March 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character’s somewhat humble beginnings as an eight-page feature in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved “beast of the …
Read More »Adult Swim Achieves Most-Watched Year in its 12-Year History
As 2013 draws to a close, Adult Swim, Turner Broadcasting’s signature network for young adults, is on track to set new records with its most-watched year in its history among targeted adults 18-34, 18-49 and men 18-34, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. For the 9th year in a …
Read More »Warner Bros.’ “Veronica Mars” Movie Opens on March 14, 2014
Warner Bros. announced a spring release date for the Rob Thomas-written and directed “Veronica Mars” feature film, based on the beloved and acclaimed television series of the same name. The film will open in the U.S. on March 14th in AMC Theatres in select markets across the country. The announcement was …
Read More »Game of Thrones Coming To Video Games
Telltale Games and HBO Global Licensing announced a partnership to create an interactive episodic game series based on the critically-acclaimed and Emmy Award-winning epic drama Game of Thrones . The multi-year, multi-title partnership between Telltale and HBO Global Licensing is targeted to premiere digitally in 2014 with an episodic game …
Read More »The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Spins Into IMAX 3D
IMAX Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the highly anticipated next chapter in the story of Peter Parker, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released in IMAX theatres. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released in theaters internationally beginning April 16, 2014, and domestically on May 2, 2014. …
Read More »‘Frozen’ Overtakes Fire
Disney’s Frozen climbed to No. 1 in its second weekend with $31.6 million from 3,742 theaters, toppling The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from the top spot. Overseas, the 3D animated pic took in a strong $30.6 million from 23 markets for a stellar worldwide total of $190.2 million. Catching Fire is still a powerful player globally, …
Read More »Neverwinter Shadowmantle Now Live
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios announced that the widely acclaimed free-to-play action MMORPG Neverwinter , set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe from Wizards of the Coast, has launched its second free module, Shadowmantle. In this module expansion, players can travel to Neverwinter Woods’ deepest region and fight through the Dread Ring campaign, play …
Read More »Warner Bros. Unveils Licensing Program For The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Bilbo Baggins’ journey through Middle-earth resumes onDecember 13, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) has teamed up with their roster of global licensees to create an array of offerings inspired by the second film of The Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures …
Read More »Dark Horse Preps ‘Juice Squeezers’ For Free Comic Book Day
David Lapham, the Eisner Award–winning creator of the smash hit Stray Bullets, is writing and drawing his own series again for the first time in five years, debuting next month! Now, on the eve of Final Order Cutoff for the first issue, Dark Horse announces an original story to be featured …
Read More »Power Rangers Benefit Boys & Girls Club of America
Saban’s Power Rangers announced that a 20th Anniversary art exhibition and pop-up shop will open this weekend at Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles. Curated by Sweet Streets, the Power Rangers exhibition, 20 Rangers for 20 Years, will highlight popular artists and designers from around the world and their one-of-a-kind painted 31” Ranger statues, provided by …
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