Much of the news round-up comes from C2E2 – the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, which took place this weekend. Dark Horse have announced their plans to co-publish Athena Voltaire with Sequential Pulp Comics. Athena Voltaire is a 1930’s heroine originally launched as a part of the Modern Tales family of webcomics in 2002. The […]
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Watch out, it’s The New Frontiersman!
After a few snippets of info on Before Watchmen? Featuring teasers, features and exclusives between now and June, make sure you check out DC’s interactive newspaper, ‘The New Frontiersman’.
Jonathan Ross a sell-out?
Image have announced that ‘America’s Got Powers #1’ the new comic book scribed by TV personality Jonathan Ross, has sold out from the distributors and is heading back to print. ACE Comics featured the title in our February issue of ‘Illuminations’, and the new printing of the comic, illustrated by Bryan Hitch, will be on […]
IDW Launches ‘Jericho: Season Four’
IDW are to release Season Four of Jericho in comic book form. The TV show, an action/drama series centering on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the US, only ran for two seasons, but the third season, previously published originally by […]
‘Khan’ You Believe It?
IDW are releasing a stand-alone graphic novel titled The Secret Battles of Genghis Khan this July. Award-winning writer Daryl Gregory and artists Alan Robinson (Weekly World News, Phoenix Without Ashes) and Jay Fotos (Locke & Key) are adapting the story of how a boy named Temujin became the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol […]
‘Culling’ Chat Galore
DC have posted another couple of interviews about The Culling, the DC New 52 crossover event beginning with the 48-page issue Teen Titans Annual #1, continuing through Superboy #9 and Legion Lost #9, concluding in Teen Titans #9. Following on from Scott Lobdell’s interview, DC have spoken to Editors Brian Cunningham and Chris Conroy and […]
DC Direct rebranded as ‘DC Collectibles’
The DC merchandise line known as DC Direct has now re-launched as ‘DC Collectibles’. In early May, they will be extending their full range of products to be available online, but if you prefer buying your DC merchandise in-store, in-hand and in the UK, ACE Comics will still be stocking DC Collectibles on our shelves.
Cool Umbrella Academy Motion Comic
Dark Horse have made the great, new, five-minute motion comic for the Umbrella Academy available for everyone to see this week, and here it is… Full story.
Dark Horse fills the holes in ‘Falling Skies’
Dark Horse comics have partnered with US broadcaster TNT to produce another digital comic for ‘Falling Skies’, the hit TV show starring Noah Wyle set in a world suffering the aftermath of an alien invasion. ‘Falling Skies: The Battle of Fitchburg’ will be bridging the gap between the end of the first series of ‘Falling […]
New Clip as Avengers Assemble is Almost Here
This week, Marvel have uploaded some new ‘Avengers’ material online. Along with a look at the US premiere and an interview, we have another new clip: ‘Avengers Assemble’ is released on 26th April. Click here for all of our ‘Avengers Assemble’ posts.
Victor Gischler talks of wrapping up his X-Men run
The final issues of Victor Gischler’s run on Marvel’s X-Men are coming up and this week the acclaimed novelist and now established comic writer talks to Marvel.com about his experience on the book. The full interview is here.
The Secret Sells Out
Image Comics are reprinting ‘The Secret’ after the first issue of Jonathan Hickman’s creator-owned series has sold out at the distributor level. For those who are concerned they may miss out – fear not. The nice folks at Image have sent it back for a second print, which will be available as issue two hits […]