Entertainment Weekly Celebrates Its Birthday with "EW FEST"

Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly Launches First-Ever “EW FEST” Presented by LG OLED TV on October 24 in NYC

Lineup to Include Tina Fey, Aziz Ansari, The Band Perry, Ryan Murphy and More

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Entertainment Weekly will present EW FEST, a day-long celebration of the best in pop culture and EW’s 25th anniversary. Presented by LG OLED TV, an entirely new category of television, EW Fest will feature unique programming including binge-a-thon screenings, first looks, editor Q&A’s, book signings, and panels with and performances by today’s most sought after talent. The line-up includes a look inside the X-Files writer’s room with creator Chris Carter and writer James Wong; an appearance by Aziz Ansari, discussing his new Netflix series; an evening with Tina Fey; and an acoustic performance with The Band Perry. EW FEST panels include Ryan Murphy along with special guests from his hit shows, Scholastic’s David Levithan moderating a panel with YA authors and a digital influencers panel with YouTube creators Marcus Johns, Lilly Singh and more.

    “We’re thrilled to bring EW’s insider access to New York City where fans will have the opportunity to connect with actors and directors from their favorite TV shows and movies”

Binge-a-thon screenings will be shown for The Expanse (Syfy), a first look at Idiotsitter (Comedy Central), Lucifer (FOX), Ash vs. Evil Dead (Starz) with more to come. Attendees can relax in the LG OLED TV Living Room – a comfortable space to kick back, watch interviews and to check out what’s happening inside the LG OLED TV Studio.

“We’re thrilled to bring EW’s insider access to New York City where fans will have the opportunity to connect with actors and directors from their favorite TV shows and movies," said Henry Goldblatt, Editor of Entertainment Weekly. "This new event is the perfect way to cap off the brand's 25th anniversary celebration.”

“LG continues to innovate game-changing technologies that truly enrich and shape the way consumers view home entertainment, so we jumped at the chance to bring our revolutionary OLED TVs to the epicenter of entertainment at the EW Fest,” said David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing, LG Electronics USA. “LG OLED delivers perfect blacks and the most life-like colors imaginable, giving EW Fest attendees the opportunity to experience this entirely new category of television.”

EW FEST will take place at Industria Superstudio, located at 775 Washington St. in New York City, running from 11am – 6pm, and EW Fest @ Night from 7:30pm – 10:30pm.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to: http://www.ew.com/ewfest.


ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Entertainment Weekly is your all-access pass to Hollywood’s most creative minds and most fascinating stars. The magazine was launched by Time Inc. in 1990 and is America’s leading consumer publication in the entertainment category, with a guaranteed circulation rate base of nearly 1.8 million and a combined audience of almost 27 million loyal, engaged fans. Each day, EW.com publishes a myriad of featured stories, blog posts, TV-recaps, original videos, film reviews and photo galleries. In April 2015, the PEOPLE/Entertainment Weekly Network reached #1 in its competitive set with 56.4 million unique visitors and during the same month, EW.com desktop, tablet and mobile growth hit an all-time high of 19.9 million combined unique visitors. Entertainment Weekly is the first to know about the best in entertainment. With sharp insight, unparalleled access and a trusted voice, EW keeps readers plugged into pop culture. This is where the buzz begins.

Entertainment Weekly is also available on the iPhone®, iPad®, NOOK Color™, HP Touchpad, Kindle Fire, and select Android™ devices. On social media, join the Entertainment Weekly community on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr and Google +.

About OLED:
With OLED’s revolutionary technology, consumers can enjoy awe-inspiring picture with perfect blacks and incredible color, even from wide viewing angles unlike any LCD/LED TV can deliver. Blacks rendered by LG’s OLED TV are up to 200 times deeper than those of an LCD panel, creating an infinite contrast ratio and bringing colors to life like never before possible.

