Comic News

Dual Criminal Macabre Omnibus Editions Coming

This is something I’m truly excited for. Criminal Macabre is some of Steve Niles best work and it’s awesome to see it being collected all in two dualing Omnibus’ rather than stand alone trades or singles. If you’re a fan check this out, if you’ve never read it then check out our Dark Horse Digital feature for more details on how you can! Leading off a week of announcements related to the return of comics’ favorite supernatural detective, Dark Horse announces two volumes of Cal McDonald’s illustrated adventures.

Three Dark Horse Hardcovers Sell Out

The demand for beautiful hardcover books is strong in the comics market as The Art of Alice: Madness Returns, The Outlaw Prince: Limited Edition and Little Lulu Vol. 27 sell through their printings. Art of Alice: Madness Returns is going into a 2^nd printing! The book features gorgeous artwork from legendary game designer American McGee,creator of one of the most visually arresting games of all time, Alice. Eleven years later, McGee returns with a sequel just as groundbreaking as his critically acclaimed classic—Alice: Madness Returns!

Dark Horse Fills Texas Library Shelves

Comic Book Movie Night: Way of the Rat

Hey, remember the CrossGen martial arts
series Way of the Rat?
Sure you do, well it might finally make it to the big screen.
The wuxia-influenced comic book series, which was written by
Chuck Dixon, lasted for 24 issues before publication was halted when
CrossGen went bankrupt.

Way of the Rat was an ongoing
series by writer Chuck Dixon and artists Jeff Johnson and Tom Ryder
that followed a thief named Boon Sai Hong who runs across more than
he bargained for by stealing two objects with magical properties.
Along the way he gains a talking monkey named Pop Po as an advisor
and the criminal element of the Asian-based world out to get him.

Alpha Flight # 1 Variant Cover

This one for all you Alpha Flight lover out there. Here is a sneak peak at the new Alpha Flight team variant cover. It looks great but all I care about is Sasquatch and he is in the team. Enough said. Marvel is pleased to present your first look at artist Dale Eaglesham’s variant cover to ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (of 8), featuring the return of Canada’s greatest heroes! As the shadow of Fear Itself falls across the globe, will a nation turn to – or turn on – Alpha Flight in their greatest hour of need?

Iron Man Mark II – Armor Unleashed figure from Sideshow and Hot Toys

We here in Player Affinity we usually do not do toy news, but I can’t pass up anything on Iron man.   The Mark 2 exkoskeleton looks great. But 209.00 dollars is a steep price.  Oh well I can always look at the nice pictures. Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys have teamed up yet again to produce the 12-inch Iron Man Mark II – Armor Unleashed figure, straight from the “Iron Man 2” movie!

Get Viz Media on Your iPhone and iPod Touch

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the
entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing,
animation and licensing companies, continues the digital integration of its
vast library of manga (graphic novel) properties with the latest announcement
of the availability of the VIZ MANGA APP for the Apple iPhone™ and iPod Touch™
mobile devices. The expansion will be compatible with the VIZ MANGA APP on the
iPad, and adds cross-platform features.

To support the
launch, the publisher has also kicked off a special 7-day digital promotion
that offers select Volume 1 titles for only $2.99 – 40% off the regular price!
This is for a limited time only and runs until midnight PST May 9th.

Constantine’s Return Teased by DC Editor

Okay Constantine and Swamp Thing fans  here some news that might get your blood going.  Swamp Thing  and Constantine back in the DCuniverse .  It’s going to fun!

Jonathan Vankin has revealed some of the first plot details about his upcoming DC Comics miniseries, which sees the reintroduction of Vertigo characters Swamp Thing and John Constantine back into the main DC Universe. It was announced earlier this month that the conclusion to Brightest Day would see the two characters rejoin the DC Universe, leading into a three-issue miniseries called Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing.

Wanna Hear The Sound Of A Million Fanboys Hearts Breaking?

Looks like that Avengers movie that the
kids are all crazy about has hit a snafu. The reason? Sam L.
Jackson’s copy of the script was burgled from his home. So now the
upstanding individual the are involved with the theft are selling in
to the highest bidder. Word is the leaked pages are being rewritten.

Over the weekend, Obsessed With Film was sent an email from an anonymous source claiming to have come into possession of a 08/04/2011 shooting draft script titled “Group Hug”. This is well known to be the secret production title of The Avengers,
Marvel/Disney’s ensemble superhero movie that began filming on Easter
Monday. The e-mail claimed the 129 page script bore the Marvel Studios
letterhead and all the pages were watermarked with the name of the actor
who the leaked script belongs too.

Marvel Comics x Stussy Series One Collection

On April 27, Stussy released Series One of the collaboration with the legendary
Marvel Comics. Series One includes nine designs featuring some of
Marvel’s most iconic superheroes mixed with Stussy’s iconic graphic
language. Series Two will release on May 6 featuring nine guest artists
interpreting their favorite characters from the Marvel Universe. Each
purchase will include a limited edition pack of Stussy x Marvel trading
cards, while supplies last. The Stussy x Marvel Project will be
available at Bricksworth, Stussy.com, Stussy Chapter Stores and select retailers.