Classic death metal newcomers GATECREEPER will begin their 2017 live takeover with a North American run supporting Nails and Relapse labelmates, Toxic Holocaust. Set to commence on March 16th in Orlando, Florida and ravage eighteeen cities through April 1st in Los Angeles, California, the crushing tour package follows GATECREEPER’s punishing performance at Power Of The Riff in Los Angeles this past December.  

This April, the original X-Men unite once more to protect a world that hates and fears them. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look inside X-MEN BLUE #1 – the highly anticipated new ongoing series from blockbuster creators Cullen Bunn and Jorge Molina! With Jean Grey at the helm, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman and Angel will set out to embody their mentor Charles Xavier’s dream. Friendly faces and familiar foes abound as the original Children of the Atom set out on a new journey. But how long will their adventure’s last before they come face-to-face with their one of their greatest enemies?  

Long Beach, California’s RIVAL SONS have been announced as the Sunday Special Guests for this year’s Steelhouse Festival.  

Image Comics is pleased to announce Jim Mahfood (Tank Girl, Clerks) has come home to creator-owned comics for the first time in years with the glorious return of GRRL SCOUTS, set to hit shelves this May.  

INVIDIA has teamed up with Metal Insider to give you another taste of what’s in store on their debut album entitled AS THE SUN SLEEPS.  

Marvel Super Hero mania shows no signs of slowing down and neither will Thanos! Thanos’s pursuit of the Infinity Gems has always defined him. But when the Marvel heroes defeat him once again, Thanos’s beloved Mistress Death grants him one final chance.  

Every so often, a band comes along that turns the heads of everyone in the extreme metal underground. Perhaps it be for a revolutionary sound or just general greatness, bands can do this with a single song. Persefone is one of those, and as such have been getting their recognition since the release of 2013’s Spiritual Migration. Now with Aathma, the band are aiming higher than before, yet still playing it safe enough to appease their growing fanbase.  

Swedish Hard Rockers HORISONT are thrilled to announce that they will be returning to North America next month as part of their ‘About Time’ world tour. The upcoming dates come in support of the band’s new album, About Time, which was released on February 3rd  

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delights POKÉMON fans as it announces the upcoming home media release and the official manga edition of Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel this spring.  

What if your greatest ally was secretly your greatest enemy? What if the most trustworthy, stalwart hero in the Marvel Universe was planning in secret a massive betrayal? That time is now – and no one will see it coming! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside SECRET EMPIRE #0 – the blockbuster prologue chapter from Nick Spencer, Daniel Acuna and Rod Reis! Witness Hydra’s first move as the dominos begin to fall and war erupts on three fronts!  

Fan-favorite writer Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK, THE TITHE) and artist Atilio Rojo team up for an all-new, action-packed thriller from Top Cow/Image Comics in SAMARITAN. The new series is set to launch this May.  

Decades ago, the Weapon X program engineered some of the deadliest mutant killers on the planet. Until one day, they mysteriously vanished. But this April, they’re reopening their doors once again!