Thursday, November 18, 2010

Image and Collider Entertainment Present "The Mission"



HEAVEN SENT
 
The mission is murder in new Image Comics title from Marc Guggenheim's Collider Entertainment
 
An average man gets sent on a heavenly task this February in THE MISSION, from Marc Guggenheim's Collider Entertainment.

In THE MISSION, a typical working guy finds his life upended when he's approached by a mysterious figure who claims to be the archangel Gabriel. Gabriel tells him he's been chosen for a mission in the battle between good and evil. The mission? Murder! Did our hero actually get a command from an angel or is he losing his mind?

Written by JON HOEBER and ERICH HOEBER, who wrote the screenplays for Red and Battleship, THE MISSION is produced by ALISA TAGER (HALCYON, Serenity) and MARC GUGGENHEIM (HALCYON, No Ordinary Family). The series is stunningly illustrated by WERTHER DELL'EDERA (Dark Entries, Loveless) and colored by ARIANNA FLOREAN.

"Jon and Erich have written the perfect supernatural thriller," says Guggenheim. "People have questioned the existence of God and angels for millennia, but the main character of THE MISSION has to face the reality of this conundrum, and the twists and turns will have the readers guessing as well. Werther's art is a flawless companion to the story, putting into pictures the discord our hero confronts."

Whether the battle is between good and evil or between sanity and lunacy, it begins in THE MISSION #1 (DEC100433), a 32-page full-color comic book for $2.99, will be in stores February 23, 2011. Collider Entertainment's first release with Image Comics, HALCYON #1, is available now.


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 five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound 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 http://www.imagecomics.com/.

 

Tyrannosaurus Rex One-Shot Coming from Image



RUMBLE IN THE CRETACEOUS
 
Man meets dinosaur in TYRANNOSAURUS REX one-shot from Image Comics
 
In February, Image Comics gets prehistoric with TYRANNOSUARUS REX, a one shot from Mark Kidwell ('68, Frazetta's Dark Kingdom) and Jay Fotos ('68, Frazetta's Death Dealer), with art by Jeff Zornow (Day of the Dead: Desertion, Halloween Comics, Fright Rags) and Fotos.

In TYRANNOSAURUS REX, man and dinosaur share the food chain. The delicate balance between the two is destroyed one fateful day, leaving one man to face the eternally deadly Tyrant Lizard. This man will risk it all to defend his village, save his tribe, and protect his lady-love, fur bikini and all!

"This project hit home on satisfying any giddy child-like fantasies," says Fotos. "I told myself that if I could make a dinosaur comic, the main influences would be a lifetime of Ray Harryhausen flicks, the image of Raquel Welch in a fur bikini, and a heaping helping of Warner Brothers Looney Tunes. It's all non-stop dino-carnage in TYRANNOSAURUS REX!"

TYRANNOSAURUS REX ($3.99, DEC100446), a 32-page full-color one shot comic book from Image Comics, will be in stores February 9, 2011.


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 five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound 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 http://www.imagecomics.com/.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Vagabond VIZBIG Duel

I read Vagabond, Vol. 9 (VIZBIG Edition)

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.  This collects Vagabond, Vols. 25-27.


VIZ Media Announces New Titles for Spring and Summer 2011



VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW MANGA ACQUISITIONS FOR SPRING & SUMMER 2011
 
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced the forthcoming releases for Spring and Summer 2011. The diverse new lineup offers something for everyone, from the supernatural adventures of NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN and BLUE EXORCIST, to the rough-and-tumble action of TENJO TENGE, to a slice-of-life peek at the tenants of an apartment in Italy in LA QUINTA CAMERA, to the long-awaited artbook of the hit VAMPIRE KNIGHT series.

NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN Volume 1 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens • Shonen Jump • MSRP: $9.99 US / $12.99 CAN • Available February 1, 2011

While the day belongs to humans, the night belongs to yokai, supernatural creatures that thrive on human fear. Caught between these worlds is Rikuo Nura. He's three-quarters human, but his grandfather is none other than Nurarihyon, the supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. So, Rikuo is an ordinary teenager three quarters of the time, until his yokai blood awakens. Then Rikuo transforms into the future leader of the Nura clan, leading a hundred demons.

BLUE EXORCIST Volume 1 • Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens • Shonen Jump Advanced • MSRP: $9.99 US / $12.00 CAN • Available April 5, 2011

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!

TENJO TENGE Volume 1 • Rated ‘M’ for Mature • VIZ Signature • MSRP: $17.99 US / $21.00 CAN • Available June 21, 2011

By popular demand, VIZ Signature presents an all-new publication of a fan favorite—now 100% faithful to the original and in 2-in-1 editions featuring 16 pages of full-color art!

