GAME OF THRONES Figures Previewed!

Seven hells, Figures.com just previewed several awesome looking GAME OF THRONES figures/ statues from New York Comic Con including TYRION, KHAL DROGO and DANAERYS TARGARYEN.

These are just simply fantastic. Actually, to be honest, I'm really taken aback by the quality of this stuff. THANK YOU DARK HORSE for this scheme to taking whatever money we have in our back pockets.

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They also have Ned Stark and John Snow...

And finally a group shot. 

Special thanks to Figures.com for posting this. You may want to check out the rest of the gallery on their website (with them being the real owners of the photos and everything). Here's the LINK

Matt Wagner's GRENDEL Returns in THE SHADOW vs GRENDEL

If you want more mature vigilante stuff for your comic book fix then you might want to invest in some good ol' GRENDEL. MATT WAGNER's story of betrayal and legacy has gotten a lot of good reviews for the past decade or so and now Grendel squares off against pulp classic hero THE SHADOW.

Here's an excerpt on the interview that Wagner did with CBR:

Q:Tell me about the origin of this series. It's been quite a while since you've done a Hunter Rose story -- why return to him now, and in this form?

A: The last time I worked on Hunter as a character was the "Behold The Devil" series for the 25th Anniversary, and I've been kind of flexing my pulp muscles over at Dynamite for a while now. I did some 30 issues of "Zorro," the 20 issues of "Green Hornet: Year One" and "Shadow: Year One," most recently. This new project come out of an e-mail from Dynamite Editor-in-Chief Joe Rybandt. He's been a big fan of my work for a long time -- in fact, when we first met, he showed me his Grendel tattoo. So his e-mail says, "I went to bed last night thinking about this, and I couldn't fall to sleep. What if we did a Grendel/Shadow crossover?"

I did the two Batman/Grendel crossovers years ago, and I've been offered the chance to do many, many other crossovers since then. I always turned them down because, after Batman, where do you go? But this idea I bit on immediatly because I'm a huge Shadow nut. As big a Batman fan as I am, I think I'm an even bigger Shadow fan. Just about the time that I was getting into comics as a real fan, more so than just a reader -- the time I became aware of the world of fandom that surrounds comics -- around when I was 12 or 13, DC had ads running in their books announcing their first Shadow series drawn by Mike Kaluta in the early '70s. That was very intriguing to me. My parents were from the World War II era, so they grew up listening to "The Shadow" on the radio, and by the '70s you could get old episodes of the radio drama on vinyl. Then, about a year after the comic debuted, Pyramid Books started releasing the old Shadow pulp novels with beautiful new covers by Jim Steranko. I got a whole big mega-dose of the Shadow all at once and just fell in love with the character.

So when Joe brought this up to me, I thought, "Yeah, this is a natural. If there's one character I could set Grendel up with besides Batman, it's the Shadow." And when I wrote him back. I said, "I think I've got to draw this one as well as write it."

I guess we'll have more details surrounding this crossover come New York Comic Con 2013. 

Castle Geek Gives Away Free Comics Monthly to Pull List Members

Starting this July and will last the entire month, Castle Geek – the fastest growing comics, toys and collectibles shop is launching their PULL LIST SERVICE. Comic fans in the metro can expect tons of discounts and incentives from the comic retailer that will be available in their branches in Glorietta, The Collective and soon at V-Mall Greenhills.

“Having the PULL LIST SERVICE helps us to forecast the number of copies that each title our customers would require, through this we are able to achieve publisher incentives including the coveted variant covers everyone desires. In turn we are able to channel these perks to our customers through discounts and freebies” says Lawrence Sol Cruz, Operation Head for CASTLE GEEK.

PULL LIST SERVICE members of the shop are entitled to 15% discount on all their comic titles and other perks that cover Merchandise, Graphic Novels and even a free comic monthly.

To learn more about the PULL LIST SERVICE that’s happening next month, visit the CASTLE GEEK Facebook Fan page at https://www.facebook.com/CastleGeek and check out the event section.

