Tag: comics

CHICAGO TYPEWRITER, the 1920s-era comic by Brandon Fiadino that inspired the South Korean TV show of the same name, is a little darker than the usual Arkhaven series, but it fits beautifully with the Dark Legion lineup. It is also, with SWAN KNIGHTS SAGA, a Saturday regular on Arktoons.

To subscribe to Arktoons pre-launch, visit Arkhaven Comics. The good news is that we’re rapidly approaching 15 percent of goal, which was our pre-Impact Day objective.

The lead Sunday comic on Arktoons is SWAN KNIGHT SAGA, which is based on the epic magical fantasy books written by science fiction grandmaster John C. Wright, including SWAN KNIGHT’S SON, the 2017 Dragon Award Finalist for Best YA Novel. 

The story tells the tale of a young man who awakens one night at the Thirteenth Hour, and for the first time sees for himself the cruel reality of the secret rule of Elf over Man. Only then does he begin to learn about his true heritage, the heritage of Twilight.

To subscribe to Arktoons pre-launch, visit Arkhaven Comics.

It’s not all superheroes, science fiction, vampires, and violence at Arktoons, as evidenced by Saturday’s second series to be announced. CLOCKWORK DANCER is a intriguing old school comic that shows the broad spectrum of comics that are available on Arktoons.

To subscribe to Arktoons pre-launch, visit Arkhaven Comics. It’s T minus Four to Impact and we’re already at almost 13 percent of what we calculate is necessary to establish a perpetual production machine.

One of the lead Saturday comics on Arktoons is the military-science fiction detective series QUANTUM MORTIS, which was regularly one of the top science fiction series on Webtoons while it was available there. However, just to keep things fresh, QUANTUM MORTIS will begin with episodes from a previously unseen prequel, TELL IT TO THE DEAD.

TELL IT TO THE DEAD is a short series based on the novella of the same name that tells the story of Chief Warrant Officer Graven Tower’s experience serving in the Rhysalani Marines and his first encounter with the posthuman Man-Machine Unity.

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SHADE is one of the more influential – and cryptic – members of the Global Justice Initiative. The Legend Chuck Dixon decided that Shade merited his own comic and the first episode will be introduced on Arktoons next Friday along with HYPERGAMOUSE and two other series still to be announced. SHADE is a standalone series set in the A★H universe.

To subscribe to Arktoons, visit Arkhaven Comics and click on the big blue picture of Team Arkhaven. There are four subscription options, all of which support the continued production of the artwork for the various Arkhaven series like SHADE and A THRONE OF BONES. 

A number of people who followed the popular HYPERGAMOUSE series on Webtoons have asked when it would be coming back. The answer is “Fridays on Arktoons”. Because the series will be new to everyone who isn’t in the Webtoons habit, which we assume will be most Arktoons readers, it will begin at the beginning, but Lacey and I will be mixing a few new ones in to provide more detail to the pre-existing storylines and keep things interesting for those who have read it from the start.

To subscribe to Arktoons, visit Arkhaven Comics and click on the big blue picture of Team Arkhaven. There are four subscription options, all of which are to support the continued production of the artwork for the Arkhaven series.

Also available on Thursdays is A THRONE OF BONES. Every day, at least four comics will present new weekly episodes on Arktoons. A THRONE OF BONES is based on The Legend Chuck Dixon’s adaptation of the epic fantasy novels by Vox Day. The comic is set in the world of Selenoth, where orcs, goblins, elves, and dwarves are confronted by human legions. To subscribe to Arktoons before it launches next week, visit Arkhaven Comics.

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The impact of Project Asteroid on the comics industry can not unreasonably be equated to that of the orbital artillery utilized in the QUANTUM MORTIS comics. Arkhaven will also be announcing a new comics crowdfunding campaign for a certain comic that has been much requested.

Note that all of the previous campaigns will be delivered as backed. The reason we have not released anything for the last few months will become completely obvious in retrospect, so harbor no fears on that front. As always, the objective is to exceed the backers’ expectations.

People have been asking for Arkhaven posters, and Cyber.fashion has delivered. This is the first poster for Chuck Dixon’s Avalon, and features Vogel soaring high over the skies of Avalon City. I actually have, and frequently wear, all three of the shirts advertised on the page, although the one I wear the most often is probably The Battle for Paris.

And original Alt-Hero backers will be glad to know that both Chuck Dixon’s Avalon omnibuses, which contain issues 1-6 and 7-12, will be shipping to them soon. If you would like more regular Arkhaven updates, I suggest following the @arkhaven account on Gab.

Of course, Arkhaven’s primary focus is on Project Asteroid, which is less than five weeks from impact.

Rumors are swirling that Diamond has bought the comics rights to DC’s characters and that DC is getting out of the comics business. The Dark Herald explains the situation at Arkhaven:

DC announced it was severing all ties with Diamond and launching its own distribution system.   Diamond had the nerve to angry about it!  Court action was threatened and there might have been grounds depending on how the contract was written. But then litigation died out overnight. Steve Geppi, the CEO of Diamond came to an agreement with AT&T, he would have the right of first refusal if they decided to kill DC Comics publishing. 

DC’s hipshoot efforts at distribution have been a disaster.  One of their distributors quit when DC announced it was going to break with established industry practice and accept remaindered copies of unsold comics.  The other company has proven so unsatisfactory that a number of comic book shops did the unthinkable and stopped ordering DC Comics.

I’ve been saying for a while that AT&T has been getting ready to swing the ax on DC Comics.  

There have been a series of mass executions at DC over the last few months.  These layoffs have been so large and cut so deep into the company’s executive talent pool, that there was clearly no way for the company to recover.  DC Comics has clearly been in a death spiral for almost a year.  

What efforts DC has made to expand it’s market share has resulted in ridiculous projects like, I am Not Starfire and Gotham High with Gay Alfred.  Seriously guys, the problem was not a lack of Wokeness.

If DC folds completely, that is the death of the comic book shop because there is no way they can keep the lights on with just Marvel comics on the shelves.  No comic book shops means, no Diamond Distributers. 

Consequently, it makes all kinds of sense for Steve Geppi to buy the license for the comic book rights to the DC Comic’s characters. 

Diamond might actually make for a more formidable competitor than the hyper-converged shell of DC Comics. But it makes no difference. Project Asteroid has already entered atmo. Their fate is sealed. 

UPDATE: Bleeding Cool is aware of at least two serious offers. But if Diamond has a right of first refusal, it will be their group that owns the dinosaur.

I have been made aware of two serious pitches made to Warners/AT&T as a result, the one from New York-based investors is the one I am taking more seriously. The one from Orpington in Kent, England, less so at this time. But you never know.

As for the actual amount of cash needed to be raised for such a venture, if it was the full comics-and-only-the-comics buyout in perpetuity, estimates for the publishing value alone are around the $300,000,000 mark, but to actually make it worth Warners and AT&T’s while, and make up for their loss of face, we might be looking closer to a cool half billion. So no, as some wisecrackers suggested, this is not being crowdfunded—this more like twenty people bringing twenty-five million to the game, each.