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The Steam Engines of Oz to Debut FCBD 2013!

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Arcana Comics and Arcana’s SteamPunk Originals is more than a little excited to announce their plans for Free Comic Book Day 2013! They will be presenting an exclusive preview issue of our upcoming The Steam Engines of Oz, plus plenty of extras exclusive to the FCBD edition. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this special event!

The Steam Engines of Oz

STORY BY: Sean Patrick O’Reilly & Erik Hendrix
SCRIPT BY: Erik Hendrix & Sean Patrick O’Reilly
COVER ART BY: Yannis Roumboulias
COVER COLORS BY: Chandran
INTERIOR ART BY: Yannis Roumboulias
AVAILABLE: FCBD 2012

Get a special sneak-peek at the upcoming re-imagining of Oz through a SteamPunk lens! Find out what happens 100 years after the witch is dead. In an Oz ruled by a once revered hero, salvation comes from the unlikely wrench of Victoria Wright, who dares to question the status quo and sparks a rebellion. This FCBD edition will give you an exciting extended preview of the upcoming graphic novel and a look at what else Arcana’s SteamPunk Originals line has in store for readers!

Arcana’s 13 Days of Terror with ComiXology

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To celebrate Halloween, Arcana Comics and ComiXology have teamed up to bring 13 Days of TERROR, a celebration of some of the best indie horror around! A number of existing Arcana titles are part of the promotion with special lower prices (and in some cases, FREE), PLUS new titles will be added daily between the 19th and 31st!

The promotion is featured on the main page of ComiXology.com, but you can access it directly by CLICKING HERE.

To kick off the promotion, the below titles have been marked down, so get them while you can!

Becoming Issue 1 – PRICE REDUCED! Brooke Burgess, the creator of Broken Saints brings you an all new horror/thriller in Becoming! At a remote university, an angry young student faces the harsh realization that he has nothing to show for years of study. When he threatens his professor to teach him something real, he is drawn into a horrifying game of life and death. Soon, he will learn that the only rule is pain, and that true knowledge only comes when everything you believe has burned away.

The Book Issue 1 – FREE DOWNLOAD! It’s Hellraiser meets Flatliners Meets the DaVinci Code when, En route to Italy, a group of American tourists learn of a series of DIY travel guides, nicknamed “The Book”. These unofficial guides are collected and updated with first-hand experiences by the travelers themselves. Different “Books” scatter the continent, telling of the best lodging, deals, and “off the grid” adventures from sight seeing to local folklore for anyone clever enough to find them. A local cult, practitioners of Sanctus Letum, the Holy Death, disrupts the American’s plans for adventure when they hide pages from the Dark Book, Shaitan, in one of the travel guides. The friends are lead down a path of secret religion, death, resurrection, and demonology.

The Evil Tree Issue 1 – FREE DOWNLOAD! In a rustic village outside of Manhattan, Misha and her fiance Daren seek an escape from the fast pace of the city. As they settle in, Misha becomes withdrawn, suffering from bad dreams and depression. When Daren brings his friends to the house, little does he know he is setting into motion events started hundreds of years ago with the original occupants of the house, the Willam Family. Not only did the ill-fated Willam family die in the house one cold winter, but the house has developed a history of female occupants committing suicide. The friends must solve the mystery of the house before the Willam Family ghosts pick them off one by one.

Philosopher Rex Issue 1 – FREE DOWNLOAD! Meet Dr. Ishmael Stone, Philosopher, detective, monster-hunter, primes inter pares of a shadowy network of supernatural guardians sworn to shelter the world from the Infernal Orders. Philosopher Rex opens at a moment of crisis as the old orders are fragmenting and the Philosophers dividing into rival camps. Stone and his comrades on one side of the battle, the craven Philip Delacroix on the other. Complicating matters: just when Stone and his associates need them most, their various abilities are inexplicably on the wane.

Harbor Moon Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! When Timothy Vance receives a call from a man claiming to be his long-lost father, he takes a trip to out-of-the-way Harbor Moon, Maine. But the man is nowhere to be found and, unfortunately for Tim, the town doesn’t take very kindly to strangers. As he struggles to stay alive and learn the truth about his father, Tim discovers that Harbor Moon is protecting an incredible secret… and it turns out that Tim may have more in common with its residents than he could ever imagine!

Lethal Instinct Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! Frank Aaron is a police officer who struggles with the curse of being a werewolf. As he investigates the brutal murder of the Mayor’s family, he notices claw marks, saliva, and animal hair at the crime scene, leading him to wonder if he might be responsible. But in the course of his investigation, he discovers that there is another werewolf in town, and he’s forced to use the abilities of his feral side to track down his counterpart and solve the mystery of the murder.

