Funniest thing we have seen in a while!
PULP’S ‘STAR WARS’ SCENE BECOMES AN INTERNET SENSATION
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London, United Kingdom, 22 February 2012 – Exactly one week ago, the filmmakers behind Pulp, a sensational new movie comedy set in the world of comic books, released a trailer and controversial exclusive scene on YouTube. The scene, which gives a generation of Star Wars naysayers a voice in the form of despicable cop, Tyler Jake, has become an online sensation and has generated over 300,000 views – a record figure for a low-budget independent film.
You can view the trailer and exclusive scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGE0q_bQN4M
In the scene, Tyler goes head-to-head with ‘Rock God’ comic book artist, Rick Bean, in an encounter that ends with only one of them standing. Pulp’s ‘Star Wars’ scene has had real-world audiences applauding and cheering, and online viewers are responding the same way.
Adam Hamdy, co-director of Pulp, said, “The clip we released was pretty controversial. It contains foul language and even fouler views on Star Wars. It’s the geek world equivalent of a knife fight and is really not for the faint-hearted.”
Independently financed, Pulp is building up a global following and a real head of steam. Recently nominated for the London Comedy Film Festival Discovery Award, Pulp, is a comedy feature film set in the irreverent world of comic book publishing.
Phil Bland, producer of Pulp said, “We recently screened Pulp to an audience of 1,200 people at the annual SFX Weekender and the reaction to the film was brilliant. This exclusive scene was our way of thanking everyone involved in making Pulp a success and giving our online audience a taste of what Pulp is all about.”
Pulp is a homage to movies and comic books and will be released soon. If you’d like to see more of Pulp, tweet, like, link, say what you think and help spread the word of Pulp. It’s more than a movie, it’s a way of life.
Don’t miss the sensational exclusive scene that has Star Wars lovers and haters buzzing. Trailer and Exclusive Scene available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGE0q_bQN4M
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About PULP:
Tony Leary, the nice-guy owner of Junk Comics, is gearing up for one last roll of the dice. Nothing will stop his new superhero comic The Sodomizer from being a success except a gang of Geordie criminals who are using another comic company to launder their dirty money. Aided by his trusty geek sidekicks, Rick and Keith, Tony must defy the odds if he is to become a real life hero.
Inspired by real life experiences at San Diego Comic Con, Pulp is directed by Adam Hamdy and Shaun Magher, and produced by Phil Bland, Phil Chalk and Adam Hamdy.
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PULP:www.pulpthemovie.com
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Hot buttered fun 3 times a week!
Fresh Popcorn Three Times a Week
Medium Popcorn Revises Content Schedule
(Chicago, IL – February 21, 2012) Imagos Films announced today a new schedule for their online serial movie review show Medium Popcorn. Medium Popcorn follows four puppet characters lives, lunacy and laughs centering around their views on everything movie related. Fans of the show have become so addicted to the show to choose what to see in theaters, Imagos decided to give their audience a schedule that they could depend on.
The 2012 Medium Popcorn schedule is as follows:
Monday: Blips- Under 2 minute Reviews of movies that came out in the past week!
Wednesday: Tubs 5-7 Minute in depth reviews of movies old and new
Friday-Kernels Under 2 minute reviews of movies that are coming out this weekend!
Don Thacker Founder of Imagos Films explains, “Medium Popcorn is Penny Arcade for movies. Geekcentric, smart and funny, our fans know that we are an accessible hysterical resource for everything from what to see in theaters this weekend to a laugh to get through the day.” Full twelve minute narrative episodes will be releasing later this season. “Everyone has their favorite character and we are having a lot of fun building up the story on each one!”
Want to learn more about Medium Popcorn? Visit www.mediumpopcorn.com
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About Medium Popcorn:
Meet Diego, Lucy, Keith, and Seymour; the cinephile puppets you know and love. Visit with them as they review the latest movies, or simply laugh at clips from their daily lives – all in a time sensitive format you can enjoy at home or at work. From the joys of alien massacres to the gang’s thoughts on Oscar nominees, there is something for everyone! What goes better with movies then hot buttered popcorn?
Medium Popcorn-Hot buttered content every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
About Imagos Films:
Let us get straight to the point: Imagos Films is an independent full service film production company that is not looking to screw over or act maliciously otherwise toward the artists that we work with. We also have cameras. Cameras and the will to create cinematic win.
Calliope heads to Toy Fair 2012!
THE MUSE PLAYS NEW YORK
Calliope Games Heads To Toy Fair 2012 with full line of releases
(Redmond, WA- February 7, 2012) Award winning game publisher Calliope Games announced today that their entire line of products will be available for order at this year’s New York Toy Fair 2012 which occurs February 12th-15th. For under $30.00 each, families
of all sizes can put down the cellphones and pick up their game pieces and have fun! All four family style games can be demoed and ordered at booth 6078 in the Javitz Center during the show. Buyers may take advantage of the show special buy 5 games and get a 6th demo unit for free! Not attending the show? Make sure and email Ray Wehrs at ray@calliopegames.com to place your order.