ABOUT TIME INC.
Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world's leading media companies, with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide digital properties that attract more than 140 million visitors each month, including over 60 websites. Our influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple, Southern Living, Entertainment Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Cooking Light, Fortune and Food & Wine, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom, such as Decanter, Horse & Hound and Wallpaper*. Time Inc. is home to celebrated franchises and events, including the Fortune 500, Time 100, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the Essence Festival and the biennial Fortune Global Forum. Hundreds of thousands of people attend our events every year. We have been extending the power of our brands through various investments and acquisitions, including the formation of Sports Illustrated Play, a new business devoted to youth and amateur sports, and the acquisition of inVNT, a company that specializes in live media. We also provide content marketing, targeted local print and digital advertising programs, branded book publishing and marketing and support services, including subscription sales services for magazines and other products, retail distribution and marketing services and customer service and fulfillment services, for ourselves and third-party clients, including other magazine publishers.

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Dark Horse Announces "Aliens: Defiance" Comic Book Series

NYCC 2015: DARK HORSE TO DELIVER ONGOING 'ALIENS: DEFIANCE'

NEW YORK, NY —As announced on the Dark Horse: CLASSIFIED! panel at New York Comic Con, writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Rebels) and artist Tristan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road, TMNT) will take on the xenomorphs just in time to celebrate the anniversary of Aliens with a new ongoing series—Aliens: Defiance!

“Alien was groundbreaking when it first debuted, and has only grown in relevance and pop culture legend since,” remarked Wood. “Thirty-seven years is an impressive amount of time for any entertainment property to thrive, much less still top mainstream headlines and fuel speculation like it does. It’s an honor to be invited to add to that legend.”

In space, no one can hear you scream . . . Aliens: Defiance follows struggling Colonial Marine rookie Zula Hendricks as she goes AWOL to protect Earth from an unknown alien species.

“Few films are as timelessly terrifying and the fact that it continues to grip audiences and affect them beyond any of its successors and imitators (of which there are plenty) is the strongest testament to how truly transcendent everything that went into, and came out of, Alien is,” added Jones. “Being asked to be a part of something so defining, and so instrumental to the creative development of not just me, but so many, many others, is a lifelong dream come true.”

Aliens: Defiance #1 (of 12) is in stores April 27, 2016. Preorder your copy today at your local comic shop.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 1st to 10th, 2015 - Update #29

Support Leroy on Patreon.

NEWS:

From Variety:  CBS cancels "Extant" with Halle Berry, but is developing a legal drama with Berry.

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From InContention:  Cinematography Oscar hopefuls.

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From Variety:  "The Expendables 4" in 2017.

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From Variety:  Disney announces release dates for the next 5 years, including release dates for "Cars 3" and "The Incredibles 2."

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From YahooMovies:  Meet the new Disney princess, Moana.

From IMDb:  A photo of the young actress, Auli'i Cravalho, who will give voice to "Moana."

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From YahooMovies:  What has Rick Moranis been doing.

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From YahooMovies:  Francis Ford Coppola talks about one of my favorite movies, his film, "Bram Stoker's Dracula."

From Indiewire:  Danny Boyle says he is open to directing "28 Months Later," or whatever the third "28 Days Later" film would be called.

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From Vulture:  EEOC to investigate how few women get directing gigs in Hollywood.

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From YahooMusic:  Will Smith is reportedly returning to music with an album and world tour next year.

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From TheWrap:  The director of "Snowpiercer" is working on a monster movie, and one of his "Snowpiercer" actors, Tilda Swinton, will return for that.

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From BleedingCool:  There will apparently be a prequel to "The Shining."  Lord, have mercy!

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From  HitFix:  George Miller would like to do 2 more "Mad Max" films... in addition to some smaller non-SFX films.

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From JoBlo:  The search for the director of the 8th "Fast & Furious" film is down to 3, with F. Gary Gray apparently in the lead.

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From TheWrap:  The debut season of "Fear the Walking Dead" had better ratings than the original "The Walking Dead" had in its debut season.

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From BoxOfficeMojo:  "The Martian" won the 10/2 to 10/4/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $55.7 million.  That is just short of the October opening weekend record that "Gravity" set in 2013.

