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Archive for April, 2013
Lobo Comes To Injustice May 7th!
Apr 30th
The legendary comic character, known as “The Main Man”, Lobo first appeared in DC comics back in 1983. He made his first appearance on television in the Superman animated TV series on November 9th, 1996. Now Lobo is finally breaking into video games, with his first appearance officially schedule for May 7th in Injustice. Yes, Lobo, who was announced as the first Injustice DLC character, now has an official download date, just over a week away. Check out his moves as he takes out Batman in the gameplay trailer below:
And for those of you curious how to get that awesome More >
Spend Free Comic Book Day 2013 With SG2M & Sky High Comics
Apr 29th
As I’m sure you’re all quite aware, this Saturday will be the first Saturday in May. Do you know what that means? FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Yes, Free Comic Book Day is upon us yet again, this year taking place on May 4th of this wonderful 2013. For those not in the know, Free Comic Book Day is a day where thousands of retailers around the world offer select comic books for free to anyone who comes and visits their store (and even some online shops). These stores will often accompany this already great deal with sales, creator signings, free More >
C2E2 ’13: Dark Horse, Bright Announcements
Apr 28th
Dark Horse traveled to Chicago with a lot of news this C2E2 and we’re here to share all the big announcements. We’ve already talked about their 2nd anniversary of Dark Horse Digital and their obtaining of the Halo license earlier this week. But there is certainly much more from the Portland based comic publisher that was talk about this weekend, so lets start the details with one of their more popular characters: Hellboy!
Hellboy fans of recent years will all likely be happy to know that Duncan Fegredo is officially signed on to return to Hellboy as an artist. Fegredo was artist on More >
Charismagic Volume 2 #1 - Indie Review
Apr 28th
The major comic companies get enough reviews and press, it’s time for the creator-owned and indie series to get some love and judgment. Indie review takes up-and-coming indie and creator-owned series and puts them through the review process so you can confidently support the best of the small press and passion driven projects in the comic industry.
Title: Charismagic volume 2 #1
Genre/s: Fantasy/Adventure
Writer: Vince Hernandez (Fathom: Kiani, Executive Assistant Assassins)
Penciler: Vincenzo Cucca (Route des Maisons Rouges, She-Hulk)
Inker: Mark Roslan (Broken Pieces, Heroes)
Colorist: Emilio Lopez (Executive Assistant: Lotus, Fanboys VS Zombies)
Letterer: Josh Reed (Idolized, Fathom)
Publisher: Aspen MLT
Number of Issues: 1 (limited More >
Jirni #1 - Indie Review
Apr 27th
The major comic companies get enough reviews and press, it’s time for the creator-owned and indie series to get some love and judgment. Indie review takes up-and-coming indie and creator-owned series and puts them through the review process so you can confidently support the best of the small press and passion driven projects in the comic industry.
Title: Jirni #1
Genre/s: Fantasy/Adventure
Writer: J.T. Krul (Soulfire, Teen Titans)
Penciler: Paolo Pantalena (Epoch, 1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad)
Colorist: Brett Smith (GI Joe, Homecoming)
Letterer: Josh Reed (If it has lettering at Aspen, this guy likely did it)
Publisher: Aspen MLT
Number of Issues: 1 More >
Playing With Ouya
Apr 26th
So today we finally got in our advance copy of the next big thing in console gaming: The Ouya. For those of you not familiar, which may be a lot of you, the Ouya is a new Android based gaming console that looks to take advantage of the large number of indie developers now creating video games and giving them a chance to get their software on a home console that can be playing on anyone’s television. At just $99, it is a very affordable console that will soon be available for everyone to purchase online or in stores. For now, More >
C2E2 ’13: Dark Horse Announces Halo Comics
Apr 26th
C2E2 had barely even begun when we received this first surprising news from the convention. Popular video game franchise, Halo, which needs no introductions, has found a new home for its comic tales at Dark Horse comics! The Halo series, which has spanned multiple video games mainly for the Xbox console, had several amazing novels, action figures, a web series, and more is getting new tales once again produced in comic form. Previously Marvel had the licensing rights for Halo comic books, having released their first Halo graphic novel back in 2006 and featuring the work of various big name More >
Dynamite Comics Go Digital With Dark Horse For Dark Horse Digital’s Second Anniversary
Apr 25th
Yes, that might read odd, but it certainly is right. Dynamite Entertainment has made a deal with Dark Horse comics for digital publishing of Dynamite’s many titles in an electronic medium. That means Red Sonja will be next to Conan now and you can read titles like The Boys or Masks on your mobile device or computer using Dark Horse Digital. The deal comes somewhat unexpected, considering you can already find many of Dynamite’s titles digitally on the major digital comic distributor, Comixology. But as many in the industry know, Comixology takes a pretty hefty percent of sales, and it looks like this deal More >
Star Wars Legacy volume 2 #1 - Comic Review
Apr 24th
The major comic companies put out enough comics that sometimes it can leave your head spinning and eyes bleeding as you search the new titles each week for something worth reading. To aid in your Geeky endeavors, Speak Geeky To Me on occasion reviews new titles from the major companies to spotlight the best and worst of what’s available at your local comic shop. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a new Comic Review.
Title: Star Wars: Legacy #1 Prisoner O/T Floating World
Genre/s: Sci-Fi
Writer: Corinna Bechko (Fear Itself: Homefront, Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes) & Gabriel Hardman
Art: More >
J. Scott Campbell Continues To Astound Fans Of Good Art At…Downtown Disney?!?
Apr 23rd
For those of you comic fans who have been lucky enough to visit “the happiest place on Earth”, otherwise known at Disneyland, and ventured into Downtown Disney, you might have noticed a familiar comic artist’s work on display. At a rather epically large scale, in Downtown Disney’s WonderGround Gallery, you can see some simply stunning pieces of Disney art by the legendary comic artist J. Scott Campbell. It is part of their ‘Good vs. Evil‘ gallery, where various artists from several mediums have done Disney-themed art pieces which can be viewed and purchased in the gallery. Campbell has several pieces More >
