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Today, creator-owned publisher DSTLRY announced “Blasfamous,” an insidious new horror-comedy comic series launching this December from Harvey Award-winning writer and artist Mirka Andolfo (Sweet Paprika, Mercy, Harley Quinn, Punchline). Set in the glittering pop music industry, Blasfamous follows Clelia, the reigning global sensation in a world where pop stars have ascended to divinity off the back of worship from their masses of fans. While the spotlight brings unimaginable power to the angels and demons who manage these viral superstars, a mysterious newcomer begins to threaten the status quo, testing how far Clelia and her demonic agent Father Lev are willing to go to defend her reign. Spinning out of her 5-page story “A Blessed Day” from DSTLRY’s debut release The Devil’s Cut, Blasfamous is a biting dissection of media idolization that expands on Andolfo’s trademark, boundary-pushing humor and style familiar to readers from international hits like Sweet Paprika and Mercy. Mixing the sacred and the profane, Andolfo merges the mythological
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Deep in the humid green hell of the Louisiana bayou, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise, Twin Peaks) toils with his sister Linda (played by Nannette Brown… and changed from his wife in the DC Comics source material upon which this film is based) in a government-funded high tech lab hidden in an abandoned church. Because of that whole “government-funded” biz, Washington wants to keep the duo’s experiments involving rapid plant without soil under close scrutiny so they send Agent Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau, Escape From New York, The Fog, Creepshow… and gender swapped from the comic’s Matthew Cable, an ally/foe of Alec’s) to give it all the ol’ look-see. Unfortunately the Holland’s work has also fallen under the ghoulish gaze of suave villain Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) who plans on using the resulting chemical to make himself immortal, and he just up and steals the formula for that shit with the help of his private army lead by the sadistic
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Archie Comics rules Spooky Season once again with the return of Archie Horror’s Month of Mayhem, a fall event launching new spine-chilling horror comics in the run-up to Halloween. Kicked off by the imprint’s first trade paperback collection of short stories, the slate includes a battle with the forces of Hell, demonic toys, robots run amok, and a twisted version of Riverdale where nothing is what it seems. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “We’re so excited to return to our Month of Mayhem event this year, celebrating all things horror and Halloween throughout October. From a psychological thriller in WELCOME TO RIVERDALE and a collection of middle-grade horror tales in TOYBOX OF TERROR, not to mention all the Halloween fun in our classic-style comics and digests, there’s truly something for every Halloween lover from Archie!” CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION cover art by Robert Hack. The initiative launches with CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY
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After years of rumors, and delays, Blumhouse’s Spawn may actually finally be on its way soon. In October 2022, creator Tod McFarlane announced that he was teaming up with Blumhouse for a new Spawn movie starring Jamie Foxx, with Scott Silver, Matthew Mixon, and Malcolm Spellman set to pen the script. McFarlane has since stepped aside, and the movie is now searching for a new director. It’s been pretty much radio silence until recently when Jason Blum gave a minor update during a talk with ComicBook.com. According to the horror heavy-hitter, the movie is still on the way and is expected to premiere in 2025. “I would say you have a lot to hope for because it’s in very very active development,” Blum told ComicBook.com. “What needs to happen is that my fellow friends the writers and the studios need to figure out their differences and get back to writing, but we’ve got a great group of folks putting it
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In a city on the brink of collapse, two lone detectives stand against a tidal wave of brutal unsolved murders in Scott Bryan Wilson (Pennyworth) and Max Alan Fuchs‘s (Altered Carbon) new 10-episode IDW Original comic Kill More. The gripping thriller defies expectations in an explosive pastiche of crime drama, sci-fi, visceral horror, and “howcatchem” mystery that will keep readers guessing through 10 story-packed, ad-free issues. “Set in the futuristic and almost completely broken city of Colonia, Kill More reveals the astonishingly unique killers who stalk its abandoned streets and reads like a who’s who of supervillains from a newly imagined universe: Lady Facesmasher, The Sufferer, Talking Head, and The Obituary Machine, to name just a few. When Aaron Aira, one of the city’s last homicide cops standing, decides to stay the course and tackle the violent surge head-on, he finds an unlikely partner in Mwanawa Parker, a beleaguered missing persons detective who’s desperate to give the families on her
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Swamp Thing, one of DCs most underrated characters, is getting a new movie! Here’s everything we know so far. Let’s start at the beginning. For those who don’t know, Swamp Thing was a scientist transformed after an experiment went wrong. The giant plant-covered creature, created by Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, first appeared in House of Secrets in July of 1971. He was given his own comic in 1972. During a recent chat with Variety, writer-director James Mangold told the site that the movie was not born with a plan to make it a larger franchise. Instead, the filmmaker describes it as a “simple, clean, gothic horror movie.” He also explained that it would be very different than the DC and Marvel movies we’re used to getting, you know, the ones with endless sequels and prequels. Mangold, who is also behind the new and final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, appears not to be interested in Swamp Thing
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From the twisted mind of Mark Russell (Not All Robots) comes Rumpus Room, the upcoming satirical thriller series distributed by comics publisher AWA. Created by Russell and artist Ramon Rosanas (Ant-Man, Star Trek), Rumpus Room tells the story of Bob Schrunk, a technocrat billionaire, collector of bad art, and victim of a hideous skin condition that can only be treated with a highly illicit and definitely not FDA-approved face cream that must be…harvested. “RUMPUS ROOM is a parable for how in American civilization, on some level, we’re set against each other by forces that are too powerful for us to reach,” explains writer Mark Russell. “It parallels the underlying assumption of American life as well: ‘I can’t do anything about the real things that are destroying me, so I’ll take all my rage out against the people who cross me.’ RUMPUS ROOM is about this misguided anger that we all have and how it weaponizes us against each other.” After
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Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group
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Are you looking for something different? “Murder by Mail,” part comic book series, part game, challenges readers to solve a murder. The immersive story experience, spanning 32 pages in its first issue, challenges the readers to solve murders in the comic book horror-v launched in “The Curse of Cleaver County” through evidence, puzzles, interviews, and more. The cases they solve have real repercussions on the comic universe, so while each case is a stand-alone experience and can be enjoyed as such, those who also read comics in the “Cleaver County” universe will see characters from their cases appear and see the fruits of their own actions in “Murder by Mail” unfold. Created by Joshua Werner, “Murder by Mail” places readers in the shoes of a private investigator working for Illicit Investigations, tasked with solving a series of brutal murders. Using evidence and clues provided throughout, readers must conduct their own interviews with witnesses and suspects to piece together the truth.
