Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Casting a spotlight on the pop cultural status and ever-increasing appeal of anime, Funimation today released details on its major licensing push to aggressively address consumer demand for anime-related merchandise. To support these efforts, Funimation will be exhibiting at this year’s Licensing Expo 2018 (Booth #U252) and will showcase ten …
Read More »‘A Quiet Place’ Crushes At The Box Office
The importance of originality to moviegoers came across loud and clear at the weekend box office. Paramount’s A Quiet Place — a high-concept horror-thriller directed by John Krasinski that has less than three minutes of dialogue — opened to a booming $50 million from 3,508 theaters in North America, well ahead …
Read More »Rob Williams Signs On For New ‘Project: Superpowers’ Series
Dynamite Entertainment announced their biggest launch of the year, Project Superpowers #0 at the special introductory price of just $0.10 cents! That super low price is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the titles original debut in 2008. Heading up the new series is the fan-favorite creative team of …
Read More »The Gravediggers Union – Saving The Living From The Undead
DEADLY CLASS co-creator Wes Craig teams up with artist Toby Cypress (Omega Men) to introduce you to the weird horror of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION, VOL.1 this May. The trade paperback collects issues #1-5 of the ongoing series. In THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION, VOL. 1, the supernatural world has gone berserk, and …
Read More »Scooter Braun and David Maisel Form New Entertainment Studio, Mythos Studios
Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, and David Maisel, Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios, announce a new entertainment joint venture, Mythos Studios. To launch the new venture Mythos Studios has acquired a 50% stake in Aspen Comics, as well as the entertainment rights for the comic book company’s intellectual property, including the iconic artwork, …
Read More »VIZ Media Acquires ‘K: Seven Stories’
VIZ Media expands its catalog for the K anime franchise with the acquisition of K: SEVEN STORIES. The agreement forged with Japan-based King Records covers the digital streaming, EST, home video and merchandising rights to K: SEVEN STORIES. Based on the hit anime property from Studio GoHands and GoRA Project, K: …
Read More »WOW Unlimited Media’s Mainframe Studios debuts new productions
WOW! Unlimited Media Inc. continues to make inroads in the competitive marketplace of kids and youth entertainment. Mainframe Studios, WOW’s Vancouver based animated and live-action television production studio, is about to debut projects that reach a broad demographic. While it continues to offer traditionally accessible fare, the company is embracing the …
Read More »Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, And Tom Hiddleston Headline ACE Comic Con Seattle
Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth(Thor), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), stars of the worldwide hit Avengers film franchise, are headlining ACE Comic Con Seattle, June 22-23-24 at the WaMu Theater & CenturyLink Field Event Center. Additional guests will be announced soon. VIP Admissions, Photo Ops, Autographs, and General Admission tickets go …
Read More »‘Ready Player One’ Takes Easter Weekend
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One easily won the box-office, grossing $41.2 million to score the holiday weekend’s biggest opening ever for a non-sequel. That brings the movie’s four-day bow to a better-than-expected $53.2 million after launching a day early on Thursday. Still, the verdict is out on whether Ready One Player is …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces The Debut Of ‘Kenka Bancho Otome: Love’s Battle Royale’
VIZ Media releases the romantic-comedy series KENKA BANCHO OTOME: LOVE’S BATTLE ROYALE on April 3rd. KENKA BANCHO OTOME is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will be published under the Shojo Beat imprint. It features story and artwork by creator Chie Shimada and is based on an original concept by Spike …
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