Summer Catchers Drifts onto Steam on July 16th

Posted on 06/27/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

During the Kinda Funny Games Showcase at e3 a curious pixelated girl hopped into a magical wooden cart and began a fanatical adventure of a lifetime. Viewers were taken by the gorgeous visuals, bumping soundtrack and quirky characters of Summer Catchers and now we are excited to reveal that road trip of a lifetime begins July 16th on Steam.

In Summer Catchers you take control of Chu, a young girl who lives in the frozen north and has never seen summer. She dreams of the oceans, mountains and the wondrous world outside anything but the snowy forest in which she has lived her entire life. With her trusty wooden car, you must travel to distant lands full of mystery and strange creatures who ready to both help, and stop you from completing your quest of finally seeing summer.

The journey won’t be easy though. On your way through shadowy forests, dark swamps, vast valleys and underground cities you will encounter obstacles and larger than life situations you will need your trusty travel bag to help overcome. By equipping the right tools at the right time, you can work your way through these uncharted lands and just like in real life, find a few friends and secrets along the way.

The game is a mix of narrative adventure and “endless” runner as each level has Chu completing tasks for various companions while she drives along the various country sides. Each level is “endless” in a sense where you traverse the terrain using various tools for your car like battering rams, speed boosters and more to go as long as you can. If you crash, you can repair your car and try again until you complete all the goals for that mission. During these wild rides you will not only be tasked with various missions but might have random encounters with strange creatures both willing to aid or hinder your quest. Spend the mushrooms you collect in the various shops to stock pile your car add ons because each item is a one time use only.

Key Features:

  • A unique arcade game that mixes racing, story, rhythm and puzzle elements all into one
  • Uncover all the mysteries and events of this beautiful pixel art world
  • Unlock unique abilities and upgrade your car to ride in style
  • Replay the game to discover all hidden corners secrets the fast traveller might have missed 

Learn More:

http://summercatchers.com/

https://twitter.com/SummerCatchers

Presskit – http://summercatchers.com/Summer_Catchers_PRESS_KIT_3.zip

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Lucha Underground Champion inspires song from Grammy Nominated Metalcore masters Killswitch Engage!

Posted on 06/27/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum
Pop-Culture Spectrum has been friends with entertainer, entrepreneur and professional wrestler Martin Casaus through their wrestling and their Twitch streaming and is proud to announce the new song from Grammy nominated Killswitch Engage inspired by Marty himself.

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Marty “The Moth” Casaus draws inspiration from many dark sources, but now his manic and compelling performances in Lucha Underground have transcended wrestling and inspired the lyrics of the new single “Unleashed” by his favorite metal band: Killswitch Engage!

The Massachusetts born, metal mainstays have been hard at work on their new album “Atonement” which will be released on August 16th, 2019 on Metal Blade Records. Renowned editor Peter Gonzalez put together an exclusive lyric video for the new song which features incredible footage of the band and Marty “The Moth” Casaus.

Marty The Moth Casaus on the song:

“This song was originally written to be my ring entrance music for my championship reign in Season 4 of Lucha Underground… I met up with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz in LA, and we recorded my part for the intro at my Air BnB!”

“It’s really the biggest compliment I’ve received in my career!  I’ve been listening to Killswitch Engage for many years and they are my favorite band, and songs like “Strength Of Mind” always spoke to me because it reminds me of how powerful your brain is.. and in wrestling it’s always about the next idea or innovation or tweak!  It’s really a trip to think about your favorite band watching your work and being inspired to create their art based on it… I’m so glad “Unleashed” is  finally out, and getting a great response, and I hope someday the version with me doing the intro is released in some form.”

“The inner passion and rage of the Marty The Moth character was well demonstrated on Lucha Underground, but it truly takes the character to another level to hear it interpreted by these creative geniuses in Killswitch Engage”

Marty The Moth Casaus on the guys in the band:

Adam Dutkiewicz is such a talented dude musically, but he’s also a great guy!  Mike D’Antonio isn’t just a killer bass player..  he also does amazing graphics/design work… He even designed me a shirt and attended the S4 finale for Lucha Underground!”

