Guest Review: The Molting #2

Title: The Happiest Place on Earth Writer/Illustrator: Terrance Zdunich Colorist: Brian Johnson Letterer: Oceano Ransford BUY A bit about the creator: Terrance Zdunich is one of the masterminds behind the highly successful rock opera, “REPO! The Genetic Opera. REPO! popularity has spawned several road tours, shadow casts and a following that is being compared to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Terrance has also journeyed in to the world of comic book creation. His 12 issue comic, “The Molting” is set to release a new chapter every six weeks. Previously I reviewed issue 1, “Guilty Susie”, here I review issue two: “The Happiest Place on Earth”. Living in the home of Disneyland, Anaheim CA, does not always guarantee smiles.  Susie, now grown up, has settled down with her aging hippy husband. Her two teenage sons, Joseph and Trevor, are not exactly the poster children of a happy American family. Enter in

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Fractured Fables available for FCBD 2010

Image Comics has announced that “Fractured Fables” an upcoming kids comic anthology will finally make it’s debut for Free Comic Book Day in 2010. “FRACTURED FABLES is a primer to a larger anthology coming this summer with some of the biggest names in comics doing all-new, hilarious takes our most beloved fairy tales,” Fractured Fables editor Jim Valentino said. “We’re looking to introduce younger readers to the wider world of comics and believe Free Comic Book Day is a prime opportunity to give them their first look!” The book features a cover by Mike & Laura Allred, creators at Madman Atomic Comics and new stories by Bryan Talbot, Doug TenNapel, Ted McKeever, Camilla d’Errico, Christian Ward, Alexander Grecian, Derek McCulloch and Anthony Peruzzo. A hardcover anthology for “Fractured Fables” will be available sometime later in 2010. But for any interested comic readers, you can get a good look at what’s

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Guest Review: Bone By Jeff Smith

Writer & Artist: Jeff Smith Release Date: 1991 – 2004 GA Amazon Link If you are a comic book fan you more than likely have heard of Bone by Jeff Smith. Bone is one of those graphic novels that have a lot of hype behind it. I was a bit nervous about reading it because I thought I would be disappointed after it being so hyped up. I am happy to say that Bone lives up to the hype and then some. The story revolves around the Bone cousins; Phoney, Fone and Smiley. What exactly are Bones? Well, that’s never really explained. However, they are looked at as more as funny looking foreigners than aliens. At the start of the book the cousins find themselves stranded in a vast desert thanks to Phoney Bone who got three of them run out of their hometown Boneville with one of his scams.

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Review: Resurrection Issue #5

Writer: Marc Guggenheim Art: Justin Greenwood Colors: Dan Jackson. The story begins with a hostile alien invasion which forces the earth’s inhabitants to seek shelter underground – or on the run – where they survive for almost 10 years. When the alien battle heard outside suddenly ceases, people begin re-emerging into what is left of the world: a barren wasteland, the remnants of civilization obliterated and rendered alien after so many years of occupation by a race of “bugs”. After the departure of the bugs from the world, the survivors discover new antagonists. Our now dwindled group of characters find their latest fears manifesting not only in the form of road agents: they can also be their own worst enemies. They also come to realise that the long forgotten government of the Old America has been made obsolete, with a sinister new form looming in the destroyed capital, Washington D.C.

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Bioware announces Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition

It’s definitely the time to start saving for Collector’s Editions as everyone is announcing their CE for next year’s release. Today we have Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition which will be a limited release. Available on January 26, the Collector’s Edition of Mass Effect 2 comes in a premium, tin case and includes the full version of the game, a 48 page hardcover “Art of Mass Effect 2″ book, Issue 1 of the Mass Effect Redemption comic book, and a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes and making-of videos. The Collector’s Edition also includes in-game weapons and armor that can only be obtained from the CE. “We’re really excited to roll out this Collectors’ Edition featuring so many unique items, including special Collectors’ Edition armor and weapons and content that will surprise Mass Effect fans,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA. “The

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San Diego Comic Con 2010 already selling out

I don’t know really what to think about this. San Diego Comic Con is already close to selling out it’s four day passes. Last month, SDCC sold out of the four day passes with preview night and now have 25% left of regular four day passes. This year is my eleventh year attending San Diego Comic Con and to say it has grown is an understatement. The crowds get bigger and bigger and it appears that SDCC has had to learn to cap it’s audience. Probably due to safety violations. It’s almost shocking to think of four day passes selling out eight months in advance of the convention. Hotels are typically listed in February or March. People could be buying a ticket to attend and have no idea if they will actually obtain a hotel room when that time comes. If you want to make sure you get a pass

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Wizard World Anaheim confirms guests for April event

It’s never too early to start planning for con season. Which is why Wizard World Anaheim is gearing up to provide a fun comic book convention experience in Southern California. The dates to mark in your calendar are April 16-18, 2010. The con is already busy booking guests including Eliza Dushku from Dollhouse, Ted Rami, Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar. “There is a real desire in Southern California for a comic based pop-culture experience, and I feel privileged to get back in touch with our west coast fans in this way. This will truly be an event for families and people of all ages,” said Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment Full Guest list so far: William Shatner Eliza Dushku Christian Serratos (Twilight actress) Catherine Bach Ernie Hudson Taylor Dayne Brande Roderick Jake Busey Lori Petty Lucianna Carro Mick Foley Lorenzo Lamas Rob Van Dam Lita Lindsay Wagner

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Zachary Levi would “die on the spot” if a Chuck Video game was made

The star of Chuck stated in an interview that he would “die on the spot because that would be incredible” if a Chuck video game was ever created. Zachary Levi stars in Chuck which has heavy game influences and he is a fan of video games himself. In an interview discussing his directorial debut in a 60 second film series for Liberty Mutual, he stated that the coolest thing he’s seen in his life were people dressing up as Chuck for Halloween. Which was brought up during the conversation as a popular costume choice. Another geeky moment for Zachary Levi was seeing the Chuck comic book. Zachary described himself as “awestruck” when they came out. We’ll be posting the full interview and more information on the short film on GamingAngels.com tomorrow!

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EA announces comic partnership with IDW

EA is teaming up with comic book publisher IDW to publish comics based on Army of Two and Dragon Age. The monthly comics will begin in January. “We’ve seen an increasing number of video game tie-ins with comics over the last few years. This marks another step in our strategy for extending EA’s wholly-owned game properties to new media. It is exhilarating to be working with the comic book creators directly,” said Mike Quigley, Group Vice President, Global Marketing, EA Games Label. Peter Milligan from X-Men, Batman, and Hellblazer will be writing Army of Two. Chester Ocampo is the cover artist with Dexter Soy as the interior artist/penciler. “The first story arc, “Across the Border,” follows ex-Army Rangers Salem and Rios as they form their own Private Military Corporation: Trans World Operations.” Award winning writer, Orson Scott Card will be handling Dragon Age: Origins comic book series. That should be

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Archaia Days Missing #1 review

Days Missing #1 just hit the comic book stands yesterday and this five issue story is one you don’t want to miss. Summary: Since the dawn of time, a being has existed whose interaction and interference with mankind has shaped human history. His powers of time and intellect have allowed him to secretly remove certain critical days from the historical record. Their stories have never been told. Their details have never been documented. Their existence is not remembered. But the occurrences of these days have forever changed the course of humanity’s evolution. These are the DAYS MISSING from our existence, and they are about to be revealed… In the premiere issue, a deadly new virus threatens to herald an extinction level event if The Steward can’t find a cure for scientists to discover…the day before. From Archaia and Roddenberry Productions, the people behind STAR TREK, comes a new science-fiction mini-series

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