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SECRETS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS: A CINEMATIC JOURNEY To Premiere at SXSW Film Festival 2016

March 11, 2016, 6:00 pm
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Feature-length Documentary—an in-Depth Bonus Feature on the Upcoming Digital HD and
Blu-ray Combo Pack— Debuts at the Paramount Theatre March 14 in Austin, Texas

“Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey, ” a feature-length documentary will have its world premiere during the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), being held in Austin, Texas, March 11-19, 2016. The documentary, a bonus feature on the upcoming Digital HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is an inside look at the making of this epic movie, revealed through in-depth footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers.

The documentary will be shown at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin on Monday, March 14, at 12:00 p.m. Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ BAFTA Award–winning and Academy Award–nominated visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, Academy Award–nominated supervising sound editor Matthew Wood and co-producer Michelle Rejwan will be on hand for a Q&A following the screening.


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Win a DOUBLE TAKE SUPER PACK Comic Collection!

March 11, 2016, 6:45 pm
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From the company that brought you Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands, BioShock and WWE2K16, comes a whole new comic universe: The Double Take Universe! Their 1st 10 stories start in the world established by the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead, then they let their imaginations…and their zombies…run wild.

Mostly, Double Take is telling new stories starring new characters, but if you love the classic film, you won’t be disappointed! You can follow your favorite characters from the film, from their first appearances through their dying breaths, to their first baby zombie steps…3rd issues were released 2/24, but you can read all 1st and 2nd issues..that’s 20 comics FREE at doubletakeuniverse.com. 

With this contest you can win all 3 Super Packs containing all of the issues. That's 30 comics in total!


Enter after the jump!

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Win ROOM on DVD!

March 14, 2016, 8:00 am
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Both highly suspenseful and deeply emotional, ROOM is a unique and touching exploration of the boundless love between a mother and her child. After 5-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his Ma (Brie Larson) escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world. As he experiences all the joy, excitement, and fear that this new adventure brings, he holds tight to the one thing that matters most of all--his special bond with his loving and devoted Ma.

Starring Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Brie Larson (Best Actress, Room, 2015) and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jacob Tremblay (Best Supporting Actor, Room, 2015), ROOM also features performances from Academy Award nominees Joan Allen and William H. Macy as parents who have finally been given back their daughter, and Sean Bridgers as the man who abducted her.


And we're giving away five copies!


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Boston Cinegeeks! We've Got BATMAN V SUPERMAN Passes!

March 14, 2016, 10:00 am
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From director Zack Snyder comes “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” starring Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent in the characters’ first big-screen pairing. Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.


For your chance to download passes to the advance screening of
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
at AMC Loews Boston Common on Tuesday, March 22 at 7pm, click HERE!

Seating is first come, first served at the screening so please arrive early.


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Variant Covers Revealed For FUTURE QUEST and SCOOBY APOCALYPSE From DC's Hanna Barbera Line!

March 14, 2016, 11:00 am
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This May, DC Entertainment unveils a new take on classic Saturday Morning cartoon characters with the release of Future Quest and Scooby Apocalypse, and here’s a look at some hot variant covers for these two great books!

On sale May 18, Future Quest features stories by Jeff Parker (Batman ’66, Justice League United) with art by Evan “Doc” Shaner (Justice League: Darkseid War: Green Lantern). This series takes teenage adventurer Jonny Quest and the classic Hanna-Barbera action heroes into a whole new dimension! Future Quest will ship with a total of four variant covers (in addition to the standard cover by Shaner) and we’re premiering two of them today.

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Underrated Shakespeare, Suggested Reading List For Trump, The Booklovers Kitchen & More!

March 14, 2016, 12:00 pm
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PREACHER To Debut 5/22 Following Mid-Season Finale of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

March 14, 2016, 1:00 pm
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New Episodes Resume Sunday, June 5th
at Series’ Regular Time,  9:00 P.M. ET/PT

AMC announced today from the SXSW Festival that the highly-anticipated new series “Preacher” will premiere Sunday, May 22nd at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT following the mid-season finale of “Fear the Walking Dead.” An encore presentation of the pilot episode will air the following Sunday, May 29th with back-to-back airings beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT providing new viewers multiple opportunities to catch up during the holiday weekend. New episodes will resume on Sunday, June 5th at the series regular time of 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. 

“Preacher,” which is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s popular ‘90’s comic book franchise of the same name, is a Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production. The ten-episode season was developed for television by executive producers Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, Superbad, Neighbors) and executive producer and showrunner Sam Catlin (“Breaking Bad”).

