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MOVIES - From MoviedotCom: Tom Hooper won an Oscar for directing "The King's Speech." Then, he directed the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of "Les Miserables." Now, he adapting the Tony Award-winning legendary musical, "Cats" into film.
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MOVIES - From Collider: We finally have a synopsis for "The Mummy" reboot starring Tom Cruise.
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: There is a strong chance of a "Black Widow" movies, says Marvel super-producer Kevin Feige.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Young Han Solo is Alden Ehrenreich.
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COMICS - From XMenMovies: Play X-Men" retro arcade game.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Netflix has ordered a 10-episode series based on Justin Simien's film, "Dear White People."
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MOVIES - From LatinoReview: Universal is producing a new series of movies based on Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles," and the first movie may have its Lestat.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Truthout: Man who spent 37 years in Angola for killing to Klanmen cops, dies at 98.
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COMICS - From GMA: Anthony Mackie makes a surprise appearance at Langley Air Force Base.
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MUSIC - From RSN: Afeni Shakur, the mother of the late rapper, Tupac Shukar, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was 69.
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MOVIES - From LatinoReview: Did you know that Bruce Willis is headlining a remake of Charles Bronson's "Death Wish?" Well, it has lots its directors.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: FOX picks up sci-fi TV series from Seth MacFarlane.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Russell Crowe in talks to star with Tom Cruise in "The Mummy" reboot.
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THEATER - From YahooNews: "Hamilton" breaks record at the 2016 Tony Award nominations with 16.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Stephenie Meyer, the creator of the "Twilight" novels, is developing someone else book franchise, "Anna Dressed in Blood," for film.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Sen. Ted Cruz is out of 2016 Republican primary.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: There looks to be some subtraction in Marvel's ABC television plans.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Director Justin Lin of the "Fast and Furious" films is set to direct "Space Jam 2" with LeBron James... Do you remember the original "Space Jam" with Michael Jordan? Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
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TELEVISION - From DeadlineTV: Complete list of 2016 Daytime Emmy Award winners.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: On "Game of Thrones," Jon Snow's fate is revealed.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the box office for the 4/29 to 5/01/2016 weekend is Disney's "The Jungle Book" with a take of $42.4 million. This is its third week on top.
From Variety: "Captain America: Civil War" makes it international debut, taking in a haul of $200.2 million in 37 major territories.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO to sumbit Beyonce's "Lemonade" special for Emmy Awards consideration.
From Variety: See "The Late Late Show's" James Corden parody "Lemonade."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: A list of President Obama's top zingers at 2016 White House Correspondence Dinner.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Helen Mirren wears body art and purple dress in tribute to Prince.
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: Jon Favreau does not rule out directing another Marvel film. He previously directed Iron Man and Iron Man 2.
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COMICS - From FlickeringMyth: Rumors say that Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. execs are fighting over the direction of their Justice League film. Warners once called Snyder "visionary director."
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Kobe Bryant, Sports Illustrated and Believe Entertaiment Partner for "Dear Baskeball" Media Projects
Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated Group, Kobe Bryant’s Kobe Studios and Believe Entertainment Group Announce Exclusive Multi-Platform Development Project around Dear Basketball, Bryant’s Epic Homage to the Game
Dear Basketball Animated Short Film to Premiere on SI.com;
SI Films Documents Making of Short Film Directed by World-Renowned Animator Glen Keane,
Music by Academy Award Winning Composer John Williams
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Sports Illustrated Group and NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s new production company, Kobe Studios, along with Believe Entertainment Group, announced an exclusive multi-platform video production and development project devoted to Dear Basketball, Bryant’s poetic tribute to the game. The collaboration includes the world premiere of Dear Basketball the animated short film on SI.com as well as a series of exclusive SI Films mini documentaries taking viewers behind the scenes of the animation process. Dear Basketball is targeted to premiere in the fall on SI.com.
Bryant’s retirement poem, “Dear Basketball,” reverberated across the Internet and has been analyzed by renowned poets, professors and scholars alike. It was originally published on The Players’ Tribune, which will also help promote the project. Dear Basketball, the animated short film, will be narrated by Bryant and will be visually brought to life in a new and compelling way. Glen Keane, the iconic and prolific animator behind such classic animated features as Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and Tangled, will helm the production. Five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, who has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history—including Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T., Jurassic Park, the Harry Potter films and Star Wars—will provide the musical backdrop to this animated ode to sport.
“Dear Basketball is the perfect tribute to something I’ve loved for so long. Glen and John are two legends in their industries, so to partner with them on the creative process is a dream come true,” said Bryant. “Working with Sports Illustrated on this special project is an amazing opportunity to hopefully inspire fans all over the world."
Bryant gave rare and exclusive access to Sports Illustrated for the project, speaking openly about what Dear Basketball means to him, how it all came together and what he has learned from the creation process. The Dear Basketball collaboration will come to life across SI Group platforms, including video and text reports and interviews with Bryant and other key players in this unique production along with the animated short film to stream on SI.com. In addition, SI, Kobe Studios and Believe Entertainment Group will co-host a red carpet premiere event to celebrate Dear Basketball.
“We are proud to collaborate with Kobe to tell the comprehensive story of his first endeavor after retiring from the NBA in a way that only SI can,” said Rich Battista, President of the Time Inc. Entertainment and Sports Group and Video. “We are excited for Kobe’s fans and the global community of sport, entertainment and art enthusiasts to experience these productions.”
"We’re honored to partner with Sports Illustrated for the launch of this amazing animated short film and to work with them on a making of series that will reach a global audience across its platforms. The chance to partner with Kobe at this time is an incredibly compelling business and content opportunity for Believe,” said Dan Goodman, co-founder, Believe Entertainment Group.
ABOUT TIME INC.
Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world's leading media companies, with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide digital properties that attract more than 150 million visitors each month, including over 60 websites. Our influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple and Southern Living, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom.
ABOUT KOBE STUDIOS
Kobe Studios is a division of Kobe Inc, which was formed by NBA Legend Kobe Bryant in 2013. Kobe Inc. is a multi-media content creation company focused on helping athletes maximize their full potential and teaching the process of excellence. Kobe Studios’ first project, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, debuted on Showtime in February 2015, and in China in August 2015 via a partnership with the Alibaba Group. Bryant served as creator and executive producer on the film. Kobe Inc. is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.
ABOUT BELIEVE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Believe Entertainment Group is a New York City-based digital entertainment company producing high-profile content in partnership with elite talent and leading brands through a variety of digital outlets such as web, mobile, VOD and social media. Believe Entertainment Group has launched a steady stream of recent projects including: The LeBrons, an original, animated web series with two-time NBA champion and four-time league MVP LeBron James, on Xbox LIVE (the-lebrons.com); In the Booth, a documentary-style series with DJ/Producer Tiësto (youtube.com/Tiesto); Money Where Your Mouth Is, a new, original game show series hosted by comedian, actor, radio host and author, Jay Mohr, that was ranked the top game show of Winter 2013-14 on Hulu and Hulu Plus; Inspired: by Sabrina, a new women’s lifestyle show hosted by HGTV star Sabrina Soto; and @EpicEDM, a new, ongoing original content series featuring top electronic dance music (EDM) artists, festivals and clubs worldwide that is the first studio-originated content series designed specifically for the Twitter platform. The company’s studio division develops and produces digital-first original series for OTT and digital distribution partners (including Maker Studios, People/Time Inc., Mashable, New York Post and Haven Home Media, a division of Reader's Digest Association) and develops and produces premium branded entertainment programs exclusively for individual brands, including the original animated series with Marriott International, Hot Shoppe. Believe Entertainment Group is led by co-founders Dan Goodman and William H. Masterson III. The company signed an investment deal with ITV plc in 2014.
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Dear Basketball Animated Short Film to Premiere on SI.com;
SI Films Documents Making of Short Film Directed by World-Renowned Animator Glen Keane,
Music by Academy Award Winning Composer John Williams
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Sports Illustrated Group and NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s new production company, Kobe Studios, along with Believe Entertainment Group, announced an exclusive multi-platform video production and development project devoted to Dear Basketball, Bryant’s poetic tribute to the game. The collaboration includes the world premiere of Dear Basketball the animated short film on SI.com as well as a series of exclusive SI Films mini documentaries taking viewers behind the scenes of the animation process. Dear Basketball is targeted to premiere in the fall on SI.com.
Bryant’s retirement poem, “Dear Basketball,” reverberated across the Internet and has been analyzed by renowned poets, professors and scholars alike. It was originally published on The Players’ Tribune, which will also help promote the project. Dear Basketball, the animated short film, will be narrated by Bryant and will be visually brought to life in a new and compelling way. Glen Keane, the iconic and prolific animator behind such classic animated features as Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and Tangled, will helm the production. Five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, who has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history—including Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T., Jurassic Park, the Harry Potter films and Star Wars—will provide the musical backdrop to this animated ode to sport.
“Dear Basketball is the perfect tribute to something I’ve loved for so long. Glen and John are two legends in their industries, so to partner with them on the creative process is a dream come true,” said Bryant. “Working with Sports Illustrated on this special project is an amazing opportunity to hopefully inspire fans all over the world."
Bryant gave rare and exclusive access to Sports Illustrated for the project, speaking openly about what Dear Basketball means to him, how it all came together and what he has learned from the creation process. The Dear Basketball collaboration will come to life across SI Group platforms, including video and text reports and interviews with Bryant and other key players in this unique production along with the animated short film to stream on SI.com. In addition, SI, Kobe Studios and Believe Entertainment Group will co-host a red carpet premiere event to celebrate Dear Basketball.
“We are proud to collaborate with Kobe to tell the comprehensive story of his first endeavor after retiring from the NBA in a way that only SI can,” said Rich Battista, President of the Time Inc. Entertainment and Sports Group and Video. “We are excited for Kobe’s fans and the global community of sport, entertainment and art enthusiasts to experience these productions.”
"We’re honored to partner with Sports Illustrated for the launch of this amazing animated short film and to work with them on a making of series that will reach a global audience across its platforms. The chance to partner with Kobe at this time is an incredibly compelling business and content opportunity for Believe,” said Dan Goodman, co-founder, Believe Entertainment Group.
ABOUT TIME INC.
Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world's leading media companies, with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide digital properties that attract more than 150 million visitors each month, including over 60 websites. Our influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple and Southern Living, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom.
ABOUT KOBE STUDIOS
Kobe Studios is a division of Kobe Inc, which was formed by NBA Legend Kobe Bryant in 2013. Kobe Inc. is a multi-media content creation company focused on helping athletes maximize their full potential and teaching the process of excellence. Kobe Studios’ first project, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, debuted on Showtime in February 2015, and in China in August 2015 via a partnership with the Alibaba Group. Bryant served as creator and executive producer on the film. Kobe Inc. is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.
