Geeks Who Do Music #3 (Mike Fly)

Geeks Who Do Music is back, and were still in the Hip Hop category. This time we have Mike Fly, 19 year old Otaku from GA, United States. Mike Fly has released his first mixtape on August of this year. Mike loves wrestling, videogames and of course Anime. Check out his first mixtape "Before The Station Vol​:​1 Smooth Geek."

For info on Mike Fly check out these links.
Mike Fly Blog

Mike Fly Music Page

G.I. JOE 2 Retaliation Trailer

Hey Otakus and Geeks fans, here is the trailer for the G.I. JOE 2 Retaliation Trailer. The Exclusive trailer was premiered courtesy of Machinima.com So for all you G.I. Joe fans enjoy if you missed it!

Channing Tatum is back playing Captain Duke Hauser as the G.I. Joe team faces off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence. New Joes include Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jay, Elodie Yung as Jinx, D.J. Cotrona as Flint, Bruce Willisas General Joseph Colton and Ray Park returns as Snake Eyes as they face-off against Zartan (The Mummy's Arnold Vosloo), Storm Shadow (Lee Byung-hun) and Firefly (Ray Stevenson).

Comic News: Dark Horse Present's- John Arcudi's The Creep!

DARK HORSE PRESENTS:

JOHN ARCUDI’S THE CREEP!

December 12, MILWAUKIE, OR – With another incredible addition to the increasingly impressive lineup, Dark Horse Comics will publish John Arcudi’s three-part suicide mystery, The Creep, beginning in Dark Horse Presents #11!

In the summer of 1987, a young teenage boy commits suicide. The boy’s mother is unsatisfied with the police’s lack of interest in the motivation behind it, or what connection it might have to the suicide of the boy’s former best friend. She remembers that she heard an old college boyfriend of hers, Oxel, is a private detective. What she doesn’t know is Oxel suffers from a debilitating condition called acromegaly. Will the contact from his old flame be all that Oxel needs to take the case?

“Murder mysteries are common in suspense fiction, but you don’t hear much about suicide mysteries. Oxel starts to wonder if maybe he was hired to help this woman solve the riddle of her life more than that of her son’s death. But then, in the end, it turns out that this really is a suicide mystery, after all. And add to all that the additional layer of this ex-girlfriend knowing nothing about Oxel’s disfiguring illness, since she hasn't seen him in 20 years,” Arcudi says. “And after seeing Jonathan’s Dear Creature, it struck me that he was perfect for The Creep and we were lucky to get him.”

“I’m very pleased to be working with Dark Horse again and a comics vet like John. We’re just getting into the swing of things, but I already have a lot of interesting material to draw. Since I’ll be coloring The Creep, it’s also a good chance to stretch myself artistically (most of my comics have been straight black and white). The fact that I get to do that in service of a good writer is icing on the cake.” – Jonathan Case

Dark Horse Presents #11 is on sale April 18^th, 2012!

Comic News: Dark Horse Comics-Collects Brian Wood's Channel Zero!

DARK HORSE COLLECTS CHANNEL ZERO!

THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF BRIAN WOOD’S FIRST SERIES!

December 12, MILWAUKIE, OR – Out of print and unavailable to readers for more than three years, Dark Horse Comics is giving new life to a critically acclaimed classic with the complete collection of Brian Wood’s Channel Zero!

DMZ and The Massive creator Brian Wood launched an all-out assault on the comics medium in 1997 with Channel Zero, an influential, forward-thinking series that combined art, politics, and graphic design in a unique way. Hitting on themes of freedom of expression, hacking, cutting-edge media manipulation, and police surveillance, it remains as relevant today as it did back then.

The Channel Zero collection contains the original series; the prequel graphic novel, Jennie One (illustrated by Becky Cloonan); the best of the two Public Domain design books; and almost fifteen years of extras, rarities, short stories, and unused art. Also featuring the now-classic Warren Ellis introduction and an all-new cover by Wood, this is the must-have edition. A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America!

"Channel Zero is literally the start of my comics career, the first proper comic I ever made, and as such as informed everything that's come after it, especially DMZ and the upcoming THE MASSIVE.” Tells Brian Wood. “It also put me and Becky Cloonan together, helping build a creative partnership that has lasted a decade. This edition here is the definitive one, including everything worth printing, including a color section that includes the original covers to the single issues."