CASTLE GEEK is located at the following locations:

CASTLE GEEK The Collective
The Collective
Malugay St., San Antonio Village
Makati City
+63926 324 6515

CASTLE GEEK Glorietta
3F New Glorietta Wing
Glorietta 2, Ayala Center
Makati City
+63917 597 0798

CASTLE GEEK Greenhills
3F Unit V309 V-Mall
Greenhills Shopping Center
San Juan

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys # 1

Reviewing Dark Horse Comics' "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" # 1 in partnership with Castle Geek and Comicx Hub.

The book was written by Gerard Way [formerly of My Chemical Romance and writer of Umbrella Academy] together with Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan.

R.I.P.D. Poster Spotted

Here's our first look at the R.I.P.D. starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges shared by Collider.

Synopsis: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

More Than 4.6 Million Comic Books Ordered for Free Comic Book Day

Comic book specialty retailers worldwide expect record attendance at this year’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and have also pushed their ordering to record levels—with more than 4.6 million free comic books to be available the day of the event, May 4, 2013.

Nearly 2,000 retail accounts have signed up this year as participating stores for Free Comic Book Day—also a record number of participating stores—and expectations are high.

“FCBD is the day after the opening of the Marvel’s Iron Man 3 film, and thousands of comic book shops across North America and around the world will look to share the magic of comic books with their communities,” said FCBD spokesperson Leslie Bowser. “It’s really a wonderful time for comic shops as they are clearly energized from a full year of strong sales and will look to continue that positive trend going forward in 2013.”

Hellboy in Hell # 3 Spoilerific Review

Spoilers for Hellboy in Hell # 3 by Mike Mignola

There's a lot of things that happens in this issue and you guess it right, we're due for a long story time. 

Eva Green Snags Ava Lord Part for SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR

We now have an official Ava Lord for the adaptation/ sequel to Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City" in the form of Bond girl Eva Green.

I'm actually kind of bitter because I was hoping that the part would be given to Angelina Jolie. Anyway her role is meaty considering that she's the titular 'dame to kill for'. It's also her actions that sends Dwight on a warpath in one of Frank Miller's books. That was before Dwight went into another warpath in behalf of Shelley in the first film.

Star Wars # 1 - The Art is Good the Story Even Better

I was caught off guard with the release of Dark Horse's Star Wars # 1 by Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda with covers by the legendary Alex Ross. I was caught off-guard because I wasn't able to order a copy. 

Review: A quick read through features a story that happens between A New Hope and the Empire Strikes Back. Leah and Luke survive an Interceptor encounter while Han and Chewie contemplate their stay with the Rebel Alliance. Meanwhile Darth Vader is dispatched with a new mission by the Emperor.

The story is pretty interesting and quick. As the title says, the art is pretty to look at especially under the deft hands of artist Carlos D'Anda. It took me a good five minutes to actually peel my eyes away from the art and actually start reading the story. There's a lot of great character moments in this ish but so far my favorite happens to be that moment when Princess Leia manages to defend herself against a TIE Pilot. 

Hellboy in Hell # 1 - Welcome Back Mike and Red

It's been awhile since we last saw Hellboy in any of the Dark Horse books but this week ends all that as we get to find out what happened to red after his 'death' in "Hellboy in Hell".

Also this is the first time in years that Mike Mignola (welcome back Mike)...

Gentle Giant's Jon Snow and Ghost Statue

Here's a quick look at Game of Thrones' Jon Snow and Ghost Statue from Gentle Giant.

Here's the accompanying text:

There is a spiritual bond between Jon Snow and his direwolf companion, Ghost. Like Jon, the wolf cub was set apart from his siblings, and he leaves Winterfell with Jon to the Wall.

Attuned to danger with a preternatural sense, Jon and Ghost team as if one.

No detail has been spared in this faithful replica, crafted expressly for Dark Horse's program by the sculptors at Gentle Giant Studios.

The large size and meticulous detailing make this a piece for the true collector.

- On sale June 26 from Dark Horse Comics
- 13" high, 16" across
- Limited edition of 500 pieces
- $349.99

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