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From ScreenRant:  Update on the "Power Rangers" movie reboot.

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From Variety:  Sony plans an animated "Ghostbusters" film.

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From ThePlaylist:  Lionsgate wants a "Cabin in the Woods" sequel.  So do I.

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From Variety:  "The Ring" sequel, "Rings" has lost its Nov. 13th, 2015 date, and will move to 2016, may the first quarter.

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From YahooCelebrity:  Porsche responds to Paul Walker lawsuit.  This will get ugly.


COMICS - Titles and Films:

From YahooNews:  "Ant Man" will have a sequel, "Ant Man and the Wasp."

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From SlashFilm:  In addition to being considered for "Furious 8" (the eighth "Fast & Furious" flick), F. Gary Gray is reportedly talking to Marvel about their "Black Panther" film, which is due in 2018.

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From Variety:  Seth Grahame-Smith, who is writing the "Lego Batman" movie and wrote the novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is in talks to direct "The Flash" movie...

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From BleedingCool:  Another Marvel comic book is headed to ABC.  This time, it's the late Dwayne McDuffie's "Damage Control."

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From YahooNews:  The surprising choice for director "Thor: Ragnarok" is Taiki Waititi.

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From IGN:  Marvel boss, Kevin Feige, talks about Ronda Rousey's campaign to be Captain Marvel.

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From YahooNews:  Marvel's "Doctor Strange" will be an origin story.

Dark Horse Comics is Mr. Digital Worldwide

DARK HORSE DIGITAL COMICS CATALOG GOES GLOBAL

More than 1,000 Dark Horse monthly comics are now available on Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Comixology, and Google Play, including Fight Club 2, Hellboy, and more

New York, NY/Portland, OR—Dark Horse Comics, the leader in independent entertainment publishing, announced the expansion of its monthly single-issue comics catalog across five new platforms, making Dark Horse the most widely distributed comics publisher digitally.

“We’re very pleased to offer our line of single-issue comics digitally to fans across the world,” remarked Dark Horse president and publisher Mike Richardson. “Dark Horse Digital has been at the forefront of the digital-comics movement through our own app-development team as well as our digital storefront, but now our growing relationship with our digital-publishing partners expands the choices for our readers to choose the platform and format they like best.”

All your favorite Dark Horse comic books, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Halo, Aliens, and more, are now available on your favorite digital platform the same day the print versions hit comic shops.

“We are very excited to be on these new platforms,” said Mark Bernardi, Dark Horse director of digital publishing. “Now, along with the Dark Horse Digital website and apps, there will be several other places for fans to get their digital comics the same day that print versions hit stores. We think this expanded distribution will be a boon to Dark Horse fans as well as the creators and licensors we partner with to create the amazing comics we publish each week.”

In 2011, the company celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in style, with the launch of an all-new proprietary digital-comics app, boasting thousands of titles for download through both the iTunes store and the Dark Horse Digital storefront at Digital.DarkHorse.com.

Just under a year after the launch of Dark Horse’s digital initiative, the company expanded the number of platforms on which comics fans can access their favorite Dark Horse graphic novels. Stemming from a successful partnership with Apple’s iBookstore, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK, Dark Horse announced a partnership with Google Play. In June 2015, Dark Horse Comics launched their graphic novel catalog on Comixology.

About Dark Horse Digital
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has grown to become the third-largest comics publisher in the United States and is acclaimed internationally for the quality and diversity of its line. In 2011, the company that revolutionized the comic industry proudly presented its groundbreaking digital-publishing program, Dark Horse Digital. Dark Horse Digital offers its most popular titles at an unprecedented value, while providing the highest-quality reading experience possible. Single-issue comics are priced as low as just $0.99, and there is also an extensive list of free introductory #1 issues. Additionally, DH Digital’s “bundles” group together story arcs spanning multiple issues into affordable packages, allowing readers to get all the issues that comprise a complete narrative, starting at just $3.99 and up. And through cloud-based technology, Digital Store purchases can be read and enjoyed online on your computer or, mobile browser, and through the Dark Horse Bookshelf apps, available on iTunes App Store and Google Play.