Praise for Brian Wood & Channel Zero:

“Wood’s message is clear enough: apathy is the real enemy, and it is harder to fight than any totalitarian government.”—Wired

“It’s about anger as a positive force of creation…Someone’s remembered what comics are for. Meet Brian Wood.”—Warren Ellis, award-winning writer of Planetary

"Dramatic Black and White visuals...Controlled sense of rhythm." — I.D. magazine

“Your handbook for the media revolution.”—Eyeball magazine

"Strangely prescient... lucid and sharp” - Matt Fraction

"A seemingly endless barrage of powerful art" - Newtype USA

"Fascinating... this is a paranoid future Grant Morrison could not conceive of" - Comics International

The Channel Zero Collection is on sale May 30^th, 2012!

Movie News: Men In Black 3 Official Trailer 5/25/12

Hey Otakus and Geeks Fans, here is the official trailer for Men In Black 3. Here is the movie synopsis:

After a decade hiatus, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back in proper form as the slick-dressed alien-arresting memory-wipers. This time, however, after Jones' Agent K gets temporally-wiped from existence, Smith's Agent J puts himself through the Marty McFly experience, as he's whisked back in time to 1969 to prevent the incident at the source, where he encounters K's younger counterpart, played by Josh Brolin, as well as the jaw-dropping younger version of Emma Thompson's Agent Oh, who will be played by Alice Eve.

RUNE Boutique World Debut

"Transmitting the tradition of kawaii from Japan to the rest of the world"

You don't have to be into fashion hard for this one! You just need to know the word "kawaii" and while it is Japanese for "cute", saying anything other than kawaii just doesn't hold the sale weight. All lolitas, otakus, fashionistas & such have the one and only Rune Naito to thank for that!

Since Naito's passing in 2007, the kawaii surge has been on a rise, though that's an understatement. As a lolita, I was extremely happy to see that the home to the Rune Naito Boutique launch was in Los Angeles. However, just like trying to get to Japan for such marvelous events & gatherings, I was not able to make it to LA ... Mostly due to timing and being on tour in Atlanta, and paryly due to $$$ ... BUT ...

I made a call & after a bit of begging and pleading (not really, but I did ask nicely and bat my eyelashes LOL), my good friend, artist collegue, and collective member - Kelly Crown (@crowniemarie) - agreed tongo in my stead. While I forgot to ask her if she attelpted to dress the part for the occassion, she did report that I'd have experienced a bit of sugar overload & lost myself in the expereince. Simply put, it was KAWAII (duuuhhhhh!)

Here is some of the best that K. Crown had to offer for experiencing such a history making event.
If you're in the LA Area, be sure to visit the Rune Boutique before it closes, January 9, 2012.

Royal/T Cafe

8910 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

I PROMISE it wouldn't be a wasted effort ... Eveyone's a bit kawaii at heart ;-) ~je t'adore

** this post DOES have a Part 2. Stay Tuned for another hot date tomorrow, 12/13, at 1pm for a follow-up to 'This Week in ... Fashion, <3 IKB'

enjoy & je t'adore!

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

~je t'adore!

Battleship Trailer

"You sunk my Battleship." Never in a million years did I think that this will ever be a movie, but with the write plot and characters it could work. Here is the synopsis of the film.

Synopsis:
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper's fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane.

Berg directs this epic action-adventure also produced by Scott Stuber (Couples Retreat), Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the Transformers franchise), along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander) and Jeffrey Silver (300). The film is written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Red).

The battle for Earth begins at sea.

Trailer

Comics News: Preview Look At X-Sanction #1

Here is a quick preview and synposis of the upcoming series Avengers vs X-Men. This is a book I'm really looking forward too. Cable vs Captain America, pick it up next week Dec 14th.

The time-traveling mutant known as Cable, has returned from the future with 24 hours to save the world…by destroying the Avengers?! What makes Earth’s Mightiest Heroes such a threat to a better tomorrow? Cable’s on a mission to prevent the tragedies that lead to the events of Avengers VS X-Men…and every move he makes irrevocably changes the direction of the Marvel Universe!

Game News: Nano Assault Available Now on Nintendo 3DS-Reverb game News

MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES NANO ASSAULT™ IS AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY FOR NINTENDO 3DS™

Battle against deadly viruses in the explosive 3D shooter set in a microscopic world

Edison, New Jersey—December 5, 2011—Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today that Nano Assault™is now available on Nintendo 3DS™. Nano Assault™ is a visually stunning 3D shoot ‘em up based in a cellular world that tasks players to stop the deadly Nanostray virus from spreading and contaminating all of human civilization.

