The first comic, Hank Howard, Pizza Detective in Caligula’s Safe, cost just $1, and now published Bad Idea is on to grander things.
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The top selling titles on DiveThruComics on 2024
As with the previous sites, some surprising data is here, and some December comic book releases have done well.
Get this Hellishly good Hellboy MEGAbundle – only 5 days left to go!
Check out this awesome Hellboy Universe megabundle from Humble – I know we’re a bit late to the game, but just in case you missed it (like we did!), you can get your hands on a massive 33 items – some containing as many as 35 books each – for just under £30!
Signed editions available now: Rivers Of London graphic novels
Peter Grant, having become the first English apprentice wizard in fifty years, must immediately deal with two different but ultimately inter-related cases.
T.J. Klune’s “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” just scrapes the Goodreads Readers’ Favourite Fantasy award – why?
With 69,854 votes, just ahead of Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar with 68,564 votes, T.J. Klune’s Somewhere Beyond the Sea won the Readers’ Favourite Fantasy at Goodreads.
New Witcher book Rozdroże Kruków (Raven Crossroads) due for release tomorrow – here’s what we know
Witcher fans rejoice! It seems Andrzej Sapkowski has finally given in and has written a new Witcher book, Rozdroże Kruków (Raven Crossroads), which has its release tomorrow! (I know, this was news to me, what rock have I just crawled out from under?)
Gary Gygax’s daughter calls her father “sexist” in response to recent D&D row
It’s worth noting that Gary Gygax was proudly a biological determinist. It’s unclear whether Gary would refuse any of the preface.
Forbidden Planet to host special Chaosium double book launch event this Friday
Forbidden Planet has announced that they’ll be hosting a special Chaosium double book launch event on Friday 29th November.
Check out this new Frankenstein graphic novel art featuring Boris Karloff in an original design
Today we’re in for a real feast for the eyes, by way of sharing a first look at some gorgeous new art from power team Legendary Comics and Karloff Enterprises – a new Frankenstein graphic novel titled Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff, to be exact.
Competition: Win The Elder Scrolls – The Official Cookbook Vol. 2
Not only is Skyrim an incredibly popular computer RPG, but the cookbook has done well enough to get a second volume!
