“The positive reaction to the Starfall announcement last year was noticed, as was the many fans asking for the return of Ariel Chylde. So this evolved naturally from that reaction,” says creator Randy Queen.
“We didn’t just want to offer up an appetizer,” explains Randy Queen, “we wanted it to matter. So it was decided that, because the crossover sort of brings Ariel back to the marketplace, that art should imitate life and the story should reflect this.”
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The cast of "Cyberforce" is cutting back into the market with this summer's "Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer" and November's "Image United," but they've got their clawed fingers in other pots, too. As announced at the Top Cow panel at Comic-Con International, a new ongoing "Cyberforce" series is launching in the spring of 2010. "Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer" artist and self-declared "Cyberforce" fan Kenneth Rocafort will illustrate the series. A writer has been chosen too, but his/her name is yet to be announced.
CBR News spoke with Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik about the new ongoing series, the partially mysterious creative team, and – most importantly – why "Cyberforce" is still cool.
Previously only available at San Diego Comic-Con, this is a MUST HAVE for all die hard Top Cow fan!
Mark Waid, writer Top Cow Productions’ new Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer, will be hosted for two signings to mark the release of the first issue in the new crossover series on July 29, 2009.
From 11 AM to 1 PM, Waid will be signing comics at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, CA, and from 5 PM to 7 PM, he will be signing at Brave New World Comics in Newhall, CA.
"I do have [geek cred]," the "Transformers" star grinned while promising us that she wasn't just another Hollywood pretty face who was dropping into the world's biggest comic book convention to pitch a movie. "How can I prove it to you?"
In this issue readers are reintroduced to all of the main characters for Hunter-Killer in a fairly unique way. Damper, one of the Hunter-Killer team members, is captured and is being interrogated by his unknown captors. Everything anyone needed to know about the Hunter-Killer series is in this interrogation. The reveal in this issue that Damper has been captured by Ellis, a rogue Hunter-Killer tracker, wasn’t too much of a surprise, but it was a nice touch. There’s more to this issue but you won’t get it from me.
I reviewed the second issue of this miniseries on an episode of the podcast and said something along the lines that this miniseries sounds ridiculous when its described to you, but once you read the story it all clicks and you understand that you can’t take it too seriously. When you do that you realize that this is just a fun story that is meant to be read for the enjoyment of its insanity.
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 20th, 2009 - Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today its plans for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the world’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention brought together in the San Diego Convention Center in California from July 23rd-26th.
Top Cow will set up in booth #2629 and barrels into the convention with exclusives, preview books and free goodies to augment their headlining announcements, including free copies of Berserker #0, the Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer First Look, tons of Top Cow bookmarks, and lots more (while supplies last).
A FANGORIA COMIC SCREAMS INTERVIEW WITH: Milo Ventimiglia
COMIC BOOK: BERSERKER Top Cow Comics
FANGORIA: Welcome to the land that lives and breathes horror, Mr. Ventimiglia!
MILO VENTIMIGLIA: Thanks for having me…let’s cut me in half. Let people really see what’s inside.
Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the exciting young artist behind Witchblade, Stjepan Sejic, will be hosting a live art demonstration and signing for fans at Meltdown Comics. Since Witchblade issue #116, Sejic has been leaving readers awe-struck with his beautiful and unique digitally painted artwork. Now, for the first time, fans will get a firsthand look into the artistic craft and process behind his work on the Witchblade series.
Sejic will present his live art demo on Sunday, July 19, at Meltdown Comics from 4:00 P.M to 6:00 P.M. in their popular gallery area. Following the art demo, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Stjepan Sejic will sign his comics including Witchblade, Broken Trinity, First Born, and more. Meltdown Comics (http://www.meltcomics.com) is located at 7522 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046 and can be reached at 323-851-7223
The mother of all Top Cow/Marvel concludes in July! The battle explodes deep inside Thunderbolt Mountain as a horrifying new villain emerges to threaten everyone!
Amidst an atmosphere of mistrust, the teams of Cyberforce, the Mighty Avengers, and Thunderbolts frantically struggle to contain the threat inadvertently created by Ellis of Hunter-Killer. The writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Guardians of the Galaxy, War of Kings) and Top Cow favorite artist Tyler Kirkham (Ultimate Fantastic Four, Broken Trinity: Aftermath) bring you a perfect lead into this summer’s Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer event.
Top Cow Productions, Inc. revealed today the names of the participating retailers in their “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative for July and the next free issue in the program – Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1.
The “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative is a yearlong campaign by Top Cow Productions to give out free copies of its regular comics to potential fans in the U.S. and Canada through participating comic book stores. Each month, a different set of stores, each month a different free comic. The stores vary by geography and demographics. Top Cow has partnered with ComicsPRO to bring this promotion to fans and a portion of July’s retailers are members of ComicsPRO. Top Cow reminds retailers that any direct market retailer with a Diamond account is eligible to participate and should contact their Diamond Customer Service representative for information on signing up.
