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San Diego ComiCon: ‘Crossed’: Offending The Masses…Now In 3D
The absolute most important weekend of the year for comic book fans all over the world is undoubtedly ComicCon San Diego which is swiftly approaching. Already publishers, production companies, and industry heads all over the world are making waves by giving fans some early glimpses into their plans for the 3 day event. One such publisher is the ever growing Avatar Press who are best known for their absolutely f**cked up monthly series “CROSSED”. So unsurprisingly enough the company has some big plans for the series, and according to several reports (including the publisher’s official Twitter account) the series will be making the jump into, get this, the 3D format! The best part of all?! It doesn’t look lame! I know, I didn’t believe it later. The all new graphic novel will be formally announced at the Con, but if you make the jump you can get all the info including a first look at the covers. Read on for the skinny.
WRITTEN BY: David Lapham
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Gianluca Pagliarani
“When one of the last surviving human Doctors gets trapped in a New York skyscraper, S.W.A.T. veteran Lt. Hunt MacAvoy must assemble and arm a rag-tag group of handymen to go on a rescue mission of madness – right into a city of millions of Crossed!”
Photos Courtesy Of Bleeding Cool News…
“CROSSED 3D (VOL 1)” Comes At You Later This Year From Avatar Press! (MSRP-$8.99 Page Count-48)
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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