BOOM! STUDIOS DEBUTS AT PHOENIX COMICON WITH 2 GUNS' STEVEN GRANT

BOOM! Studios is thrilled to be exhibiting for the first time at PHOENIX COMICON taking place Memorial Day weekend beginning Thursday, May 23rd through Sunday, March 26th. Headlining BOOM! Studios’ exciting line up of guests and exclusive variant covers is 2 Guns creator Steven Grant (PUNISHER, 3 GUNS).

BOOM! Studios will bringing four exclusive variant covers to Phoenix Comicon, which will be available only at the BOOM! Studios booth (#559). From the KaBOOM! imprint, copies of ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL #1 and REGULAR SHOW #1 both with southwest-themed covers by Meredith McClaren (HINGES) will be available for purchase. Additionally, BOOM! Studios is pleased to partner with local retailer Jesse James Comics on two limited edition variants, SUICIDE RISK #1 with a cover by Joëlle Jones (HELHEIM) and CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT #1 with a cover by series artist Haemi Jang (HELLRAISER: THE ROAD BELOW).

BOOM! Studios is thrilled to host Steven Grant (2 GUNS) along with Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS), and Caleb Monroe (STEED AND MRS PEEL, ICE AGE) at the BOOM!/KaBOOM! booth (booth # 559) all weekend long. Grace Randolph (GRACE RANDOLPH’S SUPURBIA) will also be at our booth on Saturday and Sunday.

Travis Hill (ADVENTURE TIME, CARS) will also be at the BOOM!/KaBOOM! booth (booth #559) sketching GET-A -SKETCH covers all weekend long! Make sure to stop by for your chance to pick up the hottest comics, trades and variant covers including hit brands like ADVENTURE TIME, PEANUTS, GARFIELD, BRAVEST WARRIORS, PLANET OF THE APES, HELLRAISER, and many, many more!

BOOM! Studios is also a proud sponsor of the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards, to be presented at Phoenix Comicon on Friday at 6PM in Room 132. Attendees will receive a free ADVENTURE TIME #16 limited edition variant cover for free. The exclusive Adventure Time #16 variant is ONLY available by attending the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards. The Fan Awards are rated for mature audiences.

Phoenix Comic Con will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center located at 100 N 3rd St. Phoenix, AZ 85004.  On Thursday the 23rd, the shows hours are from 4pm-9pm, on Friday the 24th, the hours are from 10am-7pm, on Saturday the 25th, the hours are from 10am-10pm and on Sunday the 26st, the hours are from 10am-5pm. If you would like more information about the show, visit the official website: http://phoenixcomicon.com

EMISSARIES: GALACTICON III- May 23-26, 2013

The time is fast approaching when celebrities from the very popular television franchise Battlestar Galactica and fans alike will be celebrating together for 4 days at the George R. Brown Convention Center May 23rd through May 26th, 2013. The host hotel is the Hilton America which adjoins the center. Organized every 5 years since 1993, Galacticon III marks the original show’s 35th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagined series, making it a very special celebration. This year, the convention is being held in conjunction with the popular ComicPalooza and has more celebs gathered in one place than ever before from both the original and the re-imagined series. Galacticon is licensed by NBC-Universal, and we couldn’t be prouder.
Galacticon III will feature autograph sessions, panels with actors, writers, producers, special effects experts, costumers, jewelry makers and others involved in both shows, celebrity photos, screenings of Battlestar Galactica original series, re-imagined series and Caprica, special parties and activities such as a trip to the Johnson Space Center and much, much more. Many fans from across the globe have already registered their membership since this is something every Battlestar Galactica fan won’t want to miss!

Fans will join more actors from both series than any other BSG convention before. From the original 1978 series: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson, Terry Carter, Anne Lockhart, Jack Stauffer and Noah Hathaway as well as Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Leah Cairns, Rekha Sharma, Luciana Carro and Tahmoh Penikett from the re-imagined series as well as Alessandra Torresani and Esai Morales from Caprica. There will be a special NASA panel headed by Holly Vavrin and JPL/NASA rocket scientist, Kevin Grazier, panels by designer Andy Probert and Special Effects panels as CGI experts Lee Stringer and Adam ‘Mojo’ Lebowitz join us as well. We will have some tributes to some important people – and we even have a tribute panel for our Star Trek fans.

This year, Galacticon III will be held in conjunction with the very popular ComicPalooza, which is organized by Startling Events, LLC and has been a yearly staple for the Houston area since it began in 2008 – but the first time either has done a joint venture of this magnitude.

Fans can obtain more information and register their membership for Galacticon III on the website: www.galacticon3.com. Gold memberships are sold out – but Silver memberships and day passes are still available online until Monday, May 20th and then can be purchased at the door!

Regular Show #1 Sells Out, Goes to Second Printing

 

BOOM! Studios is proud to announce that REGULAR SHOW #1, an all-new, all-ages ongoing comic book series based on Cartoon Network’s Emmy® Award-winning series created by J.G. Quintel, has sold out at the distributor level in 48 hours and the publisher had to rush to a second printing. Initial orders for the first issue were the highest of any KaBOOM! series to date.

Comic book fans should keep in mind first printings of REGULAR SHOW #1, which shipped with six main covers, may still be found at the local comic shop nearest you. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one!

The highly anticipated series is written by web cartoonist K.C. Green (GUNSHOW) and illustrated by newcomer Allison Strejlau. Join Mordecai, a blue jay and Rigby, a raccoon, a couple of best bros in their twenties just tryin' to chill for a bit, man. But when you're livin' in as crazy a world as they are, no day can be called...regular!

 

REGULAR SHOW #1 second print ships with a luchador-themed cover by Phil Jacobson (UGLY DOLL) with a retail price of $3.99

Marvel Gives First Look at Guardians of the Galaxy #5 Cover Featuring Angela

Marvel is bringing Angela back to comics in a big way. Not only will she appear in the Age of Ultron storyline, but she will also be making an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy. Yesterday Marvel posted a first look at the Guardians of the Galaxy #5 cover by Sara Pichelli.

"Coming July 24, the hottest series of the year gets scorched again, as acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman joins Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5, with his original creation Angela in tow. Will this new arrival prove a friend or foe to Star-Lord and his team? We'll all find out this July, but you can get an exclusive advance look with Pichelli's power-packed cover, featuring Angela and the Guardians."
Via Marvel.com

After Dark Films Announces Fourth Film in its After Dark Originals 2 series- CHILDREN OF SORROW

After Dark Films proudly announces the fourth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series (ADO2), CHILDREN OF SORROW.  A film that delivers a petrifying look into a cult psyche. CHILDREN OF SORROW is directed by Jourdan McClure (Rogue River, Die Maniacs Die!), written by Ryan Finnerty (Rogue River, Smosh), starring Bill Oberst Jr (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Take this Lollipop) and Hannah Levien  (The Palace Players) .

"We are so excited to welcome Jourdan McClure into the After Dark Family.   He's an incredible talent. Children of Sorrow is such a thought provoking and disturbing film. It sparked many debates and was the cause of endless sleepless nights."  -Stephanie Caleb, EVP Creative Affairs

Synopsis:

Simon Leach is a very, very sick man. Thriving on despair, pain, and panic, he unites a group of broken and desperate people in the middle of the desert. He showers them with the love and affection they're so desperate for, but Simon has a much greater plan for his followers.

"Belongingness can be a terrifying subject, even more so when acceptance is disingenuous. Children of Sorrow is the nightmare version of that."  -Jourdan McClure, Director

 

About After Dark Films:

After Dark Films, an Independent motion picture studio, was formed in 2006 by director/filmmaker Courtney Solomon and Hong Kong based real estate magnate Allan Zeman. After Dark Films first motion picture film release was An American Haunting (2006) starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland. Co-founder and CEO Courtney Solomon wrote, produced, and directed this film under the newly formed After Dark Films banner.  After the release of An American Haunting, partners Solomon and Zeman formed a multiyear marketing and distribution deal for Horrorfest "8 Films To Die For" between After Dark Films and Lionsgate Entertainment, with After Dark handling theatrical marketing & releases and Lionsgate handling the distribution of all ancillary forms of media (Home Video, Pay TV, Pay Per View). After DarkFilms released Horrorfest 4 in theaters on January 29, 2010.

