The comics industry is abuzz about Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s eagerly-anticipated new epic, science-fiction series, DESCENDER, which launches on March 4. The new series has already been optioned for film by Sony Entertainment after a competitive bidding war. Advance praise of DESCENDER #1 has flooded the comics news cycle.
Ohio riff dealers, LO-PAN, will take to the streets next month on a near two-week Northeastern run of live dates. Kicking off on March 12th in Detroit, Michigan at Berserker II alongside Poison Idea, Iron Reagan, Incantation, Full Of Hell and many others, the NxNe Tour 2015 will trounce eleven cities, coming to a close on March 22nd in Columbus, Ohio.
Bif Bang Pow! and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, have partnered to produce all-new and unique DC Comics collectible products. This exciting line-up includes nesting and kokeshi-style wooden dolls, jack-in-the-boxes, and tin windup figures based on the ever-popular Super Heroes and Super-Villains of the DC Comics universe.
After the victorious independent release of their The Many Sides Of Truth LP in 2014, longtime NYC-area epic death/doom act, GREY SKIES FALLEN, now declares several new releases in 2015, beginning with the official unearthing of two of the band’s prior digital-only releases on physical format for the first time.
New York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Jonathan Hickman (EAST OF WEST, THE AVENGERS) and artist Ryan Bodenheim (SECRET, RED MASS FOR MARS) have captivated critics and fans alike with their all-new adventure mystery series in THE DYING AND THE DEAD. In order to keep up with customer demand, Image Comics is pleased to announce a second printing of issue #1.
Again, I can’t forgo a split! It’s becoming an addiction… But this time I have to shout the heavens down with probably one of the smoothest, bluesiest, most dulcetly heavy splits/albums you could possibly want for this year! The split of Le’ Betre and King Buffalo is nigh upon us, and its all thanks to the maniac genius of STB Records. This is the blues/rock/metal album you have been craving, and after the jump are some words I may have glued together out of a dictionary or Time magazine.
Metal legends Down have premiered their new video for “Conjure” today via RevolverMag.com. The haunting and twisted ode to 70’s horror films was directed by JM Stelly and Chris Trainor at Lab Productions. Stelly previously worked with Corrosion of Conformity and Suicide Girls, while Trainor has collaborated with GWAR, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, EYEHATEGOD, and is the producer of Housecore TV. The track is featured on Down’s latest EP ‘Down IV – Part Two,’ which is now available for $5.00 on AmazonMP3.
CARD.com today announced a licensing agreement with The Jim Henson Company to bring a specially designed line of CARD.com Prepaid MasterCard cards featuring the company’s masterful, iconic fantasy feature films THE DARK CRYSTAL and LABYRINTH, as well as its beloved TV classic FRAGGLE ROCK, and the groundbreaking science-fiction series, FARSCAPE, to the U.S. market. “It is CARD.com’s mission to offer a banking solution that is convenient, affordable, and personalized,” said CEO and Founder of CARD.com, Ben Katz. “We couldn’t be more ecstatic to partner with a visionary like The Jim Henson Company who has inspired so many generations around the world.” CARD.com will offer Jim Henson Company...

