'SPAWN' DELUXE EDITION HARDCOVER TO INCLUDE 'SPAWN' ISSUE 10

After over fifteen years, Todd McFarlane and Dave Sim's highly acclaimed collaboration in Spawn #10, guest-starring Dave Sim's creation, Cerebus, returns to print in the upcoming Spawn Origins Collection: Deluxe Edition Hardcover.

Regular and Signed/Numbered Edition coming early 2010

Read more HERE.

STAR WARS in concert

Jacksonville Arena
10.29.09

Anthony Daniels clad in an all black tuxedo and metallic gold vest took the stage amidst a sea of lights, lasers, smoke and fire to narrate between the symphonic renditions of the music from STAR WARS featuring key characters (including his own C3PO) and plot moments illustrated by massive video screening filled with synched montages from all 6 films that got my midichlorians all tingly. Presented in two parts with a 20 minute intermission ended with a sustained standing ovation. Simply a must for geeks of all ages.

Below are some photos from the show and the display areas featuring props and costumes from the Lucas Films archives.
















- Max Michaels / Jacksonville FL

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Terrance Zdunich's THE MOLTING; thoughts.

Terrance Zdunich's (Repo! The Genetic Opera) The Molting 12 Issue Maxi-Series is officially in full swing. And we here at Movement Magazine couldn't be more excited.

The first issue introduces us to our cast... and then proceeds to almost immediately rob us of those cast members. But it does it with style and enough promise to make you anxious for the next installment.



The story begins at a court hearing to determine the fate of the newly orphaned Deveraux's, being the sub-eponymous "Guilty Suzie" and her older brother, Tony. They end up in the care of their balding ginger uncle, Henry, and their morbidly obese aunt, Melinda, who's bound to a wheelchair and apparently part banshee. (You'll see what I mean the first time she takes to wailing. The wailing whale, ha! I kill me.)

Things don't look good when the Deveraux siblings as Henry and Melinda almost immediately show their true colors, rifling through the late Mr. and Mrs. Deveraux's belongings, and poor Tony ends up getting clobbered while defending little sister Suzie.



All of this is done with an overarching monologue from the state that keeps in time with the event of the story to great affect, and the art is riddled with visual cues in nearly every panel. I'm especially fond of Suzie's hair during a particularly traumatic event towards the end of the issue. Oh yeah, did I mention that things keep going straight downhill for those kids? I won't ruin it for you, but to say it is well worth the fifteen minutes to read it, and the wait to get the next issue. And, of course, the dollars necessary to get your hands on the twisted little beauty.

And keep your fingers crossed that we'll see a second issue soon!

http://themoltingcomic.com/

Report by Dave Conkey/MovementNorth

Serenity Rose Vol. 2, in print, this December, IN COLOR

“When you’re a witch with night terrors, you might just start conjuring unspeakable monsters in your sleep. That’s what’s happening to Serenity Rose, noted witch, artist, and social-phobic, in the much-anticipated second volume of Serenity Rose by Aaron Alexovich (Kimmie66, Confessions of a Blabbermouth).

In Serenity Rose Volume Two: Goodbye, Crestfallen, due out from SLG Publishing in December 2009, Serenity is doing her best to stay awake, but if that’s not enough to make her crack, the government goons hassling her, the freaked-out tourists ogling her, and the sadistic blond witch that’s been following her will! Add into that some heavy friendship drama and the past coming back to haunt her, and it’s no wonder the stress is just about killing Sera. Can she get her head on straight before she brings the whole town down with her?

‘I wanted to seriously push myself art-wise, and tell a tight, focused, very personal story with a lot of heavy horror atmosphere and some intense, bizarre action scenes,’ said Alexovich. ‘I think people who liked the first book will be really surprised by this one. It’s the best stuff I’ve ever done, and I’m beyond excited that SLG decided to let everyone see it in full, bloody, ectoplasmicky color. I promise not to make them wait 78 years for the next one.’

Serenity Rose Volume Two: Goodbye, Crestfallen is a 144-page, full-color graphic novel full of horror, turmoil — and monsters as only Alexovich can draw them. Its ISBN is 978-1-59362-181-0 and it can be PRE-ORDERED AT COMIC BOOK STORES NOW with the DIAMOND CODE OCT090665.

