Zenescope Announces Their 2013 Convention Schedule and Plans

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Zenescope Entertainment has released its convention schedule for 2013 which covers a total of 25 different conventions and cities, including two visits abroad in both Canada and the United Kingdom. It’s the most comprehensive convention schedule for the company to date.  Zenescope’s writers, creators and artists such as Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, Raven Gregory, Anthony Spay, Eric Basaldua, Pat Shand and many others are expected to be present throughout many of the company’s convention stops.

Over the past several years, Zenescope has maintained original and sought after convention exclusive covers. And this year the company has raised the bar as it puts the lovely Zenescope ladies to work with its “Work Force” theme for 2013. Eric Basaldua, Jamie Tyndall, Anthony Spay, Elias Chatzoudis, Franchesco and other top industry talent will take turns portraying Zenescope’s iconic and strong-willed female characters in a variety of blue and white collar work environments in the pinup style that has elevated Zenescope’s limited edition exclusives to be must-have collectibles.

Further, Zenescope has announced its new line of “Black Diamond” exclusive variants. These rare covers are intended to reward the hardcore collectors and fans who end up collecting all of them.

The first Black Diamond cover made its debut in January at Amazing Arizona Comic Con and future Black Diamonds will debut at various, random conventions throughout 2013. However, a specific release schedule and certain details about the covers are still being kept under wraps. Those who miss their opportunity to purchase these covers at the conventions can also look for them on Zenescope’s official web store.

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Preview – Son of Merlin #1

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Son of Merlin #1

Story by: Robert Napton Art By: Zid Cover By: Zid Variant Cover by: Stjepan Sejic
Price: $1.00

THE BATTLE BEGINS ANEW
Simon Ambrose is a brilliant young professor at MIT. Always somewhat out of sync with the rest of the world, Simon is a man of science and does not put much stock in faith. When he discovers that he is the bastard son of the world’s greatest wizard Merlin, he is forced to put his skepticism aside and embrace a world of magic and the mayhem it embodies.

Science and magic collide in this introductory priced first issue! For $1, you can’t afford to miss this next step in a battle that has been waged for ages!

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Gen Con Smashing Numbers

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gen-con-logoGen Con Indy, The Best Four Days In Gaming! , has set Pre-Registration records in badge sales, exhibitor booth reservations, Very Important Gamer (VIG) package sell-through, event submissions, and hotel bookings. The convention, celebrating its 46th year, will take place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN, from August 15-18, 2013.

  • Pre-Registration badge sales for opening week increased 41% percent year-over-year, and have surpassed 2011 badge sales by 74% year-over-year.
  • Exhibit Hall booth space for Gen Con Indy 2013 has sold out, despite a 20,000 square footage increase in space this year.
  • VIG packages, offered at $540, sold out within three minutes of the launch of Badge Pre-Registration at noon (Eastern) on January 27, 2013.
  • Opening day hotel bookings jumped more than 17% from 2012, signaling an increase in those traveling to the show from outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Suburban hotel bookings also surged more than 378% year-over-year.
  • Early event submission, which closes on February 8, 2013, has surpassed more than 2,700 separate events. Last year at this time, 1468 events had been submitted.

 

Badges are available with multiple shipping options at Gen Con’s homepage, www.gencon.com <http://www.gencon.com> .

McFarlane Toys Reaveals a New Walking Dead Statue

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McFarlane Toys’ Collectors Club continues to bring fans the most exciting statues ever created and their next resin statue is a true collector’s dream.  Michonne from The Walking Dead is the next to join McFarlane Toys’ line of limited-edition resin statues.

The meticulous sculpted and hand painted statue, captures Michonne,  the woman transformed by pain and loss,  as she is thrust into the role of a badass zombie warrior, as she battles endless hordes of flesh-eaters in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world.

The beautifully-detailed piece shows fan-favorite Michonne doing what she does best, killing walkers with not one, but two swords! The statue stands approximately 14.5 inches high and comes with a 360 degree rotating, highly-detailed gory base, so you can view the gruesome action at every angle!  This statue is limited to no more than 1,500 pieces, with each sequentially numbered piece being hand-signed by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. As an added bonus, each box will include a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Todd McFarlane.

The limited-edition statue retails at $295 with FREE Shipping (only available in US and Canada). Preordering begins at Noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, February 11, 2013. United States and Canada residents can preorder their statues exclusively on the McFARLANE TOYS ONLINE STORE.

With acute attention to every decaying detail the Michonne statue was created, developed and designed by Todd McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys design group, in conjunction with Robert Kirkman and Skybound Entertainment.

This resin statue is planned to ship 3rd Quarter 2013. Customers will not be charged until the order is shipped.

