THE 100: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Arrives on DVD 10/13/15

July 7, 2015, 8:00 am

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THE FIGHT FOR CIVILIZATION CONTINUES

For the Ark Survivors on Earth, the alien planet they’ve never known is a mysterious realm – a paradise one moment, lethal the next. Join the stars of this post-apocalyptic drama as they take steps to ensure their futures in the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) release of thrilling The 100: The Complete Second Season on DVD.  Based on the bestselling young adult book by Kass Morgan, and a Top 5 show on The CW with Men 18-49, The 100: The Complete Second Season will feature all 16 episodes and is available to own on October 13, 2015 for $39.98 SRP.

Set almost 100 years after mankind nearly destroyed itself in a nuclear Armageddon, the surviving members of the human race aboard the orbiting “Ark” space station take the first step to recolonize Earth, by sending 100 juvenile delinquents back to the planet’s surface to see if it is habitable.  In the first season, they discovered that the Earth is not quite what they imagined – and that they were not alone.  Survivors from the nuclear apocalypse have broken into dangerous factions including The Grounders, Reapers and Mountain Men.  The first season finale found all of the survivors of the Ark returning to the surface, while The 100 fought for their lives against the Grounders.  In Season Two, our heroes find themselves alternately challenged, supported and betrayed by their own people and alliances with the Grounders, but always manage to reach common ground in survival, as they face off against the lethal forces of Mount Weather, whose civilized environment masks a horrible secret. 

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CAGE HERO: Kevin Eastman Writes MMA Superhero Comic For Dynamite

July 7, 2015, 9:00 am

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Dynamite is proud to announce a collaborative agreement with Surge Licensing, Inc., Ian Parker, and Mark Mastrandrea to develop a comic book series based on the brand new property Cage Hero. The four-issue series will debut this November, released monthly as single-issue comics, both digitally and in print, and collected later into trade format. Cage Hero is an all-ages action-adventure series in the tradition of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teen Titans, and Karate Kid -- a youth-based Mixed Martial Arts property that inspires health, fitness, skill, and teamwork to become a real hero.

"Dynamite is excited to be bringing this property to the comic book world, and telling its first story with these compelling characters Ian and Kevin have created," says Dynamite CEO and Publisher Nick Barrucci. "Cage Hero taps into the continued rising popularity of Mixed Martial Arts, and we think it will find a great audience with those who are fans of the sport."

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FOG! Chats With SAGE ESCAPE: EQUINOX Creator Damian S. Simankowicz

July 7, 2015, 10:00 am

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Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz

Last Wednesday, the latest issue of Sage Escape: Equinox was released via comiXology.  Set in the year 3042, the series focuses on Sage, an eighteen year old survivor of an alien onslaught on Earth, turned experimental military cyborg.

I had the opportunity to chat with Sage creator Damian S. Simankowicz about the series, it's genesis and it's future.

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Dark Horse Entertainment Signs First Look Deal With Universal Cable Productions

July 7, 2015, 11:00 am

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Universal Cable Productions (UCP) continues to expand its powerhouse producing talent and build upon the studio’s genre footprint by signing a first-look deal with legendary comic book publisher, Dark Horse Entertainment (“The Mask”, “Hellboy”). The deal announced today will focus on developing and producing scripted programming from their extensive comic book library as well as new material. Discussions for the deal began at Comic Con in 2014 when Dark Horse introduced UCP executives to some of their top writers and artists. Over the last year, those conversations continued and have yielded multiple television projects with direct involvement from the comics creators.

“Dark Horse Entertainment has an incredible roster of fantastical, witty and mind bending stories,” said Dawn Olmstead, Executive Vice President of Development, Universal Cable Productions. “Their brand has conquered multiple media platforms and boasts iconic books that have attracted the highest level of writers. It’s going to be a wild and imaginative ride.”

UCP will collaborate with Dark Horse to bring their unique and fresh approach to the creative process. Together they will maximize Dark Horse’s network of talented comic creators and robust library of content to develop character driven concepts for television intended to resonate with their current fan base. Dark Horse President and founder Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg, SVP of Production, have enjoyed great success for the last two decades; no strangers to television, they also currently executive produce Syfy’s “Dark Matter”.

“As the landscape of narrative storytelling evolves, Dark Horse is thrilled to be working in the golden age of television with Universal Cable Productions. Their creative team has embraced the spirit of the Dark Horse brand and we’re proud to be partnered with them.” said Richardson.

Projects currently in development:

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Watch an Exclusive Featurette From BITTEN: Season 2 & Win a DVD Signed by LAURA VANDERVOOT!

