Shotgun Wedding A New Mini Series By Image Comics

Here is an interesting new book by Image Comics. A story about revenge will be out in April.

LEAVE SOMEONE AT THE ALTAR AND YOU’RE IN FOR A SHOTGUN WEDDING

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned… Particularly When She’s a Trained Assassin

 

 

Mike Stone wants nothing more than to marry the woman of his dreams… but the last woman of his dreams wants nothing more than to stop him. This April, the new SHOTGUN WEDDING miniseries from Top Cow's Minotaur Press imprint will give you a slice of vengeful wedding drama to look forward to each week, all month long.   William Harms (Impaler) and Edward Pun (Ninja High School) introduce an assassin named Mike and his smart, sexy, 2nd-grade-teacher fiancée, Denise. Mike loves Denise more than anything in the world, but Chloe—his first fiance who got left in the lurch—has been plotting her revenge.    "Grosse Pointe Blank is one of my favorite movies. I absolutely love the balance it strikes in tone between Martin's job—killing people—and how he struggles to reconcile that with the rest of his life,” said Harms. “Ever since that movie came out, I've been wanting to write a story about an assassin and then one day a little lightbulb went off in my head and I thought, Imagine if an assassin was going to get married, and on that very special day, all of his enemies showed up… and one them was his ex-fiancée."   All four issues will come out in April, one a week and will each be available for $3.99. The first issue in the four-issue miniseries SHOTGUN WEDDING arrives in stores on 4/2 and can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code FEB140515.    SHOTGUN WEDDING #2 can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code: FEB140516 and will be available on 4/9. SHOTGUN WEDDING #3 can be pre-orded using Diamond Code: FEB140517 and will be available on 4/16, and SHOTGUN WEDDING #4 can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code: FEB140518 and will be available on 4/23.

Comic Book Checklist For 1/22/14

 

 

DARK HORSE COMICS

• Amalas Blade:TPB: Spirits of Naamaron
• Captain Midnight 7
• Conan (7): The Barbarian 24
• Conan:THC: 15-Nightmare of the Shallows
• Dark Horse Presents 32
• Eerie:THC: Archives 15
• Elfquest: Final Quest 1
• Hellboy:BPRD: Hell on Earth:TPB: 7-A Cold Day In Hell
• Mass Effect: Foundation 7
• Massive 19
• Mind MGMT 18
• Star Wars: Legacy II: 11

DC COMICS

• Animal Man (2) 27
• Animal Man (2):TPB: 5-The Meaning Of Flesh
• Batman (2) 27
• Batman 66: 7
• Batman and Robin (2) 27
• Batman Beyond: Universe 6
• Batman: Batwing:TPB: 3-Enemy of the State
• Batman: Birds of Prey (7) 27
• Batwoman (2) 27
• Green Lantern: New Guardians 27
• Harley Quinn 2
• Justice League (5) 27
• Planetary:THC: Omnibus
• Preacher:TPB: Book 3 3
• Red Hood And the Outlaws 27
• Supergirl (6) 27
• Trinity of Sin: Pandora 7
• Unwritten: Apocalypse 1
• Wonder Woman (4) 2

Jerome Willis Passes Away

The actor who played Stevens in the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story "The Green Death" has died at the age of 85.  Willis also had parts in Z Cars, The Avengers and Space Precinct and starred in The Sandbaggers.  he was also in the movie Lifeforce


http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/Obituary-Jerome-Willis-%281928-2014%29.aspx

New Doctor Who Action Figures Announced Featuring Peter Capaldi

2014 will be seeing some new Doctor Who toys coming out and our first glimpse is of the 3.75 inch range and the first 12th Doctor action figure.  We also get a Zygon and a couple of repeats like a Weeping Angel and old style 11th Doctor.  In this set we get Clara also even if her face sculpt doesn't look right.  Here's hoping we get some 5 inch figure news soon.

Comic Books: J. Michael Straczynski and Image Comics Brings You "Dream Police"

The man who brought us Babylon 5 now brings us another science fiction comic and no it isn't the song from Cheap Trick but it does have some similarities.

