2000 AD is bringing back the controversial British comic series Action.
The newly titled Battle Action Special is a 96-page hardcover original graphic novel featuring eight new stories, all written by The Boys co-creator Garth Ennis. He's joined by artists Kevin O'Neill, Keith Burns, Mike Dorey, John Higgins, Chris Burnham, Patrick Goddard and PJ Holden, as well as colorists Jason Wordie, Len O'Grady and Sally Jane Hurst.
KO Studios has announced two new graphic novels that will be released digitally and to comics retailers on March 15 and to the book channel on May 1. Both books will be released as softcovers with an MSRP of $19.99.
Black Mass Rising, by writer Theo Prasidis and artist Jodie Muir, is a sequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, set one year after the events of the original novel. With Dracula dead, things are looking up in Transylvania, until a the mysterious Healer, who heals both people and land, arrives in town and a new evil is stirred up.
The Forgotten Blade, by writer Tze Chun and artist Toni Fejzula, is a fantasy story about a land where magical waters can grant the residents great powers, but the waters are closely guarded by the tyrannical Church of the Citadel. With two children’s souls at stake, a warrior with his best years behind him goes on a mission to infiltrate the church, find the source of the waters, and strike down the evil god who reigns over it all. Chun is the co-founder of TKO Studios; Fejzula was the artist for Greg Rucka’s Veil (see “Greg Rucka’s Creator-Owned ‘Veil’ from Dark Horse”).
Frank Miller Inks Agreement to Appear Exclusively at Fan Expo Events
Legendary Dark Knight Returns and 300 creator Frank Miller has signed an agreement to appear exclusively at Fan Expo events through 2024.
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Ukraine Refugee Comic With Groo, Chew, Grendel, Astro City & More
Friend of Bleeding Cool, Scott Dunbier, has been putting together an incredible collection oc comic book talent to raise money to help refugees from Ukraine. More than three dozen comic-book writers, artists, colorists, letterers, designers, and editors announced Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a benefit anthology with all proceeds going to Operation USA. The book will be full-color, 96 pages, 8 x 12 inches, and available in both hardcover and softcover editions.
Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds features an incredible roster of comics talent united under the mission of providing relief to the war-torn Ukraine, which has suffered attacks from neighboring Russia since late February. There will be multiple versions available, a hardcover with a painted cover by Alex Ross, and softcover versions by Arthur Adams, Dave Johnson, and Bill Sienkiewicz. At press time, stories will be created by a virtual who's who of writers and artists, including Brent Anderson, Sergio Aragones, June Brigman, Kurt Busiek, Howard Chaykin, Joshua Dysart, Mark Evanier, Emil Ferris, Dave Gibbons, Rob Guillory, John Layman, Gabriel Rodriguez, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Chris Sprouse, Jill Thompson, Matt Wagner, Mark Waid, and more. Including familiar characters and comics such as Groo The Wanderer, Sdcary Godmother, Astro City, Usagi Yojimbo, Star Slammers, Chew, Grendel, American Flagg and more.
Frank Miller Launches Independent Publishing Company, New ‘Sin City, ‘Ronin’ Comics in the Works (Exclusive)
The comics legend behind 'The Dark Knight Returns' and '300' will act as editor-in-chief while Dan DiDio returns to the world of comics, acting as the company's publisher, for the first time since exiting DC in 2020.