Established in 1986, SLG Publishing is a San Jose, California based publisher of comic books, graphic novels and related merchandise. Some of SLG’s more notable comics and creators have included Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, Milk and Cheese by Evan Dorkin and Zombies Calling by Faith Erin Hicks. For more information, visit the SLG Publishing website, WWW.SLGCOMIC.COM.”

Please check this out, as Aaron's work is a definite favourite here at the MovementNORTH offices. Feel free to pick up a copy for us, too. =D

HeartShapedSkull!

Mid-Ohio Comic Con Recap!

Columbus, Ohio certainly knows how to take care of its nerds.

This past weekend, October 3rd and 4th, The Greater Columbus Convention Center played host to the 29th annual Mid-Ohio-Con. On hand were a bevy of comics and media guests, including Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I, Toad in the first X-Men film, Snake Eyes in this summer's live action GI Joe, and currently part of the cast of TV's Heroes fourth season), James Kyson Lee (Ando, Hiro's bestest bud from NBC's Heroes), and Daniel Logan (who played a young Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode II.)


(His backpack's got jets, he's Boba the Fett...)

Dozens of writers and artists, big name and entirely independent alike, were gathered in Exhibit Hall E, hawking their creations, chatting with fans and peers, sketching, snapping photos, signing their great works, and generally having a grand time of it, including Mark Texeira (one of my favorite pencillers during the 1990s,) Joe Jusko, Herb Trimpe, Marv Wolfman, Michael Golden, Bernie Wrightson, Sean Forney, Lora Innes, David Mack, Todd Nauck, Len Wein, Chris Sprouse, and many, many more.

And if you were missing a few key issues of the Phalanx Covenant, Old Man Logan, Transmetropolitan, The Invisibles, The 'Nam, Spidey, Kevin Smith's current run on Batman, you name it -- you would have been hard pressed to NOT find everything you were looking for. And then some, all thanks to a rather impressive collection of vendors, ranging from those specializing in collectibles, accessories, video games, CCGs, Vader's 501st Legion, comic books (of course,) et cetera et cetera ad infinitum.

One of my favorite little hot spots this year was Avatar's booth, which was full to overflowing with back and current issues of most of their popular series, including Warren Ellis' Doktor Sleepless, Anna Mercury, Ignition City, and Black Summer; Garth Ennis' Chronicles of Wormwood and Crossed; Jamie Delano's Narcopolis and loads more. Check out my one purchase of the con, inspired by Doktor Sleepless' Grinder movement:


(It is okay to be jealous.)

And what convention would be complete without a complete regiment of cosplayers? Here, take a look at some of our favorites:


(Later that day, I narrowly avoided an assassination attempt by a camouflaged Predator, presumably for stealing photographic evidence of their existence.)


(Who the heck are you gonna call?)


(Queue up 90s X-Men theme song. ALSO! Holy crap! Someone cosplaying Cable? Nice.)


(Not the happiest looking Arrow in the quill...)

So, if you missed out on this year's mayhem, be sure to make it out next year for the 30th Anniversary of the Mid-Ohio-Con!

See you there, True Believers!

Report by Dave Conkey/MovementNorth

Mid-Ohio-Con 2009

Now in its twenty-ninth year, Mid-Ohio-Con is one of America’s longest-running and most successful comic book and pop-culture conventions, carrying on a fun and family-oriented tradition of bringing fans of all ages together with leading comic book writers and artists, film and television stars and creators, and publishers and retailers from across the nation.

Mid-Ohio-Con 2009 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 3–4, in Exhibit Hall E of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215. The show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

One-Day Passes are $15 per person, per day.
Weekend Passes are $25.

For more info visit www.MidOhioCon.com

Star Wars In Concert

Worldwide concert tour plays
October 29 at the
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Tickets go on sale September 25, 2009 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster Outlets, by phone(800) 745-3000, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket Prices: $34.00, $54.00, and $74.00 plus applicable service charges.
On Sale: Friday, September 25, 2009; 10 a.m.

