Wednesday, November 27, 2013

11.27.2013 - TRANSFORMERS PRIME: ULTIMATE BUMBLEBEE OUT ON DVD FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Featuring Action-Packed BUMBLEBEE Animated Adventures!

SPECIAL DVD DEBUTS IN STORES EVERYWHERE OWN IT ON FEBRUARY 25, 2014 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY KIDS

Spring into action with BUMBLEBEE from Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME!  Beloved by kids and legions of fans worldwide, BUMBLEBEE is a dedicated warrior and a scout who serves as part of the elite squad lead by OPTIMUS PRIME. Though he may be one of the smallest and youngest of the TRANSFORMERS, don’t let that fool you. Time and time again, this AUTOBOT proves that he has the bravery to fight for what is right and the tenacity to throw himself into action to battle against his opponents no matter where they appear. On February 25, 2014, Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, will release TRANSFORMERS PRIME: ULTIMATE BUMBLEBEE on DVD, featuring a collection of four best BUMBLEBEE adventures from the TRANSFORMERS PRIME lore. Packed with visually stunning CG animation and unforgettable characters, this new DVD delivers fun-filled home entertainment that kids and parents will enjoy! Bring home TRANSFORMERS PRIME: ULTIMATE BUMBLEBEE DVD at an affordable low price of $9.99. SRP.

Pre-order at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Prime-Bumblebee-Peter-Cullen/dp/B00GJ7CU1A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1385483045&sr=8-2&keywords=transformers+prime+ultimate+bumblebee+dvd


Four action-packed BUMBLEBEE adventures include:
·         Masters and Students
·         Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
·         Operation Bumblebee, Part 2
·         Deadlock

Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle, Sumalee Montano, Ernie Hudson, Markie Post and Steve Blum lend their voices to this hit series produced by Hasbro Studios. TRANSFORMERS PRIME is executive produced by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series airs on The HUB TV Network in the U.S. and on Teletoon in Canada.

About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on the Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 180 territories globally.  Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations.  On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount) and CANDY LAND (Sony).  The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com
11.27.2013 - TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: THE COMPLETE SERIES COMES TO DVD FROM SHOUT! FACTORY


Relive the Adventures of This Classic Animated TV Series in One Complete Set Featuring All 52 Action-Packed Episodes

BRING HOME THIS COLLECTIBLE 8-DVD SET ON MARCH 11, 2014 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

Brace yourself to relive some of the most astonishing TRANSFORMERS battles between the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS through the complete series release of TRANSFORMERS ARMADA. In 2002, TRANSFORMERS fans and kids were introduced to the animated television series TRANSFORMERS ARMADA. This is the unforgettable chapter of TRANSFORMERS lore and the first part of the rare UNICRON Trilogy – consisting of ARMADA, ENERGON and CYBERTRON. OPTIMUS PRIME, his team of AUTOBOTS and their human friends stepped up the fight against MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS for control of the universe and the power-enhancing MINI-CONS, a lost race of TRANSFORMERS. Valor, deception and unexpected twists unfolded in these captivating adventures, leading to an unlikely alliance between natural enemies in the face of a genuine evil known as UNICRON.

On March 11, 2014, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, will unleash   TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: THE COMPLETE SERIES on home entertainment shelves everywhere. For the first time ever, the entire series is collected in one deluxe 8-DVD set, featuring all 52 memorable episodes. Whether reliving the childhood memory or discovering this series for the first time, this is an essential home collection for every fan, collectors and entire family to complete their TRANSFORMERS home entertainment library. This complete series 8-DVD set is priced to own at $44.99 SRP.

Pre-order is available now at:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GSTHDCU?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00GSTHDCU&creative=373489&camp=211189

Synopsis:
Our heroes, the AUTOBOTS and their nemesis, the DECEPTICONS are at it again in this complete series of the TRANSFORMERS ARMADA.  This series open to a war between the two factions of TRANSFORMERS on their home planet of Cybertron over MINI-CONS, a race of smaller, power-enhancing TRANSFORMERS.  This struggle will bring AUTOBOTS, DECEPTICONS and MINI-CONS to earth, where they continue to battle, even after two humans get involved. Through the course of this series, the TRANSFORMERS face mysterious mercenaries, mighty MINI-CON weapons and even time travel as they fight for control or freedom.

