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The critically acclaimed debut issue of the newest hit Archie Horror series BLOSSOMS 666 has sold out at Diamond Comic Distributors and is going back to print with an all new cover by Francesco Francavilla!
Readers and comic shops have been buzzing about BLOSSOMS 666 #1 which provides a dark and twisted take on Riverdale's rich socialites Cheryl and Jason Blossom by writer Cullen Bunn, artist Laura Braga, colorist Matt Herms, and letterer Jack Morelli.

The first printing has sold out at the distributor level, though copies may still be available at your local comic shop.

If you missed the first printing or just want another piece of gorgeous Francavilla art for your collection, you can grab the second printing of BLOSSOMS 666 #1 in comic shops on March 6th, the same day as issue #2!
BLOSSOMS 666 #1 2nd Printing Variant (DEC188956)
Second Printing of the sold out first issue! Cheryl and Jason Blossom are a pair of seemingly normal kids in Riverdale. They're wealthy, popular and likeable-but they also harbor a deep, dark secret-one of the Blossom Twins is the Anti-Christ. Both want the title, and no one in Riverdale is safe. For TEEN+ Readers
Script: Cullen Bunn
Art: Laura Braga, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
On Sale Date: 3/6
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


BLOSSOMS 666 #2
Taking sibling rivalry to its most infernal limits, the Blossom twins enter into a sinister competition to prove themselves worthy of the throne of Hell. While Betty Cooper is starting to realize what they are up to, making herself a target, a mysterious stranger wanders into town, bringing with him a revelation that will turn Cheryl and Jason's world upside down.

Script: Cullen Bunn
Art: Laura Braga, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
Cover: Laura Braga
On Sale Date: 3/6
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

CHICAGO (January 31, 2019) -- Key Collector Comics announced on Thursday it will be honoring Black History Month by recognizing African American comic creators and characters who have had a tremendous impact on diversifying the comic book genre with contributions that remain impactful today.
 
Given that Key Collector Comics is the world’s most concise and comprehensive database focused exclusively on significant comic books known as “key issues," founder and CEO Nick Coglianese feels it is a perfect platform to chart the pioneering events that led to a more diverse and layered universe of heroes.
 
Throughout the month of February, Key Collector Comics will feature a portal called Black History In Comics, accessible on the landing screen of the app and front page of the website. Examples of the comic books that present a key issue moment in black history include:

• “All-Negro Comics,” the first comic book to be written and drawn, from start-to-finish by black artists and writers, published in 1947.
• The first comic book appearance of Martin Luther King Jr.in “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story,” published in 1957.
• “Jumbo Comics No. 69” introduced the illustrative art of Matt Baker, the first African-American who built a career in comics.
• “Incredible Science Fiction No. 33,” published in 1956, initially received pushback by the self-regulatory committee, the Comics Code Authority, due to a final-panel revelation that a high-ranking, heroic astronaut was a black man. The story was published at the insistence of the infuriated storytellers.
• In 1965, a cowboy named Lobo was the first African-American character to headline his own comic book title.
• Legendary artist Neal Adams and writer Dennis O’Neill introduced John Stewart to DC Comics in “Green Lantern No. 87,” published in 1971, making the character the first, black Green Lantern.
• DC debuted Nubia, the black sister of fellow Amazonian, Wonder Woman in issue No. 204, 1973.
• Published in 1975, “Giant Sized X-Men No. 1” introduced the first super-powered female of African descent to the Marvel Universe. Storm has been a consistent character of immense power throughout the decades and in 2006, she married T’Challa, the Black Panther.
• In 1993, a team of black creators formed Milestone Media and published comics dedicated to diverse superheroes beginning with a gifted inventor who fought crime with high-tech gadgetry and went by the name Hardware.
• “The Unconquerable Soul,” a graphic novel biography of Nelson Mandela’s life, published by Campfire Biographies in 2011.
• In 2016, a comic book simply titled “Black” imagined a world where only African-Americans had superpowers. The story, which was announced as optioned for film production in 2018 focuses on a boy who discovers he is invincible after getting  shot by police officers and surviving, unharmed.
• “Niobe: She Is Life,” is about a powerful warrior who is a black, teenage girl.  It was co-written by Amandla Stenberg who also played Rue in the movie, The Hunger Games and is also the first comic book whose protagonist, writer and artist are all African-American women.
• In 2018, black writers Ta-Nehisi Coates, Roxane Gay and Alitha E. Martinez won the comic book industry’s version of the Oscars, the Eisner award for their collaboration on “Black Panther: World of Wakanda” which explored the stories of women living in the fictional African nation.

