FCBD: Star Wars: The Assassination of Darth Vader. The Fett, Baby. The Fett.

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Yes, Free Comic Book Day has passed, but the love continues. I love Star Wars, and I am a shameless fangirl for both the Man in Black and The Fett. I squealed and clapped through Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin‘s first issue last month, so when I saw this book – The Assassination of Darth Vader – and my man Boba was on the cover with Vader? I chased the kids out of the room, put on my Cone of Silence, and dug in.

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Everyone in the galaxy is out to kill Vader. I kind of love that in a guy, but I always did love a bad boy. This time, the events in the book are set shortly before the original Star Wars saga (A New Hope) kicks in, so the Empire still has a Force choke grip on the galaxy, and Vader is feared and hated – even by his own men. He’s being set up for an attack, and he knows it. Because HE’S DARTH VADER.  Vader’s taking care of business just fine and dandy, but Boba Fett shows up to lend a helping hand, and earns Vader’s gratitude. Which really, is a good thing at this point in time.

The story’s only 8 pages long; the FCBD issue also includes Captain Midnight and Avatar: The Last Airbender stories. It’s a quality 8 pages, with Vader’s menacing inner dialogue that bleeds from the pages, and some great action on the panels. If this were to turn into a more fleshed-out one-shot down the line, I would be quite happy about it.

*Update*
The book is available through Dark Horse Digital (requires free sign up). Here’s the link!
- Chuck (your friendly editor monkey!)

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Lady Rawhide Rides Again! And Sparks A What’cha Reading Roundtable!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

In August of this year Dynamite plans to bring back the 1990′s Topps character “Lady Rawhide”. Having only appeared in 27 issues, including her own title and appearances in Zorro, she definitely wasn’t a winner for the then failing Topps comics division (1993-1998) but since Dynamite has done fairly well with the reintroduction of several “classic” characters (The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, the Bionic Man, and Bionic Woman) maybe they’ll have some luck here as well. I must admit though when I saw the promotional image I began to wonder if this was a good climate to bring this character back…

25787LadyRawhide_LGNo one would say Dynamite shies away from sexy outfits but this is a little much even for them. My curiosity got the better of me and I sent the question to What’cha Reading’s comic book crazies, here’s the resulting conversation. Feel free to weigh in with your thoughts in the comments below…

Me: So with the constant back and forth about what constitutes sexism and what a “good” depiction of a comic book heroine should be, how does this book [Lady Rawhide] fit in. Will it even be noticed?

Rosemary Kiladitis: I’m sure there will be the requisite blog post or two about it, but I’m pretty sure it will be business as usual. Did Red Sonja give up her chain mail bikini? Nope, and Vampirella’s still got her red one-piece (and, clearly, very strong two-sided tape). As long as Lady Rawhide is depicted-like Sonja and Vampi-as a capable, intelligent character, I’m fine.

Rob Base: Don (McGregor) was my comic book writing teacher at SVA (School of Visual Arts) and he was always pimping his Lady Rawhide character. If it’s done right she could be a useful hero. But her costume has always been more (um for a lack better term) sexy. definitely form over function!
Never quite knew how she rode a horse like that.

Bob Lazauskas: If comics are the modern mythology it’s no surprise how characters of both sexes are displayed. All the old gods were handsome and beautiful, just like the idealized superheroes of today.
The woman will always be sexy, and dress revealing and the men will always be 6 foot 4 with square jaws and Baywatch pecs.
As long as the characterization is there and a good story I’m cool. Plus when someone draws more realistic people ( you know someone with a B cup or lack of a 8 pack ) it makes that book/character standout.
Just like real people, characters can be great to look at but boring as hell to deal with.

Rob Base: I agree but at the same time Lady Rawhide never blew up the charts. It seemed like a last-ditch effort from Topps to stay in the game.
It was not successful, Don tried his hardest. But in the ever-changing climate of comics having just some super sexy hero doesn’t make a comic great. Don’t forget she was created out of either a Zorro book or Lone Ranger (not sure which one it was.)

Rosemary Kiladitis: It was Zorro; I think I may even have one of the Topps issues somewhere.

Me: I just find it funny that the big two get attacked constantly for this stuff, but pretty much every Dynamite title (as Roe mentioned) almost relies completely on the use of skimpy (to put it mildly) costumes.