Calliope Games CEO Ray Wehrs explained the concept behind the line, “In today’s world there are constant distractions from what’s important; family. With our line families of all sizes and interests can pick a fun game that’s easy on the eyes, the brain and the wallet. We want to bring people together if even just for an hour. Time together with those that are important makes every person playing a winner.”
Information on Calliope Games Product Line:
Ugh! $9.99 Isbn 978-1-936055-36-4
Double Double Dominos $29.99 Isbn 978-1-936055-35-7
Got Em! $27.99 Isbn 978-1-936055-34-0
Tsuro $29.99 Isbn 978-1936055-3
Descriptions and artwork about all 4 games can be found at http://www.calliopegames.com/#!__games
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About Calliope Games: Calliope Games is a new breed of board game publisher that emphasizes the in-person social aspects of table top gaming in this fast paced digitally enhance world. Founded by 10-year games industry veteran Ray Wehrs (principle at WizKids Games), Jordan Weisman (founder of WizKids and FASA), and Dawne Weisman, Calliope Games is built on the principle of gaming as a means to build family and social relationships, spark creativity, inspire laughter, and challenge the mind while supporting family values. Calliope Games strives to publish the best board games that are fun for the entire family, are accessible in both price and complexity, and can be played in less than 60 minutes.
Ape Entertainment App Award!
Pygmies Rejoice! Pocket God Comics Named “Best Comic App” of 2011
SAN FRANCISCO – February 1, 2012 – There’s plenty to celebrate in the dangerous universe that is Pocket God and now there’s even more. Ape Entertainment, Bolt Creative and iVerse Media
are pleased to announce that Pocket God Comics was recently chosen as the “Best Comic App” of 2011 for iOS by readers from the 148Apps Network. In its fourth year of the award and with the goal of honoring the best, not just the best selling, the Best App Ever Awards accumulated more than 1.5 million votes.
“We could feel something special was brewing with the amount of buzz surrounding the Pocket God Comics series and are very honored that the readers have chosen it as the top comic app of 2011,” said Brent E. Erwin, Ape Co-Publisher. “Now, in 2012, fans of the series have a lot more to celebrate as we’re introducing a new story arc and more characters to help wet fans’ appetites.”
The Pygmies of the Pocket God universe thought they were cool when their comic series surpassed 500,000 downloads making it one of the best-selling digital comic series of all time, but now they know they’re headed to the history books with the latest award.
Based on Pocket God, one of the best-selling iPhone apps of all-time, the full-color digital comic series recently introduced issues No. 12 and No. 13, which are available on the App Store via iVerse Media, a digital distribution partner of Ape Entertainment. In No. 12, Sun has convinced the Guys to help her find her tribe’s Gem of Life – a quest that will take them deep below the waves to find the rest of Sun’s missing tribe, this 4-part underwater adventure is completed in issue No. 13. All back issues, including the first half of the “A Quest Called Tribe” story arc are all available via the App.
Created by Dave Castelnuovo and Allan Dye, founders of Bolt Creative, Pocket God has consistently maintained a spot in the “Top 25” games in the iTunes App Store for two and a half years running. With total sales of 7 million downloads since release, the success of Pocket God comes from a combination of endearing characters, unique art style and an incredibly fanatical community of followers.
Don’t forget that the Pocket God Comic is updated frequently with all kinds of free extras including The Pygmy Peril newsletter, an exlusive re-mastered version of the first Pocket God animated short, free Little Green Men comic short stories, and more cool stuff!
For more information, please visit http://www.ApeComics.com or www.boltcreative.com.
About Ape Entertainment
Founded in 2003, Ape Entertainment is the brainchild of lifelong comic book devotees David Hedgecock, and Brent E. Erwin. Ape Entertainment is the comic book home to innovative new titles as LITTLE GREEN MEN, SCOUTS, and HEROIC. Ape is also the North American publisher for licensed properties SHREK, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, KUNG FU PANDA, RICHIE RICH, CASPER, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, and CUT THE ROPE. Visit Ape Entertainment online at http://www.ApeComics.com.
About Bolt Creative
Bolt Creative is a San Francisco-based developer creating original iPhone applications and games, including 2009’s blockbuster iPhone game Pocket God. Bolt Creative’s goal is to create games that are not only fun to play, but fun to develop and make them laugh. For more information please visit www.boltcreative.com.
About iVerse Media, LLC
iVerse Media(http://www.iversemedia.com)is a digital content distributor focused on the world of comics and popular culture. Founded in 2008, the company was one of the first to launch digital comics on Apple’s iOS platform. As of Oct 2011 over 5 Million products in the iOS App Store have been downloaded that are powered by iVerse, making the “iVerse Engine” one of the most popular and widely used platforms for reading digital comics in the world. The company is principally located in Waco, TX. For more information on iVerse Media, please visit: http://comicspl.us
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Calliope Games Toy Fair 2012 Show Special!
Award winning family board game line Calliope Games will be exhibiting at this years New York Toy Fair at booth 6078.