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Preview – Phabula #1

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Phabula #1

Story: Dalton Rose
Art: Dalton Rose
$.99 – Ages 15+

A young girl travels across a dangerous landscape of scorcerers and monsters in search of a means to lift a curse, and along the way she will have to challenge the greatest forces of her world.

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Preview – Snapshot #1 (of 4)

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Snapshot #1 (of 4)

Story by: Andy Diggle Art By: Jock
Price: $2.99

Jake Dobson is your typical nerd; works at the Near-Mint Rhino comic-book store in San Francisco. But when he finds a lost cell phone, he’s horrified to discover it’s full of snapshots of a murder victim. Suddenly he finds himself hunted by a vengeful hitman who wants his phone back… and Jake in a body bag! And then things start to get *really* complicated…

Don’t miss the first ever creator-owned thriller from the team behind THE LOSERS and GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE!

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NECA/WizKids Unveils New Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 Collectibles, Games, with Valve

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WizkidslogoFrom game world to real world, game creator and leading entertainment conglomerate, NECA/WizKids, under a merchandise licensee agreement with game developer and publisher Valve, today unveiled plans to launch an upcoming Dota 2 HeroClix collection and new game platform entitled ‘NextChess’, featuring Team Fortress 2, both based on the best-selling game franchises. Both titles are set to launch this summer.

The announcement follows NECA/WizKids’ publication of the much-anticipated Half Life 2 Zero-Point Energy Field Manipulator (a.k.a. “Gravity Gun”) replica and release of the Limited Edition Portal 2 Gun Replica, which launched with overwhelming response last fall.

NextChess is an all-new chess-variant platform designed by NECA/WizKids. The platform’s initial launch will feature Team Fortress 2 sculpted chess piece components designed by the artists at Valve. Challengers will go head-to-head with pieces representing their favorite TF2 class and can customize their gameplay experience by mixing and matching various classes as any chess piece.

Unlike traditional chess, NextChess has a TF2-related twist—swappable hat piece toppers. An ode to TF2, each piece will begin the game with a special hat topper and as the action heats up, hats come off. Players can claim various hats from other pieces and assume the movement characteristics of pieces captured, adding an element of variation and challenge to the standard game of chess.

NECA/WizKids also announced Dota 2 as the latest addition of licensed brands to the popular collectibles miniatures game, HeroClix. The Dota 2 collection will encompass two 5-figure Starter Sets, with a 24-figure Gravity Feed to follow.

A sneak peek of Team Fortress 2 NextChess and the Dota 2 HeroClix collection will be offered to New York Toy Fair attendees, February 10-13.

Two Comic Related Real Life Crime Stories

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220px-McGruffThere’s been some strange stories involving comic books and crime lately. Coming out of Texas, a former investigator with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in comic books from a defendant who was charged with embezzling millions of dollars.

The accused, Lonnie Blevins, tried to sell the comic books “including an original issue of Batman worth over $900 thousand.” Blevins resigned from his job last December.

The comics were evidence in a case against Anthony Chiofalo, the admitted embezzler. The theft by Blevins was discovered when Chiofalo’s attorney said Chiofalo attempted to pay the embezzled money back and the comics were then discovered missing.

An attorney for Blevins said the former investigator was innocent and this is a federal investigation. Another investigator was suspended, but it’s unknown if it’s related to the stolen comic books.

In better news, Facebook has helped foil a theft of comic books. A suspect has been caught after stealing $18,000 worth of comic books from an Anaheim, California store. Around January 30th, Beach Ball Comics had it’s store window smashed and 11 comics taken from a display case.

Among the stolen goods: a signed Lee No. 1 “Spider-Man” issue, worth $5,495; a 1939 “Superman” No. 33 issue signed by Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joseph Shuster, valued at $3,300; and a 1940 “Batman” No. 4 issue signed by Jerry Robinson that’s worth $1,000.

The store owner took to Facebook after the theft was reported to police. An alert went out around geekdom about the theft. In a matter of hours, a man tried to sell two Incredible Hulk comics to Collector’s Paradise. Collector’s Paradise informed Beach Ball Comics and the police.

The store did what it could to delay the suspect until police arrived, informing him they didn’t have enough cash in the register to buy the comics. The suspect left, but police later said they had caught him after he tried to go to another store to sell the books and that store’s employee took down the license plate.

Seven of the stolen comics were retrieved. As of late last week, the signed Lee and Siegel and Shuster, along with two other comics, remained missing.

 

Preview – Sonic the Hedgehog #245

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #245

Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Steven Butler, Terry Austin, John Workman, and Matt Herms
Cover: Tracy Yardley! and Matt Herms
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 2/6
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US

“Endangered Species” Part Three: It’s all-out war on Albion!  Lien-Da’s Dark Egg Legion battles Thrash’s devil dog pack, with Knuckles and Team Fighters giving their all to control the chaos!  The dark origin of Thrash is revealed, opening up a no-holds-barred throw-down with Knuckles!

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