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BOOM! Is Getting Ready For NYCC

9/30/2013

Press Release

BOOM! Studios and its imprints, KaBOOM! Studios and Archaia Entertainment, are excited to announce their plans to exhibit at New York Comic-Con, the East Coast’s largest comics and pop culture convention, held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side from October 10-13! The publisher also plans to host an army of creators and sketch artists at its booth (#1344), as well as have some exciting New York Comic-Con exclusives available for sale!

The exclusives include:
ADVENTURE TIME ENCHIRIDION Vol. 2 Hardcover by Stephanie Gonzaga
ADVENTURE TIME SUGARY SHORTS NYCC Hardcover by Dustin Nguyen
ADVENTURE TIME #20 Get-A-Sketch Cover
DAY MEN #1 NYCC Variant Cover by Khary Randolph, colors by Blond
POLARITY Hardcover by Frazer Irving
SONS OF ANARCHY #1 NYCC Variant Cover by Gabriel Hardman, colors by Matthew Wilson
THE MIDAS FLESH NYCC Print by Emily Partridge
POLARITY NYCC Print by Frazer Irving

The following creators have been confirmed to attend New York Comic-Con and will appear at the BOOM! booth (#1344) throughout the weekend:

For BOOM! STUDIOS
Bryce Carlson (HIT)
Caleb Monroe (STEED & MRS. PEEL, ICE AGE)
Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS)
Jeff Stokely (SIX-GUN GORILLA, THE REASON FOR DRAGONS)
Maris Wicks & Joe Quinones (ROBOCOP: LAST STAND)
Max Bemis (POLARITY)
Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER, DAY MEN, HEXED)
Vanesa Del Rey (HIT)

For KABOOM! STUDIOS
Ananth Panagariya (ADVENTURE TIME: CANDY CAPERS)
Braden Lamb (ADVENTURE TIME)
Madeline Rupert (REGULAR SHOW: SKIPS)
Mike Kunkel (HEROBEAR & THE KID)
Ryan North (ADVENTURE TIME, THE MIDAS FLESH)
Shelli Paroline (ADVENTURE TIME)
Yuko Ota (ADVENTURE: CANDY CAPERS)

For ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
A. David Lewis (THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS, SOME NEW KIND OF SLAUGHTER)
Alex Eckman-Lawn (AWAKENING)
Andrew E.C. Gaska (CLASSIC SPACE: 1999 - TO EVERYTHING THAT WAS, CONSPIRACY OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, CRITICAL MILLENNIUM, SPACE: 1999 - AFTERSHOCK AND AWE)
Andrew Rostan (AN ELEGY FOR AMELIA JOHNSON)
Ben Acker (THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR)
Ben Blacker (THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR)
Chandra Free (THE GOD MACHINE, FRAGGLE ROCK)
Charles Soule (STRANGE ATTRACTORS)
Cory Godbey (FRAGGLE ROCK, MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD)
Dan Fogler (MOON LAKE)
David Marquez (THE JOYNERS IN 3D, SYNDROME)
David Petersen (MOUSE GUARD)
F.J. DeSanto (CYBORG 009)
Janet Lee (RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN)
Jeremy Bastian (CURSED PIRATE GIRL)
Joanna Estep (FRAGGLE ROCK, THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR)
Kate Glasheen (HYBRID BASTARDS!)
Mario Stilla (RUBICON)
Michael Dialynas (SPERA VOL. 2, SPERA VOL. 3)
Neil Kleid (FRAGGLE ROCK)
Nichol Ashworth (FRAGGLE ROCK)
Nick Tapalansky (AWAKENING)
Ramón Pérez (SIX-GUN GORILLA, JIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND)
R.J. Ryan (THE JOYNERS IN 3D, SYNDROME)
Romain Hugault (THE GRAND DUKE)
Royden Lepp (RUST)
Saurav Mohapatra (MUMBAI CONFIDENTIAL)
Shane-Michael Vidaurri (IRON: OR, THE WAR AFTER)
Tom Pinchuk (HYBRID BASTARDS!)

