Action Lab Entertainment Announce Exclusives For NYCC 2016

New York Comic Con (NYCC) will be taking place this weekend at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. NYCC is one of the biggest cons of the season and sadly signifies that the convention season is almost over for 2016.

Indie comic book publisher Action Lab Entertainment has just released their list of comics available exclusively at NYCC. This goes without saying but just in case you’re new to the con scene these comics are all in limited quantities and cannot be reserved or pre-ordered. It’s a first come first serve basis. I’d advise heading to the Action Lab‘s booth (3044) as quick as you can if you have any interest in the exclusive listed below.

 

ADVENTURES IN CRIME #1 (Limited to 300 copies)
Cover Artist: Holt Silva

In 1930s New York, aspiring comics creator JACK LEVI places his life and career on the line when he enters into a secret love affair with the femme fatale mistress of his mob boss benefactor.

Price: $10

THE ADVENTURES OF MIRU #1 (Limited to 100 copies)
Cover Artist: Ben Bishop

Miru the dragon crashes on Gaia-a realm where dragons no longer exist-and swiftly becomes the most wanted creature around. Without a memory, a past, or an inkling why he’s here, he and his new allies begin a journey that holds the key to the survival of all realities.

Price $10

AMERIKARATE #1 (Limited to 280 copies)
Cover Artist: Devin Roth

AmeriKarate is an ongoing comic book series written & created by Brockton McKinney (Gingerdead Man) and Corey Kalman with art by Bob’s Burgers character designer, Devin Roth. AmeriKarate is the story of Sam, a war hero who wants to lead a normal life, but is thrust into protecting America from an evil ninja invasion. When he meets a fellow karate fanatic in the form of CIA agent Cynthia Weaver, the sparks fly as fast as the karate kicks as the two join up to take down evil.

Price: $10

 

BLOOD & DUST #1 (Limited to 30 copies)
Cover Artist: Roy Allan Martinez

Judd Glenny is the first American vampire, once he terrorized the West as its most fearsome predator, but for more than 40 years now he’s spent his days in peace, reduced to little more than babysitter for his own vampire offspring. But when the evil that lives in the swamp surrounding the small backwater town he calls home gets ahold of one of Judd’s great grandkids, everything changes.

Blood & Dust mixes gothic horror with lush monstrous imagery that is sure to appeal to fans of vampires, swamp creatures and the macabre!

Price: $10

 

HERO CATS #13 SKETCH COVER (Limited to 200 copies)
Cover Artist: Alex Ogle will be sketching on these covers at the booth.

Hero Cats of the Apocalypse. The perfect treat for this Halloween season.

Price: $10

PUPPET MASTER: HALLOWEEN 1989 (Limited to 500 copies)
Cover Artist: Daniel J. Logan

Halloween night, 1989. An unknown creature steps out of a long forgotten cave beneath the Bodega Bay Inn. While their master sleeps, the Puppets fight back to protect her from this mysterious intruder. Join us as the Puppets dive headfirst into another beloved subgenre: the creature feature!

Price: $10

 

SPENCER & LOCKE #1 (Limited to 50 copies)
Cover Artist: Joe Mulvey

Spencer & Locke is what Calvin and Hobbs would look like if it were set in a Sin City like world. This crime drama is fronted by our main character, Locke, a man deeply scared by childhood traumas. The series takes us through his investigation into the murder of his childhood sweetheart, while accompanied by Spencer, the stuffed panther Locke kept as a child.

Price: $10

 

VAMPBLADE #8 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Jason Martin

Katie’s been on a rough ride of late – fighting Detroit’s toughest infected, battling Space Knights, spelunking in sewage – but things are about to get much worse for our bladed bad ass, because now her weapons are turning on herself!! It’s Vampblade versus… the Vampblades!?!
 
Price: $20

ZOMBIE TRAMP #28 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Chad Chicconi

Vindictive wardens, disgraced sandwich kings, and past enemies thought to be dead. Boy, Janey sure has her hands full in this action packed conclusion of Skanks, Shanks, and Shackles.

Price: $20

ZOMBIE TRAMP HALLOWEEN 2016 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Brian Hess

Zombie Tramp returns to celebrate the darkest holiday of the year, and she’s bringing a murderer’s row of friends and creators with her! It’s an all-new, double-sized Hallow’s Eve romp stuffed with twisted tales, murderous tricks, and tainted treats! Featuring the talents of Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin, Bill McKay, Brian Hess, and many more!

