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Boom Studios Goes Digital

BOOM! Studios announced the roll out debut ofcollected editions and original graphic novels on comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8, andwww.comixology.com. This brings fan-favorite collections like Irredeemable, Incorruptible, Hellraiser,Bravest Warriors and more to comiXology’s worldwide audience today, with the entire back catalog to debut shortly. “We’re excited to finally …

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The Walking Dead ‘Game of the Year Edition’ Arrives At Retail

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series ‘Game of the Year Edition’ is now available for purchase at retailers across North America for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $29.99 USD or equivalent. The Game of the Year Edition includes all-five episodes of the award-winning series, plus the critically-acclaimed episode ‘400 Days,’ as well …

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Holds Top Spot

Thor: The Dark World stayed at No. 1 in its second weekend at the North American box office, but Malcolm D. Lee‘s comedy The Best Man Holiday came much closer than anyone expected to the hammer-wielding superhero in grossing $30.6 million to place No. 2. In another sensational showing for Disney and Marvel Studios,Thor 2 — …

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Comics Circle Spotlights India’s Creations

Comics Circle Apps Pvt Ltd, a venture of Winjit Technologies, today formally announced the first everIndia ‘ s Comics & Graphic Novels only platform – Comics Circle. It is a storefront to showcase & sell content only from Indian publishers. The Indian Comics community is small, yet sizeable but needs to be closely knit however …

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Tops Previous Outing To Win Box Office

Marvel Studios and Disney’s Thor: The Dark World thundered its way to a $86.1 million domestic launch as it continued its global assault, finishing the weekend with a sizeable $327 million in worldwide ticket sales. That’s an impressive start considering the first Thor, which debuted to $65.7 million domestically in May 2011, grossed $449.3 …

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Marvel and Netflix Join Forces to Develop Historic Four Series Epic plus a Miniseries Event

The Walt Disney Co. and Netflix announced an unprecedented deal for Marvel TV to bring multiple original series of live-action adventures of four of Marvel’s most popular characters exclusively to the world’s leading Internet TV Network beginning in 2015. This pioneering agreement calls for Marvel to develop four serialized programs …

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Thor: The Dark World Battles Its Way Onto IMAX 3D

IMAX and Marvel Entertainment announced that Marvel’sThor: The Dark World, starring Chris Hemsworth, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX3D format and released into IMAX theatres across North America beginning Nov. 8. Chris Hemsworth has previously played Thor, the god of Thunder, in two highly successful Marvel films: 2011’s Thor and 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers, which collectively grossed …

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Gameloft and Marvel Today Launch Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game

Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, and Marvel have joined forces once again to bring Thor : The Dark World – The Official Game to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, timed with the launch of the highly anticipated new film, Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World. The game is co-written by …

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Stan Lee Becomes An Animated Character in the “Stan Lee Superhero Pack”

Swedish startup, Plotagon, launched its Stan Lee Superhero Pack this weekend at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles. Plotagon is a free, beta application that anyone can use to make instant, 3D animated movies. The Superhero Pack (USD $9.99) is an add-on that includes four newly created superhero characters and Lee as a fifth …

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‘Ender’s Game” Tops The Box Office

Ender’s Game opened to a solid $28 million in North America, but it will need strong legs in order to make back its pricey $110 million budget — a potentially difficult task considering that Thor: The Dark World enters the domestic marketplace next weekend. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …

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