VIZ Media Announces New Pokemon Pocket Comics Titles

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF NEW POKÉMON POCKET COMICS TITLES

First-Ever POKÉMON POCKET COMICS BOX SET And Brand New POKÉMON X · Y POCKET COMICS VolUME 3 Are Scheduled For Release In Fall 2016

San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers compact POKÉMON fun and adventure to fans later this year as it announces plans for the Fall 2016 release of the POKÉMON POCKET COMICS VolS. 1 & 2 BOX SET and POKÉMON X · Y POCKET COMICS Vol. 3.

These wonderful additions to VIZ Media’s expansive POKÉMON catalog include the October release of the first-ever POCKET COMICS BOX SET, along with the debut in December of a brand new POCKET COMIC volume for the popular POKÉMON X · Y story arc.

POKÉMON POCKET COMICS VolS. 1 & 2 BOX SET · MSRP: $16.99 U.S. / $19.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 2016

The POKÉMON POCKET COMICS BOX SET contains two pocket-sized books each jam-packed with four-panel comic strips. The first volume features POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE characters and the second volume features Pokémon Legendary characters. Plus, both are full of vital statistics, trivia, puzzles, fun quizzes and more!

POKÉMON X · Y POCKET COMICS Vol. 3 · MSRP: $10.99 U.S. / $13.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available December 2016

A pocket-sized book jam-packed with four-panel comic strips featuring all the new POKÉMON X • Y BLACK AND WHITE characters plus Pokémon vital statistics, trivia, and fun quizzes!

POKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 275 million POKÉMON video game titles and over 21.5 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 X • Y, POKÉMON ADVENTURES, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND PEARL, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: HeartGold & SoulSilver, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK AND WHITE.

For more information on other Pokémon manga and anime titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.


About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family- friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

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Image Comics Gives "We Stand on Guard" the Deluxe Treatment

WE STAND ON GUARD ATTACKS THIS MAY

“Intriguing, emotional and engaging.” —Paste Magazine

New York Times bestselling and multiple Eisner-award winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, PRIVATE EYE) and legendary storyboard artist Steve Skroce’s WE STAND ON GUARD’s jaw-dropping military thriller will be collected for the first time into a deluxe hardcover edition—which will include original sketches and other never-before-seen extras—available this May.

Set in a future where a heroic band of Canadian civilians must defend their homeland from invasion by the United States, WE STAND ON GUARD launched to critical acclaim and blends the episodic up-tempo pacing of Y the Last Man with an invasion story full of suspense and action.

WE STAND ON GUARD Deluxe Hardcover (ISBN: 978-1-63215-702-7) collects the complete series, issues 1-6, and hits comic book stores on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 and bookstores on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016, and will be available for $24.99.

It can be ordered by retailers from Diamond Book Distributors with Diamond code FEB160645. It can be preordered now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Indigo.


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 Announces "The Humans" Tour - West Coast, Y'all!

THE HUMANS RIDE OUT IN HONOR OF VOLUME 2 RELEASE

Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely hit the road for a West Coast tour

Writer Keenan Marshall Keller and artist Tom Neely will appear at comic book stores, events, and conventions this March and April to celebrate the release of the second volume in their runaway hit series: THE HUMANS, VOLUME 2: HUMANS TIL DETH.

THE HUMANS, VOLUME 2: HUMANS TIL DETH follows the gang as they rampage through drug runs with road pirates, strip club freak-outs and beatdowns, passionate sex in cheap motel rooms, and multiple bloody barroom massacres—all of which snowballs towards a brutal ending of bloody vengeance and death! It’s the feel-good hit of the year!

THE HUMANS, VOLUME 2: HUMANS TIL DETH (ISBN 978-1-63215-765-2) hit comic book stores Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 and bookstores Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 and will be available for $15.99. It can be ordered by retailers with Diamond code JAN160667. It can be preordered now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Indigo.

Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely will be signing at these locations:

March 11th – SHQ Vol.2 Launch Party & Art Show!!!

March 18th – Nuclear Comics, Laguna Hills CA

March 19th – Shop Called Quest Claremont, CA

March 25th thru 27th – WONDERCON, Los Angeles CA (Artist Alley B-25)

April 1st – Dr Comics Mr Games, Oakland CA

April 2nd – Mission Comics, S.F. CA

April 5th – Floating World, Portland OR

April 7th – Arcane Comics Party!!!, Seattle WA

April 7th thru 10th – Emerald City, Seattle WA

April 23rd - 8th Annual Hippy Killer Hoedown - Perris, CA

For more information, visit: http://www.humansforlife.com/blog/2016/2/20/the-humans-west-coast-tour


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 "Grizzly Shark"

GRIZZLY SHARK IS OUT FOR BLOOD

The cult hit returns, now in full color

Fan-favorite creators Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) and Ivan Plascencia (RASPUTIN) return to the cult hit GRIZZLY SHARK, out for fresh blood this April.

“I am afraid of sharks so I figured the only way to overcome my fear is to make a miniseries about them,” said Ottley. “It didn't work at all. I'm never going camping again. I am really excited about this trilogy, so much fun to go in totally unfiltered and unleashed and do whatever I wanted. And all in color, so glad Ivan Plascencia could join me in this comic making adventure! The last time we saw Grizzly Shark was 2010 with a sold out one-shot, so glad fans got a kick out of that, and if you loved my issue back then, you'll love these new issues dripping with insanity.”

The sold out, black-and-white GRIZZLY SHARK issues will return, but this time in full color, and will kick off all-new issues to the series.

“My first time coloring Ryan Ottley's work and big fan of the first Grizzly Shark B/W one-shot 2010,” added Plascencia. “Two things that I admire a lot about Ryan's work are his dynamic storytelling and the way he manages to draw facial and corporal expressions. I laughed a lot on every page we worked together on this book! Definitely some of the best projects I've worked in all my career as colorist. So glad and lucky I got the chance to be part of this bloody series.”

The bloody adventures of GRIZZLY SHARK continue and invite new readers into the story of the world’s most feared animal, the Grizzly Shark.

GRIZZLY SHARK #1 (Diamond Code FEB160496) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book retailers was Monday, March 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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Mike Baron, Gerhard Added to List of Comics Creators at Wizard World Madison 2016

Gerhard, Salvador Larroca, Mike Baron, Tom Cook Among Top Comics Creators To Attend Wizard World Madison, April 8-10

Phil Ortiz, Clinton Hobart, Angel Unzueta, James O’Barr, Guy Gilchrist, Michael Golden Also Headline Artist Alley At Alliant Energy Center

MADISON, Wis. – Eisner Award winners Gerhard (“Cerebus”), Salvador Larroca (“Iron Man,” “Uncanny X-Men”), Mike Baron (“Nexus,” “The Punisher”), as well as Tom Cook ("He-Man," "She-Ra"), Michael Golden (“Batman,” “Spider-Man”), Clinton Hobart (Disney fine art), Angel Unzueta (“Titans,” “The Flash”), James O’Barr (“The Crow”),  Guy Gilchrist (writer/cartoonist, “Nancy,” “Muppet Babies”), and Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”) are among the leading comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Madison, April 8-10, 2016 at the Alliant Energy Center. It is the sixth comic con event on the 2016 Wizard World calendar and second year for the show in Madison.

Other top Wizard World Madison Artist Alley guests include John Beatty (inker: “Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars,” “Captain America”), J.J. Sedelmaier (“SNL cartoons”), Douglas Paszkiewicz (“Disney”), Dan Biesel (“Gridcurrent”), Jeff Butler (“Badger,” “Green Hornet”), Victor Dandridge (“Vantage: Inhouse”), Brian Deffereding (“The Gathering,” “School: A Ghost Story”), Bruce Gerlach (“Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones”), Jordan Gunderson (“The Four Points,” “Fathom Annual”), Robert “Bob The Artist” Luedke (“Eye Witness,” “A Fictional Tale  of Absolute Truth”), Jeff Greenwalt
(producer/head writer/ cast member “Rabbit Ears”) and many others.

