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Preview: The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshal On Mars #2

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Brett

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshal On Mars #2

Story By: Ben Acker
Story By: Ben Blacker
Art By: J. Bone
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: JAN150717
Published: March 18, 2015

Based on the hit Nerdist podcast! Chased by masked marauders wielding futuristic guns in turn-to-glass mode, Sparks and Croach The Tracker race through the undercity of Mars, an impossible expanse of wonderment that defies human understanding.

Sayonara Wade! Your New Look at Deadpool Number 250 – the Death of Deadpool!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Brett

That’s right! Add up all the Deadpool series (creatively), and April’s Deadpool #45 marks Wade Wilson’s landmark 250^th issue! How is he celebrating? He’s dying! The end of the line comes for all, even one such as Deadpool, but he’s not gone yet! Say your condolences with this new look at the colossal-sized series finale!

First, Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne serve up a 30-page main story, as the villainous Ultimatum finally makes their move. They’re coming for Deadpool – every last one of them! It’s going to be a bloodbath, but Wade’s going to go down swinging.

Then – Gerry, Brian and Scott Koblish bring you a long lost, full length Deadpool tale. Remember when Wade got a hold of the Infinity Gauntlet? No? Don’t worry – that’s what the story is for. And yes, you should be worried Wade Wilson is in possession of nigh-infinite cosmic power. First order of business? Summon the entire Marvel Universe for the ROAST OF DEADPOOL!

Finally, a killer (see what we did there?) line-up of celebrities, comedians and friends of ol’ Wade as they pay tribute to the Merc With a Mouth. Say goodbye alongside Paul Scheer, Nick Giovannetti, Scott Aukerman, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Jason Mantzoukas, Mike Drucker and more!

Wade will soon be gone, but never forgotten! Especially as he’s poised to make such a grand exit. And you can be there for the ride. No fan can afford to miss the massive 250^th issue this April!

DEADPOOL NUMBER 250 (a.k.a. DEADPOOL #45) (FEB150830)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, BEN ACKER, BEN BLACKER, NICK GIOVANETTI, PAUL SCHEER, JASON MANTZOUKAS & SCOTT AUKERMAN!
Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH, NATALIE NOURIGAT, TY TEMPLETON, MIRKO COLAK, VERONICA GANDINI & JACOB CHABOT
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
Run the Jewels Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG (FEB150831)
Death of Deadpool Variant by TONY MOORE (FEB150832)
Avengers Variant by DAN PANOSIAN (FEB150833)
WTD Variant by SANFORD GREENE (FEB150834)
FOC – 03/16/15, On-Sale 04/08/15

Preview: KING: Flash Gordon #2

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brett

KING: Flash Gordon #2

Ben Acker, Ben Blacker (w)
Lee Ferguson (a)
Chip Zdarsky (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE:
Chip Zdarsky “Virgin” Art retailer incentive cover
Wilfredo Torres Exclusive Art retailer incentive cover
Wilfredo Torres B/W Art retailer incentive cover

DEADLY CAPTURE! Things are dire. MASSIVE explosions and DOUBLE-CROSSES have forced Flash Gordon & Dale Arden & Professor Zarkov to take drastic action…it’s time to go UNDERWATER FOREVER! You shan’t conceive the epic tale that BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER (Thrilling Adventure Hour) & LEE FERGUSON (Turok) have concocted!

Preview: The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshal On Mars #1

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Brett

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshal On Mars #1

Story By: Ben Acker
Story By: Ben Blacker
Art By: J. Bone
Art By: Jordie Bellaire
Cover By: J. Bone
Cover By: Jordie Bellaire
Price: $3.99
Diamond ID: DEC140625
Published: February 18, 2015

BASED ON THE HIT NERDIST PODCAST! Shine your astro spurs and don your robot fists! Justice rides a rocket steed across the crimson plains of the fourth planet, where one man brings fear to robots and aliens…and hope to humans who make this frontier planet their home. He is…SPARKS NEVADA: MARSHAL ON MARS!