Knuckle-busting brawls, badass babes, and the toughest student body ever to mix it up under one roof. Welcome to Todo High, where the only rule is: get strong or get schooled. Soichiro Nagi and Bob Makihara have always been the meanest street brawlers around. When they enter Todo High they plan on carving out a reputation as the strongest fighters in their new school—easier said than done in a place that's dedicated to training its students in the art of combat!

LA QUINTA CAMERA • Rated ‘T’ for Teens • VIZ Signature • MSRP: $12.99 US / $14.99 CAN • Available July 19, 2011

A charming suite of linked stories from the acclaimed author of not simple and House of Five Leaves, set in an apartment in Italy. In four of the rooms live four single men with singular personalities. Into this peculiar ménage steps an exchange student, the new tenant of the fifth room. Brought together by chance, friends by choice, they pursue their dreams together as the days drift gently by.

THE ART OF VAMPIRE KNIGHT • Shojo Beat • MSRP: $24.99 US / $28.00 CAN • Available September 6, 2011

Cross over into the world of VAMPIRE KNIGHT with the lush, full-color artwork of Matsuri Hino. This deluxe hardcover edition includes an extensive gallery with author comments, a how-to tutorial, and an exclusive poster.

For more information on these titles, or others from VIZ Media, please visit http://www.viz.com/.

Actionopolis Has "Henrietta Hex" on Kindle



ACTIONOPOLIS Publishes Highly Anticipated New Series HENRIETTA HEX
HENRIETTA HEX: SHADOWS FROM THE PAST –Highly Anticipated First Book in the Henrietta Hex Series - Now available on Kindle
LOS ANGELES---- ACTIONOPOLIS, LLC launches the eagerly anticipated Henrietta Hex: Shadows from the Past with a Kindle edition first printing. Steven Philip Jones, author of the Young Adult fantasy-adventure novels Talismen: The Knightmare Knife and Wizard Academies: The House with the Witch’s Hat, introduces readers to Henrietta Hex: Shadows From The Past, a new fantasy about a young paranormal investigator who can see and speak with ghosts. Henrietta Hex simultaneously releases in downloadable e-book apps compatible on iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Kindle, and the Android readers.

HENRIETTA HEX - Folks living in and around the tiny seaport of Spouke's Hollow, Maine often refer to it as "Spooks Hollow." The town has more than its share of things that go bump in the night, as young Henrietta Heckes finds out after she moves there with her mother from Boston. Henrietta also discovers that she is a medium who can communicate with spirits from the town’s past, including the vengeful ghost of a former medium who would like to destroy Spooks Hollow.

For more information about the new line of ACTIONOPOLIS books visit http://www.actionopolis.com/.

ACTIONOPOLIS: When Adventure Is Your Destination!


ABOUT STEVEN PHILIP JONES
Steven Philip Jones most current credits include the graphic novels Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Twisted Minds and Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft, Volumes 1 & 2. Jones’ other novels include King of Harlem (“a gripping read” – Clive Cussler) and Bushwhackers, and he has written over 60 graphic scripts for Marvel Comics, Caliber Comics and Malibu Graphics. Jones is a graduate of the University of Iowa and was accepted into Iowa’s prestigious Writer’s Workshop Master of Fine Arts Program. Visit him on the web at www.stevenpjones.com.

ABOUT ACTIONOPOLIS
Actionopolis is the brainchild of publisher Shannon Eric Denton, who has years of experience with companies such as Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, FoxKids, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon. He and his Komikwerks co-founder Patrick Coyle have been publishing comics online and in print through their publishing company KOMIKWERKS since 2000.

ABOUT KOMIKWERKS
Komikwerks has been partnered with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to publish a line of premiere Internet comics called Stan Lee's Sunday Comics on Komikwerks.com. Komikwerks also provided exclusive content to the AOL: RED website. Komikwerks has been featured in many news and entertainment periodicals including Variety, USA Today, and Wizard Magazine.

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 17 2010

DC COMICS

SEP100176 AZRAEL #14 $2.99

SEP100164 BATMAN #704 $2.99

AUG100220 BATMAN BRAVE AND BOLD FEARSOME FANG STRIKES TP $12.99

SEP100156 BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 $3.99

SEP100172 BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #17 $3.99

AUG100143 BATMAN THE RETURN #1 $4.99

SEP100194 BRIGHTEST DAY #14 $2.99

SEP100241 DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN #2 $7.99

SEP100228 DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #7 (OF 10) $3.99

FEB100293 DCU ORIGINS SERIES 2 GREEN LANTERN 2 PACK AF PI

FEB100295 DCU ORIGINS SERIES 2 SUPERMAN 2 PACK AF PI

FEB100296 DCU ORIGINS SERIES 2 THE FLASH 2 PACK AF PI

FEB100294 DCU ORIGINS SERIES 2 WONDER WOMAN 2 PACK AF PI

JUL100233 EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 04 (MR) $29.99

JUL100251 FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR) $29.99

JUL100129 FLASH #6 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99

JAN100395 GOTHAM CITY STORIES STATUE PART 3 THE JOKER $99.99

AUG100268 GREEK STREET TP VOL 02 CASSANDRA COMPLEX (MR) $14.99

AUG100202 GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FIVE STAGES TP $17.99

