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impressions
Impressions: Wildstorm's Resident Evil Comic Book
The first issue of DC imprint Wildstorm's new Resident Evil comic book mini-series hits comic book stores tomorrow, and we've taken a sneak peek to see if it's worth your bathroom reading time. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by invictus2006: Am i the only one, getting sick of zombies? 20 Responses | Other threads
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Surprise Failed
Wizard Outs Marv Wolfman As New DC Universe Online Talent
Wizard Magazine completely spoils Sony Online Entertainment's fun, outing comic book legend Marv Wolfman as the new DC Universe Online creative talent a week before the big reveal at the New York Comic Con. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by heretrix: Fear the plaid shirt, bitches. Oh, that 70's fashion sense. where art thou now? Seriously though. Marv Wolfman rules. Not only is... 3 Responses | Other threads
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pew pew pew
Champions Online Cares Where Your Force Beams Come From
In the latest edition of their Champions Online Q&A feature, developer Cryptic details how powers in their upcoming superhero MMORPG can be tweaked by players for a more customized hero. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Trygle12 is FREE!... and waiting for Disgaea 2: Crotch beam is a go. DestroyMan would be proud. 22 Responses | Other threads
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street fighter
Udon's New Chun-Li Comic Gets Thighs Just Right
Udon Entertainment more than makes up for Kristin Kreuk's lack of thigh meat with their newly announced comic book miniseries Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by tinky XIII: Is it just me, or does that shadowy figure on the last page look suspiciously like William Murderface? 5 Responses | Other threads
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street fighter
Udon Street Fighter Comics Coming To DVD
Those of you who missed Udon's excellent Street Fighter series in comic book form have another chance to catch the series next February as Eagle One Media and Capcom team up to present a DVD version of the comic in animated form. Street Fighter: Round One - FIGHT!, due out February 9th, just in time for the release of Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li on February 27 - not only reprints issues 0-6 of the Udon series, it animates the comic, adding movement, music, special-effects, and even voice overs to the comic book dialog. If you ask me it's a complete and utter bastardization of the comic book as an art form, but that's just the sort of thing you'd expect from a big old comic book geek like myself. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by boombye: LOL @ people not having heard of comics being animated. There's something called Manga in Japan and they are animated into... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Doodle Hex 2
Tragnarion Nabs Comic Book Talent For Doodle Hex Sequel
Of all the things I missed at the Games Convention at Leipzig, none stung so much as Tragnarion Studios' Doodle Hex, a DS game I've been obsessing over on and off for the better part of a year now. I actually saw the game for sale at GameStop, but didn't pick it up, not knowing they were still looking for a U.S. publisher. So while I desperately await news of a North American release, Tragnarion is busy working on Doodle Hex 2, and they've tapped some top comic book talent to tackle the story this time around in the form of Mr. Sean McKeever. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Mike Fahey: Yeah, well Teen Titans is DC after all, and there's only so much you can do with that. 3 Responses | Other threads
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resident evil
Resident Evil And Devil May Cry Comics On The Way
As I've said before, DC's WildStorm imprint is slowly becoming THE video game comic book label of choice. They've got World of Warcraft (an excellent series btw), Gears of War, the recently announced Mirror's Edge, and now they're adding two of Capcom's hottest properties to the list. That's right, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry are the latest video game properties to get the WildStorm treatment, though the company has already delved into the Resident Evil mythos in the past. More » -
capcom
Bionic Commando, Lost Planet Comic Books Comin'
Capcom has partnered with Devil's Due Publishing—apparently I'm out of the comic book publisher loop—to introduce a series of comic book titles based on properties like Bionic Commando and Lost Planet. The video game publisher already has a line of comics based on the Street Fighter universe published by Udon, who in turn is providing artwork for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. More »
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Comment by Rintor: I love the original Bionic Commando, and I am excited by Rearmed. However, now that I have moved past the... more » | Other threads
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comic books
Gears Of War Getting Comic Book Treatment
DC's WildStorm imprint is quickly becoming the go-to comics label for the video game industry. They've already got World of Warcraft and the recently announced Prototype, and now Epic and DC announce that Gears Of War will be getting the ongoing comic book series treatment as well."We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and chronicles unique to DC Comics since childhood," said Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. "The Gears of War storyline and characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit under the WildStorm imprint."
Debuting in October, the comic book series will begin with a story that bridges the events between the first game and Gears of War 2. This is getting to be just evil. Soon I'll be back to the weekly, overly expensive trips to the comic store I thought I had gotten out of my system 7 years ago. Curse you DC! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by PsycheDiver: Wonderful news! If I don't get the story from the game, it'll have to be in the comic. more » | Other threads
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comic books
30 Days Of Night Artist Keen On Game
30 Days Of Night artist Ben Templesmith does damn fine work - fine enough to land him a gig penciling the comic book prequel to EA's Dead Space, as well as doing some design work for the game itself. In a recent interview at Comics 101, Seth "4:10" Robison asked Templesmith how he'd react if EA approached him for a 30 Days Of Night game.I wouldn't say yes. I'd literally scream it. I'd just ask them to be authentic and make it work while being as respectful to the comic story and visuals. So no sudden space vampires as big as a truck, etc...or any uber-boss like that. EA certainly would have the chops to make a beautiful game version of it. They do gore and blood damn well.