ABOUT BELIEVE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Believe Entertainment Group is a New York City-based digital entertainment company producing high-profile content in partnership with elite talent and leading brands through a variety of digital outlets such as web, mobile, VOD and social media. Believe Entertainment Group has launched a steady stream of recent projects including: The LeBrons, an original, animated web series with two-time NBA champion and four-time league MVP LeBron James, on Xbox LIVE (the-lebrons.com); In the Booth, a documentary-style series with DJ/Producer Tiësto (youtube.com/Tiesto); Money Where Your Mouth Is, a new, original game show series hosted by comedian, actor, radio host and author, Jay Mohr, that was ranked the top game show of Winter 2013-14 on Hulu and Hulu Plus; Inspired: by Sabrina, a new women’s lifestyle show hosted by HGTV star Sabrina Soto; and @EpicEDM, a new, ongoing original content series featuring top electronic dance music (EDM) artists, festivals and clubs worldwide that is the first studio-originated content series designed specifically for the Twitter platform. The company’s studio division develops and produces digital-first original series for OTT and digital distribution partners (including Maker Studios, People/Time Inc., Mashable, New York Post and Haven Home Media, a division of Reader's Digest Association) and develops and produces premium branded entertainment programs exclusively for individual brands, including the original animated series with Marriott International, Hot Shoppe. Believe Entertainment Group is led by co-founders Dan Goodman and William H. Masterson III. The company signed an investment deal with ITV plc in 2014.
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"Briggs Land," New Brian Wood Comic Book Being Developed for TV
MILWAUKIE, OR— From New York Times best-selling writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Rebels, DMZ, Channel Zero) comes an electrifying crime saga relevant to current world events: Briggs Land.
The new ongoing comic series is set to begin in summer 2016, with interior artist Mack Chater (Ashes, Six), cover artist Tula Lotay (Rebels), and Hugo Award–nominated colorist Lee Loughridge bringing Wood’s script to life on the page.
Wood is also developing a television adaptation of the comic for AMC, serving as writer and executive producer, with producing partners John Hodges and Ravi Nandan at A24.
“AMC and I have been looking for the right thing to work on together for years, and it finally came in the form of Briggs Land, a crime drama set within a rural secessionist community. It’s the culmination of everything I’ve done in my twenty years as a comics creator, bringing socially conscious and politically charged themes to the page, putting some of the more unsettling elements of American culture under scrutiny,” noted Brian Wood. “With AMC I have a much larger canvas to work on, and the ability to design the overall story so the TV show and the comic add to each other.”
A24’s John Hodges and Ravi Nandan added, “We have been avid readers and rabid fans of Brian’s work for some time, and we are thrilled to collaborate with him on translating this exciting new property to the screen for AMC, which continues to define itself by championing bold and unique voices.”
The series tells the story of Briggs Land, nearly a hundred square miles of rural wilderness that harbors the largest and most secretive antigovernment secessionist movement in the United States. When matriarch Grace Briggs wrests control of the operation from her incarcerated husband, she sparks a war within the community—and her immediate family—that threatens to bring the full power of the federal government down on their heads.
Briggs Land #1 is in stores August 17, 2016.
Praise for other works by Brian Wood:
“One of the best character writers in the industry.”—IGN
“[Northlanders is] another creative victory for writer Wood, who’s quickly emerging as one [of] the medium’s premier scribes.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Brian Wood’s The Massive proves that there’s room for political comics.”—Complex Magazine
About Brian Wood
Brian Wood is the creator/co-creator and writer of numerous comic books and graphic novels, including DMZ, The Massive, Channel Zero, Demo, The Couriers, Northlanders, Rebels, and Briggs Land. He co-wrote the video game screenplay for 1979 Revolution.
His work on company-owned and licensed work includes Star Wars, The X-Men, Conan The Barbarian, and Aliens.
He is most known for work dealing with near-future world building, but also for historical fiction, scifi, and female-friendly YA, all with strong socio-political topics and identity themes. Brian lives in Brooklyn, NYC with his family.
About A24
Launched in the summer of 2012, A24 is a New York-based media company focused on the distribution, financing, development and production of feature films and television projects. A24's televisions projects include "The Carmichael Show," which is currently in its second season on NBC, and USA's "Playing House." A24’s films won three Oscars at the 2016 Academy Awards: Best Actress for Brie Larson’s performance in ROOM; Best Documentary for AMY, Asif Kapadia’s heart-wrenching portrait of Amy Winehouse; and Best Visual Effects for Alex Garland's lauded directorial debut EX MACHINA. Other recent releases include Robert Eggers’ critical and commercial success THE WITCH, James Ponsoldt's highly acclaimed THE END OF THE TOUR, which stars Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel as writer David Foster Wallace; and J.C. Chandor’s A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, named the “2014 Best Film of the Year” by the National Board of Review. In 2014, they released Sundance breakout OBVIOUS CHILD, featuring Jenny Slate, and Jonathan Glazer’s singular Scarlett Johansson film, UNDER THE SKIN. In 2013, the company released Sofia Coppola’s THE BLING RING, James Ponsoldt’s THE SPECTACULAR NOW, and Harmony Korine’s record-breaking SPRING BREAKERS. Upcoming titles include Jeremy Saulnier’s critically renowned GREEN ROOM, which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s SWISS ARMY MAN, winner of the Best Director prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival; and Andrea Arnold’s eagerly anticipated next feature, AMERICAN HONEY
About Dark Horse
For 30 years, 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. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, 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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Friday, May 6, 2016
"March" Graphic Novels Marching Into New York City School
NEW YORK — When John Lewis was a college student in Nashville, Tennessee, he attended a workshop on nonviolence that changed his life. Based on the principles of Gandhi and the recent Montgomery Bus Boycott, it also included a comic book — Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story — as a take-home study aid in nonviolent resistance. “That little book became like a Bible for us,” says Lewis.
Fifty years later, he teamed with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to adapt his own incredible life story into a series of award-winning graphic novels, entitled MARCH. The MARCH series is a #1 NYT-bestselling phenomenon, earning a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, becoming a popular selection for university reading programs, and prompting the Washington Post to write, "There is perhaps no more important modern book to be stocked in American school libraries than MARCH."