DREAM POLICE IS A MYSTERIOUS, FANTASY SERIES SURE TO INTRIGUE READERS

Crime, changelings, nightwalkers, and police detectives that uncover more than they bargained for

Join Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Frank Stanford as they patrol the dreamscape in DREAM POLICE, written by J. Michael Straczynski (TEN GRAND, PROTECTORS, INC.) with art by Sid Kotian.

 

Joe and Frank have been partners for as long as they can remember, patrolling the alternate universe of dreams, nightmares, and the great void beyond, an alternate but very real dimension of changelings, echoes, wisps, ethers, and nightwalkers, those that died in their sleep and wander the dreamscape forever.

 

The Dream Police have seen it all. But when Frank steps away and disappears… and the woman who returns says she’s Joe’s partner, that she’s always been Joe’s partner… he begins a journey into the unknown that will shake the dreaming down to its very foundation.

 

While growing up, Straczynski moved 20 times by the time he was 17. This lack of continuity as a child led him to imagine his own “hometown,” a community that he patched together with different memories from all the different places he’d tried to settle, and visited only in his dreams. “I've been fascinated with the idea that the dreamscape is a real place, stitched together from echoes of the physical world, where we go to find some measure of relief, or adventure, or understanding,” said Straczynski. “If that's the case, then there has to be some means of providing order and protecting dreamers from danger… which led me to the notion of the Dream Police.”

 

DREAM POLICE is more than just a crime series. Each issue does world building and allows readers to get to know more than just the police that inhabit the dream community. “The book delves into the other characters who live in the dreamscape,” said Straczynski. “The architects (who design environments on the fly as needed by dreamers), changeling and echoes (who play the parts of people we know), nightmares (figures both frightening and deeply tragic) and others who serve a higher power.” 

 

The first issue of DREAM POLICE arrives in stores on 4/30 and will be available for $2.99. Cover A (by Sid Kotian & Bill Farmer) can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code: FEB140494. Cover B (by Renae Deliz & Ray Dillon) can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code: FEB140495.

Comic Books: Sina Grace and Image Brings You "Self - Obsessed"

SELF-OBSESSED IS PACKED WITH HUMOR

Sina Grace returns to slice-of-life roots

with a new collection of autobiographical strips 

For fans of his gothic-tinged retail hell graphic novel NOT MY BAG, Sina Grace (LI’L DEPRESSED BOY, BURN THE ORPHANAGE) presents a collection of rare and never-before-seen autobiographical strips in SELF-OBSESSED! "I feel like I've been teetering between mainstream and indie,” confessed Grace. “Self-Obsessed is a fun middle ground for the fans who love my slice-of-life stories like Not My Bag, and for the readers who got behind the raucous romp that is Burn the Orphanage. Plus—how fun are convenient one-shots jam-packed with quirky insights?" Loaded with new stories for this edition, SELF-OBSESSED is packed with quirky and humorous insights about comics, love, dreams, and frenemies.  SELF-OBSESSED is a one-shot comic that arrives in stores on 4/2, and will be available for $3.99. It can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code: FEB140508.

Doctor Who Regenerates with Titan Comics

Last year IDW license was not renewed to make Doctor Who comic books anymore and there was a big void in the comic book department.  Now the news is out that Titan Comics will be taking over the license and Doctor Who will be appearing in comic books again in 2014 with Peter Capaldi'd Doctor taking center stage.

DOCTOR WHO REGENERATES

WITH TITAN COMICS

BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics team up

for all-new Doctor Who comic book adventures

New York, NY – January 21, 2014 – In the universe of Doctor Who regenerations bring not only a new Doctor but often a fresh look and feel to the series and BBC Worldwide is bringing that same approach to Doctor Who comics as it signs a new deal with Titan Comics. The deal will open up the world of Doctor Who and provide fans with new stand alone adventures featuring the Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor and after the new series launch, the Twelfth Doctor. Creative and production teams will be announced in the coming weeks and the first comic books will be released in 2014.

