Friday, February 27, 2015

02.27.2015 - MAD MAX COLLECTOR’S EDITION BLU-RAY™ Starring Mel Gibson BLASTS ONTO HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES EVERYWHERE MAY 5, 2015 FROM SCREAM FACTORY™

Pre-order This Definitive Collector’s Edition Today!


Fans of visionary director George Miller (The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road) and Oscar®-winning director/producer/actor Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon) know well the dystopian action adventures of Max Rockatansky from the highly popular MAD MAX movies.  Relive the high-octane action, experience the visceral thrills, and see the beginning of this legendary road warrior before the brand new major motion picture hits theaters.  On May 5, 2015, Scream Factory™ is proud to present MAD MAX Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™, packed with insightful bonus content, including all-new interviews with Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, director of photography David Eggby, special audio commentary, retrospective featurettes and much more! This definitive collector’s edition contains a collectible cover featuring newly rendered retro-style artwork and a reversible cover wrap featuring original theatrical key art.

A must-have for loyal fans, movie collectors and pop culture enthusiasts to complete their home entertainment library, MAD MAX Collector’s Edition Blu-ray is priced to own at $19.97. 

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*** Avid fans and collectors please take note: those who order MAD MAX Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ directly from ShoutFactory.com and get it shipped two weeks early, plus receive an exclusive 18"x24" poster featuring our newly commissioned artwork! Available while supplies last.

Setting Mel Gibson on a sure path to superstardom, this highly acclaimed "crazy collide-o-scope" (Newsweek) of highway mayhem "cinematically defined the post-apocalyptic landscape" (TV Guide). Featuring eye-popping stunts that are "electrifying and very convincing" (Variety) and "an authentically nihilistic spirit" (The Village Voice), this unforgettable actioner from director George Miller is "pure cinematic poetry" (Time).

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max (Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for – revenge! MAD MAX also stars Joanne Samuel (Nightmaster), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Steve Bisley (The Great Gatsby, Red Hill).

SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF Presents
“MAD MAX”
Starring MEL GIBSON
Produced by BYRON KENNEDY
Directed by GEORGE MILLER
Music by BRIAN MAY
Written by JAMES McCAUSLAND and GEORGE MILLER
Released by FILMWAYS PICTURES
Color Prints by MOVIELAB



MAD MAX COLLECTOR’S EDTION BLU-RAY
Special Features:
  • NEW Interviews with Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel and Director of Photography David Eggby
  • Audio Commentary by Art Director Jon Dowding, Director of Photography David Eggby, Special Effects Artist Chris Murray and Tim Ridge
  • Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Superstar
  • Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spots
  • Photo Galleries
·       Contains Both the Original Australian English Audio and the U.S. English Dubbed Audio

1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1)/Australian English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Australian English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono/U.S. English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
1980/Color/93 minutes/English Subtitles

Shout! Factory will continue to present the on-going SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment series in 2015 with specific release dates, extras and key art.  Meanwhile, fans  are encouraged to visit the Scream Factory main website (www.screamfactorydvd.com), follow them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ScreamFactoryDVD) and Twitter (www.Twitter.com/@Scream_Factory) or to view exclusive video content on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/ScreamFactoryTV/Home

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media 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, Broadway cast albums, 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 Westchester Films, Inc., 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

Monday, February 23, 2015

02.23.2015 - A Corps of Thors Unleashed on BATTLEWORLD in THORS #1!

This June, meet Battleworld’s steadfast police force, the Thors! Gods of Thunder, doling out justice at the end of a hammer in THORS #1 – the brand new Secret Wars series from blockbuster writer Jason Aaron (Thor, Star Wars) and Eisner-award winning artist Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong, Multiversity)!

“This is basically me doing a cop story, but with hammers instead of guns,” says writer Jason Aaron, in an interview with Marvel.com. “It’s every version of Thor you can imagine, all walking beats, solving murders, getting yelled at by their commissioner and blowing off steam at their local Thor-cop bar.”

The chaos of Secret Wars requires a different kind of lawman. Welcome to the force. Whenever there’s trouble on Battleworld, the Thors answer the call. Gods of Thunder from every world, united in their quest to uphold the law. Keeping the peace, closing cases, and dispensing judgment with the crash of thunder and the crack of lightning!

