Creator Owned Heroes #3

Story by: Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray Art By: Phil Noto & Kevin Mellon
Price: $3.99

“TRIGGERGIRL 6,” Part Three
by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & PHIL NOTO
In this sci-fi thriller, Triggergirl 6 is underground and dealing with a violent gang as the entire secret service tracks her back to the place where she was created. Her world has just been turned upside down and its only going to get worse.

“AMERICAN MUSCLE,” Part Three
by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON
Separated and captured! Gil’s heroic but foolish attempt to help the group has backfired in the worst possible way. Now his only hope is that Chloe and the gang can find him before the “civilized” crazies of Mutantville USA turn him into dinner.

PLUS! An interview with MARK WAID, a KEVIN MELLON art gallery, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit!

Chew: Secret Agent Poyo, the unlikely and awesome story of a cybernetic, kung-fu expert fighting cock, has sold out and will receive a second printing. A one-shot spin-off of the wildly popular, Eisner-Award-winning Image Comics series Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory, Secret Agent Poyo is a full-color comic featuring 22 pages of story and ten pin-ups by some of independent comics’ best artists, including Jim Mahfood, Nick Pitarra, and Ben Templesmith.

Layman’s comments about the news matched the humor of the comic:

Secret Agent Poyo is the most important thing to happen to comics in the last three hundred and fifty years, and it’s clear that the public recognizes it for the towering literary achievement that it is.

The second printing of Chew: Secret Agent Poyo will be in stores on August 29 and is available now for pre-order with the Diamond code JUN128113.

Other Image Comics Reprints in stores on August 29

The debut issue of anthology series Creator-Owned Heroes #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Steve Niles, Phil Noto and Kevin Mellon goes back to press for a second printing. (JUN128117)

Invincible continues its renaissance as issue #92 of the Robert Kirkman superhero series, drawn by Ryan Ottley, gets a reprint. (JUN128118)

The debut issue of the relaunch of Image Comics first comic, Youngblood #71 by John McLaughlin, John Malin and series creator Rob Liefeld also gets a second printing. (JUN128119)

Dark Horse and IDW are teaming up on this once-in-a-lifetime crossover between the critically acclaimed Criminal Macabre and 30 Days of Night! Steve Niles’s greatest characters come together in a final showdown, with a thrilling script by Steve Niles and artwork by Christopher Mitten.

Cal McDonald only wanted a beer, but what he got was a jaded federal agent and a story about vampires up in Barrow, Alaska. There’s a new vamp in LA, and he’s hell bent on escalating his attacks. When Mo’Lock’s sometimes ghoul-friend is murdered, Cal’s on the hunt . . . for Eben—the longtime protagonist/antagonist of 30 Days of Night.

Criminal Macabre: Final Night—The 30 Days of Night Crossover #1 (of 4) is on sale December 12, 2012!

Creator-Owned Heroes #2

Story by: Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray Art By: Phil Noto & Kevin Mellon
Price: $3.99

“TRIGGERGIRL 6,” Part Two
by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & PHIL NOTO
In this sci-fi thriller, Triggergirl hits the ground running, fighting her way to the White House to assassinate the President of the United States. Can nothing stop this one woman killing machine?

“AMERICAN MUSCLE,” Part Two
by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON
Facing the realization that he has led the gang to a dead end, Gil takes matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, heading into a mutant infested desert my yourself leads to big, nast trouble.

PLUS! An interview with PAUL POPE, a PHIL NOTO art gallery, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit!

It’s been over six months in the making but today sees the announcement of a new comic book company, 44FLOOD.  Thew new publisher is founded by Kasra Ghanbari, menton3, Ben Templesmith, and their friend Nicholas Idell, who runs a comic book shop in Chicago. Their focus is to create incredible art-driven books, both straight-up art and sequential narratives, and then penetrate markets outside of comic books while maintaining a direct relationship with end-buyers.  Sounds like a hell of a task at hand.

You can show your support and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

They’ve also launched a Kickstarter campaign this morning for their flagship book Tome, which is an annual anthology at around 11×17″ and 180 pages with world-class artists from many different fields and disciplines exploring a single theme.  The folks involved so far include Ashley Wood, Ben Templesmith, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chet Zar, David Stoupakis, George Pratt, Guillermo Rigattieri, Kasra Ghanbari, Matthew Bone, menton3, Riley Rossmo, Scott Radke and Steve Niles.  The campaign runs for 44 days and has a goal of $18,400.  I’ve already chipped in my $90, but there’s some great levels at a much lower price.

