Saga's "Lying Cat" Statue Will Be the Truth at 2016 Local Comic Shop Day

SAGA LYING CAT LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY STATUE ANNOUNCED

Image Comics/Skybound is pleased to reveal an exclusive SAGA statue of the fan-favorite character Lying Cat in celebration of this year’s Local Comic Shop Day.

This exquisitely detailed, limited edition, black-and-white Lying Cat will be an eight inch resin statue, hand numbered, and limited to 300 pieces worldwide.

The LCSD Lying Cat statue (Diamond Code AUG168737) will be available on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at participating comic book retailers. The final order cutoff deadline is Monday, September 26th, 2016.


About Local Comic Shop Day:
Local Comic Shop Day® will be held on November 19, 2016 this year.

For 2016, the date has been changed to the Saturday before Small Business Saturday. “We polled participating retailers if they preferred to have Local Comic Shop Day® on November 19th or November 26th,” said ComicsPRO President Peter Dolan (Main Street Comics, Middletown NY). “By a margin of 73% to 27%, our retailers wanted to change the date to the earlier Saturday so it would have a distinct identity separate from Small Business Saturday.”

Local Comic Shop Day® is the only Comic Book Industry event created and run by retailers for retailers. “Last year nearly 400 storefronts participated in Local Comic Shop Day®,” said ComicsPRO Executive Director Marco Davanzo (Alakazam Comics, Irvine CA). “Each and every one of these retailers has a voice in how we grow the day—that’s why we polled them and will continue to ask their opinions as we go forward.”

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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Image Comics Slays with "Spawn Kills Everyone!" Third Printing

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE! BLOODBATH CONTINUES

He’s still on the loose and claiming more readers

Parody one-shot SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE! written by Todd McFarlane, President of Image Comics and the creator of SPAWN and featuring art by J.J. Kirby is being rushed back to print. The satirical story made waves upon publication and in order to keep up with increased customer demand, Image Comics has fast-tracked SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE! to a third printing.

In SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE! Spawn kills, well... everyone. In this laugh-out-loud farce, Spawn clears a path from one side of the show floor to the other leaving a trail of bodies in his wake.

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE!, 3rd printing (Diamond Code AUG168735) will be available in stores on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016. The final order cutoff date for retailers is Monday, September 26th, 2016.

SPAWN #266 Cover A by Larsen (Diamond Code JUN160609), Cover B by McFarlane (Diamond Code JUN160610), Cover C Larsen B&W (Diamond Code JUL168773), and Cover D McFarlane B&W (Diamond Code JUL168774) hits stores on Wednesday, October 5th, 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.

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2016 Latin Grammy Nominations Announced; Four Leads with Four Nominations Each

Julio Reyes Copello, Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, and Ricardo López Lalinde Lead Latin GRAMMY® Nominations with Four Nominations Each

Pablo Alborán, Pepe Aguilar, Andrea Bocelli, Juan Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Los Tigres Del Norte, Diego Torres, Julieta Venegas, Carlos Vives, Wisin, and Yandel also among This Year's Crop of Nominees

17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® Air Live on Univision on Nov. 17 from the New T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Latin Recording Academy® announced nominations for the 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® in all 48 categories. Leading with four nominations each are Julio Reyes Copello, Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, and Ricardo López Lalinde. Reflecting an international blend of talented music makers, this year's nominees were selected from more than 10,500 submissions that were registered during the eligibility period (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016). The preeminent award for excellence in Latin music is the only peer-based music accolade, voted on by a membership body. The winners will be revealed Nov. 17, 2016, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and broadcast on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).

    “Nominations day is always a proud moment for The Latin Recording Academy because it reminds us of how much growth and diversity Latin music and its global community have achieved throughout the year”

"Nominations day is always a proud moment for The Latin Recording Academy because it reminds us of how much growth and diversity Latin music and its global community have achieved throughout the year," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "This year's group of nominees showcases the craftsmanship of the artists in front of the microphone and behind the soundboard, a true testament to the dedication of our voting body and their commitment to recognize creative individuals on all levels."

For the first time, The Latin Recording Academy offered digital voting to its membership of creators across all disciplines of music — recording artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Following today's announcement, the final round of voting for the 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards opens Sept. 27, 2016 and closes Oct. 13, 2016 at 6 p.m. PST.

An eclectic group of long-established artists are among this year's nominees, including Pablo Alborán, Pepe Aguilar, Andrea Bocelli, the late Juan Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Los Tigres Del Norte, Diego Torres, Julieta Venegas, Carlos Vives, Wisin, and Yandel. Following is a sampling of the nominations, featuring an array of musical genres as well as some of the most prominent names and brightest newcomers in Latin music. For a complete list, media credentialing instructions and information, please visit The Latin Recording Academy's website.

