ICv2 reports that CEO Mike Richardson, of Dark Horse Comics, announced that Dark Horse will be adding New York Times bestselling House of Night series to it’s publishing schedule. P.C. & Kristen Cast, along with Kent Dallan, will co-write the series and Joelle Jones will provide the illustration. The title will be original stories, rather than adaptations. House of Night is one title that librarians will want to keep an eye out for the collected editions to add to their young adult graphic novel collections. The series is set to debut this November.
Lego & Marvel Join Forces
Just like with DC, Marvel has signed a deal with Lego to produce playsets and characters based on Marvel Comic Book Characters. The line will be called “Lego Super Heroes Marvel Collection” and will draw from the Avengers, X-Men and Spider-Man titles.
Supernatural Contest
Jump over to AnimeNews Networks site for a chance to win a set of Warner Brothers, Supernatural: The Anime Series. All you have to do is fill in your name, e-mail and address and submit the entry. Use the link below to submit your entry and see a short trailer for the series. Good luck.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/contest/2011-07-26/supernatural-anime-dvd-give-away
Emi to Play Kaoru
AnimeNews Network is reporting that Emi Takei has signed on the the live action Rurouni Kenshin movie. She will be portraying Kaoru Kamiya, Kenshin’s love interest, pictured above on the manga cover.
Stewart’s New Look
The Yahoo ticker has shown an image of Kristen Stewart, as Snow White, in her new movie Snow White. Stewart is best known for the Twilight Saga. Snow White is her next major motion picture outing. This is definitely not Disney’s Snow White. It might be an interesting take, probably in the vain of the recent Red Riding Hood movie.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/stewart-suits-battle-snow-white-233717853.html
Eisner Winners
On the Eisner Award site is the listing of this year’s winners. A link to the page is below, but here are a few of the winners: Best Limited Series – DayTripper by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba; Best New Series – American Vampire by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, & Rafael Albuquerque; Best Writer – Joe Hill for Locke & Key; Best Writer/Artist – Darwyn Cooke for Richard Stark’s Parker: Outfit; and Bet Publication for Kids – Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar & Franco.
Warner Animation Announcements
ICv2 reporting from Comic Con reports that Warner Animation announced their next three DC projects. First up will be Justice League: Doom based on Mark Waid’s story “Tower of Babel”. Second will be Superman vs. The Elite which is based on Joe Kelly’s “What’s so Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way” story. Last was the big one, Batman: Dark Night Returns from the same titled Frank Miller mini series. It looks like the next year will be a great on for DC animated features.
Hulk S.M.A.S.H.ed!
ICv2 is reporting that at Comic Con this last weekend Jeph Loeb announced that Disney XD has a Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. in development. This is a new animated series that is being looked at to get Tween and Teen boys into watching. This is one of the primary reasons Disney purchased Marvel is because they had no properties that drew in the young boy viewers. We will probably see more of this coming out from Disney as the years progress.
Condolences to Toyoo Ashido’s Family
AnimeNews Network has reported that Director Toyoo Ashido passed away this last Saturday, July 23, at the age of 67. Some of his many contributions were the Fist of the North Star series, Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy, and the Vampire Hunter D video game. The staff here at ComicPop Library extend our condolences to his family and friends.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-25/anime-director/designer-toyoo-ashida-passes-away
Nick to Get New Anime Series
AnimeNews Network’s site is reporting that Nickelodeon will be getting a new anime series next spring. The series is Monsuno, which is about some thrill seeking boys that get their hands on some re-awakened monster DNA. Hopefully, this will be a good fit for them. As much as I can tell other companies are licensing the toys and other merchandise, but I have not heard of it being connected to any game.