Radical Publishing Releases "Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost" #2

ALADDIN: LEGACY OF THE LOST #2 (2 of 3)
Writer IAN EDGINTON
Series Illustrators STJEPAN SEJIC and PATRICK REILLY
Letterers RICHARD STARKINGS and COMICRAFT’S JIMMY BETANCOURT
64 pages, FC for only $4.99

After his descent into the perilous caverns for the sorcerer Qassim, the thieving rogue known as Aladdin has reappeared in the city of Shambhalla. He is no longer a pauper, but a rich and decadent prince, transformed by the power of the Djinn of the Lamp! However, when Qassim exposes Aladdin and kidnaps the lovely Princess Soraya, there’s only one man Aladdin can turn to: Sinbad, the mariner of legend. With Sinbad’s help, Aladdin must journey to the hidden depths of the city to parlay with the world’s deadliest sovereign. She’ll help the duo track Qassim… but for a price far beyond even Aladdin’s imagination.

Featuring covers by Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies), Lucio Parrillo (Hulk Monster-Size Special) and a special 1:10 incentive cover from Clayton Crain (X-Force).

Aladdin #2 cover A: by Arthur Suydam – Diamond Code: DEC090980

Cover B: by Lucio Parrillo – Diamond Code: DEC090981

WWE Heroes Get Prequel Comic for iPhone

TITAN LAUNCH WWE HEROES IPHONE PREQUEL COMIC

Titan Publishing’s WWE Heroes comic series hits newsstands this week, with an exclusive free prequel story launching on the iPhone!

The sensational comic book series takes the biggest WWE Superstars and Divas into a brand new fictional universe. The first issue of flagship title WWE Heroes, which reveals an eternal rivalry set against the backdrop of the history of WWE hits newsstands and comic book stores from March 23.

An exclusive WWE Heroes prequel comic has been released on the iPhone as part of the launch, available to download for FREE at the App store beginning today.

iPhone and iPod touch users can be the first to discover the shocking background to the WWE Heroes comic in an exclusive prequel comic strip featuring WWE Superstars such as Triple H®, Big Show®, Undertaker®, Chris Jericho® and a surprise guest star!

This iPhone comic will give fans a great lead-in to fantastic action of the monthly WWE Heroes comic in comic shops,” says Ned Hartley, Editor, WWE Heroes comic. “We’re really excited to be able to give fans a behind the scenes look at how a comic is created, with exclusive pencils and inks for each panel to show how a comic strip is put together. The iPhone technology allows us to give a whole new interactive experience to fans, and we think it’s all pretty exciting!"

WWE Heroes comic series features WWE Superstars Triple H®, Undertaker®, Randy Orton®, Batista®, Shawn Michaels®, Big Show®, John Cena®, CM Punk®, Kane®, Edge®, Chris Jericho®, Matt Hardy®, Rowdy Roddy Piper™, Carlito™, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler® and Kelly Kelly®.

The WWE Heroes cycle is written by Keith Champagne, who has penned acclaimed comics such as Justice Society of America, Green Lantern Corps, World War III and Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters. Artwork is provided by comics’ artist, Andy Smith, who has worked as a penciller for major comic publishers such as Marvel, DC, Image, Acclaim, and CrossGen Entertainment.

WWE Heroes comic #1 - On-sale now! Available from all good retailers and specialist comic stores.

WWE Heroes iPhone prequel comic is free and can be downloaded now for iPhone or iPod Touch by visiting the App store or
http://wwecomics.com/the-story-begins-on-iphone/832//

For a demo of the WWE Heroes iPhone prequel comic visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAxxSRy5yOs

For more information on WWE Heroes comic, visit:
http://www.wwecomics.com

Terminal Press Announces "ZombieBomb!"

Terminal Press Drops the ZombieBomb!

Terminal Press have definitely placed their stamp on the Zombie genre before and with their newly released, “ZombieBomb! Dead Not Dead,” they have set their sights on completely blowing it away.

The reanimated brainchild of Adam Miller and Rich Woodall, “ZombieBomb! Dead Not Dead” is the first in a series of ZombieBomb! anthologies featuring top creators putting their spin on the cranium-chomping, lumbering legends. Each creative team involved has crafted their own unique interpretation of the subject matter, ensuring fans a diverse and original experience. From classic horror to offbeat alternative to whimsical comedy, the stories and artwork manage to breathe life into the undead and keep the rotting corpses fresh.

"This book was a blast & the art was amazing!! ZombieBomb! Chewed my mind!” – Ed McGuinness (Hulk, Superman/Batman)

“These guys took it to task and Killed it!” – Dan Panosian (Irredeemable, X-Men)

"ZombieBomb! Dead Not Dead" features the talents of Shawn McManus (Sandman/Swampthing), Tomm Coker (Marvel/DC/Image), Neil Vokes (Marve/DC/Image), Jack Herman (Terminator/Elementals), Paul Maybury (Image), Matt Roberts (Image), Jason Copland (Image), Joe Haley (The Underburbs), Narek Gevorgian (Terminal Press / Elite Gudz), Matty Field, Jerry Morrissette, Tony Donley, Tom Whalen, Josh Morrissette, Veronica Hebbard, Anthony Schiavino and Steve Jones.

“ZombieBomb! Dead Not Dead” is available right now at TerminalPress.com (http://www.terminalpress.com/comics/zombies.html). Pick up the Exclusive Sketch Cover Variant from the ZombieBomb! booth at the Boston Comic Con (http://www.bostoncomiccon.com/).

Visit the Terminal Press Fan Page @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Terminal-Press/110121042984.

Visit the ZombieBomb! Fan Page @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zombie-Bomb-Comic-Anthology/151064240675

Butterflies, Flowers, and Cherries

I read Butterflies, Flowers, Vol. 2

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which now has an iPhone app).

South Carolina Photographer Launches "Blood Rose" Webcomic

Charleston Photographer launches “Blood Rose” A Unique Online Web Comic shot in the Lowcountry

Local photographer and actor, Charlie Thiel, has been busy lately launching his new web comic, “Blood Rose” featuring Danielle Doolin Ward, Arlene Lagos, Julio Cotto, Michelle Mills, and many other local Charleston actors. Thiel has already completed his pilot series shot entirely at Folly Beach’s popular hangout, “The Lost Dog Café” and can be found on http://www.bloodrosewebcomic.com/ He just finished completing his second series, both of which are written by the well known movie producer, Nick Smith.

“Having been involved as an actor on “Cold Soldiers”, says Thiel, I had seen the amount of work that went into making a film. I was interested in that sort of creative work, but I wasn't ready to tackle the logistics of film making. That is when the idea of creating a photo-based web comic came to me. It was a great motivator for me to practice and improve my photography skills, my lighting skills, and my Photoshop skills all while creating something with a lot of local actors that had become friends”.

Theil’s approach to “Blood Rose” is different, largely because he doesn’t use traditional drawings that one would find in a web comic. Instead, he uses his training in photographic techniques and photographic lighting. Many of the printed comic books out there are drawn by amazingly talented artists who fully understand lighting, camera angles, and brilliant composition. The comic books out there now are drawn in a (somewhat exaggerated) cinematic or photographic visual style.

“I kept looking at what they were drawing, and thinking that the lighting and angles reminded me so much of what I tried to create with flashes and a camera. I use a Canon camera along with Canon flashes in the field and White Lightning studio strobes when I'm in the studio. Once I have captured the images I am after, I use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop for all of my image manipulation. I try to keep it simple, but as the reader will see, I will keep trying new techniques in Photoshop as the web comic progresses”. - Charlie Thiel

So far, Thiel has yet to find a single web comic using photos in this way. This is the first web comic, or comic of any kind, for that matter that is produced in this fashion. “It was exciting when I finally realized that no one else out there was doing anything like this, continues Thiel, it will give us a uniqueness that can only be to our benefit.”

Archaia Graphic Novels Now in Stores

THE KILLER VOL. 2 HARDCOVER
(W) Matz (A) Luc Jacamon

While trying to avoid the kinds of personal entanglements that make the life of a professional assassin all the more difficult, our Killer exacts what he hopes will be his revenge on those that have sent his life and career into its long and downward spiral back into humanity. Collects issues #5-10 of the acclaimed series The Killer.

Full Color $24.95 176 pages Mature Readers (series contains Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Violence, and Adult Content)

ROBOTIKA VOL. 2: FOR A FEW RUBLES MORE HARDCOVER
(W) Alex Sheikman and David Moran (A) Alex Sheikman (COL) Joel Chua

Niko, the Steampunk Samurai in search of a soul, returns with Yuri Bronski and Cherokee Geisha. Join the Three Yojimbos on their latest adventure as they journey deeper into the Badlands of this bleakly dystopian future world, where sometimes the one and only currency that can satisfy a debt is blood. Welcome to the future… Collects the four-issue miniseries.

Full Color $19.95 144 pages Mature Readers (Series contains Graphic Violence and Adult Content)

GUNNERKRIGG COURT VOL. 2: RESEARCH
(W/A) Tom Siddell

Annie and Kat begin their second year at Gunnerkrigg Court! Parts of Annie's past are revealed, as well as mysteries that tie back to the origins of the Court itself. Finding a secret tomb of ancient robots beneath Kat's workshop leads the two friends to question how they are linked to the mysterious ghost that attacked Annie the year before. And as a new Medium In Training, Annie is able to visit the powerful trickster god Coyote in Gillitie Forest, a visit that reveals more than she ever imagined. The second collection of the award-winning Web series!

Full Color $26.95 296 pages All Ages

DAYS MISSING HARDCOVER(W) Phil Hester, David Hine, Ian Edginton, Matz (A) Frazer Irving, Chris Burnham, Hugo Petrus, Lee Moder (COV) Dale Keown

From Roddenberry Productions, the creators of Star Trek, comes a story about the hidden pages of human history. Since the dawn of time, a being has existed whose interaction and interference with mankind has shaped human development. His powers of time and intellect have allowed him to secretly remove certain critical days from the historical record. Their stories have never been told. Their details have never been documented. Their existence is not remembered. But the occurrences of these days have forever changed the course of humanity’s evolution. These are the Days Missing from our existence, and they are about to be revealed… Collects all five issues of the hit mini-series and includes a Foreword by Warren Ellis, cover gallery, design sketches and interviews with the creators.

Full Color $19.95 160 pages Teen +13 (Series contains material suitable for Teen Readers age 13 and above)

Cowboy Ninja Viking Trade Coming Later This Month

COWBOYS, NINJAS AND VIKINGS, OH MY!

Cowboy Ninja Viking gets collected in April

COWBOY NINJA VIKING, written by AJ Lieberman and drawn by Riley Rossmo gets it first collection in April with 160 full-color pages of story and never-before-seen material!

The COWBOY NINJA VIKING trade paperback collects issues 1-5 and features 30 pages of brand new material, including the original pitch for the book, a script for an alternate version of the series, unused cover art, and pinups by Nathan Fox (Fluorescent Black), Dean Trippe (Comic Book Tattoo), and Christian Ward (Olympus).

Lieberman promises, "If ever there was time a reader who has been debating whether or not to jump on the bandwagon of insanity and mayhem that is Cowboy Ninja Viking, the time to leap has come with the release of our first TPB collecting issues #1-5 (plus 30 pages of extras) all for $16.99! Still not sure? We'll toss in a free index!"

COWBOY NINJA VIKING is the creation of Doctor Sebastian Ghislain, a psychotherapist who recruits Multiple Personality Disorder patients to produce a unit of counter-intelligence agents called Triplets. But what happens when Triplets become out-of-control assassins? That's when the deadliest Triplet of them all, COWBOY NINJA VIKING, is called in to take down his own brethren.

COWBOY NIJA VIKING TP (FEB100353), a full-color 160-page trade collecting issues 1-5 and featuring all new material, will be in stores April 21, 2010. Issue #1 can be viewed in the online comics section of www.imagecomics.com.

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.