Lucas Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! In the backwoods farmland of Rural-Nowhere USA there is screaming, sobbing, then silence. A breeze washes over a sea of grass. One group of nameless, college-aged fodder becomes the plaything of The Family. Cannibalistic sadists. Evil and cliche all at once. The day retreats. Night falls. Amid the torture and terror a killer arrives. Lucas. Massive, resolved, the nightmare of nightmares. Over the remaining hours of the night Lucas usurps The Family’s reign. He overtakes their home, their routine, their confidence. He sends their twisted world in to chaos. One by one, the family bows to the finality of the judgment come against them.

Marlow Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! Marlow is an ex-Marine caught in a dilemma impossible to solve: commit atrocious acts for a global corporation in order to receive medicine that keeps him from reverting to a zombie state, or walk away and suffer the fate of becoming some terrible creature. Struggling with his fears of his affliction and the monster he might become, Marlow abandoned his wife and young daughter, losing his dignity and freedom as he chose a nihilistic life. It is only during this journey that Marlow realizes that perhaps by avoiding suffering he has become like the zombies he so fears to become!

Poe & Phillips Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! At the end of the 19th Century two men, Edgar Poe and Howard Phillips, will find themselves in the middle of mysterious adventures as Investigators of Paranormal Affairs. The two will discover mysterious coins that have the power to revive an emperor and his demonic army. It is up to Poe and Phillips to secure these coins lest they fall into the wrong hands and usher in the end of the world!

Velvet Rope Graphic Novel – PRICE REDUCED! Admit one to a new collection of horrifying tales! Grab your popcorn and candy, as Velvet, the beautiful usher from beyond the grave, introduces Arcana’s brand of spine-tingling horror in this anthology. Featuring stories from Mark Poulton, Stephen Sistilli, Dexter Weeks, and many more. Velvet Rope is sure to make a killing at the box office!

In the coming days, Arcana will be releasing the below titles and more, all at amazing prices!

  • Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom
  • Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom
  • American Wasteland
  • 47 Decembers
  • Midnight
  • Daylight
  • Leprechaun

Arcana in November 2012

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DEADLY HARVEST

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0778 / ISBN: 978-1-926914-53-4
PRICE: $14.95

Core mining, the deadliest job in the galaxy, draws only the bravest, or craziest, workers around. Bumping up to asteroids, typically propelling at astronomical speeds towards distant stars, the miners harvest minerals essential to interstellar travel and commerce. Close quarters, dangerous conditions, and less than a half inch of polymer sheath stand between them and swift oblivion. When the Harvest Moon stumbles upon a goldmine dangerously close to a star, the last thing they expect to find is an ancient alien race preparing to hatch an infestation throughout the system. Armed with mining tools and sour attitudes, Captain Cyrus Layne and his crew must survive the horrors of space and an unfamiliar enemy to escape with their lives.

It’s a sci-fi mixture of Deadliest Catch, Armageddon, and Aliens. Deep space, close quarters, and sour attitudes.

INTRINSIC

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0779 / ISBN: 978-1-927424-62-9
PRICE: $14.95

Collecting the four-issue hit mini-series, Intrinsic features horrors from different worlds assembled to bring about a global threat known only as The End. A Philosopher has recognized the signs in time to gather his own forces for Good – including an ordinary, powerless young woman. Only together can they avert disaster on a biblical scale. Every last one of them… is Intrinsic. ‘Intrinsic’ is a company crossover event bringing together characters from hundres of titles beneath Arcana’s library. It is an event of unprecedented ambition, unlike anything that has been before.

A great introduction to Arcana Comics! Marvel’s Dark Avengers through an indie filter.

BECOMING

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0777 / ISBN: 978-1-926914-65-7
PRICE: $14.95

At a remote university, an angry young student faces the harsh realization that he has nothing to show for years of study.  When he threatens his professor to teach him something real, he is drawn into a horrifying game of life and death.  Soon, he will learn that the only rule is pain, and that true knowledge only comes when everything you believe…has burned away.   Written by Brooke Burgess — the award-winning creator of Broken Saints — with art by Dane Cypel.

A psychological thriller from the creator of Broken Saints with dark themes, gorgeous art, and amazing colors.

JOHN HENRY: THE STEAM AGE

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0781 / ISBN: 978-1-927424-64-3
PRICE: $14.95

Collecting the John Henry: The Steam Age preview book and the digital-exclusive issues 2-4. John Henry, a former slave, wasn’t about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He’d beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn’t die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned – The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they’ve created is John and his hammer. “John Henry: The Steam Age” is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.

Take the folklore of John Henry and throw him into a SteamPunk Apocalyps, and just imagine the possibilities. This is the first in our line of SteamPunk Originals books, and we’re looking forward to sharing more in the coming months!!!

THE INVENTOR

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0780 / ISBN: 978-1-77135-015-0
PRICE: $18.95

During a time when inventors were known as wizards and corporations considered their kingdoms, emerged an extraordinary league of gentlemen who shaped the modern world with their minds, money, and machines. At the eye of the storm stood Nikola TESLA, a mystic inventor whose genius bordered on insanity as he blurred the lines between magic and science.