Massive multi-media event features stunning visuals,
a live orchestra, choir and narration, plus an exclusive exhibit of
Star Wars costumes, props and production artwork

September 17, 2009 – Star Wars™: In Concert is a unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams’ epic Star Wars scores. As part of its worldwide tour, it will play October 29, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

Narrated live by Anthony Daniels (the actor who portrayed C-3PO in all six films), the production features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen – one of the largest ever put on tour. The live music and film elements are synchronized in order to create a full multi-media, one-of-kind Star Wars experience.

“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images,” said George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga. “The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”

“Creating the music for the Star Wars films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I therefore have derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in Star Wars in Concert,” said Williams. “The editors at Lucas film have created original film montages to accompany each of the musical selections, and in the process, I believe that a singular and unique Star Wars experience has been born.”

“This event has been crafted to present Star Wars from many points of view; for the first time, the full dramatic sweep of Williams’ iconic scores can be heard performed live in one evening,” said Another Planet Touring Producer Spencer Churchill.” “The show is a new way of experiencing the epic scope of the saga.”

Accompanying the concert is an exclusive exhibit of Star Wars costumes, props, artifacts, production artwork and specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the Lucasfilm Archives. Many of these pieces are leaving Skywalker Ranch for the first time. The exhibit features many classic fan favorite artifacts, as well as several new and never-before-seen items, including:

·Full costumes for Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon will be on display.

·For the first time ever, pages from John Williams' original hand-written sheet music for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace will be exhibited for the public.

·Also on display will be various never-before-seen props from the films, including blasters and helmets from Coruscant, Tatooine and other iconic Star Wars locations.

Star Wars: In Concert is produced by Another Planet Touring in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Performances will be conducted by Dirk Brossé and the production is directed and designed by Steve Cohen. Star Wars in Concert had its world premiere at the 02 Arena in London on April 10 and 11, 2009.

For more information and to view the trailer:
www.starwarsinconcert.com

Terrance Zdunich's THE MOLTING is now available + ATLANTA & L.A. APPEARANCES!

Terrance Zdunich, your friendly neighborhood GraveRobber, is excited to announce that issue # 1 of his new graphic novel series, THE MOLTING, is now available. This limited edition first printing is available only through www.TheMoltingComic.com for $7.99, so order your copy today!

In promotion of the release of The Molting, he is making September appearances in ATLANTA and LOS ANGELES:

GEORGIA FOLKS: come join him this Saturday, 9/19, at GALACTIC QUEST COMICS in Lawrenceville followed by a live performance by GA’s REPO! shadowcast, “21st Century’s Cure” at Atlanta’s PLAZA THEATRE. For tickets and info visit:http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=471145739&blogId=510076346

CALIFORNIA PEOPLE: get your copy of The Molting autographed by Brian Johnson (colorist), Oceano Ransford (letterer), and Terrance (writer/illustrator). They will be appearing at the REGENCY FAIRFAX CINEMA on Friday, 9/25, followed by a live performance by LA’s REPO! shadowcast, “Addicted To The Knife”. For more info visit:http://addicted2theknife.com/SeptInfo/index.html

http://www.TerranceZdunich.com

Wizarding World of Harry Potter First Look

Universal Studios Orlando, FL reveal the first look into the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Islands of Adventure opening in the spring of 2010. Included is a map of area and over a dozen conceptual images of the rides and shops including Zonko's, Three Broomsticks, Hogsmeade and of course ... Hogwarts Castle.
http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/

The Bouncing Souls Announce New Fan-Made Comic Book, "Sing Along Forever," Available Now at Chunksaah.com!

The Bouncing Souls are known to embrace their fans like few other bands of their stature around today. Be it a fan-created lego-rendition of their new video, or a meet-and-greet appearance at their favorite punk rock clothing store, The Souls make sure they support and shine a spotlight on their biggest fans whenever possible.

Now, coming from the the city of New York, a fan by the name of Liz Baillie has made a Bouncing Souls comic book, entitled, "Sing Along Forever: A Love Letter To The Bouncing Souls." Comic book publisher Tony Shenton explains:

"Sing Along Forever is an autobiographic reminiscence of Liz Baillie's love for the Bouncing Souls. She goes to see the band with a friend and recalls some earlier attempts to see them, with some incidents humorous and some ridiculous...but all heartfelt. As her own story's narrator, she breaks the 4th wall from time to time, usually resulting in at least a chuckle or a guffaw. Will she succeed in her quest to get a photo with the band for the back cover of her comic? Will the rules be bent or broken? Will her friend Robin walk away on his own? He functions as both a greek chorus and a gadfly at times, helping to give the story more balance and an anchor in reality. This autobiographic gem is for anyone who has ever been, or ever will be, a true fan of any band."

