MIKUNOPOLIS in Los Angeles Blu-ra & CD Combo Release

Aniplex of America launches
the Mikunopolis in Los Angeles Limited Edition
Blu-ray &CD Combo Set on April 16, 2013

This April, fans can own a piece of Mikunopolis history!

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 22, 2013) – Fans of the internationally known Vocaloid Hatsune Miku can look forward to something special this April. On their latest live panel on their Youtube channel, Aniplex of America Inc. announced that Mikunopolis in Los Angeles will be a Limited Edition Blu-ray & CD combo set and is scheduled for release on April 16th, 2013. Mikunopolis in Los Angeles will be available through anime distributor RightStuf.com and official retailers (http://aniplexusa.com/retailers/). Pre-orders begin on Monday, February 25.

Dark Horse Announces Emerald City Comicon 2013 Schedule!

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES

EMERALD CITY COMICON 2013 SCHEDULE!

February 25, MILWAUKIE, OR — Dark Horse Comics is headed to the Pacific Northwest’s foremost and fastest growing pop culture convention – Emerald City Comicon.

IDW Teams Up with CARTOON NETWORK!

IDW Teams Up with Cartoon Network !
Publisher To Serve As Home for Comics Based on Network’s Classic Hits!

San Diego, CA (February 25, 2013) – IDW Publishing and Cartoon Network Enterprises today announced that the two companies have forged a partnership to produce and release comics based on many of the network’s popular and iconic classic characters!

IDW Publishing’s ETERNAL DESCENT Returns With Volume 2 Graphic Novel!

IDW Publishing’s ETERNAL DESCENT
Returns With Volume 2 Graphic Novel!
Guitar Heroes Joe Satriani, Gus G, Michael Amott &
Misha Mansoor battle for supremacy once more!

San Diego, CA (February 22, 2013) -- Continuing to explore the unholy alliance that has long existed between the worlds of heavy metal and fantasy comics, multi-media phenomenon ETERNAL DESCENT returns with the second volume of the much-heralded comic saga!

An ETERNAL DESCENT VOLUME 2 trailer is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jg944LA1Is

Collecting six single issues, an exclusive ‘Cobalt’ one-shot, and extensive art galleries into a 200-page graphic novel set for release in March 2013 by IDW Publishing and available for preorder worldwide, ETERNAL DESCENT VOLUME 2 immerses fans in a dark fantasy world where demons and angels battle for supremacy alongside some of the biggest names in metal, including Arch Enemy, Firewind, Periphery, and Joe Satriani!

With the fallen Sirian consigned to his fate and Lyra consumed by her inner demons, Loki’s designs draw ever closer to their terrible conclusion. As the conflict rips into the fabric of time, Gus G. returns with an unlikely guide, offering a glimmer of hope for our heroes… The disturbance reaches far across the universe and heralds the arrival of Joe Satriani, The Extremist, whose incredible energies bring balance to the cosmos, but leave our world consumed by Khaos magic. Michael Amott lies at the heart of this volatile new reality, empowered by mysterious amber artifacts and rivaled only by Misha Mansoor, a time-traveling wanderer wielding unparalleled technology! With lives lost, heroes reborn, and darkness rising, don’t miss the climactic resolution to ETERNAL DESCENT VOLUME 2!

The brainchild of British guitarist and comic creator Llexi Leon, who has teamed with American animation veteran Shaun McLaughlin and DC Comics writer Justin Peniston to bring his unique artistic vision to fruition, Eternal Descent is set in a fantasy universe where lost souls lurk in every shadow, and darkness veils sinister designs. Heavy metal could be the key to salvation… or the gateway to destruction!

Offering comics, graphic novels, animated shorts, limited edition ESP guitars, a signature Digitech ­effects pedal and an upcoming video game to keep fans occupied, Eternal Descent is fast becoming an international phenomenon.

Set to become a 21st century cult classic, fans of comics and heavy metal alike will be staggered in the scale of Eternal Descent’s ambitions and the second volume of the cult comic series promises to plunge readers even more deeply into the graphic novel’s dark, multi-faceted world.