Nikola Tesla is a hero to the SteamPunk community and revered as an inventor. This is his story from his humble beginnings to his amazing inventions, which changed the world.

SCROOGE & SANTA

DIAMOND CODE: SEP12 0782 / ISBN: 978-1-897548-98-1
PRICE: $14.95

On Christmas Eve, a modern day Scrooge is on the run after the FBI learns he kidnapped Santa Claus.  His assistant, Bonnie Cratchit, agrees to help him escape, but only if he helps Santa Claus get back to the North Pole first.  Now Scrooge, with some help from the Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future, must go on an adventure to bring Santa home in time to save Christmas.

A must-have Christmas Classic featuring an all new extra tale at the end of the book, a new introduction, and a new cover!

Preview – Deadly Harvest

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Deadly Harvest

WRITER: Erik Hendrix & Michael David Nelsen
ARTIST: Yannis Roumboulias
INKER: Jeff Graham
COLORIST: Doug Spencer
LETTERS: Erik Hendrix
EDITOR: Amanda Hendrix
RELEASE (ComiXology): Issue 1 (7/18/12), Issue 2 (8/15/12), Issue 3 (9/12/12), Issue 4 (10/10/12) – http://www.comixology.com/Deadly-Harvest/comics-series/8642
RELEASE DATE (Print): November 2012
DIAMOND: September Previews
ISBN: 978-1-926914-53-4
PRICE: $14.95

Core mining, the deadliest job in the galaxy, draws only the bravest, or craziest, workers around. Bumping up to asteroids, typically propelling at astronomical speeds towards distant stars, the miners harvest minerals essential to interstellar travel and commerce. Close quarters, dangerous conditions, and less than a half inch of polymer sheath stand between them and swift oblivion. When the Harvest Moon stumbles upon a goldmine dangerously close to a star, the last thing they expect to find is an ancient alien race preparing to hatch an infestation throughout the system. Armed with mining tools and sour attitudes, Captain Cyrus Layne and his crew must survive the horrors of space and an unfamiliar enemy to escape with their lives. It’s Deadliest Catch meets Armageddon and Aliens in a dystopian future.

SDCC 2012 – Arcana’s SDCC Signing Schedule

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Arcana has released their signing schedule for San Diego Comic-Con 2012.  Located at booth #2415, they’ve got signings throughout the weekend as well as exclusives. At their booth you can get the John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview Book, a special SDCC Exclusive Creepsville Preview, an SDCC Exclusive cover to The Inventor, their Cryptozoology book made in conjunction with The Asylum, and more!

And on to the signing schedule…

WEDNESDAY JULY 11TH

6:00 – 6:45 PM – Bobby Nash – Yin Yang
6:00 – 6:45 PM – Monty Borror – Red Light / Spirit Window
6:00 – 6:45 PM – Michael Mongillo – The Lost Girl
6:45 – 7:40 PM – Dwayne Harris – Amnesia / John Henry: The Steam Age
6:45 – 7:40 PM – Brandon Easton – Shadowlaw

THURSDAY JULY 12TH

10:45 – 1:30 PM – Ravé Mehta – The Inventor
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Justin Robinson – Nieves
12:00 – 1:00 PM – Josh Blaylock – Misplaced / Warstone / Blade of Kumori
1:30 – 2:15 PM – Alfonso Ruiz – Ezra: Egyptian Exchange
1:30 – 2:15 PM – Matt Wilson – Scrooge & Santa
1:30 – 2:15 PM – Josh Kenfield – Scrooge & Santa
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Erik Hendrix – The Book / SideShows / The Evil Tree / Deadly Harvest /
Champions of the Wild Weird West / Intrinsic
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Amanda Rachels – The Book
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Michael David Nelsen – The Book / SideShows / Champions of the Wild Weird
West / Deadly Harvest
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Sean Dulaney – 51 Delta
3:00 – 3:45 PM – John Barker – Dead Cell
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Dwayne Harris – Amnesia / John Henry: The Steam Age
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Matthew R Adams – Kord & Harley
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Scott Sanders – Burn