Nancy Mathews: I think indies get a pass on things like this because they tend to do slightly out of the box characters. Even if they’re complete stereotypes they’re done with a wink. The problem with the big houses is that they’re female characters often pale in comparison to the males so things like costumes take on more importance as they’re so little substance to them generally.

Edward Gambichler: Hey say what you will about comics and comic geeks, but they are one of the few mediums that never had a problem seeing women as both sexy and empowered beings…

Nancy Mathews: Truth!

Rosemary Kiladitis: Yup

So there you have it, if the character is strong and well written does it matter if the outfit is skimpy?

Should it matter whether or not this kind of a design comes from Dynamite or the “Big Two”?

By the way, here’s what Lady Rawhide looked like back in the day

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As a comic fan(atic) and a father of a 7 yr-old girl I can tell you that neither of those issues would be found in my house. I too enjoy escaping reality but this is a little much.

When you take a character described as “a masked vigilante who’s good with a sword, a gun, or her signature bullwhip” and dress her in an outfit that if it were on Catwoman the internet would go insane, well it just smacks of a double standard. Remember when this cover sparked a whole mess of backlash?

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At least her outfit could be considered cat-burglar-ish, cat-burglary, whatever…

So why do the smaller companies get a pass? Do they? Is it writing? Can you say that characters like Red Sonja or Vampirella are better written than say Batgirl, Batwoman, Psylocke? If not then why can’t DC or Marvel get away with some of the same costuming choices (without getting called out constantly for it)?

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Ninjago’s “Stone Cold” graphic novel is on bookshelves right now!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

I have children, therefore I bear Lego scars. Up until now, the only Lego comics that I’d read are the comic strips that run in the Lego magazine my son gets in the mail, so getting a peek at a few panels for this Ninjago book was a treat.

In this seventh volume in the Ninjago graphic novel series, masters of Spinjitzu Jay, Cole, Zane and Kai face the evil Stone Warriors, but become frustrated at their inability to defeat them. Sensei Wu may be able to help them to victory, but he has to reveal secrets of his past adventures first.

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The book is fun, especially for anyone who’s already familiar with the Lego Ninjago toy line and TV series. There are battles and lessons about teamwork and friendship that kids will enjoy and appreciate. It’s all-ages fun that you can enjoy with your kids – what’s better than that, right?

The Ninjago series has wrapped and the final toy wave is hitting shelves soon, so the graphic novels are going to be the only place to continue following the adventures of the Ninjago characters. The book hit shelves today, so enjoy the nice long weekend by picking up a copy and relaxing with your favorite kid. Heck, act it out with some of your Lego sets – you know there’s a Kai embedded in your foot somewhere.

In the meantime, enjoy some of the artwork:

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LEGO NINJAGO #7: Stone Cold
Authors: Greg Farshtey & Jolyon Yates
ON SALE: May 22
FORMAT: 64PG / Paperback/Hardcover
SRP: $6.99 / $10.99
TRIM: 6 x 9
AGE: 6+
ISBN: 9781597074100 /  9781597074117
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: MAR131239 / MAR131240 

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What is best in life? A Thrud the Barbarian collection from Titan!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

What’cha Reading HQ received this press release from Titan this afternoon, which put the cherry on the icing of my Comic Book Wednesday. Thrud the Barbarian, the comic strip that gave us a hilarious sendup of Conan the Barbarian and sword-and-sorcery fantasy in general, is being released as a hardcover collection by Titan in September of this year.

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Here, straight from the Titans themselves:

The Eagle-Award-Winning Barbarian comedy series is collected at last!

 THRUD THE BARBARIAN

Thrud: big of muscle, tiny of head, which is fine for Thrud as you only need a big brain if you need to talk your way out of trouble. Instead, he lets his axe speak for him!

In the first collected volume of this hugely popular cult, er, hero, Thrud faces down the necromancer To-Me Ku-Pa (FWAP! THWOK!); protects his beer supplies from fierce Frost Giants (KRISH! KER-THUNK!); faces his arch-nemesis (THUNKTHUNKTHUNK!); assumes the stately role of the king he accidentally killed (GAK! POK!) and gets his pint spilled on a mission into the depths of a primeval jungle (ARRGGLE! SPLUTCH!)!

A hilarious, timeless parody of Conan The Barbarian and his musclebound ilk!

Thrud the Barbarian hits stores on September 24, 2013.  The collection will also be available to read day and date on the iPad, iPhone, Web, Android and Kindle Fire, exclusively through the comiXology app and comiXology.com

Retailers can order Thrud the Barbarian from the June edition of Diamond PREVIEWS.

