When you work in comic books as long as Legendary Writer, Editor and comic book company creator Jim Shooter has, you come across many an artist and writer who are now mainstays in the industry. Oh…the stories this great former Marvel Mastermind should have. Well, here’s a doozie Mr. Shooter shared with us from the floor of this years Tampa Bay Comic Con. It’s a very interesting one concerning one of the founding members of Image comics. The one and only Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen.
I was sitting in my internship at a local radio station when this show was announced. A slow and uneventful day quickly turned my entire week around, and I quickly made sure, in every way possible, that I would not be missing this show. Even if I weren’t going to be covering the show for press’ sake, I would have found a way to get myself there to witness both Devin Townsend and Between the Buried and Me on the same bill.
IDW Publishing, with the support of DC Entertainment, will honor the victims of Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub tragedy by publishing LOVE IS LOVE, an anthology graphic novel curated by writer Marc Andreyko (BATWOMAN, WONDER WOMAN ’77). In the wake of this devastating event, Andreyko assembled a group of fellow comic book creators to contribute to the benefit project. Andreyko received an overwhelming response across the comic book community and beyond, with over 200 writers and artists lending their talents to LOVE IS LOVE, a collection of over 100 short graphic stories. All material has been donated by the writers, artists, and editors, with all proceeds going to victims, survivors, and their families via EQUALITY...
Swedish metal visionaries IN FLAMES and American metal favorites HELLYEAH announce their 2016 co-headline Forged In Fire Tour of North America, kicking off November 12 in Orlando, FL. Spanning 28 cities across the USA and Canada, the heavy metal tour of the fall will be supported by new bands From Ashes To New and Source on all shows (except Orlando FL). Tickets will be available for purchase as follows: Tuesday, September 20 at 10AM local time (Fan club and VIP pre-sale) Wednesday, September 21 at 10AM local time (Spotify pre-sale) Thursday, September 22 at 10AM local time (Local market pre-sale) Friday, September 23 at 10AM local time (Public on-sale) In conjunction with the tour announcement, IN FLAMES premiered...
San Diego’s legendary rock outfit Unwritten Law will be going on tour with long-time friends and fellow punk rockers Pennywise from September 30 to November 19, hitting markets across the US including, New York City, Atlanta, and San Francisco. The group will be promoting their most recent album Acoustic via Cyber Tracks. Tourmates include Strung Out and Runaways Kids.
Grammy® Award-winning band Ghost have declared the arrival of a new EP entitled Popestar, available today online and in record stores on CD, vinyl, and digital via Loma Vista Recordings. The surprise five-track offering features leading psalm “Square Hammer”, a new original track which was debuted earlier in the week on Sirius XM’s OCTANE as part of a week long global rollout.
Reboots, remakes, sequels and what have you, Hollywood is constantly trying to recycle old ideas to make a quick buck at the box office. The Force Awakens and Creed managed to catch lightning in a bottle by hitting the same notes as the original films, and in doing so they made both a lot of money and positive ratings. With no end in sight to these soft reboots, The Blair Witch Project is up next to bat with Blair Witch, acting as both an entry point into the series, as well as serving as a sequel to the original.
