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Dynamite, Paizo, and Humble Bundle Team Up for a New Charity Bundle

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Following up on the continued success and buzz around the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder, Dynamite Entertainment and Paizo offer gaming fans a low-cost entry into the canonical comic book world of Pathfinder! This new bundle is ESSENTIAL for fans of the game looking for insight into the world of Pathfinder straight from the game designers who created it. Each issue also includes a bonus Pathfinder RPG gaming appendix with game statistics, encounters, and miniatures-scale tactical battle maps perfect for use with the tabletop Pathfinder RPG. This bundle contains over 30 comics and more than 20 battle maps, 2 Exclusive Maps, miniatures and would cost over $100 to purchase individually, and of course, the exclusive maps not available outside of this promotion!

In addition to the encounter maps presented with individual Pathfinder issues, this Humble Bundle contains two original bonus tactical maps available exclusively with this promotion! All maps are presented at the standard 1 inch = 5 feet tactical scale suitable for gaming miniatures.

The “pay what you want” model offers readers the chance to unlock over 30 comics and many Maps, two Exclusive Maps, Shattered Star Miniature Boosters, and over 1,000 pages of content!

The core will give gamers and comics fans access to:

  • Pathfinder Vol 1: Dark Waters Rising 1-6
  • Pathfinder: Origins 1-2
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 1-2
  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 1-2
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #1

For those who pay more than the average price at time of purchase will also unlock all of the above PLUS:

  • Pathfinder Vol. 2: The Tooth & Claw 7-12
  • Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain #1
  • Pathfinder: Origins 3-4
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 3-4
  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 3-4
  • Pathfinder Special 2013
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #2

$15 or more will get you all of the above PLUS:

  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 5-6
  • Pathfinder: Origins 5-6
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 5
  • Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain 2-3
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #3
  • 2 Humble Bundle Exclusive Maps – “Humble Bonus Map: Feast Halls” and “Humble Bonus Map: Infernal Sanctuary”

$26 or more will get you all of the above PLUS:

  • A physical box of 4 randomly assorted Pathfinder Battles: Shattered Star prepainted plastic gaming figures perfect for use with the more than 20 tactical battle maps provided with this bundle! (Shipping not included.)

Visit today to start your collection of Dynamite comics and graphic novels! Upon purchase, you can choose where the money goes-between Dynamite and four charitable causes (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Doctors Without Borders, Camden’s Concert, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation) via the PayPal Giving Fund.

Humble Bundle Gets an Army of Darkness Dynamite Comics Bundle

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Layout 1Dynamite Entertainment has unleashed the Army of Darkness comics into one giant-size Humble Bundle featuring more issues than you can shake a boomstick at. Based on the 1992 cult classic movie from visionary director Sam Raimi starring Bruce Campbell as “Ash,” this collection of comics continues the adventures of Ash, the “chosen one,” as he does battle with the deadites possessed by the Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead.

The stories bundled here feature legendary crossovers with other icons of the horror genre including Re-Animator, Dracula, and Hack/Slash – not to mention a groovy guest spot as Ash saves President Barack Obama. When he’s not bailing out the commander in chief, follow Ash on his many misadventures as he goes from ancient Egypt to entering a video game, blasts off into SPAAAACE, not to mention his scariest destination of all – the altar.

This bundle is also packed with star power featuring some of comics’ biggest names including Cullen Bunn, Steve Niles, Nick Bradshaw, Sanford Greene, Andy Hartnell, and even The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman, plus many more.

Check out the “dynamite” comics in this bundle at each threshold!

Customers can name their price for:

  • Army Of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes
  • Army Of Darkness Vs. Re-Animator
  • Army Of Darkness: Old School
  • Army Of Darkness: Ash Vs. The Classic Monsters
  • Ash And The Army Of Darkness

Those who pay more than the average price will also receive:

  • Army Of Darkness Vs. Hack/Slash
  • Army Of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama
  • Army Of Darkness: From The Ashes
  • Army Of Darkness: The Long Road Home
  • Army Of Darkness: Home Sweet Hell
  • Army Of Darkness: Hellbillies And Deadnecks
  • Army Of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched

Customers who pay $15 or more will receive all of the above plus:

  • Army Of Darkness: League Of Light, Assemble!
  • Army Of Darkness: Movie Adaptation
  • Army Of Darkness Vol. 1: Hail To The Queen, Baby
  • Army Of Darkness Vol. 2: The King Is Dead, Long Live The Queen
  • Army Of Darkness: Ash In Space.