Nano Assault™ challenges players through 32 twisted cell stages and dark worlds with rugged landscapes that adjust in difficulty based upon the player’s skill level. Prepare yourself to take on and defeat extreme nemeses including the Black Nucleus, Hyper Blobs and Spore Plants using powerful beams, energetic bombs and other unlockable assault weapons.

GAME FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Upgrade weapons to fight off bigger infections.
• Mission mode, an unlockable arcade style cell stage where you must destroy enemies against a time counter.
• Leaderboard and Hall of Fame modes let you publish your level scores and compare them with friends online.
• Detailed enemy Nanopedia provides information about each adversary.

Developed by Shin’en Multimedia, Nano Assault™ is rated E10+ and is now available on Nintendo 3DS for a suggested retail price of $29.99. To watch the launch trailer and find out more, please visit www.nanoassaultgame.com.

Comic News: Dark Horse Comics-A Message From Mike Richardson

December 5th, 2012

Dark Horse retail partners and fans,

You may have been surprised by our recent announcement regarding digital pricing.

We apologize for the confusion and concern surrounding Dark Horse's recent announcement of simultaneous release in print and digital. We want to make it clear that nowhere in our announcement (see below) did we indicate that our same-day digital pricing would be less than that of our physical books. Due to some miscommunication, there has been widespread speculation based on our current pricing model.
To clarify: We have chosen to release all new single-issue comics digitally for the price of $2.99 for the first month, dropping to our standard digital pricing of $1.99 after that. Dark Horse values our retail partners and is grateful for the twenty-five years of business we've done together. We have considered the retail community in all of our digital decisions and look at direct-market shops as crucial to our continued success. With that in mind, Dark Horse will make every effort to keep our comics retailers strong in a changing market. We continue to value everyone who both buys and sells Dark Horse products, and thank you for your support. All of you are the reason we are here today.

Mike Richardson

DARK HORSE DELIVERS COMICS

DIGITALLY AND IN PRINT SAME DAY

STARTING DECEMBER 14!

November 30, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse’s digital evolution continues after seeing huge success with digital sales. Dark Horse Comics will now make their comics available digitally the same day they are on sale in comic shops.

Beginning December 14, all titles from Dark Horse Comics will be on sale the same day in both print and digital format, allowing new-technology readers to access their favorite comics at the same time as their print-oriented counterparts.

Dark Horse Digital launched its standalone comic-reader app earlier this year and received incredible support from the continuously growing digital-comics fan base, a new type of comics fan eager to adapt to new technologies.

Since then, Dark Horse Digital has grown significantly in numbers and readership with the additions of several key titles to the digital roster, including Star Wars, Buffy, Angel & Faith, and Dollhouse. Dark Horse Digital also provides weekly sales and discounts to its readers, currently offers over eight hundred comics, and continues to increase the digital availability of the Dark Horse back catalog.

Geeks Who Do Music Interview With Gary Samurai

As you know we have a featured called "Geeks Who Do Music" where we showcase geeks who do music. Our first geek is a hip-hop artist by the name Gary Samurai. We chat anime, his music and more.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Let’s talk first about your origins in music. What made you fall in love with Hip-Hop?

Gary Samurai: Honestly, listening to The College Dropout is what made me fall in love with hip hop. Just hearing Kanye West & knowing that you could be exactly who you are & be accepted was enough for me to realize that I loved it.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Your production on your EP “Sleepless In Atlanta” is very soulful. Any musical influences that you had growing up?

Gary Samurai: Thank you. As far as production goes, I have only a few influences with producing. Those people would be MF DOOM, Daft Punk, & Kanye West. The way they all produce is just so ill to me, but I would never touch their styles. The only influence I have from them is the energy & all around feel of music.

OtakusandGeeks.com: What is your thought process when making a song? How do you choose the subject matter of your songs?

Gary Samurai: I mostly just choose to write about my life. Whether it be something I like, dislike, or am intrigued by, it has to pertain to my life in some way. I can’t write about it if I haven’t been through it.

OtakusandGeeks.com: You cleverly make geeky and anime references in your songs. Let’s talk a little about your geeky origins. What type of geek are you and what age did you notice you were a geek?