A signing schedule will be released shortly so you can plan on when to meet your favorite creators!

For more information on New York Comic-Con, visit their website at www.newyorkcomiccon.com.

Kingstone Comics Brings The Message

9/29/2013

by Matman

We all know good comic books and graphic novels just don't have to feature stories about blind guys with radar sense or aliens from another planet who get their powers from the yellow sun. They can also be based in reality.

Kingstone Comics is a faith based comic company that has two goals; to spread the 'good news' and to produce a Christian comic book that has the quality of a DC or Marvel comic.

Kingstone Comics is a part of Kingstone Media, a multimedia company based in central Florida that "provides premium quality products for both the general and faith markets through its two primary imprints."

Kingstone has two lines of comic books...

The first is based on the Bible like 'Moses', 'King David' and 'The Christ'.

The second is a group called 'Apologetics' which is Greek for speaking in defense. These are books that answer questions to help build your faith like '101 Questions' and 'The Book Of God'.

On their website (www.kingstonecomics.com) you can get samples of these amazing books and take my word for it, the art and quality takes a backseat to no one.

Another big selling point for the company is having creators who have worked in the mainstream comics like artist Javier Saltares (G.I. Joe, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider) and writer Ben Avery who co write a book I just wrote about a few days ago, 'Oz / Wonderland Chronicles'.

Ultimate Spider-Man Halloween Special Features Blade, Man-Thing

9/28/2013

On Saturday October 5th at 9PM EST, Disney XD will be airing an Ultimate Spider-Man Halloween special, featuringBlade, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, The Living Mummy and Frankenstein's Monster. The cartoon version of the Howling Commandos will be taking on none other than Dracula himself.

I'm pretty psyched to see how the Ultimate Spidey folks bring this incarnation of some of Marvel's creepuer characters to the small screen. Some of my favorite episodes of the 1990's Spider-Man series featured Blade--you can watch a clip from one of them below.

Image Comics To Invade New York

9/27/2013

Press Release

Image Comics is gearing up for a fantastic New York Comic Con, taking place this year from October 10 through October 13. Eight panels, dozens of our award-winning creators signing throughout the weekend, convention exclusives, and a charity event co-hosted with Multiversity Comics on Friday night make for a packed, but exciting, convention weekend.

Image Comics is located at booth #1444 this year, and will be hosting many superstar comics creators. In honor of the tenth anniversary of THE WALKING DEAD and the hot-off-the-presses debut of the massive All Out War story arc in the pages of THE WALKING DEAD #115, creators Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard will be making appearances at the Image Comics/Skybound booth throughout the weekend. New series premiering at the convention, THREE and ROCKET GIRL creators Kieron Gillen & Ryan Kelly (THREE) and Amy Reeder & Brandon Montclare (ROCKET GIRL) will be signing at the Image Comics booth along side dozens of their fellow creators, including Jonathan Hickman & Nick Dragotta (EAST OF WEST), Greg Rucka & Michael Lark (LAZARUS), John Layman & Rob Guillory (CHEW), Nick Spencer (MORNING GLORIES), Image co-founder Marc Silvestri, and many more. A complete signing schedule will be released before the convention is underway.

On Friday, October 11, from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am, Image Comics and Multiversity Comics are throwing THE BIG NYCC PARTY in honor of The Hero Initiative. Located at the Houndstooth Pub on 8th Ave between 36th and 37th, this event will be for adults twenty-one and over only. A donation of $10 to The Hero Initiative is encouraged, and that donation enters you in a raffle for a collection of Image's NYCC 2013 con exclusives.