Price: $20

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Once again Action Lab Entertainments booth number is 3044 if you are looking to purchase any of these exclusives.

Follow Action Lab on Twitter: @ActionLab

For more information on their comics check out their website here

Stay tuned to Skatronixxx.com for more NYCC news this week.

 

 

Stan Lee Filmed FOUR Cameos in One Day

If there’s one thing geeks like, it’s an Easter Egg. A cheeky nod to say ‘we know you’re a fan; here’s something just for you.’ Every time the line “Are we having fun yet?” is uttered in iZombie (a reference to the fantastic Rob Thomas show Party Down) I squeal a bit and grab my boyfriend’s arm. Possibly the most famous of all the nerdy Easter Eggs is the Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel movies. He’s avoided falling buildings, been a skeevy guy with a hot blonde lady friend, and delivered a parcel for ‘Mr Tony Stank’ among many memorable appearances in the franchise. And even though he’s no spring chicken, he’s not slowing down any time soon!

The LA Times reported that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said that Lee had filmed four cameos in one day, when answering questions at a recent Q&A session. Feige explained that the cameos are not just shoe-horned in, but are carefully planned out parts of each movie. He said that all of the cameos were unique and awesome in their own right

“We do not shoot random ones. They’re always very specific. A couple of months ago in Atlanta, he flew down and we shot four in one day — for four various projects.”

Feige is clearly in awe of the 93-year-old legend. He went on to say, “He was unbelievable. He was on fire. He came in, he sat here, he stood there, he stood in this window, and then he went home.”

Feige didn’t elaborate on which projects Lee had filmed the cameos for, however with the studio having films scheduled until 2020, he still has plenty of work ahead of him!

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Weekly Bookette Unlucky #13 Genre of the Month (October 2016)

The month we all wait for is finally here!

Halloween is just around the corner, and I for one am very VERY excited for the upcoming spooky stuff (mainly skeleton war tumblr posts coming back :p). So, since Halloween is big thing pretty much everywhere all over the world, here at the Weekly Bookette decided to have horror as the genre of the month, so prepare to be spooked by our creepy selections for this month!

Kickstarter Spotlight: Of Devils And Men

The time has finally come to board the Charleston 689. The Of Devils And Men Kickstarter officially begins today! We at Skatronixxx have been previewing art and rewards for the project the past week or so. Now comes all the details and of course a link to the campaign.

First off a little bit about the horror western comic courtesy of writer James D. Schumacher III (Writer of Inheritance).

Story Synopsis:

1880’s Arizona Territory. The hills caught fire, the animals perished, the great cataclysm wrought death upon the world. Fire spread everywhere. Emerging from the hellfire, horrific denizens hellbent on the killing the last remnants of humanity.

Survivors of the inferno took to trains, stagecoaches, horses, anything to outrun the creatures. For the refugees on board Locomotive 689 Charleston, it is just the beginning of their trials as they steam for the fabled city, Crescent City.

A place where many say this hell has not touched, a place where the survivors can live without fear.

As each day wears thin for the survivors, patience gives way to anger, the pain of losing loved ones turn to violence and soon the people within the train have nothing more to fear that what is inside the train with them. This train is the last hope for these people, and it’s running low on fuel miles away from anything resembling safety and with millions of creatures on its heels.

Will the survivors on the Charleston defy their differences and overcome loss, or will the very thing that unites us all be the downfall of humanity?

Update: October 5th,2016 

The Kickstarter campaign has $2,156 of it $7,000 goal thanks to 31 awesome backers so far! Of Devils And Men has just 24 days left to get their project funded. Here is a video update from writer James D. Schumacher III on new perks and exclusives for the campaign.

There are now Of Devils And Men T-Shirts available only through this Kickstarter

Like any good Kickstarter campaign, there is a pledge level that should satisfy everyone’s budget needs. (keep in mind all prices are in US currency) $5 gets you a digital copy (DRM free PDF) of Of Devils And Men and $10 for a physical softcover copy. For the 50 plus page hardcover edition $40.