You can almost see the EA exec's eyes light up as he reaches for the phone, only to sigh sadly and go back to playing Minesweeper after reading, "no sudden space vampires as big as a truck". Oh well, it was a thought. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by PlanHex: @Strange Bedfellows: Hells yes. We need a Wormwood or Fell adventure game instead of this. more » | Other threads
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ubisoft
NBC Readying XIII Mini-Series, Forgettable FPS To Remain Forgotten
Ubisoft's cel-shaded first person shooter XIII—based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name—didn't exactly blow back the gaming community's hair. Despite a fairly big marketing thrust from the French publisher and a four platform push on the PC, Gamecube, Xbox and PlayStation 2, it would appear we won't ever see a XIII II. Fans of the series will be thrilled to learn, however, that broadcaster NBC has picked up the property for a mini-series to air this winter. More »
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Comment by trooper6: Loved XIII, great game. I want a sequel so badly! I remember being very annoyed at the time that some reviewers... more » | Other threads
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required reading
Dead Space Gets Comic Book Prequel
EA wants to give the story of their upcoming space horror adventure Dead Space a bit more punch, so they've teamed up with Image Comics to create a comic book prequel series for the game. The Dead Space comic book features art by Ben "30 Days Of Night" Templeton and words by comic book writer and novelist Antony Johnston, and tells the story of a doomed deep-space mining colony that - as deep-space mining colonies are want to do - accidentally mines up some evil. They should have gone with skinning. You never skin evil. Ahem. The six issue series kicks off on March 3rd, with a special edition of the 1st issue being made available this weekend at the WonderCon in San Francisco. Hit the jump for a full-size shot of the cover, as well as the ever helpful press release! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by KraZe: Well, I've managed to avoid shameless tie-ins so far. I've even done this in spite of being a fan of... more » | Other threads
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udon entertainment
Udon To Issue Flood Of Capcom Comics In 2008
With the original Street Fighter now twenty years long in the tooth and Capcom planning to issue Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Udon Entertainment is capitalizing on the license in a big way in 2008. It's planning on issuing no less than three new Street Fighter comic book lines next year, including Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li and Street Fighter III: New Generation. Details on the involved artists, plus teaser artwork shots have been added to the publisher's official blog. More »
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Comment by Suzaku: Udon has had some real issues, being a relatively new publisher with some fairly inexperienced artists, and have had a... more » | Other threads
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announcement
Virgin Comics And Perspective Team For New IP
Generally you have a comic book that gets so popular a video game is made (Turok), or a game with so many fans that it spills over into the realm of comic books (Halo).Virgin Comics hopes to skip that whole annoying process, teaming with computer animation house Perspective Studios to create a portfolio of new intellectual property aimed at multiple formats. While the new characters and franchises will get their start in graphic novels or short animations, each will be designed with video games, television shows, or feature films in mind. Perspective has a long history of working with other game companies, providing animation for both GTA and Ghost Recon series, and now they're itching to do their own thing."Our past experience with many memorable properties has long inspired us to see what we could accomplish with original content," said Steven Lehrhoff, CEO of Perspective Studios. "The Virgin Comics team, with such a unique creative vision, will make the ideal partner for this undertaking."
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By Mike FaheyComment by markusdragon: How about a Richard Branson videogame/comic franchise. It could involve him as a smug beardy superhero fighting his evil archnemesis,... more » | Other threads
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ramayan 3392 a.d.
SOE and Virgin Team For Ramayan MMO
With the MMO market dominated by firmly entrenched fantasy-themed MMO offerings, a fresh new setting is always welcome. Well it doesn't get much fresher than the India-based Ramayan 3392 A.D. comic book universe from Virgin Comics, who today announced along with SOE an agreement to create an MMORPG based on the franchise. Ramayan 3392 A.D. is a futuristic retelling of the Indian epic Ramayan, written by Shamik Dasgupta and based on a story by Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur, featuring humans battling with demons in a post-apocalyptic world."Virgin Comics approached us with a portfolio of amazing comic properties based on Indian lore. We particularly love Ramayan 3392 A.D., as we feel Virgin Comics' telling of The Ramayana is particularly gripping, graphically brilliant and lends itself extremely well to an MMO," said Smedley. "This a fantastic time for us to expand our games to include this culturally rich storyline and we are honored to do this with a diversified, creative and experienced company like Virgin Comics."
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By Mike FaheyComment by asTer0id: i wish they had stuck with original Ramayan instead of 3392 crap...the original Ramayana and Mahabharata stories have so much... more » | Other threads
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comic con 07
Meet Ken Penders!