FRIDAY JULY 13TH

11:15 – 12:00 PM – Shannon Eric Denton – GRUNTS / GRUNTS: War Stories / Markus Fang
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Michael Mongillo – The Lost Girl
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Justin Robinson – Nieves
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Edgar Delgado – UltraDuck
12:00 – 12:45 PM – John Barker – Dead Cell
12:00 – 2:00 PM – Ravé Mehta – The Inventor
12:45 – 1:30 PM – Dwayne Harris – Amnesia / John Henry: The Steam Age
12:45 – 1:30 PM – Sean Dulaney – 51 Delta
2:00 – 3:00 PM – ************************ <– Oh, no you don’t!
3:00 – 3:45 PM – B. Alex Thompson – Amour / Blood Shells & Roses / Lethal Instinct
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Arthur Bellfield – War’s Chosen
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Matthew R Adams – Kord & Harley
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Mike Dubisch – A Field Guide to Cryptozoology
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Delia Gable – A Ninja Named Stan
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Mike Whittenberger – A Ninja Named Stan
4:30 – 5:15 PM – Ian Miller – Philosopher Rex / Redball 6
4:30 – 5:15 PM – Monty Borror – Red Light / Spirit Window

SATURDAY JULY 14TH

11:15 – 12:00 PM – Alfonso Ruiz – Ezra: Egyptian Exchange
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Mudo Vzz Martinez – El Arsenal
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Ian Miller – Philosopher Rex / Redball 6
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Brandon Easton – Shadowlaw
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Mark Poulton – A Cat Named Haiku / Koni Konfidential / Daddy’s Little Girl
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Dexter Weeks – A Cat Named Haiku / Koni Waves
12:45 – 2:15 PM – Ravé Mehta – The Inventor
12:45 – 2:15 PM – Chris “Doc” Wyatt – Creepsville
12:45 – 2:15 PM – Bill Rude – Creepsville
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Erik Hendrix – The Book / SideShows / The Evil Tree / Deadly Harvest /
Champions of the Wild Weird West / Intrinsic
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Michael David Nelsen – The Book / SideShows / Champions of the Wild Weird
West / Deadly Harvest
2:15 – 3:00 PM – Nick Dia – The Insomniac: Justice Never Sleeps
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Bobby Nash – Yin Yang
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Jolene Houser – The Surface
3:00 – 3:45 PM – Sean Dulaney – 51 Delta
3:45 – 4:30 PM – M. Zachary Sherman – Harry Walton
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Chris Peterson – Dragons Vs Dinosaurs
3:45 – 4:30 PM – Aaron Nelson – Marlow
4:30 – 5:15 PM – Shawn DePasquale – Space, MN
4:30 – 5:15 PM – Matt Wilson – Scrooge & Santa
4:30 – 5:15 PM – Josh Kenfield – Scrooge & Santa

SUNDAY JULY 15TH

10:30 – 11:15 AM – Monty Borror – Red Light / Spirit Window
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Delia Gable – A Ninja Named Stan
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Mike Whittenberger – A Ninja Named Stan
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Mike Dubisch – A Field Guide to Cryptozoology
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Justin Robinson – Nieves
12:00 – 12:45 PM – Chris Peterson – Dragons Vs Dinosaurs
12:00 – 12:45 PM – M. Zachary Sherman – Harry Walton
12:45 – 1:30 PM – Dwayne Harris – Amnesia / John Henry: The Steam Age
12:45 – 1:30 PM – B. Alex Thompson – Amour / Blood Shells & Roses / Lethal Instinct
12:45 – 1:30 PM – Michael Mongillo – The Lost Girl
1:30 – 3:00 PM – Ravé Mehta – The Inventor
1:30 – 2:15 PM – Arthur Bellfield – War’s Chosen
1:30 – 2:15 PM – Bobby Nash – Yin Yang

SDCC 2012 – Arcana’s SDCC Debuts and Exclusives

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Arcana Comics is going to have a busy San Diego Comic Con this year by offering a slew of SDCC Exclusive content and debuting a lot of trades, which will see print later this year through Diamond and other distribution channels. Below is a run-down of just SOME of the SDCC Exclusives they’re offering this year, plus some of the books debuting at Booth 2415!

SDCC EXCLUSIVES

TITLE: John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 200 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: John Henry, a former slave, wasn’t about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He’d beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn’t die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned – The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they’ve created is John and his hammer. “John Henry: The Steam Age” is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.

TITLE: A Field Guide to Cryptozoology: The Strange and Fantastic
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 200 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: Drawn by the talented Mike Dubisch with writing and design work from Michael David Nelsen (SIDESHOWS, CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WEIRD WEST), the field guide shows off the creatures of The Asylum films in spectacular fashion, and only people attending SDCC this year will be able to pick up a copy.

TITLE: The Inventor SDCC Exclusive Cover
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $20.00 / LIMITED TO 150 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: During a time when inventors were known as wizards and corporations considered their kingdoms, emerged an extraordinary league of gentlemen who shaped the modern world with their minds, money, and machines. At the eye of the storm stood Nikola Tesla, a mythic inventor whose genius bordered insanity as he blurred the lines between magic and science.

TITLE: Creepsville SDCC Exclusive Previw
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 150 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: A group of high school outcasts, each alienated for a different reason, are thrown together as the staff of the school paper, but these kids just happen to live in Creepsville: a small retro-American town where monsters, humans, aliens, superheroes, robots, and mad scientists all live and work together. By Bill Rude and “Doc” Wyatt.