Enjoy some artwork from the book. I may need a Black Currant t-shirt at some point in my life. Just sayin’.

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Writer:  Carl Critchlow
Artist: Carl Critchlow
Format: Hardcover Collection
Page Count: 144pp
Full Color, B&W, or partial color: FC
Retail Price: $19.99
Street Date: September 24, 2013
Diamond ID: JUN131289

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Half Past Danger! Nazi’s! Guns! Ninjas! and a T-REX!?!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

The cover of Half Past Danger caught me right away. Nazi’s, guns, ninjas, a roguish looking hero and a cool looking heroine. It definitely screamed my name. I’m happy to say it didn’t disappoint.

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We open in World War II with a British unit somewhere in the South Pacific. As they’re scouting the soldiers are surprised to find a German tank in their path. They investigate further and find a Nazi encampment. Something that should not be there. The commander decides to take them off their planned trail to avoid it. He wants to be sure they can survive to report back about this surprising development.

Later they appear to be lost and blundering through the jungle. Suddenly they’re attacked by a very large lizard like animal. After they kill it they discover its parent, a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Only one soldier survives the encounter. When next we see him, he’s in a bar with two Americans trying, unsuccessfully, to get him to answer questions.

I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Its definitely just a tease. We have no idea what’s going on and where it’s going to go but dinosaurs and Nazis, how can this not be awesome! The female lead is fun. Definitely the cooler head amongst the boys. She seems like she can handle herself if she needed to. I’m assuming this survivor is our male lead so it will be interesting getting to know who he is. The Nazi interest in the supernatural has always been great fodder for fiction and I’m guessing that’s where this will be leading us.

The art has an old fashioned war comic feel to it, which works for it. The story hooked me from the first few pages and has me wanting more. I’m looking forward to seeing what exactly is going on here. I highly recommend this one.

Half Past Danger #1 (of 6)
Writer: Stephen Mooney
Artist: Stephen Mooney
Cover Artist: Stephen Mooney
DAMES. DINOSAURS. DANGER. Summer, 1943, and in the midst of a war waged by monsters, Staff Sergeant Tommy ‘Irish’ Flynn never expected to encounter a real one. But on a remote island in the South Pacific, Flynn and his squad come face-to-fanged-face with creatures long thought dead.
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Publisher: IDW
Diamond Id: MAR130351
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99
UPC: 82771400461800111

Comixologly has a preview, go here to check it out!

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Myth #2 Review and Q&A with Mike Loniewski!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

So I reviewed issue one of this series right after APCC. I met the creator Mike Loniewski at the convention and was blown away by his story. Myth is a book conceived with a purpose. After working with abused children Mike decided he wanted to tell a story that could just possibly help these kids cope, help them find a way through. I think he’s succeeding. Guess what? So does ChildHelp.org who are hoping to use the book as a teaching aide.

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Well issue two hits tomorrow, May 22nd (digitally) so I asked Mike if he could give us a little insight into the book, where it came from and some of the characters we’ll meet.

The Story so far…

At the end of issue one Sam and his buddy The Giant had freed the orphanage from the clutches of the evil Mrs. Morrison and now they’re heroes. They’ve even found a place to stay, Anne’s farm is safe, and she’s not like other grown-ups. So what’s next you ask? Be heroes of course! They take on a crew of no good bank robbers with rousing success, things are really looking up! But Sam having found and brought Giant back from the forest has awoken something, and it’s coming for them.

You’ve developed a hell of a character in Sam. His strength and his fear are shown so well (in both art and story) was he, or his story, based on someone specific.

Thanks so much! I don’t think Sam is based on one particular person. I think he’s more of a representation of a number of things. I think he represents what we all wanted out of our childhood; fun, adventure, friends. The only thing he’s missing is a home. We all wanted to feel safe growing up and the kid doesn’t have that. It forces him to be a little tougher and braver than most.

 And that’s true of the kids I worked with when I started writing Myth back in 2007. Some of these kids just had horrible home lives. One had a father who would lock him in a closet any time the family went out or had guests simply because he was darker skinned than the rest of the family. You can’t comprehend how someone could do that to a kid.

 The inspiring thing that came from this was that these children were resilient. They rose above all the crap around them, they fought to keep their childhood and they believed that incredible things were waiting for them just around the corner. They always fought back to regain that innocence and hopeful view that I think defines childhood. They have this innate ability to rise above.

