Pedro Pascal Reveals Harry Hart’s Return for “Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle”

Given the very very big hint posted on Taron Egerton‘s (Eddie the Eagle, Legend, The Smoke) Twitter back in April 2016, we’re not sure if we should really consider Pedro Pascal‘s (Game of Thrones, Narcos, Bloodsucking Bastards) latest Instragram post a spoiler.

 

Hide behind Harry. #SafePlace #Kingsman2 #TheGoldenCircle

Regardless, Kingsman fans can now be delighted as the return of Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth (The Kings Speech, Love Actually, Kingsman: The Secret Service) to Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

Firth’s character was originally murdered rather brutally on-screen by movie villain Valentine, played by Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Avengers: Assemble, The Hateful Eight) by being shot point blank in the head. Surely, a death no one can return from, right?

Apparently, wrong. Given Firth’s appearances on set, Taron’s tweet, and this final nail in the coffin (so to speak…) from Pascal, it looks like we will be seeing our most distinguished, sarcastic, dog-stuffing spy back on our screens for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. 

Kingsman: The Golden Circle will focus on an American version of the Kingsman agency, with several big names lined up for parts in the sequel to the surprise Box Office Hit, Kingsman: The Secret Service.

The film is currently in production and on schedule for release on June 16th, 2017.

Heroes And Villians Need Your Help

Heroes and Villians is an independent comic book shop, currently struggling to keep their Diamond Comics account (distributor you need to deal with to get Marvel and DC titles and most direct market books) Diamond has given them until July 18th, 2016 to come up with 6000.00$ if not their account will be closed. While the store will not close if they don’t come up with money it will drastically affect the future of their store.

 

Owners Vanessa and Stephen Mielke opened their shop in Courtland, N.Y USA. They were inspired to do so by their son Dallas’s growing passion for comics as well as their own. The community of Courtland had also not had a comic shop in over a decade, so the Mielke’s saw this as something that would also benefit people of all ages in the community.

Vanessa has been reaching out to pro comic creators to help get the word out. Creators such as Mark Waid, Gail Simone, and Kelly Sue DeConnick have shown support by retweeting Vanessa’s go fund me campaign on Twitter.

Mom and pop comic shops like Heroes and Villians are ideal for any community; it gets kids reading and interacting with like-minded people. The Mielke’s are not particularly happy about asking for money but due to situations, they have no choice. They believe once they get over this obstacle they will be able to pay it forward in the future.

If you can support them financially, please do so here

If you’re not able to support financially, please follow @HndVcomics on Twitter and retweet their tweets for the go fund me campaign.

Check out Heroes and Villians website for their full story

Kickstarter Spotlight: Sharkasaurus

Kickstarter has been one of the biggest platforms to get your comic book out to the world, and it shows with over 700 projects currently looking to be funded. One of those projects is Sharkasaurus.

Sharkasaurus is a graphic novel about “a pair of star-crossed lovers; the rebellious emo son of Paleontologist falls for promiscuous daughter of a widowed creationist. After they accidentally awaken a prehistoric tunnelling dino-shark, they must evolve their ideological difference or succumb to the inevitable jaws of Sharkasaurus.”

 With the mention of satire and one-liners as well this seems like a very promising and entertaining graphic novel.  Along with the graphic novel, there is also a short movie based it, with a trailer on their Kickstarter page.

The project has reward tiers for every type of budget. 8$ (Canadian) gets you a digital version of the graphic novel (PDF) and a download link for the short movie, which is a sweet deal. For 25$ (plus shipping) you get the physical copy of the graphic novel including any stretch goals and extra.  For the same price, there is currently 44 of 100 First Backer Version available of the physical copy of the book. It comes signed and number, I choose this tier because signed comics and graphic novel are excellent! So if you’re like me, and like signed books get your pledge in ASAP. If you ever wanted your likeness in a graphic novel and have some extra cash Sharkasaurus can make it happen for a pledge of 250$ or more.

Sharkasaurus currently has 94 backers and raised 5,492$ of its 20,000$ goal. There are 23 days left to pledge (July 28th, 2016 12 am EDT) Pledge Here https://t.co/bDMzqsoHoc if you can. We here at Skatronixxx are happy to support and spread the word about Sharkasaurus.Follow them on  Twitter at @Sharkasaurusnow.

UPDATE: Friday, July, 15th 2016: Sharkasaurs Is now over 50% funded with 12 days to go. Please support If you can!

UPDATE #2 July 22nd, 2016: There are 5 days left for Sharkasaurs to reach its funding goal of 20,000$. They have currently raised 16,555$. If you can support, please do so asap. If not, please share on social media to help them out, the deadline for funding is  Thu, July 28, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT.

Spencer Estabrooks (writer) and Tyler Jenkins (Illustrator) are the Canadian creators of Sharkasaurus. 

PipeDream Comics

To quote Bender from Futurama

 

 

        

I have survived the annoyance of moving and am happy to be back writing for skatronixxx.com!

