In a monumental year for entertainment, Dark Horse Comics has secured its place in video-game-art history with The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia™, which charted in the top ten as one of 2013’s best-selling books globally. In February, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia soared to the top of the Nielsen BookScan charts, making it the #1 book in America.
Kylesa (Phillip Cope, Laura Pleasants and Carl McGinley II) launch Retro Futurist Records in January with the Jan. 28 release of Canadian prog trio Sierra’s album Pslip. “The idea behind Retro Futurist Records is to provide an artist-friendly home to bands we like and bands we feel are relevant in aesthetic, sound, concept and/or ethics,” explained Pleasants.
RANMA 1/2, the martial arts action adventure comedy series that influenced generations of fans around the world, is coming soon to North America Blu-ray and DVD! The first of seven seasons of RANMA 1/2 sets debuts on a Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (available for the first time in HD!) and on Standard Edition DVD Set on March 25th!
Nova Phase: A treasure hunt in space with old school video game graphics! We have all had dreams. Dreams that we would have given anything to achieve and yet have eluded our grasp. It is about reaching for the stars and missing, it is about what one does with the failures that seem to make up most of life.
Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 – from rock star creators Rick Remender and Steve McNiven! Mutants are disappearing all over the world – transported to into the clutches of the Apocalypse Twins by the Scarlet Witch’s last desperate act. Now, with no time to mourn the fallen, the remaining heroes of Earth must rally to stop the unimaginable horror the Apocalypse Twins have unleashed and save humanity and mutantkind alike!
Church of Misery, Japan’s finest doom export, has once again confirmed new dates for their North American tour. After the government shutdown, countless consulate delays, and some behind-the-scenes gymnastics at Tone Deaf Touring worthy of Olympic gold, Church of Misery is now slated to begin their tour next Friday in Toronto, ON. The tour will feature support on select dates from Wizard Rifle, Saviours, Bloody Hammers, and Against the Grain. To preview the live experience awaiting fans on this tour, watch the video for “Brother Bishop” at
“We all recognize that the whole amnesty program is a PR move by Putin, likely of course a bit of image clean up prior to the Olympics, said Hunter Heaney, Executive Director of The Voice Project, an organization that has worked behind the scenes for the women’s release and worked together with family members to keep the Pussy Riot women safe and monitored while they were in the camps, raising over $120,000 for the support efforts.
The celebrity stars of the blockbuster The Olympians films are about to take “method” to a whole new level. In Bryan Hitch’s all-new six-issue miniseries REAL HEROES, a group of actors who are used to playing superheroes on film are forced to don their capes and cowls in real life when a nefarious foe endangers their city.
Napalm Records are honored to announce the signing of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY! The Thrash Metal outfit, who released the critically acclaimed and universally praised albums “Inflikted” & “Blunt Force Trauma,” have signed a worldwide record deal with the Austrian based label. The band revolving around the legendary brothers Max and Igor Cavalera is currently working on their still untitled third studio effort. Metal fans can expect another ground breaking and innovative record that will shake the foundations of the music scene!
Candlelight Records today confirms March 3rd for Europe and March 4th as the North American release date for Salvation of Innocents, the label debut from hardcore/metal pioneers EARTH CRISIS. Mixed by Zeuss (Agnostic Front, Terror, Hatebreed), the album and its lead single, “The Morbid Glare,” will be available for preorder via iTunes and other digital platforms beginning January 20th/21st.
The second issue of the hot new series BLACK SCIENCE, created by Rick Remender (THE LAST CHRISTMAS, Uncanny Avengers, Captain America) and Matteo Scalera (DEAD BODY ROAD), has already garnered critical acclaim and instantly sold out on the day of the release. The speed and action picks up when the group realizes that the likelihood of returning home might be jeopardized… by someone among their group. A new group leader is appointed and more information on their perilous journey is revealed.