* The 44-page, black and white comic has been pressed and made available at the Chunksaah Records Store for the fan-friendly price of $5.

Kevin Smith on Batman!

Once again, Kevin Smith – the fan-favorite creator behind GREEN ARROW and Daredevil – teams up with Walter Flanagan – the artist on the series BATMAN: CACOPHONY – for an all-new adventure starring The Caped Crusader. The stakes are high as Batman encounters a new vigilante under his wing amidst what Smith describes as a "backdrop of romance, intrigue, and geek-bait guest stars galore." Trust us when we say that it's as awesome as it sounds. BATMAN: WIDENING GYRE is just the start of things for Kevin in the Bat-Universe so get on board now!

Pick up a copy at your local comic shop, or right the hell here.

Lament, True Believers...

For the Mighty Marvel House of Ideas has been consumed by a planet devourer that Galactus would be hard-pressed to keep up with: Disney.


It remains to be seen how this change will effect Marvel's output, but one worries that the merger might hinder the comic giant's creativity, leaving us with dumbed-down two dimensional children's stories.

We can only hope that, as both companies have stated, Disney will actually keep their fingers out of Marvel's day to day operations and let them keeping creating the great stories we've been reading for the past few years.

And as far as the movie side of things go... well, so long as Miley Cyrus and Whatever-Their-Names-Are Jonas aren't going to start taking on leading roles as our favorite spandex-clad heroes, then this could actually be a good thing. Sure, Disney fails from time to time, but no one can deny that they hit it out of the park just as often, (the first years of Miramax, anyone?) and if Marvel really will get to maintain creative control and make movies the way they've been making them these past few years, then yippee for a huge new weapon in their arsenal.

So, we'll keep an eye out and hope that the House of Mouse doesn't bring down the House of Ideas like a ...house of cards?

Excelsior, indeed.

DEL REY TO PUBLISH PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

Del Rey Books will publish PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, based on the New York Times bestselling book by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. One of the biggest pop culture sensations of this year, the critically acclaimed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, originally published by Quirk Books, takes Jane Austen’s classic novel and brings it to gory, new life with zombie mayhem.

Del Rey editor Tricia Narwani says, “Not only is it exciting for Del Rey to be a part of this year’s most remarkable publishing phenomenon, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is just flat-out one of the coolest books on our list ever.”

The graphic novel will be adapted by Tony Lee, a writer for over twenty years in television, radio and magazines. For the last six years Tony has worked extensively in comics, writing for such licenses as X-Men, Spider Man, Starship Troopers, Wallace & Gromit, Shrek and Doctor Who. His critically acclaimed graphic novel Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood has been announced as a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2009.

Cliff Richards, a veteran artist best known for his five-year run on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics series, will illustrate the graphic novel. He has also worked on several projects for other comics publishers, including Birds of Prey, the Huntress: Year One mini-series, and Wonder Woman for DC Comics, and Rogue and New Thunderbolts for Marvel Comics.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL will be published in January 2010.

PENNY ARCADE’S MIKE KRAHULIK AS VARIANT COVER ARTIST ON ISSUE 1 OF STEPHEN KING AND PETER STRAUB’S THE TALISMAN

Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today Mike Krahulik, artist and half of the creative duo behind the hit gaming and geek culture-based webcomic Penny Arcade (www.penny-arcade.com) as the variant cover artist for Issue 1 of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman, on sale in November.

Penny Arcade is the online phenomenon which debuted in 1998 whose global readership generate over 50 million pageviews a month. Mike Krahulik is also known as Gabe, his online persona in the Penny Arcade comics. Krahulik has lent his distinctive art style to promotional comics for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Prince of Persia, Fallout 3, and other video games, as well as advertisements for the Entertainment Software Association.

