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Origin II #1 Gets A Special Acetate Cover from Adam Kubert

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Marvel Unveils Special Acetate Cover for ORIGIN II #1

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Marvel Comics is releasing a special acetate cover by Adam Kubert with Origin II #1. Here is a preview along with an early look at the interior art!

 

Press Release

Get ready for Marvel’s most ambitious cover treatment yet!  In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious mutant’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with a special acetate cover. Gorgeously rendered by superstar artist Adam Kubert, this unique cover features an ominous base layer underneath a second acetate layer of the clawed mutant entering the fray! Click here to see the cover in action on Marvel.com.

“With this year’s special December 24th on-sale date, we wanted to give retailers a cover that really popped off the shelves,” said Marvel’s SVP of Publishing Sales, David Gabriel. “With this acetate treatment and marquee position as one of the only two Marvel Comics on sale that week, we’re positive that no reader can miss—or resist – Origin II #1!”

In anticipation of this cover’s immense popularity, Marvel will have plenty of copies available for retailer orders to appease customer’s demands! Select retailers will receive a cover preview sheet before this item’s FOC date, and attendees at Marvel’s New York City Comic-Con Retailer Breakfast presentation will receive a free cover preview sheet as well.

“The first acetate cover I ever saw was on Marvels and it blew my mind. We’re looking to do the same thing with this cover to Origin II,” said X-Men Senior Editor Nick Lowe. “Adam Kubert is a living comic book legend and this cover demonstrates that out of the gate. Top it off with Frank Martin’s delicious colors? The rendering, the concept and the surprise that readers will get when they lift the top layer of the cover drives home what a can’t-miss event Origin II is.”

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Image Comics Reveals All 10 The Walking Dead #115 Connecting Covers

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THE WALKING DEAD #115 COVERS REVEALED

THE WALKING DEAD #115 Interconnecting Covers

​The 10th anniversary celebration and ALL OUT WAR kicks off as all 10 connecting covers by Charlie Adlard are revealed

 

Press Release

For the past 2 weeks, the excitement leading up to the 10th anniversary of THE WALKING DEAD this October has been built up as we’ve revealed each of the 10 connecting covers to THE WALKING DEAD #115. Today, the final cover was revealed on the Image Comics website as well as The Walking Dead.com

With artwork by series artist Charlie Adlard, colored by Dave Stewart, each cover to THE WALKING DEAD #115 depicts a key moment from each year of the long running series, and connects to form one massive retrospective of THE WALKING DEAD.

THE WALKING DEAD #115 goes on sale on October 9, 2013 and is available for pre-order with local comic book retailers now!

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John Byrne Goes Fumetti in Star Trek Annual 2013 From IDW Publishing

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John Byrne goes to “Strange New Worlds” with Star Trek Annual 2013!

Star Trek Annual 2013

The Most Unique “Photonovel” Ever Coming This December

 

John Byrne creates a “fumetti” style photonovel for Star Trek Annual 2013 – on sale in December from IDW Publishing.

 

Press Release

John Byrne is no stranger to breaking new ground and he is doing it again with the extra-length Star Trek Annual 2013, arriving this December from IDW.

Byrne returns to the Star Trek universe in an entirely unexpected way—for this annual, he has created a completely original Star Trek story that plays out like a “lost episode,” using a uniquely constructed photomontage to create an entirely new story. “Strange New Worlds” serves as a direct sequel to the fan-favorite episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” which aired as the third episode of Star Trek’s first season in 1966.

“There was a visual richness to that second pilot that really drew me in,” said writer/artist John Byrne, “and since I have long wanted to experiment with something like this project, that episode seemed the perfect choice for a sequel.”

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It’s LIGHTS OUT at DC Comics in October 2013!

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Green Lantern Goes LIGHTS OUT

in October!

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DC Comics goes LIGHTS OUT in October 2013 in their Green Lantern titles.

 

According to DC Comics, the Lights Out crossover event that begins in October and spans the entire Green Lantern Universe, will change it forever!… Or at least what forever means in comic book terms these days.

Here is the press release from DC and several preview pages from Green Lantern #24 with art by Billy Tan.

 

Press Release

This October, “Lights Out” will span across all of the GREEN LANTERN family titles. And earlier this week, Relic’s Villains Month one-shot hit stores and set the stage for this epic crossover event that will change the Green Lantern universe forever.

“There are seven different colors of the emotional spectrum, each of them represented by their own corps. Green Lanterns wear rings powered by will, Red Lanterns rage, Yellow Lanterns fear, and so on,” GREEN LANTERN writer Robert Venditti explained. “For reasons none of the Lanterns are sure of, the rings have been malfunctioning lately. Enter Relic, a remnant of the universe before ours, who thinks he knows what’s wrong with the rings and has a solution. Unfortunately, ridding the universe of every last Lantern is part of that solution.”

