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Marvel Comics has revealed a variety of covers to celebrate the release of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. Art by Bengus will be featured across a variety of Marvel titles.MARVEL vs. CAPCOM VARIANT COVERS spotlights the following characters:Captain America Cyclops Doctor Doom Iron Man Psylocke Rogue Spiderman Storm Thanos Venom WolverineCheck it out below!NEW YORK, NY — September 9, 2024 — In conjunction with the release of MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics this month, Marvel Comics is proud to announce that in December, a new variant cover line will feature artist Bengus’ original Marvel vs. Capcom…
September is here and the annual iPhone event is fast approaching. Apple is expected to unveil the latest models in the iPhone 16 series at the event in Cupertino today. We’re also expecting a new Apple Watch and AirPods, and we’ll have more details on the changes coming to iOS 18 later this year. If you missed the announcement live, Engadget is here to tell you all about it. Here’s everything announced so far from Apple’s iPhone 16 event.Apple Watch Series 10 appleApple today introduced the Apple Watch Series 10, a natural predecessor to last year’s Series 9. It boasts…
It’s time for the latest issue of Quantum! Issue 9 of the bi-monthly British sci-fi anthology features the fantastic WesterNoir on the cover. This issue concludes the current WesterNoir storyline. Issue #9 sees the belated return of Memphis, an alternative reality Egyptian political thriller that delves even deeper into mythological elements. The aforementioned ‘Westernoire’ comes to a bloody and thrilling conclusion, while ‘The Strange Return of Peter Thomson’ takes an unusually animal-focused turn and has some genuinely thought-provoking moments. The Clockwork Cavalier begins his new adventure here in all his clockpunk glory (yes, clockpunk actually exists!). Now, speaking of Quantum,…
We probably won’t have to wait too long to get all the official details about the PlayStation 5 Pro, as Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 tech presentation will be streamed on the PlayStation YouTube channel on September 10 at 11am ET.All indications make it clear that this is the official reveal of the PS5 Pro. PS5 lead designer Mark Cerny will host the stream, which will focus on “PS5 and gaming tech innovation.” This comes just days after Sony teased a redesigned PS5 with images that matched various PS5 Pro leaks. The company was also expected to unveil…
DC Comics is ramping up its new All In initiative, which kicks off with DC All in Special #1, by handing out Justice League membership cards, which fans can pick up at participating comic shops throughout the month of October and the first week of November.The 2.125″ x 3.3125″ cards are based on designs that debuted in DC All In Special, marking the card’s first appearance in current DC canon. The back of each card features a QR code that fans can use to access exclusive previews of upcoming issues, behind-the-scenes materials, including character designs.Fans who purchase four different DC…
When Dark Horse first acquired the Alien license, there were only two films: Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic horror masterpiece and James Cameron’s action blockbuster. There wasn’t much lore or storytelling yet. There was the world of LV-426, the perfect killer creatures, the corporate infrastructure that considers human life disposable, the mystery surrounding the alien spaceship, the piles of dead Marines, and a handful of survivors. The comics were initially unable to feature Ripley, so instead focused on the other two survivors from the Alien films, Newt and Hicks. Written by Mark Verheiden and illustrated by Mark A. Nelson for the first…
Most comic book fans have a solid idea about what they’re going to buy every week as they descend upon their local comic shop. With that said, there’s still a lot of fun to be had just glancing at the week’s new releases and taking a chance on a book that looks promising, funny, scary, etc. That’s where covers come in. A fantastic image can make the difference between trying something new or saying, “Nah, not this week.”In that spirit, here are the covers that captured our attention this week, with entries from comics editor Chris Coplan. This is Judging…
Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, AIPT has exclusive news about “The Shadow of the Golden Crane,” a new miniseries in the Hellboy Universe by Chris Roberson and Michael Avon Oeming. The four-issue series will focus on the mysterious BPRD case and find agent Su Shan delving into the history of the secretive Golden Crane Society, as well as her own complicated family history. Set to debut on January 15th.”As far back as Hellboy and the BPRD: 1953, we’ve been hinting at the idea that there’s some kind of connection between Susan Shan, a psychic BPRD agent, and the Golden Crane…
AI is a hot topic in almost every creative profession nowadays. Unsurprisingly, there are several companies in Japan and the US taking on the challenge of using AI-assisted technologies for manga translation and localization. Several of these startups have received hefty investments from major Japanese publishers, including Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Kadokawa. Orange Inc. (not to be confused with anime studio Orange that produced Trigun Stampede and Beastars) is a manga publishing startup that bounced onto the N. American comics publishing scene in Spring 2024 with an announcement that they received $2.92 billion yen (roughly $20 million USD) in pre-Series A…
Courtesy of Aspen Comics, AIPT is happy to share the hardcover and dust jacket cover for Ekos Vol. 1. Fans can sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter campaign launches. Ekos is an all-new comics and entertainment universe inspired by the art and work of the legendary Michael Turner and Geoff Johns, and produced by Marvel Studios founder David Maisel.So, what’s in Ekos Vol. 1?Echos introduces a new Superstar named Grell who goes on a journey to discover the world of Echos. Along the way, Grell meets many of the beloved characters from Michael Turner’s legend, including Superstars Aspen…