Keep up with Marty on all the social media
www.martincasaus.com
Twitch.TV/MartyTheMothCasaus
Twitter.com/MartinCasaus
Instagram.com/MartinCasaus

Be sure to get Killswitch Engage’s new single “Unleashed” wherever music is streamed and sold!

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NOTORIOUS KINK WRITER TINA HORN TEAMS WITH ARTIST MICHAEL DOWLING FOR UPCOMING SOCIAL THRILLER, SFSX

Posted on 06/22/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum
PORTLAND, Ore. 06/21/2019 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that notorious kink writer Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?! podcast host) and fan-favorite artist Michael Dowling (Unfollow, Death Sentence) will team up for the forthcoming SFSX: Safe Sex, a social thriller about sex, love, and torture set to launch this September.

SFSX is set in a draconian America where sexuality is bureaucratized and policed. Here readers meet a group of queer sex workers keeping the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique bondage skills, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their friends, and fight the power.

“When I think of my favorite boundary-pushing comics of the 21st century, Image is at the front of my mind. Bitch Planet showed that feminist social thrillers can have real satirical bite. Saga and WicDiv showed that outrageous queer sexuality can be an integral part of sci-fi action adventure stories,” said Horn. “Those are the books that inspired me when I was developing the world, characters, and themes of Safe Sex, so nothing could please me more than finding a home alongside them with Image.”

SFSX #1 (Diamond Code JUL190078) will be available on Wednesday, September 25. The final order cutoff for retailers is Monday, September 2.
ABOUT TINA HORN
Tina Horn hosts and produces the long-running kink podcast Why Are People Into That?!. Her reporting on sexual subcultures and politics has appeared in Rolling Stone, Hazlitt, Glamour, Jezebel and elsewhere; she is the author of two nonfiction books and has contributed to numerous anthologies including the upcoming queer horror collection Theater of Terror. Tina has lectured on sex work politics and queer BDSM cultures at universities and community centers all over North America. SFSX is her first creator-owned comic book series, the culmination of a lifelong obsession with comics and genre fiction. She is a LAMBDA Literary Fellow, the recipient of two Feminist Porn Awards, and holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence. Originally from Northern California, Tina now lives in New York City. @Tinahornsass / TinaHorn.net
ABOUT MICHAEL DOWLING
Mike Dowling is artist and co-creator of Unfollow, written by Rob Williams and published by Vertigo. Other work includes Death Sentence, written by Montynero, and Devlin Waugh, Ichabod Azrael, Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson for 2000AD.
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UglyDolls San Diego Comic Con 2019

Posted on 06/21/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum
UGLYDOLLS ARTIST SERIES MINI MOXY AND WAGE LARGE WEDGEHEAD STUFFED PLUSH set San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Exclusive
This Year’s UglyDolls San Diego Comic Con Exclusives Are A Family Affair
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Hasbro has given ComicBook.com a first look at what they have planned for a San Diego Comic Con exclusive Uglydolls plush — and it’s a pretty memorable package. Putting together Wedghead, Wage, and Moxy — a trio of characters who have backstories important to the overall Uglydolls story — the packaging looks very much like a family affair. You can check the image out below.
Fans who will be attending Comic Con can get a set for $35 at the Hasbro Toy Shop. Be sure to keep your eyes on ComicBook.com and Hasbro‘s social media handles for any other potential opportunities to pick them up if you aren’t going to be at the San Diego convention center a month from now.

Discover the ultimate throwback ARTIST SERIES UGLYDOLLS plush set including MOXY, WAGE and WEDGEHEAD! Behind these wonderfully weird dolls is the love story of David and Sun-Min. The couple met in art school, and when Sun-Min moved back to South Korea, they sent each other love letters. At the bottom of one of these letters, David doodled a kooky character. Loving the sweet design, Sun-Min sewed the doodle into a doll, and here we are folks! UGLYDOLLS was born from a doodle!