To get started, simply log on to Digital.DarkHorse.com or download the app to create an account, and begin building your collection today.

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Review: "IT FOLLOWS" is Old-Fashioned Scary Movie Gold

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 39 (of 2015) by Leroy Douresseaux

[A version of this review first appeared on Patreon.]

It Follows (2014)
Running time:  100 minutes (1 hour, 40 minutes)
MPAA – R for disturbing violent and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language
WRITER/DIRECTOR:  David Robert Mitchell
PRODUCERS:  Rebecca Green, David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, and Laura D. Smith
CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Mike Gioulakis
EDITOR:  Julio Perez IV
COMPOSER:  Rich Vreeland (as Disasterpeace)

HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Starring:  Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Lili Sepe, Olivia Luccardi, Jake Weary, Debbie Williams, and Baily Spry

It Follows is a 2014 supernatural horror film from writer-director David Robert Mitchell.  The film focuses on a young woman who discovers that her life has taken a mysterious and sinister turn after a casual sexual encounter transmits a curse to her.  The film was released to North American theaters in March of 2015.

It Follows introduces Jaime “Jay” Height (Maika Monroe), a carefree college student living at home with her parents and sister in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan.  She starts dating a young man named Hugh (Jake Weary), who is determined to have sexual intercourse with her.  Eventually, Jay does have sex with Hugh in the backseat of his car, after which, he incapacitates her.

Jay awakens to find herself tied to a wheelchair.  Hugh explains that through sex he has passed on a curse to Jay.  A malignant entity that is visible only to those that have received the curse will now pursue Jay at a walking pace.  Even if Jay were to go far away, it would relentlessly pursue her at a walking pace and find her regardless of how long that would take.  The entity can take on many different appearances, and if it catches Jay, it will kill her.  To free herself of this entity, Jay must have have sex with a new partner and pass it on to that person...

It Follows is a kind of old-fashioned horror movie.  The directing, acting, plot, score, and cinematography, but not special effects is what makes this movie work.  I would say that the score, sometimes layered synthesizer and sometimes pounding keys, is some of the best film music in a horror film since John Carpenter's 1978 film, Halloween.  In fact, It Follows may be the truest heir to Carpenter's classic slasher flick.

It Follows is creepy, and when the music isn't making the viewer's skin crawl, the wide screen cinematography, with its matter-of-fact eye and its surreal interpretations, takes that viewer to the edge of his seat.  Mitchell, his cinematographer (Mike Gioulakis), and his editor (Julio Perez IV) are at their best when they blithely depict the approach of the entity as if it were delivering a candy-gram and not savage death.  I have to say that as good as the cast is, Mitchell, Gioulakis, and Perez could have achieved the same blood-chilling results with a wildly different cast.

The general interpretation of It Follows is that it is a parable about sex, concerning sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS), the sexual revolution, and/or anxieties around intimacy.  The film can also be seen as thematically addressing mortality, with “it” or the entity representing the inevitability of death or perhaps, the existential dread of one's inevitable demise.

I think the film's Detroit and Detroit-area locales can open the film up to socioeconomic and political interpretations.  If the suburbs are a safe haven from the dangers of urban Detroit, suburbanites would naturally expect that they left or passed on the troubles, dangers, and problems of the city to “them,” those other people they left behind.  “It” the entity is a trouble that one passes on to another, like a problem that is out of sight or out of mind, except that it doesn't work that way.  “White flight” might allow one to ignore trouble, but that does not mean the trouble ceased to exist.

Eventually, the person who passes on the curse will have to deal with the trouble of the entity again.  Several times in It Follows, the story takes the characters through the abandoned, desolate, ruined landscape of Detroit “south of 8 Mile.”  One of the characters might be tempted to leave his troubles in the “slums,” but he knows that “it,” like many problems, cannot be stopped by walls or borders – real or imagined.

