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San Diego Comic-Con International has been cancelled

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It was only a matter of time before one of the most significant yearly events in pop culture fell to the on-going global health crisis. The 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, is now cancelled. The event that sees more than 130,000 participants each year was scheduled to be held […]

Comic Book Preview – Lost on Planet Earth

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Eisner and GLAAD Award nominees Magdalene Visaggio and artist Claudia Aguirre launch their all-new, five-part ComiXology exclusive miniseries Lost on Planet Earth this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the first issue here… Basil Miranda thought she knew where her life was going. Like her family before her, she will join the […]

Comic Book Preview – Archie vs. Predator II

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Archie collects its five-issue Archie vs. Predator II miniseries event this week with the trade paperback release of the crossover sequel, and you can check out a preview right here… America’s favorite teen meets the galaxy’s fiercest hunter—again! Betty, Veronica and Predator-Archie have been left in the wreckage of their town, all their friends dead. […]

Boom! Studios announces first-look deal with Netflix for live-action and animated series

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Boom! Studios, the publisher behind the likes of Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard, has announced that it has signed a two-year TV first look deal with Netflix for live action and animated series based upon the publisher’s library of comic book properties “BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re […]

Comic Book Preview – Amalgama: Space Zombie Volume 1

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This coming Wednesday sees the digital release of Action Lab: Danger Zone’s Amalgama: Space Zombie Volume 1, and you can check out a preview of the collection here… Now in her own Danger Doll universe series, Amalgama is a mash-up of fan favorites Zombie Tramp, Vampblade, and DollFace – with the powers of all three […]

Meet the Jedi Knights of Star Wars: The High Republic

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Back in February, Lucasfilm announced Star Wars: The High Republic, a new publishing initiative featuring books and comics set some 200 years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and now we’ve got our first details on some of the Jedi Knights and Jedi Masters who inhabit this previously-unexplored […]

How to Write Short Stories in Comic Form with Julio Anta, Comic Book Writer | The Writer Experience Podcast #94

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this episode of The Writer Experience Podcast, Court and Harry chat with Julio Anta, a Comic Book Writer based in New York City. Julio’s writing has been featured in the Eisner Award-winning magazine, Panel x Panel. In addition to writing, he also runs The Native […]

Viz Media to release Super Mario Bros. Manga Mania

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Viz Media has announced that it is set to release Super Mario Bros. Manga Mania, an English-language compilation of tales from Yukio Sawada’s Super Mario-kun manga series. Experience the zany world of Super Mario Bros. through manga! Join Mario and pals in crazy adventures inspired by the hit video games! This collection of short stories […]