Now, this groundbreaking graphic novel series reaches the nation’s largest public school system. Congressman Lewis and his MARCH co-creators, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, visited New York City today to address hundreds of the city’s social studies teachers about teaching the civil rights movement and their graphic novel series, which is being added to “Passport to Social Studies,” an expansive new curriculum developed by the New York City Department of Education. Students study the civil rights movement in the 8th grade, and now, teachers may choose to utilize lessons developed by the Department of Social Studies that feature scenes from MARCH, to discuss milestones such as John Lewis's speech at the 1963 March on Washington.
In today's session, New York's teachers had a rare opportunity to hear from a seminal figure of history whose story is vitally relevant to the modern day — and who now presents that story in a powerful new format for engaging today's students.
Teachers across the country, at every grade level, have embraced MARCH as a dynamic and powerful visual testimony of the civil rights movement, narrated by one of its major figures. For example:
- "MARCH has become essential reading in my courses... From the poignancy of Lewis’ childhood sermons with the family chickens to the courage of Freedom Riders nearly trapped inside a burning bus, each panel of MARCH rewards close readers, inviting analysis and critical reflection." — Qiana Whitted, University of South Carolina
- “MARCH brings the African American freedom struggle to life as no other memoir can. Told through the lens of Lewis’s remarkable biography, MARCH encapsulates many of the most important themes of the Civil Rights Movement, and American history more generally. Students at all levels will find that the vivid illustrations and quick pace make the narrative exciting to read, while also allowing for in-depth understandings about the complicated themes of race, equality, and perseverance in twentieth-century America. Nate Powell’s lines remain true to the horrific reality of U.S. history, while somehow highlighting people’s agency and humanity in the face of American racism and violence.” — Dave Gilbert, Mars Hill University
- "I have never had to ask students to put books down before, until MARCH." — Judith Marks, Olney Charter High School, Philadelphia, PA
Image Comics Announces Second Printing for "Renato Jones: The One%"
RENATO JONES: THE ONE% STRIKES AGAIN
Issue #1 is fast-tracked to a second printing
“Nobody else makes comic books quite like Kaare Andrews.” —Nerdist
Critically-acclaimed writer/artist/director Kaare Kyle Andrews (Spider-Man: Reign, Iron Fist: The Living Weapon) has taken the comics industry by storm with his next-level action thriller RENATO JONES: THE ONE%. In order to keep up with customer demand, Image Comics is pleased to announce that RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #1 is being rushed to a second printing.
In RENATO JONES: THE ONE %, society’s upper one percent own more than half the world’s wealth. They’ve crashed economies, bought governments, and have amassed more power than any other group in history. And they still don’t have enough. With this kind of power how can anyone make them pay? WHO will make them pay? Enter Renato Jones, a mysterious vigilante, out to even the score. And when he enters the fray THE SUPER-RICH ARE SUPER F***ED.
RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #1 remains available for purchase across all digital platforms, including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play.
RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #1, 2nd printing (Diamond Code MAR169020) will arrive in stores on Wednesday, June 1st, 2016. The Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, May 9th, 2016.
RENATO JONES: THE ONE% #2 (Diamond Code APR160770) will hit stores on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, May 16th, 2016.
Select praise for RENATO JONES: THE ONE%:
"A sort of hallucinatory rage pop 'Punisher from Occupy.' It's gorgeous and also demented." —Warren Ellis
“A true showcase for what one creator can accomplish when they script, draw, ink and color their own book.” —IGN
“If Kaare Andrews is drawing a comic book, we will be reading that comic book. We’re sticking with this series, because nobody in modern comics lays out a page like Andrews. Nobody else brings the energy and life he delivers on every page. Nobody else makes comic books quite like Kaare Andrews, and that’s the way we like it.” —Nerdist
“I can comfortably say Renato Jones: The One% has ticked most of the boxes it needs to in all of its thirty-five pages. Tech that makes its wearer superhumanly strong? Check. Gold Lamborghinis? Check. Orgies and stupendously rich, entitled douche-bags? Check. A protagonist who’s quietly dangerous and effortlessly cool at the same time? Check. This is the exact thing you’d get if you could somehow convert a flipped, sticky-from-champagne middle finger into a comic book.” —Bleeding Cool
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 Image Comics Stars Come Out for Free Comic Book Day 2016
ENJOY IMAGE COMICS ON FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
Celebrate comics with CAMP MIDNIGHT and ODDLY NORMAL
This Saturday, May 7th, 2016 in celebration of Free Comic Book Day, comics fans of all ages will enjoy a free issue of ODDLY NORMAL #1 by Otis Frampton and extended excerpt from the new CAMP MIDNIGHT original graphic novel by Steven T. Seagle and Jason Katzenstein when they visit any participating local comic book shop, while supplies last.
Will we see you on Free Comic Book Day? Find out where your favorite Image Comics creators will be this Saturday.
