Jason Shawn Alexander, Gerhard, Paolo Rivera, Mike Norton Headline Artist Alley At Wizard World Sacramento, June 17-19
Howard Chaykin, Billy Martin, Danny Fingeroth, Phil Ortiz, James O’Barr Also Among Superstar Artists And Writers At Sacramento Convention Center
SACRAMENTO – Eisner Award winners Jason Shawn Alexander (“Abe Sapien,” “Batman Arkham City”), Gerhard (“Cerebus”), Paolo Rivera (“All-New X-Men,” “Avenging Spider-Man” and Mike Norton (“Battlepug,” “Revival and The Answer!”), as well as standouts Howard Chaykin (“Avengers 1959,” “JSA”) Billy Martin (“TMNT New Animated Adventures,” also lead guitarist/keyboardist, Good Charlotte), Danny Fingeroth (group editor, “Spider-Man,” “The Avengers”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), and James O’Barr (“The Crow”) are among the leading comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Sacramento, June 17-19, 2016. It is the third visit to the Sacramento Convention Center for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and the 11th on the 2016 Wizard World calendar.
Other superstars in Artist Alley in Sacramento include Carlo Barberi (“Avengers,” “Deadpool”), Victor Dandridge (“The Samaritan,” “Origins Unknown”), Greg Weisman (“Captain Atom,” “Gargoyles”), John Orlando (“Doc Behemoth”), Genese Davis (“The Holder’s Dominion”), Mark Badger ("American Flagg!," "Batman & Superman"), Jason Beckwith (“Taking Eden”), E.A. Channon (“Flash of the Blood”), Michael Dorman (“Logan’s Run,” “Tales from the Dark Universe”), Jeff Greenwalt (“Rabbit Ears”), VJ Waks (“Artist’s Avenue”) and many others.
Top celebrities attending the event include Captain America star Sebastian Stan, X-Men standout Evan Peters, Hayley Atwell (“Agent Carter,” Captain America: The First Avenger), William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson (The Naked Gun), Jewel Staite (“Firefly”), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Scott Wilson (“The Walking Dead,” “Damien”), Denis O’Hare (“American Horror Story,” “True Blood”), Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead,” “Southland”), Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead”, Guardians of the Galaxy ), Dean Cain (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” Vendetta), Chris 51 (“Epic Ink”) and more.
Wizard World events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Sacramento show hours are Friday, June 17, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wizard World Sacramento is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday night.
For more on the 2016 Wizard World Sacramento, visit http://wizd.me/SacramentoPR.
About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched Wizard World Store (www.shopwizardworld.com ), Wizard World Music (http://www.wizardworldmusic.com/), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ ( www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
Star Trek Beyond to Make IMAX Debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2016
WORLD PREMIERE OF “STAR TREK BEYOND” TO DEBUT IN IMAX® AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON®
THE FIRST-EVER OUTDOOR IMAX PREMIERE EVENT WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES BY THE FILM’S CAST AND CREW, AND A LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE BY THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Paramount Pictures, Skydance, Bad Robot and director Justin Lin today announced that the world premiere of “STAR TREK BEYOND” will play in the immersive IMAX® format at Comic-Con International: San Diego, in partnership with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and IMAX Corporation, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.
The red carpet event at San Diego Comic-Con, which marks the first-ever open-air IMAX world premiere, will feature special appearances by Lin and the “STAR TREK BEYOND” filmmakers and cast, as well as a live concert performance of Academy Award®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s film score by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Lin made the announcement at the STAR TREK FAN EVENT, where all fans in attendance were invited.
“I am thrilled to celebrate the premiere of the film together with the fans at Comic-Con and excited for everyone there to experience Michael Giacchino’s incredible score played live,” said Lin.
Added David Glanzer, spokesperson for Comic-Con International: “We are both privileged and excited that Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Bad Robot have chosen to honor fans by having the world premiere of the next chapter of Star Trek at Comic-Con this summer.”
