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BITS & PIECES: Marvel Looks To Suck Your Wallets Dry All Summer Long
As I walked around the convention floor of C2E2 this past weekend (till the point of bleeding, literally.) I made a point of hanging out at the Marvel Comics booth a lot. Maybe it was the mass amounts of hooting and hollering from fans at the “IRON-MAN” trailers, or the fact that they had a plethora of video games to demo, but I couldn’t help but notice the massive amounts of vampire ads lying around the tables and booths. We have heard plenty of rumors of the publisher doing crossovers into the world of “DRACULA”, and the “NEW X-MEN” teasers have been plastered just about everywhere that Marvel can put them. All of this was hearsay and rumors until the publisher held their panel in the conference room of the convention where it revealed plenty of blood-drenched details on the projects that it will be rolling out all Summer long, and if you are a Marvel faithful you’ll be sure to take notice. inside you can get a glimpse at all the plans the company has to bring the bloodsuckers to some of its most popular titles, and then chime in with your thoughts on the move. Trust me, there will be no sparkling, except maybe for Jubilee. She’s always spark-ly though, she can’t help it. Read on for the skinny.
So far there are no real details on the full extent of what the “X-MEN” Vampire project will entail, stay tuned to Bloody-Disgusting.com’s Graphic Content as more info becomes available.
“BRAM STOKER’s DRACULA”
WRITTEN BY: ROY THOMAS
ILLUSTRATED BY: DICK GIORDANO
COVERS BY: JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
“Bram Stoker’s DRACULA colored for the first time! Bram Stoker’s legendary novel of gothic horror comes to life in this stunning adaptation by comics legends Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano — newly colored by June Chung. Solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to distant Transylvania and encounters the enigmatic and sinister Count Dracula unearthing dread secrets about his foreign host and his castle. The horror continues in issue #2 as Dracula makes his way to England, setting his sights on Lucy Westenra and Mina Murray, Jonathan’s fiance, and we’re introduced to Abraham Van Helsing, the one man who may be able to stop the vampire lord’s terrifying plans.”
“DRACULA #1” Hits Stores From Marvel Comics This June! (MSRP-$3.99)
“DEATH OF DRACULA” Issue #1
WRITTEN BY: VICTOR GISCHLER
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
COVERS BY: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MARKO DJURDJERVIC
“He is the legendary Lord of the Vampires. Dracula. Who would dare attempt to overthrow him? Only Dracula’s son Xarus, a ruthless and clever upstart with the bold ambition to unite all the world’s vampire sects under one flag. But Xarus’s older brother Janus isn’t sure he likes the idea of a new regime and seeks allies to oppose Xarus. The ultimate battle to control Earth’s Creatures of the Night unfolds, with the future of the vampire race and possibly the Marvel Universe at stake.”
“DEATH OF DRACULA” Issue #1 Drops This July From Marvel Comics! (MSRP-$3.99)
“MARVEL VAMPIRES POSTER BOOK”
COVER BY: Kalman Andrasofszky.
“Thirty-six posters featuring the legendary Lord of Vampires”
“MARVEL VAMPIRES POSTER BOOK” Drops This July From Marvel Comics! (MSRP-$5.99)
Comics
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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