In total, there are 92 comics bundled here to help commemorate 1992 – the year that the Army of Darkness movie first hit theaters!

The first taste is free as each day throughout the promotion, fans can sample the content as Ash brings some “sugar” with a new FREE comic at 2 p.m. Pacific time daily.

As with all Humble Bundles, customers can choose how their purchase dollars are allocated, between the publisher and charity. Humble Comics Bundle: Army of Darkness supports three worthy causes:

  • Doctors Without Borders/MSF
  • Make-A-Wish International
  • Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Humble Comics Bundle: Army of Darkness runs for two weeks and ends Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. Pacific time.

Humble Bundle and Dynamite Re-team for a Big Bundle in Time for the Holidays

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2014-12-10_1616Humble Bundle is teaming with Dynamite Entertainment for a second time. Their original Humble Bundle comic package was released this past summer and was able to raise over $100,000.00 during The Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle in July.

Humble Bundle organizes pay-what-you-want plus charity promotions for awesome digital content and puts the power directly in the hands of the consumers, offering them fully-featured titles at prices they set themselves. Consumers pay what they want and decide how to allocate their money between content creators, charity and a humble tip.

The Humble Dynamite MEGA Holidays Bundle supports Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, Make-A-Wish, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund which defends first amendment rights of comic book professionals nationwide.

Dynamite has some of comics’ hottest licenses and original properties, and this go-round they will be pulling out all the stops with top tier titles such as Bob’s Burgers, The Twilight Zone, and the highly anticipated Django/Zorro crossover, which is co-authored by the inimitable Quentin Tarantino with Award-Winning writer Matt Wagner. In addition, this bundle boasts works by some of the industry’s biggest superstars including Mark Waid, Darick Robertson, Garth Ennis, Gail Simone, Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, J. Michael Straczynski, David Mack, Howard Chaykin, Bill Willingham, Sean Phillips, Tim Seeley, Chuck Dixon, Andy Diggle, Duane Swierczynski, Joshua Hale Fialkov and many more fantastic writers and artists.

Fans who choose to pay what they want for the Dynamite Bundle will receive 56 comics with a value of over $200 which includes Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet #1, Dead Irons #1-4, Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Vol. 1, Devilers #1-2, Hack/Slash/Eva: Monster’s Ball #1-4, Doodle Jump #1, Alice Cooper #1, Mark Waid’s The Green Hornet #1-3, Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg! #1-6, Red Sonja: She Devil with a Sword #0-6, Chaos! #2-3, Legenderry #4-5, Pathfinder Vol. 2: Of Tooth and Claw, Dark Shadows: Year One #1-6, Queen Sonja #1-2, The Warriors #1-4, and Ex-Con #1.

Fans who beat the average price will also receive 105 comics total with a combined value of over $380 including Living Corpse Omnibus, Doodle Jump #2, Dean Koontz: Frankenstein – Prodigal Son, Curse of the Wendigo, Monster War #1-4, Devilers #3-4, Twilight Zone #1-4, Uncanny #1, Alice Cooper #2, Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #4-6, Red Sonja Vol. 2, Pathfinder Vol. 2: Tooth and Claw, Kirby Genesis #0-8, Shaft #1, and Jim Butcher: Dresden War Cry #1-3.

Super fans who support Dynamite’s comics and creators by spending $15 or more will receive 143 comics total with a combined value of over $600 will receive all of the above, PLUS Zorro Vol. 1, The Complete Dracula, The Romita Legacy, The Boys: Definitive Edition Vol. 1, and The Heart of the Beast Graphic Novel 20th Anniversary Edition.

Customers who buy the bundle will receive the first three issues of Bob’s Burgers and can share the first issue with a friend, by utilizing theirr gifting promotion. Those who refer this bundle to a friend will be rewarded with a copy of the first issue of the Django/Zorro crossover.

In addition, for those who wish to sample Dynamite’s diverse line, every day at 2:00pm EST throughout the promotion, a digital comic book will be made available as a free download to fans, kicking off with a free digital copy of Red Sonja #7 written by fan-favorite author Gail Simone.

