This week, Intellivision Entertainment unveiled their upcoming gaming console, the Intellivision Amico. The name Amico apparently comes from the Italian word for “friend” or “buddy”, and is not at all intended to piggyback off its linguistic similarity to Nintendo’s amiibo line. Certainly not… You can watch the full Amico reveal trailer below. The details from the Amico reveal have already
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I recently received my AlternaWeen comics bundle from Alterna Comics, and decided to try my hand at an unboxing video of the package by posting it to YouTube.* The purpose of the AlternaWeen Indiegogo campaign was to raise money allowing Alterna Comics to expand its distribution channels. The more money raised, the more product Alterna would be able to send
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On Sunday, the crowdfunding campaign for Black and White – Remastered ended successfully, raising 400% of its original goal for a total of over $40 thousand. Black and White is the brainchild of Art Thibert, a 30-year veteran of the comic book industry whose credits include Superman, Batman, and Cable. Thibert wrote the original Black and White story with his
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Over the weekend, the new horror comic CONFLICT: Claws Out launched on Indiegogo. CONFLICT is a 60-page graphic novel by James Dean Anderson which features a unique spin on classic horror characters. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Conflict Indiegogo campaign page. Follow the stories of some very different people who are trying to survive the world, after a
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This week, the latest project from Coffin Comics, Hellwitch: Hellbourne, launched via Kickstarter, and it is kicking ass. This brand new title character is the latest sexy brainchild of Brian Pulido, the creator of both Lady Death and La Muerta. Hellwitch is a 48-page graphic novel written by Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean, and featuring illustrations by Diego Bernard and
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It doesn’t seem long ago that SEGA fans were asked to get used to seeing Sonic the Hedgehog appear on Nintendo and Sony consoles. Only a few years later, SEGA would actually be producing a game featuring Mario in the form of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games while Sonic himself would become a regular in the Super Smash
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Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for indie comic book project Asami: Children of Rudy achieved its funding goal of $5 thousand via Indiegogo. Asami is a 40-page, manga-inspired samurai comic written by Stephen Hart and Gabriel Rosales, featuring illustrations by Hart and colors by DC Alonso. Below is a plot summary taken from the Indiegogo campaign page. “Japan, late
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Last week, Bandai Namco released the first part of a retrospective documentary celebrating their weapons-based fighting series Soulcalibur. Bandai Namco followed up this past Wednesday by releasing part two of the documentary, and while part one focused on Soulcalibur‘s origins in arcades and on SEGA Dreamcast, part two focuses exclusively on the upcoming release of Soulcalibur VI. More specifically, the
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On Monday, the Indiegogo campaign for Earthbound: Between Two Breaths on Earth achieved its funding goal of $4 thousand. Not to be confused with the Nintendo RPG series with a similar name, Earthbound is a certified girthy (140 pages!) science fiction graphic novel created by delicatessen meat slicer extraordinaire, Per Berg (aka Narwhal). Influenced by manga and the Japanese film
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Early Monday morning, the Indiegogo campaign for Brutas the Badass ended successfully, raising over 300% of its original goal for a total of over $28 thousand.* With those numbers, the Brutas the Badass campaign met two stretch goals: a square binding for all physical backers and hiring a colorist to get the book printed and delivered more quickly. Brutas the
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On Wednesday, comic book artist Donal DeLay teased his next crowdfunding project. Titled Nightstalker, this new comic is a 24-page superhero story written by Antonio Malpica (aka Cridious). You can check out the teaser image below. Malpica followed DeLay’s lead by dropping a few story details via social media. According to Malpica, “Think Red Hood, Nightwing, Kick-ass‘ “Big Daddy,” with
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The AlternaWeen crowdfunding campaign came to an end overnight, closing at 208% of the original goal for a total of over $16 thousand.* The purpose of the AlternaWeen Indiegogo campaign was to raise money allowing Alterna Comics to expand its distribution channels. The more money raised, the more product Alterna would be able to send to new retailers. While backers
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On Tuesday, Bandai Namco released a Soulcalibur retrospective documentary on their YouTube channel celebrating the legacy of their classic fighting series. The first in a series, the video features several interviews with expert Soulcalibur players and mostly highlights the competitive fighting game community’s engagement with both Soulcalibur I and II. It’s not currently know how many parts the full documentary
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While New York Comic Con has become more focused on movie news and certain companies promoting themselves as a “lifestyle brand”, there are the select few companies who still attend NYCC to celebrate and promote actual comic books. One such company is indie publisher Alterna Comics, who made several announcements during the NYCC festivities. Not only did they confirm a
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Detective Dead: Crimson Moon ended successfully, achieving 227% of its goal for a total of over $22 thousand.* Detective Dead is a 104-page sci-fi noir graphic novel written by Antonio Malpica and featuring artwork by Rob Luper and Carlos Eduardo. Here’s a summary of the plot taken from the Indiegogo campaign page: “After a deadly