To learn more about Eternal Descent visit www.EternalDescent.com and for further information, images, review copies and interview opportunities with the creators and musicians who appear in Eternal Descent, contact press@eternaldescent.com

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IDW Publishing Press Release

Dark Horse Comics & HappyGiant Announce USAGI YOJIMBO Game!

DARK HORSE COMICS & HAPPYGIANT
ANNOUNCE USAGI YOJIMBO GAME

Award Winning Comic Brought
To Life for Mobile, Tablets, Desktop

New York, NY, ­February 22, 2013 - HappyGiant, in association with Dark Horse Comics, announce “Usagi Yojimbo: Way of The Ronin”, a game now available for iPhones & iPads, and coming soon to Android devices and desktop PC’s (www.usagiyojimbogame.com).

Minneapolis Anime Convention Announces Monica Rial

Bloomington, MN - February 22, 2013 - AniMinneapolis, a Minneapolis anime convention, is excited to announce that voice actor Monica Rial will be appearing at AniMinneapolis from June 28-30, 2013 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota. AniMinneapolis brings over 3,000 anime fans together to celebrate during a weekend of events, concerts, anime screenings, cosplay, and special guests.

Monica Rial has been working in the anime voice over industry for 13 years. As an actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment has lent her voice to over 250 anime including: Baccano! (Chane), Black Butler (Mei Ren), Certain Magical Index (Index), E.F. a Tale of Memories (Chihiro), Fairy Tail (Mirajane), Hetalia (Flying Mint Bunny/Belarus), High School of the Dead (Shizuka), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (Treeya), Negima (Konoka/Kazumi/Satsuki), One Piece (Tashigi/Carue/Kuina), Ouran Host Club (Renge), Panty and Stocking (Stocking), Princess Jellyfish (Mayaya), Sergeant Frog (Momoka), Shinchan (Ai), Soul Eater (Tsubaki), Towa No Quan (Tei), Tsubasa (Sakura), Witchblade (Maria) and many more. She can be heard on the Cartoon Network in Deadman Wonderland (Shiro), Casshern Sins (Ringo), Samurai 7 (Shino) and FMA Brotherhood (May Chang). You can also catch her on Nicktoons and the CW as Bulma in Dragonball Z Kai. She’s appeared in several video games including Ms. Splosion Man, Comic jumper, and Borderlands 2. Be sure to come by and say hello!

AniMinneapolis will be held June 28-30, 2013 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota. Rooms are only $109 per night, and free parking is plentiful. The three day convention features hundreds of unique events and panels, including concerts by nerdcore performers, cosplay costume contests, and Q&A sessions with special guests. A list of the convention's biggest events is online at http://animinneapolis.com/events

Monica joins other special guests including Todd Haberkorn, Sonny Strait, LittleKuriboh, Spike Spencer, Dr. Awkward, YTCracker, V is for Villains, StarF, and Mattari 2600. The guest list is on the convention website at http://animinneapolis.com/guests

More information about tickets and attending the convention can be found online at http://animinneapolis.com/

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MetaCon Press Release

Stephen Mooney and IDW Get Fully Awesome by going HALF PAST DANGER!

Stephen Mooney and IDW Get Fully Awesome
By Going HALF PAST DANGER!

Mooney’s Explosive Miniseries Blows Up This May!

San Diego, CA (February 21, 2013) – Dinosaurs? Check.Exotic locale shrouded in mystery? Check. Battle-hardened soldiers armed to the teeth? Check. Femme fatales as dangerous as they are beautiful? Check. History’s most evil villains? Nazis. Check.

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Digital Audio Book Now Available, Tie In Edition Forthcoming!

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES A NEW AUDIOBOOK RELEASE
OF THE HIT SCI-FI ACTION THRILLER
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL

Acclaimed Novel Now In Production
As A Major Feature Film From
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures,
VIZ Media Also Secures Publishing Rights To Official Movie Novel Edition

San Francisco, CA, February 20, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced the digital release by Simon & Schuster Audio of an unabridged audio book version of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s science fiction thriller ALL YOU NEED IS KILL. The acclaimed novel, read and narrated by Mike Martindale, is now available for $19.95 U.S. from the Simon & Schuster website.