Image Comics announced that the second middle grade graphic novel in the Camp Midnight series by Steven T. Seagle and Jason Adam Katzenstein—Camp Midnight vs. Camp Daybright—will hit stores this October. After a long year among normals, Skye is eager to return to Camp Midnight as an older, more seasoned camper. But …
Read More »Sideshow And Dynamite Team For Limited Vampirella Collectible Coins Set
Vampirella has dominated the comic book page, and now sets her sights on collectible coins! Dynamite is releasing two unique 4-coin sets, with the exclusive world premiere available through Sideshow. Each coin features a stunning artistic take on Vampirella by top artists Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and …
Read More »‘Upgrade Soul’ Sweeps Comics Industry Awards Nominations For The Year
Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Upgrade Soul, one of the most talked about graphic novels of 2018, was named as one of nominees in the “Graphic Reprints” category of the Eisner Awards earlier this year. Since then, the book was nominated in Harvey Awards “Book of the Year” category, alongside Daniels’ other work, BTM FDRS (Fantagraphics). …
Read More »‘Angel Has Fallen’ Easily Wins Weekend
Fending off sequelitis, the testosterone-laced Angel Has Fallen opened to a better-than-expected $21.3 million at the North American box office to easily win the penultimate weekend of summer. Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman are joined by Nick Nolte in the third installment of Millennium’s action franchise. The top 12 films of the …
Read More »Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Epic Expands With Second Original Graphic Novel
Dynamite announced the second entry in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Sons of Ares graphic novel trilogy – Volume 2: Wrath! Creator Pierce Brown returns for this entry, alongside co-writer Rik Hoskin (Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand) and artist Eli Powell (Yakuza Demon Killers). Toby Cypress (Omega Men, The White Suits) contributes …
Read More »Jeff Lemire And Phil Hester Introduce Body Horror In ‘The Family Tree’
Image Comics announced an all-new, ongoing genre-defying series by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls, Ascender) and critically-acclaimed artist Phil Hester (Shipwreck, Green Arrow), The Family Tree, which will launch this November. In The Family Tree, an eight-year-old girl literally begins to transform into a tree, her single mom, troubled …
Read More »Sony Interactive Entertainment To Acquire Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment (“SIE”) announced that SIE has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Insomniac Games, Inc. (“Insomniac Games”), a leading game developer and long-time partner of SIE, in its entirety. Insomniac Games is the developer of PlayStation 4’s (PS4) top-selling Marvel’s Spider-Man and the hugely popular PlayStation Ratchet & Clank franchise. Upon completion …
Read More »‘Good Boys’ Tops Box Office
n a surprise victory and much-needed boost for the comedy genre, Universal’s raunchy tween pic Good Boys laughed its way to the top of the U.S. box office chart with $21 million from 3,204 theaters.The film, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, marks the first time that an R-rated comedy has …
Read More »Spawn Artist Jason Shawn Alexander Teams With Starz’s American Gods Writer Rodney Barnes For Vampire Series, ‘Killadelphia’
Image Comics announced an all-new, skin-crawling series by writer Rodney Barnes (Wu-tang: An American Saga, Marvel’s Runaways, Starz’s American Gods) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Spawn)—Killadelphia—which will launch this November. “I wanted to tell a story about people who have fallen through the cracks of society. Those who dream the American dream …
Read More »Curt Pires, Tony Pires, And Alex Diotto Explore Hope And Loss In Poignant New Comic Book ‘Olympia’
Image Comics announced an all-new miniseries by Curt Pires (Wyrd), his father, Tony Pires, and artist Alex Diotto, Olympia, which will launch this November. Olympia follows Elon, a latchkey kid who spends his days alone reading comic books—until his favorite superhero, Olympian, comes crashing off the page and into reality! But as he …
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