The epic saga of The Talisman debuts with Issue 0, a never-before-told prequel to the story, to be published by Del Rey Comics in October. The Talisman novel, originally published in 1984, is the story of a teen boy named Jack Sawyer, who can save his dying mother only by retrieving a magical talisman. To find it he must cross back and forth between our world and the frightening and dangerous landscape of its “twinner” counterpart. Issue 0 explores the separate lives of Jack’s father—in our world, and in the mysterious realm known as the Territories—and how evil scheming will forever change Jack’s peaceful life.

The series is being adapted by Robin Furth and illustrated by Tony Shasteen, with regular cover art by Massimo Carnevale and coloring by Nei Ruffino. The Talisman Issue 0 will be available in comic book stores everywhere on October 21, 2009, and The Talisman Issue 1 will hit comics stands on November 18, 2009.

Both The Talisman and its sequel, Black House, are in print with Ballantine Books. Television rights to The Talisman are under development by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy.

MOVEMENT at Mini-MegaCon booth #603

COME SEE THE MOVEMENT CREW!
Mini-MegaCon
August 22nd-23rd, 2009
Orange County Convention Center Hall E1
9899 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
http://www.megaconvention.com/

Max Brooks returns with RECORDED ZOMBIE ATTACKS graphic novel this October

Max Brooks, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, is back this fall with a highly anticipated and gripping graphic novel: THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: RECORDED ATTACKS (Three Rivers Press, on sale October 6).

Throughout history, you’ll learn that zombies have attacked Roman armies, the French Foreign Legion, and even prehistoric man. From 2nd Century Caledonia to 16th century feudal Japan to pirate ships off the coast of Papua New Guinea to World War Two, RECORDED ATTACKS takes the reader on a gripping journey through history and shows in great detail how armies have defended themselves against the undead. Don’t miss the chapter on how the French Foreign Legion was caught by surprise.

RECORDED ATTACKS proves that zombies have been a threat to humankind for millennia and the living must always fight to survive. They’re hungry and still coming.

Braaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiinssssssssssss

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA COMIC-CON MIDNIGHT MADNESS ENSUES

MORE SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED! ALEXA VEGA, BILL MOSELEY, TERRANCE ZDUNICH, DARREN BOUSMAN & MORE...

REPO! The Genetic Opera will once again take on San Diego Comic-Con. This time the film is traveling to the comic Mecca packing an army of fans, and a year of cult creation as the newest member of midnight cinema madness. This special midnight show will be chock full of what the nation is experiencing; Shadow Cast Performances, audiences adorned in REPO! regalia, attendee sing-a-longs and screen screaming audience participation. This Midnight show features guest appearances by Director Darren Bousman, Co-creators and cast members Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith, cast members Alexa Vega and Bill Moseley, Music Producer Joe Bishara, scene journalist and creator, of Repo! The Genetic Opera, Spooky Dan, and more. Repo! The Genetic Opera screens Saturday, July 25th at 11:59 PM at the Gas-lamp Stadium located at 701 Fifth Avenue:

http://www.fandango.com/gaslampstadium_aaeet/theaterpage?date=7/25/2009

REPO! continues to book theatres coast to coast from Arlington, VA to Albuquerque, NM. Local theatres are making REPO! The Genetic Opera a permanent part of their late night calendars. Why watch REPO! at home alone when you can be a part of an event and a community?

REPO! The Genetic Opera is in stores and available on DVD and Blu-Ray NOW.

REPO! The Genetic Opera: In the no-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by THE REPO MAN. By fusing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and BLADE RUNNER, this futuristic tale of horror modernizes the "rock opera" genre with original music and rich, dark production design.

This rock opera boasts an entirely original soundtrack that blends equal parts goth and punk rock to form an eerie and powerful musical narrative and features vocal performances by an amazing cast; Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Sarah Brightman, Anthony Stewart Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Ohgr and more. Instrumentals and score provided by an all-star lineup that features performances from Joan Jett( who cameos in the film), Richard Patrick (Filter), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Clown (Slipknot), Ray Luzier (Army of Anyone), Brian Young (David Lee Roth's band), Sonny Moore (From First to Last), Richard Fortus (Guns & Roses), David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets), Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne), Tommy Clefetus (Rob Zombie's band), Melora Creager (Rasputina). Also lending her voice to the soundtrack is the edgy pop star Poe.

For behind the scenes footage and more visit the film's main page www.repo-opera.com.

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