Gary Samurai: I’ve been a geek for as long as I’ve been alive, but I really started to notice when I was in the first grade. It’d really be hard for me to choose what type of geek I am, but I’d say I’m more of a book geek. I just love to read & learn new things, while also escaping to new places.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Being an Otaku, what are your choices for 5 must watch animes?

Gary Samurai: 1. Evangelion 2. Hellsing 3. Afro Samurai 4. Yu Yu Hakusho 5. Air Gear

OtakusandGeeks.com: Favorite Anime character and why?

Gary Samurai: Shinji Ikari of the Evangelion series. He and I share the same story. One of his reasons for piloting an EVA is to gain acceptance from his father. That’s also one of my reasons for making music.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Interesting choices. Can we expect an EP dedicated purely to anime?

Gary Samurai: Samurai Cinema isn’t solely dedicated to anime, but there is a song or two dedicated to a series. I don’t really want to fall under the category of “anime rapper”, I just want to be looked at as an artist. When you focus on one thing, you tend to get old.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Do you have any favorite artist from Japan? What makes your ears tingle about their music?

Gary Samurai: I absolutely love Aqua Timez! Their music has just always been dope to me. I also love SAWA. I just love her voice.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Any artist that you will love to collaborate with?

Gary Samurai: I really want to collaborate with Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and June Chikuma. I’m more into wanting to get the chance to collaborate with sound teams. I really want to be able to music along the lines of things you would find in an OST.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Any new projects that you are working on?

Gary Samurai: I’m actually working on a lot of big stuff. I can’t really talk about everything that I’m working on, but all I will say is that “Samurai Cinema” is only the beginning.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Time for our usual fun questions from the readers. Are you ready?

Gary Samurai: Heck yeah! Let’s go, lol.

OtakusandGeeks.com: ILoveKay asked: What anime would you love to do a theme song for?

Gary Samurai: If I could do a theme for Evangelion, Hellsing, or Afro Samurai, I’d flip. Lol.

OtakusandGeeks.com: GamerTed asked: Are you a gamer if so, what is your favorite game?

Gary Samurai: Yes, I actually am! My favorite game to play has & always will be Mortal Kombat. Always been a game I was infatuated with since my younger days. Jet Set Radio is a CLOSE second, though.

OtakusandGeeks.com: Sarah asked: One universe you can live in, what will it be?

Gary Samurai: Hmm, this is a pretty cool question. I wish I could answer it in a better way, but the only universe I would care to live in is Earth-616. If I’m not mistaken, it was invaded by zombies.

OtakusandGeeks.com: You have the floor promote, promote!

Gary Samurai: Awesome! Everyone make sure you go to http://garysamurai.bandcamp.com/ for all of my music & check out the other social networks I’m a part of!

Check out Sleepless In Atlanta


Download Sleepless In Atlanta

Follow Gary Samurai On Twitter

Like Gary On Facebook

OtakusandGeeks.com: Finally Words Of Wisdom from Gary Samurai?

Gary Samurai: If anyone reading this takes anything from me, always follow your dreams. If you decide that you want to be or do something, do it. Don’t let anyone influence your choice. Achieving your goals is a better feeling than following someone’s rules.

mercibeaucoup,

'purely, happily, beautifully. mercibeacoup,

neat and proper, but with some fun.

do have something to say, but never with airs put on.

mercibeacoup,

in the name, we show our dedication

never to forget but everyday cherish,

the precious feeling of appreciation and thank.'

                               ~mercibeaucoup,

Happy Sunday! I found a post a while ago that hipped me to a great brand to share, MERCIBEAUCOUP. Surfing Tokyo Fashion's site, the name appears numerous times, but it wasn't until I went on a random, but thankfully short, Hello Kitty obsession back in October that I truly paid attention to this brand.

Here are some of the fun images I ran across as I read, ooh'd & ahh'd, and lusted over the collection on Kawaii Paradise's blog. Needless to say, I googled and found soooo much more ... BUT ...

... They have an OFFICIAL SITE. Not only was I in awe of past collections, but I peeped the video of their 2012 Spring/ Summer Collection. Be sure to head over there and check i out. In my opinion, it is among one of the most creative ways to present a collection, to date. Might I suggest, in you checking it out, that you pay special attention to the last minute and 16 seconds and note their Brand Concept ... it definitely goes hand in hand. Though their latest news is posted in Japanese, you'll get the point ... 

Here are some shares of their 2012 Spring/ Summer Collection, but this does NO justice for their presentation, so be sure go & 

'keep running. 

keep wishing'

                         ~mercibeaucoup

 

  

~je t'adore!