I was fortunate enough just shortly after setting up my PC to have a brief meeting through social media with Alex Thomas. He is the Editor of The Pull List a fanzine that launched through PipeDream Comics earlier this spring.

The Pull List is loaded with content via PDF download format. It highlights Digital indy comics and content. From comic previews with links to their sites, to full on reviews, to opinion and advice pieces by indy creators, I found myself wanting to check a few titles and creators  I wasn’t aware of. The fanzine also has a few interviews with creators.

The Pull list is organised, and there are not too many ads. They have a top 30 picks for Comixology  Submit (Digital comics platform for publishing original comic book content) in the first issue. They also give some attention to current comic books campaigns on  Kickstarter. 

The PipeDream Comics site has recommendations for digital comics apps for IOS, as well as alternative apps to Comixology. There is also information on how to create digital comics.

The Pull List is released Quarterly and costs £0.99  per issue at gumroad.com/pipedreamcomics 

There are currently two issues out, and issue #1 is free with the option to name a fair price (support if you’re able to).

If you are a fan of the fanzine format, The Pull List is worth the investment. I found myself engaged and wanting to read the content continually.

More articles on the way in the near future, keep checking back at skatronixxx.com.  If you’re on Twitter follow @Skatronixxx, you can also follow me at  @concreteshawzee .

Comic Creators You Should Follow On Twitter

Ever wonder what your favourite comic book creators are really like beyond the pages? Do you have questions about their creative processes ? Twitter is the best to find your answers!

These are some of the creators I follow.

The frist creator I believe you should be following is Greg Capullo (@GregCapullo). Greg has just recently finished a five-year run drawing Batman For DC. Greg first and foremost is hilarious. Fair warning if you can’t take a joke or are easily offended this account is not for you to follow. If you think you can troll Greg, you are wrong he is a master troll slayer. Besides the entertainment factor, Greg interacts a lot with his fans and regularly shows art progress for his current projects. I met Greg at the Fanexpo Canada convention fours years ago (plan on meeting him again this Sept at Fanexpo Canada) and I have to say he is one of the nicest and coolest creators in the business.

Todd Nauck (@ToddNauck) is another comic book artist who has worked for Marvel And DC, as well as Image. Todd will do a periscope broadcast of him drawing while interacting with viewers as best he can. He will also usually do a Q&A with the viewers after he is finished drawing. The coolest thing is when Todd goes to a convention he holds a contest on Twitter. Todd will post commissions he does for fans on Twitter and to enter you just retweet one or all of the sketches he posts during the three or four days of the convention. Once Todd is back from the convention, he uses a random number generator to determine the winner. The prize is an original head sketch of a character of your choice personalised to you. For more specific details check the link in his bio.

Ryan Stegman (@RyanStegman) is a Marvel comic book artist who is currently drawing Uncanny Avengers. Ryan a daily sketch warm up usually every morning from Monday to Friday. About an hour, before he broadcasts on periscope, he sends out a tweet asking for character suggestion. Once the broadcast is over, Ryan puts the sketch up for sale on his site and is usually gone in a matter of minutes.

Jim Zub (@JimZub) Is a comic book writer who has worked for Marvel (currently writing Thunderbolts. get it if you can ) and has two creator owned books through Image (Skullkickers available in trade paperback and Wayward available in trade paperback and currently ongoing. Also recommend getting it). Jim interacts quite a lot with fans and has a website full of priceless advice for becoming a professional writer in the comic book industry, as well as some business and networking information.

These are just a few of the creators I follow. The chances are high your favourite comic book creator is on Twitter; it seems to be the preferred social media platform. Give them a Google or Twitter search to find out.

My article output will be slowed down for a little bit in the coming week or so. I will be moving my family to a better living situation, and Canada Day is right around the corner.

I do have some articles and ideas in the works. I plan on reviewing All-Star Batman #1 by Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr,  Jock, Sean Murphy and Kill or be Killed #1 by Ed Brubaker And Sean Philips shortly after their respected releases in August. These two books, in my opinion, are going to be the biggest releases for the mainstream and creator-owned markets this summer.

 

Fast & Furious 8: Charlize Theron’s Bad Guy Revealed

When it comes to Bad-Ass Pedal-to-the-Metal Awesomeness, Charlize Theron is about to add to her credentials as the first official photo of the Oscar Winning actress’s Fast & Furious 8 role is revealed.

The image – revealed on Twitter – provides the first look at Theron’s Fast 8 villain Cipher, who will head-up the action franchise next band of bad guys, which will also include Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju.

Straight Outta Compton (2015) Director F. Gary Gray will helm the first in a new Trilogy, with Fast & Furious mainstay Vin Diesel already confirming that the new films will lay groundwork for possible spin-offs.

With production already underway in Iceland, The Fast and The Furious 8 will soon be smashing into theaters April 14, 2017.

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