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Dark Horse Announces New Halo Anthology

Dark Horse and 343 Industries are set to release a new anthology series based on Halo Wars 2. Halo Wars 2, 343 Industries’ real-time strategy video game, introduces a new ruthless villain, Atriox. This five-chapter anthology collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Conan the Slayer), Jody Houser (The X-Files: Origins, Faith), John Jackson Miller (SMITE: The Pantheon War, Halo: Tales from Slipspace), Alex Irvine (Hellstorm: Son of Satan, Dark Sun: Ianto’s Tomb), Claire Roe (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, Saltire: Annihilation), Josan Gonzalez (Weird Detective), Jonathan Wayshak (Call of Duty: Zombies, Halo: Tales from Slipspace), and Tristan Jones (Rebels, Aliens: Defiance).

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DC's The Cool Dad, Asks If You're Ready To Rock With "Dark Days"

DC is bringing you that sweet, sweet sound as METAL kicks off with two ground-shaking preludes—starting with DARK DAYS: THE FORGE in June and continuing with DARK DAYS: THE CASTING in July. The New York Times best-selling writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV collaborate with iconic artists Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, and John Romita Jr. to bring these stories to life— laying the foundation for what's to come and showing you the first look into METAL and DARK MATTER this year.

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Image Picks Up Moonstruck

Superstar writer Grace Ellis (Lumberjanes, Bravest Warriors) and mega-talented newcomer Shae Beagle join forces for a magical ongoing series, MOONSTRUCK, coming this July from Image Comics.

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Kurt Sutter Continues To "Write" Comics With Nuns With Guns

BOOM! Studios announces the creative team for SISTERS OF SORROW, the first original series created exclusively for comic books by Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter. Launching in July, Bram Stoker Award-nominated novelist Courtney Alameda (Shutter) and breakthrough artist Hyeonjin Kim join Sutter for a revenge story he describes as, “Nuns with guns.”

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VIZ Media Highlights DRAGON BALL SUPER & Other May Digital Manga Debuts

VIZ Media offers a digital manga update featuring a fresh line-up of newly added volumes for May.

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Heroine Chic Season 3 Launches to Record-Breaking Readership - Webtoon Comic

After two successful seasons, Heroine Chic has returned for a 3rd superhero chic season exclusively on LINE Webtoon – the popular digital comic publisher pioneering the development and distribution of comics worldwide. Created by David Tischman, the genre-bending mashup of superheroes and the fashion industry continues to entertain and excite readers, with the Season 3 launch of the comic series being read over 2.5 Million times in its first week. Written by Tischman (Son of Superman, Justice League: Elseworlds, Cable) and illustrated by artist Audrey Mok (Josie and the Pussycats), Heroine Chic walks the superhero genre down a new runway in an all-new 26-chapter season.

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DC Signs Bogdanovic To Create Content For DC & Vertigo

DC Entertainment continues to expand its talent roster, announcing today that it has reached an agreement with all-star artist Viktor Bogdanovic (NEW SUPER-MAN) to create content solely for the company’s DC and Vertigo imprints.

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Udon Reveals "Street Fighter & Friends 2017 Swimsuit Special"

The Street Fighter & Friends 2017 Swimsuit Special will feature three standard covers by artists Ecchi-Star (CVR A), Aki Li (CVR B) and Ryan Kinnaird (CVR C). The issue will also feature a Blank Sketch cover (CVR D), as well as a retailer incentive cover (CVR E) by artist Joe Vriens. This special incentive cover features the swimsuit-clad Morrigan paying homage to a classic horror image from the 1960s.

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Darby Pop Publishing Declares Its Independence Day On July 4th

After four years of editorial autonomy paired with distribution partnerships, Darby Pop Publishing is ready to become truly “indie.” With a new “direct” deal in place, Darby Pop Publishing’s titles will continue to be available through Diamond Book Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors, but retailers can now find the publisher’s critically-acclaimed titles listed under Darby Pop’s own heading in the PREVIEWS catalog.