“Preacher” is a supernatural, twisted and darkly comedic drama that follows a West Texas preacher named Jesse Custer, who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that causes him to develop a highly unusual power. Jesse, his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip and an Irish vagabond named Cassidy come together and when they do, they are thrust into a crazy world populated by a cast of characters from Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between.


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Fun With Vinyl: Taking a Trip Down The Nostalgic Highway

March 14, 2016, 2:00 pm
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Written by John Teehan

I don't want to get all hipster on you good people, but there really is something special about vinyl records. All those nicks and grooves being picked up by an actual needle and being interpreted and amplified into actual sound...tell me that's not a more honest rendering of audio than digital recordings.

Oh, digital is great and all, but lately I have come to understand the renewed fascination with vinyl, and have, myself, been enjoying a sort of rediscovery.

As I've been on this little journey of rediscovery, I've been recalling some of the albums of my youth which included a surprising number of spoken word stories. Most of these were for little kids--fairy tales and whatnot. One thing I seemed to have missed out on as a child was the story albums for popular cartoon and television shows of the time. Stuff that, even as an adult, I still dig. I knew they had to have existed, and it didn't take me long to find them.

Here are but four examples of fun stories, with classic, nostalgia-laden pop culture ties readily available on YouTube, but dating back to the glorious age of vinyl.


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COMIC-CON HQ: New Streaming Service To Include SDCC Panels, Eisner Awards and Original Programming

March 14, 2016, 3:00 pm
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Comic-Con HQ to Roll Out with Free Beta Access
on May 7 and Official Launch in June

Comic-Con International and Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF) today unveiled launch plans for Comic-Con HQ, their newly named subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform debuting shortly before San Diego Comic-Con this Summer. Comic-Con HQ will launch with free beta access on May 7 with its official premiere in June leading up to Comic-Con International: San Diego in July.

The ad-free streaming service will feature an evolving slate of programming including original scripted and unscripted series, recurring daily and weekly entertainment commentary, plus unique access to a growing library of live and archival programming from their world-class events, a highly-curated selection of film and TV genre titles, and behind-the-scenes access and bonus features from genre titles that defy and define pop culture.

“For nearly half a century, Comic-Con has served as the definitive common ground where the fans of genre entertainment come together to express their passion for comics and pop culture,” said Seth Laderman, EVP and General Manager for Comic-Con HQ. “Comic-Con HQ aspires to extend that exchange 365 days a year, bringing everything we love about Comic-Con to the world in ways never before seen and experienced. The new platform will provide a year-round destination to enjoy all facets of the community and access the vast diversity of content the world has come to expect from the largest and longest-running pop cultural celebration of the year.”

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Double Feature Movie Show: AUDREY’S FAUX HITCH

March 14, 2016, 4:00 pm
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Audrey Hepburn was never in a Hitchcock film, which seems like such a strange fact.

I guess she wasn’t a blonde, but it just seems like she would have been a great Hitch lady.

She did, however, make two films in the mid-60s that may as well have been Hitchcock films.



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Titan To Publish BATMAN V SUPERMAN LIMITED EDITION ART BOOK!

March 14, 2016, 5:00 pm
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Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Batman and Superman come together for the first time on screen. With these two icons at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it has ever known before.

No matter what side you choose, no matter what your opinion was of Man of Steel, there's one thing that Zack Snyder does incredibly well; produce films that are visually impressive. And that begins with the production design. Titan's incredible limited edition art books are always inspiring and these two editions are worth coveting.

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Abrams ComicArts Collects STAR WARS GALAXY: THE ORIGINAL TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES

March 14, 2016, 6:00 pm
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Star Wars Galaxy: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, by The Topps Company © Abrams ComicArts, 2016
© 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd. And TM. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization


Now that the furor of The Force Awakens has quieted down a little bit, it's the perfect time to get nostalgic, and there's no better place to start than with a new book from Abrams ComicArts, Topps, and Lucasfilm,Star Wars Galaxy: The Original Topps Trading Card Series which features the original editor of the Topps cards Gary Gerani, with an afterword by iconic poster artist Drew Struzan.

Illustrated by some of the biggest names in sci-fi, fantasy, and comics, the Star Wars Galaxy trading card series was released between 1993 and 1995.  Now, the entire collection is available in one collectible volume. Featuring works from over 170 artists including Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Ralph McQuarrie, Moebius, and Boris Vallejo, Star Wars Galaxy is a must-have for any Star Wars Fan. The book showcases more than 200 classic cards, including the complete "New Visions" series, as well as rare promotional material, and four exclusive bonus trading cards in the back of the book.