FCBD appearances by Image Comics creators:
ARIZONA
Benjamin Mackey
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Charlie's Comics (Tucson, AZ)
WEBSITE: http://www.charliescomics.com/
Mitch Gerads
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: SAMURAI COMICS (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com
Scott Godlewski
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: ACME event at Samurai Comics
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com / samuraicomics.com
Meredith McClaren
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Samurai Comics in Mesa
WEBSITE: http://samuraicomics.com/
WHEN: Sunday May 8th 11-3 pm
WHERE: Samurai Comics in Phoenix
WEBSITE: http://samuraicomics.com/
Jim Mahfood
WHERE: Gotham City Comics & Coffee
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/gothamcitycomics
Jay Fotos
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Samurai Comics (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com
WHEN: 6 PM - 10 PM
WHERE: Gotham City Comics (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/gothamcitycomics
CALIFORNIA
Chris Burnham
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: The Perky Nerd
WEBSITE: www.theperkynerd.com/
Brian Haberlin
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: The Comic Bug (Manhattan Beach, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.thecomicbug.com/?event_id1=126
Greg Hinkle
WHEN: 6 PM - 8 PM
WHERE: Nuclear Comics & Skate Shop (Laguna Hills, CA)
WEBSITE: Nuclear Comics
Matt Hawkins
WHEN: 10 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Empires Comics Vault (Sacramento, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.empirescomics.com/2016/04/complete-list-of-exhibitors-for-fcbd.html
Steven T. Seagle, Jason Katzenstein
WHEN: 11 AM - 1 PM
WHERE: Comics Factory (Pasadena, CA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comics-Factory/134496336595325
Steven T. Seagle, Jason Katzenstein
WHEN: 3 PM - 5 PM
WHERE: Galaxy of Comics (Van Nuys, CA)
WEBSITE: galaxyofcomics.com
Chynna Clugston Torres
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Comics Toons N' Toys (Tustin, CA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/ComicsTNT/info/
Garry Brown
WHEN: 4 PM
WHERE: Comics Factory (Pasadena LA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comics-Factory/134496336595325
Richard Starkings
WHERE: The Comic Bug (Manhattan Beach, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.thecomicbug.com/events/?event_id1=126
Dustin Nguyen
WHERE: TFAW UNIVERSAL
WEBSITE: https://www.tfaw.com/Store-locations/Universal
Howard Chaykin
WHEN: 12 PM - 3 PM
WHERE: Hypno Comics (Ventura, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.hypnocomics.com
Megan Levens, Jamie S. Rich, Joelle Jones
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Blastoff Comics / The Federal Bar (North Hollywood, CA)
WEBSITE: www.blastoffcomics.com
FLORIDA
Frank Barbiere
WHEN: 10 AM
WHERE: Heroes’ Haven
WEBSITE: heroeshavencomics.com
Wil Quintana
WHEN: 10 - 5 PM
WHERE: Yancy St. Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.yancystcomics.net
GEORGIA
Rich Tommaso
WHEN: 4 PM - 7 PM
WHERE: Oxford Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/oxfordcomicsandgames/
Matthew Wilson
WHEN: 11 AM - 1 PM
WHERE: Galactic Quest (Buford, GA Location)
WHEN: 3 - 5 PM
WHERE: Galactic Quest (Lawrenceville, GA Location)
WEBSITE: http://www.galacticquest.com/fcbd.html
ILLINOIS
Gabriel Bautista
WHEN: 10 AM - 3 PM
WHERE: Defiant Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/DefiantComics/
Ryan Browne and Tim Seeley
WHEN: 11 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Challengers Comics and Conversation (Chicago, IL)
WEBSITE: http://challengerscomics.com
Mike Norton
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Aw Yeah Comics! (Skokie, IL)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/skokie/
INDIANA
Kyle Higgins
WHEN: 11 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: AW YEAH! Comics! (Muncie, IN)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/muncie-indiana/
Joshua Williamson
WHEN: 11 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: AW YEAH! Comics! (Muncie, IN)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/muncie-indiana/
IOWA
Skottie Young
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Day Dreams Comics (Iowa City, IA)
WEBSITE: http://www.daydreamscomics.com
Phillip Hester
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Alter Ego (Marion, IA location)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/AlterEgoIowa/
WHEN: 3 - 7 PM
WHERE: Daydreams (Iowa City, IA location)
WEBSITE: http://www.daydreamscomics.com
KANSAS
B. Clay Moore
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Elite Comics (Overland Park, KS)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/elitecomics
KENTUCKY
Brian Level
WHEN: 10 AM
WHERE: Comics2Games (Florence, KY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/Comics2Games/
MINNESOTA
Otis Frampton
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: The Source Comics & Games
WEBSITE: http://www.sourcecomicsandgames.com/
John Bivens
WHEN: 12 PM - close
WHERE: Wizard World Minneapolis-MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
WEBSITE: http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/minneapolis
MISSOURI
Jason A. Hurley, Jeremy Haun
WHEN: 12 PM
WHERE: Hurley's Heroes (Joplin, MO)
WEBSITE: facebook.com/hurleysheroes
MONTANA
Tim Daniel
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Muse Comics & Games (Missoula, MT)
https://www.facebook.com/MuseComics/
NEW JERSEY
Bryan J.L. Glass
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/levelupentertainment/
Marc Lombardi (Promotions for Shadowline Comics)
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: http://levelupentertainment.com/free-comic-book-day
Adam McGovern
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: Dewey's Comic City
WEBSITE: http://www.deweyscomiccity.com/
Fred Van Lente
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1646507938943221/1685529331707748/
Alex de Campi
WHEN: 12 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment
WEBSITE: http://levelupentertainment.com/
NEW YORK
Chris Giarrusso
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Aw Yeah Comics (Harrison, NY)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/harrison/
Steve Orlando
WHEN: 12 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Cafe 109 Grille and Cinema (Glen's Falls, NY)
WEBSITE: http://www.the190grille.com/event/free-comic-book-day-at-the-190-grille-cinema/2016-05-07/
Joe Harris
WHEN: 2 PM - 4 PM
WHERE: Fourth World Comics
WEBSITE: http://fourthworldcomics.com/
Joe Kelly
WHEN: 12 - 1 PM
WHERE: Comic Depot (Wantagh, NY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/TheComicDepot/
WHEN: 2 - 4 PM
WHERE: Grasshoppers Comics (Williston Park, NY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/GrasshoppersComics/
