"Based on the IDW Publishing graphic novel written by Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night), Remains is set in a chilling postapocalyptic Reno, Nevada, and follows the survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world’s population to zombies. The group takes refuge in a vacant casino and fights a losing battle against the undead, who grow steadily stronger, smarter and more aggressive by the minute. The movie stars Grant Bowler (Killer Elite, True Blood), Lance Reddick (Fringe, Lost, The Wire), Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary) and Tawny Cypress (Rescue Me, Heroes)."
Steve Niles' Remains is available on Blu-ray and DVD now.
On sale this week - the latest (and last) issue of Vertigo's iZombie:
Final Issue! Will Gwen make the ultimate sacrifice before Xitalu consumes every soul on Earth? Will Gavin and Spot make up before it's too late? Will Ellie and Frankenteen find true love? Will Horatio get his original hair color back?
When it came to building the ultimate zombie survival car, Hyundai knew one of the best people to turn to turn to for design inspiration was Robert Kirkman, the man whose imagination created the world of The Walking Dead.
Introducing the Elantra Coupe Zombie Survival Edition!
And they also knew that there was no better place to reveal their results than the San Diego Comic-Con!
How was this machine of mayhem created? Here's the making of...
New in stores now from Dark Horse Comics - Fatima: The Blood Spinners #2 by Gilbert Hernandez
"Love and Rockets’ Gilbert Hernandez continues his scary and sexy romp through the zombie-infested future! With the irresistible drug “spin” turning more and more people into shambling brain-eaters, the beautiful Fatima finds herself one of the last agents standing against them. But with conspiracy theories running rampant, it’s impossible to tell if she’s on the right side or if her own organization is responsible for unleashing the plague!"
Robert Kirkman and Image Comics made history with the 100th issue of The Walking Dead as it became the best-selling single issue of a comic book in the 21st century, selling out its entire order on its first day of release.
THE WALKING DEAD #100 IS THE BEST-SELLING COMIC OF THE CENTURY
Robert Kirkman’s Eisner Award-winning THE WALKING DEAD comic series for Image Comics/Skybound reached its milestone 100th issue and instantly sold out of its 383,612 initial orders on July 11th, the same day it was released, effectively becoming the best-selling comic book in initial orders for any publisher since 1997, when Image Comics/Top Cow’s The Darkness #11 was released. THE WALKING DEAD, created and written by Kirkman with art by Charlie Adlard, featuring 13 variant covers for the 100th issue — all sold out — has been the talk of San Diego Comic-Con with a series of events celebrating its release. Kirkman is a partner in Image Comics, the first person invited to join the comic book industry’s premier publisher of creator-owned comics since its inception twenty years ago.
“This is a remarkable achievement,” said Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson. “It’s extremely uncommon, if not flat-out rare, for a comic book to see a sustained increase in sales following its first issue, but The Walking Dead steadily climbed up and up since its launch in 2003, and we couldn’t be more proud of Robert, Charlie and the whole Walking Dead team.”
“The Walking Dead continues to greatly exceed all my expectations in all forms,” said Robert Kirkman. “I am especially excited for what this means for comics as an industry, that this is an independent comic hitting that number.” Kirkman continued, “The future of comics couldn’t be brighter as more and more readers are embracing new ideas in a big way.”
On Wednesday night, Hyundai, Future US, and Kirkman’s Skybound imprint at Image Comics unveiled the Kirkman-designed Zombie Survival Machine from a transformed Hyundai Elantra Coupe. On Thursday, Skybound and Ruckus Sports unveiled The Walking Dead Escape: San Diego, an obstacle course where anyone could live the experience of being a zombie apocalypse survivor and effects whiz Greg Nicotero and team transformed participants into one of the undead.
Kirkman will give away a Hyundai Elantra GT wrapped in Charlie Adlard’s iconic cover of THE WALKING DEAD’s 100th issue, which was on display Friday night at Petco Park during the private The Walking Dead 100th Issue VIP Black Carpet Event. The exclusive party featured a fully immersive recreation of a post-apocalyptic world infested with zombies.
The Skybound booth at Comic-Con, #2729, featured a slew of exclusive merchandise, including THE WALKING DEAD #100 Vannen Watch, THE WALKING DEAD Bloody Michonne Variant action figure and The Walking Dead Hardcover Compendium, which collects issues #1-48 of the iconic comic series.
THE WALKING DEAD topped the bestseller lists for graphic novels in 2011 and frequently topped the New York Times and Amazon’s bestseller lists, taking the top five spots on hardcover and paperback lists. Kirkman is also the executive producer and writer of the hit television show, AMC’s The Walking Dead, the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S for season two. Friday’s AMC panel was one of the hottest events at Comic-Con. The show is also an international success in 120 countries, showing in 250 million households worldwide.
To celebrate Comic-Con and their #13DaysofDead, AMC's The Walking Dead is giving one of their Twitter followers a chance to win one of three posters.
"Thanks for a great Comic-Con weekend! Our last 13 Days of Dead giveaway is up for grabs! Follow The Walking Dead on Twitter for your chance to win one of these 3 posters. https://twitter.com/walkingdead_amc"
So follow them on Twitter and retweet the contest post for your chance to win!
"Co-Executive Producer and Special FX Make-up Designer Greg Nicotero always finds new ways to bring the dead to life on The Walking Dead. Season 3 will be no exception: In this new behind-the-scenes video, Nicotero tours his KNB EFX studio, shows off some memorable zombies from the series, and reveals a few tricks he has up his sleeve to "bash, crush, smash, just destroy some of our walkers" from Season 3."
Your chance to catch up on The Walking Dead starts today at 11:30am ET as AMC airs a full 19-episode series marathon.
Season 1 / Episodes 1 through 6 will air Saturday from 11:30am ET to 6:25pm ET.
Season 2 / Episodes 1 through 6 will air Saturday from 6:26pm ET to Sunday 1:00am ET
Season 2 / Episodes 5 through 13 will air on Sunday from 11:30am ET to 9:00pm ET.
After the marathon, at 9:00pm ET on Sunday night, AMC follows up with a special episode of The Talking Dead featuring a preview of Season 3 with series creator Robert Kirkman, show runner Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd, comedian Drew Carey and enterainment journalist Dave Alpert.
On sale July 11, 2012, with 8 covers to choose from:
""SOMETHING TO FEAR" CONTINUES! This extra-sized chapter contains one of the darkest moments in Rick Grimes' life, and one of the most violent and brutal things to happen within the pages of this series. 100 issues later, this series remains just as relentless as the debut issue. Do not miss the monumental 100th issue of THE WALKING DEAD!"
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover A - Adlard
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover B - Silvestri
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover C - Quitely
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover D - Todd McFarlane
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover E - Phillips
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover F - Hitch
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover G - Ottley
The Walking Dead #100 - Cover H - Adlard Wrap-Around
New in stores now from Dark Horse Comics - Fatima: The Blood Spinners #1 by Gilbert Hernandez
"Comics luminary Gilbert Hernandez envisions his strangest, most thrilling future yet! A drug called “spin” offers the wildest trip imaginable, followed by its users’ inevitable, rapid deterioration into undead flesh eaters. Despite the side effect, the drug is so popular that the human population is dying out! With no cure to be found, the beautiful, lovesick Fatima may be the only thing standing between the survivors and the apocalypse. Get ready for four issues of zombies, drug lords, and gorgeous women!"
Robert Kirkman is one of seven official nominees (along with the likes of Joss Whedon, Kevin Smith and Christopher Nolan) for Spike TV's 'Game Changer of the Year Award' for because he "took zombies to the extreme in comics and TV with The Walking Dead".
This year the comics, movies and sci-fi industry has seen all kinds of revolutionary work, but who truly changed the game most? From visionary directors to inspired actors and even comic book architects, there are many to choose from. But only one can win and it's up to you to decide!
AMC has confirmed today that The Walking Dead will be represented at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego as it prepares for its Season 3 return:
The cast and producers of AMC's breakout hit series The Walking Dead will participate in an hour-long panel at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, CA. Moderated by Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, The Walking Dead panelists will discuss what fans can expect in the highly anticipated third season, which debuts in October.
The Walking Dead panelists include Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, Executive Producer and Showrunner Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer Robert Kirkman and Co-Executive Producer and Special Effects Make-up Supervisor Greg Nicotero.
More Details • Autograph session on Fri., Jul. 13 at 10:45AM at Booth #3721 • Panel on Fri., Jul. 13 at 1:25PM in Hall H • Press roundtable interviews available on Fri., Jul. 13 at 3PM
EA has just released this cool promo/short film for their upcoming Dead Space graphic novel:
"While patrolling the planet Uxor, Earthgov Sergeant John Carver witnesses an attack on the Marker Site he guards which changes his life forever. John must now fight his way through a colony now in complete chaos as he begins to discover how important he is in fighting the Necromorph plague.
This is just the start of John Carver's saga in the Dead Space Universe."
EA is also teasing a new announcement about the game, coming out of E3 2012, to be revealed on june 4th on DeadSpace.com.
Treat yourself to a free download - the digital version of issue #19 of The Walking Dead, featuring the first appearance of Michonne, is available for free on comiXology right now.
"The group has a visitor, but is she friend, foe or worse? Where did she come from? How did she survive? Can she be trusted? This is the beginning of a new story arc, an excellent jumping-on point for new readers. The quest to rebuild civilization starts here."
