Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Alex Brands announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Skybound Entertainment’s The Walking Dead comic book series to manufacture, distribute and market a line of Buzz Bee Toys dart blasters, water guns and more based on the successful zombie apocalypse comic. “Creating a partnership with Skybound Entertainment and the Walking Dead series …
Read More »Douglas Rushkoff to Release Occult Graphic Novel “Aleister & Adolf”
This fall, Dark Horse Books is set to publish a perception-altering narrative from media maverick Douglas Rushkoff: Aleister & Adolf. In Aleister & Adolf, media theorist and documentarian Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism, set against the backdrop of a battle-torn Europe. This all-new original graphic novel, beautifully …
Read More »Death Note Anime Series Arrives On Blu-ray
VIZ Media announces a new release of one of the anime genre’s greatest series with the debut of DEATH NOTE COMPLETE SERIES on Blu-ray on March 1st. The edgy supernatural crime thriller is based in the groundbreaking DEATH NOTE manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (and …
Read More »Ethan Young to Create Young Adult Original Graphic Novel Series
This fall, Ethan Young, the acclaimed writer and artist of Nanjing: The Burning City, brings his immense talent to a sci-fi epic full of heart, humor, and heroism in The Battles of Bridget Lee! The Battles of Bridget Lee will take readers on a multivolume journey through space as it follows the world’s …
Read More »Funimation Entertainment Acquires Rights To “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”
Funimation Entertainment announced its acquisition of “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” – the 2006 film and first, non-franchise theatrical release from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda. Funimation has secured the exclusive North American rights to home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast distribution of the film as part of its …
Read More »Dave McKean Channels WWI Surrealism in New Original Graphic Novel
Dark Horse announced Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, a new original graphic novel by the legendary artist Dave McKean based on the life of surrealist painter Paul Nash. Black Dog takes biographical moments from Paul Nash’s life and explorations of his work, writing, and imagination and mixes them with firsthand …
Read More »Playmates Toys Ready To Roar As Master Toy Licensee For DreamWorks Animation’s Voltron: Legendary Defender
Let’s Voltron! Playmates Toys and DreamWorks Animation today announced plans for a new toy line based on the new DreamWorks Animation series Voltron: Legendary Defender, a reimagining of the classic property featuring five teenage pilots of mystical robot lions that combine to form Voltron, the most powerful defender in the universe, set …
Read More »Hasbro To Relaunch Beyblade
Sunrights and d-rights have joined with Hasbro to relaunch the legendary BEYBLADE franchise. Later this year, Hasbro will distribute a new generation of Hasbro BEYBLADE toys in North America, followed by a broader launch in most major international markets in 2017. This third generation of Hasbro toys will be branded BEYBLADE …
Read More »‘Deadpool’ Takes On All Comers For Second Week Win
Deadpool easily won the battle of the box office in its second outing, earning a sizable $55 million from 3,277 theaters to trounce biblical resurrection tale Risen and the demonic-laced The Witch. The movie passed the $200 million mark in its ninth day in release, faster than any R-rated title in history, for a domestic total of …
Read More »Kim W. Andersson’s ‘Alena’ Arrives in America
Kim W. Andersson is making waves in the international comics and film community. His original Swedish graphic novel Alena was adapted into a feature-length film in Sweden that just received a critically acclaimed US debut at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2016. Now the graphic novel will see full US distribution through Dark …
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