That’s just for starters with additional titles to be unveiled mid-promotion.

To date Humble Bundle has raised over 49 million dollars for charities around the world. The Humble Dynamite MEGA Holidays Bundle runs for two weeks and ends Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 11 a.m. Pacific time.

Batkid Begins, the Official Trailer

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Remember Batkid? Miles, whose battle with leukemia and love of Batman, captivated a nation. Last November, he and the Make-a-Wish turned San Francisco into a Batman adventure, one that touched people’s hearts. A new film, Batkid Begins, looks at Mile’s story, and what it spawned. The feature-length documentary was create by filmmaker Dana Nachman.

Batkid Begins is in the middle of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, and has little over three weeks to raise about half of the $100,000 goal to finish the film.

 

Batkid Gets His Own Movie

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Do you remember Batkid? The young child who got to live his dream to be Batman courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation and stole America’s heart has got his own movie that chronicles his adventure.

San Francisco to Become Gotham City

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MilesBatman290Module San Francisco to transform into Gotham City for five year old with leukemia The Make-A-Wish Foundation is granting a five year a chance to be Batman for a day. On November 15, San Francisco will be protected by Miles, who has been battling leukemia. But Miles won’t be battling villains alone, the San Francisco Police Department will be helping him as well as a “real” Batmobile. They’ll be foiling some local villains (since it’s San Francisco, maybe beating hippies). It’s a wonderful thing to see and great for the city and foundation to do.

On their website, the foundation has a run down of what the day will entail:

The day starts with a breaking news story. Gotham City’s Police Chief asks if anyone knows the whereabouts of Batman because he needs his help solving crime and bringing the bad guys to justice. Our little Batman, Miles, in training with adult Batman, is ready to answer the call! Of course Batman will be riding in the “real” Batmobile around the City, saving the day and performing feats of derring-do!

After rescuing a damsel in distress from the cable car tracks in Nob Hill, and capturing the Riddler in the act of robbing a downtown vault, Batman will eat his lunch at the Burger Bar in San Francisco – directly above Union Square. While at Burger Bar, he will get a call on his Batphone to go to the window – where he will look down and see a huge group of volunteers jumping up and down asking for Batman’s help. Why?

Because the Penguin will be kidnapping a famous Gotham City mascot! The getaway car will be visible on Union Square (a convertible so that everyone can see what is happening), and the chase will be on!

After catching the Penguin, Batman will make his final stop at City Hall, where the Mayor and the Police Chief of Gotham City will thank him and give him the key to the city.

But, they’re also encouraging folks to participate by coming out and watching Mi… we mean Batman, in action or capturing it on video to share. You can get more details on their site and we encourage folks to donate as well.

(via Death and Taxes)

SDCC 2013: Her Universe and Course of the Force Official Apparel Partner

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HUN-M-178-A (HUN COTF Shield Logo Tee) FRT ARTStar Wars fans are preparing for yet another epic journey this year as the 2nd annual Course of the Force lightsaber relay prepares for its launch July 9th through the 16th. This time, Her Universe, a leader in female genre merchandise, and founded by actress and voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ashley Eckstein, will be the apparel merchandise partner for the event. Her Universe will be selling this brand new merchandise for both men and women at the COTF “conival” events in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Huntington Beach and Oceanside Pier as well as at the Her Universe booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 where the relay concludes. $5.00 from the sale of each shirt and $10.00 from the sale of each hoodie will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Course of the Force is an Olympic torch-style relay that all aspiring Jedi Knights can take part in. The week long journey, which begins in San Francisco and ends in San Diego, benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundations of California. Renowned artist Russell Walks designed the 2013 look for Course of the Force that is featured on the merchandise.

In addition to providing the apparel for this year’s Course of the Force, Eckstein is also returning, for the 2nd year in a row, as co-host with The Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick and other talent for the exclusive coverage of the relay.

You can still sign up for Course of the Force, the lightsaber relay from Skywalker Ranch to Comic-Con International in San Diego July 9-16, 2013 benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation, by clicking here.

