Hey there Skatronixxx peeps, and occasional Readers! Welcome Back to ICYMI! This past week at Skatronixxx all hands were on deck to cover the BIG DEAL… San Diego Comic Con! And our awesome writers went overtime to bring you all the news that is news at SDCC. But we also had some big, BIG news of our own! Read on for details! [Read more…]
Alterna Comics was founded in 2006 by president and publisher Peter Simeti. This year marks their 10th anniversary, and they have some big announcements at SDCC to celebrate the milestone. Alterna Comics is distributed globally in print and digital formats in several languages. Alterna is a creator-owned company where creators own the licensing and merchandising rights to their creations. Alterna Comics titles are distributed to the direct comic market by Diamond Comics Distributors and the book and ebook market by IPG (Independent Publishers Group). Digital versions of the comics can be found on comiXology.
Alterna’s new (yearly) anthology is set to release in November 2016. This year’s theme is “Super Powers.” Some of the 96 indie creators involved are:
Tyler Chin-Tanner (American Terrorist)
Mike Loniewski (Myth)
Jason Inman (Co-host of DC All Access)
Tim Shinn (Neal Adams’ Blood)
Peter Simeti ( The Chair)
Ashley Victoria Robinson (Apollo IX )
Anna Wieszczyk (Red Angel Dragnet)
Lea J. Zimmt (Side Show)
This year’s anthology is two times bigger than last years science-fiction teamed collection, with 384 pages. The 2016 collection will appear in Diamonds September previews.
For more information on the anthology and Alterna Comics, check out alternacomics.com. Also @ALTERNACOMICS and @petersimeti on Twitter.
Here is a preview of some of the art and stories from 2016 IF Anthology: Super Powers.
The Crime Writer’s Association (CWA) holds an annual event where they celebrate crime literature. The annual ceremony gives out the prestigious “Dagger Award” in ten different categories. With the 2016 ceremony drawing near (the award shortlist will be announced on July 28th), we figured the Weekly Bookette is a wonderful place to look back on the award’s history and future. [Read more…]
Hi guys!!!! This is my first post on Skatronixxx! Thank you for adding me to the team. 🙂
This video is a fun one! I did some mixed media art of an aesthetic for a book I recently was sent for review. This video was so much fun to do and I hope you guys enjoy!
*Full Spoiler-Free Review for The Progeny – Coming July 25th!!
I was sent this book for a Booktube Tour and all the Booktube Tour info. will be below.
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The title of the book says it all. Pride and Prejudice is a story about a bunch of arrogant, proud, racist people who misread everything about each other but eventually learn the truth and find out they are actually quite awesome, and so fall in love and marry. [Read more…]
Rick Remender
Deadly Class is Image comic book by writer Rick Remender and artist Wes Craig that Debuted in January 2014. Deadly Class is a coming-of-age story that takes place in the 1980’s; that follows a group of high school students attending King’s Dominion School for the Deadly Arts, which trains the deadliest assassins in the world.
Wes Craig
Deadline.com has reported that Sony Pictures TV is behind the TV series adaptation of Deadly Class with Captian America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War directors John and Anthony Russo as the show’s producers.
The TV adaption will be written by Rick Remender and Miles Field. Adam Targum and Mike Larroca will be the showrunners. Sony is currently getting ready to find a home for the series on either a major network or streaming service. (i hope they get on Netflix)
Remender is a highly talented writer in the comic book industry. I recommend picking up Deadly Class (ongoing), Black Sceience (ongoing), his run on Uncanny X-force, and Venom.
Seven to Eternity is Rick’s newest project with artist Jerome Opena and is scheduled to be released September 21st, 2016. Pre-order cut off is August 29th
Story Synopsis via Imagecomics.com:
“The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires. “
Stay tuned for more SDCC coverage.
Comic book publisher IDW has announced that it will be bringing back out of print comics through its new imprint called “It’s Alive!” Award winning editor Drew Ford will be overseeing the new extension of IDW.
Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, IDW has acquired the reprint rights to several comic collections and graphic novels, and will be helping Drew Ford solicit and distribute the titles. It’s Alive! will bring foreign language comics to English-speaking audiences, as well as producing original content.
The first collection to be published by It’s Alive! will be Red Range by Joe R. Lansdale and Sam Glanzman, which is a western graphic novel that tells the story of a mysterious rider who takes on the Klu Klux Klan in 19th century Texas.
The second title release for the imprint is Trina Robbins “Dope” a graphic novel adaptation of Sax Rohmer’s novel from 1919.
It’s Alive! plans to publish about six titles in 2017.
Stay tuned to Skatronixxx for more SDCC 2016 news.
SDCC preview night has arrived!
DC Comics has just unveiled art for the upcoming All-Star Batman, which will be written by Batman veteran Scott Snyder and drawn by legendary artist John Romita Jr (JRJR).
Scott has called All-Star Batman “his Long Halloween” (The Long Halloween is Batman graphic novel by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale). His first arc will centre around Harvey Dent aka Two-Face. Scott has planned revolving collaborations with some of the top artists in the industry on this book, including Jock, Sean Gordon Declan Shalvey and Francesco Francavilla. All-Star Batman will be in continuity with the recent Rebirth relaunch that happened to the DC Universe this past spring.
Here is Jason Inman of DC All Access interviewing Scott Snyder and John Romita Jr. (plus more art shown)
Scott has also been previewing art on his Twitter feed. Follow him at @Ssnyder1835
All-Star Batman #1 will arrive on shelves (Comixology for digital fans) August 10th 2016.
More SDCC news to come in the coming hours and days. Keep checking in at Skatronixxx.com
Wow. Just WOW! Dear Readers we have had a REALLY busy week! In addition to all our regular features ( and there were some awesome articles!!), we have been covering the San Diego Comic Con, and I have to tell you each and every one of our writers have been going to the mat to bring as much of it as we humanly can to you. [Read more…]
GoComics is the largest online site for classic comic strips like Dilbert, Calvin and Hobb’s and Garfield. The strips are available for free with the option to purchase print collections of series via a link to Amazon.
GoComics will be at booth #1505 where they will be giving away complete collections of Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, and much more. They will also have a huge prize pack. Attendees who stop by and collect a GoComics passport and complete the activities in it are entered to win signed comic prints, and all of these prizes as well:
This is GoComics signing schedule for SDCC:
Thursday, July 21
Lex Fajardo (Kid Beowulf) 5 – 6 p.m
Friday, July 22
Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) 2 – 3 p.m
Bill Amend (FoxTrot) 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Georgia Dunn (Breaking Cat News) 5 – 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 23
Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) 2 – 3 p.m
Nick Seluk (The Awkward Yeti) 3:30 – 4:30 p.m
Sunday, July 24
Dana Simpson (Phoebe and Her Unicorn) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
With only two days left till SDCC, 2016 expect more articles from myself and the rest of the coverage team, keep checking back here at Sktronixxx.com/@Skatronixxx (Twitter) Daily.
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