Last week, aspiring independent comics publisher Mystical Comics launched its first project, The Good Knight: Nightmare Realm #1 on Indiegogo. Intended as the start of a new shared universe, The Good Knight is a black and white, 12-issue maxi-series for mature audiences written by Crystal McGhee and illustrated by Francisco Narde. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Indiegogo campaign page. “Sir
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On Saturday 19 January, Third Eye Comics in Annapolis, Maryland will be hosting a signing event for DC Comics writer Tom King (Mister Miracle). In addition to the standard signing, we’ll-wishing and palm-pressing, King has offered to give away free copies of his comics to those government employees furloughed as a result of the partial government shutdown. Annapolis is only
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Taiwanese developer Digital Crafter have confirmed that their religious-themed fighter, Fight of Gods, is coming to Nintendo Switch on 18 January. Which deity shall reign supreme? You can find full details of the game below: Your prayers have been answered! For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout history will clash in
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Publisher Devolver Digital has released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming side-scrolling hack-n-slash Katana Zero, developed by Askiisoft. Check a look! The game clearly has a retro-inspired look reminiscent of Hotline Miami, plus all of the gorgeous, glorious pixelated b-b-blood. Katana Zero releases this March for PC and “console”, which usually means Nintendo Switch when Devolver Digital is concerned.
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The Offworlder crowdfunding campaign doesn’t launch until 1 March, but Cautionary Comics founder and Offworlder creator Benjamin Henderson is already whetting our pallets by leaking some juicy details of the upcoming graphic novel, including the first look at one of the book’s villains, the Wraith (below). We covered the initial Offworlder reveal last year, but if you’re late to the
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The Boogeyman beckons! The sci-fi horror comic series Something Real is all set to crowdfund its third issue. Not familiar with Something Real? We’ll catch you up. Written by Joey Turnage and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller and colors by Fredrik Mattsson, Something Real is a tale of terror inspired by Nightmare on Elm Street and other supernatural horror
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The HD remaster of Capcom’s Onimusha: Warlords is finally upon us, but those who remember the game’s PS2 release in 2001 may recall that a scene in the western versions of the game was censored when compared to the Japanese original. The scene in question is just before the boss battle against Hecuba, a female demon who transforms, quite dramatically,
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On Monday, Doug TenNapel announced via social media that the black and white artwork for Bigfoot Bill, lettering included, is complete, and that the book was ready to be sent to the colorist, Dirk Erik Schultz. Bigfoot Bill is a 64-page, graphic novel which follows a Sasquatch (Bill) who steals the finger of Poseidon to gain control of the Kraken
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While SNK’s actual 40th anniversary was in 2018, NIS America is set to release a PS4 version of the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection on 19 March. Available on Nintendo Switch since last fall, now PlayStation owners will get a chance to enjoy the girthy retro gaming collection. To mark the occasion, NIS and SNK released a retro-themed trailer, which you
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Bandai Namco has unveiled the opening cinematic to Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown just prior to the game’s release on 18 January. As you watch, you may be thinking to yourself “What the shit does this have to do with knocking planes out of the sky an blowing people up?” You kinda have to wait for it. You can watch
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Per Berg’s upcoming graphic novel Earthbound: Between Two Breaths on Earth will be published by Cautionary Comics. Earthbound (not to be confused with the Nintendo RPG of a similar name) is a science fiction book influenced by manga and Japanese films. The first Earthbound book was successfully funded via Indiegogo in 2018, when it raised over $10 thousand. Cautionary
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The Gunman Clive HD Collection is coming to the Nintendo Switch on 17 January* for the humble price of $3.99. The HD collection includes both the original Gunman Clive and Gunman Clive 2, both of which have previously seen releases on the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. If you’re a fan of side-scrolling platformers like the Mega Man series and
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for a new graphic novel Samurai and Dinosaurs launched on Indiegogo. Written by Michael Murphy and illustrated by Sergio Calvet, Samurai and Dinosaurs is described as an homage to the work of legendary filmmakers Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) and Ray Harryhausen (Clash Of The Titans). Below is a plot summary taken from the Samurai
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Cosplay has always been a huge draw for the MAGFest (Music and Games Fest) crowd, and 2019 was no exception. There’s always a great deal of effort and imagination that goes into these, so let’s check a look! (As always, no Deadpools) Got a favorite? Comment freely below! MAGFest is held annually at Gaylord Convention Center at National Harbor in
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On New Year’s Day, the crowdfunding campaign for new the anime-inspired graphic novel Sovereign came to a close, raising nearly 180% of its original goal for a total over $21 thousand. Sovereign is a 48-page science-fiction tale by Andrew Huerta heavily inspired by the anime art of Masami Ōbari and Akira “Akiman” Yasuda. Did you get wasted on New Year’s
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Our boy Zealous Fox has some choice words for IDW regarding their run on Sonic the Hedgehog so far. Check out the video below to hear his thoughts! IDW: Sonic The Hedgehog (Year 1 Deep Dive/Thoughts) | The Last Hedgehog https://t.co/pNMFdfzUcE — ZEAL – TGSWZ (@ZealousFoX) December 31, 2018 Thanks for reading & Happy New Year!