Neon Genesis Evangelion Ending Thoughts

I decided to re-watch the entire "Neon Genesis Evangelion" series again. My favorite episode is the finale episode 26 "Take Care Of Yourself." I felt that ending was brilliant and a great way to end the series. However many fans hated how this series ended. Truthfully I don't understand how anyone could really hate this ending. I felt the ending gave closure to Shinji. We finally see Shingi stepped out of his shell, and come to terms with who he is. Let's take a look at the final minutes of the series, as Shingi has just finished seeing an alternate reality of himself.



"My life is worth living here." When Shingi finally says those words, you can't help but stand up and cheer and say congratulations with the characters. The best part of this ending is the wisdom the characters tell Shingi. Things about truth and reality, really has you thinking. I think this is one of the best endings in Anime, nothing but pure character development that comes full circle. Great themes, great message and a heartwarming ending. What do you think of the ending? Did you enjoy it? Did you hate it? If you did why did you hate it? Leave a comment and voice your views.

Some TEE's to Talk About

Who doesn't looovveeeee an awesome graphic tee or two ... well, maybe more. I thought, this post of a few words, should point you in the direction of some classic tee goodness great for ANY occasion!

Called for Help, glennz tees

Bill Murray, dutch southern

The Ultimate Cute Shirt, go ape tees

IN SPACE, threadless tees

Peek Into the DarkSide, split reason

Obamadeus, loiter

The Hall of Cliche Super Heroes, threadless tees

SPORK, tee fury

Who Watches the Watches, the awesomer

Vince Vulcan, the awesomer

Be sure to follow Otakus & Geeks on Twitter for some more cool tee yummies!

Until next time cats & kittens

~je t'adore!

>^.*<

Comic News: Dark Horse Comics-Buffy Season 9 Gets Collected

BUFFY SEASON 9 GETS COLLECTED!

VOLUME 1 TO BE RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012!

December 2, MILWAUKIE, OR—Series creator Joss Whedon has teamed up with Andrew Chambliss (Dollhouse, ABC’s Once Upon a Time) and Season 8 artist Georges Jeanty for the life-affirming, world-changing Season 9 of the smash hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce the first collection of the season with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 1: Freefall!

Season 8 ended with a bang that cut the world off from magic—culminating in another set of world-ending problems. Buffy has left her best friend, Willow, powerless, and brought an end to a millennia-long tradition of superpowered girls. By day, Buffy is a twenty-something waitress with no real direction, and even though magic is gone, she’s still a vampire Slayer by night. Bigger problem? Vampires are becoming an epidemic . . . of zompires!

Written by series creator Joss Whedon and Andrew Chambliss of the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, Freefall collects Buffy Season 9 #1–#5! On sale August 1, 2012.

Comic News: Buffy Season 8 Gets Deluxe Hardcover Release

BUFFY SEASON 8 GETS HARDCOVER RELEASE!

DARK HORSE TO PUBLISH FOUR VOLUMES!

December 2, MILWAUKIE, OR—Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. Now the wait is finally over for Buffy fanatics everywhere as Dark Horse announces the deluxe, oversized, dust-jacketed hardcover collection of Buffy Season 8!

This hardcover edition contains the first two arcs of the series (Buffy Season 8 #1–#10), written by Joss Whedon and Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways), with art by the acclaimed Georges Jeanty. It includes two one-shots, a cover gallery, and exclusive, never-before-seen sketch material!

After the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers—newly legion—have gotten organized, but it’s not long before new and old enemies begin popping up. Buffy, Xander, Willow, and a very different Dawn are introduced to the season’s big bad, Twilight, and are only beginning to understand the incredible reach of this mysterious threat. Meanwhile, rebel Slayer Faith teams up with Giles to handle a menace on the other side of the Atlantic. It’s a dirty job, and Faith is just the girl to do it!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 1 is on sale May 30, 2012!

Comic News: Holiday Gifts From Dark Horse

Comic News: Dark Horse Comics- Get Killed in the 2nd Story Arc of The Strain!

The plague is coming and we want to know how you will survive.

Win a chance to get killed in the 2nd Story Arc of The Strain!

We're making preparations for the coming infestation, storing food, comics and weapons. The Strain #1 is on its way, infecting comic shops on Dec. 14th. And here's a little contest to get you excited for the comics from Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan, David Lapham and Mike Huddleston.