“What better way to show appreciation for the constant support of IMAX fans worldwide than by partnering with our friends at Paramount, Skydance, Bad Robot and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra on this ultimate Comic-Con world premiere,” said Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment.
As a special event for this year's Comic-Con attendees, fans will have the chance to attend the world premiere of “STAR TREK BEYOND.” Details about ticket distribution will be announced prior to the 2016 convention.
“STAR TREK BEYOND,” the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In “Beyond,” the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
From Paramount Pictures and Skydance, “STAR TREK BEYOND” is a Bad Robot, Sneaky Shark, Perfect Storm Entertainment production. The film stars John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin and Idris Elba. Directed by Justin Lin, the third film in the franchise series is produced by J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Lindsey Weber, and Justin Lin; and executive produced by Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Tommy Harper. Based upon “Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry, the screenplay is written by Simon Pegg & Doug Jung.
The IMAX® release of “STAR TREK BEYOND” will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
“STAR TREK BEYOND” opens in theaters and IMAX® beginning July 22, 2016.
About Paramount Pictures Corporatio
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
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Friday, May 20, 2016
Archie Comics Announces Ryan North and Derek Charm as New "Jughead" Creative Team
BREAKING NEWS: Ryan North and Derek Charm Take Over Jughead This September
JUGHEAD #9 cover by Derek Charm
Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuts in the New Riverdale as JUGHEAD gets a new creative team with issue #9.
Fan-favorite writer Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and artist Derek Charm unite this September for all-new adventures of everyone's favorite slacker.
North and Charm will follow the hilarious and over-the-top groundwork laid by the JUGHEAD launch team of Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson as they introduce Sabrina the Teenage Witch into the New Riverdale for the first time!
"Sabrina's interesting because she's literally magic. She is an actual witch in a world where witchcraft isn't known to be a real thing, and she's got this edge to her that you don't often see in Riverdale," said North on the addition of Sabrina to the series.
JUGHEAD #9 will hit comic book shops on September 7th, 2016 featuring variant covers from Veronica Fish and Audrey Mok.
And don't miss JUGHEAD #6 from Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson when it hits stores next week on 5/18 as Jughead faces Principal Stanger with the fate of Riverdale High on the line!
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(It’s kind of like a) BRAND NEW #1… except it’s issue Jughead #9! SABRINA makes her debut in the NEW RIVERDALE and things are about to get INSANE! New story! New arc! New creative team! Pop Tate's has a new mascot: it's a lady in a burger costume with a giant burger for a head! And she never takes off that giant burger head! And she and Jughead really hit it off, probably for that very reason! But is it possible Burger Lady is MORE than she appears? Find out what happens when Jughead meets a burger he REALLY likes—and a POWERFUL and unexpected new force in Riverdale is revealed!! P.S.: that powerful and unexpected new force is SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH! SHE'S the Burger Lady!
Script: Ryan North
Art: Derek Charm
Cover: Derek Charm
Variant Covers: Veronica Fish, Audrey Mok
On Sale Date: 9/7
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
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Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment Announce "Demonic"
The dark new series from Image/Skybound Entertainment
Image/Skybound Entertainment is pleased to announce the sinister, all-new series DEMONIC co-created by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri, written by Eisner Award-nominated Christopher Sebela (High Crimes, Escape from New York), and with debut artist Niko Walter, colorist Dan Brown (Wolverine Max, Ghost Rider), and letterer Sal Cipriano set to launch this August 2016.
In DEMONIC, Detective Scott Graves will do anything to protect his family… even bargain away his soul. Now, the only thing to fear isn’t New York’s worst criminals, but what's already raging inside of him. After all, what's the cost of your soul when it's already damaged?
DEMONIC #1 Cover A (Diamond Code JUN160587) and Cover B by WITCH DOCTOR's Lukas Ketner (Diamond Code JUN160588) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book retailers is Monday, July 25th, 2016.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
ABOUT SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT
Founded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company specializing in television, comics, film, digital content, interactive, gaming, and merchandise. The company is led by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his longtime producing and business partner David Alpert.
