Erin Kellison’s first book, Shadow Bound, is due out this month (in the States, we assume). If you’ve been running a fiction contest then perhaps look for an entry called “Touch of Twilight” as you might have your hands on a copy of the unpublished manuscript. Erin’s site has four short paragraphs to talk about […]
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Flank Hawk teaser and preview
Who would win? A dragon or a panzer? Flank Hawk is a novel by Terry W. Ervin II. Ervin used Photo Story 3 to create a simple trailer for Flank Hawk and it’s worked insofar as blogs (like Geek Native) are taking notice. Ervin’s bio suggests Army of Darkness is one of his favourite films […]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies graphic novel review
I’m going to be honest with you – I’ve not read Pride and Prejudice. Although I’ve read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – I’ve not even read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now I’ve read, and enjoyed, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the graphic novel and so I’m not that far behind. However, it’s perhaps not […]
Has the Thundercats and Time Spirits author been murdered?
Police have found a served arm in a van registered to Stephen Perry. His housemates have now been arrested in connection with the missing person case and Steven Perry is still missing. Police investigated Perry’s house and found more human remains close to a nearby dumpster. His house had also been ransacked. Times have been […]
Batman Live – the stage show; good idea or not?
Okay, we’ve had the Lion King stage show, with Wicked we’ve had the Wizard of Oz stage show and we’ve even had a Walking With Dinosaurs touring show. With that in mind do you think we’d ever see a “Batman Live” stage show? According to Heat Vision that’s exactly what we’ll see. Nick Grace Management […]
Motion Comic: Iron Man Extremis
A motion comic is a cross between an animation and a comic. It shows simple animations in a panel format. To be cruel; it’s a cheaper way of making an animation. To be kind; it’s a powerful enhancement on the traditional comic format. One to check out – suitable for mature audience only – is […]
Yen Plus retires print magazine, announces refunds and goes online
The end has come for Yen Press‘ magazine Yen Plus. Well; one end, a type of end anyway as the publisher is (wisely, perhaps) putting a stop to the print magazine in favour of an online only model. Yen Plus is two years old and has had some success. It was the vehicle by which […]
The Painted Man; written on a phone, now a novel soon to be a big movie
Peter Brett has talent. He used to work in medical text publishing and now he’s on the verge of a multi-million dollar movie deal. His movie backers reckon the series could challenge Lord of the Rings. Okay; we’ll see whether The Painted Man and its sequel The Desert Spear will challenge the Lord of the […]
Zombies vs Cheerleaders comic
Moonstone Books have got permission from their friends at 5Finty to turn the collectable card series Zombies vs Cheerleaders into a comic book series. Moonstone list the new title in their humour section but do suggest Zombies vs Cheerleaders will be as morbid as it funny. Steven L. Franks has the writing lead and will […]
New Dungeons and Dragons comic book series
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have granted IDW Publishing a license to launch several new Dungeons and Dragons comic book lines. We’re expecting the first one to be available in August. IDW’s Dungeons and Dragons contribution is expected to be set in the “core” world, but then grow to include Dark Sun (January 2011) […]