And there’s more… Stay tuned for more info in a few days!!!!

SDCC DEBUTS

TITLE: The Evil Tree
DESCRIPTION: In a colonial village outside of NYC, Misha and her fiance, Daren, seek an escape from the fast pace of the city. As they settle in, Misha becomes withdrawn, suffering from bad dreams and depression. When Daren brings his friends to the house to “shake out the cobwebs,” little does he know he is setting into motion events started hundreds of years ago with the original occupants of the house, the Willam Family. Not only did the ill-fated Willam family die in the house one cold winter, but the house has developed a history of female occupants committing suicide. The friends must solve the mystery of the house before the Willam Family ghosts pick them off one by one.

QUOTES:
COMICMONSTERS.COM – “A ghost story that will make your blood run cold.”
MIKE CAREY – “A stark, powerful ghost story told with real verve and conviction.”
BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM – “The Evil Tree is exactly what a classic ghost story should be, Hendrix and Thollin capture all the elements of the genre with stunning execution. This is a perfect Halloween tale that’s bound to send shivers down your spine.”
COMICBOOKRESOURCES.COM – “The Evil Tree is genuinely haunting… even scary…”
SEQUENTIALTART.COM – “The Evil Tree will remind you of why you loved the movie The Evil Dead, with significantly less tree rape. More dead kids though.”

TITLE: Pixies
DESCRIPTION: Joe Beck is an auto mechanic with the worst luck in the world. Joe’s been a walking disaster plagued with comedic situations where simply nothing goes right. Since the age of sixteen, Joe’s never won a bet, has been stung more times than George W. has with late night comics and his allergies have introduced him to every hospital employee within a sixty-mile radius. In Annie Hall, Woody Allen divides everyone into the Horrible and the Miserable. Joe unfortunately falls into both categories. He must now defeat the Pixies Curse in order to get back the girl of his dreams.

TITLE: The Praetorian
DESCRIPTION: The island kingdom of Desperian has long been ruled by the dark wizard, Zoranthar, and his ruling class of loyalists. The nobles of the land have long held to an imperative law – blood in the arena keeps blood off the streets – and cadres of gladiators entertain the masses as temples of slaughter. When slavers deliver Valoriss Bladesong into the ranks of the gladiators, her path will bring her to the doorstep of Zoranthar and challenge him for the destiny of Desperian. The Praetorian is an action adventure tale of sword and sorcery, honor and courage, good and evil, revenge, and life and death.

TITLE: Koni Konfidential
DESCRIPTION: Koni Konfidential tells the tale of Koni Kanawai, a recent transfer student who soon finds out that Hawaii is more than just beautiful beaches and exotic scenery. There’s a dark side to the island that is not seen in the usual tourist spots. It’s mystical and paranormal. Along with her new friends, Pete, Krystal, and Logan, Koni explores the supernatural mysteries at Honolulu High.

TITLE: A Ninja Named Stan
DESCRIPTION: Stan Kidderick, Ninja P.I. is not really a ninja at all. And in fact, he’s not even a very good private investigator. He can’t actually use the sword he carries around and he only wears a ninja mask, which he never takes off. He seems quite strange, but he’s just a man who coped with having everything he loved in life taken away from him, by convincing himself he was meant to fight crime as a ninja detective. Yes he’s lonely, and yes he’s only hiding from the pain of his former life. But he’s busy working whatever cases he can get using his true calling and talent in life, computers

TITLE: Champions of the Wild Weird West
DESCRIPTION: The honor of a samurai, the mysticism of the Native American Culture, and a whole heck of a lot of Old West Action.  When a fallen samurai is drawn to the United States to save his wife-to-be and her father, he is drawn into a plot much more complex than a simple rescue. Meeting up with an adventurer, his Indian financial advisor, a mercenary, and a former priest, they set off on a quest to save the West from the strange and unimaginable. Zombie Indians, mystical beings, and mad science are just a few of they must face on their quest to save themselves, those they love, and the whole of the Old West.

TITLE: Deadly Harvest
DESCRIPTION: Core mining, the deadliest job in the galaxy, draws only the bravest, or craziest, workers around. Bumping up to asteroids, typically propelling at astronomical speeds towards distant stars, the miners harvest minerals essential to interstellar travel and commerce. Close quarters, dangerous conditions, and less than a half inch of polymer sheath stand between them and swift oblivion. When the Harvest Moon stumbles upon a goldmine dangerously close to a star, the last thing they expect to find is an ancient alien race preparing to hatch an infestation throughout the system. Armed with mining tools and sour attitudes, Captain Cyrus Layne and his crew must survive the horrors of space and an unfamiliar enemy to escape with their lives.