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
June 29th is Mark Millar Day
CELEBRATE MILLAR DAY THIS JUNE
The comic book event of the year and the launch of Jupiter's Legacy, Vol. 2 #1
In celebration of the launch of JUPITER'S LEGACY, VOL. 2 #1—the all-new, jaw-dropping story arc to the critically-acclaimed bestselling series by Mark Millar (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Empress, HUCK, CHRONONAUTS, WANTED) and Frank Quitely—Image Comics is pleased to announce that Wednesday, June 29, 2016 will be Millar Day.
Comics retailers are encouraged to tweet and Instagram #MillarDayContest photos of their Millarworld displays honoring this year's Millar Day, for a chance to win an exclusive Skype signing for their store with both Mark Millar and Frank Quitely tuning in to greet and chat with fans. Contest ends on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The winner will be announced on Millar Day.
Leading up to Millar Day, Mark Millar himself will make two rare, United States appearances. On Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at Midtown Comics Downtown in New York, NY and on Thursday, June 30 at 11 a.m. at DCBS in Fort Wayne, IN.
The following will be available in comic book stores on Millar Day, Wednesday, June 29th:
JUPITER'S CIRCLE TP VOL 2 (ISBN: 978-1-63215-707-2) (Diamond Code: MAR160676)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover A Frank Quitely (Diamond Code: APR160648)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover B Jae Lee (Diamond Code: APR160649)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover C Mike Mayhew (Diamond Code: APR160650)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover D Blank (Diamond Code: APR160651)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover E Frank Quitely sketch (Diamond Code: APR160652)
The Final Order Cutoff deadline for comics retailers will be Monday, June 6th, 2016.
Retailers interested in stocking up on Millar titles in time for Millar Day can find more information here.
More Millar Day updates will roll out in the coming weeks, stay tuned at ImageComics.com.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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The comic book event of the year and the launch of Jupiter's Legacy, Vol. 2 #1
In celebration of the launch of JUPITER'S LEGACY, VOL. 2 #1—the all-new, jaw-dropping story arc to the critically-acclaimed bestselling series by Mark Millar (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Empress, HUCK, CHRONONAUTS, WANTED) and Frank Quitely—Image Comics is pleased to announce that Wednesday, June 29, 2016 will be Millar Day.
Comics retailers are encouraged to tweet and Instagram #MillarDayContest photos of their Millarworld displays honoring this year's Millar Day, for a chance to win an exclusive Skype signing for their store with both Mark Millar and Frank Quitely tuning in to greet and chat with fans. Contest ends on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The winner will be announced on Millar Day.
Leading up to Millar Day, Mark Millar himself will make two rare, United States appearances. On Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at Midtown Comics Downtown in New York, NY and on Thursday, June 30 at 11 a.m. at DCBS in Fort Wayne, IN.
The following will be available in comic book stores on Millar Day, Wednesday, June 29th:
JUPITER'S CIRCLE TP VOL 2 (ISBN: 978-1-63215-707-2) (Diamond Code: MAR160676)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover A Frank Quitely (Diamond Code: APR160648)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover B Jae Lee (Diamond Code: APR160649)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover C Mike Mayhew (Diamond Code: APR160650)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover D Blank (Diamond Code: APR160651)
JUPITER'S LEGACY VOL 2 #1 Cover E Frank Quitely sketch (Diamond Code: APR160652)
The Final Order Cutoff deadline for comics retailers will be Monday, June 6th, 2016.
Retailers interested in stocking up on Millar titles in time for Millar Day can find more information here.
More Millar Day updates will roll out in the coming weeks, stay tuned at ImageComics.com.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Monster Craze Tome, "Monster Mash," Returns from the Beyond with Second Printing
Monster Mash named 2016's “Book of the Year” at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
New printing of the sold out book digs up the dirt on the 1960s Monster Craze in America
(RALEIGH, NC) Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972 has won "Book of the Year" at the 2016 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. First presented in 2003, the award is named for the great Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), who played a character called the Creeper in three unrelated films, “The Pearl of Death,” “House of Horrors” and his final film, “The Brute Man.” Highly coveted and prestigious in the classic monster world, this award comes just after the book's initial print run sold out, less than a year after its debut.
