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The dead have risen and they are walking in the time of King Arthur’s Round Table, and one knight cursed with the “Walking Starvation” is one very close to Arthur and his court. So goes the premise of the new comic book series Knights of the Living Dead by Ron …

Author Thomas Winship turns the world of vampires upside down in his blood-curdling new book, “Vaempires: Revolution.” Set in a post-apocalyptic future where humans and vampires have learned to live in peace, “Vaempires: Revolution” introduces vaempires—mutated vampires armed with a little something extra (hence the added “e”), due to either evolution or evilution.  Driven by …

Brandon Graham, creator of King City and Multiple Warheads and writer of Prophet, one of the series in the heavily NYCC-hyped Extreme Studios relaunch, will be making his Dark Horse Presents debut in issue #7. “A man loses his voice—his voice goes off to see the world. Years later the man dies and the voice that walks like a man hears …

Syfy Films has acquired the screen rights to “Wild Cards”, a superhero anthology edited, co-created and co-written by George R.R. Martin. Martin’s  fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is a huge success for HBO. Melinda Snodgrass, one of the co-creators and co-writers of Game of Thrones, has been tapped to pen the screenplay …

Dynamite Entertainment and Classic Media welcome the return of America’s quintessential Western hero-The Lone Ranger to the comic world. The masked man returns with a new #1 in January 2012 as an ongoing series. This new The Lone Ranger comic series kicks off with a six-part story called “Hard Country.” …

Warner Bros has picked up the movie rights to The Scorpio Races, a young adult fantasy novel by Maggie Stiefvater. They are betting that this may be the next big franchise. The book, released last week, involves mythological flesh-eating horses from Celtic lore, a scraggy island that hosts an annual race, a …

Earlier this year, Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai was named the 2011 Cultural Ambassador by the Japanese American National Museum. Shortly thereafter, the JANM opened their Year of the Rabbit exhibit—the most comprehensive collection of Sakai’s work to date. Stan Sakai has won several Eisner Awards and has received over twenty Eisner Award nominations. Prior …

The world of Moriarty just got a little bigger with the announcement that Mike Vosburg will serve as guest artist for Moriarty #7. Famed for his work in Marvel, DC and HBO’s Tales from the Crypt TV series, Vosburg joins writer Daniel Corey and artist Anthony Diecidue in creating a …

Gazillion and Marvel unveiled the brand new Challenge System in the free-to-play massively multiplayer online kids game Marvel Super Hero Squad Online . Through the Challenge System, players are rewarded for discovering new and exciting aspects of the game. By completing Challenges players earn Gold, Silver, Tickets and even unique …

AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead has a lot of life in it. After its  record-breaking second season premiere, AMC has renewed the series for a third season. “Today we are pleased to announce that the ‘dead’ shall live as we proudly renew The Walking Dead for a third season on …