Sabrina Faces the Witches' Council In "Sabrina 5," Due Wed., May 18th

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA #5

Sabrina has to face the Witches Council for an accusation of conspiring with a mortal against the Church of Night. It will take a series of unnatural tests to prove her innocence, but none of it will bring her beloved Harvey Kinkle back. She’ll have to take matters into her own hands to find Harvey’s missing soul. Recruiting two other young witches (from a neighboring coven), Sabrina holds a séance, but as ever, Madame Satan is pulling the strings behind the scenes, and what Sabrina taps into is much more dangerous—and diabolical. And will send our beloved teen witch on an epic quest. For TEEN+ readers.

Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli
Cover: Robert Hack
Variant Cover: Robert Hack
On Sale Date: 5/18/2016
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

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"Snotgirl" Blows into Comic Book Shops This July

SNOTGIRL WIPES AWAY COMPETITION

The Image Expo announcement that drips style and vibrancy

Image Comics is pleased to announce the highly-anticipated new ongoing series SNOTGIRL by New York Times bestselling writer Bryan Lee O’Malley (Scott Pilgrim) and featuring dazzling artwork by newcomer Leslie Hung. First announced at Image Expo and teased in the inaugural issue of Image+ Magazine, SNOTGIRL will launch this July.

In SNOTGIRL #1, readers will meet Lottie Person. Lottie’s a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a seemingly perfect life—but deep-down is she really just a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this new ongoing series.

"Lottie Person is an extreme example of someone whose online persona is a calculated performance. She's gorgeous, she has great hair and clothes, she has the perfect apartment in downtown Los Angeles," said O'Malley of the main character in a recent interview in Image+ Magazine. "By all appearances she's flawless, but she's an introverted weirdo on the inside."

Hung incorporated current brands and fashion elements into the story and said of her art strategy: "It was important to pay attention to brands, but also to the people who wear those brands in day-to-day life... All the characters kind of have their own thing going on, but as events unfold, I hope people are able to see when things start to shift, and I'm definitely letting the situations dictate the details."

SNOTGIRL #1 Cover A by Hung (Diamond Code MAY160544) and Cover B by O’Malley (Diamond Code MAY160545) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book retailers is Monday, June 27th, 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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VIZ Media to Attend Anime Central 2016 in Illinois

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION AT ANIME CENTRAL 2016

VIZ Media Returns To Mid-West’s Largest Anime/Manga Convention With Fun Booth Giveaways, Advance Copies Of Upcoming Titles, Exciting Panels And Much More

San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the premier publisher, distributor and licensor of Japanese and global content in North America, announces a fun weekend highlighted by booth giveaways and exclusive items for sale, informative panel discussions, anime screenings, and other activities scheduled for Anime Central 2016.

Anime Central 2016 (ACen) takes place May 20th through 22nd, 2016 in Rosemont, IL, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and the adjacent Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, located less than 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. ACen presents special Guests of Honor from the Japanese and U.S. sectors of the anime and manga industry, as well as gaming, cinema, and other Asian pop culture personalities. VIZ Media will be located in Booth #I-49. Complete details on Anime Central 2016 are available at: http://www.acen.org.

The VIZ Media booth will offer fans a wide variety of retail products available for purchase throughout the convention. A limited edition VIZ Media tote bag featuring favorite characters in 3 different designs will be given as a free gift with purchase.

Check the daily posted schedule for each day’s events. Stop by the booth throughout the convention for a FREE DEATH NOTE poster giveaway, and spin the prize wheel to score fun items featuring your favorite VIZ Media properties like SAILOR MOON!

Notable VIZ Media products available at Anime Central 2016 include:

·         Exclusive Gift with Purchase: Limited Edition VIZ Media Tote in 3 Available Designs
SHONEN JUMP, SAILOR MOON or THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

·         WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Annual Digital Subscription $20
12-month digital subscription to the world’s most popular manga magazine includes Exclusive NARUTO Game Mat & YU‐GI‐OH! Promo Card: Relinkuriboh

·         Exclusive: SAILOR MOON R T‐Shirts $15 each
Ladies and Unisex styles available!

·         SAILOR MOON R Set 1 Home Media Set
Limited Edition Combo Pack $65; Standard Edition DVD $40

§  Pre-Street Manga Titles – Be The First To Catch The New Releases!

BLACK CLOVER, Vol. 1 $10     

DON’T BE CRUEL, Vol. 1 (2-in-1) $17

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 2, Vol. 4 $20 (Vol. 1 also available)

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Vol. 5 (2-in-1) $20

ULTRAMAN Vol. 4 $13 - (Special ULTRAMAN Bundle features Collectible Figure $30)

VIZ Media’s Anime Central 2016 Panels Include:

Friday May 20th
6:00PM Official SAILOR MOON Panel
(Panel Room 1)

Join the VIZ Media staff as well as cast member, Erica Mendez (Haruka Tenoh / Sailor Uranus) from the legendary series for news, updates and fun as only the Guardians of Love and Justice can provide. Everyone attending will receive a special treat while supplies last!