So this week, TwoMorrows Publishing releases a second printing of Monster Mash, the full-color hardcover that time-trips back to the frightening era of 1957-1972, when monsters stomped into the American mainstream. Once Frankenstein and fiends infiltrated TV in 1957, an avalanche of monster magazines, toys, games, trading cards, and comic books crashed upon an unsuspecting public—and this book covers that creepy, kooky Monster Craze through features on Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the #1 radio hit “Monster Mash,” Aurora’s model kits, TV shows (Shock Theatre, The Addams Family, The Munsters, and Dark Shadows), “Mars Attacks” trading cards, Eerie Publications, Planet of the Apes, and more.
Author Mark Voger's lifelong love of all things Monster led him to interview an enormous slate of celebrities as entertainment writer for the New Jersey Star-Ledger newspaper, and those contacts have served him well for this labor-of-love project, which features James Warren (Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella magazines), Forrest J Ackerman (Famous Monsters of Filmland), John Astin (The Addams Family), Al Lewis (The Munsters), Jonathan Frid (Dark Shadows), George Barris (monster car customizer), Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (Rat Fink), Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Monster Mash singer/songwriter) and others, with a Foreword by TV horror host Zacherley, the “Cool Ghoul.”
"I believed in monsters as a kid. The evidence was everywhere," recounts Voger. "I saw my first "Dark Shadows" episode when I was 9, and fell deeply, madly in love with the character Josette after seeing photos of actress Kathryn Leigh Scott in Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. The Monster Craze was an innocent, naive, fun time for us dopey little kids. We identified with those deformed, hated creatures who, after all, only wanted love. As someone who was a child during the Craze, my aim is to report on the era with the viewpoint of an eyewitness."
In addition to coverage of pivotal moments of the Monster Craze, this book has hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations of the casts of Monster films and television shows, plus all the rare Halloween costumes, trading cards, board games, model kits, comic books, and magazines that had us running for our lives (and toy stores) in the 1960s.
This full-color hardcover is 192 pages long, and retails for $39.95. It is now available again in both print and digital editions, through TwoMorrows' website (www.twomorrows.com), comic and bookstores through Diamond Comic/Book Distributors, on Amazon.com, and through the company's app on the Apple and Android platforms.
Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America (1957-1972)
(192-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER) $39.95
(Digital Edition) $13.95
ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-064-9
Diamond Comic Distributors Order Code: MAR151564
A free preview of the book is available at the publisher's ordering link: http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=95_96&products_id=1202
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New printing of the sold out book digs up the dirt on the 1960s Monster Craze in America
(RALEIGH, NC) Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972 has won "Book of the Year" at the 2016 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. First presented in 2003, the award is named for the great Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), who played a character called the Creeper in three unrelated films, “The Pearl of Death,” “House of Horrors” and his final film, “The Brute Man.” Highly coveted and prestigious in the classic monster world, this award comes just after the book's initial print run sold out, less than a year after its debut.
So this week, TwoMorrows Publishing releases a second printing of Monster Mash, the full-color hardcover that time-trips back to the frightening era of 1957-1972, when monsters stomped into the American mainstream. Once Frankenstein and fiends infiltrated TV in 1957, an avalanche of monster magazines, toys, games, trading cards, and comic books crashed upon an unsuspecting public—and this book covers that creepy, kooky Monster Craze through features on Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the #1 radio hit “Monster Mash,” Aurora’s model kits, TV shows (Shock Theatre, The Addams Family, The Munsters, and Dark Shadows), “Mars Attacks” trading cards, Eerie Publications, Planet of the Apes, and more.