Ultimately, It Follows has dream or nightmare-like qualities that push it closer to the realms of horror and dark fantasy and a little away from social themes and artistic interpretations.  Although it stumbles a little in the last act, It Follows is a chilling contemporary thriller that harkens back to the stylish, classic horror movies of the past.  It is skillful rather than ironic (like the first Scream film).  It is scary and scary again.

7 of 10
A-

Tuesday, August 11, 2015


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Two New Robin William Figures to Debut in Madame Tussands San Francisco

Two new Robin Williams figures will be displayed in Madame Tussauds San Francisco during Fleet Week as a tribute to the comedian's contributions to numerous USO tours. (Photo: Business Wire)

New Robin Williams Figures Introduced to Madame Tussauds San Francisco in Honor of Fleet Week

Fisherman’s Wharf attraction celebrates cherished local star and military comic Robin Williams

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In honor of military service members who will arrive on San Francisco shores for Fleet Week, October 5-12, 2015, Madame Tussauds San Francisco will display two iconic wax depictions of Robin Williams for the first time. The attraction will also offer half-off discounted entry tickets upon presentation of a military ID.

    “We’re thrilled that our newest additions to the Madame Tussauds family are not one but two figures of a local icon”

A lifelong resident of San Francisco, Williams toured extensively with the USO, making three tours each to Iraq and Afghanistan, and traveling overseas to 12 countries to entertain troops. He performed for over 89,000 troops over the course of his tours, offering support to soldiers suffering from sobriety issues and depression. He remains one of the army’s most beloved figures.

Robin Williams was immortalized in wax following a sitting conducted with Madame Tussauds sculptors in April 2001. Both figures are a reflection of Williams as a much-loved stand-up comedian. One figure is modeled on his early career performing at San Francisco comedy clubs; the other depicts Williams in his later years.

“We’re thrilled that our newest additions to the Madame Tussauds family are not one but two figures of a local icon,” said Chris Connors, General Manager of Madame Tussauds San Francisco. “We are looking forward to offering his fans a unique experience, as well as honoring troops during this very special week for San Francisco.”

To track real-time updates on Fleet Week activities, follow Madame Tussauds San Francisco on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


About Madame Tussauds San Francisco
Madame Tussauds San Francisco offers guests the unique opportunity to meet incredible wax likenesses of some of the city’s and world’s most famous stars. Get up close and personal with Hollywood A-listers, music superstars, TV personalities, sporting heroes and cultural icons.

Visit http://www.madametussauds.com/SanFrancisco for more information. Follow Madame Tussauds on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates on the latest figure launches.

The attraction is open at 10 AM, 365 days a year, in Fisherman’s Wharf at 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA, 94133.

About Merlin Entertainments Group – North America
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment. As Europe’s number one, and the second-largest global visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 111 attractions, 12 hotels/4 holiday villages in 23 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its visitors through its iconic brands, and the commitment of its managers and employees.

Merlin has twenty five attractions and two hotels in North America, including two stunning LEGOLAND resorts, six Madame Tussauds celebrity wax attractions, seven LEGOLAND Discovery Centers, North America’s only Dungeon attraction, and six SEA LIFE aquariums, underlining the company’s positions as the world’s largest global aquarium operator. Learn more by visiting http://www.merlinentertainments.biz.

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VIZ Media Has New Digital Titles for October, Including New "Naruto"

VIZ MEDIA STARTS OCTOBER WITH A BRAND NEW DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE

Celebrate The Series Finale Of NARUTO With Special Digital Bundles And Exclusive One-Shots; Catch The Digital Launch Of 4 New Series And Latest Additions To More Than 30 Other Titles!!

VIZ Media begins October with a brand new digital manga update. Manga fans and readers can look forward to the launch of 4 notable new manga titles that include NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING, a digital first one-shot featuring a riveting adventure with the world’s most popular ninja, the new supernatural shojo series, QQ SWEEPER, as well as the digital exclusive debuts for HIBIKI’S MAGIC and HANAKO AND THE TERROR OF ALLEGORY.