Wizard World comic and gaming con 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. Wizard World Madison show hours are Friday, April 8, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wizard World Madison 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 Comic Con Madison, visit http://wizd.me/MadisonPR.


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 ), 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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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 13th to 19th, 2016 - Update #31

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POLITICS - From CommonDreams:  Sen. Elizabeth Warren: I am not Darth Vader...

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MOVIES -  From CinemaBlend:  David Koepp, one of the writers behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will writer "Indiana Jones 5."  That may be depressing, but like most big name writers for the major studios, Koepp's career has some hits and misses.  However, the truth is that this franchise needs at least one fresh voice.

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TELEVISION -From Variety:  Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, who worked together in 2007's "Superbad" will reunite for a new comedy television series.

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OBITS - From THR:  The actor, Larry Drake, has died at the age of 66, Thursday, March 17, 2016.  He was best known for his role as "Benny" on "L.A. Law," for which he won two Emmy Awards and received a third nomination.

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OBITS - From Variety:  The actor, Joe Santos, has died at the age of 84, Friday, March 18, 2016.  He was best known for his role as Lt. Dennis Becker on NBC's "The Rockford Files."  He also appeared in "The Sopranos."

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BLACK LIVE MATTER - From Gawker:  5 deputies disciplined over their behavior after a Trump supporter sucker punched an African-American protester.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheVox:  Yes, Police Chief Henry Stawinski, bias did play a role in the "friendly fire" death of African-American police officer, Lynh Bui, by his white colleagues.

From WashPost:  Yes, they did see Bui as an assailant.

From YahooNews:  ABC offers details of Officer Bui's death.

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OBIT - From Deadline:  The actor and singer, Frank Sinatra, Jr., has died at the age of 72, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  He was, of course, the son of the legendary Frank Sinatra.

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COMICS/OBAMA - From BleedingCool:  Sana Amanat, Marvel’s Director of Content & Character Development, editor and co-creator of the Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel character, introduced President Obama at a Women’s History Month reception at the White House on March 16th, 2016..

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POLITICS - From BillMoyers:  GOP elites have only themselves to blame.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  "The Crow" remake is in trouble... again.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  Michael Mann is developing a prequel to his fondly remembered 1995 film, Heat.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Studiocanal has acquired some distribution rights for the anticipated adventure film, "Lost City of Z," that is co-produced by Brad Pitt's company.

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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend:  Remember the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street " from 2010?  Of course, you do.  Don't front!  You DON'T want to remember it.  Anyway, an early idea for the remake, that New Line passed on, is so disturbing.  It is better than what we actually got, but it may have been a bit much for a release from a major studio.

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COMICS - From YahooFinance:  Sally Field talks the failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man" films.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheAtlantic:  Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Paranoid Style of American Policing.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost:  A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich unless that ham sandwich killed a young Black male.

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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo:  Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will return for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie in 2019, according to an announcement by Disney.

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POLITICS - From RollingStone:  Yeah, Obama did stop giving any "fucks."

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress:  Minnesota lawmaker wants Black Lives Matter activists to pay for police overtime.

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STAR TREK - From Polygon:  Details on Paramount Pictures' lawsuit against Axanar Productions over its crowfunded Star Trek fanfilm, "Axanar."

From DenofGeek:  The Star Trek film that never was - "Planet of the Titans."

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COMICS - From HitFix:  Robert Downey, Jr. doubts that there will be an "Iron Man 4."

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POLITICS - From Truthout: No welcome mat for fascism.

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POLITICS - From BuzzFlash:  Trump and GOP need more racists than ever to win.