TITLE: The Book
DESCRIPTION: En route to Italy, a group of American tourists learn of a series of DIY travel guides, nicknamed “The Book”. These unofficial guides are collected and updated with first-hand experiences by the travelers themselves. Different “Books” scatter the continent, telling of the best lodging, deals, and “off the grid” adventures from sight seeing to local folklore for anyone clever enough to find them. A local cult, practitioners of Sanctus Letum, the Holy Death, disrupts the American’s plans for adventure when they hide pages from the Dark Book, Shaitan, in one of the travel guides. The friends are lead down a path of secret religion, death, resurrection, and demonology.

TITLE: Becoming
DESCRIPTION: At a remote university, an angry young student faces the harsh realization that he has nothing to show for years of study.  When he threatens his professor to teach him something real, he is drawn into a horrifying game of life and death.  Soon, he will learn that the only rule is pain, and that true knowledge only comes when everything you believe…has burned away.   Written by Brooke Burgess — the award-winning creator of Broken Saints — with art by Dane Cypel.

TITLE: Spirit Window
DESCRIPTION: In post-Katrina New Orleans, everything seems to be getting back on track. For former Detective Jake Rubio, the tragedy brought a new career as a shoe shiner on Bourbon Street and a prosthetic hand, replacing the limb lost in the anarchy of Katrina. One thing that hasn’t changed are Jake’s memories of an unsolved murder. When a larger mystery surfaces tied to the death of a local fortune teller, Jake will need the help of an age old inter-dimensional hitman service well known to locals, the Spirit Window. Who better to track down the person responsible than the spirit of the victim herself?

Arcana Launches Digital Exclusives and Firsts with comiXology

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Arcana Comics has announced a new line of comics, which will appear as comiXology exclusives and digital firsts.  Starting yesterday, Arcana will be releasing books weekly through comiXology featuring new books, full trades and single issues.  This week, sees the release of The Evil Tree #1, Pixies #1, The Inventor #1 and #2.  All of these are comiXology exclusives and are not released anywhere else until the full graphic novels release months from now.

The Evil Tree #1

In a colonial village outside of NYC, Misha and her fiance, Daren, seek an escape from the fast pace of the city. As they settle in, Misha becomes withdrawn, suffering from bad dreams and depression. When Daren brings his friends to the house to “shake out the cobwebs,” little does he know he is setting into motion events started hundreds of years ago with the original occupants of the house, the Willam Family. Not only did the ill-fated Willam family die in the house one cold winter, but the house has developed a history of female occupants committing suicide. The friends must solve the mystery of the house before the Willam Family ghosts pick them off one by one.

Pixies #1

Joe Beck is an auto mechanic with the worst luck in the world. Joe’s been a walking disaster plagued with comedic situations where simply nothing goes right. Since the age of sixteen, Joe’s never won a bet, has been stung more times than George W. has with late night comics and his allergies have introduced him to every hospital employee within a sixty-mile radius. In Annie Hall, Woody Allen divides everyone into the Horrible and the Miserable. Joe unfortunately falls into both categories. He must now defeat the Pixies Curse in order to get back the girl of his dreams.

The Inventor #1 and The Inventor #2

During a time when inventors were known as wizards and corporations considered their kingdoms, emerged an extraordinary league of gentlemen who shaped the modern world with their minds, money, and machines. At the eye of the storm stood Nikola TESLA, a mystic inventor whose genius bordered on insanity as he blurred the lines between magic and science.

Arcana Presents Arcanaverse.com and FCBD 2012

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ARCANAVERSE.COM AND FCBD 2012

VANCOUVER (May 4, 2012) – Just in time for Free Comic Book Day and our crossover event, Intrinsic, Arcana is pleased to announce Arcanaverse.com!

Arcanaverse.com is the home for our ever-growing library of characters. Featuring stunning artwork, both pulled from the pages of books and original artwork from Arcana artists, character biographies, first appearances, and more, Arcanaverse.com brings Arcana’s characters to life in a new and exciting way!

From the main page of Arcanaverse.com,  you can see just how many characters are represented on the site… and it’s just the beginning. We are adding new characters, artwork, and biographies, written by Arcana creators and staff, regularly, so keep checking back for new content.

When you’re finished reading Intrinsic on Free Comic Book Day, be sure to head over to Arcanaverse.com to learn about characters from the book!

Speaking of Free Comic Book Day, there are a few other appearances from Arcana creators we wanted to mention.

If you’re in CALIFORNIA, there are Arcana Creators appearing several places!

4 COLOR FANASIES – 7172 Archibald Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. Meet Bill Rude (Creepsville), Shawn DePasquale (Space, MN), and Erik Hendrix (Intrinsic, SideShows, The Evil Tree, Champions of the Wild Weird, Deadly Harvest, and The Book). Bill Rude will be on hand showing off his upcoming project, Creepsville. Shawn DePasquale will be signing copies of Space, MN, and a load of other projects he has been involved with. Erik Hendrix will be signing copies of SideShows and a SideShows poster from book artist Michael David Nelsen, a special Champions of the Wild Weird West Preview Book, Intrinsic, and will have other goodies on hand he is giving away for FREE!

