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‘Ant Man’ Misses Expectations But Wins Box Office

Disney and Marvel’s Ant-Man came in somewhat behind expectations with $58 million. While that’s certainly not a shabby number, it marks the second-lowest debut for Marvel Studios since it went solo and launched its cinematic universe, beginning with Iron Man ($98.6 million) in May 2008. Only The Incredible Hulk opened lower ($55.4 million). The top 12 …

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Street Fighter Returns To Comics

Street Fighter comics are back with STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED , an all-new monthly comic series arriving in comic shops December 2015! Street Fighter Unlimited combines fighters from all eras of Street Fighter’s nearly 30-year history in a Canon Spiking, Sonic Booming, Hadoken-throwing martial arts melee! The new monthly series will …

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Upper Deck Announces New Line of Limited-Edition Premium Art Prints

Upper Deck announced the launch of UD Gallery, a new portfolio of premium, limited edition posters that feature all original artworks of fan favorite comic and movie characters. The first release features a striking illustration of acclaimed Marvel Superhero Daredevil against a stained glass mosaic, depicting characters from across the …

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The Return Of Betty Boop

Dynamite Entertainment, Fleischer Studios and King Features Syndicate announced a deal that would bring Betty Boop, the first female animated screen star, to comics for the first time in over twenty years. Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment, says, “Betty Boop is timeless, like Superman, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey …

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Dark Horse Announces Hellboy Plans

In advance of San Diego Comic Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics revealed a series of major announcements for the strange, shared Mignolaverse of comic books and graphic novels comprised of Hellboy, Abe Sapien, BPRD, Frankenstein Underground, Lobster Johnson and Witchfinder. In a year in which a new dinosaur has been named after Mike Mignola’s most famous creation …

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Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Down Town Arrives In September

Dynamite Entertainment announced the upcoming September 2015 release of Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Down Town hardcover graphic novel, collecting the all-original Dresden Files storyline only ever previously released in a six-issue comic book format. Conceived of by Jim Butcher, co-written by Butcher and Mark Powers (G.I. Joe, Drafted), and illustrated by Carlos Gomez (Deadpool, Pathfinder), …

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Atari And Dynamite Ink Publishing Deal

Dynamite announced a collaborative publishing agreement with Atari. The deal includes rights for a comprehensive retrospective hardcover book, collecting game production and concept artwork, photos, behind-the-scenes info, marketing art, other details on the company and its games, and interviews with key people involved in Atari’s rich history. The deal also …

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Warren Ellis Debuts The All-New James Bond 007 Comic Series

Dynamite announced that fan-favorite author Warren Ellis will be writing the James Bond 007 ongoing comic book series, the first to appear in over two decades. James Bond 007 is scheduled for release in November 2015, featuring interior artwork by Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated, Guardians of the Galaxy). The news …

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Old West Meets New Magic In Greg Pak’s ‘Kingsway West’

This November, award-winning writer Greg Pak makes his Dark Horse debut with Kingsway West, his first creator-driven original series! After thirteen years in prison, a Chinese gunslinger named Kingsway Law just wants to find his wife. But in a fantastical American Old West crackling with magic, monsters, and racist vigilantes, trouble …

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