July 7, 2015, 12:00 pm

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In 2014, Syfy introduced genre audiences to Elena Michaels (Laura Vandervoort, Smallville, Ted), the world's only female werewolf, in BITTEN, a steamy, emotionally charged supernatural series based on the novels by New York Times best-selling author, Kelley Armstrong. Now, this July, Entertainment One conjures up BITTEN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON in a loaded 3-disc DVD set, featuring all ten thrilling, unedited episodes, along with a collection of howlingly good bonus features.

After the jump check out an exclusive featurette from this release, plus enter to win one of three copies signed by series star, Laura Vandervoort, that we're giving away!

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Beyond Hall H: Comic-Con Off-Site Events

July 7, 2015, 1:00 pm

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By Erin Maxwell

Each year, fanboys, cosplayers and ne'er-do-wells flock to San Diego to stand in line in the wee hours of the morning, get into shoving matches over aisle space between booths and to pay through the nose for a cheese tortilla outside Ballroom 20 that roughly costs the same as a tank of gas.

Oh, Comic-Con. How I love thee.

However, once the day is gone and the panels have ended, this leaves the question of: what next.

For those of you who are tired of the Hyatt bar or have failed at shmoozing yourself into the EW party, here is a list of fun things you can attend at the Con.


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DHC Announces Christmas in July & Major HELLBOY & THE BPRD News

July 7, 2015, 2:00 pm

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And you thought the fireworks ended on the Fourth of July? In advance of San Diego Comic Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics revealed today a series of major announcements for the strange, shared Mignolaverse of comic books and graphic novels comprised of Hellboy, Abe Sapien, BPRD, Frankenstein Underground, Lobster Johnson and Witchfinder. In a year in which a new dinosaur has been named after Mike Mignola’s most famous creation and Dark Horse Comics has teased that “the impossible will happen” in the Mignolaverse, today’s news brings still more surprises: a new series, a new one-shot special, new high profile collaborators and the departure of a longtime writer.

• Legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and acclaimed Frankenstein Underground artist Ben Stenbeck will reunite to launch the new series Hellboy and the BPRD: 1953. Starting in October, timed to Halloween, they will release two one shots that follow Hellboy to England for his first-ever ghost hunt. Hellboy is joined by Professor Bruttenholm in the field to fight the phantom hand of a murderer and a demonic water spirit in stories reminiscent of the early Mignola masterpiece The Corpse.

• Next January, the upcoming Hellboy Winter Special one-shot will include contributions of major, still unannounced comic book artists and will include the first ever Mignolaverse story co-written by Chris Roberson, the co-creator of iZOMBIE. Roberson and Mignola will co-write a 12 page story illustrated by Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers). The following month, Roberson will debut as the ongoing co-writer for Hellboy & The BPRD, with Mignola, working with artist Eisner & Harvey Award winning art team Paolo Rivera (Daredevil) and Joe Rivera. 

• Next year will also see the conclusion of John Arcudi’s acclaimed run on BPRD which started in 2004. His run will conclude with issue 147 when BPRD: HELL ON EARTH concludes.

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Young HAN SOLO Anthology Film To Be Helmed by Miller and Lord

July 7, 2015, 2:10 pm

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The next adventure in the Anthology series of Star Wars films will be directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, whose credits include the critically acclaimed The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. Among the most sought-after filmmakers working today, the two have proven a formidable duo in film and television and are looking forward to applying their unique sensibilities to the Star Wars Universe.

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COLOR ME CRAZY - An Excerpt of The New Coloring Book By Peter Deligdisch

July 7, 2015, 4:00 pm

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Coloring books for adults are all the rage, but Color Me Crazy: Insanely Detailed Creations to Challenge Your Skills and Blow Your Mind is special. Created by YouTube sensation Peter Deligdisch, this intricate and beautiful collection of 50 hand-crafted pieces of art will engage even the most ambivalent dabbler for hours.

As one can tell from his YouTube channel, Peter’s creations are designed to help aspiring artists overcome their artist block. Emphasizing the importance of embracing imperfection and letting one’s creative inclinations loose on the page, Peter demonstrates how to transform the unassuming act of doodling and coloring into impressive works of art.

Color Me Crazy is available today.

After the jump check out some of Deligdisch's amazing art (click to embiggen and print!)

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Win SLOW WEST on DVD Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Fassbender

July 7, 2015, 5:00 pm

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In search of his fugitive girlfriend and her father, 16-year-old Jay (Kodi Smit-McPhee) heads west across the 19th-century American wilderness. Along the way, Jay meets Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler who protects him from the savage and lawless elements. But is Silas really watching out for Jay…or is he tied to the band of desperados tracking them? Every step west brings Jay closer to the truth—leading to an epic, bullet-laced showdown in this quintessential Western.

 And we're giving away two copies!