Yet when the Thors pick up a puzzling murder case on Battleworld, the rules change. And the entire corps is sent scrambling to find the murderer. But when some Thors begin asking the wrong questions, they’ll begin to pull at strings that could unravel the very fabric of reality!
                                                                                                                                                                            
Throg the Frog of Thunder, Beta Ray Thor, Thor Stormborn and many, many more hammer wielders from across the Marvel Universe take center stage to mettle out a new kind of justice. Prepare yourselves for a hard-hitting Marvel Comics police drama the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Bring the thunder this June, as THORS #1 crashes in to comic shops and on to digital devices!



THORS #1
Written by JASON AARON
Art & Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
On Sale in June!

To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.

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 www.marvel.com © MARVEL 2015

Saturday, February 21, 2015

02.21.2015 - Time Ran Out! Your First Look at the AVENGERS #44 FINAL ISSUE VARIANT! Your First Look at Jim Cheung’s Variant Cover Available Exclusively Through the Marvel Exchange Program!


This April, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face extinction. As Secret Wars and the final incursion looms, our heroes stand shoulder to shoulder for their cataclysmic end. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your look at superstar artist Jim Cheung’s FINAL ISSUE VARIANT to Avengers #44 – the last, epic issue!

Available to retailers only through Marvel’s Exchange Program, the AVENGERS 44 FINAL ISSUE VARIANT is exclusive to comic shops and can only be received by qualifying retailers who exchange stripped covers of unsold AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #1 standard covers for this stunning variant!

Before the highly-anticipated SECRET WARS begins in May, close out Jonathan Hickman’s sprawling Avengers saga in style with this stunning variant rendered by one of the top artists in the industry! What changes await Earth’s Mightiest in the pages of Secret Wars? You’ll have to wait till May to find out. But before that, no fan should miss out on an opportunity to own this one of a kind variant cover when it hits stores this April!

Retailers: Retailers qualifying for the AVENGERS #44 FINAL ISSUE VARIANT should be receiving an email with details on how to order and receive this limited edition variant cover. If a retailer has not received the information, they are encouraged to contact their Diamond Customer Service Representative.

AVENGERS 44 FINAL ISSUE VARIANT
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MIKE DEODATO
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
On Sale in April!

To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.

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 www.marvel.com 

© MARVEL 2015

02.21.2015 - TAG TEAM BACK TO THE STONE AGE! WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND WWE STUDIOS’ ORIGINAL NEW ANIMATED FILM THE FLINTSTONES& WWE: STONE AGE SMACKDOWN IS SET TO RELEASE MARCH 10, 2015

Starring WWE Superstars John Cena® and Vince McMahon Available for the First Time on Blu-Ray™ Combo, DVD and Digital HD Available early through EST February 24, 2015



The Flintstones join forces with WWE and go back to the Stone Age in the all-new animated film, The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown, co-produced by WWE® Studios and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Timed to debut leading into WrestleMania 31, this all-new original movie is available on DVD, Blu-ray Combo, and Digital HD for the first time on March 10, 2015. Rated the #2 greatest cartoon of all time by TV Guide, the Flintstones’ return to the center ring will be sure to deliver high-octane action for fans of all ages. The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown will be available on Blu-ray Combo, DVD and Digital HD for $24.98 / $19.98 / $19.99 SRP. Order due date is February 10, 2015. Additionally, The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown will be available early through EST for download on February 24, 2015.
Get ready for some raw-kin’ action in this all-new, original movie that brings some of WWE’s toughest, wildest superstars to Bedrock! When Fred loses his family’s vacation money, he hatches one of his hair brained plans to get it back. It’s a sports entertainment spectacle that involves throwing his best bud, Barney into the wrestling ring with the likes of John Cenastone (John Cena), Marble Henry (Mark Henry) and even The Undertaker, with Fred himself as event promoter! The crowds roar, the “clams” are pouring in from ticket sales and even Mr. McMagma (Vince McMahon) is taking notice of all the hoopla. Can Fred keep serving up bigger and badder matches or is he in for the rocky ride of his life? Including all-star appearances from The Boulder Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) and Daniel Bry-Rock (Daniel Bryan), it’s time to get the whole family together for a collection of hard-hitting, side-splitting laughs from the most epic event in all of prehistory!

 

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS

“The Flintstones & WWE: StoneAge Smackdown” will be available for streaming and download to watch anywhere in high definition and standard definition on their favorite devices from select digital retailers including Amazon, CinemaNow, Flixster, iTunes, PlayStation, Target Ticket, Vudu, Xbox and others. Starting March 10, “The Flintstones & WWE: StoneAge Smackdown” will also be available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.

02.21.2015 - The LAST DAYS Come For More Heroes This June! 'Ms. Marvel', 'Silver Surfer', ‘The Punisher’ & 'Black Widow' Begin Their LAST DAYS Story Arcs!