Creator Owned Heroes #1

Story by: Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray Art By: Phil Noto & Kevin Mellon
Price: $3.99

“AMERICAN MUSCLE,” Part One
by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON
The world ended a long time ago. How it happened exactly and what exists in the wasteland have always been a mystery. Now Chloe, Gil and a gang of rebels have escaped the last human stronghold and are blazing across Post-Apocalypse America in search of paradise.

“TRIGGERGIRL 6,” Part One
by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & PHIL NOTO
In this sci-fi thriller, the sixth in a series of genetically modified assassins born in a secret laboratory sets her sights on the ultimate target. But what happens when the perfect killing machine takes a personal interest in her target only to uncover a conspiracy that may change the fate of the entire human race?

PLUS! An interview with NEIL GAIMAN! Triggergirl cosplay! Con photos! And original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit of independence!

Monocyte #4 hits stores May 16 and concludes the original series. It’s 36 pages, $3.99, and features three covers. Once again the comic features two supplemental stories done by guest creators focused on the human slaves.

Created/written by menton3 and Kasra Ghanbari
Interior art by menton3
Interior art pages 12-19 by Chris Newman
Interior art pages 20-21 by Ben Templesmith [Fell, 30 Days of Night, Wormwood]
A cover – menton3
B cover – David Stoupakis [fine artist, Korn CD cover artist]
Incentive cover – Phil Hale [world-renowned fine artist, formerly cover artist for Marvel/DC]
human slave prose story – Steve Niles [30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre]
final allegorical human slave story – Barron Storey [fine artist, Sandman: Endless Nights, The Marat/Sade Journals]

This annual Free Comic Book Day, Image Comics will be celebrating 20 years of success in revolutionizing the comics industry with two new comics. Both provide great examples of what Image excels at providing: a diversity of genres and styles —something for everyone.

Both IMAGE 20 and WITCHBLADE: UNBALANCED PIECES will be available to the public at comic book stores on May 5, 2012, and they’re absolutely free!

IMAGE 20 is jam-packed full of exciting stories from new, upcoming comics and returning favorites. Titles include G-MAN from Chris Giarrusso, Robert Kirkman’s GUARDING THE GLOBE from Phil Hester and Todd Nauck, Mike Allred’s IT GIRL AND THE ATOMICS from Jamie S. Rich and Mike Norton, CRIME AND TERROR by Steve Niles and Scott Morse, NEAR DEATH by Jay Faerber and Simone Guglielmini, and REVIVAL from Tim Seeley and Mike Norton.

In “Witchblade: Unbalanced Pieces,” new and lapsed WITCHBLADE fans will get the perfect chance to try out the brand new creative team, Tim Seeley and Diego Bernard, and a fresh new direction of Top Cow’s flagship title. Since the events of ARTIFACTS, Sara Pezzini’s entire life has been altered in immeasurable ways, not the least of which is she’s living in a new city and has a new career. But one thing remains constant — the Witchblade. For fans who get hooked, “Unbalanced Pieces” continues in WITCHBLADE #155 — and they can pick up the WITCHBLADE: REBIRTH VOLUME ONE trade paperback for only $9.99.

Many Image Comics creators are making special appearances for FCBD signings and events across the country, including but not limited to:

ALABAMA

CALIFORNIA

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

MARYLAND

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

NEW ENGLAND (MA and NH)

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

OREGON

TEXAS

CANADA

UNITED KINGDOM

ABOUT TOP COW PRODUCTIONS INC.
Top Cow Productions, Inc. (www.topcow.com), a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri, who also co-founded Image Comics earlier that same year. Top  Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. The company has launched 20 franchises (18 original and two licensed), including its flagship franchise WITCHBLADE, THE DARKNESS, and WANTED, in the industry’s Top 10, seven at #1, a feat accomplished by no other publisher in the last two decades. Top Cow has also successfully licensed its franchises into toys, statues, clothing,video games, roleplaying games, and a variety of merchandise.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

“American Muscle”: a race against nothing across a post-apocalyptic America. “Triggergirl 6″: the perfect assassin — except for her conscience. These are the first two titles showcased in the new Image Comics anthology, CREATOR OWNED HEROES, edited by Jimmy Palmiotti.

“Creator-owned” isn’t just a business model — it’s also a publishing philosophy that focuses on creators of comics, who retain the ownership and all the rights to their creations, rather than on “properties” that are corporate property. CREATOR OWNED HEROES was created not only as a vehicle for creators’ creativity but emphasize the importance of this model to the reading public.