I wanted Sam to embody that strength and innocence that I saw in those kids. They’re brave because they have to be. They’ve got no choice.

 I love “Giant” and would really like to be him when (if) I grow up. Will “Giant’s” story be told? Will he ever speak?

There’s a lot to the big guy, that’s for sure, even if he’s not talking yet. And who wouldn’t want to be a powerful, silent bad ass? To me, the silent ones are the ones you don’t want to mess with. Does he speak? Will he speak? We shall see. But, we will definitely be learning a bit more about Giant as the series moves toward its ending. He’s got some fighting to do.

Anne was a good edition to the team in issue two, is she sticking around a while?

Anne is just a cool woman and she’s is our key to the forest. She’s been there, right in the thick of it, just as Sam has. She’s got a history with it and the characters that are hiding there. Sam’s going to need her when things start going south.

What are the plans for the series? Is there a target number of issues, or is it an open ended story?

Right now, it’s a limited series that will wrap up sometime in August with issue three. That will be an over-sized issue and Dan, E.T. and I are very excited about it.

When it wraps, our plan is to do a limited print run of a soft cover collected edition. We’d love to raise the printing funds on kickstarter and you can expect a campaign sometime in the fall.

As for further adventures, this is really the story we want to tell. You never know, though.

Is comixology the only way to purchase the series?

Comixology is the place to pick up the series for right now. We have been doing very small print runs for conventions and shows and the response has been great. People we meet love the book and they love the cause we are donating to for issue one.

Are you appearing at any other conventions this year?

Dan and I will be up in Albany on June 16th for the Albany Comic Con. After that I’ll be up in Boston on August 3 and 4th for the Boston Con. We’re also going to try for NYCC. The conventions have been great and the atmosphere is incredible. Such great people come up to us and it still blows my mind that someone would want to pick up something we made and give us a shot. It’s always very humbling, it never gets old. We’re just proud that people are enjoying it.

Issue two goes onsale tomorrow at comixology.com, here’s the link to the series page: http://www.comixology.com/Myth/comics-series/10144

When I get a direct link to the issue I’ll post it!

*Update*
Here’s the direct link to Issue 2 on comixology! www.comixology.com/Myth-2/digital-comic/40568

Oh and why not buy issue one while you’re at it, did we mention all proceeds go to ChildHelp.org?

We at whatchareading.com want to thank Mike, not only for taking the time to answer our questions but also for what he did with issue one. Donating all proceeds from issue one to ChildHelp.org was a wonderful thing to do. And a classy way to show how important this cause is to him.

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The Steam Engines Of OZ – FCBD and More! Arcana Comics

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

The Free Comic Book Day issue from Arcana was in the pile my friends from Royal Collectibles held for my perusal. They know me there, maybe a little too well.

Steampunk? A new angle on classic literature? I don’t think there’s a better way to get me to read a book. Bring me somewhere I think will be familiar but show me something new. Needless to say I dove right in.

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I wasn’t disappointed. Steam Engines of Oz, created by Sean Patrick O’Reilly and Erik W Hendrix, immediately brings us to a different Emerald City, not the shiny beacon of sleek green we remember from the film, no this city feels like miles of dirt and grime and machinery. We know right away that this is a different place then we’ve come to expect. And you get that from the first panel. Yannis Roumboulias’ art is unique, he couples the gritty machine textures seamlessly with the soft featured expressive people and creatures who populate this book, this isn’t H.R. Giger or Ken Garing’s Planetoid (both wonderful in their own right). This is an art style that plays well with the creators wish for “something family friendly, fun, epic, and beautiful”.

Well what about the story! I’m so happy you asked.

We’re introduced straight away to Victoria , “deep beneath the Emerald City”. She’s an engineer, one of the people who keep the Emerald City running. She’s also a pseudo prisoner, a “guest” of the great city who knows no other life except living in relative captivity and keeping the machines running. It’s a pleasant enough life for her, one that she’d never think of changing. That is until some flying monkeys break into the city to find her, and start her on her quest to speak to the Tin Man. A quest to convince him to halt the progress of the ever-expanding Emerald City. Before it destroys all of Oz…

What if those wonderful gifts the Wizard bestowed upon The Lion, The Scarecrow, and The Tin Man weren’t gifts after all, what if they were curses. It’s 100 years after that fateful day and we’re along to see just what those “gifts” have given their recipients and how Oz was changed forever by them.