NORTH CAROLINA
Andrew MacLean
WHEN: 10 AM - 7 PM
WHERE: Acme Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.acmecomics.com
Tommy Lee Edwards
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Ultimate Comics (Chapel Hill, NC)
WEBSITE: http://ultimatecomics.com
Jason Latour
WHEN: 1 PM
WHERE: Heroes Aren't Hard to Find
WEBSITE: http://www.heroesonline.com
Tradd Moore
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: ACME Comics (Greensboro, NC)
WEBSITE: www.acmecomics.com
OREGON
Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: Fantom Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.fantomcomics.com/
Terry Dodson
WHEN: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
WHERE: Things From Another World Portland
WEBSITE: https://www.tfaw.com/Store-locations/Portland
James Asmus
WHEN: 12 PM - 2 PM
WHERE: Things From Another World (Milwaukie, OR)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/816096588495284/
Brian Joines
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Comics Adventure
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/ComicsAdventurePDX
PENNSYLVANIA
Dean Kotz
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: 1up Collectibles
WEBSITE: http://www.1upcollectibles.com/
TENNESSEE
Eric Powell
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Rick's Comic City (Nashville, TN location)
WEBSITE: http://www.rickscomiccity.com/
VIRGINIA
Charlie Kirchoff
WHEN: 10 AM - 3 PM
WHERE: Comic Kings (Virginia Beach, VA)
WEBSITE: www.comickings.com
WASHINGTON
Greg Rucka
WHEN: 1 PM - 5 PM
WHERE: Olympic Cards and Comics (Lacey, WA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/Gabis-Olympic-Cards-Comics-100681268142/
WISCONSIN
Michael Moreci
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Powers Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/PowersComics
INTERNATIONAL:
CANADA
Kaare Kyle Andrews
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: http://www.bigpetescollectibles.com/
Wes Craig
WHEN: 12 PM - 4 PM
WHERE: Silver Snail (Toronto)
WEBSITE: www.silversnail.com
Johnny Christmas
WHEN: 10 AM - 12 PM
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/bigpetes.collectibles/
Ed Brisson
WHEN: 10 AM - 12 PM
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/bigpetes.collectibles/
WHEN: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
WHEN: Metropolis Comics (Burnaby, BC)
https://www.facebook.com/Metropolis-Comics-and-Toys-199820240410/
NEW ZEALAND
Nick Barber
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Heroes
WEBSITE: http://www.heroes.co.nz
UNITED KINGDOM
Kieron Gillen, Tula Lotay, Dan Watters, Caspar Wijingaard
WHEN: 5 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Gosh Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.goshlondon.com/2016/03/free-comic-book-day-2016-image-comics-signing/
Peter Milligan
WHEN: 2 PM
WHERE: Orbital Comics (London)
WEBSITE: http://www.orbitalcomics.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.
ABOUT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (FCBD):
Celebrate & discover the amazing world of comic books on Free Comic Book Day! Taking place annually on the first Saturday in May, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops! For more information and particpating locations go to http://www.freecomicbookday.com/storelocator
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Celebrate comics with CAMP MIDNIGHT and ODDLY NORMAL
This Saturday, May 7th, 2016 in celebration of Free Comic Book Day, comics fans of all ages will enjoy a free issue of ODDLY NORMAL #1 by Otis Frampton and extended excerpt from the new CAMP MIDNIGHT original graphic novel by Steven T. Seagle and Jason Katzenstein when they visit any participating local comic book shop, while supplies last.
Will we see you on Free Comic Book Day? Find out where your favorite Image Comics creators will be this Saturday.
FCBD appearances by Image Comics creators:
ARIZONA
Benjamin Mackey
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Charlie's Comics (Tucson, AZ)
WEBSITE: http://www.charliescomics.com/
Mitch Gerads
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: SAMURAI COMICS (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com
Scott Godlewski
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: ACME event at Samurai Comics
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com / samuraicomics.com
Meredith McClaren
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Samurai Comics in Mesa
WEBSITE: http://samuraicomics.com/
WHEN: Sunday May 8th 11-3 pm
WHERE: Samurai Comics in Phoenix
WEBSITE: http://samuraicomics.com/
Jim Mahfood
WHERE: Gotham City Comics & Coffee
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/gothamcitycomics
Jay Fotos
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Samurai Comics (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: azcomicminiexpo.com
WHEN: 6 PM - 10 PM
WHERE: Gotham City Comics (Mesa, AZ)
WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/gothamcitycomics
CALIFORNIA
Chris Burnham
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: The Perky Nerd
WEBSITE: www.theperkynerd.com/
Brian Haberlin
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: The Comic Bug (Manhattan Beach, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.thecomicbug.com/?event_id1=126
Greg Hinkle
WHEN: 6 PM - 8 PM
WHERE: Nuclear Comics & Skate Shop (Laguna Hills, CA)
WEBSITE: Nuclear Comics
Matt Hawkins
WHEN: 10 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Empires Comics Vault (Sacramento, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.empirescomics.com/2016/04/complete-list-of-exhibitors-for-fcbd.html
Steven T. Seagle, Jason Katzenstein
WHEN: 11 AM - 1 PM
WHERE: Comics Factory (Pasadena, CA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comics-Factory/134496336595325
Steven T. Seagle, Jason Katzenstein
WHEN: 3 PM - 5 PM
WHERE: Galaxy of Comics (Van Nuys, CA)
WEBSITE: galaxyofcomics.com
Chynna Clugston Torres
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Comics Toons N' Toys (Tustin, CA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/ComicsTNT/info/
Garry Brown
WHEN: 4 PM
WHERE: Comics Factory (Pasadena LA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comics-Factory/134496336595325
Richard Starkings
WHERE: The Comic Bug (Manhattan Beach, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.thecomicbug.com/events/?event_id1=126
Dustin Nguyen
WHERE: TFAW UNIVERSAL
WEBSITE: https://www.tfaw.com/Store-locations/Universal
Howard Chaykin
WHEN: 12 PM - 3 PM
WHERE: Hypno Comics (Ventura, CA)
WEBSITE: http://www.hypnocomics.com
Megan Levens, Jamie S. Rich, Joelle Jones
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Blastoff Comics / The Federal Bar (North Hollywood, CA)
WEBSITE: www.blastoffcomics.com
FLORIDA
Frank Barbiere
WHEN: 10 AM
WHERE: Heroes’ Haven