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BIG, EXCITING NEWS for horror film and comic book lovers alike! Director Vincenzo Natali is releasing his FIRST EVER graphic novel, TECH. Natali has been a name in sci-fi horror cinema for a while now, directing films including Splice(2009), ABCs of Death 2’s segment ‘U is for Utopia(2014),’ Netflix’s In the Tall Grass(2019), and his sleeper hit Cube(1997). He has also directed episodes for The Peripheral(2002), Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities(2022), The Stand(2021), Locke & Key(2020), Westworld(2016-2018), American Gods(2017), The Strain(2015-2016), Hannibal(2014-2015), Orphan Black(2015), and Hemlock Grove(2014). Proud papa of baby Dren Now he is joining forces with Encyclopocalypse Publications to bring us a new story in a new medium. TECH is set in the not-so-distant future where humans have discovered how to use alien technology, but of course that still doesn’t come cheap. Readers will follow a courier named Shel who delivers this tech to buyers on the black market. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s necessary to
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Today, creator-owned publisher DSTLRY announced “Blasfamous,” an insidious new horror-comedy comic series launching this December from Harvey Award-winning writer and artist Mirka Andolfo (Sweet Paprika, Mercy, Harley Quinn, Punchline). Set in the glittering pop music industry, Blasfamous follows Clelia, the reigning global sensation in a world where pop stars have ascended to divinity off the back of worship from their masses of fans. While the spotlight brings unimaginable power to the angels and demons who manage these viral superstars, a mysterious newcomer begins to threaten the status quo, testing how far Clelia and her demonic agent Father Lev are willing to go to defend her reign. Spinning out of her 5-page story “A Blessed Day” from DSTLRY’s debut release The Devil’s Cut, Blasfamous is a biting dissection of media idolization that expands on Andolfo’s trademark, boundary-pushing humor and style familiar to readers from international hits like Sweet Paprika and Mercy. Mixing the sacred and the profane, Andolfo merges the mythological
Continue reading →
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Deep in the humid green hell of the Louisiana bayou, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise, Twin Peaks) toils with his sister Linda (played by Nannette Brown… and changed from his wife in the DC Comics source material upon which this film is based) in a government-funded high tech lab hidden in an abandoned church. Because of that whole “government-funded” biz, Washington wants to keep the duo’s experiments involving rapid plant without soil under close scrutiny so they send Agent Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau, Escape From New York, The Fog, Creepshow… and gender swapped from the comic’s Matthew Cable, an ally/foe of Alec’s) to give it all the ol’ look-see. Unfortunately the Holland’s work has also fallen under the ghoulish gaze of suave villain Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) who plans on using the resulting chemical to make himself immortal, and he just up and steals the formula for that shit with the help of his private army lead by the sadistic
Continue reading →
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Archie Comics rules Spooky Season once again with the return of Archie Horror’s Month of Mayhem, a fall event launching new spine-chilling horror comics in the run-up to Halloween. Kicked off by the imprint’s first trade paperback collection of short stories, the slate includes a battle with the forces of Hell, demonic toys, robots run amok, and a twisted version of Riverdale where nothing is what it seems. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “We’re so excited to return to our Month of Mayhem event this year, celebrating all things horror and Halloween throughout October. From a psychological thriller in WELCOME TO RIVERDALE and a collection of middle-grade horror tales in TOYBOX OF TERROR, not to mention all the Halloween fun in our classic-style comics and digests, there’s truly something for every Halloween lover from Archie!” CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION cover art by Robert Hack. The initiative launches with CHILLING ADVENTURES – THE ANTHOLOGY
Continue reading →
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After years of rumors, and delays, Blumhouse’s Spawn may actually finally be on its way soon. In October 2022, creator Tod McFarlane announced that he was teaming up with Blumhouse for a new Spawn movie starring Jamie Foxx, with Scott Silver, Matthew Mixon, and Malcolm Spellman set to pen the script. McFarlane has since stepped aside, and the movie is now searching for a new director. It’s been pretty much radio silence until recently when Jason Blum gave a minor update during a talk with ComicBook.com. According to the horror heavy-hitter, the movie is still on the way and is expected to premiere in 2025. “I would say you have a lot to hope for because it’s in very very active development,” Blum told ComicBook.com. “What needs to happen is that my fellow friends the writers and the studios need to figure out their differences and get back to writing, but we’ve got a great group of folks putting it
Continue reading →
