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Just before the DreamWorks Animation movie “Dogman” hits theaters on January 31st, the Library of Congress will host a “Hero Party” with creator Dav Pilkey on Wednesday, January 29th. The 58-year-old author will talk about his latest best-selling book. He will talk about his children’s series Dogman: Big Jim Begins (now in theaters) and his approach to teaching children compassion and empathy in his books, and participate in a meet-and-greet with fans. The event also includes sneak previews of the movie, photo opportunities with Dogman costume characters, creating your own comic station, and a variety of other activities, and will…
Each year as part of our annual creators survey, we ask people to pick a Person of the Year, defined as “the most important person, someone who had the biggest impact, an innovator, someone who set the pace, or had a banner year creatively.” In a year that had a lot of creativity and change, it’s perhaps a nod to the basics that the choice for Comics Industry Person of the Year was cartoonist Daniel Warren Johnson. Johnson had a great year as the writer/artist of Transformers, the runaway hit from Skybound’s reimagined Energon Universe, but that was after establishing…
In part two of our interview with Scott Snyder, we dive into what lies ahead for Absolute Batman and give a bit of a preview roadmap for the series’ future including an announcement of a future Arkham issue and some details of some fan favorites like the Joker and Catwoman. If you missed part one, read the first part, where we explored Absolute Batman #4 in detail. This time around, we delve deeper into the heart of the series, discussing how and why Snyder and Nick Dragotta used this Batman to address themes that reflect our world. This interview was…
Marvel Comics has given us some of the most iconic villains in pop culture history, but few have loomed as long as Victor Von Doom. In the upcoming eight-issue series One World Under Doom (scheduled for release February 12th), writer Ryan North (along with artist RB Silva and colorist David Kriel) explores the complexities of Doctor Doom. Ready to explore psychology and towering ambition the way we know how. I’ve never seen it before. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of chatting with North to talk about Doom, his grand plans, and how stories of world domination intersect with…
Courtesy of Vault Comic, AIPT is able to unveil all the variant covers for Money Shot: Big Bang #0. This issue, on sale February 12th, is made even more special by special guest writers Patton Oswalt and Garth Graham joining Tim Seeley.Check out the cover and synopsis below!Sexiest issue #0 ever!Travel through time from the origins of our intrepid XXX explorers to peering into the future in Money Shot: The Big Bang #0.Patton Oswalt and Garth Graham join Tim Seeley in the funniest and most naughty arc in Money Shot history. Before you dive into the future, you can know…
Astrohaus, a Detroit-based company, has been making “low-distraction writing tools” under the name Freewrite for about a decade. So far, these have all been standalone, single-purpose devices aimed simply at drafting text, but Astrohaus is expanding into the field at CES 2025. The company just announced a mechanical keyboard called the Freewrite Wordrunner, a device designed specifically with writers in mind.This comes more than three years after Astrohaus quietly revealed its intentions to produce the keyboard, originally known as the Maestro. However, the company ultimately canceled its 2022 launch plans and I haven’t heard anything about it since. Apparently they’ve…
Seven Seas Entertainment is back with Wonderful Wednesdays at Seven Seas! The first batch of 2025 license announcements are fresh out of the oven and sizzling hot. This week’s announcements are dominated by boys’ love manga, and as usual, they are greeted with anticipation and enthusiasm. My dining table: Wait a minute! The main story of Mita Ori’s “Our Dining Table” stands out, and its warmth has won hearts left and right. On the other hand, “Dysfunctional Family Theory” is the second work by Mayo Tsurugame to be released into the British market. “Perfect Proposal” is a digital-only title that…
At CES 2017, Faraday Future unveiled its futuristic luxury EV, the FF 91. Seven years later, after repeated delays, bankruptcies, lawsuits, and other controversies, the company has sold “15 to 16” FF 91s. The company is now detailing its latest strategic shift, including plans to sell cheaper EVs under its new low-cost “FX” brand. FX CEO Max Mar came to CES with two prototype vehicles to tout what he described as a “fresh start” for the struggling company.As you might imagine, in Faraday’s case, the exact details are a bit fuzzy, but they sourced parts from Chinese automakers, brought them…
PUBG: Battlegrounds adds non-player characters powered by NVIDIA ACE-generated AI. These PUBG Allies are called Co-Playable Characters and can have real-time conversations with players about what’s happening in the match. You can also adapt strategies and gameplay to suit your player style. Battle Royale publisher Krafton demonstrated the technology at CES 2025.”We aim to continue innovating the user experience by integrating CPC into games and establish it as a benchmark in the gaming industry,” said Kang-wook Lee, Head of Deep Learning at Krafton. Krafton also plans to reveal its upcoming life simulator inZOI, and did a CES demo of the…
Junji Ito’s most popular works tend to focus on a kind of darkness that lives in obsession and obsession. In Uzumaki, this is expressed through spirals and the way people twist and distort themselves to become who they are. In Tomie, it takes the form of a girl, as the title suggests, a mysterious figure that men fall in love with at first sight, but whose charm ends in physical terror. In Gyo, a man commits himself to caring for his partner beyond the point of no return after a dead fish with mechanical legs begins to terrorize people. In…