We want to hear how you will survive the vampire plague. In the comments below give us at least a 200 word description of how you plan to survive the coming epidemic. What supplies will you need? Where would you go to hide? Who would be with you? What weapons would you need? Give us all the details, we need help figuring out how we'd survive.

Official Rules:

1. Post a comment of at least 200 words on the Dark Horse Blog (http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/741/strain-survive-plague-contest) by 11:59p.m. PT on Sunday Dec. 4th, 2011 and describe how you plan to survive the coming plague.

2. Come back next week as we post the top 5 Survival Tales, once per day through Dec. 9th.

3. Starting Dec. 9th. come back to the blog and Vote for the best Survival Plan Through Dec. 13th.

***We'll post the winner on Dec. 14th, the release date of The Strain #1

The Winner of this contest will have their likeness drawn into one of The Strain arc two comics to be killed by a Vampire. We will finalize details with the winner individually.

The fine print: No purchase necessary. One online entry per person (one e-mail address per person/address). You must be eighteen years of age or older to enter. Contest entries only accepted if they are submitted by 11:59p.m. (PDT), Dec. 4th, 2011, to be eligible. Winner will be selected based upon the quality of submitted comments (as determined at Dark Horse's sole discretion) from all applicable entries and will be notified by Dec. 13th, 2011. Entry becomes the property of Dark Horse upon receipt. Entry constitutes agreement by winners to be publicized and permission to use each winner's name for the purposes of promotion of the Contest without further compensation. Contest void where prohibited. Odds of winning dependent on number of entrants.

Comic News: Evan Dorkin Invites You To Dark Horse Present's House of Fun!

EVAN DORKIN INVITES YOU TO HOUSE OF FUN!

November 30, MILWAUKIE, OR—With Dark Horse Presents continually adding new and awesome stories to the lineup, Evan Dorkin wants to tell you about House of Fun!

“While we were working on the Milk and Cheese collection with Scott Allie and Daniel Chabon, I pitched the idea to do new material for Dark Horse so I could revive some of my old characters. This dovetailed nicely with the revival of Dark Horse Presents, since most of my humor comics originally ran in various anthologies including several from DHC like Instant Piano, Deadline USA, and the first run of Dark Horse Presents.

“The idea was to bring back as many of my old characters and concepts from Milk and Cheese and Dork as possible, grouping it all under the new House of Fun name. I decided not to use Dork as a catchall title for these comics. I got sick of the name a long time ago and this relaunch felt a good opportunity to finally retire it.

“So, what I’m doing is twenty-four pages of comics to be spread over three issues of DHP, with each eight-page anchored by a new Milk and Cheese strip. The other features will include a new Murder Family episode; several pages of Fun gag strips, as well as the return of The Eltingville Comic Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Role-Playing Club. If all goes according to plan I’ll also be doing a one-page Fisher-Price Theater adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 and a short Devil Puppet story.

“Also, the comics will all be colored by my longtime collaborator and long-suffering wife, Sarah Dyer.

“This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time now. The last issue of Dork came out in 2006 and it’s been even longer since I worked on an Eltingville or Murder Family strip. I’m excited to be working on my own stuff again, I’m having a lot of fun making these comics, and I hope folks will have fun reading them. If not they can go suck an egg.”

House of Fun will premiere in Dark Horse Presents #10, on sale March 21, 2011.

Comic News: Dark Horse Delivers Day & Date Digital Comics Same Day As Print!

DARK HORSE DELIVERS COMICS

DIGITALLY AND IN PRINT SAME DAY

STARTING DECEMBER 14!

November 30, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse’s digital evolution continues after seeing huge success with digital sales. Dark Horse Comics will now make their comics available digitally the same day they are on sale in comic shops.

Beginning December 14, all titles from Dark Horse Comics will be on sale the same day in both print and digital format, allowing new-technology readers to access their favorite comics at the same time as their print-oriented counterparts.

Dark Horse Digital launched its standalone comic-reader app earlier this year and received incredible support from the continuously growing digital-comics fan base, a new type of comics fan eager to adapt to new technologies.

Since then, Dark Horse Digital has grown significantly in numbers and readership with the additions of several key titles to the digital roster, including Star Wars, Buffy, Angel & Faith, and Dollhouse. Dark Horse Digital also provides weekly sales and discounts to its readers, currently offers over eight hundred comics, and continues to increase the digital availability of the Dark Horse back catalog.