This fall Strangeloop Theatre, in a co-production with C.I.C. Theater, is bringing the horror comedy series Hack/Slash by Chicago artist and writer Tim Seeley from the 2D comic book page to a 3D Chicago stage. “This production will appeal to hardcore fans of the comic book series, while still being accessible to theatre-goers coming in […]

It’s been almost a year since we heard about plans to create a “companion” series to AMC’s The Walking Dead, which would explore the Zombie Apocalypse in a different area of the world. Finally it is one step closer to happening with AMC giving a pilot order for the show.  We still don’t know anything […]

We are excited to announce that Howard Lovecraft and The Three Kingdoms launched yesterday on Kickstarter to celebrate the 124th birthday of Howard Lovecraft. This beautiful all ages Lovecraft tale combines the very popular Arcana titles; Howard Lovecraft and The Frozen Kingdom, Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of […]

Action Lab Entertainment announced at their panel today at Comic Con International 2014 that they have secured the license to PUPPET MASTER, bringing Blade, Jester and Tunneler back to the comics page. The series will be written and edited by Shawn Gabborin (Fracture, Snowed In) with art by a roster of incredible talents hand picked […]

The WHISPERS FROM THE ABYSS ANTHOLOGY is the first ever H.P. Lovecraft inspired collection created specifically for readers on the go. On the subway, during lunch, or even under the fluorescent glow of your cubical—there is no escape! Now your slow descent into madness can follow you through the day, as well as the night. The WHISPERS […]

Image Comics and Top Cow are pleased to announce that Larime Taylor and Sylv Talor will return this September to the killer storyline that fans can’t get enough of in A VOICE IN THE DARK: GET YOUR GUN #1… and this time, the blood splatter will be in full color. In this first issue, Zoey’s […]

The fan favorite slasher hunter is back, this time with an all-new series, HACK SLASH: SON OF SAMHAIN! Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley, and Emilio Laiso team up to bring back the character readers have been craving, Cassie Hack. When a mysterious cult of monsters arises, Cassie is forced to return to the life she thought […]

Queen Games joins the zombie craze with its second real-time dice-rolling Escape game. Escape: Zombie City is expected to release in October and is a stand-alone game separate from the earlier Escape: Curse of the Temple. ICv2 had an opportunity to see the prototype at the recent ACD Games Day. Queen Game’s Keith Blume was […]

Hans Ruedi Giger, 74, a surrealist artist, died in hospital on Monday from injuries suffered in the fall, said Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H R Giger Museum in Gruyeres, Switzerland. Giger won a Visual Effects Oscar in 1980 for his work on Scott’s horror masterpiece Alien . Inspired by HP Lovecraft, Giger’s horrific compendium […]

It is said that no two families are alike, but never has that been more true than in the case of the Allan family, the subject of Steve Niles and Damien Worm’s new IDW ongoing series, The October Faction. “The lead character is Fredrick Allan, a retired monster hunter who is now teaching Monsters & […]