With each pledge over 2 dollars, you also get a personalised train ticket created by super talented artist Rusty Gilligan (Art Department Credits on Marvel movies such as the Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Spider-Man 2 for complete credits and info check out his IMDB page here. Here are the four different classes of tickets.

 

 

I’m excited to announce that there is a Skatronixxx tier ($25 pledge) which includes an unreleased exclusive interview I did with James Schumacher and artist Ken Knudtsen (former artist on Wolverine)!

Here is some original art available only through the Kickstarter by Ken Knudtsen

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Both Ken and James are doing something different with this comic. Ken’s art style is very raw and rustic on this project. It’s certainly not traditional comic book art, and this is all done by hand no digital use what so ever.

We have enjoyed partnering with Of Devils And Men regarding promotion of their campaign prior and now during their launch. We appreciate them giving us content for readers like you. We at Skatronixxx believe in supporting indie whenever possible because it will eventually be the mainstream. Long gone are the days of the big two publishers pushing the envelope whether with storytelling or art. Kickstarter has allowed indie to have more of a voice than ever before and has made it possible for creators and publishers to release multiple projects thanks to receiving funding beyond their pledge goal.

So please support this comic if you’re a fan of horror, westerns or your just looking for something different from your average comic book. If you’re unable to support financially and like what you see, please help get the word out by sharing this article or the Kickstarter link on your various social media platforms.

For full details check out the Kickstarter page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/282914775/of-devils-and-men-comic-book?token=cc32ee32

Of Devils And Men Facebook Page 

 Follow James D. Schumacher on Twitter: @SchumacherIII

Website: schumacher3.com

Follow Ken Knudtsen on Twitter: @kenknudtsen

Website: kenknudtsen.com

Luke Cage Delayed Marvel’s Iron Fist

The Netflix/Marvel series have been incredibly successful in the last few years, adding a new dimension to the Marvel Universe. In 13 episode runs, the characters are given room to breathe and develop, and the launch of the series every six months or so is considered to be a big event. Fans were delighted when it was announced that four solo shows – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist – would be made in the run up to The Defenders, which would feature all four heroes. However, while Murdoch, Jones and Cage hit the screens fairly quickly, Iron Fist‘s Danny Rand seemed to be nowhere in sight. Some fans even thought they might not even get the series at all.

Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Coker is taking the blame for that one. In a recent interview with Complex, he explained that originally it was all going to be taken quite slowly and Iron Fist was scheduled to come before Cage, however the momentum built up by Daredevil and Jessica Jones meant they decided to jump in and make them quicker. Luke Cage’s popularity in Jessica Jones made him the obvious choice choice for the next new show. Coker said, “Marvel went from, ‘We’re gonna take our time’ to ‘Let’s flip it and do Luke Cage first. We’ve got this great concept and this guy is leaping off the screen, let’s follow the momentum.’”

Don’t worry Rand fans, you won’t have to wait too long! Game of Thrones star Finn Jones was recently cast as the leading man in the Iron Fist series, and it’s due to land next year. The trailer was shared at San Diego Comic Con, and if you missed it, here it is:

Luke Cage launches on Netflix TOMORROW!!! (30th September) Hooray!!

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AUGUST WRAP UP & HAUL!

This is my August reading wrap up and haul! I know this is a tad late but it’s better late than never!

Check out what I read and what I bought!

HAPPY READING!

Aly

Loot Anime & Bookish Unboxing

I was sent a box from a friend of some goodies and my husband got his Loot Anime!

Check out what we got in the video below!

Happy Reading!

Aly

Monty The Dinosaur #2 Review

 

If you missed my review of Monty the Dinosaur #1 check it out here

Monty The Dinosaur # 2 continues to be a great all-ages book. With Monty’s Origin story out of the way Bob Frantz and Jean Franco flex their creative muscles a lot more and up the silliness and fun. In this issue we see Sophie try to get  Monty enrolled in her school because dinosaurs need to learn to right? We also see Monty and Sophie figure out where to find out where to get Bananas when the world is completely out of them.

In this issue we see Sophie try to get  Monty enrolled in her school because dinosaurs need to learn to right? We also see Monty and Sophie figure out where to find out where to get Bananas when the world is completely out of them. We get some more humour than the first issue which works well and once again is a pleasure to read in general.

