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Dark Horse to Publish Harlequin Novels in Manga Format (2005-07-29): Harlequin Enterprises Limited has announced a content licensing agreement with Dark Horse Comics, which will see the comics publisher release Harlequin books in manga format in the United States, Canada, U.
Jeff Smith Planned to Write Bone Comics Since Age 9 (2005-07-20): Jeff Smith, the author of the Bone comics, was recently interviewed on G4TV about his popular comics.
Dark Horse to Publish Aeon Flux Comics (2005-07-17): Dark Horse Comics have announced that they will be publishing a series of Aeon Flux comic books.
Pixar Artists Launch Comic Book Imprint (2005-07-12): Several artists from Pixar Animation Studios have launched an imprint called E-Ville Press Comics in Emeryville, California to market and publish their comic books.
Vibe and Stan Lee's Pow to Create Urban Superhero (2005-07-03): Vibe Magazine and Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment have announce an exclusive partnership to create an urban superhero.
New War of the Worlds Books in Stores (2005-06-27): USA Today reports that three new illustrated versions of H.
The Monster Engine (2005-06-07): The Monster Engine is an interesting website that shows what kids' sketches of monsters and superheroes would look like if they were turned into realistic monster and superhero artwork similar to those those found in graphic novels.
Pratchett on Short-list for Comic Prize (2005-06-01): Author Terry Pratchett's novel Going Postal is on the short-list for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction.
Alan McElroy to Write Screenplay for Bonesaw (2005-05-21): Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls an independent library of comic book characters, and The Shop Productions, a film production company specializing in computer-animation, have chosen Alan McElroy to write the screenplay for the $18 million budgeted CG theatrical horror feature, Bonesaw, based on the Platinum Studios graphic novel by Rob Moran.
Frank Miller Defends Violence in Sin City (2005-05-20): Comic book writer Frank Miller responded to criticism that his film, Sin City, is too violent and might promote violence in society.
Marvel and Paramount Announce Film Deal (2005-05-11): Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
Poppy Z. Brite Bans Self From Internet (2005-05-10): Author Poppy Z.
Neil Gaiman's Nebula Awards Speech (2005-05-06): Bestselling author Neil Gaiman gave an excellent Toastmaster's Speech at the Nebula Awards on April 30th in Chicago, in which he talked about the importance of the Nebulas, and how SF h
The Rock Meets Buffy in Richard Kelly's World (2005-05-05): Dwayne Johnson, better known to wrestling fans as The Rock, will meet up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott to star in Southland Tales, a science fiction thriller about the apocalyptic state of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008.
Graphic Novel Will Debut With Trailer (2005-04-28): Next month, the War of the Worlds graphic novel will debut in bookstores across the nation -- and in Sin City style it will be promoted with a 90-second trailer on the publisher's website.
Comics Writer Takes The Matrix Online (2005-04-26): Fans of The Matrix film trilogy will be happy to hear that the world of the Matrix lives on, on the Web as a multiplayer online game called The Matrix Online.
Powerade and DC Comics Launch King James Online Comic (2005-04-22): Powerade and DC Comics have debuted a promotional effort that will include four online comics starring LeBron James as "King James," a superhero.
Thomas Haden Church Case as New Spider-Man Archenemy (2005-04-04): Thomas Haden Church, who was most recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Sideways, has been cast as Spider-Man's new archenemy in the next chapter of the Spider-Man adventure, it was announced by director Sam Raimi and producers Laura Ziskin and Marvel Studios' Avi Arad.
Wachowski Brothers to Film V for Vendetta (2005-03-21): The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver, the creators and producer of the Matrix trilogy, have launched production on the action thriller V For Vendetta, starring Natalie Portman, James Purefoy and Stephen Re in Berlin, Germany.
Nicktoons Partners With Xilam for Shuriken School (2005-03-19): Nicktoons, Nickelodeon's digital channel for kids, will partner with Paris-based studio, Xilam Animation, for Shuriken School, a quirky playground comedy with a martial arts twist about a boy's adventures at Ninja school, it was announced by Keith Dawkins, Vice President and General Manager, Nicktoons.