The Doctor Who Christmas special, The Time of the Doctor, saw Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor regenerate into the Twelfth Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. The next season is now in production and will premiere in 2014. In 2013, Doctor Who set ratings and social media records for BBC AMERICA.

Doctor Who is sold to over 200 territories across the world and last year was awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest TV drama simulcast ever after the 50^th Anniversary special was broadcast to 98 countries at the same time as well in thousands of cinemas across the globe.

Titan Comics is the comics and graphic novel division of global publishing giant Titan, a pioneer that has proven itself over three decades with internationally-recognized brands such as James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, as well as creator-owned successes like Tank Girl, Lenore, and Death Sentence. Titan's magazine division is the largest publisher of licensed entertainment properties in the US.

New Trailer For The Disney Movie "Maleficent"

Here is a trailer for the new Disney movie based on the villain from Sleeping Beauty.  Doesn't look to bad and might be interesting seeing more about this character. Maleficent is out May 30th.

Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace DVD Trailer

The trailer for The Underwater Menace which if you believe the rumors has been postponed to later this year and the animation has been halted still gets its trailer released on The Moonbase DVD.  This Patrick Troughton story has two surviving parts in episode 2 and three and would have episodes 1 and 4 animated. We'll post any news on this future release when it becomes available.

Doctor Who - Happy 80th Birthday Tom Baker plus Birthday Interview!!!!

Tom baker turns 80 today and he did an interview with Doctor Who World Wide about his time on Doctor Who and about returning for the 50th Anniversary.

listen to ‘Tom Baker: "I became a hero"’ on Audioboo

Three New Movie Posters For The Amazing Spider - Man 2

Here are three new posters for the second movie in the The Amazing Spider - Man franchise which comes out on May 2nd in the US and April 18th in the UK.

New Trailer For 300: Rise of an Empire

Akira - seen it for the first time!

A very quick review from someone who finally saw this movie

by Ken Parker

I watched Akira for the first time just this past weekend. This anime movie was on my list to watch for years but never even came close to watching it until I recorded it off Toonami in December. This HD presentation was pretty spectacular and while I prefer subtitles, the dub version was acceptable especially as I would be able to concentrate on the visuals. I love the visuals and the usual weirdness of anime, especially toward the end. The movie had an excellent story and was full of action. The characters are well defined and there is a small amount of humor which worked perfectly.

I love the whole style and look of the film and really enjoyed the animation in all its glory. I have not seen that much anime but am glad I finally caught this. To me this seems to be like most other anime of this type, complete with some kind of out of control power that grows larger and potentially will kill everyone. The cyberpunk setting was well thought out and I can imagine that all of this would have been incredible to see when it came out in the 80's. It holds up really well and it is a film I will most definitely re-visit at some point in the near future. I would be interested in a live action version but can see how an American could potentially be altered too much.

I am really surprised that there has been no sequel made.

Anyhow, if you get a chance to see this classic, groundbreaking sci-fi tale, give it a shot!

Batman and Superman will battle in 2016

Well, that is probably a good idea.  Originally scheduled to go in 2015 along with every other sequel and remake in Sci-Fi and Fantasy you can imagine (Terminator, Mad Max, Jurassic Park, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, James Bond and Star Wars just to name a few) Man of Steel 2 will wait until 2016 and I would expect a couple more will follow suite.  Many will agree that Man of Steel 2 will have a lot to live up to.  Not only does it have to introduce and sell to us a new Batman (Ben Affleck) but it also has to do damage control for the many fans who were let down by Man of Steel.

The Musketeers: Doctor Who 's Peter Capaldi On Playing Cardinal Richelieu

We finish up with The Musketeers interviews with the 12th Doctor himself Peter Capaldi playing the villain of this series Cardinal Richelieu.  He sat down with the BBC Media Centre to talk about his role in The Musketeeers which airs tonight on BBC One.

How would you describe your character in The Musketeers?

Cardinal Richelieu is protector and confidant of the king as well as being essentially the first minister of France. He runs the country. He is a military figure as well as a religious and political one. He has a network of spies and operates like an illegal secret service to pursue his ends. He is by nature Machiavellian.

Did you do any research for the role?