Paying homage to UGLYDOLLS’ grown-with-love roots, the ARTIST SERIES UGLYDOLLS plush toys are inspired by their original design. The 3-doll stuffed toy set comes in special packaging with fun facts and creator tidbits printed on it. Find out the origin of WEDGHEAD’s name, what makes MOXY an amazing friend, and WAGE’S claim to UGLYDOLL’S fame. There is a note from creator David Horvath printed on the package–harkening back to the love letter inception.

You can get the set at Comic Con International in San Diego next month. The giant pop culture celebration runs from July 18-21 at the San Diego Convention Center. As for Uglydolls, the toys are already ubiquitous, and the characters’ appearances in media are starting to pile up. A feature film came out earlier this year, and will be on home video soon. In May, Hulu signed a deal with STX Entertainment to produce an Uglydolls animated series, which will give them 26 episodes per season and the exclusive streaming rights to the movie.

Uglydoll® and Pretty Ugly™ are registered trademarks of Pretty Ugly, LLC.
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The Bold New Era of Transformers Expands with Monthly Galaxies Series

Posted on 06/20/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum
“Constructicons Rising” Storyline Unearths the Bots that Built Cybertron… and Threaten to Tear It All Down!
SAN DIEGO, CA (June 20, 2019) – Beginning in September, IDW Publishing proudly builds upon the success of 2019’s bold new era of Transformers comic books with its first spin-off series: Transformers: Galaxies! Featuring story arcs that delve deeper into the origins, motivations, and world-shattering machinations of the extended Transformers cast, Galaxies launches with a story arc dedicated to the fan-favorite crew, the Constructicons!

Written by Vox Media co-founder and lifelong Transformers devotee Tyler Bleszinski, with luscious artwork by longtime Transformers artist, Livio Ramondelli, Transformers: Galaxies #1 uncovers the hidden secrets of Cybertron’s vast beauty and extraordinary cityscapes. Long ago, after the War Against the Threefold Spark ended, the Constructicons emerged to help rebuild the decimated planet in grand fashion. But what happened to them in the years since? Why had they been erased from Cybertron’s history… and what have they been planning for their devastating return?

“I’ve dreamed of the day that I could somehow be involved in the Transformers universe,” says Bleszinski. “Humanizing the Constructicons in a refreshed origin story with Livio Ramondelli – one of the most talented Transformers artists ever – will be one of the highlights of my life and will give me the opportunity to share my passion for these incredible creations with my kids’ generation. This is truly a dream come true.”

“Transformers: Galaxies delves into what’s happening away from Cybertron,” says editor David Mariotte. “Tyler and Livio are working on a story about broken promises and lost futures — about those who fall by the wayside to maintain a utopia.”

To commemorate the debut of Transformers: Galaxies, IDW will offer multiple variant covers, including Cover A by Livio Ramondelli, Cover B by Nick Roche, and two Retailer Incentive covers by George Caltsoudas and Casey W. Coller, respectively.

For information on how to secure copies of Transformers: Galaxies, as well as the parent series Transformers (now shipping monthly), please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.

TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2019 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 13 on the 2019 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past eight years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro) and Instagram (@Hasbro).

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SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN

Posted on 06/20/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

in James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s New Original Series  From BOOM! Studios 

A Chilling Tale of Small Town Horror and the Only Person Who Can Fight Back in September 2019

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LOS ANGELES, CA (June 18, 2019) – BOOM! Studios today announcedSOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, an all-new original five-issue limited series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (The Woods, Justice League) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) about a close-knit community rocked by a series of murders and the stranger who arrives in the wake of tragedy, reopening old wounds and causing new trouble.

