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Dynamite Entertainment Launches New DRM-Free Digital Comics Program

Dynamite Entertainment announced the debut of its brand new digital comic program featuring DRM-free comics. Launching initially with comics available in PDF file format, the initiative makes a selection of its most popular and celebrated titles ready for download today directly by consumers.  The sale of DRM-free digital comics coincides …

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Mack Bolan Book Series Launching As Film Franchise

Mack Bolan, the global bestselling action-adventure book series created by Don Pendleton which has more than 200 million copies in print, is headed to the screen.  Screenwriter-producer Shane Salerno has closed a multi-party rights deal with Pendleton’s widow, Linda Pendleton, his six children,Marjorie Pendleton, and a separate deal with Gold Eagle books to adapt the groundbreaking 700-volume series into …

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Dark Horse And Kitchen Sink Present Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art Of Tony Diterlizzi

Dark Horse Comics and Kitchen Sink Books are thrilled to announce Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony DiTerlizzi (June 3, 2015) the first comprehensive collection of game art by the award-winning New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. Known for his distinctive style depicting fantastical creatures, horrific monsters, and …

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Alex De Campi’s Grindhouse: Drive In, Bleed Out

From the perverted mind of Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Lady Zorro) comes the follow-up to Grindhouse, a sleeper hit and one of the most acclaimed series of 2013, just in time to celebrate the holidays in bloody style. With alternating covers by superstar artist Francesco Francavilla, this series is just …

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Analysis: Warner Bros. Batman V. Superman Move

In order to avoid a direct confrontation with Captain America 3, Zack Snyder‘s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is moving up from May 6, 2016, to March 25, the beginning of Easter weekend. While the move away from Captain America 3 was expected, the choice of date Warner moved the movie to provides …

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Salt Lake City Comic Con To San Diego Comic Con: Go To Hell

In response to San Diego Comic-Con International’s cease and desist letter, Salt Lake Comic Con is letting its fans and attendees know that the 2nd Annual Salt Lake Comic Con is on schedule and won’t be stopped by San Diego. The recent cease and desist letter requests that Salt Lake Comic Con not use …

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Guardians Dominates Box Office

Rousing the ailing summer box office to life, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy opened to a record-breaking $94 million in North America, the top August debut of all time and besting every other summer tentpole save for Transformers: Age of Extinction in another sizeable victory for Marvel Studios. Overseas, Guardians …

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Marvel Launches Out-of-This World Assortment of Products Inspired by “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy”

Marvel Entertainment in conjunction with Disney Consumer Products (DCP) unveils an action-packed product collection to celebrate Marvel’s epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, in theaters August 1, 2014. Best-in-class licensees including Hasbro, LEGO, Disguise, Her Universe, Café Press, Mad Engine, Just Play, KidDesigns, Hot Wheels, Rubie’s, C-Life and Jay Franco as well …

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Why San Diego Comic Con is Irrelevant

This weekend the entertainment industry converged on San Diego for the annual comic con. Once a gathering of pop culture fans, the vent has been taken over by corporate interests looking for the next Hollywood blockbuster. As the crowds got bigger, the appeal to the studios grew. Now, the convention …

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Scholastic To Publish BONE Tribute Edition

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, will publish BONE #1: Out from Boneville, The Tribute Edition on February 24, 2015. This special edition of the first book in Jeff Smith’s award-winning and bestselling graphic novel series will kick off the 10th anniversary celebration of the Scholastic Graphix imprint in 2015. The Graphix imprint …

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