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Official ‘Hellboy Day’ List Of Participating Stores

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10 years ago

March 12, 2014

March 22, 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s famous, loveable red demon, Hellboy, and Dark Horse wants you to celebrate. Many comic shops around the world will be participating in the activities, handing out giveaways and offering some Dark Horse sampler comics. Hit the jump to see if stores in your area are joining in on the Hellboy celebration.

From the press release:

MILWAUKIE, OR, MARCH 11—March 22 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character’s somewhat humble beginnings in an eight-page feature in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic-Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved “beast of the apocalypse.”

In December, Dark Horse announced March 22, 2014, would be Hellboy Day, with events happening in comic shops around the world!

In addition to a slew of exclusive giveaways, Dark Horse has produced an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales, “The Ghoul” and “Another Day at the Office,” as well as two new stories by Mignola, Fábio Moon, and R. Sikoryak!

Additionally, as part of this special promotion, participating retailers were entered to win an original piece of art from Mike Mignola. This special honor goes to Hot Comics and Collectibles in New Hope, Minnesota!

Look for the Hellboy: The First 20 Years hardcover collection, on sale in comic shops everywhere on March 19! This deluxe oversized hardcover presents Mignola’s favorite covers and illustrations in gallery style, from his first drawing of Hellboy through twenty years of publishing.

See below for the list of stores hosting signings and events with the creators currently working in the Hellboy universe! Check the Dark Horse NewsFeed for a complete list of stores participating in this special anniversary celebration!

HELLBOY DAY EVENTS—Saturday, March 22, 2014

1. Mike Mignola—Meltdown Comics—Los Angeles, CA

2 p.m.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 851-7223

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/604965422917272/

2. Tyler Crook, Dave Stewart & Scott Allie—TFAW—Portland, OR

7 p.m.–10 p.m.
Things From Another World—Portland Location
2916 NE Broadway Street
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 284-4693

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/517966264988958/?previousaction=join&source=1

3. Duncan Fegredo, Laurence Campbell & Mick McMahon—Gosh! Comics—London, England

2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Gosh! Comics
1 Berwick Street
London W1F 0DR
+44 20 7636 1011

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/663075443731579/?fref=ts

British Comics Month Blog Post:
http://www.goshlondon.com/2014/02/gosh-presents-british-comics-month/

4. Art Baltazar—Aw Yeah Comics—Skokie, IL

Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 423-2916

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/635908639791454/?previousaction=maybe&source=1

5. Franco Aureliani—Midtown Comics—New York, NY

2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Midtown Comics—Downtown Location
64 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 302-8192

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/440353906097223/

Midtown Comics Blog:
http://blog.midtowncomics.com/ai1ec_event/hellboy-day-signing-itty-bitty-hellboy-artist-franco/?instance_id

6. Tonci Zonjic—The Beguiling—Toronto, ON, Canada

2 p.m.–4 p.m.
The Beguiling Books & Art
601 Markham Street
Toronto, ON M6G 2L7
+1 416-533-9168

Facebook Events Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/587874404633938/

The Beguiling Website:

HELLBOY DAY @ THE BEGUILING – w/ Tonci Zonjic, Lobster Johnson Artist (BOOK SALE UPDATE!!!)

7. Sebastián & Max Fiumara—Moebius Liceo—Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 p.m.–10 p.m.
Moebius Liceo
Av. Santa Fe 2729
Local 13 P. Baja
1425 Buenos Aires
+54 11 4866 6960

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/265174783659681/

8. Fábio Moon—Quanta Academia de Artes—São Paulo, Brazil

Quanta Academia de Artes
Rua Dr. José de Queirós Aranha, 246
Vila Mariana
São Paulo 04106-061
+55 11 3214-0553

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/426855620794323/?source=1

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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6 days ago

April 18, 2024

Meagan Navarro

Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.