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Franken-Castle Here To Stay! Marvel Announces Title Change And Future Issues!
I don’t think anyone could have foreseen this one coming in the beginning. If you had told me that Marvel was going to resurrect a dead Frank Castle with Morbius’ help and start a ‘MUNSTERS’ like storyline with the character I would have told you you were insane. But I’d have been dead wrong. (That was almost painful.) It was announced yesterday that Marvel Studios will indeed be keeping Rick Remender’s (“DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL”, “THE AVENGERS”) Franken-Castle around for the foreseeable future! Read on for the skinny!
Newsarama Broke The News Stating,
“Marvel Comics announced this afternoon that the Rick Remender-penned, Tony Moore-illustrated Punisher title will see a new name as of May’s issue #17—FrankenCastle, a move certainly implying that there’s a lot more story to be told.”
This is certainly interesting news for the character, and a move that is sure to be received with mixed feelings. In my opinion it is hard to judge whether or not this was a good move or not at this point, and we will just have to wait and see what the results are once we see the sales numbers come May. What say you?
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‘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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