Wednesday, April 20, 2022

SCOTT SNYDER Launches DARK SPACES Anthology Series at IDW

IDW Scott Snyder Dark Spaces Scifi Anthology
Scott Snyder,the #1 New York Times best-selling author and celebrated writer of Batman and American Vampire, will debut a chilling original comic book project in July: Dark Spaces, published by IDW.

Desperate people, desperate situations. In Dark Spaces, Snyder explores the decisions made—and irreversible actions taken—when the walls are closing in, when knuckles are white and teeth are bared. Each character-driven entry in the Dark Spaces anthology series is a fully contained, standalone story written by Scott Snyder. Championing the new generation of comic creators, Snyder will curate additional future projects fitting the Dark Spaces theme from promising young writers and artists.

“With Dark Spaces, I wanted to do something different. This is a chance to tell dark, grounded, character-driven stories that are totally unique. Plus, I wanted this to be a book where I could collaborate with a terrific up-and-coming talent like Hayden,” says Snyder. “It was also important to me to be able to hold the door open for even more new writers and artists. That’s why Dark Spaces: Wildfire is its own story, but will also mark the beginning of a line of new books featuring other writers and artists curated by me. Mark Doyle and IDW saw the vision and have been amazing partners in helping me build this space.”

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Robosen Debuts Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller Set for Optimus Prime

Flagship Transformers Optimus Prime Trailer
Following last year’s launch of the Flagship TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Programmable Advanced Robot,  Robosen Robotics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, a leading innovator in the field of robotics, in collaboration with Hasbro, announced the TRANSFORMERS Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer with Roller – Collector’s Edition for the Flagship Optimus Prime, the most advanced and programmable TRANSFORMERS robot ever created.

This new companion piece is modeled after the original G1 design and measures an impressive 3 feet in length. The Trailer and autonomous Roller expands the users’ arsenal to defend against the Decepticons and create the ultimate, auto-converting, Optimus Prime experience ever to launch.

Award-Winning Zombie Horror "The Sadness" Coming To Shudder

The Sadness Horror Film Trailer Still
Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired rights to Canadian director Rob Jabbaz’s feature debut The Sadness following its impressive festival run that began at the prestigious 74th annual Locarno Film Festival and celebrated screenings at the Fantasia International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, where the film took awards for Best First Feature in Montreal and for Best Horror and Best Direction in Austin. The film will be available exclusively on Shudder in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, May 12. 

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Stephanie Beatriz, Alan Cumming, and Helen Hunt Team Up in the Sci-Fi Thriller SOLAR

Solar Podcast
Podcast network CurtCo Media today launched season one of SOLAR, an immersive, 12-episode audio drama starring Stephanie Beatriz, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, Academy Award winner Helen Hunt, and Jonathan Bangs. It was created by Chris Porter and directed by Jenny Curtis and Chris Porter, with sound design by C.J. Drumeller. 

Disconnected from Earth and trapped on separate parts of their spacecraft, crew members must fight for survival following a disaster onboard the ill-fated Aethon, a manned solar research probe sent to explore temporal distortion around the sun. As painful memories, forgotten dreams, technological challenges, and blunt realities collide, the crew must work together to keep their hope alive in the face of growing darkness.

Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense Graphic Novel

Alfred Hitchcock Master of Suspense Graphic Novel

In 1960, the film Psycho traumatized viewers around the world. Never before had the angst or the suspense been so well presented in cinema. But where does the talent of this Alfred Hitchcock come from, the one now nicknamed the "Master of Suspense"? To find out, we must first go back to his youth, in England, during the first half of the 20th century. Having grown up in a Catholic family - a religious originality that will be felt in a large part of his cinema - “Hitch” is an atypical Englishman who, very early on, had a taste for telling stories. The temptation to work for the cinema will not be long in coming, first as a graphic designer at Islington Studios in London where his visual talent will lead him to make his debut behind the camera, as an assistant and then as a full director. It is also here that he will meet Alma Reville, his assistant and wife who will accompany him throughout his storied career, including the jump to the big time in Hollywood.

Friday, April 8, 2022

Q To Introduce the Revived Playmates Trek-Verse!

Playmates Star Trek Toy Website with Q
Actor John de Lancie, already set to reprise his famed role as “Q” in the upcoming second season of “Star Trek: Picard,” is also joining forces with Playmates Toys as part of the toy company’s highly anticipated launch of new Star Trek action figures and accessories. 

Beginning with this week’s launch of the toy giant’s new global website dedicated to Star Trek toys – PlaymatesStarTrekToys.com – de Lancie will appear in an ongoing series of social media vignettes and other streamable content throughout 2022. 

Diamond Select on Cobra Kai, Mortal Kombat, Boba Fett and More

Diamond Select Mortal Kombat Gallery Scorpion PVC Diorama 1

Get ready for the biggest brawl of all! A plethora of new items hit comic shops this week from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd., and they’re all inspired by some of the toughest fighters in the business! The karate masters of Cobra Kai take on Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, while Marvel’s Thing takes on a team of killer kaiju! Also, Boba Fett was there! Read on for details, then find your nearest store at comicshoplocator.com, or order online at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Mighty Coconut Bringing Golf to Myst & Labyrinth

Walkabout Mini Golf Video Game

Cyan—the developer of Myst, the best-selling video game of the 20th century—has signed a deal with Mighty Coconut to develop a 36-hole VR course Walkabout Mini Golf: Myst to be released Q4 of 2022. The course will be available on Meta Quest, Steam, and forthcoming VR platforms and will feature immersive gameplay with realistic physics, and iconic settings, objects, and the spirit of puzzles from the Myst saga. Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle video game initially released for the Macintosh personal computer platform in 1993, now approaching its 30th anniversary.

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Tenacious Toys Heads to Fan Expo Philadelphia

Tenacious Toys at Fan Expo Philadelphia 2022

Tenacious Toys is excited to team up with homies Playful Gorilla & EvilGhosty on a Fan Expo Philly booth in their hometown of Philadelphia! Come find us in the City of Brotherly Love April 8-10 at booth 720!

Fan Expo Philly is at the Pennsylvania Convention Center: 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107