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Beehive Books Celebrates Trailblazing Feminist Painter Artemisia Gentileschi in New Kickstarter

by Mike Phillips | in News | Sat, 7 September 2019

PRESS RELEASE: Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens; these old masters are celebrated historical figures and household names. But there was one among their number — a woman who created Baroque masterpieces when she was just a teenager… [more]

Kevin Smith’s Clerks III and Mallrats 2 Shelved – New Jay and Silent Bob Film Planned

by Ian Dawe | in News | Tue, 14 February 2017

Sometimes it’s interesting to learn about the limits of a creative person’s power, even over their own creations. We all know that George Lucas doesn’t own Star Wars anymore, for example, and technically, Disney can… [more]

Happy Birthday Image Comics

by Ian Dawe | in News | Wed, 1 February 2017

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of one of the strongest and most creative comics publishers, Image Comics. Founded by and for comics creators, Image was established as a home for creators… [more]

David Brent – Life on the Road Now Coming to Netflix in August

by Ian Dawe | in News | Wed, 15 June 2016

“I’ve got one song, it’s about rock and roll, but it’s a metaphor for sex.” -David Brent In April, we were treated to the teaser trailer for David Brent: Life on the Road, with Ricky… [more]

Elvis and Nixon Trailer Promises Ironic Fun

by Ian Dawe | in News | Tue, 12 January 2016

The most-requested photo in the US National Archives is not the flag at Iwo Jima, nor is it the last photograph of Abraham Lincoln, nor one of the iconic Kennedy portraits. It’s, in fact, a… [more]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Breaks Box-Office Records

by Julian Darius | in News | Mon, 21 December 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens took in an estimated $238 million domestically in its opening weekend. It’s the biggest opening weekend in history, besting Jurassic World, which set a new opening-weekend record with $208.8 million, earlier… [more]

Information for the Fourth Annual Locust Moon Comics Festival

by Mike Phillips | in News | Mon, 26 October 2015

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The Locust Moon Comic Festival, Philadelphia’s rapidly growing independent comics expo, has announced a star-studded guest list and an expanded slate of programs for its fourth annual event, to be held… [more]

Pop Hero Coalition Stands Up Against Bullying

by Daniel Rasmus | in News | Fri, 31 July 2015

Many, perhaps most, of the people attending Comic-Con have been the victims of bullying at one time in their life or another. iSafe Foundation reports that 52 percent of teens have been bullied on-line. 95-percent… [more]

Dragon Age: Magekiller to Hit Shelves in December

by Dom Fonce | in News | Sun, 12 July 2015

This writer remembers buying and playing Dragon Age: Origins with the Awakening expansion pack when he was a little younger. It happened to be one of his favorite RPGs behind Fallout 3, Star Wars: KOTOR,… [more]

A Big Night at SDCC

by Ian Dawe | in News | Sat, 11 July 2015

It was a busy night last night at SDCC, particularly in the famous Hall H. One of the highlights of this year’s event was always going to be the Star Wars panel, and JJ Abrams… [more]

The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened?: A Nicolas Cage Superman May Have Been Awesome

by Dom Fonce | in News | Wed, 8 July 2015

Above shows Nicolas Cage in a skin-tight, Superman suit, an image that recently went viral. Of course, we can laugh at his long hair (he would be a strange looking Man of Steel) and the… [more]

Join the Weird Fun: 5 Reasons to Check Out Archie vs. Predator

by Dom Fonce | in News | Sun, 28 June 2015

The title says it all. Comic book fans were graced with great classic comic crossovers like Alien vs. Predator in the late 80s, Robocop vs. Terminator by Frank Miller in the 90s, and now Archie… [more]

Marvel Studios Selects Ava DuVernay to Direct Black Panther

by Dom Fonce | in News | Thu, 25 June 2015

For those unaware of her work, Ava DuVernay is an award winning and Golden Globe nominated director (Selma 2014) with a pedigree rooted in African-American-themed films. She debuted in 2008 with a documentary about ’90s… [more]

Michael Keaton to Star in BOOM! Studios Imagine Agents Film

by Dom Fonce | in News | Tue, 23 June 2015

In 1989, one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters was a live action Batman film starring an actor just a year off from giving a killer performance as an insane, manipulative zombie-man named Beetlejuice: Michael Keaton.… [more]

Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events to Hit Netflix: Jim Carrey Still to Be Involved

by Dom Fonce | in News | Tue, 23 June 2015

In late 1999, American novelist Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) took the YA circuit by storm with his new series debut, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginnings. With reviews mostly positive throughout the years,… [more]

Sequential Offers a Great TCAF Collection For Free This Month

by Ian Dawe | in News | Sun, 14 June 2015

The Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) was held last month, with its usual great success in bringing together a diverse array of comics creators from all over the world. Sequential, a free digital comics app… [more]

The Martian is Revealed in a New Trailer

by Ian Dawe | in News | Tue, 9 June 2015

The trailer for the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Andy Weir’s The Martian went live yesterday, and gave us our first in-depth glimpse at Ridley Scott’s latest science fiction vision. The Martian is essentially a… [more]

Get a Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Collection for Free Using Sequential

by Ian Dawe | in News | Fri, 29 May 2015

To celebrate the 75th birthday of legendary underground comics creator Gilbert Shelton, Sequential, in partnership with Knockabout comics, is currently giving away a 100-page digital collection of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers for free (until… [more]