READ MORE.Top Cow's recently enacted "Let Us Win You Over" initiative is, as the company's Publisher Filip Sablik described it, "the initiative where I went crazy."
That's certainly one way to look at a campaign in which a comic book company gives away 200 free comics to 25 different comic book stores every month, totaling 5,000 free comic books for each 30-day period with a grand total of 60,000 comic books in one year – all of this in the midst of one of the worst global financial situation in recent history.
"These are our regular books. They're not promo books, they're not preview books, they're not dollar books that we're giving away. These are honest-to-god regular issues of Top Cow titles," Filip Sablik told CBR. "So, yeah, it's where I went crazy.
The “Let Us Win YOU Over” initiative is a yearlong campaign by Top Cow Productions to give out free copies of its regular comics to potential fans in the U.S. and Canada through participating comic book stores. Each month, a different set of stores, each month a different free comic. The stores vary by geography and demographics. Top Cow has partnered with ComicsPRO to bring this promotion to fans and a portion of July’s retailers are members of ComicsPRO. Top Cow reminds retailers that any direct market retailer with a Diamond account is eligible to participate and should contact their Diamond Customer Service representative for information on signing up.
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No sooner have I read that then Top Cow are going on about Stjepan Sejic, artist of Witchblade doing a Live Art event at Meltdown Comics on W Sunset Boulevard, LA, demonstrating his computer painting techniques, on Sunday July 18th from 4-6pm followed by a signing session.
| The Art of Top Cow Hard Cover (A) Marc Silvestri, Dale Keown, Michael Turner, David Finch, Joe Benitez, Stjepan Sejic, Eric Basaldua, and many, many more (Cov) Marc Silvestri & Steve Firchow One of Top Cow’s lasting legacies in the comic world is the studio and Marc Silvestri’s impact on the face of comic art. Today’s top artist lists is filled with alumni of the famous Top Cow “Pit”. The Art of Top Cow is a gigantic collection that combines The Art of The Darkness, The Art of Witchblade and The Art of Marc Silvestri, plus select additional pieces drawn by some of the best artists to have graced the pages and covers of Top Cow titles. This is the definitive art collection for the ultimate art fan. This over-sized 10” x 12” coffee table book will feature a beautiful dust cover with a unique poster printed on the inside of the dust cover. Full Color 320 pages $49.99 hard cover Expected Ship Date – July 22nd, 2009 |
COMIC BOOK: Writer - BERSERKER Top Cow Comics
FANGORIA: Welcome to Fangoria, Rick!
RICK LOVERD: Thanks, happy to be here.
FANGORIA: You are currently tearing it up at Top Cow Comics with a new title called BERSERKER. How has that experience been?
RICK LOVERD: Pretty ridiculously amazing. Everyone at Top Cow has been so supportive about the book. They’re excited to give it an extra push to launch and so am I. This is my first comic and I consider myself insanely lucky.
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The Story: Jackie wants to regain some measure of control and power. To do so he must take out the Sovereign…
Top Cow has given Newsarama a look at their special San Diego Comic-Con cover to the upcoming Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1 (of 5).
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inFAMOUS is a swell game. We scored it an 8.5 in our review, and bestowed it with the Editor’s Choice award for Playstation 3 as well. One reason that inFAMOUS worked well was the story; Marc left the description of the story intentionally vague in his review, so that players could experience it for themselves. Today we sit down with the man who worked on the story for inFAMOUS, Bill Harms.
BLAST: What did you do for inFamous? What was it like working on this game?
BILL HARMS: I wrote all of the dialogue for the game, and also worked with the designers in plotting out some of the story’s finer details. For example, the player originally didn’t meet Kessler until much later in the game, and that was something that we moved up to an earlier point in the game. I also directed all of the voice actors.
Working on inFamous was a blast. Things were pretty crazy from the get-go because the writing was running late when they brought me in, so there were a lot of late nights and weekends. That said, it was important to everyone working on the game that it had a good story, so I got a lot of support.
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he San Diego Comic-Con International is full up. With every inch of the San Diego Convention Center booked for the show years ago, and every ticket gone and hotels sold out months in advance this year, the annual comics-themed pop culture extravaganza has gotten as big as it can physically get. Yet in the imagination of the world's enlightened nerds, it continues to grow.
As with most other comics convention this year, San Diego's big show reveals no signs of slowing down or scaling back despite the overall recession. The fantasy economy is still strong, with movie studios planning lavish displays and swag to bribe the fan-boy crowd to spread good word-of-mouth on their projects.
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Blair Butler announced yesterday on Attack of the Show that Top Cow would be revisiting their Pilot Season Competition, where fans will vote on five comics to determine which two will become a miniseries.
But instead of rookies and indie talent, this competition will be different: all five series have been developed by Image partners Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri.
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