I always hate to see this kind of thing, even if I wasn’t a fan of the company..

FANGORIA COMICS SHUTS DOWN, PROJECTS, STAFF RELOCATE - NEWSARAMA

FANGORIA COMICS SHUTS DOWN, PROJECTS, STAFF RELOCATE

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Press Release

Scott Licina, newly former executive editor of Fangoria
Comics, was informed on August 22nd of the August 17th closing of the
comics line at Fangoria Entertainment by parent company Creative Group.
He, the staff and the creators would like to thank their readers and
are excited to announce that creator-owned projects like BUMP, BENEATH
THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE and SHIFTER will continue, with details coming
soon.

Regarding the closing, Licina noted, “To be honest, we’ve anticipated
this possibility for quite some time, long before we finally launched
on June 13, 2007 after almost a year of delays on Creative Group’s
part; that was after we announced the line in July of 2006 at the San
Diego Comic-Con International. It became more and more apparent with
the recent closings of several divisions and the lay-offs that
accompanied them, other announced projects like VAMPIRELLA that failed
to materialize and the fact that we received virtually no marketing or
promotional support in any way, not even in the company’s own FANGORIA
or STARLOG magazines, that there may be trouble ahead. But I couldn’t
have imagined, after already soliciting and selling subscriptions for
titles that ran well into the beginning of 2008, that it would be only
two months and four days after our first book hit the shelves that we
would be closed down. And on top of it, we were informed about the
closing via a three sentence e-mail, and invoices are still
outstanding.”

Robert Kurtzman, legendary special effects artist, director and
co-creator of BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE had this comment: “The
worst part of it from my perspective is that the RAGE mini-series
wasn’t allowed to finish, even with only one issue left to print, and
that the issue (#4) was already completed and sitting there ready to go
to the printer to fulfill orders that were already placed. Simply
unbelievable. But I’m happy to announce we will be getting the fourth
issue out to fulfill demand and make sure our readers have the chance
to get the complete series.”

Mark Kidwell, creator of BUMP, added, “It’s a shame really, that things
were handled the way they were on the Fangoria Entertainment corporate
level. All of the staff and creators at Fangoria Comics are amazing and
there were (and are) some incredible stories being produced. Most of
these will still be published, albeit by a different and more focused
company with an eye toward the same long-term goals.”

Film producer Patrick Durham and film star Michael Madsen, co-creators
of SHIFTER, made this statement: “This comes as little surprise, after
we’ve seen what Scott has had to go through to get these great comics
out and to let people know about them. The SHIFTER comic and crew are
looking forward to the positive move we’re making, and can’t wait to
start on the new endeavor. After all, it’s the same production house,
where the comics are always on time and always look fantastic. We know
that the extremely high quality demands we have for SHIFTER will be
exceeded by Scott and the team as always, so naturally we’re thrilled
to be apart of this new, exciting leap forward. Comics to film, we’ve
got some exciting announcements ahead for SHIFTER!”

Licina closed with this remark- “The bottom line on Fangoria? This was
fallout from major franchise-wide downsizing by Creative Group. The
upside? The creators own their respective properties, series and books,
and will be continuing and finishing material that’s already started.
Everyone is looking at 2008 with a fresh perspective. And again, we
thank the readers, retailers and distributors for all their support,
and look forward to releasing more info soon.”

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Mark nailed it didn’t he?

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Time Off

Any day now, George W. Bush will set the record for having taken more days of vacation than any other Oval Office Occupant in history.

Back in the Reagan era when that guy was setting the old record, I
wrote an article I can no longer find for a local magazine. It said
basically that Presidential Vacations were just plain a bad idea from
all standpoints. I mean, if you think you have a great guy in office,
you oughta be ticked off that he isn’t working harder. Fewer days off
might mean he could pass a couple more items on your agenda. He’s going
to end his term without doing a number of things you hoped he would
accomplish. Maybe less vacation would have made one or two more come
about.

On the other hand, if you think the current prez is inept, maybe
working harder would make him a bit more ept. Or if you think he’s
dishonest, putting in more hours might mean fewer instances where he
hides behind the claim that he didn’t know what his aides were doing,
hadn’t addressed some vital problem yet, etc. Bad presidents tend to
cower a lot behind the excuse that they’re busy tending to more
important matters…and then they go fishing.

This isn’t a slam at Bush so much as it is a bewilderment that
anyone in any career of choice needs that many days off. I always liked
Jay Leno’s old line about how if you keep needing vacations from your
job, you picked the wrong job.

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ACCKK I wish I thought of this!!

Great idea Scott!

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Open for Business– The Comic Podcast Update log

by Scott Cederlund @ 6:56 pm. Filed under comics, podcasts– Other

Borrowing a page from Chris Mosby’s Tales from the Longbox and the Comics Weblog Update, I’ve build a similar service for comic book podcasts. You can now click on over to www.wednesdayshaul.com/comicpodcasts and find all the latest and greatest podcasts about comics.