In a sleepy town in the heart of America, children have started to die in horrific ways. The local police are mystified by the brutal murders, and frantic to catch the killer. But they refuse to believe reports of impossible creatures that lurk in the shadows snatching children and tearing them to pieces, especially since the only people who claim to have seen these so-called monsters are other children. Enter Erica Slaughter, a mysterious stranger who rides into town and claims she can solve their “monster” problem. But can the townspeople trust this dangerous outsider with their children’s lives? And more importantly, can the children trust this strange adult with their secrets?

James Tynion IV is a comic book writer, best known for his work on the Batmanfranchise for DC Comics. His comics career began with co-writing the back-up stories on Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s character-defining run on Batman, which would lead to him making his own name on a number of Bat-centric series. This work would culminate in James serving as the showrunner of two consecutive weekly comic series, Batman Eternal and Batman & Robin Eternal, followed by writing the massive crossover project Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and subsequently taking the reins of one of DC’s crown jewels, Detective Comics. In addition to the 2017 GLAAD Media Award-winning series The Woods with Michael Dialynas, James has also penned the critical successes Memetic, Cognetic, andEugenic with Eryk Donovan, The Backstagers with Rian Sygh, and Ufology with Noah J. Yuenkel and Matthew Fox. An alumni of Sarah Lawrence College, Tynion now lives and works in New York, NY.

“SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN is a project that has been living in my head for a long, long time. It’s shifted and changed in different ways at different moments, but ultimately I think this was the form it was always MEANT to take. There are horrifying things in the world that are only really visible to the young—unique societal pressures and terrors, monsters, unshaped creatures of fear and horror that prey on children—and much as we try to protect them, we fail, over and over again.” said writer, James Tynion IV. “This is a very grounded human story about very grounded human fears that take a more literal, horrifying shape. And then there’s Erica Slaughter. She kills the monsters the other adults can’t see. I am very excited for all of you to enter the world Werther and I have created, so you can meet her.”

Werther Dell’Edera is an Italian artist, born in the south of Italy. He has worked for the biggest publishers in both Italy and the U.S., with his works ranging fromLoveless with Vertigo to the graphic novel Spider-man: Family Business with Marvel Entertainment. He has also worked for publishers such as Image Comics, IDW, Dynamite, and Dark Horse. In Italy, he has drawn Sergio Bonelli’s Dylan Dog andThe Crow: Memento Mori, from IDW and Edizioni BD, for which he has won awards for Best Cover Artist, Best Series, and Best Artist.

“I was very excited when BOOM! Studios got in touch with me regarding this project with James Tynion IV. This is my first creator-owned project, and everything so far has been amazing.” said artist, Werther Dell’Edera. “To draw a character like Erica Slaughter has been an absolute pleasure.”

SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, includingOnce & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä; Bury The Lede by Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe; Grass Kings by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins; and Klaus by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Joss Whedon’s Firefly from Greg Pak and Dan McDaid; Buffy The Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David Lopez; and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Ryan Parrott and Danielle Di Nicuolo.

“SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN takes a deep dive into humanity’s darkest moments and primal fears, while introducing us to an intriguing new breed of monster hunter,” said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “This series is unlike anything else on the shelves — an atmospheric, subversive, and mature exploration of trauma that is a bold next step for both James and Werther.”

Print copies of SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN will be available for sale September 4, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (usecomicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For more on SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and other projects fromBOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

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Travel to the early 20th Century in a small Norwegian Town

Posted on 06/19/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

(all screenshots taken direct from game and are spoiler-free)

The interactive first person story teller that is DRAUGEN is an intriguing one. It falls in the current world of the new adventure game in which puzzles take a back seat to art, story and mechanics. That isn’t a bad thing. It’s a venture of our ever changing world that allows stories to be told in different fashions so they never get old. They’ll forever be labeled video games and will always have the mechanic of such, be in running when you need to run, following a path, or simply choosing the order you look at items to unlock progression. Those simple additions take it from film to video game though and while to some the term walking simulator is applied, that also is not a bad thing.

