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Dark Horse Unveils White Walker Statue

Following its “sneak” debut to the industry at this year’s Toy Fair International, Game of Thrones fans have been clamoring for an official release date, and images of HBO and Dark Horse’s White Walker statue. Arriving at finer comic shops, bookstores, and specialty retailers on December 18, 2013, the White Walker is a hand-painted, numbered …

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‘Man Of Steel’ Dominates Box Office

After three decades, Warner Bros. has successfully resurrected its Superman franchise with Zack Snyder‘s darker, more violent take on the marquee superhero. Man of Steel, directed by Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan, debuted to $113.1 million over Father’s Day weekend in North America and to $71.6 million from 24 markets overseas for …

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Captain Action Teams With Pulp Heroes In New Series

Dynamite Entertainment, in conjunction with Captain Action Enterprises, announced the September launch of CODENAME: ACTION, a six-issue comic book event that unites the ultimate super-spy, Captain Action, with classic pulp heroes including Green Hornet, Kato, the Spider, and Black Venus.  Written by Chris Roberson (Masks, Superman) and featuring artwork by Jonathan Lau …

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Superman Takes Centerstage as DC Kicks-Off “We Can Be Heroes”

A hometown visit by a legendary comic book artist who will paint a one-of-a kind art piece on an entire wall, sneak peeks at one of the industry’s most anticipated video games and a custom bedroom designed for the kid that always wanted their own Fortress of Solitude. This is …

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Batman Continues to Be DC Entertainment’s Best-Selling Comic in May

BATMAN #20 continued the popular comic book’s three-month reign as the top-selling DC Entertainment periodical, according to Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest comic book distributor in the world. The Batman story by the bestselling team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo features the conclusion of the Dark Knight’s …

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DC Universe Online And PlanetSide 2 Heading To PlayStation 4

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced thatDC Universe Online and PlanetSide 2 will be heading to the much-anticipated PlayStation4 (PS4) computer entertainment system. Future PS4 gamers can look forward to experiencing the epic battles of the massively multiplayer online (MMO) first person shooter (FPS) PlanetSide 2, along with the super-powered world of DC Universe Online (DCUO), as SOE …

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Man Of Steel Goes Mobile

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the Man of Steel game for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, as well as Android smartphones and tablets, will be available beginning June 14, 2013 on the App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore for Android. Based on DC Comics’ iconic Superman character and inspired by the Warner …

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DC Entertainment Brings Digital Comics to the Next Level with New DC Squared

DC Entertainment unveiled two new digital innovations that will take its comics to the next level of interactivity. DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson and Co-Publisher Jim Lee unveiled DC2 and DC2Multiverse at the opening of Time Warner’s “The Future of Storytelling” exhibition at the Time Warner Medialab in New York. DC2 is a new initiative that layers …

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Dynamite Unveils The Art Of Sean Phillips Hardcover

Dynamite Entertainment announced the October 2013 release of THE ART OF SEAN PHILLIPS by co-writers Sean Phillips and Eddie Robson, a career-spanning hardcover retrospective of the acclaimed Criminal and Fatale artist, including over 350 pieces of artwork, 70 never-before-seen illustrations, and exclusive interviews with the artist and his peers. For …

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Gentry & Conley Unleash Sabretooth Swordsman

From rising stars Damon Gentry (Eerie) and Aaron Conley (It Girl! and the Atomics, Prophet), Dark Horse Comics announced one of 2013’s hottest artistic debuts—Sabertooth Swordsman! This six-part, digital-first series is available exclusively through Dark Horse Digital beginning today and will be collected in a gorgeous hardcover in the fall. Sabertooth Swordsman also marks the …

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