Comic News

Dynamite Scores Voltron

Dynamite has not yet announced the acquisition of the property or the date of release for its Voltron comic. The most recent Voltron
comics were published by Devil’s Due, which acquired the license in
2002. Devil’s Due published a five-issue miniseries followed by an
11-issue ongoing Voltron series that ended in 2005. A second
5-issue miniseries from Devil’s Due debuted in 2008 and marked the end
of the modern era of Voltron comics.

Comic Movie Night: Daredevil Reboot

It will be a continuation of the story started with the 2003 film
starring Ben Affleck as the blind superhero. That film, which was based
on the Marvel comic, grossed $179M worldwide. Chernin Entertainment
is producing the new pic. Slade is no stranger to genre films, having
directed last year’s Twilight film Eclipse and the vampire thriller 30 Days of Night. The screenwriter attached to the film is David Scarpa, who scripted The Day The Earth Stood Still
for Fox. The new film has yet to be assigned a title and no word has
been released from the studio whether the original actors will reprise
their roles.

A Meal To Die For

Marvel
has announced a new digital comic feature the world famous wall crawler
teaming up with an unlikely partner. World famous chef Eli Kirshtein
from Bravo’s popular Top Chef. This comic is exclusive to Marvel’s
Comics App and Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited for…wait for it…FREE! Peter Parker takes his girlfriend to a fancy New York restaurant to meet
Kirshtein but Mysterio has decided he has better plans and wishes to
ruin Spidey’s day. Eli Kirshtein is a comic fan who jokingly suggested to C.B. Cebulski to
add him into a Spider-Man comic and it happened. Both saying it was a
great experience as they helped each other to create the comic. Marc
Bernadin and Mike Henderson are the writers with Ale Garza for art.

Savage Beauty a Critical Darling

It’s not often that I get quoted for a review. Sometimes our site is just under the radar that we get bumped in favor of CBR or Newsarama with their generic MIND BLOWING reviews. Well this time we win out for being quoted by Moonstone Books for Savage Beauty #1. You can also see what others are saying about the book on the quote sheet and then maybe you’ll get the point that we’re not blowing smoke on this book and you should pick it up. Moonstone Entertainment, Inc., Captain Action Enterprises, and Runemaster Studios, the forces behind Moonstone’s latest comic title SAVAGE BEAUTY, have been saying for months just how spectacular this new series would be.  An updating of the Jungle Girl genre tale, SAVAGE BEAUTY uses two very strong female leads to not only introduce pulp like heroics into the jungles of today’s world, but also tackles real life issues.   The comic is a tool of vital partnership between its creators and agencies and organizations dedicated to making life better and even saving lives in Kenya, Africa, and other ravaged lands.   Moonstone, CAE, and Runemaster have been shouting the praises of SAVAGE BEAUTY and rightfully so.

Celebrate Savage Beauty and Savage Girls at c2e2

Moonstone Entertainment, Inc., Captain Action Enterprises, and Runemaster Studios, Inc. have swung into action and adventure with their hot new title, SAVAGE BEAUTY!  On the stands now, SAVAGE BEAUTY’s debut issue introduces two heroines who, using a Jungle legend as a symbol, set out to right the wrongs done on so many levels in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, and others! To celebrate SAVAGE BEAUTY as well as to discuss the Jungle Girl genre in general, a panel is being held at The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – also known as C2E2.  C2E2 brings attention to the hottest and newest items from  comics, movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games.  And it is doing just that with the JUNGLE GIRL PANEL!

Wolverine vs Marvel U

Last year, New York Times bestselling writer Jonathan Maberry blew you
away with a sadistic vision of a Marvel Universe ravaged by
cannibalistic heroes – and this June Maberry is back with Marvel Universe Vs. Wolverine #1 (of 4)! Joined by fan favorite artist Laurence Campbell (Punisher MAX),
the two turn Wolverine into a one man slaughter machine against Earth’s
Mightiest, who’ve all been infected by a lethal virus, transforming
them into savage beasts. Logan has always been the best at what he
does, but does he have what it takes to eliminate the vicious hordes of
crazed Marvel heroes on his own?

Shipping in July – Moonstone Books

Who can no longer wait till July? I know I can’t wait to read Buckaroo Banzai! Moonstone looks like they have a whole slew of new releases in July and collected trades. More than likely you’ll get a review for each of these releases so fear not we have you covered there. Keep checking the site this week as we have a ton of Moonstone news for you. So if you’re in need of your pulp fix… its a coming! In the meantime sit back and check out what’s coming down the pipe line from Moonstone Books.

Claudio Sanchez at c2e2

Don’t miss your chance to meet Coheed & Cambria front man and THE AMORY WARS creator Claudio Sanchez when he invades C2E2! Join Claudio and co-conspirators Chondra Echert (KILL AUDIO), Aaron Kuder (THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH: 3) and Tony Moore (THE AMORY WARS: THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE, THE WALKING DEAD – Friday only) as they sign at Sanchez’s Evil Ink Comics booth #613, Friday, March 18, 2011 at 5PM and Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3PM. Also be sure to pick up THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH: 3 #9 C2E2 Exclusive Variant (limited to 300 copies) and THE AMORY WARS: THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE limited edition print by THE WALKING DEAD artist Tony Moore!

Kirby: Genesis #0 on Sale for $1

Kirby: Genesis For the last five months the internet has been in a buzz over this new project from Dynamite publications. Now it’s great to learn that Kirby: Genesis’ first comic, Issue #0, will be priced at the very affordable dollar mark. Kirby: Genesis #0 contains research collected by Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek on the legendary Marvel artist and character creator, Jack Kirby. The issue also includes some preview pages of the first issue of Kirby: Genesis.

Kirby: Genesis #0 will not only feature the above bonus materials but also an original story. The cover will be illustrated by Alex Ross who will also be the penciller and inker alongside Jackson Herbert. Vinicius Andrade is the colorist that will pull the rest of the artwork together. Kurt Busiek finishes this cast of vibrant characters working on this prelude to the Kirby: Genesis series as the writer.

Comic Movie Night: Wigram Productions Gets Jeff Smith’s Rasl

Lionel Wigram, who famously hatched a graphic novel version of Sherlock Holmes before
setting that franchise up at Warner Bros., has tapped into another
comic for a feature film project. Wigram Productions has acquired rights
to RASL, a black-and-white science fiction noir comic book
series written and drawn by Jeff Smith. RASL is an ex-military
scientist-turned-art thief who jumps to parallel universes to steal
treasured pieces of art. During these trips, he gets discovered by his
former employer, and finds himself trying to protect the world’s most
dangerous secret. Smith, who launched the series in 2008, also writes Bone, a series that has received 10 Eisner and 11 Harvey Awards. Wigram, who just wrapped Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,
said he was tipped to the comic by colleague Peter Eskelsen and bought
it with his own cash. “We’ll team with a writer and figure out how to
adapt it to the screen and hopefully it will become a big movie
franchise for Warner Bros.,” he said. ICM brokered the deal. Wigram will
produce, and Eskelsen and Jeff Smith will be exec producers.