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THE BLACKLIST: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD 8/18

July 7, 2015, 6:00 pm

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The Top-Rated Network Drama Stars Three-Time Emmy Award Winner James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Amir Arison, Mozhan Marnò and Harry Lennix

Featuring All-New Featurettes, Commentaries & Deleted Scenes!

For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader, TV’s “The Office,” “Boston Legal”) has been one of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives. Last season, he mysteriously surrendered to the FBI but now the FBI works for him as he identifies a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He will help catch them all…with the caveat that Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone, TV’s “Law & Order: Los Angeles”) continues to work with him. Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and “see the bigger picture” …whether she wants to or not.

All 22 episodes are included in the three-disc Blu-ray and DVD releases of THE BLACKLIST: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON. The Blu-ray and DVD include two featurettes “Raymond Reddington: Man of the World” that showcases where Red has traveled and how the props and writers on the show imagine the exact places he has visited. “Building a Blacklister: Vanessa Cruz” highlights the ins and outs of the writers’ minds and how they come up with their favorite villains. Exclusive to the Blu-ray are commentaries on two key episodes, deleted scenes and two additional featurettes. The first, “After the Game: Luther Braxton” shows the evolution of the Luther Braxton episode; from breaking the story to its filming in New York. The second, “Known Associates: Red’s Inner Circle” features some of the various members of Red’s team: Dembe, Mr. Kaplan, Teddy Brimley and more. They discuss their characters and experiences on set alongside writers and the series’ showrunners.

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8 Fascinating Facts About THE TERMINATOR Franchise

July 8, 2015, 10:07 am

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Terminator: Genisys is currently in theaters and fans of the franchise have been eager to bear witness to the latest action unfolding in the lives of the Connor family and associates. We feel like it’s a good opportunity to share some of the more interesting behind-the-scenes facts about one of the most famous and lucrative science fiction sagas of all time.

For folks seeking a recap on the time-weaving narrative of the series, we suggest checking out the informative Terminator: Genisys timeline detailing the highlights of each installment.

It’s an exciting, ingenious, and overall interesting plot line for those among you who have never seen the films. For everyone else, it’s probably still worth it to brush up on the story arc.

Meanwhile, here are some interesting stories from behind the camera:


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Rick Remender's DEVOLUTION Welcomes Artist Jonathan Wayshak and Colorist Jordan Boyd

July 8, 2015, 9:15 am

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Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce that Jonathan Wayshak will join as the artist of Devolution, the upcoming comic book series written and created by Rick Remender (Black Science, Deadly Class, upcoming Tokyo Ghost). Also, Jordan Boyd will join the creative team as the colorist. A pulp / grindhouse science fiction epic that blends high-octane action, character drama, a world of strange mutations, and social commentary, Devolution is scheduled for release in late 2015.

Rick Remender says, "Jon Wayshak and Jordan Boyd are two of the very best guys working and I'm excited to see them take this old story and give it new life. Jon spends much of his time outside of comic books so I feel very fortunate to have roped him into Devolution, and when you see the first issue, you'll thank me. I wanted to work with Jon since I was first exposed to his madness in an anthology book with Jerome Opeña and Harper Jaten, two of my very favorite art-type people in the world, with whom he shares a stylistic approach. We need Jon. We need his powers to protect us from banal bulls**t that is always attempting to seep in. Jon is a great storyteller, marvelous illustrator, and world-class stylist. His inks and textures are unparalleled. With Jordan doing his usual masterful colors, we have the new superstar art teams in the galaxy of the universe of power and magic and love and d-e-v-o."

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Universal Cable Announces New Genre Development Slate

July 8, 2015, 10:00 am

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Announces Warren Ellis' First TV Project With Gale Anne Hurd as Executive Producer, Adaptation of British Film, The Machine For Syfy, Options IDW's Kill Shakespeare

As Comic-Con International 2015 #SDCC kicks off in San Diego, Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has unveiled several new deals that will continue to fortify the studio’s growing genre library and cater to the high demand for television content inspired by science fiction, graphic novel and comic book stories. As part of its overall deal with Valhalla Entertainment, UCP today announced renowned graphic novel writer Warren Ellis (New York Times best-seller “Gun Machine”, and “Iron Man: Extremis” - the Marvel Comics graphic novel and basis for “Iron Man 3”), will adapt the popular 1970s Mexican comic book and Televisa format “El Pantera” as his first original TV series with Gale Anne Hurd set to executive produce and Televisa USA to co-produce.

Based on the popular 1970s Mexican comic book and hit Spanish language TV series adapted by Televisa, “El Pantera” is a vigilante crime drama set in a fictional metropolis on the U.S. Mexico Border. When a young officer is appointed Head of Police, he only has one request: He asks that his friend, who was wrongfully imprisoned, be set free. Under the guise of his rumored death, the two create ‘El Pantera’ to rid the city of the Mexican mob. Warren Ellis is set to adapt the comic with Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment attached to produce and Televisa USA to co-produce with UCP.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE Comic Series From IDW and Bob Gale!