About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on the Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 180 territories globally.  Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations.  On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount) and CANDY LAND (Sony).  The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

Friday, November 22, 2013

11.22.2013 - Malekith’s Bloody Assault Continues In Thor: God of Thunder #16!

This December, the hunt for Malekith continues across the nine realms in Thor: God of Thunder #16 – the penultimate chapter of The Accursed! From the blockbuster creative team of Jason Aaron, Ron Garney and Emanuela Lupacchino – one of the newly formed League of Realms has fallen. The remaining members of the League stand as the single best hope for defeating Malekith – even as a traitor walks among them! Now, in order to prevent war among the Realms, Thor must do the unthinkable! But it may still be too late to stop Malekith from staging one final bloody raid. A raid that will take him and his sadistic army of Dark Elves straight to Earth! No fan can afford to miss the pulse-pounding Thor: God of Thunder #16!
                  



                                                                                             
THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #16 (OCT130709)
Written by JASON AARON
Art by RON GARNEY & EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
FOC – 11/25/2013, On-Sale – 12/18/2013

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Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

11.20.2013 - ARCHIE COMICS FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

ARCHIE COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2014



THE FOX #5
The fantastically-foxy finale IS HERE in Freak Magnet pt 5: "Future's End"! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO's Bored to Death) is joined by acclaimed writer J.M. DeMatteis (Abadazad, Justice League 3000) to conclude the "Freak Magnet" saga of the pulp-style hero The Fox! Our hero has won the day and defeated his evil adversaries, so why does he now find himself trapped 70 years in the past, side-by-side with the legendary hero of WW2 known as THE SHIELD?! And what does the Shield's arctic battle-royale have to do with the diamond realm?! And will SOMEONE please tell The Fox, aka Paul Patton Jr., why he can't just have the simple, freak-free life he wants?? Don't miss the finale to end-em-all, and don't miss out on collecting all five "FOX FIVE" Variant Covers to this issue! With art from Dean Haspiel, Howard Chaykin, Mike Cavallaro, Mike Norton and a special ALEX TOTH throwback edition!
Art: Dean Haspiel
Plot/Script: J.M. DeMatteis
Art: Dean Haspiel, Allen Passalaqua, and John Workman
Cover: Dean Haspiel
FOX 5 Variant Cover 1: Dean Haspiel
FOX 5 Variant Cover 2: Howard Chaykin
FOX 5 Variant Cover 3: Mike Norton
FOX 5 Variant Cover 4: Mike Cavallaro
FOX5 Variant Cover 5: Alex Toth Throwback
Shipping Date: 2/19
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US

ARCHIE #653
The Archies' Rocking World Tour pt 4  "Close to the Borderline" The Archies, Bingos, Pussycats and Madhouse Gladsí tour concludes in the great white north, Canada! The bands enjoy the end of their time together as they trek across the country from Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. What will happen to the bands once the tour is over? Will the Bingos and the Glads use their newfound fame from the Archies tour, or will they go the smaller, indie route? What will become of Archie's relationship with Valerie? And his relationship with Amisha? And, of course, his relationship with Betty and Veronica? There's still a few surprises left as Archie and the gang return to school Riverdale High, watch out!
Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski and Digikore Studios
Cover: Dan Parent
Sugar, Sugar Spectacular Variant Cover: Ramon K. Perez
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date: 3/5
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US

ARCHIE COMICS SPECTACULAR: SPORTS TIME (TPB)
It's Sports Time at Riverdale High, and that can mean only one thing slapstick cartoon sports comedy galore featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and friends, all in a great pocket-size edition! This collection features 128 pages of hand-picked, favorite stories about the romantic ups and downs of Riverdale, presented in high-quality, bright white paper with a cardstock cover!
Script: Various
Art: †Various
Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Rosario "Tito" Pena
978-1-936975-84-6
$5.99/$6.99CAN
4 7/8 x 6 9/16î
Trade Paperback
128 pp
Direct Market On-sale: 2/26