“With Creator Owned Heroes we wanted to not only have a place to introduce new ideas and concepts, but to give the reader a place to come each and every month to interact and explore the world around us,” said Palmiotti. “This is a personal project that will continue to grow with the support of our readers and I for one am looking forward to its evolution. “

In “American Muscle,” written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) with Kevin Mellon (HEART) on art duties, a group of rebels break off from the last stronghold of human civilization in search of a fabled paradise on what used to be the West coast of the United States. What they find, however, is something much different…

“Triggergirl 6,” by Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, QUEEN CRAB), Justin Gray (Power Girl, Jonah Hex) on the writing side and art by Phil Noto (Avengers: The Origin, THE INFINITE HORIZON) offers a very different kind of future, one where a woman designed to be a perfect killer can be created in a tank and then let loose on the world.

The first issue of the monthly anthology also includes interviews with comics and literature superstar Neil Gaiman and with cosplaying twins Juli and Alex Abene, who created a Triggergirl costume based on an incentive cover of the first issue.

CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 is a 40-page, full-color comic book for $3.99. It is available now for pre-order from the April issue of Previews (cover A: APR120420, cover B: APR120421, cover C: APR120422) and will be in stores on June 6.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

FROM THE CREATOR OF 30 DAYS OF NIGHT COMES A HORROR THRILLER BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL

 STEVE NILES’ REMAINS UNCUT EDITION BLU-RAY™ & DVD

See the hit Chiller Network feature film in all its flesh-eating glory, loaded with gruesome bonus content! 

INVADES HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES NATIONWIDE OWN IT ON JULY 10, 2012 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Reno may be the “Biggest Little City in the World,” but when a “Peace Bomb” nuclear test goes awry in the Nevada desert and turns most of the population into bloodthirsty zombies, the gambling Mecca becomes the biggest zombieland of all time in the highly popular apocalyptic thriller Steve Niles’ REMAINS. On July 10, 2012, Shout! Factory will unleash the UNCUT edition Blu-ray and DVD of Steve Niles’ REMAINS, jam-packed with special bonus content that includes audio commentary, the short film prequel Remains: Road to Reno, bloopers, trailers, Comic-Con teaser, and more! A must have for horror movie fans and zombiephiles, Steve Niles’ REMAINS uncut edition Blu-ray is priced to own at $22.99 SRP; the DVD has a suggested retail price of $14.93.

Fans can pre-order now on Amazon.com before the Blu-ray and DVD hit store shelves nationwide. Pre-order link: http://www.amazon.com/Remains-Blu-ray-Miko-Hughes/dp/B007RMQ508/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1333983028&sr=1-2

Based on the highly acclaimed IDW Publishing graphic novel written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Steve Niles’ REMAINS is set in a chilling postapocalyptic Reno, Nevada, and follows the survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world’s population to zombies. The group takes refuge in a vacant casino and fights a losing battle against the undead, who grow steadily stronger, smarter and more aggressive by the minute. The movie stars Grant Bowler (Killer Elite, True Blood), Lance Reddick (Fringe, Lost, The Wire), Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary), Evalena Marie (Are We There Yet?), Tawny Cypress (Rescue Me, Heroes) and Anthony Marks.

REMAINS Blu-ray and DVD Special Features:

• Audio Commentary
• Short Film: Remains: Road to Reno, the prequel
• Bloopers
• TV Spots
• Trailer
• Comic-Con Teaser

Special Features are Unrated

Remains (2011)

Chiller Films Presents a Synthetic Cinema International Production “Steve Niles’ Remains”

Based on the IdW Publishing Comic written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Kieron Dwyer

Starring Grant Bowler, Evalena Marie, Tawny Cypress, Miko Hughes, Anthony Marks, Jessica Alexandra Green, Kevin Shea and Lance Reddick
Directed by Colin Theys
Produced by Andrew Gernhard and Zach O’Brien
Executive Producers: Thomas P. Vitale, Shane O’Brien, Justin Smith, Ted Adams, Steve Niles, Richard J. Lucas, Bonnie Farley-Lucas
Associate Producer: Kevin Shea
Written by John Doolan
Director of Photography: Adrian Correia
Edited by Colin Theys, Andrew Gernhard, Daniel Herzog
Music by Matthew Llewellyn and Sarah Schachner
Special Effects: Ben Chester
Digital Effects: Colin Theys
Production Design: Melanie Gunn
Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1)
88 minutes/
Unrated

About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY^®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.