 
“This is an exciting time to be a fan of comics books,” said Coglianese. “More often we are being introduced to characters with different backgrounds and the creators who give them a voice which is especially important to comic fans around the world who want to be able to identify with a hero with whom they share commonalities.”
 
Key Collector Comics encourages comic fans to download the free app on the Apple App Store and Google Play or visit the website keycollectorcomics.com. Got a suggestion for a submission to the "Black History In Comic" feature?  Email us through the free mobile app by tapping MENU and our email link.

This Summer, Devil’s Due will release This Off Beat Town: Vol. 1, a collected edition of the up and coming writer/artist Jake Smith's four issue miniseries. 

This Off Beat Town is a science fiction action comic taking place in the Hong Kong-esque dystopian city Nero. A city full of aliens, robots, and its lead protagonist, a genetically engineered talking chimp named Felix, who also happens to be a freelance mercenary.

“I am so stoked to have This Off Beat Town coming out through Devil’s Due!" said Jake Smith. "I couldn’t think of a better publisher for this book! I’ve been dying to get it into comic shops so everyone can enjoy it.”

"Jake Smith is a talent to keep your eyes on, and I'm excited that he's brought his passion project to our line", said Devil's Due Commander-in-Chief Josh Blaylock. "I hope this is the beginning of much more to come."

This June, Smith also lends his talents to Blaylock's own series Mercy Sparx, in a limited edition variant cover illustration for issue #13, also available through Devil's Due Comics.


About: 

Devil’s Due Comics is a North American based comic book publisher founded by author and artist Josh Blaylock in 2000. Famous for its diversity of styles and genres, in both corporate licensed and creator-owned comics, Devil’s Due’s titles are found globally, under the shared umbrella of Devil’s Due / 1First Comics.


Jake Smith is a comic book creator from Nashville, Tennessee, and the creative force behind the groundbreaking comic This Off Beat Town. He has also contributed to Spook House, TMNT Universe and MetalShark Bro! Keep on the look out for this up and coming visionary artist's future projects! 

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​The Fight For Survival Continues
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 31, 2019) – BOOM! Studios and Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) unveiled today a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #36, continuing the Beyond the Grid storyline from writer Marguerite Bennett and artist Simone di Meo with colorist Walter Baiamonte, available in stores February 2019.
 
Beyond the farthest reaches of the known galaxy, beyond everything they’ve ever known, the Rangers have found a dying universe and a bright new star who may be the key to keeping them alive and helping them find a way home. Ellarien, the Solar Ranger, has joined the team and with her help, the Rangers of the lost ship, Promethea, need to find a way to reconnect this universe to the Morphin Grid before the evil Praetor can realize its demise.
 
This issue features a main cover by fan favorite Jamal Campbell, along with variant covers by artists Phil Murphy (Star Trek Vs Transformers) and Linda Lithén (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).
 
“The Power Rangers are risking their lives in this new, unknown universe, all while running out of the very power that allows them to morph and fight for their survival. But being a Ranger has always been about more than just powers, weapons, and a suit,” said Dafna Pleban, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Even in the midst of dwindling resources and enemy attacks on every side, the Rangers show us at every turn and with every decision why they were chosen to wield the power of the Grid.”

Missoula MT (1/30/2019): Co-created by writer Matthew Erman (Long Lost) and artist Emily Pearson (The Wilds, Snap Flash Hustle), BONDING is a YA graphic novel about two people who fall in love. It just happens that in this world, humans are made to 'bond' with strange alien-like parasites that hang onto their chests like weird leeches or sea-slugs. Your health, emotions, preferences, and tastes can be reflected in the way your slug looks.

BONDING comes from Vault Comics’ young readers imprint Myriad Books. To celebrate the project, Vault Comics and the Bonding creative team created a special “Chapter 0” comic that not only introduces reader to the story, but invites the public to submit their own illustrations for how they think their own slugs would look.   

Using the templates provided online as a starting point, everyone from young readers to the young-at-heart can design their own slug and submit it to Vault Comics for potential inclusion in the book itself. For more information on how to submit your designs, please visit: https://vaultcomics.com/bonding-promotion/
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As you can imagine, in addition to being about love, the book also touches on mental health, self-perception, anxiety, and more, as all of these thoughts are displayed through your parasite for everyone to see. It’s an important story for now, and especially important for YA audiences to be able to talk about these concepts and emotions. "We want to give readers an avenue to have conversations about emotions, fears, love, and what it’s like to put yourself out there," said Kim McLean, Vault Comics’ Director of Marketing. "What better way than to ask that they put themselves in the shoes of the book’s characters and try to choose a slug?”
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BONDING will be released on February 5th, 2020. Design submissions are upon from now until September 13th, 2019.
The official BONDING synopsis can be read below:


A man, a woman—and their parasites. Marcus has been alone since the loss of his closest friend and has just recently entered the dating scene, while Laura has drifted in and out of relationships since high school. They meet and strike up a good rapport, learning about each other, friendship, and how to deal with the slug-like parasites that have infected humanity. Bonding is a funny, quirky, and honest look at love, in a world where people wear their anxieties, not on their sleeves, but on their chests like big ol' leeches.