WEBSITE: heroeshavencomics.com
Wil Quintana
WHEN: 10 - 5 PM
WHERE: Yancy St. Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.yancystcomics.net
GEORGIA
Rich Tommaso
WHEN: 4 PM - 7 PM
WHERE: Oxford Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/oxfordcomicsandgames/
Matthew Wilson
WHEN: 11 AM - 1 PM
WHERE: Galactic Quest (Buford, GA Location)
WHEN: 3 - 5 PM
WHERE: Galactic Quest (Lawrenceville, GA Location)
WEBSITE: http://www.galacticquest.com/fcbd.html
ILLINOIS
Gabriel Bautista
WHEN: 10 AM - 3 PM
WHERE: Defiant Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/DefiantComics/
Ryan Browne and Tim Seeley
WHEN: 11 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Challengers Comics and Conversation (Chicago, IL)
WEBSITE: http://challengerscomics.com
Mike Norton
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Aw Yeah Comics! (Skokie, IL)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/skokie/
INDIANA
Kyle Higgins
WHEN: 11 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: AW YEAH! Comics! (Muncie, IN)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/muncie-indiana/
Joshua Williamson
WHEN: 11 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: AW YEAH! Comics! (Muncie, IN)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/muncie-indiana/
IOWA
Skottie Young
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Day Dreams Comics (Iowa City, IA)
WEBSITE: http://www.daydreamscomics.com
Phillip Hester
WHEN: 11 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: Alter Ego (Marion, IA location)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/AlterEgoIowa/
WHEN: 3 - 7 PM
WHERE: Daydreams (Iowa City, IA location)
WEBSITE: http://www.daydreamscomics.com
KANSAS
B. Clay Moore
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Elite Comics (Overland Park, KS)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/elitecomics
KENTUCKY
Brian Level
WHEN: 10 AM
WHERE: Comics2Games (Florence, KY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/Comics2Games/
MINNESOTA
Otis Frampton
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: The Source Comics & Games
WEBSITE: http://www.sourcecomicsandgames.com/
John Bivens
WHEN: 12 PM - close
WHERE: Wizard World Minneapolis-MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
WEBSITE: http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/minneapolis
MISSOURI
Jason A. Hurley, Jeremy Haun
WHEN: 12 PM
WHERE: Hurley's Heroes (Joplin, MO)
WEBSITE: facebook.com/hurleysheroes
MONTANA
Tim Daniel
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Muse Comics & Games (Missoula, MT)
https://www.facebook.com/MuseComics/
NEW JERSEY
Bryan J.L. Glass
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/levelupentertainment/
Marc Lombardi (Promotions for Shadowline Comics)
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: http://levelupentertainment.com/free-comic-book-day
Adam McGovern
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: Dewey's Comic City
WEBSITE: http://www.deweyscomiccity.com/
Fred Van Lente
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment (Mays Landing, NJ)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1646507938943221/1685529331707748/
Alex de Campi
WHEN: 12 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Level Up Entertainment
WEBSITE: http://levelupentertainment.com/
NEW YORK
Chris Giarrusso
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Aw Yeah Comics (Harrison, NY)
WEBSITE: http://awyeahcomics.com/harrison/
Steve Orlando
WHEN: 12 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Cafe 109 Grille and Cinema (Glen's Falls, NY)
WEBSITE: http://www.the190grille.com/event/free-comic-book-day-at-the-190-grille-cinema/2016-05-07/
Joe Harris
WHEN: 2 PM - 4 PM
WHERE: Fourth World Comics
WEBSITE: http://fourthworldcomics.com/
Joe Kelly
WHEN: 12 - 1 PM
WHERE: Comic Depot (Wantagh, NY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/TheComicDepot/
WHEN: 2 - 4 PM
WHERE: Grasshoppers Comics (Williston Park, NY)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/GrasshoppersComics/
NORTH CAROLINA
Andrew MacLean
WHEN: 10 AM - 7 PM
WHERE: Acme Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.acmecomics.com
Tommy Lee Edwards
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Ultimate Comics (Chapel Hill, NC)
WEBSITE: http://ultimatecomics.com
Jason Latour
WHEN: 1 PM
WHERE: Heroes Aren't Hard to Find
WEBSITE: http://www.heroesonline.com
Tradd Moore
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: ACME Comics (Greensboro, NC)
WEBSITE: www.acmecomics.com
OREGON
Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca
WHEN: 10 AM - 9 PM
WHERE: Fantom Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.fantomcomics.com/
Terry Dodson
WHEN: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
WHERE: Things From Another World Portland
WEBSITE: https://www.tfaw.com/Store-locations/Portland
James Asmus
WHEN: 12 PM - 2 PM
WHERE: Things From Another World (Milwaukie, OR)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/816096588495284/
Brian Joines
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Comics Adventure
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/ComicsAdventurePDX
PENNSYLVANIA
Dean Kotz
WHEN: 10 AM - 6 PM
WHERE: 1up Collectibles
WEBSITE: http://www.1upcollectibles.com/
TENNESSEE
Eric Powell
WHEN: 11 AM
WHERE: Rick's Comic City (Nashville, TN location)
WEBSITE: http://www.rickscomiccity.com/
VIRGINIA
Charlie Kirchoff
WHEN: 10 AM - 3 PM
WHERE: Comic Kings (Virginia Beach, VA)
WEBSITE: www.comickings.com
WASHINGTON
Greg Rucka
WHEN: 1 PM - 5 PM
WHERE: Olympic Cards and Comics (Lacey, WA)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/Gabis-Olympic-Cards-Comics-100681268142/
WISCONSIN
Michael Moreci
WHEN: 10 AM - 4 PM
WHERE: Powers Comics
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/PowersComics
INTERNATIONAL:
CANADA
Kaare Kyle Andrews
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: http://www.bigpetescollectibles.com/
Wes Craig
WHEN: 12 PM - 4 PM
WHERE: Silver Snail (Toronto)
WEBSITE: www.silversnail.com
Johnny Christmas
WHEN: 10 AM - 12 PM
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/bigpetes.collectibles/
Ed Brisson
WHEN: 10 AM - 12 PM
WHERE: Big Pete’s Comics and Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/bigpetes.collectibles/
WHEN: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
WHEN: Metropolis Comics (Burnaby, BC)
https://www.facebook.com/Metropolis-Comics-and-Toys-199820240410/
NEW ZEALAND
Nick Barber
WHEN: 10 AM - 5 PM
WHERE: Heroes
WEBSITE: http://www.heroes.co.nz
UNITED KINGDOM
Kieron Gillen, Tula Lotay, Dan Watters, Caspar Wijingaard
WHEN: 5 PM - 6 PM
WHERE: Gosh Comics
WEBSITE: http://www.goshlondon.com/2016/03/free-comic-book-day-2016-image-comics-signing/
Peter Milligan
WHEN: 2 PM
WHERE: Orbital Comics (London)
WEBSITE: http://www.orbitalcomics.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.
