Monsters Take Control

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MONSTERS TAKE CONTROL
Monstrology Launches On Kickstarter

The Monstrology Group is pleased to announce the launch of their Kickstarter campaign for their debut horror anthology at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863242470/monstrology-an-anthology-of-monsters. Assembled by Scott O. Brown and Rachel Deering, Monstrology is an anthology of eight different comics by eight different creative teams. Each team was assigned its own monster and location. What resulted is a wide variety of artistic styles and storytelling methods yielding an exciting collection of very different stories each with its own unique voice. Full color and 112 pages, the anthology will be a must have for any horror fan.

Scott O. Brown explains what makes this project different, “Everyone loves monsters but the unique nature of this project is that the Monsters are the driving theme of every story. These aren’t about twist endings–though we have some–nor is it about a good scare or gore–we have those, too. These stories mix and match monster in new milieus that bring out new, and interesting twists on the monsters and their victims.

Each story is listed below and a full description of each story can be found on the kickstarter project page.
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Troll Behavior by Andrew Foley & G. Gerald Garcia

The Abomination Denomination by Scott O. Brown & Amin Amat

White Widow by Charles Webb & Andres Esparza

What Fools These Mortals Be by Joey Esposito, Erik Norris & JC Grande

Yolk by Erica J. Heflin & Elias Martins

Darkest Corners by Thacher E. Cleveland & Fernando Can

The View of Mumbichi Valley by Walt Mancing & Horacio Lalia

Children of Russia  by  Ryan Ferrier & Hugo Petrus

The cover art is by Steve Ellis, whose work has been seen at DC, Marvel, Wizards of the Coast, and more!

Check out the Kickstarter site at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863242470/monstrology-an-anthology-of-monsters for more information on the creative teams and their stories. The fundraiser runs until Saturday Nov 24, 10:45pm EST.

Anthology editor, Scott O. Brown, is an award-winning Man of Comics™ who has worked in the industry for over a decade as a writer, letterer, editor and publisher, his work appears in books by Marvel, DC, Kodansha, Harcourt, and many others.

Rachel Deering is a freelance writer, editor, and letterer for comics. She lives in Columbus, OH with her wife and tiny chihuahua.

The Disney Store Rings Out the Year with Three Marvel Select Exclusives!

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Marvel toy collectors just got another reason to put the nearest Disney Store in their GPS. After partnering with Diamond Select Toys on four exclusive Marvel Select Avengers figures and two exclusive Amazing Spider-Man movie figures, the Disney Store has teamed up with DST yet again, to deliver three new Marvel Select figures that collectors will be dying to own!

The first figure (available now) is the Savage Hulk, a new, modern Hulk based on artist Marc Silvestri’s rendering of the character in recent issues of the Incredible Hulk from Marvel Comics. Depicting a more intelligent version of the Hulk than previous Select offerings, this figure was sculpted by frequent Marvel Select contributor Jean St. Jean, and stands over 9 inches tall with 16 points of articulation.

The next figure is the Lizard, the longtime foe of Spider-Man and his opponent in this past summer’s Amazing Spider-Man movie. While the Marvel Select line has given us the Lizard as he appeared in the film, this all-new sculpt by Gabriel Marquez (who did MS Magneto) is the line’s first rendering of Dr. Curt Connors based on his classic comic-book appearance. Sporting 16 points of articulation, including double-jointed knees, he stands over 8 inches tall (when not crouching to attack an innocent human) and comes with a New York City street display base.

The third new Marvel Select figure is Flash Thompson as Venom! Flash Thompson is not only the latest host to wear the Venom symbiote, he’s also the one with the most training. A decorated soldier before he lost his legs in the Middle East, Flash uses the Venom suit to undertake dangerous missions for the government, and to complete his missing limbs. This 7-inch figure, also by St. Jean, comes with two weapons and 16 points of articulation and comes packaged with a wreckage-strewn display base.

All of these figures come packaged in the famous bookshelf-ready Select packaging, but for those of you just starting your Marvel Select collection, both the Lizard and Venom will also come packaged in the first-ever Marvel Select box set! The Spider-Man: Fearsome Foes box set includes Spider-Man, Lizard, Venom and the Green Goblin, and this set, like the individual figures, is only available at the Disney Store, as well as at marvelstore.com and disneystore.com. Look for them this holiday season!

Savage Hulk listing at MarvelStore.com:

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Review: Freelancers #1

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Review: Freelancers #1
Boom Studios

By Robert Greenwood

Women and action have gone together like glue since the 60’s TV series the Avengers starring Miss Emma Peel. In time, action women have transcended the realm of fiction with TV shows like Charlie’s Angels up to Xena and beyond. In comics, a tough Amazon named Wonder Woman dominated comics from 1940’s to this very day. So any action based comic starring two female leads makes my mind rush with all the possibilities. Will it be like Lady Snowblood or are we getting some type of Femme Force?

Freelancers takes place in the modern day and is a tongue-in-cheek take on the “what if” world: what if Charlie’s Angels mixed with the lost boys of Peter Pan? Answer is simple enough.

We find two good friends trying to be the best at not really being the best in their field. Cas and Val grew up in a most unique orphanage. The likes that would make little Orphan Annie sing a lot more like Rza than a Hard Knock Life. They are trained in marital arts and become freelance “heroes” for hire. I use that term very very loosely. The story, without any spoilers, takes them from hit women to almost dead in nearly 20+ pages.

There is also a very cute back story as a pseudo double-feature in the back of the issue.

Overall, if you are a fan of comics like Gen 13 or Danger girl, this book is right up your alley.

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FireFly: Flock to unlock

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On November 11, the Science Channel will bring you a Firefly 10th Anniversary Special Event! It’s (literally) been 10 years in the making for this extravaganza—and there’s nearly two hours of extra footage that just couldn’t be squeezed into the hour-long special.

Here’s your chance to see four of the best moments that WILL NEVER AIR ON TELEVISION (or anywhere else)! All you need to do is tweet @ScienceChannel with #FireflyNov11. A new video will unlock for every 5,000 tweets that enter the Twitter ‘verse.

Can’t wait? Watch Firefly clips now.

THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL FIREFLY: BROWNCOATS UNITE IS MAKING ITS WORLD PREMIERE ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 10PM ONLY ON SCIENCE CHANNEL

Please visit: www.sciencechannel.com for more info