NCsoft ® and Planetwide Media announced today the launch of City of Heroes® and City of Villains® Comic Book Creator Contest. The contest based upon user generated content will officially run from March 27, 2007 through 11:59 CDT April 27, 2007. Participants will be able to enter by submitting a...
AUSTIN, Texas -- In a co-venture with NCsoftR Corporation (KSE:036570.KS) and Cryptic StudiosTM, Top Cow Productions will launch City of HeroesR as a new comic book series that will link together gamers and comic book fans alike. Celebrated writer Mark Waid (X-Men, Hunter-Killer, Flash, JLA, Ruse, Fantastic Four, Kingdom Come,...
Banking on the success of its groundbreaking online film series "The Hire "(2001), BMW of North America joins forces with Dark Horse Comics to produce a series of six comic books. Each features a specific BMW car and follows the adventures Banking on the success...
A trio of bidders have agreed to buy the rights to a wide range of superheroes from Acclaim Entertainment's roster for $925,000 for use in comics and other media, after an earlier offer to the bankrupt company fell through.
Universal Pictures and Planetwide Media announced today the launch of the SMOKIN' ACES Digital Comic Book. Available at the film's official website, www.SmokinAces.net , the comic may now be viewed and downloaded by fans of the upcoming feature film SMOKIN' ACES, in theaters January 26th.
Timonium-based Gemstone Publishing, an offshoot of Diamond Comic Distributors' founder Stephen A. Geppi, announced plans to publish Overstreet's Comic Price Review, a monthly newsletter that will offer in-depth information on the sales of high-grade comic books and collectibles. Priced at $75 a year, the first issue will appear in mid-year.
* MGM will break out a two-disc special edition of cult classic Escape From New York on Dec. 16 (prebook Nov. 4; $29.98) that will include the first issue of the new comic book series John ... * MGM will break out a two-disc...
Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: IWWH) announced today that feature film and cross-media franchise production studio Starlight Runner Entertainment has agreed to launch a publishing imprint with comic books based on the raucous teen comedy "Band on the Run." "Band on the Run" is the latest film project produced...
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--May 9, 1996--Acclaim Comics, the comic book publishing subsidiary of entertainment software publisher, Acclaim Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM), has named Fabian Nicieza, one of the best-selling comic book writers of all-time, senior vice president and editor-in-chief. Nicieza will oversee all editorial operations including the creative development...