During October, VIZ Media marks the conclusion of Masashi Kishimoto’s celebrated manga series NARUTO with a selection of special manga bundles. The final installment of the series, Vol. 72, debuts digitally on October 6th. Fans are also invited to browse NARUTO manga bundles that chronologically present the entire groundbreaking series. A complete NARUTO manga bundle containing all 72 volumes is also available and features 2 free additional one-shot manga titles by Masashi Kishimoto – MARIO and BENCH. NARUTO digital manga bundles are available exclusively from VIZManga.com and ComiXology

Other manga bundles available this month include BLUE EXORCIST, CASE CLOSED, A DEVIL AND HER LOVE SONG, TOKYO GHOUL and ONE-PUNCH MAN are also available to readers for a limited time exclusively from VIZManga.com and comiXology

Additional October digital manga updates also include new volumes for more than 30 continuing VIZ Media series. Included in the latest update are not-to-be-missed volumes for ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM (Vol. 6), FOOD WARS! (Vol. 8), ONE-PUNCH MAN (Vol. 8), DEADMAN WONDERLAND (Vol. 11) LIBRARY WARS (Vol. 14), SGT FROG (Vol. 18), WELCOME TO THE NHK (Vol. 6) and continuing shojo series such as THE DEMON PRINCE OF MOMOCHI HOUSE (Vol. 2), MY LOVE STORY (Vol. 6) along with many more! Also catch the exciting series finales for CLAYMORE (Vol. 27) and EUREKA SEVEN (Vol. 6).

New October 2015 Digital Manga Series Debuts:

NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING (One-Shot) · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available Oct. 6th 

A digital first release! Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. Then he channeled that energy into learning amazing ninja techniques and saving the world! Now Naruto has achieved his dream of becoming the greatest ninja in the village, and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But new troubles are bubbling up in the shinobi world…

QQ SWEEPER, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available Oct. 6th 
Kyutaro Horikita, the tall, dark and handsome cleaning expert of Kurokado High, is about to meet a sleeping maiden at the school: transfer student Fumi Nishioka! Fumi’s going to learn how to rid the school of nasty spirits with Kyutaro’s help, and her heart will surprisingly be “cleansed” too…!

HIBIKI’S MAGIC, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available Oct. 20th 

A new digital exclusive! From the artist behind the .hack manga comes an inspiring tale about a young magician's assistant named Hibiki who's only magical talent seems to be making a perfect pot of tea...

HANAKO AND THE TERROR OF ALLEGORY, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available Oct. 20th 

A new digital exclusive just in time for Halloween! From Sakae Esuno, creator of Future Diary, comes a look into Japanese Horror that takes readers on a journey into the terror that lurks inside us all.

VIZ Media marks the conclusion of Masashi Kishimoto’s NARUTO manga series with a special selection of manga bundles.

The Following Digital Bundles Are Available From Oct. 6th-31th

·         NARUTO Vols.1-16 $56.00 

·         NARUTO Vols.17-27 $37.99

·         NARUTO Vols.28-44 $59.99

·         NARUTO Vols.45-61 $59.99

·         NARUTO Vols.62-72 $37.99

·         NARUTO Complete Series (72 Vols.): $229.99 and includes 2 additional one-shot manga by creator Masashi Kishimoto – MARIO and BENCH (**Note – these titles are not available in-print and offered only via VIZManga.com and Comixology.)

BENCH: Transfer student Yamaguchi Tsutomu has just joined the baseball team. Yamaguchi is overweight and can't run very fast, so the coach places him on the "D" team. Unlike the "A" team which is has nothing but aces, the "D" team is filled with baseball misfits who don't expect to see any playing time. Despite this setback, Yamaguchi is determined not to give up his dream of someday becoming a pro second baseman!

MARIO: Mario, half-Japanese and half-Italian born in the US, works as a hit man. One day he meets a female colleague, Saori, who does not talk to men and is asked to work together with her.

The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series in the world. Through the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the comiXology, iBooks and Google Play Stores.

Most manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Readers can also explore free Chapter 1 previews of every series. For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.

To learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.

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