grounded scenes in full-script, before segueing into Marvel-method for the action sequences to let Adam really take lead. When I heard that he was heading down to the natural history museum to draw some of the wolves was a ‘this is all going to turn out great’ sort of moment.
Overall, in his own unique way, Gillen tries to explain what it feels like to follow up and expand upon one of the most popular comic stories of all time.
“I feel like I've been running naked through a forest to find myself at an isolated peak,” he says. “I cast one glance at the icy waters below, and throw myself off, screaming for the joy of being alive, with only my eyes betraying the true terror.”
More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/20889/sdcc_2013_origin_ii#ixzz2ZeXI6SNx
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