Now pacing the success of THE WALKING DEAD, the third issue of Skybound/Image Comics’ OUTCAST BY ROBERT KIRKMAN & PAUL AZACETA has sold out instantly and is slated for a second printing. OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA celebrates the somber, terror-riddled tones of the classic horror genre and is winning over comic readers in droves. Robert Kirkman and Fox International Channels announced during San Diego Comic-Con that Cinemax has green-lit the pilot for Outcast and that further updates on production will be released soon.  

Outplay Entertainment, a leading social and mobile game company, announced today its action-packed tower defense game, Alien Creeps TD, is now available to download free on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Alien Creeps TD is a free-to-play tower defense game that features high-octane and fast-paced action with lots of powerful player interactions.  

Band To Support Samhain On Select Shows New Orleans’ favorite metal legion, GOATWHORE, will embark upon another bout of live headlining invasions next month. Set to launch in Houston on September 15th, the band will trounce fourteen cities including five shows supporting death rock/horror punk legends, Samhain!  

This September, the residents of New Attilan face a new challenge in INHUMAN #6 – from blockbuster writer Charles Soule and Marvel All-New Young Gun artist Ryan Stegman! Medusa has poured the blood, sweat and tears of her people into rebuilding her civilization and protecting her people.  

Co-creators Frank J. Barbiere, Chris Mooneyham, and colorist Lauren Affe return for the beginning of an all-new story arc for FIVE GHOSTS. “Monsters & Men” begins on 10/15 with issue #13, just in time for New York Comic Con. This new arc will bring the acclaimed action adventure series to Eastern Europe and establish a new element of horror to the series. The series is also in development for a television series with Universal.  

Can’t wait for New York Comic Con? Here’s this year’s official New York Comic Con poster featuring Batman – DC Comics’ Dark Knight – drawn by DETECTIVE COMICS co-writer and artist Francis Manapul.  

Last week saw the release of the new album from DRAGONFORCE “Maximum Overload” their Metal Blade Records debut “Maximum Overload“.   Today the album has debuted on multiple Billboard Charts.  The album was #62 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Billboard Independent Music Chart, #7 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart, and #19 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart.  

Acclaimed British military science-fiction author Karen Traviss reignites the G.I. JOE franchise with an all-new series. Filled with the kind of gritty realism fans of the author have come to expect, this new take on G.I. JOE is guaranteed to please followers of the classic property and comic readers experiencing it for the first time.  

Doom legends, Pentagram, are returning to the road this October and November for select shows in the midweast and on the east coast. The confirmed list of dates is below, with a few still to be confirmed. Tickets will be on via local box offices on Friday, August 29th. For more details and to keep track of future updates, visit facebook.com/pentagramusa.  

In celebration of Marvel Comics’ 75th Anniversary, Marvel proudly presents a deluxe collection of its 10 mightiest Masterworks hardcovers – plus the all-new, long-in-demand NOT BRAND ECHH VOL. 1 and the AVENGERS 75TH ANNIVERSARY BY ALEX ROSS POSTER signed by none other than Stan “The Man” Lee!  

There are as many ways to handle a superhero book as there are stars in the sky; so when a new capes book hits the stands it’s best to approach it with some caution. For every Invincible or Jupiter’s Legacy there’s going to be a fistful of forgettable tiles on the shelves. In order to really shine as an indie superhero title in 2014, you have to do something unique; and Sundowners really brings something fresh to the table with its 1st issue.  

New Orleans’ favorite metal legion, GOATWHORE, will embark upon another bout of live headlining invasions next month. Set to launch in Houston on September 15th, the band will trounce fourteen cities including five shows supporting death rock/horror punk legends, Samhain!