ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT TO PUBLISH PUPPET MASTER SERIES OF BOOKS
The legendary horror movie series gets a new life with the home of creation and innovation
SAN DEIGO, CA- Action Lab Entertainment announced at their panel today at Comic Con International 2014 that they have secured the license to PUPPET MASTER, bringing Blade, Jester and Tunneler back to the comics page.
The series will be written and edited by Shawn Gabborin (Fracture, Snowed In) with art by a roster of incredible talents hand picked by series creator Charles Band himself.
Puppet Master is the story Andre Toulon, an elderly puppet maker who discovers an ancient Egyptian potion and uses it to bring his creations to life. At the height of World War II, Andre fled to America, pursued by Nazis. In a last ditch effort to protect his secrets, the master packs the dolls away and takes his own life. Years later a rogue psychic revives the dolls, leaving his associates to face off against the monstrous marionettes. Decades (and a handful of "masters") later, the puppets are still raising hell in their own unique way.
The Puppet Master film series has enjoyed a worldwide cult following since1989 and spawned nine sequels including the most recent, Puppet Master X: Axis Rising.
PUPPET MASTER #2
Writer: SHAWN GABBORIN
Art/Cover: MICHELA DA SACCO (pencils, inks) and YANN PERRELET (colors)
Tunneler cover: MICHELA DA SACCO (pencils, inks) and YANN PERRELET (colors)
Tunneler Sketch cover: MICHELA DA SACCO
Tunnerler Photo cover
32 pgs / Mature Readers / FC
$3.99/ $4.99 Variant
The Bodega Bay party goes sour when a dead body turns up. Now, as the remaining teens search the Inn for their missing friends, the Puppets increase the body count! But are the Puppets working on their own accord or is there a new Master in the shadows? Charles Band's legendary Puppets continue their first comic rampage in over 20 years!!
VAMPLETS: THE NIGHTMARE NURSERY #2 (of 6)
Writers: GAYLE MIDDLETON and DAVE DWONCH
Art: AMADA CORONADO (p), DAVID DWONCH (i) BILL BLANKENSHIP (c)
Cover: AMANDA CORONADO (a), BILL BLANKENSHIP (c)
32 pgs./All Ages / FC / $3.99
Teenager Destiny Harper continues her adventures in the world of Gloomvania, where dark creatures lurk the streets, and the world is being mysteriously overrun by baby vampyres called Vamplets! Can Destiny serve her term as Governess of “The Nightmare Nursery” and return home? Fairy tales get a modern update in this coming of age tales of monsters, mayhem, and magic! Variant cover by Gayle Middleton herself (limited to 2000 copies!).
GRONK: A MONSTER’S STORY VOLUME 3 (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: KATIE COOK
64pgs / All Ages / FC / $9.99
The third volumes of Katie Cook’s popular webcomic, Gronk: A Monster’s Tale, is here! Full color and jam-packed with funny, follow Gronk and her peculiar clan through another year of misunderstandings, friendship and adorable mayhem
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL (TPB)
Writer: DAVID PINCKNEY
Art/Cover: SOO LEE
128 pgs / Teen/ FC / $14.99
Standing before a jury of nine gods, Amarosa pleads for a chance to risk her life and gain entry to the Wishing Well where she will fight her way through nine trials to claim her prize: a single wish that will save her terminally ill brother. Though she has some help, what she learns about herself here in the first four trials may be her only chance of survival. Collects the first four issues of this critically acclaimed series.
NUTMEG #2
Writer: JAMES F. WRIGHT
Art/Cover: JACKIE CROFTS
Variant: JOSH ECKERT
32 pgs / All Ages/ FC / $3.99
Fall, Part 2: “... And Everything Nice:” After some initial trepidation, Poppy takes her first step on the dark side, deciding to go through with Cassia's plan to sabotage rival Saffron's Brownie Brawl fundraiser -- and Saffron's chances with local heartthrob Bobby Benson -- using some strategically-placed baked goods, and just a dash of malice.