Case in point Draugen takes place in a remote island town of Norway in the 1920s and follows a mystery going back over 30 years. It doesn’t matter that unfortunately a major part of the mystery is never revealed completely, while it’s true I found myself screaming “But what happened in redacted?” or “So why did redacted actually redacted?” it didn’t take away my enjoyment.

Unlike another reviewer my favorite character was Lissie, while I found the character we controlled Edward Theodore “Teddy” Lander to be a whiny, annoying weak character for the entire first half of the game. This was rectified later by giving reasons to why the character was the way he is and made Draugen so much more more than just a basic 1920s Noir.

One of the truest highlights outside the story, flawed or not are the graphics. It is an idyllic, quiet town but it is beautiful as well with mountains, rivers, trees, grass, shacks, houses, and most important to me goats. The “hidden” goats who are actually in plain view but not in spots you’d automatically look. They add so much to the game. The art for Lissie is really great too though, which is important since you see so much of her.

 

Some of the mysteries in Draugen may go unsolved unless you just know the truth, but the mystery is the experience worth it? To that I say yes. While much more interactive visual novel with walking sim it does not detract from and truly enjoyable experience, especially at its price point.Draugen is available NOW on Steam as well on GOG for $19.99.

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It’s the End of the World As We Know It in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8 

Posted on 06/17/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

“Slayers, vamps, witches, Watchers and innocent bystanders everywhere will want to follow this new era from day one.”—Paste Magazine

“It’s the full package, and it will leave Buffy fans eager for the next issue to arrive.”—ComicBook.com

“Things are starting to get pretty interesting in Sunnydale.”—IGN

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LOS ANGELES, CA (June 17, 2019) – BOOM! Studios today, in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products, unveiled three BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8 covers by Mondo illustrator Marc Aspinall, and artists Kevin Wada (She-Hulk) and Becca Carey (Bitch Planet). This game-changing issue of the acclaimed series will debut in stores September 4, 2019.

While the Slayer and the rest of the Scooby Gang were fighting to save Xander’s soul, the Mistress Drusilla and her lieutenant Spike were busy searching for a way to open the gates of the Hellmouth so they could flood Sunnydale, then eventually the world, with demons and hell on Earth. And they’re close. Can Buffy stop them in time to save the world from utter destruction?

High school is hell, as Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and acclaimed artist David López (Captain Marvel), along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer/director behind Firefly, Marvel’s The Avengers, and more), reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon for a new generation of comic book fans.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on the WB Network on March 10th, 1997. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series, which ran for seven seasons from 1997–2003, stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers. Chosen to battle vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, Buffy is aided by a Watcher who guides and teaches her as she surrounds herself with a circle of friends called the “Scooby Gang.”

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8 features three main covers. Buffy and Angel meet at a Halloween party on Mondo illustrator Marc Aspinall’s cover. Fan favorite artist Kevin Wada’s cover features Anya, the proprietor of Sunnydale’s hottest underground magic shop. And artist Becca Carey pays tribute to the season two episode, “Halloween.”

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; Abbott from Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä; Bury The Lede from Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe; Grass Kings from Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins; and Klausfrom Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Joss Whedon’s Angel from Bryan Edward Hill and Gleb Melnikov, Firefly from Greg Pak and Dan McDaid, Buffy The Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David López, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Ryan Parrott and Danielle Di Nicuolo.

Print copies of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #8 will be available for sale on September 4, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (usecomicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For continuing news on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter. And follow Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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LIFE ON THE MOON: The Famous Fake News Story, Now Available as a Graphic Novel by Iconic Illustrator Robert Grossman

Posted on 06/14/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Robert Grossman was the famed artist of over 500 magazine covers (Time, New York Times, Rolling Stone, New York, National Lampoon, etc.), iconic film posters (for instance, Airplane! and its famous imagery of fuselage being tied in a knot), Acady Award-nominated animation, and ingenious comic strips.

