Plus Kung Fu Noir & More 'Jim Butcher's Dresden'
July 20, 2016
Comic-Con News: Dynamite Entertainment announced a host of initiatives today including an agreement with Mechanist Games to produce comics based on the forthcoming Heroes of Skyrealm game.
Titles by Jeff Lemire, Stephen King, and Chaboute
July 19, 2016
Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books division has unveiled Gallery 13, a new graphic novel imprint.
Six-Issue Series By Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida
July 19, 2016
Comic-Con News: Dynamite Entertainment has announced the October, 2016 debut of James Bond: Hammerhead, a six-issue miniseries written by Andy Diggle ( The Losers, Daredevil, Detective Comics ) with art by Luca Casalanguida.
Coming in August
July 15, 2016
The Organized Play Kit #2 , the second installment in Upper Deck’s new OP program for the VS. System card game, will be available in August.
Column by Steve Bennett
July 13, 2016
This week, Bennett looks at the new Iron Man and an outdated storytelling trope that should be retired.
Week of July 12, 2016
July 10, 2016
This week’s home entertainment offerings include a superb horror thriller starring Patrick Stewart, a wonderful cinematic swath of 1980s nostalgia sensitively served by Richard Linklater, the second season of the whip-smart, brainy TV series iZombie , a special Card Wars Adventure Time disc with an exclusive playable card, a chance to collect the first season of a cartoon series based on comics created by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow, and the first season of Colony , one of the most interesting near-future sci-fi TV series to debut in recent years.
Week of July 5, 2016
July 4, 2016
This week’s home entertainment releases won’t overshadow the fireworks, but there are some items of interest including Stephen Chow’s wild Hong Kong fantasy/comedy The Mermaid , a visually stunning Brazilian animated feature, the latest season of the marvelously Machiavellian political drama House of Cards , reasonably-priced collections of The Real Ghostbusters , and a bevy of interesting anime offerings led by the only Studio Ghibli film that has never been released here before and the steampunk sci-fi epic The Empire of Corpses.
'Everybody Knows Comics Are Too Expensive'
June 30, 2016
In Part 2, we talk about the company’s $9.99 graphic novel program, Jemas’ startling departure on overprints, comic pricing and how we got here, the quest for new comic customers, and the next steps for Double Take.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
June 27, 2016
Anayzing data from social media to understand the complex social structures underlying fandom.
Week of June 28, 2016
June 26, 2016
This week’s home entertainment offerings include a solid animated feature that is likely to please the little ones, two of the best films about the “war on terror,” some rare De Patie Freleng animated segments from the 1970s, and a full slate of anime releases.