Saturday May 21st
4:30PM VIZ Media Panel
(Panel Room 1)

Come party with VIZ Media! Hear thrilling tales of upcoming releases and other Earth-shattering announcements from North America's largest distributor of manga and anime! VIZ Media has brought you thousands of your favorite titles including huge hits like NARUTO, ONE-PUNCH MAN, SAILOR MOON, TOKYO GHOUL and more!

Also don’t miss special convention screenings of a variety of acclaimed VIZ Media anime titles including BLEACH, ONE-PUNCH MAN, SAILOR MOON, and THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE. Specific screening times and dates will be listed in the official Anime Central 2016 program guide.

For more information on titles available from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.


About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the field of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at www.VIZ.com.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 8th to 14th, 2016 - Update #36

Support Leroy on Patreon.

COMICS - From Patreon:  My review of "Captain America: Civil War."

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  One of my favorite comic book artists and creators of all time, Darwyn Cooke, apparently lost his battle with cancer today, Saturday, May 14, 2016.  Yeah, it hurts.

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  From Cannes comes this report on Steven Spielberg's upcoming film, "The BFG."

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From USAToday:  George Zimmerman's gun auction up to a bid of 65 million - thanks to Internet trolls.  So thanks, Internet trolls.

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COMICS - From Variety:  Michael B. Jordan is in talks to join Marvel's "Black Panther."  Ryan Coogler, the film's director, has worked Jordan on two films, "Fruitvale Station" and "Creed."

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CIVIL RIGHTS - From RSN:  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch defends trans-people.

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COMICS - From IGN:  Kevin Feige explains why Natalie Portman won't be back for "Thor: Ragnarok."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Gareth Edwards directed Warner Bros.'s "Godzilla," but will not be back for "Godzilla 2," which is due in 2019.

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TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend:  ABC cancels "Marvel's Agent Carter."

From YahooMovies:  "Agent Carter's" star Hayley Atwell has a new ABC series, "Conviction."

From EW:  "Marvel's Most Wanted," the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." spinoff is not happening.

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COMICS - From Variety:  CBS superhero drama, "Supergirl," moving to The CW.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Gawker:  Notorious child killer, George Zimmerman, to sell the pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin.

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COMICS - From Variety:  Lupita Nyong'o in talks to appear in Marvel's "Black Panther" film.

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MOVIES - From RollingStone:  Jack Black joins director Jake Kasdan's "Jumanji" remake, which as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the star and possibly Kevin Hart.

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  Woody Allen is not bothered by Laurent Lafitte's rape jock at Cannes.

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POLITICS - From Truthout:  Donald Trump has already destroyed the GOP.

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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo:   Warner Bros. shifts some release dates, including for its ridiculous Kong and Godzilla movies.

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COMICS - From Glide:  The magazine comes down hard on "X-Men: Apocalypse" in a review.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Amazon and STX Entertainment pick up rights to Nash Edgerton's untitled action title, which has a killer cast, including David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  Disney has crossed the $1 billion mark in domestic office in 128 days, a new record surpassing the record that Universal set last year at 165 days.

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 MOVIES - From TheHollywoodNews:  Zorro is back!  And he is Gael Garcia Bernal.

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MOVIES - From Variety: The Russo Bros., directors of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Civil War," are getting into Chinese film production.

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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool:  "Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick" is an upcoming anthology series based on the short stories of the 20th century's greatest author, Philip K. Dick.

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OBIT - From TheWrap:  The character actor William Schallert has died at the age of 93, Sunday, May 8, 2016.  Over his 60 year career, he had close to 400 screen credits.  One of his best known roles was as "Martin Lane," the father of Patty Lane on "The Patty Duke Show."  He was and still is one of my favorite actors.  I send condolences to his family.  R.I.P.

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TELEVISION - From YahooSports:  Sean McDonough is a new voice on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Is Marvel killing off the X-Men in "Death of X" event.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  2016 BAFTA TV awards winners are announced.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner at the box office for the 2016 Mother's Day weekend (5/6 to 5/8/2016) is "Captain America: Civil War" with an estimated $181.8 million haul.

BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  "Captain America: Civil War" opens with an estimated $181.8 million weekend box office.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  The breaking news (and gossip) website has a big-ass question-and-answer with Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:   Lee Daniels is no longer director of the Richard Pryor biopic.

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COMICS - From SlashFilm:  The still-fine Sharon Stone said that she will have a "wee" part in a Marvel movie.

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From Variety:   Ben Affleck will be an executive producer on "Justice League: Part One," which apparently includes him having a say in the film's story and production.  The movie is due November 2017.

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TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  New "Ice Age: Collision Course" trailer - "Kiss your ice goodbye."