In attendance at the party will be Ed Brisson (SHELTERED), Ryan Browne (GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS), Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS), Nick Dragotta, Joe Eisma (MORNING GLORIES), Kieron Gillen, Ryan Kelly, Ales Kot & Michael Walsh (ZERO), Michael Lark, Ron Marz (WITCHBLADE), Jim McCann (MIND THE GAP), Brandon Montclare, Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley (HOAX HUNTERS), Amy Reeder, Jimmie Robinson (FIVE WEAPONS), Tim Seeley (REVIVAL), and Nick Spencer, making THE BIG NYCC PARTY one of your best chances to meet your favorite creators.

Image is presenting eight panels at New York Comic Con, featuring not only some of the best creators in the business, but an in-depth focus how and why they make comics like THE WALKING DEAD, LAZARUS, EAST OF WEST, and ROCKET GIRL. If you're curious about Image Comics, creator-owned comics in general, or the creators behind the comics you buy week-in, week-out, these panels are the place to be.

The full listing of Image Comics NYCC programming follows:

Image Comics: Behind The Creations
Friday, October 11th / 12:15pm – 1:15pm / Location: 1A14

Every Wednesday, comic fans are mesmerized by the creativity and innovation coming from their favorite comic books. With Image Comics leading the way for creator owned comics, we're in the midst of a renaissance of creativity in comics like no other time before. Join Image Comics creators Tim Seeley (REVIVAL), Kieron Gillen (THREE), Joe Keatinge (GLORY), Ales Kot (ZERO), and Glen Brunswick (REALITY CHECK) as they discuss the origins of their innovations and creations.

THE WALKING DEAD 10th Anniversary Panel

Friday, October 11th / 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm / Location: 1E

Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard discuss the evolution of The Walking Dead as they celebrate the book’s 10th anniversary this month, in a lively Q&A forum.

Eat, Read, Love: CHEW’s Ascendance

Friday, October 11th / 4:15pm – 5:15 pm / Location: 1A10

You read CHEW. You know CHEW. You love CHEW. But how well do you know John Layman and Rob Guillory, creators of the smash hit series? You've seen their personalities come through in the stellar art and writing in the series, but now you can get a taste for yourself at this special CHEW spotlight panel. You've laughed at the gallows humor in the series, but you haven't seen anything until you've seen Guillory and Layman crack jokes on-stage. Come see this duo chew the fat, talk about upcoming plans for the series, crack a few jokes, and talk about just how fun it is to destroy Tony Chu's life.

Morning Glories Study Hall LIVE!
Friday, October 11th / 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm / Location: 1A03

From the hit annotation column on Multiversity Comics, it's MGA Study Hall Live! Join creators Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma as they discuss their hit Eisner-nominated and New York Times Bestselling Image Comics series Morning Glories with MGA Study Hall host Matthew Meylikhov, including a live Q&A segment. Questions will be asked, answers will be avoided, and all will be well -- for a better future.

ROCKET GIRL! Here From The Future To Save Us All!
Saturday, October 12th / 11:15 am – 12:15 pm / Location: 1A08

In ROCKET GIRL, Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare have created a world where jubilant teen cops coexist with the bad old days of New York City. Equal-parts science-fiction drama and police procedural, ROCKET GIRL follows DaYoung Johansson as she leaves the far-flung utopian future of 2013 for New York City, 1986. DaYoung is investigating a megacorporation for crimes against time, but first, she'll have to contend with everything you love and hate about the bad old days of New York. Join Montclare and Reeder as they discuss the origins of the series, their plans for the future, and why 1986 is such an appealing setting.

Traveling EAST OF WEST with Hickman & Dragotta

Saturday, October 12th / 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Location: 1A10

This is the world. It's not the one we were supposed to have, but it’s the one we made. We did this. We did it with open eyes and willing hands. We broke it, and there is no putting it back together. In EAST OF WEST, Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta are showing us what it looks like when the Four Horsemen become Three and Death goes walkabout. Blending stunning art and a story that consistently surprises with each new wrinkle, EAST OF WEST has quickly turned into one of the most buzzed-about books of the year. Dragotta and Hickman are here to answer your questions, tease future developments, and talk about why their future looks like no future you've ever seen before.

Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Panel

Saturday, October 12, 2013 / 4:15pm – 5:15pm / Location: 1A08

Join Robert Kirkman as well as Skybound writers and artists including Joshua Williamson, Justin Jordan, Khary Randolph and Joe Keatinge as they announce new Skybound titles and discuss what's coming up in The Walking Dead, Thief of Thieves, Dead Body Road and more!

LAZARUS: Family, Wealth, and Violence in the Near-Future

Sunday, October 13th / 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM / Location: 1A14

Michael Lark and Greg Rucka, two of the award-winning masterminds behind Gotham Central, have teamed up once again for LAZARUS, a hit series set in a dystopian near-future. Governments are a thing of the past, having given way to enormous economic disparity and the rise of semi-feudalism. Families control the world, and each Family's Lazarus is a person who serves to guard the Family from threats, whether they be from within or without. Rucka and Lark, hot off the finale of their first arc, are here and ready to answer your questions about the world that's coming, the roots of the science in the series, and just how tough it can be to imagine what tomorrow looks like.

Valiant Teases 'Unity' With An Awesome 8-Bit Trailer

9/26/2013

Valiant just seems to be doing everything right these days. Not only have all of their books been critically acclaimed and commercial hits since the relaunch in 2012, but they continue to build excitement as they head into their line-wide Unity event that begins in November.

Valiant teamed up with CineFix to create an animated cover for the first issue of Unity, as well as a fantastic 8-bit trailer that you can watch below. November 13th can't come fast enough.

The Oz / Wonderland Collections

9/25/2013

by Matman

I have been a fan of the 'Oz / Wonderland Chronicles' since the first time I read the book a bunch of years ago. I became a bigger fan when I interviewed series writer and artist Casey Heying at Baltimore Comic Con a few years ago.

And now is the time for you to see what I've been raving about all these years.

From buymetoys.com, here is the sales pitch!

"Alice and Dorothy must leave their modern Chicago lives to return to their childhood fantasy lands, as the Jabberwocky from Wonderland threatens to destroy everything. But upon returning to Oz, Dorothy and Alice only find death and destruction, compliments of the (new?) Wicked Witch! Featuring paintings by Joe Jusko, Greg Horn, Phil Noto, Boris Vallejo, Glen Orbik and Alex Ross! Collects issues #0-#4, character Bios and extras. By Ben Avery & Casey Heying - writers, Casey Heying interior artist, Glen Orbik cover artist"

Available soon is the complete collection in two volumes! Both books contain 184 full color pages and retail for $19.99. You can tell your local comic book shop to order you each...BUT that isn't all.

The story isn't complete without reading the 'Oz / Dreamland Chronicles Prelude". This must read tells the story before it all went wrong, written and drawn by the same team who gave us the first.

Voltron And Robotech Team-Up At NYCC!

9/24/2013

Press Release

Fresh off the blockbuster comic series team up announcement this summer from Dynamite Entertainment, New York Comic Con will host a joint panel of two of anime's greatest legends--Voltron® and Robotech—for the first time on Friday October 11th at 11:00 a.m. in Room 1A14 ! This historic event will be the first time representatives of both properties will be together discussing the much buzzed about Robotech / Voltron crossover from Dynamite Comics.

To give fans the latest news, sneak peeks, and insights into the creation of this historic crossover, World Events Productions (WEP,LLC) and Harmony Gold U.S.A. can confirm the following members of the creative team will be attending the New York Comic Con:

Jeremy Corray – Voltron Creative Director
Tommy Yune – Robotech Creative Director
Bob Koplar – Vice President, World Events Productions
Kevin McKeever – Vice President of Marketing for Robotech
Joseph Rybandt – Senior Editor, Dynamite Comics

Tommy Yune is co-writing the story with Dynamite Comics who will produce and distribute the comics. The first issue of the Robotech / Voltron Crossover is expected to be released in December 2013.