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ONE-PUNCH MAN Anime Series Debuts On Home Media From VIZ Media

By Dustin Cabeal

If you listened to this week's Comic Bastards Podcast we actually talk about One-Punch Man. You should listen to that and also buy this if you haven't watched it yet. It's worth owning even if there are a bunch of streaming options... shit, I might buy it and I need more anime like a hole in the head.

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Dynamite Announces Street Fighter Book Thingy

Hot on the heels of its bestselling video game retrospective Art of Atari, Dynamite Entertainment announces the next volume in its Video Game Icons series, Undisputed Street Fighter™: The Art and Innovation Behind the Game-Changing Series, written by Steve Hendershot and edited by Tim Lapetino.

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Preview: Sherlock and Watson Team Up in the All-Ages Adventures of KID SHERLOCK

John Watson is nervous being the only dog at his new school, Baker Elementary. But when he takes an interest in fellow student, Sherlock Holmes, the two become unlikely, and sometimes contentious, friends. Together they deal with bullies, track down lost toys, investigate stolen playground equipment, and even face an unseen threat terrorizing the school halls. All the while Watson tries to help Sherlock make friends with his fellow students and Sherlock tries to help Watson become a better detective.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Injustice 2 GameStop Hometown Heroes Tournament

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that it is teaming up with GameStop for the Injustice 2 GameStop Hometown Heroes tournament, an esports program for the upcoming Injustice 2 video game from NetherRealm Studios.

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Seven Seas Licenses and Releases DEADLINE SUMMONER Manga One-Shot (Digital)

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the digital license acquisition of Deadline Summoner, a monstrously fun, short one-shot manga by OKAYADO, the creator of the bestselling Monster Musume!

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VIZ Media Announces New Studio Ghibli Full-Color Picture Books For 2017 Release

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, received cheers from thrilled attendees this past weekend during its official panel at Chicago’s premier pop culture and comics convention C2E2, where it announced the winter release of a pair of full-color picture books for the famed Studio Ghibli films CASTLE IN THE SKY and PRINCESS MONONOKE.

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WBTV’s “Titans” + WBA’s “Young Justice: Outsiders” to Debut in 2018 on DC-Branded Digital Service

Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment today announced that executive producers Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter are teaming up for the all-new live-action drama series “Titans,” which will debut in 2018. Additionally, Warner Bros. Animation’s “Young Justice: Outsiders,” the highly anticipated third season of the popular “Young Justice” series, is also ramping up for its first mission next year.

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Preview: Bloodshot Salvation #1

Valiant is proud to present your first look inside BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the BLOCKBUSTER NEW ONGOING SERIES from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN, Moon Knight) and extraordinary artists Lewis LaRosa (BLOODSHOT REBORN, SAVAGE) & Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN)! On September 27th, to protect his true love and newborn daughter from the forces that made him a walking weapon, Valiant’s machine-made soldier will be forced to run his most dangerous mission yet…and begin a harrowing gauntlet of revenge and bloodshed that will forever redefine the course of Bloodshot’s present and future…

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Dark Horse Announces "The Dark North"

Dark Horse and Charles Wood Publishing AB are excited to terrify more readers with The Dark North! Originally crowdfunded for publication in 2016, this illustrated prose-art book fusion features five unique tales ranging from Norse mythology to apocalyptic science fiction to fantasy.

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Title Announcement: Best Wishes From Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce Best Wishes, an original graphic novel from Dark Horse founder and acclaimed writer Mike Richardson (Star Wars: Crimson Empire, 47 Ronin, Echoes) and Eisner Award–winning writer/artist Paul Chadwick (Concrete, The World Below, Gifts of the Night). Cowritten by Richardson and Chadwick, Best Wishes is Chadwick’s first comics work since 2013!

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Seven Seas Licenses TO LOVE RU and TO LOVE RU DARKNESS Manga Series

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the To Love Ru and To Love Ru Darkness manga series by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki! To Love Ru first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump and To Love Ru Darkness ran in Jump Square.