He's the artist for Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book and he made his only public convention appearance at the San Diego International Comic Con this weekend. Ken was selling Sonic the Hedgehog stuff and ONLY Sonic the Hedgehog stuff, including limited edition art prints, signed Sonic the Hedgehog comic books, Sonic the Hedgehog toys and original Sonic the Hedgehog comic book artwork. Ken was even wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog t-shirt based on his painting for the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon DVD collector's set. More »
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Comment by Erinaceus: I know that SatAM fans hate the man's guts, but I give him credit for helping to keep the comic... more » | Other threads
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marvel universe online
Comic Book Vet Joins Cryptic
Cryptic takes another step towards realizing the full potential of their upcoming Marvel Universe Online MMO for the PC and 360, signing comic book and game writing vet John Layman as a design writer for the game. Layman has been in the comic book industry for twelve years. A one-time editor for DC Comics' Wildstorm branch, Layman now mainly writes for Marvel Comics, most recently having worked on a solo Gambit miniseries and House of M: Fantastic Four. He also writes Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen comic book for Oni Press, the first issue of which came out just this week. His work in the video game industry includes writing for Metroid: Hunters and the Marvel Trading Card Game. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by vonfaustus: A veteran of the comic book industry? Ok. I read and buy comic books pretty regularly and I don't even... more » | Other threads
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terrible tales of war
Brothers in Arms Comic Book
The World War II shooter series with the most character in the genre is getting even more. Gearbox Software have entered into an agreement with Dynamite Entertainment to create a comic book series based off of the upcoming Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway game. The game series has followed the true story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division through three games now, and the comic book will delve deeper into the story, borrowing from both the new game and the previous two titles. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by LORDofDANCE: @Thingyman: Well, when most of your jokes are penis jokes it's hard to be taken seriously. more » | Other threads
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final fantasy vii
Final Fantasy's Tifa In Porn Manga Mondo
Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII looks, err, different. She looks somewhat depressed. I would be too if I were on the cover of Kuusou Jikken -Vol. 7- ("Imagination Experiment -Vol. 7-). "Hentai doujin" comic books like this often feature famous characters from video games or animation doing shameful, embarrassing things! They're printed in small numbers so that they can hopefully slip under the radar, but are carried in popular bookstores in places like Akihabara and Den-Den Town. This particular doujin comic group, or circle, has done other naughty mangas with the likes of Mai from King of Fighters. So! If you are curious, there are some NSFW-ish Tifa pics at the link below. Just know: There's a reason why Tifa looks glum. More »
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Comment by boombye: Come on Brian, you actually live in Japan, I'm sure this isn't your first trip to the manga shop. more » | Other threads
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area 51
Grant Morrison Visits Area 51
The film adaptation of Midway's Area 51 just got far more talent working on it than it deserves, as Paramount Pictures hires comic book revolutionary Grant Morrison to pen the screenplay for the video game film. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Fugue: I know I'll get flamed for this, and I haven't read any of his non-creator owned stuff except Doom Patrol,... more » | Other threads
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halo 3
Bendis to Write Ongoing Halo Comic
Would have mentioned this much earlier, but I was in the throes of the flu over the past weekend and couldn't be sure if the tip we recieved was real or a fever dream. At the New York Comic Con this weekend, Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesadilla Quesada announced an ongoing Halo comic book series to be penned by my second favorite comics writer of all time (first will always be Peter David), Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis's credits include Ultimate Spiderman, Daredevil, the Avengers, and even the massive House of M crossover which served to trim the fat on the bloated mutant population in the Marvel universe. The series will be drawn by Alex Maleev, who is completely amazing. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by tk.: I'll agree that the current X-Factor under Peter David is pretty awesome. I always thought that good ol' Multiple... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Roux: Oh, wow! The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! I remember, relegating the Zelda toon to just fridays wasn't enough! In retrospect,... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Valrik: Great. MMO's about impossibly flexible heroes who stab people in the eye. Remember when McFarlane created "Spawn: Armageddon"... more » | Other threads
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mario
Retro Mario Ad Found in the Street
Kotaku reader Jim was coming home from work (read: wandering the streets) when he happened upon a comic on the side of the road. Jim, being the brave soul he is, of course picked it up and begin leafing through. He writes: More »
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Comment by RiceBandit: I actually TOTALLY remembering this ad. My parents didn't get me an NES until about a year after it came... more » | Other threads
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Comment by sigloiv: I say developers just give us nothing...you shouldn't need someone to explain a game to you. If it's fun, you... more » | Other threads
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By egaugerComment by Nick Brutal: An older Death Jr? Interesting. There was a comic book prior to this, right? Just yesterday, I threw away a... more » | Other threads
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halo
True Believers Get Halo Graphic Novel
Marvel and Bungie Studios have teamed up to bring the Halo universe to your local comic book store with this summer's The Halo Graphic Novel. The hardcover arrives in July and features some of the best of the best the industry has to offer, from Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Simon Bisley, Andrew Robinson, and more. More »
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Comment by Justin: I thoroughly enjoyed one of the Halo novels. As well as the ILoveBees campaign, although only after everyone had already... more » | Other threads
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