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Dynamite Entertainment announced the upcoming release of The Art of Dejah Thoris and the Worlds of Mars Volume 2. The hardcover collection features 280 pages of full color artwork from some of modern fantasy comics’ top illustrators. This highly anticipated follow up to the best-selling first volume includes cover art and …

VIZ Media celebrates the highly anticipated Ravnica deck with the release of THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING—RAVNICA on January 1st. THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING—RAVNICA is the seventh installment in VIZ Media’s series of hardcover editions that each depict the incredible artwork, lore, and characters of the imaginative worlds …

While other icons and comic book characters have reached milestones marking their 40th, 50th, even 75th anniversary, there’s only one who can claim a century of swashbuckling sensation. The man in black, the “fox,” sword-master supreme and hero to millions of fans the world over, the masked adventurer Zorro turns …

VIZ Media releases THE COMPLETE ART OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST on November 13th. THE COMPLETE ART OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST contains more than 300 illustrations of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST by creator Hiromu Arakawa. The MSRP for THE COMPLETE ART OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST will be $34.99 U.S. / $46.99 CAN. The release contains the artwork …

Dynamite Entertainment announces a book tour with Lloyd Kaufman to celebrate the release of “The Art of Troma.” Lloyd will stop by Bookstr for a Facebook Live event and then at Barnes & Noble locations. Lloyd will show clips of classic Troma films, host a question & answer session and …

National Geographic Kids will launch its largest campaign ever for its first 360-degree transmedia fiction franchise, Explorer Academy, at the National Book Festival on September 1, 2018. The first title in the seven-book, middle-grade series, Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret (September 4, 2018), written by Trudi Trueit, is inspired by …

Grade: B- Stop!! If you haven’t read the rest of the “Secret Histories” novels, do not start here. “Nightfall” is the final book in the series and while the main story is self-contained, the back stories and continuing threads require knowledge of the other books. The Drood family has dedicated …

Dynamite Entertainment spotlights the mega popular Halfbrick Studios with the new Art of Halfbrick: Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride and Beyond.  The Australian based company has spent the last fifteen years creating some of the bestselling and most popular mobile game apps including Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride, Monster Dash, Seige Breakers …

VIZ Media’s Haikasoru science fiction imprint delivers a new literary release with the publication of THE THOUSAND YEAR BEACH on June 19th. THE THOUSAND YEAR BEACH, by TOBI Hirotaka, will be released in print with an MSRP of $16.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. An eBook edition will also debut on …

VIZ Media dives into the legend, lore, and origins of the bestselling strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering, with the acquisition of MAGIC: THE GATHERING—CONCEPTS AND LEGENDS. Written by bestselling author and Magic: The Gathering Senior Game Designer James Wyatt, the slipcased, hardcover volume is slated for release in print this …