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If you haven't been keeping up with your comics media, here's some key links and reviews for you to check out what we've got going on in the news!
[Exclusive] Read Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ #1 For FREE From Dark Horse Comics | Bloody Disgusting
Dark Horse continue to dominate the world of horror comics with a series of mind-blowing announcements at C2E2 this year. Last year, Dark Horse released an 11-issue adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire trilogy “The Strain”, written by David Lapham with art by Mike Huddleston. Lapham and Huddleston stay true to the source material, while giving the series a very cinematic feel and a strong emphasis on character building.
Twitter Giveaway: Chance To Win Mike Oeming's 'The Victories' Art From Dark Horse And MTV Geek!
On June 12, Dark Horse Comics is releasing their collected edition of the first five-issue miniseries – and to celebrate, Dark Horse and MTV Geek are giving away six 'case files' spotlighting the characters of The Victories universe, each containing a piece of original Mike Oeming artwork!
Dark Horse Digital Announces Sabertooth Swordsman | The Beat
“There’s only seven kinds of story”, people say. “There’s no new stories to be told”, they moan. And then one day Dark Horse announce a comic called Sabertooth Swordsman and suddenly the world is a finer place.
New York Cool: 'Empowered' | NY Post's Parallel Worlds
There's an new issue of the comic Empowered by Adam Warren out today from Dark Horse Comics. The comic that loves to have its cake and eat it. Because, yes, we get scenes such as the above.
EXCLUSIVE: Gischler Dances with the Devil in "Kiss Me, Satan!" | CBR
Writer Victor Gischler spoke with CBR News about his upcoming Dark Horse Comics miniseries "Kiss Me, Satan!", a tale of fallen angels, spell-casters for hire and the allure of New Orleans.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Abe Sapien #3: Dark and Terrible
"Ah…feel that? That’s the breath of fresh air that is Abe Spain #3 Dark & Terrible, “Terrible” being defiantly the antithesis when describing this book!" - iFanboy
"Month in and month out, you cant go wrong with anything that has Mike Mignolas name on it. The people he works with always do a phenomenal job and the stories are always insane, deep and some of the best in all of comics. Next time youre at your local comic shop, check them out. You will not be disappointed." - Read Comic Books
Empowered Special #4: Animal Style
"She's Emp, and she's one of the best current comic book supercharacters. It's a very subversive form of feminism and sexual warfare that totally and unashamedly gets unreconstructed heterosexual males to buy into these fetishistic images and then gives them a lesson in sexual politics while doing so." - NY Post
"The thing that is absolutely brilliant about the Empowered series is that while it makes fun of the typical cheesecake female comic hero, it also relies on the trope… but then also completely decimates the trope at the same time. It’s like a f***ing magic trick! Who the hell doesn’t like magic?" - Comic Bastards
Michael Avon Oeming’s The Victories #2
"What has happened to this world and the way normal people and heroes cope is captivating storytelling. The highest compliment I can pay to any form of storytelling is this: I have no idea whats going to happen next and I cant wait to find out." - Bloody Disgusting
"It's fun to see Oeming branch out on his own again, and even though I'm excited about where this title is going, I can't help but feel a little nervous that the scope of what he's going for might be hard to manage. But I want to believe. And so I'll keep reading." - Unleash the Fanboy
"Motter’s visuals alone make this worth reading. His world is dark and sinister, yet features wildly vibrant coloring, like watching a 1950s vision of the future through a cracked mirror. This is a great comic for fans of Brubaker’s noir work." - Newsarama
"Everything about this series/franchise pulls at my inner being and takes my breath away. Each issue is like falling in love and when it ends, it’s like a terrible break up. But as long as this series exists, I will subjugate myself to its emotional abuse because it’s worth it." - Comic Bastards
Star Wars: Dark Times—Fire Carrier #5
"Star Wars: Dark Times – Fire Carrier #5 is an excellent release that should be in the hands of every fanboy or fangirl in the galaxy." - Unleash the Fanboy
"There is a depth of emotion conveyed at critical points in the story, something not easy to do. But it is done well in Star Wars: Dark Times"Fire Carrier." - Culture Mass
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