July 8, 2015, 10:45 am

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Great Scott! As the smoke begins to clear on another magnificent San Diego Comic-Con International, IDW Publishing is OFFICIALLY announcing the next great property to come to comics is none other than Back to the Future! Two days ago, the crowd at IDW’s panel sat stunned as Biff himself arrived, grasping a freshly printed copy of the 2016 trade paperback collection and proclaiming it to be the best-selling book of the year. After traveling to the end of the Con, IDW can now confirm it’s true!

IDW is proud to reveal that with the original movie’s creator/screenwriter Bob Gale on board, the untold adventures are headed Back to (and from) the Future!

“We’ve subtitled this ‘Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines’ because for years, fans have asked questions about things that happened before the events of the trilogy, in between the events of the trilogy, or in our alternate realities,” said Gale. “In this series, we’ll finally answer some of those questions, with our focus squarely on the characters everyone loves.” 

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Dynamite Acquires SHEENA Rights; Plans First Ever TARZAN Crossover!

July 8, 2015, 11:30 am

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Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce their agreement with rights holders Galaxy Publishing and Valdoro Entertainment to publish original comic book and graphic novel content for Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, as well as reprints of the character's classic jungle fantasy material. Described by co-creator Will Eisner as a female counterpart to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, Sheena will see her first adventure at Dynamite Entertainment teaming with the iconic "Lord of the Jungle" himself. Dynamite's rights also include statues, trading cards, action figures, lithographs / fine art, and t-shirts.

"Sheena is one of the first-ever jungle heroines, a hypnotic character who has captured the hearts and imagination of fans throughout the decades," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite. "Her long-running series in the 1940s and 1950s established her as a powerful and wild character, a welcome role reversal of traditional jungle action tropes who spent much of her time saving hapless men in distress. We're thrilled to add Sheena to our line, and we are honored that we are able to make her first adventure a historic one which will bring her - for the first time ever - face-to-face with the archetypal jungle hero, Tarzan!"

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FOG! Speaks With DEAN HASPIEL About THE FOX!

July 8, 2015, 12:15 pm

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Distilling comics to their ultimate essence and having fun, Silver Age superhero stories is happening regularly today at one of the most unlikely publishers.

Writer and artist Dean Haspiel joins us this week to talk The Fox from Dark Circle Comics. Last summer we reviewed The Fox: Freak Magnet and the exploits of Paul Patton Jr. and family, so it was a pleasure to get with Dean about the new direction he is taking this classic Archie Comics owned superhero under the Dark Circle imprint.

Dean, who writes and draws the book, collaborates with Mark Waid on the writing and that relationship is explained here as well as some of the new heroes popping up in The Fox world.

The most recent chapter of the latest story arc, Fox Hunt, can be found in The Fox #4, out today wherever comics are sold, and that most certainly includes the device you are reading this freaky interview on!


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Win ABSOLUTION Starring Steven Seagal on DVD!

July 8, 2015, 1:00 pm

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When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him for the mission.

And we're giving away two copies!

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So Fetch: FOG! Chats With AS IF! AN ORAL HISTORY OF CLUELESS Author Jen Chaney!

July 8, 2015, 1:45 pm

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Interview conducted by Todd Sokolove

Twenty years ago, Clueless single-handedly revived the teen-comedy genre that had previously been abandoned by Hollywood, and even by John Hughes himself.

Arguably, the genre's second renaissance started with this Emma-inspired instant-classic.

It launched the careers of most of its cast, and marked a return to form for director Amy Heckerling, whose sharp satire also made Fast Times At Ridgemont High a defining comedy a decade earlier.

In stores this week is, As If!, pop-culture columnist Jen Chaney's definitive account of all-things-Clueless. It's an oral history, derived from over 80 interviews, but it's also a celebration of the beloved film (which started initially as a television series, only to later become a television series).

Chaney's also peppered the book with perspective, commenting on why the film continues to connect with fans young and old. She explores everything that influenced the film and in return how the film has influenced its audience.

I caught up with the author on her book tour for some Q & A about the new book, and its own making-of process...

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More Literary Adaptations, James Patterson Donates to School Libraries, Brazillian and Lesbian Lit & More!

July 8, 2015, 2:18 pm

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By Alex C. Telander

Zombies! 
You've no doubt seen your fair share of zombie movies and TV series, and likely zombie-related books. Well here's a breakdown on the philosophy behind the walking dead.

American Gods Update 
In other good news about the American Gods TV series adaptation for Starz, Neil Gaiman will be writing some of the episodes.

Lesbian Literature 
So if you're interested in enjoying some lesbian literature, here's a great list!

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