Author Mark Voger's lifelong love of all things Monster led him to interview an enormous slate of celebrities as entertainment writer for the New Jersey Star-Ledger newspaper, and those contacts have served him well for this labor-of-love project, which features James Warren (Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella magazines), Forrest J Ackerman (Famous Monsters of Filmland), John Astin (The Addams Family), Al Lewis (The Munsters), Jonathan Frid (Dark Shadows), George Barris (monster car customizer), Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (Rat Fink), Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Monster Mash singer/songwriter) and others, with a Foreword by TV horror host Zacherley, the “Cool Ghoul.”
"I believed in monsters as a kid. The evidence was everywhere," recounts Voger. "I saw my first "Dark Shadows" episode when I was 9, and fell deeply, madly in love with the character Josette after seeing photos of actress Kathryn Leigh Scott in Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. The Monster Craze was an innocent, naive, fun time for us dopey little kids. We identified with those deformed, hated creatures who, after all, only wanted love. As someone who was a child during the Craze, my aim is to report on the era with the viewpoint of an eyewitness."
In addition to coverage of pivotal moments of the Monster Craze, this book has hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations of the casts of Monster films and television shows, plus all the rare Halloween costumes, trading cards, board games, model kits, comic books, and magazines that had us running for our lives (and toy stores) in the 1960s.
This full-color hardcover is 192 pages long, and retails for $39.95. It is now available again in both print and digital editions, through TwoMorrows' website (www.twomorrows.com), comic and bookstores through Diamond Comic/Book Distributors, on Amazon.com, and through the company's app on the Apple and Android platforms.
Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America (1957-1972)
(192-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER) $39.95
(Digital Edition) $13.95
ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-064-9
Diamond Comic Distributors Order Code: MAR151564
A free preview of the book is available at the publisher's ordering link: http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=95_96&products_id=1202
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Image Comics Announces "She Changed Comics" with CBLDF
SHE CHANGED COMICS
CBLDF's History of The Women Who Changed Free Expression
Women have been making comics since the medium’s very beginning, but there’s an important story that hasn’t yet been told: how women changed free expression in comics. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will tell that story in SHE CHANGED COMICS, a full-color, 160-page book coming out this October 2016 from Image Comics. SHE CHANGED COMICS was a runaway success on Kickstarter last month, where backers funded the project in eight hours and supported several stretch goals, including teaching guides for middle school, high school, and higher education, as well as a nationwide teaching tour.
Covering female comics creators from the turn of the 20th century to present day, SHE CHANGED COMICS will profile more than 60 women who transformed the landscape of free expression and expanded the comics artform. It will also examine the plights of women who have been persecuted for expressing themselves through cartoons and feature interviews with some of the most influential women working in comics today. The book will be illustrated throughout, with a professional index and links to additional resources, making it invaluable for educators and fans alike.
“More women are reading and making comics, and we want to explore the women who laid the groundwork for this transition in She Changed Comics,” said Betsy Gomez, CBLDF Editorial Director and editor of She Changed Comics. “These are women who opened the door, ventured into new creative terrains, and radically changed the face of free expression in the process. She Changed Comics will be an invaluable tool in CBLDF’s ongoing mission to educate people about the value of comics as art and literature.”
“As an education professional and longtime advocate for the contributions women have made to comics, I regard this book as essential,” said Katherine Keller, Sequential Tart co-founder and CBLDF Board Member. “She Changed Comics has an important place in classrooms and libraries, and belongs in the backpack of any young person discovering their place as a reader or creator in this incredible medium.”
"We're thrilled to partner with Image to distribute this book to the widest possible range of readers," said Christina Merkler, CBLDF Board Member and www.DCBService.com partner. "We're immensely grateful to all of the Kickstarter backers who funded the creation of the book and all of the incredible added material we had only dreamed was possible. Image's efforts will allow us to get all of that extraordinary work out to the world in a much bigger way than we could do ourselves. We couldn't be happier about their support!"
About SHE CHANGED COMICS:
SHE CHANGED COMICS celebrates the women who changed free expression in comics, with profiles of more than sixty groundbreaking female professionals and interviews with the women who are changing today's medium, including RAINA TELGEMEIER, NOELLE STEVENSON, G. WILLOW WILSON, and more! SHE CHANGED COMICS also examines the plights of women imprisoned and threatened for making comics and explores the work of women whose work is being banned here in the United States. A must for readers of all ages, students, and educators.