After the jump check out some excerpts from the book including pieces by Ditko, Mike Mignola and EC Comics legend, George Evans!

Series 1 Display Box
Art by Ken Steacy, 1993

A fanciful look at fugitive droids under siege by Steve Ditko,
the reclusive comic book legend famed for Spider-Man and other Marvel greats.

George Evans captured the hellish flavor of the carbon-freeze sequence from
The Empire Strikes Back with acrylics and colored pencil

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola turned his considerable pen-and-ink
skill to this depiction of an imposing Tusken Raider on Tatooine.

 Ink and watercolors were used in this atmospheric portrait of Wicket, an Ewok
on Endor’s forest moon, as rendered by celebrated fantasy artist William Stout.

Colleen Doran missed out on a chance to render villainous Lumiya
for the comics, so she relished this opportunity to create a dramatic, full-figure study.

Star Wars Galaxy: The Original Topps Trading Card Series is available now

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Win GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON on DVD!

March 14, 2016, 7:00 pm
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Game of Thrones Season 5 begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrabbles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jaime embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend while a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires some hard sacrifices. This season features some of the most explosive scenes yet, as the promise that "winter is coming" becomes more ominous than ever before.
And we're giving away a copy on DVD!


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SCREAM: THE TV SERIES - SEASON 1 Comes To DVD!

March 16, 2016, 7:00 am
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MTV and Dimension TV’s Hip and Trendy Series
Arrives on DVD May 10, 2016

Adapted from the late Wes Craven’s iconic film Scream, MTV’s popular teen slasher series, “Scream: The TV Series”Season 1 arrives on DVD May 10 from Anchor Bay Entertainment and Dimension TV. The series premiered on MTV on June 30, 2015 and featured today’s hottest young actors including Bella Thorne (The DUFF), Willa Fitzgerald (For the Love of a Dog), Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Last Witch Hunter), Carlson Young (Premature), and Jason Wiles (“Third Watch”).

“Scream: The TV Series” returns for a second killer season May 31, 2016 on MTV.

In “Scream: The TV Series”Season 1, what starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past.

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Z2 Comics Announces INDOCTRINATION, an Apocalyptic Political Thriller

March 16, 2016, 8:00 am
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“How do you kill an idea?”

Across the dusty plains of America’s southwest, a deadly storm is brewing. A string of murders portend the sinister designs of an infamous terrorist to bring about the end times. Two FBI agents have heeded the signs, and only their rogue actions—aided by a potentially untrustworthy expatriate with deep ties to the terrorist—can push this darkness back.

This June, comic book writer and novelist Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, Burning Fields) and artist and former political operative Matt Battaglia will unleash INDOCTRINATION, a comic book series about America’s terrifying underbelly—of death cults and sleeper cells, serial killers and apocalyptic nightmares. INDOCTRINATION follows these two FBI agents as they develop a complicated relationship with an infamous terrorist, in an attempt to solve a string of grizzly, seemingly related murders. Mixing elements of True Detective with Seven, this new series from Z2 Comics captures the definition of fear in the 21st century.

“With INDOCTRINATION, we really wanted to create a thrilling, entertaining story that is also a way to explore the reality of death cults like ISIS, and the terror they instill in us which is constantly pulsing beneath the surface of American culture,” says Michael Moreci, a former journalist who recently signed a two-book deal with St. Martin’s Press. “Collaborating with Matt Battaglia has been ideal, because he’s a gifted artist who has also been able to use his background in politics to inform his work on INDOCTRINATION.”

At its core, INDOCTRINATION is an exploration of the power of ideas, and how ideology can drive mankind to act in horrifying ways. The series marks the first full length illustrated comics work of Battaglia who has previously worked for a Washington DC Super PAC.

“With INDOCTRINATION, we’re excited to publish our first modern, politically-minded series,” says Josh Frankel, Z2 Comics Co-Publisher. “The story has serious content, but it is first and foremost a riveting read, with gorgeous, detailed characters who really pull readers into their world.”

After the jump check out a sneak preview from the first issue.

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KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE Acquired by RLJ Entertainment

March 16, 2016, 9:00 am
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 Jean-Claude Van Damme Returns to Star in the Reboot of the Cult Classic

RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) has acquired all U.S. rights to the highly anticipated KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE.