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #249
There's something strange about Archie's Uncle Albert! What is it about him that's bugging both Archie and his dad? It could be that he's a little bit crooked. See what we mean in "On the Level," the wacky lead story to this fun-filled double digest!
Script: Mike Pellowski
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Rudy Lapick, Bill Yoshida, Barry Grossman
Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Pena
Shipping Date: 2/19
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date: 3/5
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US

ARCHIEíS FUNHOUSE DOUBLE DIGEST #3
Meet Ultra-Teen: Chuck's new superhero creation. Heís super fast, super strong, and he's got x-ray vision! He only uses his powers for good but can too much good be a bad thing? Find out if Ultra-Teen's goody two shoes behavior can save the day and save his friendships in this super lead story!
Script: George Gladir
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Al Nickerson, Jack Morelli, Barry Grossman
Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Pena
Shipping Date: 2/26
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date:: 3/12
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US

THE BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS: BETTY & VERONICA (TPB)
In the tradition of the smash hits Best of Archie Comics vol. 1, 2 and 3 comes another great full-color volume jam-packed with over 400 pages of the funniest and most iconic stories of the past 70 years featuring Archie's girl friends Betty and Veronica, hand-selected by Archie creators, editors, fans and historians from 200,000 pages of material. A must-have edition for anyone who has ever enjoyed the Betty and Veronica comics as well as a great introduction to the history of Archie and his gals!
Script: Various!
Art: Various
Cover: Norm Breyfogle
978-1-936975-88-4
$9.99/$10.99CAN
5 1/4 x 7 1/2"
Trade Paperback
416 pp
Direct Market On-sale: 3/12

BETTY & VERONICA #270
Excited for a new Betty & Veronica story? How about FOUR new B&V tales? First, in "The Minds of Betty and Veronica," we get an inside look at what the two BFFs REALLY think of each other and their thoughts may surprise you! Then in "The Wish," find out what happens when Betty FINALLY gets Archie all to herself! Next in "The Shopping Scene," can Veronica turn her shopping haul into profit? This time her spending spree may just help Daddykins' wallet! Finally, in "The Winning Float," it's girls vs. boys! Find out if the gals of Riverdale have what it takes to make the best float at the Homecoming game!
Script: Angelo DeCesare, George Gladir
Art: Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Jack Morelli, Digikore Studios
Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Pena
Chibi Tea Party Variant Cover: Ryan Jampole, Gary Martin, Rosario "Tito" Pena
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date: 2/19
32-page, full-color comic
$2.99 US

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #221
Betty and Veronica are always in competition with one another but that gets kicked into high gear when the two enter the Miss Riverdale Teen Contest! But there's another contestant that really steams things up. Enter: Cheryl Blossom! May the best woman win in "She's a Beauty"!
Script: Bill Golliher
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Rudy Lapick, Bill Yoshida, Barry Grossman
Cover: Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Pena
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date: 2/26
160-page, full color comic
$3.99

MEGA MAN #34
This is it! The issue every Mega-fan has been demanding! The debut of MEGA MAN X! But first, in "Shadow of the Moon" Part One: Mega Man joins a research team seeking the truth behind Dr. Wily and Ra Moon. But how far will they get when Shadow Man goes on the attack?! Then, in "The X Factor" Part One jump 100 years into the future as Dr. Cain discovers Dr. Light's final, greatest creation Mega Man X! Featuring pencils by the returning Mega Man art legend PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE! The road to the next big mega-crossover starts here, featuring an exclusive MEGA MAN X variant cover by superstar artist Ben Bates!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Tyson Hesse, Patrick Spaziante, Gary Martin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover by PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE
"Mega Man X" Variant cover by Ben Bates
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 2/19
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US.

BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2: VILLAINS (TPB)
Sonic's ultimate comic collection is BACK with Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Villains paperback edition! This deluxe new installment to the smash-hit "Best of Sonic" series celebrates twenty years of comics, specials and mini-series with the baddest baddies the Sonic comics have to offer! Heroes are only as good as their villains, and Sonic's world hosts some of the most fearsome and loathsome characters you love to hate! Root for the bad guy (just this once) in this Best of Villains collection featuring DR. EGGMAN, IXIS NAUGUS, the BABYLON ROUGES and many more in a must-have for any Sonic fan! Plus all-new cover art from Ben Bates with acclaimed painter Dave DeVries, and insights from the Sonic creative team!
Script: Ian Flynn & various
Art: Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, Tracy Yardley!, Steven Butler, Jamal Peppers, Terry Austin, Jim Amash, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Ben Bates and Dave DeVries
978-1-936975-87-7
$14.99/$17.99 CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16"
Trade Paperback
144 pp
Direct Market On-sale: 3/5

SONIC SUPER-SIZED SUPER DIGEST #6
It's a special super-sized edition of the Sonic Super digest! Sonic the Hedgehog's adventures are now available in the popular digest format but that's just not enough Sonic for all you hungry Sonic fans out there! By popular demand, get ready for a SUPER-SIZED issue filled with even more Sonic the Hedgehog goodness, stretching back to the beginning of the comics' 20 year history! Blast through to your local comic store at SONIC SPEED to find out the origins of everyone's favorite blue hedgehog! Can Sonic and the heroic Freedom Fighters save the world from the evils of Dr. Robtnik? Discover all the thrills, chills and spills for yourself with classic Sonic comics as only Sonic Super Digest can provide! Featuring a special FOIL CARDSTOCK cover with all-new CGI cover art from Rafa Knight inspired by Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante!
SCRIPT and ART: Various
Cover by Rafa Knight
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 2/19
224-page, full color comic
$6.99 US.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #258
The SHATTERED WORLD CRISIS continues! "The Chase" Part One: Uncle Chuck and Professor Pickle--CAPTURED by the nefarious Dr. Eggman! It's up to Sonic and the Freedom Fighters to secure the precious kidnapped cargo from the Egg Train! But they're going to be in for the surprise of their lives when they discover that there are more than just badniks guarding it! Featuring a special CGI "Return of Princess Sally" variant cover by Rafa Knight!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Evan Stanley, Terry Austin, John Workman and Steve Downer
Cover: Tyson Hesse
Return of Princess Sally Variant cover: Rafa Knight
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 3/12
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US.

SONIC UNIVERSE #61
"Shadow Fall" Part Three: Shadow agent of the brutal Black Arms?! It's up to Rouge and Omega to bring their former friend to his senses if he doesn't destroy them all first! Meanwhile, the vicious alien race have stolen G.U.N.'s tactical nuclear device for and that can only spell trouble! Will Team Dark survive the mission with the deadly and devious ECLIPSE lurking in the shadows? Find out in the penultimate chapter to this expansive space epic, featuring cover art from Tracy Yardley! and a special SEGA variant cover!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Jamal Peppers, Jim Amash, Jack Morelli and Matt Herms
Cover by Tracy Yardley!, Jim Amash and Matt Herms
Shadow Variant cover art provided by SEGA
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 2/26
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US.

WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #37
It's time for the student-faculty bowling night! It's teachers vs. students and, while the teachers may be older and have plenty of years of bowling experience on their side, some changes to the game might lean in the kids' favor! Find out who gets the most strikes in "For Whom the Bowl Tolls" !
Script: George Gladir
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Rudy Lapick, Bill Yoshida, Barry Grossman
Cover: Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Pena
On Sale at Specialty Comic Shops Date: 2/19
160-page, full color comic
$3.99
11.20.2013 - TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE - BEAST HUNTERS

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BRING HOME THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ULTIMATE TRANSFORMERS PRIME FAN AND COMPLETE THEIR HOME ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTION!