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On Friday, Deadline reported that Endeavor Content and veteran Hollywood writer Jason Fuchs have acquired the rights to Trespasser, the 2017 graphic novel written by Justin M. Ryan and illustrated by Kristian Rossi. Fuchs (any relation to Fred?) will produce with script written by Gabe Hobson, (True Detective). Fuchs himself is no stranger to adapting comics to the big screen,
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The Retro League has been consistently cranking out retro gaming podcasts since 2009. Hosted by “Jungle Rat” Rob, the show featured a few different co-hosts over the years, though by far the most long-standing cohost being Hugues Johnson. After running for 464 episodes on a weekly basis (not including unnumbered specials), The Retro League podcast came to an abrupt end
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On Tuesday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti revealed on the Alterna YouTube channel that issue one of Blood Realm would be the very first Alterna book to receive a third printing. You can watch Simeti’s full remarks below. Written and illustrated by Robert Geronimo, Blood Realm is a three-part fantasy/horror mini-series that has become a breakout hit for the independent
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Bandai Namco has announced JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor, a new game scheduled for release in Japanese arcades in summer 2019 based on the ongoing manga series JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken. According to Japanese website PR Times, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor is described as a “stand battle royale” game in which players will use “stand powers” to be
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Over the weekend, the Indiegogo campaign for comic book writer/artist Mike S. Miller’s The Meg, SixGun Samurai and Deal with the Devil ended successfully, raising 170% of its original goal totaling nearly $35k.* The campaign itself was created to fund the printing of three very different graphic novels totaling over 400 pages of story. That’s a girthy stack of sequential
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The gloriously violent Ape Out is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on 7 February. A representative for publisher Devolver Digital has released the following statement (under the false moniker of “CFO” Fork Parker): “Our team is pleased to finally announce a release date for one of our most anticipated titles ever in Ape Out. Frankly, it was a lot
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A representative from SNK Corporation has announced that The King of Fighters XV is indeed in the works, and it’s expected to hit home sometime in 2020. The announcement came during an investors conference and was later confirmed by Ruliweb. At the moment, there are no other details, so I imagine that some of you may be upset that this
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Limited Run Games has lifted the veil on the collector’s edition of Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse for Nintendo Switch. Originally released for the Switch in digital-only form earlier in 2018, Limited Run is producing both a standard edition for $34.99 and a pricier collector’s edition for $64.99. Here’s a breakdown of the collector’s edition package from the Limited Run
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The upcoming comic book reboot of The Rocketeer has been cancelled by publisher IDW. Rocketeer Reborn was planned as a 5-issue miniseries with the first issue scheduled to release on 26 December. While no reason for the cancellation has been given, it’s possible that IDW simply didn’t receive enough interest (or orders) from comic book retailers, particularly considering the licensing
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In a recent livestream on his YouTube channel, comic book artist and Internet talk show host Ethan Van Sciver announced that the Graveyard Shift series would be published by his new publishing company, ALL CAPS COMICS. (I get the joke, but I hate him for putting his company name in “all caps”) Graveyard Shift is a 46-page graphic novel described
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After a chain of delays, the long-awaited return of Funkotron’s favorite sons, ToeJam & Earl, is finally upon us.* According to the latest backer update from HumaNature Studios, the fourth installment in the classic series, ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, will land on PC and consoles 1 March, 2019. This news came along with a new gameplay trailer,
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During a recent promotional event in Japan, a fan asked SIE Japan Asia President Atsushi Morita about Sony’s recent censorship of games with sexual themes and how the company balances freedom of expression in mature games. “About the censorship, we tried to meet global standards,” Morita said. “Regarding the balance of the freedom of expression and safety for children, it’s a
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Earlier this week, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced AlternaMas, a new Christmas-themed event benefiting kids who could use a bit of escapism. Starting Sunday, 2 December, for every comic purchased through the online Alterna Comics store, Alterna will donate an all-ages comic to the Shriners Hospital for Children. You can watch Simeti’s full announcement in the video below.
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On Thursday, Little Girl Lethal creator “Slick Jimmy” announced that the Indiegogo campaign for his comic book series featuring sexy new heroine Sugar Lightspeed would be extended by another thirty days. So if you’re just now learning about the project or the initial campaign deadline slipped your mind, you’ve got another month to ogle Miss Lightspeed before choosing to commit.
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The Splintering 