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Following its successful Indiegogo campaign over the summer, Nasser Rabadi’s sci-fi comic Stardust has been popping up in backers’ mailboxes over the last few weeks. Praise for the book has been hitting social media pretty consistently, leaving many who missed out on the crowdfunding campaign feeling – well – a bit jealous. Well, Stardust creator Nasser Rabadi heard your cries
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Until noon on 6 October (EST), you can download Shadow Warrior 2 free of charge compliments of GOG.com. The occasion? It happens to be GOG’s 10th anniversary, and the folks running the site decided to give an anniversary present to its customers. In the days running up to the anniversary event, GOG ran a poll asking customers which of three
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On Friday, Bandai Namco officially announced that the flaming abomination Inferno would be returning for Soulcalibur VI. As in previous installments of the weapons-based fighting series, Inferno’s powers mimic those of other fighters. The only snag? He can’t be used in online matches. Bandai Namco Europe released a trailer and an official character biography for Inferno, both of which you
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As of 5 October, the film adaptation of The Chair is available to stream via Amazon Prime. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel by Peter Simeti, The Chair stars Bill Oberts Jr., Noah Hathaway, and the late Roddy Piper in his final film performance. Terror Films adapted the graphic novel to the screen with Chad Ferrin in the director’s -er-
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Overnight, an image on the official PlayStation Plus page indicated that November’s free PS4 games would be Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Yakuza Kiwami. The image was almost certainly posted in error, as the free game announcements for PS Plus members are not typically announced this far in advance. However, a few hours later, a representative from SEGA confirmed that
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This week, comic artist and Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver launched an online collectibles store. The inaugural item? A Cyberfrog miniature figurine, what else? Scheduled to ship in December 2018, the resin Cyberfrog figurine will measure 35mm tall and is ready to assemble and paint (yes, you will paint it yourself like a Warhammer figurine). It also comes with a
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Earlier this week, Spanish artist and Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra passed away at the age of 70 after losing a battle with lung cancer. Ezquerra was a long-time artist for the British science-fiction magazine 2000 AD, where he created Dredd alongside co-creator John Wagner in 1977. Ezquerra also co-created Strontium Dog and Starlord and illustrated comic strips for other
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Halloween came early this week as the Indiegogo campaign for Graveyard Shift came to a close, raising nearly 2 thousand percent of its original goal for a total of over $90 thousand. Graveyard Shift artist Jon Malin celebrated the end of the campaign by livestreaming the final hours on his YouTube page with fellow comic creators, including Antonio Malpica (a.k.a.
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for issue two of the indie comic series Something Real ended successfully, raising 213% of its original goal for a total of $7,470. Taking inspiration from supernatural horror classics such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Something Real is a tale of terror written by Joey Turnage and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller and
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“Aw, fuuuuuck.” That’s exactly what I belted out the moment I read that Norm Breyfogle had passed away on Monday. It didn’t matter that I was in public, or that I was surrounded by elementary-aged kids (and their parents). You know what? I’m not even really all that sorry, either, because this one stings. Breyfogle was the artist drawing Batman
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Bandai Namco has announced an online network test for Soulcalibur VI will begin this week and that it will be fully open to all PS4 and Xbox One gamers. The test will be limited only to “ranked match” mode, and will run from Thursday, 27 September at 8 pm PDT through Sunday, 30 September at 8 pm PDT. Bandai Namco
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On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Antonio Brice’s new comic project Brand came to an end, raising nearly 300% of its original goal for a total of over $40 thousand. By passing the $40 thousand mark, the Brand campaign unlocked all of its stretch goals, including a trading card, sticker, bookmark, and a variant cover featuring the sexy Dawn Craven
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Last week, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti launched a Halloween-themed crowdfunding campaign known as AlternWeen.* Designed as a fundraiser to help Alterna expand its distribution channels to new retailers, AlternaWeen offers backers a girthy stack of Alterna comics at a steep discount intended to be given away as Halloween treats. The AlternaWeen campaign quickly met its initial funding goal of
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On Friday, the crowdfunding campaign for Doug TenNapel’s Bigfoot Bill came to an end, collecting nearly 700% of its original funding goal for a total of over $100K. Thanks to hitting so many of its stretch goals, Bigfoot Bill is now a 64-page, hardbound graphic novel written and illustrated by Doug TenNapel, while coloring duties will be covered by Dirk
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On Wednesday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti launched the Alternaween crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.* Backers who support the Alternaween campaign will be sent bundles of 50 Alterna Comics to be given away as Halloween treats. The comics themselves come in two types of bundles, either an “all-ages” bundle made up of 50 “all ages” and “teen” books, and a horror
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The Splintering 