Third and Final Season of Emmy® Award-Winning Series of TRANSFORMERS PRIME
Debuts on Breathtaking 2-Disc Blu-ray Collection and Deluxe 2-DVD Set

SPECTACULAR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT LANDS IN STORES EVERYWHERE
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

The perfect gift for families, kids and fans of TRANSFORMERS PRIME arrives in stores everywhere just in time for this holiday season! On December 3, 2013, the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS, the complete third and final season of Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series, debuts on a special 2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and a collectible 2-DVD set from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS contains all 13 exciting episodes in perfect high-definition picture and purest digital sound available.  Special bonus content highlights include TRANSFORMERS PRIME panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2013 and more!  Brimming with captivating storyline packed with unforgettable characters and visually stunning CG animation, Season Three delivers entertaining adventures that the whole family will enjoy!
Viewers will see OPTIMUS PRIME and his team face their greatest challenge yet in a new foe dedicated to the destruction of the AUTOBOTS — and potentially, planet Earth. This is an essential collection for every fan, collectors and entire family to complete their TRANSFORMERS PRIME home entertainment library. The 2-Disc Blu-ray collection is priced to own at $24.97. The deluxe 2-DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $19.93.

Synopsis
The epic battle with DECEPTICONS rages on as OPTIMUS PRIME leads his team of AUTOBOTS and three teenagers - Miko, Jack and Raf in a mission to defend earth and one day restore his home planet of CYBERTRON.  But DECEPTICONS’ power to reign over earth has never been greater. MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS have destroyed AUTOBOTS’ base, scattering OPTIMUS PRIME and his heroic team to the wind and leaving them out of communication with one another.

Meanwhile, SHOCKWAVE has come to the side of his commander, bringing with him the newest DECEPTICON weapon, a brand new faction that could turn the tide of the war in MEGATRON’s favor.  Can the AUTOBOTS reunite in time to defeat MEGATRON and the DECEPTICONS once and for all? Or does this new weapon mean the end for the AUTOBOTS…and Earth? Find out in the final exciting season of the Emmy® Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME – BEAST HUNTERS!

Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle Sumalee Montano, Ernie Hudson, Gina Torres, John Noble, George Takei, Markie Post, and Steve Blum lend their voices to this hit series produced by Hasbro Studios. TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS is executive produced by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS
Special Bonus Content:
TRANSFORMERS PRIME Panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
Audio Commentary

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS 
2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and 2-DVD set
Street Date: December 3, 2013
Rating: TV-Y7-FV

Also available to own on Blu-ray and DVD:
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON TWO
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING (available on October 8, 2013)

About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on the Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 180 territories globally.  Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations.  On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount) and CANDY LAND (Sony).  The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com
11.20.2013 - Wolverine’s Clone X-23 Returns In Your First Look At ALL-NEW X-MEN #20!



Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the action-packed All-New X-Men #20, from the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Brandon Peterson & Mahmud Asrar! There’s a new student at the New Xavier School – and she’s not too happy her new “campus” is housed inside a former Weapon X facility! X-23 wants answers – and she’s not going to ask nicely. But before she gets then, she and the All-New X-Men must face down a heavily armed squad of mutant-hunting Purifiers! And Laura may just find comfort in the arms of one of her new teammates – young Cyclops of the All-New X-Men! It all starts this December in All-New X-Men #20! 




ALL-NEW X-MEN #20 (OCT130723)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by BRANDON PETERSON & MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
X-Men 50th Anniversary Variant Also Available
FOC 11/25/13, ON-SALE 12/15/13

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For comics anytime, anywhere check out comicstore.marvel.com and www.marvel.com/mobile

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com
11.20.2013 - “Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United” Smashes Onto The Screen at Wizard World Austin Comic Con on Nov. 23

With a special appearance by the voice of Hulk, Fred Tatasciore


Get ready for the world premiere of “Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United!” This all-new animated movie debuts at Wizard World Austin Comic Con on Saturday, November 23, at 12:30 p.m. in Room 14 at the Austin Convention Center. Fred Tatasciore, the voice of Hulk, will make a SMASH-ing appearance to unveil the Marvel Television’s CG-animated feature to Wizard World attendees!

“Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United,” is the first full-length direct-to-video CG animation feature that showcases the team-up between two of Marvel’s greatest Heroes – Iron Man and Hulk! When two HYDRA scientists try to supercharge a Stark Arc Reactor with Hulk’s Gamma Energy, they unleash a being of pure electricity called the Zzzax – and he’s hungry for destruction. Together, Iron Man and Hulk are the only force that stands in the way of the Zzzax’s planetary blackout. But first, the Super Hero duo will have to get through snarling Wendigos, deadly robots and the scaly powerhouse, Abomination. Can two of Marvel’s mightiest Heroes find a way to work together without smashing each other before time runs out?

Fred Tatasciore has voiced the Hulk more than any other voice actor for Marvel Television. In addition to this animated movie, he’s brought the Hulk to life in “Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.,” “Hulk Vs.,” “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble,” “The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,” “Ultimate Avengers” and “Ultimate Avengers II.” His additional contributions to other Marvel animated series include Beast/Dr. Hank McCoy in the animated series “Wolverine and the X-Men” and “X-Men,” and Shingen Yashida in “Wolverine.”

Following its world premiere at Wizard World Austin Comic Con, “Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United” debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD December 3. For information about the film, visit http://marvel.com/movies/movie/184/marvels_iron_man_hulk_heroes_united.

For more information about Wizard World Austin Comic Con and tickets to the world premiere on November 23, featuring an appearance by Fred Tatasciore, visit www.wizardworld.com/austin.html.

Schedule of Fred Tatasciore Wizard World Events:
12:30pm – Film screening with Q&A to follow Room #14
2:30 – 3:30pm – Fan signing Booth #106

ABOUT THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS:
For nearly 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Disney|Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under which live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!

ABOUT MARVEL:
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com.

ABOUT WIZARD WORLD:
Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.

Monday, November 18, 2013

11.18.2013 - FIRST LOOK AT JUGHEAD DOUBLE DIGEST #197





JUGHEAD DOUBLE DIGEST #197
Jughead in "The Holiday Season" The holidays are here and Jughead and Archie are down in the dumps where's the Christmas cheer? With a warm front predicted for the holiday season, the boys have to scramble to make money to afford presents for their family and friends especially since shoveling snow is not an option! Will they find the perfect job to salvage their holiday? It might just take a Christmas miracle!
Script: George Gladir
Art: Tim Kennedy, Jim Amash, Teresa Davidson, Joe Morciglio
Cover: Bill Galvan, Bob Smith, Rosario Tito Pena
Shipping Date: 10/23
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 11/6
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

11.13.2013 - “LOOSE NUKE” CONTINUES IN YOUR FIRST LOOK AT CAPTAIN AMERICA #14




This December, Captain America and the Falcon fight for their lives as Loose Nuke continues in Captain America #14! From the blockbuster creative team of Rick Remender and Carlos Pacheco – Cap finally has his chance to take down Nuke once and for all! But as the deranged super-soldier’s true mission comes into view, will it be too late to stop an even greater threat closing in from the shadows? And how is the disturbing Weapon Minus Program involved? As the sinister Iron Nail’s revenge takes shape, Cap must give it his all to stop him from causing untold destruction...but can he? All leading up to the shocking conclusion that will change the life of Captain America forever, no fan can miss Captain America #14!
                       
CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 (OCT130702)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Art & Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
FOC – 11/18/2013, On-Sale – 12/11/2013

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Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com

Thursday, November 7, 2013

11.07.2013 - Third and final season of Emmy Award-Winning Series TRANSFORMERS PRIME debuts on 2-Disc DVD and 2-Disc BD on December 3, 2013 from Shout! Factory

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BRING HOME THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ULTIMATE TRANSFORMERS PRIME FAN AND COMPLETE THEIR HOME ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTION!
 