Album Of The Year
Tour Terral Tres Noches En Las Ventas — Pablo Alborán
Cinema (Edición En Español) — Andrea Bocelli
Mil Ciudades — Andrés Cepeda
Vidas Pra Contar — Djavan
Conexión — Fonseca
Los Dúo 2 — Juan Gabriel
Un Besito Más — Jesse & Joy
¿Dónde Están? — José Lugo & Guasábara Combo
Buena Vida — Diego Torres
Algo Sucede — Julieta Venegas

Record Of The Year
"Cuestión De Esperar" — Pepe Aguilar
"Se Puede Amar" — Pablo Alborán
"Me Faltarás" — Andrea Bocelli
"Si Volveré" — Buika
"Vidas Pra Contar" — Djavan
"Duele El Corazón" — Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin
"Ecos De Amor" — Jesse & Joy
"Lado Derecho Del Corazón" — Laura Pausini
"Iguales" — Diego Torres
"La Bicicleta" — Carlos Vives & Shakira

Song Of The Year (A Songwriter's Award)

• "A Chama Verde" — Patty Brayden, Ned Claflin & John Finbury, songwriters (John Finbury Featuring Marcella Camargo)
• "Bajo El Agua" — Manuel Medrano, songwriter (Manuel Medrano)
• "Céu" — Celso Fonseca, songwriter (Celso Fonseca)
• "Duele El Corazón" — Enrique Iglesias, Patrick A. Ingunza, Silverlo Lozada, Servando Moriche Primera Mussett, Hasibur Rahman, Francisco Saldana & Wisin, songwriters (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin)
• "Ecos De Amor" — Jesse & Joy, Danelle Leverett, Jason Reeves & Rune Westberg, songwriters (Jesse & Joy)
• "En Ésta No" — Sin Bandera, songwriters (Sin Bandera)
• "Es Como El Día" — Kevin Johansen, songwriter (Kevin Johansen + The Nada)
• "Hermanos" — Moska & Fito Páez, songwriters (Fito Páez & Moska)
• "La Bicicleta" — Andrés Castro, Shakira & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives & Shakira)
• "La Tormenta" — Flavio Cianciarulo, songwriter (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs)

Best New Artist
Sophia Abrahão
Alex Anwandter
The Chamanas
Esteman
Joss Favela
Ile
Mon Laferte
Manuel Medrano
Morat
Ian Ramil

Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Tour Terral Tres Noches En Las Ventas — Pablo Alborán
Un Besito Más — Jesse & Joy
El Mundo Y Los Amantes Inocentes — Pablo López
#Tumano — Luciano Pereyra
Des/Amor — Reik

Best Urban Fusion/Performance
"Una En Un Millón" — Alexis y Fido
"Cumbia Anthem" — El Dusty Featuring Happy Colors
"Hasta Que Seque El Malecón" — Jacob Forever
"Pra Todas Elas" — Tubarão Featuring Maneirinho & Anitta
"Encantadora" — Yandel

Best Alternative Music Album
Cambio De Piel — Bebe
Caótica Belleza — Esteman
L.H.O.N. — Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
Mon Laferte — Vol. 1 — Mon Laferte
Amor Supremo — Carla Morrison

Best Salsa Album
35 Aniversario — Grupo Niche
Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel — India
¿Dónde Están? — José Lugo & Guasábara Combo
Mi Ritmo Es Bueno — Bobby Valentín
Tronco Viejo — Johnny Ventura

Best Norteño Album
Hecho A Mano — Joss Favela
Highway — Intocable
Tierra Mojada — Los Ramones De Nuevo León
Desde El Azteca — Los Tigres Del Norte
Tributo A Los Alegres De Terán — Pesado

Best Sertaneja Music Album
Amanhecer — Paula Fernandes
Bar Do Leo — Leonardo
Adivinha — Lucas Lucco
Baile Do Teló — Michel Teló
Sóis — João Victor

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow us at: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Periscope, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr.

A complete list of nominees is available at www.latingrammy.com.

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Image Comics Announces Book Collection for Howard Chakyin's "Midnight of the Soul"

MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL HITS SHELVES THIS DECEMBER

The complete series collected into trade paperback

Image Comics is pleased to announce that fan-favorite MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL by Howard Chaykin (SATELLITE SAM) will be collected into trade paperback and available in stores this December 2016. It will collect issues #1-5.

In MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL, Joel Breakstone, a GI liberator of Buchenwald and brutally damaged goods, follows a path of vengeance. But what begins as a quest for vengeance, transforms into one of redemption in a violent journey into his own heart of darkness—in a spiritual adventure from comics' contemporary master of crime and punishment.

MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL trade paperback (Diamond Code: OCT160661, ISBN: 978-1-63215-891-8) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 and bookstores on Tuesday, December 20th, 2016. The final order cutoff for comics retailers is Monday, November 14th, 2016.

Select praise for MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL:

“Chaykin’s work is always a joy to read.” —ComicWOWTV

“A powerful story from the start.” —Bounding into Comics

“Well-told.” —Comicosity

“A puzzle worth pondering.” —Newsarama


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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DC Comics' "Young Animal" to Prowl NC Comicon

DC COMICS BRINGS REBIRTH, YOUNG ANIMAL CREATORS TO NC COMICON

This November legendary publisher DC Comics will descend upon downtown Durham, North Carolina as part of the NC Comicon, giving fans and creators the chance to meet and learn from some of today’s top writers and artists and get their hands on exclusive DC comics and merchandise.

This marks DC’s’ first official appearance at NC Comicon, which will feature signings and panels from the creators behind DC’s biggest titles from REBIRTH, YOUNG ANIMAL and beyond, including Gerard Way (Doom Patrol, Cave Carson has a Cybernetic Eye), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns), Tommy Lee Edwards (Mother Panic), Afua Richardson (All-Star Batman), Nick Derington, (Doom Patrol), Jody Houser (Mother Panic), Marley Zarcone (Shade, The Changing Girl), Robert Venditti (Green Lantern), and many more.

And for folks who don’t just love reading the books but want to take a stab at creating them, aspiring artists are encouraged to come and show their best work at official DC portfolio reviews for a shot at drawing some of the industry’s best-selling comics.

All this plus NCC-exclusive DC variant comic book covers, NCC/DC official t-shirts (featuring Batman & Mother Panic), and YOUNG ANIMAL cosplay contests AND photoshoots proves that DC Comics and NC Comicon are a match made in fandom heaven. Be there, November 11-13, 2016. For tickets, VIP info, and more details go to www.nccomicon.com.

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Image Comics Announcs "Motor Crush" from All-Star "Batgirl" Team

BATGIRL TEAM REUNITES FOR FIRST CREATOR-OWNED SERIES—MOTOR CRUSH

Start your engines for the highly anticipated new series

New York Times bestselling creative team Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr (Batgirl of Burnside) reunite for their first creator-owned project together, MOTOR CRUSH, coming from Image Comics this December 2016.

In MOTOR CRUSH #1 readers meet Domino Swift. By day, Domino competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush. But the origins—and ultimate purpose—of this mysterious substance are unknown, and could put her on a collision course with danger...

"Something magic happens when Cameron, Babs and I make comics together,” said Fletcher. “We felt it when working on Batgirl and it's there on every neon-soaked page of Motor Crush. We're so fortunate to be able to continue this journey together as colleagues and friends. Motor Crush is the culmination of everything we've been working toward."

Stewart added: "Motor Crush showcases our team at full throttle, working the way we want to produce a comic that's unlike anything you've seen from us before!"

“Hold on tight,” warned Tarr. “It's gonna be one wild ride!!"

Fans of Fletcher, Stewart, and Tarr’s revamped and refreshed version of the Doc Martens-wearing and realistic butt-kicking Batgirl will enjoy MOTOR CRUSH’s biker-chick heroine Domino Swift. MOTOR CRUSH takes readers on a thrilling ride that will satisfy fans’ edgy, rebel-studded attitudes with high-octane story and breathtaking art that will leave competition in the dust.

MOTOR CRUSH #1 Cover A by Tarr (Diamond Code OCT160552) and Cover B by Stewart (Diamond Code OCT160553) hit stores on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016. The final order cutoff for comics retailers is Monday, November 14th, 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.

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Image Comics Announces First "ODY-C" Hardcover

ODY-C REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

The first 12 issues, plus extras, collected in an oversized hardcover

From the creative team of writer Matt Fraction (CASANOVA, SEX CRIMINALS) and artist Christian Ward (INFINITE VACATION, OLYMPUS) comes an oversized hardcover edition of their ongoing sci-fi epic ODY-C this November 2016.

ODY-C, modeled after Homer's Odyssey, is a psychedelic, gender-broke science-fiction epic that tells the story of three legendary warrior-queens, Odyssia, Ene, and Gamem, returning home after a centuries-long battle. Told in verse with a visual sensibility that redefines the very possibilities of the comics medium, this gloriously oversized hardcover also includes exclusive bonus materials: essays by classicist Dani Colman, teaching aids, and a massive 10-page fold-out previously only available in the sold-out first issue.

ODY-C: CYCLE ONE HC (ISBN: 978-1-63215-927-4) hits comic book stores Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 and bookstores Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 and will be available for $49.99. It can be ordered by retailers with Diamond code: SEP160787 and is available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Indigo.

PRAISE FOR ODY-C:

"A remarkable comic that gets better with each turn of the page." —Publisher's Weekly

"A trippy, gender-flipped version of Homer's Odyssey hurtling through space on psychedelic, science fiction wings." —Wired

"Hits an inimitable combination of cool and classic that pulls you into the orbit of an intoxicating journey." —Paste Magazine

"Let the brilliance of this new incarnation of a classic become a classic of its own. It’s stunning, academic, and utterly captivating.” —Slug Magazine

"Dense, idea filled... never dumb, and never boring." —Sequart Magazine


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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