GOLDEN APPLE COMICS – 7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Meet Siike Donnelly (Heaven’s Echo). Siike will be on hand signing copies of Heaven’s Echo.

MELTDOWN COMICS – 7522 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Meet Brandon Easton (Shadowlaw). Brandon will be signing copies of Shadowlaw and also Thundercats materials!

THE COMIC BUG – 1807 Manhattan Beach Boulevard  Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Meet B. Alex Thompson (Lethal Instinct, Blood Shells & Roses, and Amour), Michael Asadpour (The Nether World), and Matthew Adams (Kord & Harley). The creators will be on hand signing copies of their books.

GAMERSCIRCLE COMICS – 608-B E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630. Meet Aaron Nelson (Marlow). Aaron Nelson will be on hand at GamersCircle Comics from 12 pm – 3 pm signing copies of Marlow!

As a special reminder, if you are in NEW JERSEY, Adventureland in Voorhees Town Center, is sponsoring A Cat Named Haiku Reading and Coloring Contest. It is a charity event and all proceeds are going to the CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) towards their cancer research. Be sure to stop by if you are in the area! Meet A Cat Named Haiku creator Mark Poulton and Artist Dexter Weeks. Mark is also the writer of Arcana books Koni Waves, Image’s Avengelyne, and DC’s Savage Hawkman!

Also, you can meet Arcana Comics founder and CEO, Sean Patrick O’Reilly at Metropolis Comics in Burnaby, British Columbia, CANADA. He will be on hand from 12 pm to 4 pm with copies of some of his creations, including Kade, The Clockwork Girl, The Gwaii, and, of course, Arana’s FCBD book, Intrinsic Issue 1! Find out how to get to the shop over at their website, http://www.metropolis-comics.com, and be sure to stop by and say hi!

Since FCBD is tomorrow, we also wanted to remind you that when you pick up your FREE copy of Arcana’s Intrinsic Issue 1 in stores across the country, ask your store to pre-order copies of Intrinsic Issue 2! It’s in Diamond Previews NOW – DIAMOND CODE MAY120836 – and will be on sale for only $1.95! You can’t beat that! To make things easier, download a handout by CLICKING HERE and take it to your local comic book shop. It’s small and in black and white (to save that precious colored ink)…

Below is a full run-down of all of our appearances and events across the United States and Canada. If you’re near one of the stores, every store has special Arcana schwag not available anywhere else. If you’re not near the stores, don’t worry, Intrinsic is available in thousands of stores!!!!

CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Metropolis Comics in Burnaby will be featuring Sean Patrick O’Reilly, founder and CEO of Arcana Comics, from 12pm to 4pm. Sean is a prolific writer and creator, so be there to see some of his creations, Kade, The Clockwork Girl, The Gwaii, and, of course, Intrinsic! Find out how to get to the shop over at their website, http://www.metropolis-comics.com, and be sure to stop by and say hi!

ONTARIO – Big B Comics Hamilton will be featuring Jeff Graham, part of the team behind the upcoming Deadly Harvest, and will be signing a limited number of posters from the book. Find out how to get to their shop at their web site, http://www.bigbcomics.com.

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA – Capital City Comics is featuring Yin Yang’s Jason Shane Powell
CALIFORNIA – 4 Color Fantasies is featuring Creepsville’s Doc Wyatt, SideShow’s Erik Hendrix, and Space, MN’s Shawn DePasquale,The Comic Bug is featuring Lethal Instrint’s B. Alex Thompson, The Nether World’s Michael Asadpour, and Kord & Harley’s Matthew Adams, GamersCircle Comics is featuring Marlow’s Aaron Nelson from noon to 3pm, Meltdown Comics is featuring Heaven’s Echo’s Siike Donnelly, AND Golden Apple Comics is featuring Shadowlaw’s Brandon Easton.
DELAWARE – Captain Blue Hen Comics and The Comic Book Shop
FLORIDA – Collector’s Comics is featuring Harry Walton: Henchman For Hire’s M. Zachary Sherman
GEORGIA – Criminal Records is featuring Ripped’s Jason Flowers.
ILLINOIS – First Aid Comics and Evil Squirrel Comics
INDIANA – Comic Book University is featuring Dead Cell’s John Barker AND Comic Quest is featuring 51 Delta’s Sean Dulaney.
IOWA – Comic World is featuring Every Waking Moment’s Jeff Dyer
KANSAS – Astrokitty Comics is featuring Spy School and The Killer’s Frank Tra.
MASSACHUSETTS – New England Comics in Brockton is featuring 3 and Dead Men Decimation’s Enrique Savory and GRUNTS and Markus Fang’s Shannon Eric Denton.
MINNESOTA – The Source Comics and Games is featuring SideShows’ Michael David Nelsen and Last Ninja’s Bobby Smith.
MONTANA – Muse Comics is featuring Amnesia’s Dwayne Harris.
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Jetpack Comics is featuring Dandelion’s John Schlim Jr.
NEW JERSEY – All Things Fun is featuring Becoming’s Dane Cypel, Adventureland is featuring Koni Waves’ and A Cat Named Haiku’s Mark Poulton and Dexter Weeks, AND A&S Comics is featuring Shadowflame and Ripped’s Joe Martino.
NORTH CAROLINA – Acme Comics is featuring The Book’s Amanda Rachels.
PENNSYLVANIA – Bennie’s Comics.
SOUTH CAROLINA – Richard’s Comics and Collectibles is featuring Coin Operated Boy’s Steven Prouse.
TENNESSEE – The Great Escape is featuring Philosipher Rex and Redball 6’s Jason Miller.
TEXAS – DNA Comics and Comic Book Craze is featuring War’s Chosen’s Arthur Bellfield.
UTAH – End Zone Comics is featuring My Best Friend’s a Booger’s Tyler Kirkham.