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In a city on the brink of collapse, two lone detectives stand against a tidal wave of brutal unsolved murders in Scott Bryan Wilson (Pennyworth) and Max Alan Fuchs‘s (Altered Carbon) new 10-episode IDW Original comic Kill More. The gripping thriller defies expectations in an explosive pastiche of crime drama, sci-fi, visceral horror, and “howcatchem” mystery that will keep readers guessing through 10 story-packed, ad-free issues. “Set in the futuristic and almost completely broken city of Colonia, Kill More reveals the astonishingly unique killers who stalk its abandoned streets and reads like a who’s who of supervillains from a newly imagined universe: Lady Facesmasher, The Sufferer, Talking Head, and The Obituary Machine, to name just a few. When Aaron Aira, one of the city’s last homicide cops standing, decides to stay the course and tackle the violent surge head-on, he finds an unlikely partner in Mwanawa Parker, a beleaguered missing persons detective who’s desperate to give the families on her
Continue reading →
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Swamp Thing, one of DCs most underrated characters, is getting a new movie! Here’s everything we know so far. Let’s start at the beginning. For those who don’t know, Swamp Thing was a scientist transformed after an experiment went wrong. The giant plant-covered creature, created by Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, first appeared in House of Secrets in July of 1971. He was given his own comic in 1972. During a recent chat with Variety, writer-director James Mangold told the site that the movie was not born with a plan to make it a larger franchise. Instead, the filmmaker describes it as a “simple, clean, gothic horror movie.” He also explained that it would be very different than the DC and Marvel movies we’re used to getting, you know, the ones with endless sequels and prequels. Mangold, who is also behind the new and final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, appears not to be interested in Swamp Thing
Continue reading →
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From the twisted mind of Mark Russell (Not All Robots) comes Rumpus Room, the upcoming satirical thriller series distributed by comics publisher AWA. Created by Russell and artist Ramon Rosanas (Ant-Man, Star Trek), Rumpus Room tells the story of Bob Schrunk, a technocrat billionaire, collector of bad art, and victim of a hideous skin condition that can only be treated with a highly illicit and definitely not FDA-approved face cream that must be…harvested. “RUMPUS ROOM is a parable for how in American civilization, on some level, we’re set against each other by forces that are too powerful for us to reach,” explains writer Mark Russell. “It parallels the underlying assumption of American life as well: ‘I can’t do anything about the real things that are destroying me, so I’ll take all my rage out against the people who cross me.’ RUMPUS ROOM is about this misguided anger that we all have and how it weaponizes us against each other.” After
Continue reading →
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Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group
Continue reading →
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Are you looking for something different? “Murder by Mail,” part comic book series, part game, challenges readers to solve a murder. The immersive story experience, spanning 32 pages in its first issue, challenges the readers to solve murders in the comic book horror-v launched in “The Curse of Cleaver County” through evidence, puzzles, interviews, and more. The cases they solve have real repercussions on the comic universe, so while each case is a stand-alone experience and can be enjoyed as such, those who also read comics in the “Cleaver County” universe will see characters from their cases appear and see the fruits of their own actions in “Murder by Mail” unfold. Created by Joshua Werner, “Murder by Mail” places readers in the shoes of a private investigator working for Illicit Investigations, tasked with solving a series of brutal murders. Using evidence and clues provided throughout, readers must conduct their own interviews with witnesses and suspects to piece together the truth.
Continue reading →
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BIG, EXCITING NEWS for horror film and comic book lovers alike! Director Vincenzo Natali is releasing his FIRST EVER graphic novel, TECH. Natali has been a name in sci-fi horror cinema for a while now, directing films including Splice(2009), ABCs of Death 2’s segment ‘U is for Utopia(2014),’ Netflix’s In the Tall Grass(2019), and his sleeper hit Cube(1997). He has also directed episodes for The Peripheral(2002), Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities(2022), The Stand(2021), Locke & Key(2020), Westworld(2016-2018), American Gods(2017), The Strain(2015-2016), Hannibal(2014-2015), Orphan Black(2015), and Hemlock Grove(2014). Proud papa of baby Dren Now he is joining forces with Encyclopocalypse Publications to bring us a new story in a new medium. TECH is set in the not-so-distant future where humans have discovered how to use alien technology, but of course that still doesn’t come cheap. Readers will follow a courier named Shel who delivers this tech to buyers on the black market. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s necessary to
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