Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The world’s smallest Russian stacking doll has the power to become a huge hero in Stacking, an all-new video game experience from THQ and Double Fine Productions – the creators of Costume Quest – one of the most acclaimed downloadable games of 2010. Now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for …
Read More »New Spring Hits The New York Times Bestseller List
Tor Books and Dynamite Entertainment announced that Robert Jordan’s New Spring: the graphic novel made the New York Times Graphic Books Paperback Bestseller List for the week of February 6, 2011! “The power of Robert Jordan’s fan following translates to the comics medium,” says writer Chuck Dixon. “I think his …
Read More »Adult Swim And Nonsek Partner to Create “Adult Swim Remix”
The distinctive world of Adult Swim is about to get remixed. Thanks to a partnership between the television network and Nonsek Remix, the innovative custom apparel designer, Adult Swim fans can “remix” their favorite characters from shows like Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros. andSquidbillies to create altogether new and unique art compositions, …
Read More »Spreading the News (part 2)
Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …
Read More »The Darkness Returns
2K Games announced that The Darkness II, the sequel to the million unit-selling 2007 title,The Darkness, will be coming to the Xbox 360t, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC in fall 2011. Developed by Digital Extremes and based on the supernatural horror comic book series created by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The …
Read More »Surge Licensing Signs Web-Comic Phenomena Axe Cop
Surge Licensing, the agency that discovered the independent comic book “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and launched a global entertainment and licensing sensation, has reached an exclusive representation agreement to develop television, film, video games, toys, apparel, and other tie-ins for Axe Cop, a web-comic that recently exploded on the scene. …
Read More »“The Roommate” Scares Up A Box Office Win
Thriller The Roommate topped a slow weekend box office grossing an estimated $15.6 million, easily beating THe James Cameron’s 3D cave adventure, Sanctum. T The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, February 6, 2011 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor Name Weekend Revenue …
Read More »Celebrate Captain America’s 70th Anniversary
This March, Marvel celebrates the historic 70th anniversary of an American icon, Captain America! Celebrate this milestone for the Sentinel of Liberty all month long with top-notch stories from Marvel’s top creators! Kicking off the anniversary month is Captain America And Falcon #1, the first of five great one-shots starring Captain America and featuring Falcon, …
Read More »Image Comics Releases Ziggy Marley’s Marijuanaman in April
He’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, an irrefutable Reggae star, and staunch environmental and social activist. In April, Ziggy Marley steps into another creative arena with the release of Marijuanaman from Image Comics. Based on a character conceived of by Ziggy Marley, written by Man of Action Studios Joe Casey, Marijuanaman promises to shatter all …
Read More »Warner Bros. Welcomes Back the ThunderCats
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) will showcase an engaging and innovative line-up of licensed toys and products in support of the highly anticipated animated television series ThunderCats at the 2011 American International Toy Fair. The all-new series from Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) marks a creative collaboration with Studio 4C — one …
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