Anime-ZAP! Announces Free Anime Con in 2013

Peoria, Illinois - June 7, 2012 - Anime-ZAP!, a fourth-year anime convention happening in Peoria, Illinois, is excited to announce that Anime-ZAP! 2013 will be free for the first 250 attendees. Anime-ZAP! is also excited to announce that the 2013 convention will be held January 4-6, 2013 at the Four Points by Sheraton in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Anime-ZAP! has expanded from being an instant two-day anime convention to be a three-day convention with over 1,000 attendees converging on central Illinois in January.

Haikasoru Debuts High Octane METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS Novel!

HEAVY WEAPONS AND A DEADLY RACE AGAINST
TIME BECKON READERS TO EXPLORE
METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS,
NEW FROM VIZ MEDIA’S HAIKASORU IMPRINT

Action-Packed New Novel By Famed Japanese Author Explores
Key Characters And The Plot’s Connection To Previous Metal Gear
Solid Franchise Videogames

San Francisco, CA, June 6, 2012 – VIZ Media’s Haikasoru imprint brings the high octane futuristic military action of Metal Gear Solid to North American readers with the release of METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, a brand new fiction title by the late Japanese science fiction author, Keikaku (Project) Itoh. The forthcoming novel, which is inspired by the massively successful videogame franchise, hits retailers on June 19th with an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN. An eBook edition will also be available for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books Store, and the Sony Reader™ Store.

E3: Death Rides A Dark Horse! DARKSIDERS® II Gets Digital Comic Series!

DEATH RIDES A DARK HORSE!

DARKSIDERS® II GETS DIGITAL COMIC SERIES!

JUNE 6, LOS ANGELES, CA - E3: From the mind of Joe Madureira comes a full-blown Darksiders® II digital comic series from Dark Horse Comics!

Cannon + Cannon = DOUBLE BARREL!

Two Cannons. Two comics. Two dollars. DOUBLE BARREL!

It all begins in this 122-page double-stuffed first issue. First: Zander Cannon presents HECK, the story of washed-up high school football hero Hector Hammarskjöld, who returns to his hometown for his father's funeral... only to discover a portal to the underworld! Then: following the smash success of his first graphic novel FAR ARDEN, Kevin Cannon returns with an all-new saga of that Arctic crusty sea-dog Army Shanks, as he encounters the mysterious CRATER XV!

Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM Exclusively for Facebook!

Ready…Steady…BAM!

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SET TO LAUNCH FIRST

Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME FOR FACEBOOK CROWD!

Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM Available June 6th Exclusively for Facebook!

El Segundo, CA (June 6, 2012) – Following months of development by the Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) team and a successful open beta testing phase, Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM is ready for public release. An entirely new and exclusive Facebook.com game, Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM combines the most popular elements of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise with the social gaming platform.

IDW Publishing and Nickelodeon Launch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comics App Exclusively on iOS

IDW Publishing and Nickelodeon Launch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comics App Exclusively on iOS

TMNT Comic Books to be Featured in IDW Comics and comiXology
Mobile Apps for Android, Kindle Fire and more

San Diego, CA (June 5, 2012) – Nickelodeon and IDW Publishing proudly announced the launch of an all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book app exclusively for iTouch, iPad and iPhone. The app includes the complete Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic collection, including the ongoing series, “micro-series,” one-shots, and many original black and white classics on digital platforms. Additionally, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series is now available through IDW Comics and comiXology mobile apps for Android, Kindle Fire, and more.

Same Day as Japan Debut of Newest NEON GENESIS EVANGELION Manga!

VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT NEWEST VOLUME OF
NEON GENEIS EVANGELION MANGA IN PRINT &
DIGITALLY SAME DAY AS JAPANESE RELEASE

Volume 13 Of Celebrated Sci-Fi Manga Series Debuts As
Worldwide Simultaneous Release On November 2nd; Digital
Volume Will Be Available On VIZManga.com And VIZ Manga App

San Francisco, CA, June 4, 2012 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, will participate in the upcoming same-day worldwide release of Volume 13 of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION on November 2nd. The newest volume of the acclaimed sci-fi action manga (graphic novel) series (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) will hit retailers across North America and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The volume will also be available on VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch, and will be available for $4.99 U.S. / CAN.

The Walking Dead- Game “A New Day” by Tell Tale Games (TTG)

Article by Chet Royer

Have you ever had that fun conversation with your friends about what you would do during a zombie apocalypse? How would you survive? Well Tell Tale Games has released a game that will allow you to answer those questions and not speculate anymore. This game is The Walking Dead based on Robert Kirkman's comic book with the very same name. My name is Chet, a.k.a. Ninja101 and this is my review of this episodic adventure game.