VIZ Media Offers "Pokemon Sun & Moon" Samplers for Free Comic Book Day 2018

VIZ MEDIA SUPPORTS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2018 WITH A SPECIAL POKÉMON MANGA SAMPLER

Visit Local Comic Retailers On May 5th To Receive A FREE VIZ Media Sampler Highlighting Two New POKÉMON Adventures

VIZ Media proudly announces participation and support for Free Comic Book Day 2018 with a special sampler featuring exclusive excerpts from the two newest POKÉMON manga adventures, Pokémon Sun & Moon and Pokémon Horizon: Sun & Moon.

Scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at thousands of locations nationwide, Free Comic Book Day is an annual promotional campaign developed by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers of all ages and interests into independent comic book stores. Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) began in 2002 and is coordinated by the industry's single largest distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors. Readers should visit freecomicbookday.com to find local participating retailers in their area.

VIZ Media proudly participates this year as a Gold Level Sponsor with this special FREE POKÉMON release (available while supplies last). Pokémon Sun & Moon and Pokémon Horizon: Sun & Moon are the latest All Ages manga adventures inspired by the Pokémon Sun & Moon video game. VIZ Media will launch both series in print this summer.

Pokémon Free Comic Book day 2018 Sampler

Enjoy action-filled chapters from the latest POKÉMON manga series, Pokémon Sun & Moon and Pokémon Horizon: Sun & Moon! Both series are rated ‘A’ for All Ages.

In Pokémon Sun & Moon, Sun dreams of money and Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry!

In Pokémon HORIZON: Sun & Moon, Akira's summer vacation in the Alola region heats up when he befriends a Rockruff with a mysterious gemstone. Together, Akira hopes they can achieve his dream of becoming a Pokémon Trainer and learning the amazing Z-Move. But first, Akira needs to pass a test to earn a Trainer Passport. This becomes even more difficult when Rockruff gets kidnapped!

POKÉMON SUN & MOON Vol. 1 will be released exclusively in print on May 8th, 2018. Pokémon HORIZON: SUN & MOON Vol. 1 will be available on July 10th, 2018. More information on Pokémon HORIZON: SUN & MOON will be released in the near future.

POKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 290 million POKÉMON video games and over 23.6 billion Pokémon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 74 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. VIZ Media is the official North American distributor for a wide variety of POKÉMON home media releases including animated series and films and also publishes a variety of POKÉMON manga graphic novel series including Pokémon Adventures, Pokémon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen, Pokémon Adventures: Emerald, Pokémon Adventures: Diamond AND Pearl/PLATINUM, Pokémon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver, Pokémon Adventures: Black & White, POKÉMON X•Y, and POKÉMON OMEGA RUBY • ALPHA SAPPHIRE.

For additional information on POKÉMON titles distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.

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"Geek-Girl" Arrives for Free Comic Book Day 2018

A Heroine falls in Geek-Girl: What Ever Happened to Ruby Kaye?

Created and written by Sam Johnson (The Almighties, Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman) and illustrated by Carlos Granda (Grimm Fairy Tales, Charmed), the first Geek-Girl Mini-Series introduced the world to attractive, popular Maine college co-ed Ruby Kaye – a girl used to getting whatever she wants...

On a drunken whim, Ruby landed a pair of power-inducing super-tech glasses from her college's resident brainiac; but rather than impressing her friends, Ruby alienated the majority of her clique while klutzily trying to demonstrate her newfound abilities – accidentally knocking drinks over their expensive designer dresses. Her BFF Summer James was into what Ruby could do now, though – and pushed her into trying to be a super-hero – jokily giving her the moniker 'Geek-Girl,' following her actions.

Johnson brings us up to speed: “Out 'looking for crime,' Ruby came across mysterious new villain Lightning Storm taking down her city's resident super-heroine, Neon Girl; and promised the now-hospitalized heroine she'd stop the - extremely dangerous – super-villain. Having previously lived an easy and fairly self-centered existence – mainly consisting of partying and hanging with the 'cool kids' - Ruby has fallen into a situation where she's had to learn, hard and fast, how to be a hero.” 