AUG100117 GREEN LANTERN #59 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99

SEP100202 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #54 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99

SEP100307 HELLBLAZER #273 (MR) $2.99

SEP100291 IDES OF BLOOD #4 (OF 6) $3.99

NOV090260 JLA TROPHY ROOM BATMAN MODERN UTILITY BELT REPLICA $350.00

SEP100212 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #51 $3.99

SEP100223 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7 $3.99

JUL100191 LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES GREAT DARKNESS SAGA DLX HC $39.99

JAN100378 LYNDA CARTER AS WONDER WOMAN BUST $80.00

SEP100232 NIGHTMASTER MONSTERS OF ROCK #1 $2.99

SEP100312 NORTHLANDERS #34 (MR) $2.99

SEP100233 POWER GIRL #18 $2.99

SEP100293 RATCHET AND CLANK #3 (OF 6) $3.99

AUG100206 SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01 NEW PTG $19.99

SEP100227 SPIRIT #8 $3.99

SEP100187 SUPERGIRL #58 $2.99

SEP100185 SUPERMAN #705 $2.99

SEP100189 SUPERMAN BATMAN #78 $2.99

JUL100205 SUPERMAN LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 01 $24.99

SEP100294 TELARA CHRONICLES #3 (OF 4) $3.99

SEP100273 TINY TITANS #34 $2.99

SEP100302 VERTIGO RESURRECTED THE EXTREMIST #1 (MR) $7.99

MAR100356 WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 3 POWER GIRL BUST $60.00

SEP100295 WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #1 (OF 5) $2.99

SEP100296 X-FILES 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #5 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99

SEP100236 ZATANNA #7 $2.99

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 17 2010

MARVEL COMICS

SEP100727 AGENTS OF ATLAS VS TP $19.99

SEP100579 AVENGERS #7 $3.99

SEP100722 CAPTAIN AMERICA 1940S NEWSPAPER STRIP TP $14.99

SEP100696 CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW DEAL PREMIERE HC $24.99

SEP100598 CHAOS WAR CHAOS KING #1 $3.99

SEP100601 CHAOS WAR DEAD AVENGERS #1 (OF 3) $3.99

SEP100659 DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #3 $2.99

SEP100721 DAREDEVIL BENDIS AND MALEEV ULTIMATE COLL TP BK 03 $34.99

SEP100562 DEADPOOL CORPS #8 $2.99

SEP100716 DEADPOOL TP VOL 04 MONKEY BUSINESS $15.99

SEP100674 DEADPOOLMAX #2 (MR) $3.99

SEP100730 ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP VOL 05 NEW ED $19.99

SEP100715 FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 02 $15.99

SEP100618 HEROIC AGE VILLAINS #1 $3.99

SEP100620 HULK #27 $3.99

SEP100634 IRON MAN RAPTURE #2 (OF 4) $3.99

SEP100728 MARVEL 1602 TP SPIDER-MAN $16.99

SEP100626 MARVEL SUPER ACTION #1 $9.99

SEP100577 OSBORN #1 BIG (OF 4) $3.99

SEP100692 PUNISHER HC FRANKEN-CASTLE $39.99

SEP100710 REALM OF KINGS TP $34.99

SEP100707 SIEGE TP X-MEN $15.99

SEP100575 SPIDER-GIRL #1 BIG $3.99

SEP100726 SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP BOOK 04 $39.99

SEP100550 STAND HARDCASES #5 (OF 5) $3.99

SEP100678 SUPERIOR #2 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99

AUG108037 SUPERIOR #2 (OF 6) MCNIVEN VAR (MR) (PP #939) $2.99

SEP100724 SUPREME POWER HYPERION TP NEW PTG $19.99

SEP100645 THOR FIRST THUNDER #3 (OF 5) $3.99

SEP100648 THUNDERBOLTS #150 $4.99

SEP108011 THUNDERBOLTS #150 ZIRCHER VAR (PP #942) $4.99

SEP108013 UNCANNY X-FORCE #1 2ND PTG OPENA VAR (PP #942) $3.99

SEP100704 UNCANNY X-MEN OFF INDEX MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP $19.99

SEP108012 WOLVERINE #2 2ND PTG GUEDES VAR (PP #942) $3.99

SEP100660 X-23 #3 $2.99

SEP100669 X-FACTOR #211 $2.99

SEP100661 X-MEN #5 $3.99