So the FCBD issue was an issue zero and there are three more to come! I have some pages from the FCBD issue, check them out.

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Ok so the art is good, the story is interesting. It was a strong FCBD issue, I’ll give it a 3 out of 5. Where’s the usual here’s how to get it info? Well it’s a little different this time. While I’m assured these books will come out through normal channels sooner or later, you can get all 4 books (FCBD and issues 1, 2, and 3) through the kickstarter.

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Yea yea I know, c’mon Chuck another kickstarter (stop it you sound like my wife!) but let’s be honest people, we all complain that the “big” companies don’t listen, they keep giving us the same stuff over and over. Well these kickstarters are a great way to show that there are books out there we want to buy.

Besides you get the whole story. Before it comes out anywhere else. In a nice clean digital format. No little monthly floppies, no bag or board needed…

Check out the covers for the next three issues:

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The fine folks over at Arcana were nice enough to send me issue one to read for this article. And issue one really opens up the story, bringing us the soul of the piece. Steampunk is rarely punk anymore, this book is. The feeling of the industrial destroying the beauty of Oz comes through loud and clear. I can’t wait to see how they explore those themes. I’m also excited to see the rest of Oz, the depictions in issue 1 were lush and beautiful (go to the kickstarter to see some of it) I wonder what the rest of the series holds?

Well, you can be sure I’ll keep you in the loop with info on the publication of these books, but I hope you stop by and throw a few bucks into the pot at kickstarter, show the comic book industry we will buy books, if they’re worth buying.

Created by Sean Patrick O’Reilly (CLOCKWORK GIRL, KADE, EZRA, PIXIES) and Erik W Hendrix (DEADLY HARVEST, THE EVIL TREE, THE BOOK, CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WEIRD WEST), with art from Yannis Roumboulias (DEADLY HARVEST) and colors from Chandran (INTRINSIC)

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Dynamite’s Prophecy Crossover Trade is a Must-Own!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I’ll be the first to admit that my comic reading, until recently, fell mainly in the Big Two categories. (Except for you, Hellboy. Call me.) I’m a superhero fangirl, it’s who I am. But Dynamite has been blowing my mind over the past few months, with the books they’re putting out – not only are they giving me classic characters that I grew up with, like Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man (yeah, I know, he’s the Bionic Man now), Green Hornet, and now, Battlestar Galactica, but they’ve managed to get hold of the books I loved back when I was first developing my collection: Vampirella and Red Sonja. So when I saw that there was a trade collection of a crossover series called Prophecy, AND it was written by Ron Marz, I needed to know more.

Remember that whole Mayan 2012 thing? When the world was going to end? Yeah. Prophecy ties into that, but unlike the Mayan debacle, this story is no lame non-happening. If you haven’t read this already, you’re for a compelling read with some fantastic art. Sherlock Holmes and Watson are called to a crime scene where a man lies dead, shot in front of a Mayan calendar adaptation. Red Sonja follows the evil sorceror Kulan Gath through time, setting off a chain of events that brings an amazing cast of characters together, including Vampirella, Dracula, Herbert West (the Re-Animator himself, folks!), the Greek goddess Athena, Alan Quartermain, and even Ash from Army of Darkness.

Lest you think this is just some crazy character dump into a weak storyline for the sake of selling comics, let me ease your mind – it’s not. Ron Marz weaves plotlines and characters together to fight the evil that threatens our world and creates a tale that I’m going to return to again and again. I love the way he writes the women in this book. Yes, Sonja has her chain mail bikini, and would we even recognize Vampi without her red bathing suit uniform? But these are strong, intelligent women who are going to save the world. There is a speech by Athena toward the end of the book that may end up being my personal motto from now on, about women saving the world.

Let’s talk about Walter Geovani’s art. It’s beautiful. He takes a lot of characters, and makes them all breathe. There’s a lot of movement and a lot of background in these pages, and he manages to blend it all together so it never looks choppy or awkward. We’re transported from the Hyborian age to a jungle in the middle of nowhere in the blink of a panel, and we’re not even rattled. The colors are beautiful and bright, and the faces – always a big thing for me – are well-drawn and expressive.

The best part of the book? The story is accessible. You don’t have to be a longtime reader of any of these titles to pick it up and get sucked right in. I am grateful and excited for more Dynamite crossovers, if this is how they’re done.

The Prophecy trade collects the 7-issues mini-series and includes character bios, plus Ron Marz’s original issue #1 script, and all the Paul Renaud covers.