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A special message from Reading With Pictures!
Dear Friends of Reading With Pictures,
Coming March 14—Reading With Pictures Returns to Kickstarter!
Our campaign is looking to fund four gamechanging educational comic projects, and we want you (That’s right, YOU!) to be a part of it. Our first Kickstarter campaign funded the production of the RWP Anthology, which was nominated for two Harvey Awards and has become a fixture in classrooms nationwide. It also provided the start-up capital to get the fledgling Reading With Pictures organization off the ground.
I’d say we did pretty good, but this time, “pretty good” isn’t nearly good enough. We’re taking things to a whole new level, and we need your help to do it. Our goal is to raise at least $75,000 to produce the following:
1. The Graphic Textbook, a comic-based textbook that gives students the high-quality content they want and teachers the standards-based content they need.
2. Education Evolution, a high-end art book celebrating education by some of comicdom’s finest talents.
3. Open Source Comics, an ever-expanding collection of educational comics made available to students, educators and librarians everywhere under the Creative Commons license.
4. RWP 2.0, the evolution of the Reading With Pictures website into a vast resource hub for all things related to comics in the classroom including searchable databases for research papers/course materials, book reviews and recommended reading lists, forums for guided discussions and much more!
For more details on our projects, including the guidelines for art and story submissions,click here. To find out how you can make tax deductible contributions to our Kickstarter effort by offering rewards like original art, merchandise and one-of-a-kind fan experiences that appeal to our geekophilic core audience, click here.
We can’t do this without you! Please respond by no later than February 20 to join the cause and help us eliminate illiteracy once and for all!
Sincerely,
Josh Elder
Founder and President
Reading With Pictures
An accredited 501(c)3 non-profit organization
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At Reading With Pictures, we get comics into schools and get schools into comics.
[GOOD CAUSE PRESS] Viper Comics Fan: Shave Head, Save The World!
A couple of days ago, Viper Comics learned that one of their readers, Zachary M., an eight-year-old, was raising money for the St. Baldrick’s Charity by volunteering to have his head shaved.
As they say on their website, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
webcomic ‘Cemetery Street.’ When he asked us to help get the word out about his attempt to raise some money, we were completely onboard,” said Jessie Garza, Viper Comics’ President. “You hear all the time about how selfish kids are these days. So when Zachary asked us to help spread the word, we jumped at the chance. We deal with heroes all the time in comicbooks, it’s cool to find someone who takes that on board and tries to get out there and do something good for others. Especially an eight-year-old.”Want to learn more about Viper Comics? Visit www.vipercomics.com
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About Viper Comics:
Viper Entertainment Inc., Dba Viper Comics, has been publishing comic books and graphic novels since July 2003. Our debut title, Dead@17 was an instant hit and was noted as a top 10 Hot Comic in Wizard Magazine. Viper has since released a number of successful books, including Daisy Kutter, a critically acclaimed series that was nominated for a Harvey Award in 2006 and was also noted as a top pick for young adults by the American Library Association. Viper has published over 100 comic books and 45 graphic novels. Viper has had four graphic novels recommended by the American Library Association, The Middleman (TV show on ABC Family), Daisy Kutter, Emily Edison, and Oddly Normal.
New book from Ape Entertainment
HOT DEATH, COLD SPACE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF ROCK AND ROLL
Free Mars Web Comic in print July 2012 from Ape Entertainment
(San Diego, CA-January 19, 2012) Ape Entertainment announced today that they have become ownership partners in the Free Mars property, currently a web comic with a print OGN releasing in July 2012. Free Mars is a gritty sci-fi rock opera set against the backdrop of a dystopian Mars colony in the year 2339. As civil war looms on the Red Planet, the Revolution finds an unlikely symbol in the form of a punk band. The group quickly discovers, however, that their new fame comes at a price. Created and written by David Pauwels with art from Nicolas Giacondino, the graphic novel will contain the first year of web comics that started in July 2010. Ape Entertainment has helped publish many creator owned projects but felt strongly enough about this project to help finance it.
Brent Erwin COO of Ape Entertainment explained “We are so lucky to work with so many great creators but this concept had the right mix of timeliness and unique concept. Music as such an escape that it’s viewed almost like drugs. How many of us would DIE without our ipod or cell phone? Themes of oppression and repression; it might be set in 2339 but there are many similarities to today’s society.” A digital version of the book will be available through the Comics+ app from Iverse Media.
Want to to keep up to date on Free Mars? Visit www.freemarscomic.com
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About Ape Entertainment
Founded in 2003, Ape Entertainment is the brainchild of lifelong comic book devotees David Hedgecock, and Brent E. Erwin. Ape Entertainment is the comic book home to innovative new titles as LITTLE GREEN MEN, SCOUTS, and HEROIC. Ape is also the North American publisher for licensed properties SHREK, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, KUNG FU PANDA, RICHIE RICH, CASPER, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, and CUT THE ROPE. Visit Ape Entertainment online at http://www.ApeComics.com.
Recent review of Kill Shakespeare Blast of War Volume 2
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