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Andy Friedman Covers Harbinger #19 From Valiant Comics In December

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Celebrated Cartoonist ANDY FRIEDMAN Covers HARBINGER #19

Harbinger #19 Variant Cover by ANDY FRIEDMAN

 

Andy Friedman, cartoonist, musician, and contributor to The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, & The Atlantic among others, will provide a variant cover to Harbinger #19 from Valiant Comics. It marks the first time that he’s worked on monthly comics.

Harbinger #19, written by Joshua Dysart & illustrated by Barry Kitson, goes on sale December 11th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

 

Press Release

Valiant is proud to announce that celebrated cartoonist and musician Andy Friedman has contributed a stunning variant cover for December’s Harbinger #19 – the final installment of the acclaimed “Perfect Day” story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and legendary artist Barry Kitson!

As a noted contributor to The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic and many more, Friedman’s gag cartoons and portraits of cultural icons have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines across the world. Friedman is also a prolific singer-songwriter with three acclaimed albums to his credit – 2007’s Taken Man, 2009’s Weary Things and 2011’s Laserbeams and Dreams – and for over a decade has enjoyed performing in the nation’s premier music venues.

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CYBERFORCE #6 From Top Cow Only $2.99 Due To Crowd-Funded Support

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF CYBERFORCE REMAINS AFFORDABLE

CYBERFORCE #6

Comics Legend Marc Silvestri Builds on Crowd-Funded Support of Fans

 

Recently, Top Cow Productions were able to resurrect CYBERFORCE and bring the first five issues to market for free due to support from their Kickstarter campaign.

Fans demanded more issues, so Cyberforce #6 will hit the market on September 18th, 2013 with a price tag of only $2.99.

 

Press Release

Cybernetic freedom fighters defend civilization from evil corporations and their takeover of the world in CYBERFORCE. Written and created by Marc Silvestri (THE DARKNESS, Uncanny X-Men), with art by Marco Turini, colors by Andy Troy (Astonishing X-Men), and finishes by digital wizard Stjepan Sejic (RAVINE, THE DARKNESS: THE DEATH OF JACKIE ESTACADO), CYBERFORCE #6 marks a landmark issue for the series and the beginning of a new story arc. CYBERFORCE launched with a record-setting promotion that gave readers the first five issues for free, making issue 6 the first issue in the series to cost anything, offered at the affordable price of $2.99.

Thanks to the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC., and their loyal and amazing fans were able to raise enough money to resurrect the CYBERFORCE franchise. As a result, the first five issues of CYBERFORCE were sent to retailers all across the world to give away for free. Nothing like this had been done in comic book history, and as a result, fans have clamored for more. Issue 6, due in September, brings an end to the free promotion, but Silvestri trusts that the first five issues and the strength of this new story are enough incentive for readers to keep going.

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Universal Studios’ Kick-Ass 2 Production Stills Released

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Kick-Ass 2 Production Stills

From Universal Studios

Kick-Ass 2

Universal Studios has recently released a series of production stills from the set of Kick-Ass 2, based on the comic book by Mark Millar & John S. Romita Jr.

The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow, who also wrote the screenplay, and is produced by Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, and David Reid. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist/The Motherf%&*^r), and Chloë Grace Moretz (Hit Girl) reprise their roles from Kick-Ass and they’re joined by Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes.

Kick-Ass 2 opens in U.S. theaters on August 16th, 2013.

Check out the production stills following the press release from Universal Studios.

Press Release

Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) do-it-yourself vigilante bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as the super-villain The Motherf%&*^r – only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.

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Beth Sotelo Debuts GRUMP Graphic Novel On Kickstarter

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Creator Beth Sotelo Debuts “Grump”

Graphic Novel On Kickstarter

Beth Sotelo's Grump

 

Beth Sotelo, who has worked as a colorist on several Aspen Comics titles such as Michael Turner’s Fathom, Soulfire, and Shrugged, has a new original series in the works entitled Grump. The debut of Grump will be a 40 page fully illustrated graphic novel, which is currently being funded on Kickstarter.

It looks like a cool project, so check it out and pledge your support for Grump.

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Rat Queens By Wiebe & Upchurch Coming in September 2013 From Image

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RAT QUEENS BRINGS THE BOOZE AND BRAWLS TO HIGH FANTASY

Rat Queens #1

New Image Comics comedy adventure series by
PETER PANZERFAUST creator in September

 

Here’s your first look at Rat Queens #1, a new series by writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and artist Roc Upchurch, on sale September 25th, 2013 from Image Comics. If it’s anything like Wiebe’s previous work, this is something to look forward to!

Press Release

They’re not your typical band of high fantasy adventurers: Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric, and Betty the Hippy Hafling Thief. These women are the stars of the new Image Comics/Shadowline series RAT QUEENS, and they’re the deadliest grog-guzzling, death-dealing, battle-maidens-for-hire in Palisade.

In this new series by Kurtis J. Wiebe (PETER PANZERFAUST) and Roc Upchurch, starting in September, the Rat Queens are taking on the quest of a lifetime… or at least the quest that’s going to get them out of the latest jam they’ve found themselves in: clearing out some pesky goblins from a cave. But these aren’t just any goblins, and Hindman Cave isn’t just any cave.

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