Preview: King: Flash Gordon #1

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Brett

King: Flash Gordon #1

Ben Acker, Ben Blacker (w)
Lee Ferguson (a)
Darwyn Cooke (c)
FC • 34 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE:
Darwyn Cooke B&W Art retailer incentive cover
Rob Liefeld Exclusive Art retailer incentive cover
Ron Salas Exclusive Art retailer incentive cover
Rob Liefeld B&W Art retailer incentive cover
Ron Salas B&W Art retailer incentive cover

“He’s nothing but a man!” Welcome to the KING, full of UNCANNY PLANETS and ENORMOUS EXPLOSIONS and FURIOUS HOLOGRAMS and IMPOSSIBLE BRAVERY and GALACTIC HEISTS and SAVAGE GUERILLAS and MYSTERIOUS FLOBOTANIM and MASSIVE HANGOVERS and GRINNING IMPOSSIBILITY!

GET PUMPED for ASTOUNDING FUN by BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER (The Thrilling Adventure Hour) and LEE FERGUSON (G.I. Joe) with a connecting KING cover by comic legend DARWYN COOKE!

Deadpool Number 250 Puts the DEAD in Deadpool!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Brett

That’s right – if you add together all the Deadpool series (creatively), April’s Deadpool #45 marks Wade Wilson’s landmark 250^th issue! How will he be celebrating? DEATH! No, really. Wade’s about to reach the end of the line, but he’s not gone yet. Prepare for a colossal-sized series finale the likes of which you’ve never seen before as Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and more bid the Merc With a Mouth adieu, and explore the legacy he leaves behind.

First, Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne serve up a 30-page main story as, the villainous Ultimatum finally makes their move. They’re coming at Deadpool for revenge – all of them! And we mean ALL OF THEM. It’s going to be a bloodbath, but Wade’s not going down without a fight though.

Then – Gerry, Brian and Scott Koblish bring you a long lost, full-length Deadpool tale. Remember that time Deadpool got a hold of the Infinity Gauntlet? No? Don’t worry – we’re going to tell you. And yes, you should be very worried that Deadpool now has control over space, time and reality. First order of business? Summoning the entire Marvel Universe for the Roast of Deadpool.

Finally – a killer (pun intended) line-up of celebrities, comedians and friends of ol’ Wade have come to pay tribute to the Merc With a Mouth. Cap off Wade’s final adventure with new stories from Paul Scheer & Nick Giovannetti, Scott Aukerman, Ben Acker & Ben Blacker, Jason Mantzoukas, Mike Drucker and more!

Sure, Wade may be meeting his end. But he’s poised for a grand sendoff the likes of which have never been seen before.

DEADPOOL NUMBER 250 (a.k.a. DEADPOOL #45)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, BEN ACKER,
BEN BLACKER, NICK GIOVANETTI, PAUL SCHEER, JASON MANTZOUKAS,
MIKE DRUCKER & MORE
Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH & MORE
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
DEATH OF DEADPOOL VARIANT BY TONY MOORE
On-Sale in April!

Preview: Flash Gordon Annual 2014

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brett

Flash Gordon Annual 2014

Jeff Parker, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Chris Eliopoulos, Nate Cosby (w)
Robert Castro, Chris Eliopoulos, and more (a)
Marc Laming (c)
FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • Teen+

48 STORY PAGES! FIVE STORIES, all tying in to the hit FLASH GORDON ongoing series! KID FLASH – Teenage Flash’s daring & dumb misadventures! DALE ARDEN – Hero of the science desk! PROFESSOR ZARKOV – Drunken rocket scientist of the future! SHARK PRINCESS – Royal tribulations on one of Ming’s many conquered underwater worlds! BABY FLASH – What kind of trouble did Flash get into before he was even out of diapers!?

A cavalcade of fantastic fun featuring JEFF PARKER (Batman ’66), BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER (Thunderbolts, Thrilling Adventure Hour) & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS (Hawkeye)!

Thrilling Adventure Hour comes to Image Comics in Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Brett

Ben Acker and Ben Blacker take Image Comics by storm with two all-new series inspired by the hit Nerdist podcast Thrilling Adventure Hour. Titled The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents… Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars and The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents… Beyond Belief, the two series are coming to Image Comics this February.

For Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars #1 you’ll want to shine your astro spurs and don your robot fists! Justice rides a rocket steed across the crimson plains of the fourth planet, where one man brings fear to robots and aliens… and hope to humans who make this frontier planet their home. He is… Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars by Acker & Blacker, J. Bone, Jordie Bellaire, and Marshall Dillon.

In Beyond Belief #1, by Acker & Blacker, Phil Hester, John Rauch, and Marshall Dillon, it’s time to send the little ones to dream land and set your radio’s dial to “spooky.” Steel yourself for mysterious suspense in… BEYOND BELIEF! Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle, toast of the upper crust! Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes… they see ghosts! Who cares what evil lurks in the hearts of men… unless evil’s carrying the martini tray!

Both series will launch from Image Comics in February.

Archaia Announces Two Thrilling Adventure Hour Events

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Brett

Archaia Entertainment, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, has announced two upcoming events centered on its recent anthology graphic novel release, The Thrilling Adventure Hour. Fans will be given the opportunity to get their books signed by the writers and some of the performers from the show on which the graphic novel is based.

On Monday, Sept. 16, starting at 7 p.m., the Barnes and Noble location at The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, California will host The Thrilling Adventure Hour author/creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, along with performers Paul F. Tompkins, Joshua Malina, James Urbaniak, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and more to be announced for a fun-filled, interactive panel and signing of the graphic novel. The event is free but a purchase of the book is required for autographs. Although The Thrilling Adventure Hour is sold out at the distribution level, this event will feature First Printing copies, while supplies last!

Barnes and Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market
189 The Grove Drive, Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
325-525-0270

On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California will hold “The Thrilling Adventure Hour Graphic Novel Reception,” featuring Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and more additional cast members as they confirm. General Admission tickets are priced at $75 each, and include entry into the event. VIP Admission is $150 and includes entry to the event plus a copy of a limited-edition The Thrilling Adventure Hour Graphic Novel Exhibition commemorative poster. Since June, the Cartoon Art Museum has been hosting an exhibit of some of the art featured in the graphic novel. This event starts at 7 p.m. to allow guests plenty of time to enjoy the museum, see the exhibit, and to meet the creators and members of the cast. Light food and drink will be provided. The Museum would like the event to be a celebration of the creativity of the creators, artists, and cast of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, as well as the success of the graphic novel.

Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 91405
415-227-8666

To buy tickets, visit this link: https://guestlistapp.com/events/179220

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a live-staged show in the style of old-time radio performed monthly at the famous Largo of the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles. Running since 2005, each show features three stories brought to life by a talented troupe of actors and comedians! This multi‐faceted cast portrays all manner of characters from an ever‐evolving array of recurring worlds and genre backdrops including space westerns, goofy super‐heroics, fast‐talking mediums and a British time‐traveler…just to name a few.

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Nerdists’ Thrilling Adventure Hour Graphic Novel Sells Out

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Brett

Award-winning graphic novel publisher Archaia Entertainment, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, has announces that the first printing of The Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel is sold out at the distributor level. In fact, the title was marked “out of stock” three weeks before it was set to debut in comic book shops on August 7.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour ($19.95, hardcover, 136 pages, full color, 7.25” x 11.25”, ISBN: 978-1-936393-28-2) is an anthology collection of original genre tales based on segments included in the highly popular stage show and podcast of the same name. The Thrilling Adventure Hour live performance harkens back to the heyday of old-time radio entertainment, with well-dressed actors (known as the WorkJuice Players), scripts in hands, voice-acting their roles in front a live audience. The performance is recorded and later uploaded as part of the Nerdist Channel family of podcasts. The WorkJuice Players include Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Autumn Reeser, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, and more. They are often joined by stars of film and TV who make cameo appearances, including Nathan Fillion, Molly Quinn, and Jason Ritter.

In 2012, Ben Acker and Ben Blacker ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to pay for the artists for the graphic novel and wound up raising almost four times what they had initially asked for. All the funds were used to pay for the creative and the stretch goals associated with the campaign. None of the money was used to pay for the production of the book.

Copies of The Thrilling Adventure Hour are available at your local comic book shop now, and will be available in book stores and other mass market outlets on August 20. If you are unable to find a copy, Archaia and BOOM! have rushed TAH back for a second printing and will have more available by the time of New York Comic Con (October 10-13, 2013 at the Javits Center in New York City).

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