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MOVIES - From the HuffingtonPost:  Sasha Obama goes full fangirl on Ryan Reynolds at a White House state dinner, with the encourage of her sister, Malia.

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MOVIES - TheWrap:  Sean Parker, the creator of Napster, plans to disrupt the movie business with something called The Screening Room.  Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson support it.

From TheWrap:  Studios react to The Screening Room.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  Justin Cornwell joins the "Training Day" TV pilot.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The #1 movie at the 3/11 to 3/13/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $50 million.

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WALKING DEAD - From Variety:  Melissa McBride talks to Variety about Carol, Daryl, and more.

From Variety:  The Walking Dead, "The Same Boat," recap.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  Reshoots for this summer's "Star Trek Beyond" and a new cast member.  I smell trouble!

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COMICS - From YahooMovies:  Daredevil, The Punisher, and Elektra converge in new promo for Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.

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POLITICS - From RSN:  Chicago protesters force Donald Trump to cancel his Klan rally.

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TRAILERS - From YouTube:  New trailer for Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" from 20th Century Fox.

TRAILERS - From YouTube:  Official trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."

Dark Horse Comics Announces "Weird Detective"

Fred Van Lente Plunges Into Lovecraftian Mystery With “Weird Detective"

Weird Detective Pin Up Art by Francesco Francavilla

“New York Times” best-selling author returns to Dark Horse

MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce the reunion of Harvey-nominated writer Fred Van Lente (Brain Boy, Conan the Avenger, Resurrectionists) and illustrator Guiu Vilanova (Conan the Avenger) on a new creator-owned comics series—Weird Detective!

Cthulhu cops, the Innsmouth Mafia, telepathic cats, and other crimes against sanity stalk the streets of New York in this pulpy stew of crime, horror, and mystery from the writer of Marvel Zombies and X-Men Noir.

The city has been plagued by a pattern of crimes too weird and bizarre for the average detective. Lurking in the evidence are shadows of loathsome horrors from beyond space and time, seeking to usher in the unimaginable evil of the Old Ones. The only man capable of fighting against the unspeakable terrors isn’t a man at all. Detective Sebastian Greene is one of them—it takes a monster to catch a monster.

“I love H. P. Lovecraft, I love cop shows, and their unholy bastard child is Weird Detective,” Van Lente says. “Seeing cosmic horror at the street crime level opens up both genres to incredible new possibilities. Sebastian Greene is just the person to be your guide through this dangerous world, even as his own partner tries to figure out his dark secret.”

The first issue of Weird Detective contains all twenty-four pages of its three-part debut in Dark Horse Presents, plus twenty-two brand-new pages—all for the regular cover price of $3.99.

The genre-bending five-issue miniseries includes colors by Dark Horse newcomer Maurício Wallace.

Weird Detective launches on June 15. Preorder your copy today at your local comic shop.

Praise for other works by Fred Van Lente:

“A great new series but then again, with Fred Van Lente doing the writing, it really shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. I can’t wait to see what happens next.”—Comic Vine

“Fred Van Lente is an industry veteran and knows how to craft a first issue.”—Comic Book Resources

“This is a solid start for Van Lente’s latest project.”—IGN


About Fred Van Lente and Guiu Vilanova
Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning writer of comics like Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), and Cowboys & Aliens (with Andrew Foley), the basis for the feature film.  His many other titles include Resurrectionists, The Comic Book History of Comic Book History of Comics, The Incredible Hercules, Taskmaster, Marvel Zombies, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Guiu Vilanova entered the scene in 2008 with work for IDW and Dynamite on titles such as A-Team War Stories, Raise the Dead 2, and Dark Shadows.  From 2013-2015, Vilanova worked with J. Michael Straczynski on Twilight Zone, and began his relationship with Dark Horse Comics in 2014 with Fred Van Lente on Dark Horse Presents.

About Dark Horse Comics
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.

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