From YouTube:   Official trailer for 20th Century Fox's "Assassin's Creed," which is due in December.

How Do You Fix a Sellout? "The Fix #1" Gets a Second Printing

THE FIX GOES BACK TO PRINT—
BUT YOU GUESSED IT WOULD, BECAUSE YOU’RE READING IT, RIGHT?

Oh? You’ve clicked on this anyway? Welcome! Now, why aren’t you reading THE FIX? This is creative super-team Steve Lieber and Nick Spencer reunited for their first creator-owned project together—and they’re blowing readers away with this instantly popular, humorous crime comic. Retailers! It is time to increase your orders in favor of keeping pace with the growing customer interest in the series. Hint: If you increase your orders, you will see fewer of these press releases... Score! If you haven’t guessed by now: Image Comics is pleased to announce that THE FIX #1 is being rushed to a third printing, while THE FIX #2 is simultaneously being sent to a second printing in order to keep up with increased customer demand for the series.

THE FIX is a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run things—and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels. Bad people do bad things to each other in this frenetic, outrageous, sometimes off-putting new caper. Who doesn’t love dogs at the very least? And this third printing HAS a photo of a REAL dog on it.

In THE FIX #2, Mac is injured in the line of duty and Roy seeks the help of another detective with a tough case. If you don’t know who Mac or Roy are, it’s time to order THE FIX and find out!

THE FIX #1 and #2 remain 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.

THE FIX #1, third printing (Diamond Code MAR169188) and THE FIX #2, second printing (Diamond Code MAR169083) will both arrive in stores on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016. Final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, May 16th, 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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Dark Horse Comics Announces "SMITE: The Patheon War"

Dark Horse to Publish “SMITE” Graphic Novel

The online game “SMITE: Battleground of the Gods” comes to comics

MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse proudly announces the newest video game comic book in its long line of best-selling titles with SMITE: The Pantheon War.

From veteran games writer John Jackson Miller (Star Wars, Mass Effect), cowriter Jack Banish, and artist Eduardo Francisco (Eve: Valkyrie, Captain Midnight), SMITE: The Pantheon War collects the three-part digital comic series telling the tale of the looming war between the pantheons!

It is an age where gods live among the mortals over which they rule. The worship of mortals is needed by the gods to maintain their divinity—but the number of gods has swelled, and there are fewer mortal faithful for the individual gods in each pantheon. Only the gods who maintain worshipers will survive, and so tensions are rising among the pantheons. There is an uneasy peace…but peace is not desired by all!

SMITE: The Pantheon War (978-1-50670-233-9 / $14.99) is in stores December 28, 2016.

Hi-Rez Studios’ SMITE (PC, Xbox One, PS4) is a free-to-play, team-based action game with a global community of more than fourteen million players. With more than seventy playable mythological gods, players battle for domination across six intense game modes.

Praise for SMITE: Battleground of the Gods:

“SMITE is invigorating.”—PCGamesN

“Decidedly different gameplay, a quirky and lighthearted take on classic mythology, and a variety of interesting modes.”—Game Informer

“Makes the MOBA more approachable with smart tweaks to the formula and action RPG-inspired combat.”—PC Gamer


About Hi-Rez Studios
Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment, and is now one of the largest video game studios in the Southeast United States. Its games include the squad-based shooter Global Agenda, the critically acclaimed Tribes: Ascend and SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods which has over 14 million players worldwide. Hi-Rez Studios recently launched their first mobile game Jetpack Fighter, a swipe-to-attack high speed platformer with gear progression and is currently developing Paladins, a fantasy FPS with progression using collectible cards. www.HiRezStudios.com.

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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Archie Comics Live-Action Series, "Riverdale" is Actually Happening

BREAKING NEWS: The CW Officially Picks Up Archie Comics-based drama 'Riverdale' For Series Order

Riverdale Promotional Image by Veronica Fish

It's official -- the world's most popular teenagers are finally coming to television this fall on The CW's "Riverdale," a one-hour live-action drama based on the classic Archie Comics characters.

"This is a historic moment for Archie Comics - and I couldn't be more proud," said Archie Comics Publisher and CEO Jon Goldwater. "It's a culmination of my time here, and I'm eager to see Greg Berlanti, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, The CW, Warner Brothers Studios, and the cast bring Riverdale to viewers every week. My promise to fans? You ain't seen nothing yet."

The show will be written by Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Warner Brothers Studios and Berlanti Productions and has been described as a subversive take on the classic Archie mythos. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, Jon Goldwater, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa serve as executive producers.

The live-action series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. The show will focus on the eternal love triangle of Archie Andrews, girl-next-door Betty Cooper, and rich socialite Veronica Lodge, and will include the entire cast of characters from the comic books—including Archie’s rival, Reggie Mantle, and his slacker best friend, Jughead Jones.

'Riverdale' stars KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper, and Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge.

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