Aspen’s Charismagic: Sparkles Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation

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On November 21st, Aspen Comics‘ Charismagic: Sparkles hits exclusively on comiXology. The special digital-exclusive 11-page short story’s proceeds goes to charity. Aspen has also pledged to donate all of their proceeds for this issue to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Featuring the harrowing origin of the popular talking cat Sparkles from the pages of Charismagic, this all-new one-shot issue is written by series creator Vince Hernandez and fully illustrated by series cover artist Siya Oum. Hernandez discussed the project further:

Our fans and new readers have been so overwhelmingly supportive of Charismagic and Aspen in general, so we wanted to give something back, and more specifically to those in need. We felt the Make-A-Wish Foundation was the perfect organization to help make this happen. Charismagic at its core is about heroic people overcoming great challenges and finding true courage in the face of adversity, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation adheres to these principles tenfold with their cause. It was a perfect fit for us. As well, artist Siya Oum is a hero in my book for taking on the entire project pro bono because she believed in the cause as much as we do. We really hope people will enjoy the magical yarn we’ve created.

Charismagic: Sparkles will arrive exclusively on Comixology on November 21st, with a sale price of $0.99, and will also be available on the Iverse Comics App with a date to be announced shortly.

Ron Perlman Goes Through Hell to Make a Wish

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Ron Perlman made a young boys dream, by enduring the four hour make up process to become the comic book character whose movie Perlman starred in, Hellboy. Perlman participated in the Make-A-Wish program to help 6 year old Zachary whose dream it was to meet Hellboy.

The make up department then turned the young Zachary into a mini-Hellboy.

Massive kudos to Perlman and all who could make this happen.

(via Crazy Days and Nights)

Aspen WonderCon 2012 Announcements

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Charismagic: The Death Princess

Aspen will be releasing an all-new three issue miniseries, Charismagic: The Death Princess in Fall 2012 written by Charismagic creator Vince Hernandez and featuring art by Emilio Lopez and Jocelyn Dunn with covers by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez.

Aspen also plans to release a special digital-exclusive Charismagic: Sparkles one-shot story over the summer by Hernandez and Siya Oum with Aspen’s proceeds going to the Make A Wish Foundation.

Homecoming

In August, from the legendary comic minds of Michael Turner, David Wohl and Scott Lobdell comes a new high school supernatural adventure series combining aliens with the always scare life of high school called Homecoming, featuring art by Emilio Laiso and Stefani Rennee.

Idolized

Aspen’s first-ever superhero comic book is by creator/writer David Schwartz with artists Micah Gunnell and David Curiel. Idolized tells the story of girl with super-powers and a tortured past, who seeks revenge, and ultimately finds redemption, over the course of competing in a televised super-hero competition show.

Executive Assistant Assassins

Aspen will be releasing their first ever ONGOING series this summer in July with the release of Executive Assistant Assassins by writer Vince Hernandez and rotating art teams. The first three issue story arc is entitled “Life After Death” and features the popular Executive Assistant Lily. “Life After Death” will feature the art team of Jordan Gunderson and Teodoro Gonzalez and will include covers by Joe Benitez, Dustin Nguyen, Eduardo Francisco and more.

Upcoming

Executive Assistant: Iris Volume 3

Aspen’s critically-acclaimed Executive Assistant: Iris returns with an epic third volume written by creator David Wohl.

Shrugged Volume 2

The popular action-comedy series Shrugged returns for a second volume by series creator Frank Mastromauro and will feature a special oversized zero issue upon its return.

Fathom Volume 5

Aspen’s flagship title Fathom continues to move forward into new territory with its fifth volume upcoming. Aspen is introducing popular Executive Assistant: Iris writer David Wohl into the fold as writer to join Alex Konat and Beth Sotelo.

Soulfire: Search for the Light Summer Event

Aspen is planning a huge summer event around their premiere title Soulfire entitled Soulfire: The Search For the Light. The event will feature five separate one shots that will combine for one massive story arc that leads directly into Soulfire Volume 4 with an all new art team. The five one shots include Soulfire: Hope by JT Krul and Jose Varese, Soulfire: Despair by David Schwartz and Jonathan Marks, Soulfire: Faith by Amanda McMurray and Siya Oum, Soulfire: Power by David Wohl and Khary Randolph and Soulfire: Grace by JT Krul and Pasquale Qualano.

Lady Mechanika Reprints

Aspen is going back to print on the massively-popular and sold-out issues of Lady Mechanika #’s 0,1 and 2. All three will feature new cover art by creator Joe Benitez and colorist Peter Steigerwald.