More WotI news!

We just heard from our pal Joe Martino (Shadowflame, Ripperman), and he just told us some truly great news.

Apparently, the Wraith/Shadowflame/Johnny Saturn War of the Independents tie-in will appear in the April issue of Diamond Previews!

Yep, you read that correctly, if you have been following all of the mega-hype that has been bubbling up around Dave Ryan’s The War of the Independents, then you’ll want to get your hands on this lead in comic.

The comic not only stars three of the Indie characters who star in the ground-breaking series, but it also has the malevlont demon, Orcus as the well as a shamblind hoard of zombies. If you read Martino’s Shadowflame graphic novel (Arcana) you'll know that Shadowflame is a very cool character, and well worth your fanboy attention. Anyways, as you can well imagine, these three heroes have their hands full in Curse of the Cortes Stone #1.

Needless to say, we strongly urge you all to run right out and get your hands on a copy right now! The order number is APR12 0788 CURSE O/T CORTES STONE #1. Please ask your local comicbook shop to stock a few extra as well (hey, you don’t want to hoard all of this wicked-cool goodness to your self). Besides it is a great lead in to the WAR itself!

OK, NOW I've seen everything!

My buddy Joe Martino is the creator/writer/illustrator of a very cool Arcana comicbook entitled Shadowflame. He just turned 40 and his family threw him a surprise birthday party. This was the cake...

How cool is that? check out the new Shadowflame graphic novel on Amazon. It collects the four issues of the regular comic as well as severl pin-ups. Plus it sports a very cool John Byrne cover.

Free Comicbook Day is Coming! Free Comicbook Day is Coming!

Sure it is nearly two months away, but it is coming none-the-less, and it is a national holiday dedicated to comicbook fans everywhere the world over!

OK, OK. It isn’t a national holiday (yet) nor is it truly the world over (today the U.S. next year, the world!), but it should be. Needless to say, it is a very cool event that celebrates comic books and their creators by giving fans something that they want.

FREE COMIC BOOKS!

So mark it down on your calendars in ink, and make sure you get to your local comicbook shop for the event. This year there are 41 comics, and three HeroClix figures (two Star Wars Figures and an Iron Man). The Comics are from Marvel DC, Archie, Bongo, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Virgin, Arcana, Impact, Walt Disney, E.C., TwoMorrows, Wizard, and more!

I’m telling you that this event gets better and better every year! Hey, I’m so happy I’ve put a (semi)permanent link to the site over on my nav bar to the right.