“Voltron fans at New York Comic Con have always shown us tremendous amount of love and enthusiasm,” commented WEP’s Jeremy Corray. “This opportunity to form up with our friends at Harmony Gold for the first ever Robotech / Voltron crossover panel has been a pop-culture event years in the making that fans of classic ‘80s cartoons, anime, and giant robots won’t want to miss. Fans planning their panel hits should mark it down now.”

"Robotech and Voltron share many common roots as two of the best known series in anime history,” said Tommy Yune, Creative Director, Harmony Gold. “We're thrilled to be a part of this exciting project with our colleagues from World Events Productions."

“The New York Comic-Con is the perfect venue for the inaugural Robotech / Voltron teamup panel! I think fans are really going to enjoy it!,” said Kevin McKeever, Vice President of Marketing for Robotech.

In addition to the Robotech / Voltron Crossover panel on Friday, fans can also catch the annual Robotech Industry Panel that Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Room 1A15 and the Voltron 30th Anniversary Sneak Peek panel Sunday, October 13th at 2:30 PM Room 1A06 for prizes, previews and more.

How About Some Beatles?

9/23/2013

By Matman

Are you sick of all the podcasts and books that Brian and I keep doing? No? Good!

I just posted the inaugural episode of my music show 'The Radio Eclectic'! Each month, I will spotlight a favorite band or artist and counting down my ten favorite songs by them. But it's not just me stringing music together, I'll be telling stories about the bands and songs and sharing some personal memories. To me it's like radio used to be. And of course...the show is all ages!

http://matmancomics.podomatic.com/entry/2013-09-21T17_41_55-07_00

This episode is dedicated to the Beatles! For me music has always begun and ended with the Beatles. Their songs have been the soundtrack to my life more than any other and I look at this show as a celebration.

Not to mention the impossible chore of narrowing down the Beatles catalog to the ten best songs...then putting them in order!

I hope you enjoy the show and get ready for next month when I count down my 10 favorite songs from Deep Purple!

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premieres Tuesday!

9/22/2013

As we count down to the Tuesday premiere (8PM EST on ABC), here are a few behind the scenes videos to whet your appetite. Are you psyched?

Ben 10 Finds A New Home At IDW

9/21/2013

by Matman

One of the best cartoons to be released in the past 20 years has been 'Ben 10.' This show has it all; great premise, incredible characters and a lot of heart.

Now, 'Ben 10' has found an new printing home with our friends from IDW.

Hitting the shelves in November is the new monthly adventures written by Jason Henderson and drawn by Gordon Purcell and printed by IDW. What happens when Ben Tennyson and his friends go on a ocean cruise? Try...everything awesome! Look out for this full color 32 page comic for $3.99.

And in true IDW fashion and style, look out for 'Ben 10 Classics, Volume 1' featuring stories written by Ben 10 creators Man Of Action Studios. This book collects the original stories that appeared in DC's Cartoon Network Action Pack and gives it to you in full color for under twenty bucks.

Like IDW has done with all their properties like the Ninja Turtles, KISS, Judge Dredd and more recently with the Powerpuff Girls, they not only give you incredible new stories but they also get into the vaults and create beautiful collections to help you get caught up on what you may have missed in the past.

Celebrate one of the best cartoons in history by not only embracing the past but looking forward to the future.

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BOOM! Is Getting Ready For NYCC

Kingstone Comics Brings The Message

Ultimate Spider-Man Halloween Special Features Blade, Man-Thing

Image Comics To Invade New York

Valiant Teases 'Unity' With An Awesome 8-Bit Trailer

The Oz / Wonderland Collections

Voltron And Robotech Team-Up At NYCC!

How About Some Beatles?

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premieres Tuesday!

Ben 10 Finds A New Home At IDW

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