 

 

Bob Frantz & Jean Franco maintained the same excellent quality in all departments from issue one. I have had a chance to chat with Bob a little bit since my review of issue one, and he has referred to it as a silly book, and I agree with him, but it’s silly in a good entertaining way. Again pick up this series and spread the silly fun around with everyone.

10/10

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We have just one more issue left of Monty The Dinosaur for 2016! The trade will be available in November and I just confirmed with Bob there will be more Monty some time in 2017!

Monty The Dinosaur will be released tomorrow in comic book stores

You can purchase/pre-order digital copies at Comixology

Follow Bob Frantz on Twitter: @bfrantz19

Follow Action Lab Entertainment : @ActionLab

Website: actionlabcomics.com

Iron Fist Writer Joins Runaways Team

It was recently announced that US streaming service Hulu will be making a series of Marvel’s Runaways. The comics, which ran from 2003-2009, features a group of super-powered teenagers who discover their parents are part of an evil crime organisation, known as “The Pride”. Even though it finished seven years ago, it has remained a fan favourite, and it’s ensemble cast lends itself very well to a TV adaptation.

It had already been released that the showrunners would be Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and executively produced by Marvel TV stalwarts Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Yesterday, Iron Fist writer Tamara Becher announced that she too has joined the team bringing Runaways to the screen.

New gig, day one. pic.twitter.com/o9qZyn8jPY

— Tamara Becher (@trbecher) September 26, 2016

Beacher is no stranger to teen ensemble casts, as she formally wrote for Joss Whedon‘s classic Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. She has just finished work on the Netflix/Marvel series Iron Fist, due for release next year, and she obviously impressed the comic moguls, as they’ve snapped her up quickly for this new project.

It’s not the first time Marvel has collaborated with someone other than Netflix to produce a TV series; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is on ABC. The difference here is that Hulu is another streaming service, rather than a comer coal network, making it a direct competitor with Netflix. At present, it’s unclear whether the Runaways series will link in to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and AoS have, or whether it will be standalone.

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Exclusive First Look At Original Art Perks For “Of Devils And Men” Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign

As we near closer to the launch date of James D. Schumacher and Ken Knudtsen “Of Devils And Men” Kickstarter campaign (This Friday, September 30th, 2016)  we here at Skatronixxx have more details and more great art from Ken to show you!

The following images are of original art from Ken Knudtsen that you can pledge for. These Original pieces will never be reproduced and come signed personally by Ken.

 

A Flash Of Red $200.00 Tier

 

 

 

 

The Horde $250.00 Tier

 

 

 

Shot In The Dark $300.00 Tier

 

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If you by some chance you didn’t see my original announcement and art preview of the horror western comic that is Of Devils And Men (it’s ok I’m here to help) I will now share again the official story synopsis and the 6-page art preview.

Story Synopsis:

1880’s Arizona Territory. The hills caught fire, the animals perished, the great cataclysm wrought death upon the world. Fire spread everywhere. Emerging from the hellfire, horrific denizens hellbent on the killing the last remnants of humanity.

Survivors of the inferno took to trains, stagecoaches, horses, anything to outrun the creatures. For the refugees on board Locomotive 689 Charleston, it is just the beginning of their trials as they steam for the fabled city, Crescent City.

A place where many say this hell has not touched, a place where the survivors can live without fear.

As each day wears thin for the survivors, patience gives way to anger, the pain of losing loved ones turn to violence and soon the people within the train have nothing more to fear that what is inside the train with them. This train is the last hope for these people, and it’s running low on fuel miles away from anything resembling safety and with millions of creatures on its heels.

Will the survivors on the Charleston defy their differences and overcome loss, or will the very thing that unites us all be the downfall of humanity?

 

There now you are all up to date. Please help spread the word by sharing on all your various forms of social media, e-mail, comic book shop talk and word of mouth in general (you know talking to a person in person).

If you or anyone you know is a fan of horror, Westerns and or comics, please help Of Devils And Men reach its funding goal of $6,500. The Kickstarter begins Friday, September 30th, 2016 and will have until Wednesday, October 30th, 2016 to reach it’s funding goal. Let’s Make it Happen!

Stay tuned right here for more news on Of Devils And Men later this week.

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Follow James D. Schumacher on Twitter: @SchumacherIII

Website: schumacher3.com

Follow Ken Knudtsen on Twitter: @kenknudtsen

Website: kenknudtsen.com