“Lightning Storm is very publicly destroying points of authority in Ruby's city of Maine and lethally taking out anyone who might get in her way...” This is where we come in with Geek-Girl: What Ever Happened to Ruby Kaye? Johnson continues, “Geek-Girl knows where Lightning Storm is. She's out of her league here, but it's time to step up anyway - as the heroine she's become.”

The Free Digital Comic brings us into Ruby's world where the first Mini-Series climaxed and sets up the second Mini-Series, launching May 30. “If you've never read a Geek-Girl comic, this is a great place to jump-on,” says Johnson, and if you have, this is where you'll find out exactly where things are with Ruby - following the first Mini-Series – and they ain't good...”

Written by Johnson and illustrated by Carlos Granda, Geek-Girl: What Ever Happened to Ruby Kaye? is a Free Digital Comic, out May 5 from Markosia, available here or at www.geekgirlcomics.com

Praise for Geek-Girl:

"Amazingly good debut with a new character that totally fits into today’s younger generation of doing before thinking." -Steven Leitman, Reading With a Flight Ring.

“A great series to get into if you’re looking for something super-hero related but original and interesting in its own right.” -Jay Brown, Comic Sleuth.

“Geek-Girl puts the human back in super-human.” -Wayne Hall, Major Spoilers.

"A charming comic, the dialogue displays a witty back and forth that would make Kevin Smith proud." -Kris Bather, Broken Frontier.

"A brilliant premise, an interesting character, and intriguing prospects for the future."
-Chris Orr, Dress Like The Hulk.

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Image Comics Announces 2018 Eisner Nomination Digital Sale

IMAGE COMICS CELEBRATES 18 EISNER NOMINATIONS WITH DIGITAL SALE

PORTLAND, OR — In celebration of the 18 Eisner Award-nominated Image titles announced by Comic-Con International last week, the digital editions will be on sale at ComiXology today, May 1st through 14th, 2018. Now fans will be able to stock up on their favorite series and try out these critically acclaimed titles in anticipation of the forthcoming awards night.

FULL LIST OF IMAGE COMICS EISNER 2018 NOMINATIONS:

Best Continuing Series
Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
The Wicked + The Divine, by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie

Best Limited Series
Extremity, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image/Skybound)

Best New Series
Maestros, by Steve Skroce
Redlands, by Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa Del Rey
Royal City, by Jeff Lemire

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Best Humor Publication
Rock Candy Mountain, by Kyle Starks

Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Beowulf, adapted by Santiago García and David Rubín

Best Writer
Jeff Lemire, Descender (Shared)
Marjorie Liu, Monstress

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
David Rubín, Beowulf (Shared)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Sana Takeda, Monstress

Best Cover Artist
Jorge Corona, No. 1 with a Bullet
Sana Takeda, Monstress

Best Coloring
David Rubín, Beowulf (Shared)
Dave Stewart, Maestros (Shared)

Best Lettering
Clayton Cowles, Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, Redlands, The Wicked + The Divine (Shared)

All professionals in the comic book industry are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is June 15, 2018. The results of the voting will be announced in a gala awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, July 20, 2018 at Comic-Con in San Diego.


ABOUT THE EISNER AWARDS
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are presented under the auspices of Comic-Con, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture. Jackie Estrada has been administrator of the Awards since 1990.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, 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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Negromancer May Day 2018

It's May 2018!  Welcome to Negromancer 2.0.  This is the rebirth of Negromancer, the former movie review website as a new movie review and movie news site.

If you are so inclined, please, support me via Patreon.

All images and text appearing on this blog are © copyright and/or trademark their respective owners.

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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for May 2, 2018

BOOM! STUDIOS

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 2, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

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DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 2, 2018

DC COMICS

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