Building on the success of Horrorfest, After Dark released the first 8 originally produced horror films in January 2011 under the moniker After Dark Originals.  They are currently releasing the second series of films After Dark Originals 2 which is a combination of both originally produced and acquired films.

For more information about “AFTER DARK ORIGINALS 2,” please visit:

www.afterdarkoriginals.com

eigoMANGA Announces It's FanimeCon 2013 Plans

San Francisco based comic book publisher, eigoMANGA unveils the company's event schedule for FanimeCon 2013 which is held on May 24-27, 2013 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.

 

'Vanguard Princess' Arcade Gaming:

eigoMANGA is inviting attendees to play the acclaimed fighting game, 'Vanguard Princess' at FanimeCon's Gaming Hall.

 
'Vanguard Princess' is a 2D fighting game that features an all-female cast each with their own unique fighting style. The game is available for PC digital download and across multiple devices such as TV, Mac®, PC, Android tablets and smartphones through the

OnLive® Game Service. More information about 'Vanguard Princess' is available on http://www.eigoMANGA.com/vanguard

'Vanguard Princess' Arcade Gaming will be available 24 hours throughout the entire weekend at FanimeCon's Gaming Hall.

 

 

 

Advance Movie Screening Of 'Padak':

eigoMANGA presents an advance movie screening of 'Padak', a feature-length animation film.

'Padak' is an award-winning film about the lives of fish in a seafood restaurant. Some fish accept their fate while others fight to change it. 'Padak' is directed by Lee Dae-hee. More information about 'Padak' is available on http://www.eigoMANGA.com/padak

The 'Padak' advance movie screening is scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 4pm - 5:30pm at FanimeCon's Film Room.

 

'eigoMANGA Industry Panel':

eigoMANGA's Publisher Austin Osueke will discuss the company's latest projects, releases, and initiatives. His topics of discussing will be game announcements concerning 'Vanguard Princess', theatrical and digital media plans for 'Padak', and announcements regarding eigoMANGA's comic book publications.

eigoMANGA's Industry Panel is scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 9am - 10am at Panel #4.

About eigoMANGA:

eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that specializes in creating original, comic
books, animation, and digital media productions. The company formed an independent game
development studio in January 2011 to localize and publish independent Japanese games.

More information about eigoMANGA can be found at http://www.eigoMANGA.com

 

Six-Gun Gorilla Launching In June

This June, BOOM! Studios launches a bold new mash-up of Western and Sci-Fi with SIX-GUN GORILLA. Because the only thing better than a gorilla in a comic book is a gorilla with gigantic, matching six-shooters.

Inspired by an obscure public domain character, SIX-GUN GORILLA is created and written by Simon Spurrier (X-MEN: LEGACY, CROSSED: WISH YOU WERE HERE) with interior art by Jeff Stokely (FRAGGLE ROCK, THE REASON FOR DRAGONS) and featuring a cover by Eisner Award-winning artist Ramón Pérez (A TALE OF SAND, WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN), SIX - GUN GORILLA is a pulpy mash-up of Western weirdness and lo-fi science fiction unlike anything else on the stands!

Welcome to “the Blister” -- a bizarre other-world colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly-contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there.

“The words “Six-Gun Gorilla” have squatted in my psyche – as immovable as only a revolver-packin’ primate can be – since I first heard them. How could I pass up the chance to breathe new life into such an insane, evocative title (so sinfully neglected since its inception as a 1939 pulp serial)?” explained Spurrier, “In deference to its unknown writer, our new version has mutated into a comic unlike any other: a relentless blast of deconstructive weirdness, gunsmoke, surreal frontiers and Awesome Ape Action. Six-Gun Gorilla is a head-poppin’, civil-warrin’, wilderness-crossin’ epic with sly sci-fi notes: a love-letter to the Western genre, signed with a flourish by a black-furred and blood-drenched fist.”   

SIX - GUN GORILLA #1 will arrive in stores on June 12th with a cover by Ramón Pérez and carries a retail price of $3.99. And don’t forget to ask your retailer about the incentive cover by James Harren (B.P.R.D.)!