Co-Written by Dimitri Logothetis (Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers) and Jim McGrath and directed by John Stockwell (In the Blood, Blue Crush), the film features the return of Jean-Claude Van Damme to the franchise (Bloodsport, Kickboxer) and a bevy of professional athletes including newcomer Alain Moussi (X-Men: Days of Future Past) Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Gina Carano (In the Blood), Georges St-Pierre (Captain America), and Cain Velasquez (Term Life). The film was produced by Logothetis along with Nicholas Celozzi (The Lost Angel), Ted Field (The Last Samurai, Jumanji), Allen Knudson, Samuel Cory Timpson and Rob Hickman (who also orchestrated the majority of the financing on the film).

RLJE plans to release KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE in theaters and On Demand later this year. Mark Ward, RLJ Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, made the announcement today.


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FOG! Takes a Listen to BATMAN: THE ANIMATED PODCAST

March 16, 2016, 10:00 am
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"I am vengeance. I am the night. I am also... A PODCAST!"

From there, the familiar Danny Elfman opening theme song ushers in another episode of Batman: The Animated Podcast, but now accompanied by operatic singers who, in song, tell us what the show is about. Quite simply – it's a podcast about Batman that features people who worked on the classic animated series.

Justin Michael is our host, and although I was not familiar with him, or his other podcast, Before You Were Funny, prior to this podcast, he's proven to be a rock solid anchor for this show. His love of the animated series shines through with each episode and he's more than capable of keeping the conversation flowing and funny – not as easy as it sounds. He makes no apologies over the fact that BTAS is his all time favorite show, and for that alone, the show works, fueled by passion.

The podcast recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, but it didn't take long for it to find its rhythm early on. Each episode kicks things off with Today's Fan, where Justin talks with a fan of the show about the episode and they go off on a number of tangents about their introduction to the show, their reactions to what events took place in the episode, and anything else that comes to mind. These fans are, more often than not, people working in various capacities in the entertainment industry from writing cartoons to improv performers and everything in between. It’s a great way to get the ball rolling with humorous asides and insights that are reminiscent of the types of conversation you might overhear at your local comic shop or in line for a panel at a convention.

This part though just scratches the surface before we move on to the special guests.

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FOG! Chats With SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES Creator KEN MARCUS!

March 16, 2016, 11:00 am
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Interview conducted by Lenny Schwartz

Ken Marcus is the writer of the comic book Super Human Resources. He's also a wonderful human being and supporter of indie comics. 
Ken and I got to talk about his book which volume one is available now and volume 2 is forthcoming.

Here we go!

FOG!: Ken, greetings! Before we get started talking about Super Human Resources, tell me a little about you and your history. I tried googling you and all I found was a "Ken Marcus erotica guy." I'm assuming that's not you. So tell us about you? 

Ken Marcus: Yes, whatever you do, do not go to kenmarcus.com while at the office. Seriously not safe for work. That’s a completely different guy. His job looks a lot more interesting than mine, I will say. Sidebar: every once in a while, I get some creepy message on Facebook or Linked In wanting to know if that’s me.

Um, it’s not.

As for my job, I’m a writer in advertising. I guess I’m most known for working on GEICO commercials like Hump Day, The Final Countdown, Salt N’ Pepa’s Push It and Peter Pan.


Before you hate me, in the “Plus” column I’m also a long-time comics fan. We’re about to publish the second volume of our comic Super Human Resources through Action Lab Entertainment.

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MATT WAGNER Returns To THE SHADOW With THE DEATH OF MARGO LANE!

March 16, 2016, 12:00 pm
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Wagner Writes AND Draws All-New Five-Issue Series!

Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-new tale for the first and most famous of all pulp heroes, The Shadow! 

Following his critically-acclaimed work on The Shadow: Year One and Grendel vs. The Shadow, Wagner once again lends his masterful talents to unveil "what evil lurks in the hearts of men." In a storyline that is sure to rock The Shadow's relentless crusade against crime, Dynamite is proud to bring readers The Death of Margo Lane - a six-issue series masterfully written and drawn by Wagner and colored by his son, Brennan Wagner, a rapidly rising talent in today's industry. 

"I've been a huge fan of The Shadow since my early teens and I just had to come back to the character by both writing and drawing this exciting and critical storyline" says Matt Wagner. "The Death of Margo Lane is a series that will challenge The Shadow on many levels… and leave him changed in ways he had never expected."
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CLASSIC CREEPY CARNIVAL CINEMA, Part II

March 16, 2016, 1:00 pm
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Last installment, I listed nine horror or exploitation pictures from cinema's beginnings up through the mid 1960s that prominently feature menacing carnival acts, workers, or freaks.

Now I've got nine more, dating from the late 1960s into the early 1980s where my territory ends.

As with the films listed in the previous installment, virtually all of these films are good.

Filmmakers seem to get inspired by carnivalesque spectacle, showmanship, and thrills.


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