Comic News

Stan Lee’s Starborn Covers Revealed

Here it is, the third and final release of Stan Lee’s new line of comics from Boom! Studios. Who knows, maybe this one will sell more than Soldier Zero did. I for one am very curious about that suit… it itches the area of my brain that’s familiar with 80’s cartoons.

BOOM! Studios and POW! Entertainment unveiled STAN LEE’S STARBORN at a press conference during Comic-Con International 2010. It was there that fans learned that New York Timesbestselling author Chris Roberson and SPIDER-MAN artist Khary Randolph would be joining Stan as writer and artist on the ongoing series, STAN LEE’S STARBORN!

Image Comics – Memoir

Personally I didn’t like Choker, Ben McCool’s Image series. It was predictable and never played to the strengths of Ben Templesmith’s art style. So Memoir doesn’t hold a high stock with me, but I love reading new stuff and will probably check this book out. Also any artist that worked on DMZ is worth checking out.

In January 2011, Ben McCool, the creative mastermind behind CHOKER, teams up with brilliant artist Nikki Cook (Girl Comics, DMZ) for a haunting tale of mystery and memory loss. McCool explains, “MEMOIR is a mysterious match up of Twin Peaks and the Twilight Zone, featuring a town devoid of memory, an eager journalist looking to exploit it, and a strange young girl watching over everything — a young girl who claims to be the daughter of God.”

Boundless Comics – Jan Releases

Boldly moving forward with its long-term plans for the fan-favorite character, new publisher Boundless Comics proudly announces the January release of LADY DEATH #1, written by original creator Brian Pulido and Mike Wolfer (Gravel, Night of the Living Dead), with dynamic illustrations by Marcelo Mueller.

The new monthly LADY DEATH series has been building heat for months with the release of the lead-in LADY DEATH PREMIERE issue and the new established status quo presented in LADY DEATH #0. Now, in the #1 issue of the series, Lady Death’s new incarnation as the thief Illadra begins to face the truth – her life is a façade masking a heritage of horror and power born in an otherworldly dimension. Driven by painful memories of a confrontation with the mysterious Death Queen, she begins her quest to recapture her former glory… but comes face-to-snarling-face with a werewolf assassin determined to end her mission in gruesome fashion! This new LADY DEATH story arc promises to deliver bold character developments and intense action that will appeal to longtime fans and newcomers alike.

Calling All Zombies!

Fan of The Walking Dead? Ever wanted to dress up as a zombie? Ever wanted to win something? Well at Long Beach Comic Con 2010 you could do all three! Visit Image Comics at LBCC 2010 for a chance to win The Walking Dead prize package! Halloween weekend fast approaches, and with it, the premiere of THE WALKING DEAD on AMC and Long Beach Comic-Con 2010!

Image Comics will be on hand during LBCC at booth #218 with exclusive Walking Dead gear. To celebrate the launch of THE WALKING DEAD television series, anyone who visits the Image Booth dressed as a zombie will get a chance to win a Waking Dead prize package!

The Dead Walk at Long Beach Comic Con

He plays everyone’s favorite THE WALKING DEAD character — Glenn — on AMC’s new hit series, and Image Comics is pleased to announce that STEVEN YEUN will be joining them for an exclusive appearance during Long Beach Comic-Con 2010!

Appearing Sunday, October 31, only, Yeun will be signing at Image Comics booth #218 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The signing is ticketed. Starting at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis at booth #218. One ticket per person. Each person in line will get a free copy of THE WALKING DEAD #75!

Stan Lee’s Traveler #1 Extended Preview!

Hot on the heels of BOOM!’s bestselling STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #1, BOOM! Studios released today a full 10 page preview of the next hit series from BOOM! and Stan Lee,  STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER. Written by IRREDEEMABLE’s Mark Waid and drawn by AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’s Chad Hardin, STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER is sure to be the next in-demand book from BOOM! Studios.

To help retailers meet demand, BOOM! Studios is offering a 3% incentive on advanced reorders for STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER #1 through Diamond Comic Distributors.

Artifacts #2 Sells Out

It is not surprising in the least that Artifacts #2 has sold out.  I like to think my review helped bolster it’s popularity, but it is more likely that the many dedicated followers of Top Cow waiting were responsible for the impressive sold-out issue.  And it is a good thing they bought a comic with a great story and artwork instead of an issue pumped for several years and not deserving of all the hype.  Artifacts is a fantastic comic, and if you have not picked it up, I highly suggest doing so when more come in tomorrow.  

 
Artifacts, Top Cow’s latest Universe event series by writer Ron Marz (Witchblade) with the art team of Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Rick Basaldua (The Darkness), Sal Regla (Magdalena) and Sunny Gho of IFS (Velocity), experienced another sell out at the distributor level for its second issue.  A second printing of Artifacts #2 has been sent toDiamond Comics Distributors to meet the demand and will be available in local comic stores tomorrow.

New OGN – Term Life

What would you do if you had a family to care for, but everyone from the mob to dirty cops wants you dead?

Writer AJ Lieberman (COWBOY NINJA VIKING) and artist Nick Thornborrow (The Anthology Project) ask just this question of the hero of their new graphic novel TERM LIFE, coming in January 2011 from Image Comics.

“Coming off COWBOY NINJA VIKING, I wanted to write something a little less… insane,” says Lieberman. “And I wanted it to have a lot less Vikings. I’m a huge fan of crime fiction. TERM LIFE is a puzzle — a bloody, violent puzzle! Our hero is trying to do one very simple thing: stay alive for the next 21 days. But the great thing about crime fiction is that the hero rarely gets what he wants.”

Walking Dead Weekly?

No Kirkman will not be going the way of DC or Marvel and turning out watered down weekly releases of new Walking Dead. Instead he will be going the route of DC and Marvel and reprinting old issues and charging more money for them, than when they were originally released. Some where in the PR info below you’ll notice they say it’s a great way for followers of the series to patch holes in their collection… The only way I could do that is to pay an outrageousness amount for the under-printed second issue. The series is dead to me after issue 52 or whenever the hell the prison nonsense wrapped up. Any ways I’m sure someone out there is happy about the reprints and it ties in perfectly with the TV shows release… enjoy! Also you can buy these books digitally for $2 bucks… just give you options!

Soldier Zero becomes Boom!’s Best Selling Title… Ever!

I’d like to think that we played a small role in this books success with our constant promoting of the issue which received a great review from our own Rick Jones. It should be interesting to see if Boom! can break it’s own record either with the second issue or with The Traveler (the next Stan Lee project from Boom!). 

BOOM! Studios is proud to announce that STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #1 has sold over 24,000 copies through all channels and broken all records for the five-year-old publisher, making STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #1 the bestselling BOOM! Studios comic of all time.