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Get Your Free ‘The Darkest Hour’ Motion Comic
More New York Comic-Con goodies have hit the web as a digital motion comic is now live on the official website for Summit Entertainment’s The Darkest Hour.
“The Darkkest Hour” limited edition collectible comic art book is a collaboration with 13 of comics’ biggest names, featuring stunning artistic takes on the global events of the film’s post-alien invasion world. The collectible comic art book will also be available in hard cover. The hard cover will be available as a handout to attendees at New York Comic-Con this weekend.
The comic will also be available for mobile devices today via Comixology (the best app on the planet). The digital motion comic will be live on the film’s official website.
The events in the comic are captured in epic detail as the last remnants of humanity struggle for survival in a world that is no longer their own. Check out an exclusive look at the comic inside!
Here are the artists involved with the creation of the limited edition collectible comic art book:
* Ben Templesmith – Artist of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (IDW), FELL (Image), WORMWOOD (IDW), cover artist of WASTELAND (Oni Press) – one of the premiere horror artists in comics.
* Brian Churilla – Artist of THE ANCHOR (Boom Studios), THE ENGINEER (Archaia), and the upcoming THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER (Oni Press).
* Tom Fowler – Artist of VENOM (Marvel), MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE (Wildstorm).
* Mateus Santolouco – Artist of AMERICAN VAMPIRE (DC/Vertigo), MONDO URBANO (Oni Press).
* Pia Guerra – Artist of Y: THE LAST MAN (DC/Vertigo).
* Becky Cloonan – Artist of NORTHLANDERS (DC/Vertigo), PIXU (Dark Horse), DEMO (DC/Vertigo).
* Nathan Fox – Artist of HAUNT (Image), INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500 (Marvel), FLUORESCENT BLACK (Heavy Metal).
* Brian Hurtt – Artist of THE SIXTH GUN (Oni Press), THE DAMNED (Oni Press), GOTHAM CENTRAL (DC).
* Jeremy Haun – Artist of BERSERKER (Top Cow), DETECTIVE COMICS (DC), LEADING MAN (Oni Press)
* Ron Chan – Artist of THE GUILD: CLARA (Dark Horse), STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (Dark Horse).
* Nathan Fairbairn – Colorist on Tom Fowler’s artwork. One of the top colorists in the business, currently coloring BATMAN, INC. (DC Comics).
* Bill Crabtree – Colorist on Brian Churilla, Mateus Santolouco, Pia Guerra, Nathan Fox, Brian Hurtt, Jeremy Haun, Becky Cloonan, and Ron Chan art pieces. Currently coloring THE SIXTH GUN (Oni Press), and colored the first 50 issues of INVINCIBLE (Image Comics).
* Rick Spears – Writer of THE DARKEST HOUR art book. One of comics’ true original voices, Rick Spears is the critically acclaimed writer of books such as BLACK METAL (Oni Press), TEENAGERS FROM MARS (Gigantic Press), PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND (Image Comics), and DEAD WEST (Gigantic Press).
The Darkest Hour is in theaters Christmas Day.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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