HEROCATS OF STELLAR CITY# 5
Writer: KYLE PUTTKAMMER
Art: MARCUS WILLIAMS
Cover: TRACY YARDLEY
Variant: MARCUS WILLIAMS
32 pgs / All Ages / FC / $3.99
Everything has been building to this! Secrets are revealed as the masks come off. The Hero Cats must defend the home front as Galaxy Man unwittingly returns to his observatory with an infestation of space bugs. Cover by Tracy Yardley (Sonic the Hedgehog) with a variant cover by Marcus Williams, limited to 1,500 copies.
HOLY F*CK (TPB)
Writer(s): Nick Marino
Art/Cover: DANIEL ARRUDA MASSA
128 pgs / Mature Readers / FC / $14.99
Sister Maria has recruited two horny drug-fueled weirdos to stop the apocalypse. Their names? Jesus and Satan. Can these biblical frenemies help this nun with a gun defeat an army of pissed off mythological gods? Only one thing's for sure -- it's gonna be a wild ride! Collecting the controversially contagious Holy F*ck #1-4.
PIRATE EYE: EXILED FROM EXILE # 4 (of 4)
Writer: JOSIAH GRAHN
Art/Cover: CARL YONDER
32 pgs / Teen / FC / $3.99
Face to face with his old foe at last, Smitty fights for his life and for his future. But Burroughs has very different plans for both. The thrilling conclusion to this critically-acclaimed storyline!
PRINCELESS :THE PIRATE PRINCESS #4 (of 4)
Writer: JEREMY WHITLEY
Art/Cover: ROSY HIGGINS, TED BRANDT
32 pgs / Teen / FC / $3.99
Join us for the finale of Princeless: The Pirate Princess. Adrienne and Raven are surrounded and outnumbered by pirates ten to one. Will our pair of powerful princesses be able to pound these pesky pirates? Of course they will, but it’s gonna be fun to watch!
STRAY #4 (of 4)
Writer: VITO DELSANTE
Art: SEAN IZAAKSE
Colors: ROSS CAMPBELL
Cover: SEAN IZAAKSE/ROSS CAMPBELL
Variant: JULIAN LOPEZ/JUAN ALBARRÁN/BRETT R. SMITH
32 pgs./Teen/ FC
$3.99/ $4.99 Variant
The Doberman's killer is revealed! Who (and what) is Duette? And will Rodney survive their confrontation to become the hero he's destined to be? The smash series concludes here! Variant cover by Julian Lopez, limited to 1,500 copies!
ZOMBIE TRAMP: SLEAZY RIDER (TPB)
Writers: JASON MARTIN, DAN MENDOZA
Art: DENNIS BUDD, ANNA LENCIONI, WINSTON YOUNG
Cover: TMCHU
128 pgs / Mature Readers / FC / $14.99
Zombie Tramp hits the open road, encountering all manner of oddities throughout the Southwest. From werewolf truckers, to “illegal” fight clubs, to lethal fast food chains. It’s enough to make her deadly detour to Detroit seem downright dreamy! Join a lineup of amazing new artists bringing the fan-favorite street walking dead’s latest open road adventures to life!
Collects the second story arc of the wildly popular ongoing series.
ZOMBIE TRAMP #10
Writers: DAN MENDOZA. JASON MARTIN
Art/Cover: TMCHU
Risque Variant: TMCHU
Limited Variant: DAN MENDOZA
32 pg / Mature Readers / FC
$3.99/ $4.99 Variant
Zombie Tramp faces a new monster of her own creation, when a Detroit meth maker cooks up a batch of her undead bath salts! Meanwhile it’s chaos in the streets as the new drug has users turning into tweaker zombies! Plus Motor City’s own resident bad girl, Vampblade, cuts in on the action! Features a variant cover by Dan Mendoza (limited to 1500 copies) and a risqué variant cover (limited to 2000 copies).
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