To see a list of who I’ve currently go listed, click here.
If you have a podcast that I haven’t listed, please email me at scott @
wednesdayshaul.com (no spaces) and let me know the RSS feed of your
podcast.

And just to make things even more fun, this page has its own feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/comicpodcastweblog that you can use to keep up on podcasts in your favorite RSS reader.

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Possible spoilers!  Read the rest article at the link below.

A SINESTRO CORPS WAR REPORT - NEWSARAMA

A SINESTRO CORPS WAR REPORT

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by Vaneta Rogers

The battle lines are drawn, and it’s time for all-out war.

As DC’s Green Lantern titles are immersed in the story of
the Sinestro Corps War, readers have been writhing in anticipation of
the impending showdown between the yellow-ring forces of fear and the
Green Lanterns backed by willpower. Each side has staged skirmishes –
to brutally take prisoners of war, or to rescue them from the hands of
the enemy — but the time for posturing and pondering strategy is over.
It’s time for the real fighting to begin.

And the main battleground? Earth. In Green Lantern #23,
the Sinestro Corps appeared as bright yellow bursts of light in the sky
over Earth, joining five of the biggest, baddest villains in the DCU to
descend upon the people of Earth and dispense their home-grown brand of
deadly fear.

Things are looking kind of bad. Like … end-of-the-world bad.

But as the Earth and the multiverse and the whole DCU looks like it
might fall into the hands of the evil Anti-Monitor and his motley crew,
fans can feel secure in the knowledge that the military strategist
overseeing operations for the united army of Green Lantern readers is
Geoff Johns, who’s been orchestrating this war over the last year since
we got the first inkling of a Sinestro Corps.

At this breaking point in the war, we sat down for a military briefing
with General Johns to find out what has happened so far in the
conflict, what the current military situation means to the future of
the Green Lantern forces, and what might happen as the greatest battle
of the war ensues.

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Have you visited Comic Related (www.comicrelated.com) lately? We’re writing to invite you to take a moment and check out the strikingly new look of our site! Come in, feel free to take a look around and make yourself at home. You’re among friends.

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In addition to our visual face lift, we’ve completely reorganized the way we share content making it easier for you to find the comic coverage you want. We’ve ramped up the amount of information we’re pushing out allowing news, commentary and related info to flow 365 days a year, multiple times a day. Try us for a few days. You’ll want to come back.

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We invite bloggers, reviewers and writers to consider joining the Comic Related family. We’re a start-up (three years on the web), but we’re growing fast and we think this might appeal to someone who wants to see their work read by a larger audience. If you are willing to contribute commentary, convention coverage or reviews (you choose the topic, you choose the title, you choose the show), we’ll build a feature commentary around your work. We don’t mind highlighting your personal web site or blog with each feature and we will work to build an image for you and your work through our site. If you provide content, we’ll work hard to get you the exposure you deserve!

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We’re looking for a few talented individuals currently creating comics (amateur or pro) who’ve always wanted a forum dedicated to their work but didn’t want the hassle of setting it up or paying for it. We’re launching a new section of our forums (along with a visual overhaul for that area) next week and we’ll be featuring these individuals.

So far, Ron Fortier, a professional writer and comic creator for over twenty-five years, and Jonnie Allen, creator of The Miscellaneous Adventures of Stykman, are on board. Would you like to be next?

We would love to feature your creation and your talent on our site. When someone joins the Comic Related family, you get more than just a simple forum. You get our full support for your title. We’ll cover your title extensively through the site, feature your artwork in a number of ways and cover updates as new issues or news is released. You’re helping Comic Related by honoring us with your presence and we’ll honor your work five fold in return.

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Cheers,
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PRESS RELEASE

FROZEN WASTELAND HAS ARRIVED

Frozen Wasteland
Writer Kieran Murphy
Artist Jose Augusto Cano
Cover Artist Carlos Valenzuela

Publisher: Arcana Comics
Format: Trade Paperback Graphic Novel (full color interiors)
Length: 100 pages
Diamond Order Code: SEP073353
Publication date: November 28, 2007

The Frozen Wasteland graphic novel consists of four separate stories
in one book, each centred on four main characters trapped in this
Frozen Wasteland.

Major Jonathon Carson seeks out his lost son in the icy tundra of Las
Vegas, Ricky Di Santos finds himself bumping into an old flame in the
battlefield of a snow covered Los Angeles, Jed Giffin catches up with
his self-centred sister in a freezing Dallas, and Sinead O’Brien
takes to the frozen seas off Miami with a friend from her former life.

Each story examines the suffering caused in these very different
settings as ordinary people try to cope in an environment where each
day is a struggle for survival. Criminals, gangsters and hucksters
duke it out for supremacy in this fractured, frightening and frozen
future America!

Frozen Wasteland is written by Kieran Murphy with artwork by Jose
Augusto (The Pact) Cano and a gorgeous full color cover from Carlos
(Kade, Wolfskin) Valenzuela with a cover price of $9.95 available in
this month’s Previews (Diamond Code: SEP073353).

For more information, please visit Arcana Comics at:

www.arcanacomics.com

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