Comic News

Preview Time – Spaced Warped #1

We’re back with a large preview of Spaced Warped 1 coming from Kaboom! It’s the first ten pages of the book and frankly it looks pretty funny. It avoids most of the usual jabs at the source material and switches it up enough to be different. If you can’t figure out the source material… I have nothing to say to you then. Enjoy the preview and here’s what Boom! had to say about the book:

Far away, in a land long ago…there was an orphaned farm kid with daddy issues trying to rescue an orphaned princess unaware of her daddy issues! In the tradition of ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS and SPACEBALLS comes a loving, affectionate parody of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time! The first of a two-issue mini-series, this is a fan-pleasing romp that skewers one of the greatest adventure stories ever! SPACE WARPED #1 debuts this June written by Hervé Bourhis with hilarious art by Rudy Spiessert. This title ships with a price point of $3.99 and a Diamond Code of APR110907.

Tony Stark’s House For Sale

That’s right the house seen in Iron Man 1 and 2 is for sale. Here’s what it doesn’t come with: Sexy Models, Cars, Iron Man suits, crazy lab in the basement, a landing deck. Tony Starks, War Machine, pepper pots and probably most of that furniture. Does this some how affect Iron Man 3? Doubtful, but if someone out there really wanted to pop a squat where Iron Man was living this is their chance. At the very least if the have an open house you could go in and take a bunch of pictures wearing one of those chest piece toys and run around like an asshole.

Dark Horse Digital Launches… Then Crashes, But It’s Up Again!

This time it’s actually a good thing when a server crashes. It means that Dark Horse is going in the right path since the demand for their comics was so high that it crashed their servers. Nothing like beating expectations. You should actually be happy, because you’re going to get more free digital goodies out of it. Here’s what Dark Horse had to say: Earlier today, Dark Horse’s iOS app and digital store went online and opened for business! Even after extensive load testing, demand for Dark Horse digital comics was still too high for our servers!  Thousands of fans rushed to download our digital comics, resulting in intermittent service outages.  

The Art of Kenneth Rocafort

It should come as no surprise that Kenneth Rocafort is one of my favorite artist. I truly believe that he is one of the best artists in the world of comics and that he’s completely over looked by most people. He’s started doing some DC covers which I love and hate, because I don’t want to see him become a cover artist for I have strong feelings on that as well. Rocafort has not one, but two websites dedicated to his art so I’ve collected a good chunk and have displayed them here in the hope that you will appreciate his work as much as I do. You can visit The Rocafort Files for more as well as Mitografia for more creator owned material he has.

Barnes & Noble: The New Comic Destination?

Bleeding Cool reported that Barnes & Noble is to expand their comic book offering significantly in June.They reported the following Barnes & Noble statement: “In early June, we will begin carrying both Marvel and DC Comics titles that until now have only been available in comics specialty stores. We’ll also have new assortments from such publishers as Dynamic Forces, so series like the popular Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris will come straight to your store. We will continue to search for new and exciting titles to add to this category to drive customer interest and sales. To feature these new titles, we will be creating new layouts for all stores. With your help and support, we believe Newsstand sales will increase and Barnes & Noble will become the destination for comics lovers.”

BOOM!, BOOM! and more BOOM! Half-off Sale!

Last week the fine folks at comiXology, brought us a three day half-off sale on Irredeemable. Now they show us the other side of the coin, with a three day half-off sale on Incorruptible. If you miss Mark Waid’s first increadible year on Incorruptible, this is a great oportunity to get issues one through fifteen for half the price and check what this series is all about. The sale starts April twenty-six and ends on April twenty-eight. But before you go and check these books out, check our site for the reviews on this series.

Art From The Internet – Pink Is The New Black

No news here, just some cool images pulled from the web. The first is a JLA that was found on Warren Ellis’ message board and you can read all about its creation and fun details there. The next is a poster image for the Walking Dead TV show which I liked and it came from here. His site has some other cool stuff on it as well. The last which we get our title from is from Pinkofink.com so check them out as they have a lot of cosplay as well.

Shipping in July – 12 Gauge Comics

Coming in July from 12 Gauge Comics are two brand new titles and they look like they’re bringing the action! It looks like 12 Gauge is going to keep pumping out the action books which I really enjoy. They have R.P.M. and Boondock Saints already delivering the goods and it mixes up the market and I can’t think of another company other than Avatar that keeps a theme to the books they publish so check these books out in July.

Grandville Mon Amour Nominated for 2011 Hugo Award

Until today I didn’t know that this book exsisted, but now that I do I have to say it looks very interesting. Check out what Dark Horse had to say: The 2011 Hugo nominees have been announced, and our own Grandville Mon Amour is up for Best Graphic Story! Initiated in 1953, the Hugo is presented each year by the World Science Fiction Society for achievements in science fiction and fantasy storytelling. The Best Graphic Story category was first included in 2009. Previous nominees include Fables, Serenity, Y: The Last Man, Batman, and more.

Planet of the Apes Sells Out Before Release

BOOM! Studios is excited to announce that PLANET OF THE APES #1 is sold out…days before release! Fans everywhere have been buzzing with Apes-mania since the recent unveiling of the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES movie trailer, leading comic book retailers to make a phenomenal amount of late-breaking advanced reorders for BOOM! Studios’ PLANET OF THE APES #1 and creating this unprecedented pre-release sell out! BOOM! Studios will be working closely this week with Diamond Comic Distributors and Haven Distributors in evaluating demand for a second printing.