Tuesday, January 31, 2017

VIZ MEDIA EXPANDS OVERDRIVE OFFERINGS WITH OVER 48 NEW DIGITAL MANGA TITLES

Scores Of New VIZ Media Manga Available In 2017 For Digital Lending At Participating Public and School Libraries
San Francisco, CA, January 17, 2017 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, expands its relationship with the digital reading platform, OverDrive. An impressive collection of newly added digital manga titles by some of the genre’s most popular and renowned creators are now available at participating public and school libraries in the United States and Canada on the platform.

Monday, January 30, 2017

SENTAI FILMWORKS NETS “Ajin: Demi-Human”

HOUSTON, JANUARY 17, 2017 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired home video and transactional video on demand rights to the heart-pounding horror thriller, Ajin: Demi-Human, created by Polygon Pictures, under an exclusive license with the Ajin Production Committee.
Kei Nagai is just another carefree high school student until a fatal accident brings his young life to a violent end. But Kei’s death is only the beginning. A resurrection brings not salvation but horror and the realization that he is something other than human. Kei and others like him, known as “Ajin”, are blessed with regenerative powers but they are hunted for cruel and sinister purposes. Kei must elude dark forces and confront the limits of his own humanity in a world that is truly inhumane.

Friday, January 27, 2017

TAKE A SCI-FI DIVE INTO YAHTZEE CROSHAW’S LATEST DARK HORSE NOVEL

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (Date, 17, 2017)—Yahtzee Croshaw, known for the critically acclaimed video review site Zero Punctuation as well as Dark Horse titles Mogworld (2010) and Jam (2012), has a new adventure sci-fi novel: Will Save the Galaxy for Food, out from Dark Horse Books on February 1, 2017.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Comes to Marvel Comics This April!

Featuring Story Content Not Seen In The Feature Film!
New York, NY—January 17th, 2017 — The Rebellion comes to Marvel! This April, one of the biggest films of 2016 becomes one of the biggest comics of 2017 as ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY comes to comic shops and digital devices everywhere! Written by Jody Houser (Max Ride) with art by Emilio Laiso (Star Wars Annual), join the harrowing group of Rebels as they embark on a life or death mission to save the galaxy!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

HARD-HITTING HORROR SERIES GLITTERBOMB ARRIVES IN PAPERBACK THIS MARCH

Collecting the first four issues, plus inside-Hollywood essays from Holly Raychelle Hughes
Fan-favorite writer Jim Zub (WAYWARD, SKULLKICKERS) and red-hot new artist Djibril Morissette-Phan (The Ultimates, All-New Wolverine) will release the first trade paperback collection of their explosive horror series GLITTERBOMB this March from Image Comics.
Farrah Durante is a middle-aged actress hunting for her next gig in an industry where youth trumps experience. Her frustrations become an emotional lure for something horrifying out beyond the water: something ready to exact revenge on the shallow, celebrity-obsessed culture that's led her astray.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

SENTAI FILMWORKS ANNOUNCES CANADIAN RELEASE OF GIRLS UND PANZER DER FILM

Following its U.S. Debut, Girls Und Panzer Der Film to Hit More Than 30 Canadian Cities on January 26, 2017
HOUSTON, January 17, 2017 – Sentai Filmworks, a leading independent distributor of Japanese anime and pop culture programming, announced today its Canadian release schedule for the English-dubbed, critically acclaimed, and record-breaking Japanese anime film, Girls und Panzer der Film. Beginning January 26, 2017, Girls und Panzer der Film will screen in more than 30 major Canadian cities, including: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa.