Comics

Some of you may not know that the San Diego Comic-Con has a little sister known as WonderCon, which is typically held in San Francisco, but this year things are going to be a bit different. Due to renovation work taking place at Moscone Center South, the Con's usual home, the powers-that-be have opted to relocate it to the Anaheim Convention Center for its 2012 run of March 16th-18th rather than cancel or postpone it.

Fans of Halo-8 Entertainment's popular and critically acclaimed Godkiller franchise will be thrilled to hear the newest offering from the storyline, Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes (a digital comics mini-series), is set to debut... and pre-sales have just begun. And as can be expected from Halo-8, a unique release model has been developed for the project.

As promised yesterday when we showed off some upcoming artwork for two of Dark Horse Comics' B.P.R.D. (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) titles, today we have an exclusive sneak peek of the cover art for Issue #4 of their five-part Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand series.

Caitlín R. Kiernan is the author of numerous works of dark fantasy and science fiction, including nine novels, several comic book series (including Sandman spinoff The Dreaming), and over two hundred published short stories and novellas. Now she brings her tales to the land of Dark Horse Comics with Alabaster.

When you hear the name Guillermo del Toro, you immediately think about monsters mirroring tales we've been told as children. The landscape he lays out remains, in large part, the stuff of dark fairy tales. This may be the element that most excites fans when they hear about The Strain comic book series from Dark Horse Comics, and we're pleased to present an exclusive first look at the cover for Issue #3.

Kevin Gentilcore's zombie horror romance web comic Teenage Love Zombies has passed the one-year mark of weekly updates and is continuing strong. In honor of the Halloween season, readers will be able to download free masks featuring two of the series' more popular characters: the Franken Pumpkin and the Lab Zombie.

The dead are coming. That's right, "The Walking Dead" will be kicking off Season 2 this Sunday, October 16, for a big ol' 13 episode run. And what better way to prepare for the event than to attend "The Walking Dead" panel at New York Comic Con this Saturday!

By this time next week the 2011 New York Comic Con will be wrapping up for another year, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves -- there are panels to see and toys to buy first! Here's a look at the horror highlights along with a few other genre-related appearances that should be of interest to our readers.

Rage Against the Machine... check. Audioslave... check. Sending an ass-load of swag to your favorite comic shop to celebrate the release of his new comic Orchid... possibly.

This week Radical Publishing released the complete Driver for the Dead miniseries collected in full in trade paperback. Written by John Heffernan with stunning art from Leonardo Manco, Driver for the Dead is a rollicking supernatural adventure through the heart of Louisiana. In addition, Radical has launched a new contest in which eleven lucky winners will walk away with a Driver for the Dead prize bundle.

Originally announced back during the San Diego Comic-Con 2011, we finally have our first look at the artwork from Dark Horse's comic book adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and and novelist Chuck Hogan's The Strain. Dig it!

IDW Publishing has announced an all-new horror series with acclaimed creators Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson. Frankenstein Alive, Alive will launch in 2012, picking up right where Mary Shelley’s classic tale ends.

As promised, Dark Horse Comics announced three brand new projects during tonight's Preview Night at San Diego Comic-Con, and horror fans should be pretty damn excited about all of them. Read on for the details about Dark Horse's new connection to a rock star, a best-selling author, and a major moviemaker.

We recently told you about the new Pariah comic book series from Aron Warner, Philip Gellat, and Brett Weldele; and today the creative team left some clues as to what’s coming in a series of gripping videos on the Pariah website.

And word has come of another genre-related comic series that's making its debut at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, this one entitled Pariah from the mind of Aron Warner, who is just coming off of Cirque 3D with James Cameron and whose Strange Weather Films is producing the Beasts of Burden film adaptation with Dark Horse Entertainment.