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Image credit: Dead Sky Publishing I have a bit of a weakness for horror anthologies, due to being influenced from a young age by the British weekly comic Scream (which was quite controversial in its day 40 years ago). Short, sharp, twisty morality tales like Tales from the Crypt have always been to my taste. So I was super excited to check out Permadeath, a “two-shot of horror” written by Jonathan Chance. In the first story, “The Big Game,” a group of old men sneak around the house at night, dabbling in magic, until one of them decides to use…
Acclaimed creator Declan Shalvey (Thundercats, Old Dogs) returns to the present day with his new blockbuster Dynamite series, teaming up with up-and-coming artist Luke Sparrow (Star Trek) to tell an all-new tale of Skynet and its nearly unstoppable army of mechanical assassins.Though its plot to kill Sarah Connor and her son John failed this October, genocidal Skynet still has options. It still has a few more paths back to the past to destroy the human resistance that is crushing the processors into silicon shards. Skynet just needs to expand its reach.RELATED: Declan Shalvey Gets Thundera’s Attention in Dynamite Comics’ ThunderCats…
Former Netflix series “Winx” is getting a second life as a graphic novel from Mad Cave’s young readers’ imprint Papercutz.Some time has passed since Bloom entered the Dark Realm to search for her mother, who is still missing. Nevertheless, her friends at the magical school of Alfea are preparing for a new school year, new students, and new challenges.Still recovering from the shock of losing Bloom, Aisha, Cat, Terra, Stella, Musa, Riven and Sky struggle to adjust to their new normal. When the school is overrun by a never-before-seen fairy force, our heroes face mysteries and foes that could bring…
Postmark Games has carved out a small niche for itself by publishing affordable print-and-play roll-and-write games, and to date they’ve featured several games, including Voyages, Scribbly Gum, Waypoints, and Aquamarine. Welcome to the Koala Rescue Club in this latest installment! Koalas are an endangered species, so it’s our job to protect them. In this dice-rolling and drawing game, you plant new trees for koalas to live in, then help them find a safe home. Each turn, roll the dice to determine which arrangement of trees and koalas you can draw. Fill areas to earn points, and complete rows and columns…
Welcome to this week’s The Beat’s Comics Crowdfunding Roundup! Join us as we take a look at a century of historical retellings, the history of a beloved board game, a giant from Oklahoma, and four of our favorite stories. Black coal and red bandanaAuthor: Working Class HistoryGoal: $10,000End Date: September 5Bonuses: Get the digital eBook for $9, the print edition for $18, past copies of various projects for $35, and on the higher plan you get the Radical Labor History Combo for $100! An illustrated history of the West Virginia Mine Wars, by Raymond Tyler. Illustrations by Summer McClinton. “By…
Designer: Scott Almes Publisher: Button Shy Players: 1 Age: 10+ Duration: 20 minutes Played with a review copy provided by the publisher Modern life is filled with constant worries: busy work, unpaid bills, health concerns, etc. Why not let the rich aroma of your favourite tea take over your mind and forget your burdens, even if just for a moment? A Nice Cuppa is the seventh game in Button Shy’s Simply Solo series. Designed by Scott Almes, the game challenges players to deal with their worries over eight turns by carefully managing their cards. As worries unfold, life becomes complicated…
“This project has been a labor of love for Tom and I since 2019, and we’re thrilled to be bringing it to life in the 50th anniversary year of D&D,” said Van Lente. “It’s been a lot of fun following the story of the idea, from the invention of chess and early wargames, to the birth of TSR in the 1970s, and all the innovations that gamers and designers have made to the RPG genre since then, all the way through to Baldur’s Gate 3.” “The tabletop gaming industry is where I learned to be a professional artist,” says Fowler,…
Gabriel Nieve I don’t care what the history books say: The biggest event of 1996 wasn’t Bill Clinton’s reelection or the premiere of the classic movie “Independence Day.” It was the release of all four volumes of Mark Waid and Alex Ross’ DC Comics series, “Kingdom Come.” On Saturday, at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Waid appeared alongside key members of the team making the Kingdom Come documentary during the “The Legend of Kingdom Come: Documentary Preview” panel. Moderated by The Wrap’s Mike Rowe, Waid was joined by director Lemsey Atassi, producer Sal Abinanti, and Arrowverse writers Shauna Benson and Julie…
Fantasy Tavern Brawl Designer: Adrao Publisher: Amuri Studio Players: 2-5 Ages: 14+ Time: 10-15 minutesI played a prototype copy provided by the publisher. summary: Your adventuring group stumbles into a tavern during a tavern brawl. Lead your 11 dwarf, orc adventurers/patrons, etc. and try to keep everyone trapped inside the tavern for the duration of the brawl. You’ll need to place, flick, and throw cards and crafting moves to trap the cards and adventurers inside the tavern. Fantasy Tavern Brawl is a high-energy dexterity game with strategic elements inspired by fantasy role-playing games. It was designed by indie designer Adrao,…
On Tuesday, Rebellion launched its first-ever Kickstarter campaign for Roxy, a romance anthology that evokes classic British romance comics while updating them for the 21st century. The book features four stories, one of which, “What I Was Made For” by Nadia Shamus and Joes Stone, is available for an exclusive preview by The Beat today. The original Roxy was a British girls’ romance comic published weekly by Amalgamated Press and Fleetway Publications from 1958 to 1963, totaling 288 issues. This latest anthology includes the main cover by Hannah Templer, a retro Roxy paperback edition, and a hardcover edition by Marguerite…