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Spider-Man Gets Set to Swing Into Video Game Action Next Spring

Activision and Marvel revealed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game is planned to launch next spring, alongside the Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film of the same name. Developed by Beenox, the same game studio behind 2012’s original hitThe Amazing Spider-Man™, this all-new third-person action-adventure video game builds on the story of the previous …

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Vampirella Celebrates Cry For Dawn’s 25th Anniversary

Joseph Michael Linsner will, for the first time ever, launch a crossover event sharing the spotlight between his beloved creator-owned heroine Dawn and the comic book horror icon Vampirella.  Dedicated fans of the two femme fatales can enjoy the six-issueDawn / Vampirella series when it debuts in early 2014, featuring a whimsical script and breathtaking …

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Dynamite Goes “Li’l” In 2014

Dynamite announced the January five-week release of Li’l Dynamites, a playful romp of one-shot comic books appropriate for every age that features a wide range of characters from their publishing line, including Red Sonja, Evil Ernie,Battlestar Galactica, Vampirella, and Bionic Man.  Eisner award-winning all-ages writers Roger Langridge, Art Baltazar, and Franco join veteran Dynamite authors …

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Control Brings Character-Driven, TV-Style Police Procedural to Comics

Dynamite announced the upcoming comic book series Control, by Andy Diggle, Angela Cruickshank, and Ben Oliver.  The latest title in Dynamite’s stable of hard-hitting crime comics, Control can be described as an intense police procedural in a politically-charged setting, akin to some of primetime television’s most watched programming.  The husband-and-wife team of Diggle and Cruickshank will …

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Dynamite Entertainment and Lima Sky Bring Doodle Jump to Comic Books

Dynamite Entertainment announced their agreement with Lima Sky to produce original comics based on the hugely popular game Doodle Jump, as well as an art book collecting production artwork, behind-the-scenes art and photos, and other information on the making of the Doodle Jump property. “Doodle Jump is a phenomenon,” said Dynamite CEO and Publisher, Nick …

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The Six Million Dollar Man Gets A Sixth Season

Dynamite and NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products announced that the beloved television action hero Colonel Steve Austin will celebrate his 40th Anniversary by returning to comics in the upcoming Six Million Dollar Man: Season 6 series, set immediately following the classic television continuity.  Featuring the writing talent of award-winning author James Kuhoric (Army of Darkness) and …

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Red Sonja and Conan Reunite for the First Time in Fifteen Years

Dynamite Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics announced the 2014 crossover of swords-and-sorcery icons Red Sonja, She-Devil with a Sword and Conan the Barbarian, a reunion that fans have asked for since their last team-up over fifteen years ago.  Two series will be published, Red Sonja/Conan and Conan/Red Sonja, by Dynamite and Dark Horse, respectively.  Acclaimed writers Gail Simone and Brian …

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DC Entertainment Dominates Comic Book Sales in September

In September, the best bad guys won – more than four million times. DC Entertainment decisively topped the comic book sales charts for the month with a jaw-dropping figure of over 4.3 million comic books sold, making the company the #1 comic book publisher for September, according to Diamond Comic Distributors, …

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Zombies From The Walking Dead Escape Take Over New York City

Do you think you have the guts and a clear head to escape zombies? Now’s your chance! The Walking Dead Escape, the official zombie obstacle course of AMC’s The Walking Dead , will take place at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86 in New York City on Saturday, October …

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The Art of Jock Hardcover Celebrates the Career of Fan-Favorite Hellblazer, The Losers, and Savage Wolverine Artist

Dynamite Entertainment  announced the upcoming 2014 release of The Art of Jock, a hardcover retrospective celebrating the entire career of talented British illustrator, Jock (Hellblazer: Pandemonium, Savage Wolverine).  The latest in Dynamite’s line of bestselling art books honoring such notables as Alex Ross, Sean Phillips, and Howard Chaykin (to name a few), The Art of …

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