ISBN: 978-1-63215-929-8, 14.99, 160 pp, FC.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
ABOUT COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CBLDF)
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization protecting the freedom to read comics! Our work protects readers, creators, librarians, retailers, publishers, and educators who face the threat of censorship. We monitor legislation and challenge laws that would limit the First Amendment. We create resources that promote understanding of comics and the rights our community is guaranteed. Every day we publish news and information about censorship events as they happen. We are partners in the Kids’ Right to Read Project and Banned Books Week. Our expert legal team is available to respond to First Amendment emergencies at a moment’s notice. CBLDF is a lean organization that works hard to protect the rights on which our community depends. For more information, visit www.cbldf.org.
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CBLDF's History of The Women Who Changed Free Expression
Women have been making comics since the medium’s very beginning, but there’s an important story that hasn’t yet been told: how women changed free expression in comics. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will tell that story in SHE CHANGED COMICS, a full-color, 160-page book coming out this October 2016 from Image Comics. SHE CHANGED COMICS was a runaway success on Kickstarter last month, where backers funded the project in eight hours and supported several stretch goals, including teaching guides for middle school, high school, and higher education, as well as a nationwide teaching tour.
Covering female comics creators from the turn of the 20th century to present day, SHE CHANGED COMICS will profile more than 60 women who transformed the landscape of free expression and expanded the comics artform. It will also examine the plights of women who have been persecuted for expressing themselves through cartoons and feature interviews with some of the most influential women working in comics today. The book will be illustrated throughout, with a professional index and links to additional resources, making it invaluable for educators and fans alike.
“More women are reading and making comics, and we want to explore the women who laid the groundwork for this transition in She Changed Comics,” said Betsy Gomez, CBLDF Editorial Director and editor of She Changed Comics. “These are women who opened the door, ventured into new creative terrains, and radically changed the face of free expression in the process. She Changed Comics will be an invaluable tool in CBLDF’s ongoing mission to educate people about the value of comics as art and literature.”
“As an education professional and longtime advocate for the contributions women have made to comics, I regard this book as essential,” said Katherine Keller, Sequential Tart co-founder and CBLDF Board Member. “She Changed Comics has an important place in classrooms and libraries, and belongs in the backpack of any young person discovering their place as a reader or creator in this incredible medium.”
"We're thrilled to partner with Image to distribute this book to the widest possible range of readers," said Christina Merkler, CBLDF Board Member and www.DCBService.com partner. "We're immensely grateful to all of the Kickstarter backers who funded the creation of the book and all of the incredible added material we had only dreamed was possible. Image's efforts will allow us to get all of that extraordinary work out to the world in a much bigger way than we could do ourselves. We couldn't be happier about their support!"
About SHE CHANGED COMICS:
SHE CHANGED COMICS celebrates the women who changed free expression in comics, with profiles of more than sixty groundbreaking female professionals and interviews with the women who are changing today's medium, including RAINA TELGEMEIER, NOELLE STEVENSON, G. WILLOW WILSON, and more! SHE CHANGED COMICS also examines the plights of women imprisoned and threatened for making comics and explores the work of women whose work is being banned here in the United States. A must for readers of all ages, students, and educators.
ISBN: 978-1-63215-929-8, 14.99, 160 pp, FC.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
ABOUT COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CBLDF)
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization protecting the freedom to read comics! Our work protects readers, creators, librarians, retailers, publishers, and educators who face the threat of censorship. We monitor legislation and challenge laws that would limit the First Amendment. We create resources that promote understanding of comics and the rights our community is guaranteed. Every day we publish news and information about censorship events as they happen. We are partners in the Kids’ Right to Read Project and Banned Books Week. Our expert legal team is available to respond to First Amendment emergencies at a moment’s notice. CBLDF is a lean organization that works hard to protect the rights on which our community depends. For more information, visit www.cbldf.org.
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