The skies grow dark and the end is nigh. Everything they know is about to come to an end. Fledgling heroes, soldiers and beings of pure cosmic energy alike face the end this June. And there is no coming back. Today, Marvel is pleased to present the first issues of four blockbuster LAST DAYS stories, leading in to the highly-anticipated Secret Wars. Beginning in June, be there as these heroes face their final hours and the obliteration of the Marvel Universe!

First, Dan Slott and Mike Allred bring you “The Death of Everything That Ever Was or Will Be” in SILVER SURFER #13. From the edge of Battleworld to the far reaches of the cosmos – every planet, moon and star has been extinguished. Except for the Surfer, Dawn and Toomie! How did they pull this off? And more importantly, can they figure out a way to bring everything back?

Then, the end of the world comes to Jersey City in MS. MARVEL #16 as G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona bring Kamala Khan to the brink of destruction, as she learns the hard way what it takes to be a hero. But is it too late for her to save the world she has sworn to protect?

When the end comes – will you fall into the darkness, or will you fight against the dying of the light? That is the question as Natasha Romanoff faces her LAST DAYS in BLACK WIDOW #19. Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto take the most dangerous woman in the world to the very end of all things, as she finds herself unexpectedly connected to one of the darkest moments of her past.

Finally, when you live every day like it’s your last, what will you do when it finally comes? The end of the Marvel Universe won’t stop Frank Castle from doling out retribution in THE PUNISHER #19. Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads take Frank Castle back into the fray for one last war. One of the Punisher’s allies falls. Someone picked the wrong fight.
  
Before Secret Wars can begin, the Marvel Universe must end. And it’s happening this June as the LAST DAYS story arcs begin in Silver Surfer #13, Ms. Marvel #16, Black Widow #19 and The Punisher #19!

SILVER SURFER #13

Written by DAN SLOTT
Art & Cover by MIKE ALLRED
On Sale in June!


MS. MARVEL #16
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by ADRIAN ALPHONA
Cover by KRIS ANKA
On Sale in June!


BLACK WIDOW #19
Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON
Art & Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale in June!


THE PUNISHER #19
Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON
Art & Cover by MITCH GERADS
On Sale in June!


To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.

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 www.marvel.com © MARVEL 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

02.19.2015 - Archie Comics Ends Long-Running Series With June's #666


Special landmark issue looks back at over 70 years of comic book history.

Archie Comics shocked readers across the world with the announcement of this summer's game-changing ARCHIE #1 featuring the blockbuster creative team of Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Before moving forward into a new era, ARCHIE #666 takes a look back at the wacky and heartfelt adventures that Archie and the gang have gone on over the years by Archie Comics legends Tom DeFalco, Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz, and Pat & Tim Kennedy!

ARCHIE #666 caps off a legendary run of comic book excellence spanning over 70 years of publishing history while opening the door for the next thrilling chapter of Archie Comics. ARCHIE #666 will feature 6 interlocking covers celebrating Archie's vibrant history and characters by artist Dan Parent. 

ARCHIE #666 goes on sale 6/3.




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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

02.11.2015 - Spidey, the Inhumans & Captain America Collide in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1!

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is swinging in to protect a new neighborhood this March as he teams up with New Attilan’s own Inhumans and the all-new Captain America in March’s AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1! From Jimmy Kimmel Live writer Jeff Loveness and rising star artist Luca Pizzari – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1 kicks off a blockbuster three part story, all written by Loveness, bringing you a team-up trifecta the likes of which you’ve never seen before.

New Attilan is under siege! Something big wants to destroy the vulnerable refuge of the Inhumans. But with New Attilan smack in the middle of the Hudson River, the rest of Manhattan is in just as much danger. That doesn’t sit well with the Amazing Spider-Man – and he’s going to do something about it! But where does Sam Wilson, the all-new Captain America fit in? You didn’t think we were going to tell you everything did you? Find out when the blockbuster 3-part story, Inhuman Error, kicks off this March in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1! Plus, don’t miss parts 2 & 3 in the upcoming INHUMAN SPECIAL #1 and ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL!

 



                                                                                                                                          
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1 (JAN150791)
Written by JEFF LOVENESS
Art by LUCA PIZZARI
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Connecting Variant by ADAM KUBERT (JAN150792)
FOC – 02/16/15, On-Sale – 03/11/15

To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook.

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 © MARVEL

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR ARTWORK PLEASE CONTACT:
Chris D’Lando
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT
212-576-4061