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Enjoy the cover and some art from Prophecy. It’s on shelves now, so check it out when you pick up your books on Wednesday.

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Prophecy
Writer: Ron Marz
Artist: Walter Geovani
Cover Artist: Paul Renaud
SKU: C1606903993
Publication Date: May 2013
Format: soft cover trade paperback
Price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1-60690-399-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-399-5

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Action Lab FCBD Books! Want them? We Got ‘Em!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Action Lab. One of the rising stars in the comic publishing community. They’ve done some great things in the last 2 years, from their Eisner nominated series Princeless, showing girls everywhere they can be their own heroes to landing the NFL license with NFL Rushzone. And most recently changing increasing the page count and reducing the price of all their regular series.

Well that was their most recent announcement, till today when they contacted some sites and told us we could have the two books they released on Free Comic Book Day and we could give them to you.

So here they are, Jamal Igle’s Molly Danger sharing a book with Princeless! And NFL Rush Zone along with Skyward!

Enjoy! Click the image to open the file, or right-click and save as.

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Marvel Knights Animation Presents: WOLVERINE: ORIGIN – July 9th!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

I written about Marvel Knights Animation and Shout! Factory before, how I wasn’t a fan of motion comics but I had to admit what these guys are putting out is definitely winning me over. They got my attention with The Inhumans DVD and now they’ve really pulled me in…

(*Don’t miss the Marvel Knights season 2 trailer at the bottom of the page)

Shout! Factory press release!

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The Eisner-Award Winning Series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill Jemas, Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove leaps from the Marvel Comic Book Pages to the Screen!

MARVEL KNIGHTS ANIMATION PRESENTS:

WOLVERINE: ORIGIN

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FEATURING COVER ART ILLUSTRATION BY JOE QUESADA AND RICHARD ISANOVE

UNLEASHED ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES FOR THE FIRST TIME

OWN IT ON DVD JULY 9, 2013 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

This summer, Marvel fans will learn the secret history of WOLVERINE that changed the Marvel Universe forever! Written by Eisner Award winner Paul Jenkins from a story by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins and Bill Jemas with captivating artwork by Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove. The adventures of Wolverine’s early days and the startling revelation of his true origins are brought to life when MARVEL KNIGHTS ANIMATION’S WOLVERINE: ORIGIN debuts for the first time on home entertainment shelves nationwide on July 9, 2013 from Shout! Factory. This highly anticipated Marvel Knights Animation presentation boasts engaging storytelling combined with visual rich animation and insightful bonus content. Featuring cover art illustration by Joe Quesada and Richard Isanove, this deluxe DVD is collected in a unique comic book style packaging that bridges the comic book to DVD concept. As one of the most important stories of all time in the Marvel Universe, this DVD is a must have for loyal fans, comic book enthusiasts and collectors. MARVEL KNIGHTS ANIMATION’S WOLVERINE: ORIGIN is priced to own at $14.97.

Pre-order on amazon! www.amazon.com/Marvel-Knights-Wolverine-Origin/dp/B00C7A8WY2

Exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content features interviews with the creators and illustrators to provide an intimate and retrospective look at the development and production process of this amazing story. Marvel Knights Animation remains true to the heritage of panel-by-panel graphic storytelling, boasting groundbreaking illustrations, sensational soundscapes, and of course, the explosiveness of the Mighty Marvel Universe. Behind every image and every word lies the genius of Marvel’s celebrated creators.

 SYNOPSIS

Wolverine is the best there is at what he does – although of course, what he does isn’t very nice. But long before he was a member of the X-Men, a tormented experiment of the Weapon-X project, or even a savage bar brawler known as Logan – he was simply a young boy.

What incredible forces created this man, the world’s greatest killing machine? For years, Wolverine has searched desperately for answers from his past, from the wilds of the Canadian Wilderness to the teeming cities of Japan and beyond. And despite his perseverance and longing for the truth, he remains an enigma to himself and those around him. But, in this landmark event, Marvel reveals all: the birth and childhood of young James Howlett…the intriguing secrets of his family history…and the tragedy that changed everything.

Welcome to the greatest story never told.

Bonus Features Include:

An exclusive retrospective with the Eisner Award-Winning creative team behind Origin.

Total Feature Running Time: +/- 66 minutes

This is the video they posted over the summer, so far so good guys…

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit marvel.com.

About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records and HighTone Records. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

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