ABOUT VAULT COMICS:

Vault Comics is a private, family-owned company, publishing science fiction and fantasy comics and graphic novels. Vault encourages its creators to break the established order, defy preconceptions of society and identity, and push the boundaries of the medium with bold visions and voices that connect with readers and capture their imaginations.

 Devil's Due Comics updated its Threadless Artist Shop to get you geared up for the 2019 comic con season! Show off your love for comics with the 'Comics are Supreme' collection. A collection that literally spells out why you're at the convention in the first place - comic books. Choose from t-shirts, baby onesies and kids' clothes for the little ones, hoodies, tote bags, water bottles, and more! 

Celebrate #1 Launch with Cover by Legendary Sci-Fi / Fantasy Artist
Greg Hildebrandt… Painting Star Trek for the First Time!

SAN DIEGO, CA (January 22, 2019) – IDW Publishing proudly embarks on the U.S.S. Enterprise’s homeward journey with Star Trek: Year Five, a monthly comic book series debuting in April 2019. A sweeping space odyssey developed by a brain trust of exceptional writers, Year Five welcomes co-writers Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and artist Stephen Thompson for its opening story arc, and – painting Star Trek for the first time in all his 60 years of professional illustration – Greg Hildebrandt as cover artist for the debut issue.
 
In Star Trek: Year Five, the crew of the Enterprise have traveled to strange new worlds, defeated impossible foes, and made universe-changing decisions. But with the end in sight, they’ll have to face their biggest challenge yet. Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, and Uhura on a voyage towards an uncertain future!
 
“Year Five will be a vital, hard-hitting, character-focused look at Captain Kirk on his last year in command,” says Jackson Lanzing. “His actions will have huge ripple effects, from the outbreak of war in the Alpha Quadrant to an unprecedented strain of trust with Spock. We'll turn a mirror on our modern society, just as Trek did in the 1960s, and go boldly towards meaningful, heartfelt stories.”
 
IDW’s continuing Star Trek: Year Five series, under license by CBS Consumer Products, will be nurtured by a collaborative writer’s room (including Brandon Easton, Jody Houser, Jim McCann, and the aforementioned Lanzing and Kelly), working together to craft the overall journey while swapping writing chores specific to each story arc. As Lanzing explains, “We'll tell an ongoing narrative with a beginning, a game-changing middle, and a definite end… and do so with some of the best writers in comics contributing their unique, diverse voices and ideas.”
 
“The opportunity to be a part of this monumental legacy is an unbelievable trust. With Year Five, we don't just want to thrill – we want to channel the power of Roddenberry's original vision, to tell a story about the future that illuminates our present,” says Collin Kelly. “It's time for the Enterprise to come home… but first, they'll have to face an enemy that's been waiting in the shadows since 1968.”

“I have been a fan of Star Trek right from the beginning in 1966,” says Greg Hildebrandt. “I admired the social, moral, and political statements that were obvious in Gene Roddenberry’s plot lines. I feel that the original was and is one of the best shows ever on TV, and clearly the inspiration for all the Space Operas that have followed. It was an honor to paint this cover art of the original cast. Having never painted Trek before, it was a kick for me at 80 years old.”
 
Reinforcing the importance of Hildebrandt’s first-ever contribution to the iconic Star Trek franchise, IDW will also proudly showcase this impactful illustration as the cover to the April 2019 edition of Previews, the internationally-distributed catalog that serves as the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market.
 
For information on how to secure copies of Star Trek: Year Five, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.
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About IDW
IDW Publishing stands proudly at the forefront of printed visual entertainment, cultivating a formidable library of world-renowned licensed brands and creator-owned original IP. Its diverse array of comic books, graphic novels, and art books deliver reading enjoyment to fans of all ages. Its award-winning imprints The Library of American Comics, Yoe! Books, and Artist Editions preserve the valuable cultural history of the sequential art medium, while titles under the critically acclaimed Top Shelf and Black Crown banners celebrate fiercely independent voices. IDW Publishing is a division of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM), a fully integrated media company with robust offerings in publishing, tabletop gaming, multimedia entertainment, and art exhibition via the San Diego Comic Art Gallery.