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE - BEAST HUNTERS
Third and Final Season of Emmy® Award-Winning Series of TRANSFORMERS PRIME
Debuts on Breathtaking 2-Disc Blu-ray Collection and Deluxe 2-DVD Set

SPECTACULAR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT LANDS IN STORES EVERYWHERE
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

The perfect gift for families, kids and fans of TRANSFORMERS PRIME arrives in stores everywhere just in time for this holiday season! On December 3, 2013, the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS, the complete third and final season of Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series, debuts on a special 2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and a collectible 2-DVD set from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS contains all 13 exciting episodes in perfect high-definition picture and purest digital sound available.  Special bonus content highlights include TRANSFORMERS PRIME panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2013 and more!  Brimming with captivating storyline packed with unforgettable characters and visually stunning CG animation, Season Three delivers entertaining adventures that the whole family will enjoy!

Viewers will see OPTIMUS PRIME and his team face their greatest challenge yet in a new foe dedicated to the destruction of the AUTOBOTS — and potentially, planet Earth. This is an essential collection for every fan, collectors and entire family to complete their TRANSFORMERS PRIME home entertainment library. The 2-Disc Blu-ray collection is priced to own at $24.97. The deluxe 2-DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $19.93.

Synopsis
The epic battle with DECEPTICONS rages on as OPTIMUS PRIME leads his team of AUTOBOTS and three teenagers - Miko, Jack and Raf in a mission to defend earth and one day restore his home planet of CYBERTRON.  But DECEPTICONS’ power to reign over earth has never been greater. MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS have destroyed AUTOBOTS’ base, scattering OPTIMUS PRIME and his heroic team to the wind and leaving them out of communication with one another.

Meanwhile, SHOCKWAVE has come to the side of his commander, bringing with him the newest DECEPTICON weapon, a brand new faction that could turn the tide of the war in MEGATRON’s favor.  Can the AUTOBOTS reunite in time to defeat MEGATRON and the DECEPTICONS once and for all? Or does this new weapon mean the end for the AUTOBOTS…and Earth? Find out in the final exciting season of the Emmy® Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME – BEAST HUNTERS!

Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle Sumalee Montano, Ernie Hudson, Gina Torres, John Noble, George Takei, Markie Post, and Steve Blum lend their voices to this hit series produced by Hasbro Studios. TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS is executive produced by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS
Special Bonus Content:
TRANSFORMERS PRIME Panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
Audio Commentary

TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS 
2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and 2-DVD set
Street Date: December 3, 2013
Rating: TV-Y7-FV

Also available to own on Blu-ray and DVD:
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON TWO
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING (available on now)
  
About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on the Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 180 territories globally.  Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations.  On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount) and CANDY LAND (Sony).  The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

11.06.2013 - BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD SERIES DEBUTS ON BLU-RAY!






"Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Complete First Season" arrived in stores on November 5 on Blu-ray from Warner Archive.

Extremely popular on Cartoon Network, "Batman: The Brave And The Bold" teams the Dark Knight with some of DC Comics' favorite and more eclectic heroes, including the Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Plastic Man, Green Lantern, Kamandi, Doctor Fate, Jonah Hex, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Mister Miracle and The Atom. The combinations create a perfect mesh of fast-paced action and humor.

"Batman: The Brave And The Bold" is Warner Archive’s first-ever animated release on Blu-ray. This 2-Disc, 26-Episode collection presents the series' inaugural season in all its crisp and clear 1080p High Definition, as it was meant to be enjoyed.

Warner Archive and The Paley Center for Media, in conjunction with New York Comic Con, hosted a special event celebrating Warner Archive’s Blu-ray release of Batman: The Brave And The Bold on Friday, October 11. The popular animated television series was celebrated with an episodic screening and a lively panel discussion featuring Diedrich Bader, the voice of Batman; John DiMaggio, the voice of Aquaman; producer James Tucker;  8-time Emmy Award-winning dialogue director Andrea Romano; Warner Archive podcasters Matt Patterson and DW Ferranti, and moderator Gary Miereanu.

"Batman: The Brave and the Bold" is available via http://shop.warnerarchive.com
Here's a direct link: http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/code/1000425229.do?promo=toutBATMANBRAVEhome