Grossman completed his magnum opus and decade-long passion, the graphic novel Life on The Moon, shortly before his passing last year. The artist, who reveled in illustrating the “un-illustratable,” wrote and drew this historical work based on the “Great Moon Hoax” of the mid-19thcentury, the most successful fake news in media history.

Film director Terry Gilliam calls Life on the Moon, “Amazingly inventive!” and reveals that in his professional history, “I did my best to follow in Robert Grossman’s footsteps!”

In 1835, New York newspaper The Sunpublished a series of six articles attributed to the famous contemporary astronomer Sir John Herschel declaring the discovery of life — and even civilization — on the Moon! According to The Sun, the lunar inhabitants included unicorns, bison, bipedal tail-less beavers, and intelligent humanoids with bat-like wings.

Life on the Moon is a full-length graphic novel capturing this mythical world. Robert Grossman said the book is set in a time when “many of the signal achievements of the 19th Century still lay well in the future, Andrew Jackson was president, the steamboat was the summit of technology, and news traveled slowly.” The unfettered novel includes real historical figures such as P.T. Barnum, Jean Jacques Audubon, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Charles Goodyear, and Edgar Allan Poe. Grossman stated that, “Life on the Moon is meant to be at least partly funny, and has a rip-roaring sci-fi ending.”

He concluded, “I read somewhere that William Randolph Hearst insisted that everything he produced had: tears, laughs, loves, and thrills. Life on the Moon has all that and more.”

Art Director, author, and graphic historian Steven Heller declares, “Bob Grossman, one of America’s most innovative caricaturists, was a spirited storyteller with a bottomless well of historical fact and trivia to draw from. In Life on the Moon, he weaves a tale that cannot be read just once, so on that next trip to the Moon, take it along.”

Journalist Pete Hamill proclaims, “Grossman has the subtle power to change the way we perceive reality, like Chekhov or the best of Hemingway.”

The New York Times called Grossman “an outstanding illustrator with a brash touch.” The Washington Post called his work “incisive”, Rolling Stone said his art was “biting” and the creator of Mad, Harvey Kurtzman, called Grossman’s art “Perfect!”

Yoe Books’ Craig Yoe says, “We are both humbled and immensely proud to be publishing this masterpiece in our new original graphic novel series. I fully expect Life on the Moon, Robert Grossman’s tour de force, to take its rightful place among the most revered works in our field.”

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Your First Look at Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan’s GHOSTED IN LA #1 from BOOM! Studios

Posted on 06/13/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Discover Love, Laughter, and the Afterlife in the City of Angels this July 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA (June 13, 2019) – BOOM! Studios revealed a first look atGHOSTED IN LA #1, the first issue in a brand new comic book series from GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer Sina Grace (Iceman) and artist Siobhan Keenan (Jem and the Holograms), about figuring out your love life – and your afterlife – in Hollywood. The first issue debuts in comic shops on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

Daphne Walters is ready for an exciting new Los Angeles life, full of fun, romance, and sunshine! But her new roommate is ignoring her, her boyfriend broke up with her, and things are looking distinctly downcast in the city of dreams. In the midst of her heartbreak, she stumbles upon a new living situation at Rycroft Manor, a derelict apartment complex that isn’t as abandoned as it seemed. Turns out the Manor isn’t just packed with mid-century charm . . .  it’s also teeming with lovesick ghosts! With the help of her new ghostly roommates, Daphne learns how to navigate the city, making friends and finding romance in the most unexpected of places.

GHOSTED IN LA #1 features a main cover by series artist Siobhan Keenan and variant covers by series writer Sina Grace and artist Kris Anka (Runaways).

GHOSTED IN LA is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and Noelle Stevenson; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; Misfit City by Kiwi Smith, Kurt Lustgarten, and Naomi Franquiz; Fenceby C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad; and Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams.

Print copies of GHOSTED IN LA #1 will be available for sale July 10, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one). Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

For more on GHOSTED IN LA and other projects from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

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