Comic News

Comic Movie Night: The Last Days of American Crime

The Last Days of American Crime was reviewed highly on our site so it’s bittersweet to see it becoming the next Hollywood movie, but we’ll just have to see when it releases. Here’s what Radical had to say: Powerhouse film financing and sales company IM Global and Radical Pictures, a subsidiary of fast expanding multimedia company Radical Studios, are partnering on high-concept crime thriller THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME, it was announced jointly today by IM Global CEO and Founder Stuart Ford and Radical’s Barry Levine and Jesse Berger.

Digital Sale – The Guild for 99 Cents

Well I’m a late discovering this, but you can pick up the Guild mini-series and all the tie-in for 99 cents for the rest of the weekend. If you’re unfamiliar with their digital service check out our Cyber Monday feature on it. In the meantime you should definitely pick up the Guild, if you still need convincing check out our review for the first issue.

AM2 Con Announces Screenings

We’ve had some coverage for this summers first AM2 con which stands for Asian Animation, Manga and Music. In a way it’s like C2E2 but just for asain market of comics. The event is actually free and today they announced a ton of screeners they’ll be having so check it out. Cosplayers get ready for one of the most exciting events at his summer¹s most anticipated anime, manga and music convention AM2 as it proudly announces its official Masquerade event which will be held in the Official Main Events hall this coming 4th of July weekend.  More info and rules can be found at www.am2con.org.

Kalafina to Perform at Anime Expo 2011

The Japanese pop trio Kalafina announced on Friday that they will perform on July 2 at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles. Kalafina’s Wakana, Keiko, and Hikaru debuted in 2008 with “oblivious,” the first of seven ending theme songs for the Kara no Kyoukai – the Garden of sinners anime films. Since then, they have performed theme songs for several other anime, including Black Butler and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Yuki Kajiura, a veteran composer of such anime as Noir, .hack//SIGN, and Tsubasa Chronicle, put together the Kalafina group and writes the music. However, Kajiura has not been announced as a guest for Anime Expo. Kajiura and Kalafina appeared together at Anime Boston 2009.

Oni Press Free Comic Book Day Offers

Keeping in line with the way Oni Press launched The Sixth Gun last year with Free Comic Book Day, this time their launching Spontaneous which is going to be the entire first issue… for free! If you miss out they’ll retail the issue later on, but this is a good chance to check out a brand new first issue for free. Here’s what Oni has going on for FCBD.

Ultimate Comics Liveblogs

This Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from May 2nd to May 5th Marvel has hosted liveblogs starting at 3:00 PM EST that has revealed the futures of several Ultimate Comics. The complete liveblogs from the last couple of days are available at Marvel’s website.

You can view conversations from Monday featuring writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribic on their new project coming in August titled Ultimate Comics: Ultimates, taking place after the Ultimate Fallout series starting in July.

Criminal Macabre Comes to Dark Horse Presents

A lot of great Criminal Macabre announcements this week. First it was the dual omnibus’ and now it’s that Criminal Macabre will be appearing in Dark Horse Presents. If you’re into the series or just starting off this will be a good jumping on point. In celebration of the triumphant return of our flagship title, Dark Horse Presents, we announce another classic comeback: comics’ favorite alcoholic supernatural detective, Cal McDonald!

Free Comic Book Day in L.A.: Geoff Johns, Robert Kirkman, Mike Mignola, Steve Niles Signings

Free
Comic Book Day is coming and across the country comic book stores are 
gearing up and briniging the big guns to promote this day.  But
aparenlty nobody does it better than the comic book shops in
California. 
Below is the list of people that will be siging books and it also
details which store
in California  you can find the superstar creators. Among them is the
man known as Geoff Johns! Oh. Did I forget to mention that Mike Mignola
and Robert Kirkman will also be in the California shops as well. You
know that Californian comic book readers
are spoiled right…. Right!.  Anyway, Happy Free Comic Book Day everyone!

From Bloom County to Mars Coming in July

For all the comic strip lovers of Bloom County here is a little treasure for you.  Looks like a great deal. Berkeley Breathed is known to comic-striplovers as the hilarious creator of Bloom County and its quirkydenizens Opus, Bill the Cat Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, Cutter Johnand more. He is also renowned for his touching children’s bookslike Mars Needs Moms and Flawed Dogs. Earlierthis year the Museum of Cartoon Art in San Francisco celebrated thejoy and laughter this inventive and diverse creator has given us byputting on a one man show of his work, both Bloom Countyand children’s books. 

Marvel Character Join Dark Horse Comics Syroco Line

The 1960s brought a cultural upheaval in music and art, with a host of new icons entering the scene: The Beatles, Andy Warhol, and, of course, Marvel Comics, led by a host of characters that defined modern comic books. Now, these characters will appear just as they did then, in a new line of collectible statuettes from Dark Horse Deluxe. Beginning in September 2011, the program will include two alternating series: Classic Marvel Characters and the Fantastic Four. The statues portray these characters just as they originally appeared: Spider-Man is presented with his early “web wing” costume, and Daredevil is in his yellow-and-red uniform, for instance. This new line will be deliberately different than the common modern Marvel collectible sculpture, with features like a rougher surface texture, visible seam lines, and other slightly “distressed” aspects, such as the method of paint application.