ABOUT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (FCBD):
Celebrate & discover the amazing world of comic books on Free Comic Book Day! Taking place annually on the first Saturday in May, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops! For more information and particpating locations go to http://www.freecomicbookday.com/storelocator
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BET Adds New Cast Members to "New Edition" Miniseries
Just in Time for Mother’s Day BET Networks Announces More Casting News for Its NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE Miniseries
La La Anthony, Yvette Nicole Brown, Monica Calhoun, Lisa Nicole Carson and Sandi McCree Join the Biopic to Play the Mothers of the Iconic Music Group New Edition
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BET Networks announces new cast additions to its much-anticipated original three-part miniseries NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE. La La Anthony (Power), Yvette Nicole Brown (The Office; The New Odd Couple), Monica Calhoun (The Best Man), Lisa Nicole Carson (Ally McBeal) and Sandi McCree (The Wire) have joined the cast to play the mothers of the iconic music group New Edition. Written by Abdul Williams (Lottery Ticket) and executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment, the three-night miniseries event is scheduled to premiere on BET in 2017. Principal photography is currently underway in Los Angeles.
The ladies join previously announced NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE cast Bryshere Y. Gray (Empire), Elijah Kelley (The Butler, The Wiz Live!), Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Luke James, Keith Powers (Straight Outta Compton) and newcomers Algee Smith and Woody McClain.
New Edition laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, feel, and sound. Boyz II Men, N’SYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and New Kids On The Block all took their cues from Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny. After 30 years of breaking hearts on the record and from the stage, New Edition finally gets the biopic that their stellar tenure in entertainment so richly deserves. This three-part miniseries follows the group from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global megastardom - weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame.
NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE is executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment; directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and co-produced by Brooke Payne, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown.
For more information on NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE log on to BET.com and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #NewEditionBET.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
About Jesse Collins Entertainment
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. Formerly Executive Producer/EVP of Cossette Productions, Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins is an executive producer of the hit TV series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart and the upcoming original miniseries based on the iconic music group New Edition. He has worked with a myriad of superstar talent including Will Smith, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince and Mariah Carey. Follow Jesse Collins Entertainment @JesseCollinsEnt on Twitter and Instagram and go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the company.
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La La Anthony, Yvette Nicole Brown, Monica Calhoun, Lisa Nicole Carson and Sandi McCree Join the Biopic to Play the Mothers of the Iconic Music Group New Edition
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BET Networks announces new cast additions to its much-anticipated original three-part miniseries NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE. La La Anthony (Power), Yvette Nicole Brown (The Office; The New Odd Couple), Monica Calhoun (The Best Man), Lisa Nicole Carson (Ally McBeal) and Sandi McCree (The Wire) have joined the cast to play the mothers of the iconic music group New Edition. Written by Abdul Williams (Lottery Ticket) and executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment, the three-night miniseries event is scheduled to premiere on BET in 2017. Principal photography is currently underway in Los Angeles.
- La La Anthony will play Ronnie DeVoe’s mother Flo DeVoe.
- Yvette Nicole Brown will play Michael Bivins’ mother Shirley Bivins.
- Monica Calhoun will play Ralph Tresvant’s mother Patricia Tresvant.
- Lisa Nicole Carson will play Ricky Bell’s mother Mae Bell.
- Sandi McCree will play Bobby Brown’s mother Carole Brown.
The ladies join previously announced NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE cast Bryshere Y. Gray (Empire), Elijah Kelley (The Butler, The Wiz Live!), Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Luke James, Keith Powers (Straight Outta Compton) and newcomers Algee Smith and Woody McClain.
New Edition laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, feel, and sound. Boyz II Men, N’SYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and New Kids On The Block all took their cues from Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny. After 30 years of breaking hearts on the record and from the stage, New Edition finally gets the biopic that their stellar tenure in entertainment so richly deserves. This three-part miniseries follows the group from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global megastardom - weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame.
NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE is executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment; directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and co-produced by Brooke Payne, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown.
For more information on NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE log on to BET.com and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #NewEditionBET.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
About Jesse Collins Entertainment
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. Formerly Executive Producer/EVP of Cossette Productions, Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins is an executive producer of the hit TV series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart and the upcoming original miniseries based on the iconic music group New Edition. He has worked with a myriad of superstar talent including Will Smith, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince and Mariah Carey. Follow Jesse Collins Entertainment @JesseCollinsEnt on Twitter and Instagram and go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the company.
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