ABOUT ARCANA STUDIOS

Arcana Studios, Inc. Arcana owns one of the world’s largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, with over 200 original intellectual properties, 300 graphic novels, thousands of comic issues and an ever-growing character list. Arcana has begun to adapt this library into live action feature films, animated features and episodic television series. Taking a transmedia approach to brand building and the development of intellectual properties, Arcana publishes graphic novels for North America in print, and now digitally as well. Arcana has been published and distributed in dozens different countries and translated into just as many languages across the globe.

Horror Fans: Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe with Arcana!

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VANCOUVER (April 20, 2012) – Horror fans, let’s celebrate Edgar Allan Poe together!

As you may know, next week, April 27th, The Raven premiers in theaters around the world. With the film comes a lot of attention to the beloved poet, Edgar Allan Poe, played by John Cusack in the film.

For fans of Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, we bring you Poe & Phillips, a macabre team-up of horrific proportions! Inspired by two of the darkest writers in history, Jaime Roman Collado has written a dark tale of Edgar Poe and Howard Phillips teamed up as investigators, trying to prevent the end of the world!

Below, you will see how you can order a copy of the book and a link, which will send you to the Arcana site and an extended preview from the book!

Comic shops can still order the book, too, so if you want a copy, take the ordering information to your local shop and tell them to order a copy for you!

POE & PHILLIPS GN
DIAMOND CODE: SEP100772 / ISBN: 978-1-897548-39-4
Inspired by the works of the two legendary writers, Edgar (Allan) Poe and Howard Phillips (Lovecraft), Poe & Phillips is a tribute to their gothic horror masterpieces. For the first time ever, the worlds of Edgar Allan Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft collide!

ARCANA SITE LINK: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=188

ABOUT ARCANA STUDIOS

Arcana Studios, Inc. Arcana owns one of the world’s largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, with over 200 original intellectual properties, 300 graphic novels, thousands of comic issues and an ever-growing character list. Arcana has begun to adapt this library into live action feature films, animated features and episodic television series. Taking a transmedia approach to brand building and the development of intellectual properties, Arcana publishes graphic novels for North America in print, and now digitally as well. Arcana has been published and distributed in dozens different countries and translated into just as many languages across the globe.

Arcana Comics at Fan Expo Vancouver

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VANCOUVER (April 19, 2012) – Arcana is excited to announce another convention appearance coming up this weekend!

Arcana Comics, the publisher of Kade, The Clockwork Girl, Koni Waves, 100 Girls, and many more, will be appearing at Fan Expo Vancouver this weekend, April 21 and 22 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Stop by the booth, A62, and tell Arcana that you’re “Intrinsic” and get a free giveaway!

Besides that, Sean Patrick O’Reilly, creator of Kade, The Clockwork Girl, The Gwaii, Wingman, and many more will be appearing throughout the weekend and on Saturday, stop by between 12pm and 3pm to meet Todd Demong, the artist of the popular 100 Girls. He will be doing free sketches.

CLICK HERE FOR A MAP AND SCHEDULE.

ABOUT ARCANA STUDIOS

Arcana Studios, Inc. Arcana owns one of the world’s largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, with over 200 original intellectual properties, 300 graphic novels, thousands of comic issues and an ever-growing character list. Arcana has begun to adapt this library into live action feature films, animated features and episodic television series. Taking a transmedia approach to brand building and the development of intellectual properties, Arcana publishes graphic novels for North America in print, and now digitally as well. Arcana has been published and distributed in dozens different countries and translated into just as many languages across the globe.

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