Two of the Greatest American Heroes!
The third and final issue of Stephen J Cannell’s beloved cult classic arrives in stores TODAY complete with a special Barack Obama cover! The Greatest American Hero himself teams up with writers Christopher Folino and Derek McCaw and superstar artist Clint Hilinski for this exciting re-imagining of the cult classic series.
Buy the Red Foil edition of this collector’s issue now:
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Camilla d’Errico’s Burn Now Available As Webcomic!
BurnWelcome to a world where humans and mecha co-exist. What was once thought to be a symbiotic relationship between humans and machines has turned into a full-scale war due to rising resentment by their human creators. In one of the towns, a 13 year old boy named Burn will find out the true meaning of horror. The arrival of the sentient Shoftiel, a machine programmed to destroy mankind, will forever link the two in a battle of fates. One action, one desperate act of self-preservation will forever change the fate of man and machine.
Superstar artist Camilla d’Errico has now made her critically accalimed series availabe as one of Arcana’s webcomics. Read the entire series at:
Don Bluth’s Space Ace!
Space Ace
Arcana Comics is proud to announce that Space Ace is coming back! Fan favorite writer Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead, Invincible) wrote these reprintings from CrossGen, and a new writing team will carry forward his momentum with issues #4-6!
Follow the adventures of the musclebound hero Ace! The villainous Commander Borf attacks Ace with the “Infanto Ray,” a weapon that transforms him into an adolescent version of himself, and kidnaps his girlfriend Kimberly. It is up to Dexter – Ace’s younger incarnation – to rescue Kimberly and prevent Borf from using the Infanto Ray to conquer Earth. Based on the classic 1980′s video game!
In Previews
Space AceThis month in Previews, for items shipping July, Arcana will be publishing the Don Bluth’s Space Ace #1 (MAY090645) and Ultima Thula GN (MAY090646).
Shipping This Month
MatriarchThis May sees the release of Arcana’s Matriarch TP (MAR094065) .
Interview with Rock Shaink and Mark Jonathan Stanley
This month, Arcana’s Vice President of Operations, Mark Poulton interviews Rock Shaink and Mark Jonathan Stanley regarding their involvement in the slate of Arcana properties that are currently in development.
MP: What can you tell us about your involvement in Arcana’s Grunts, Ripped, and Coma?
RS: Let’s see. Where to begin? I guess everything started when Sean got in touch with me about the possibility of working together on something. We grabbed a few drinks a week later, and talked about what I was working on, what we (Mark and I) were working on, and what Arcana was working on, and ultimately how we could come together on something. But really, it ended up being a long conversation on comics, the industry, film, television, etc. what was a total blast. After a few hours at the table we realized we hadn’t really discussed the topic of collaboration in too much detail. So, we finished the first meet with Sean giving me a handful of books, and some scripts/artwork from future projects. I in turn promised to send him a few ideas that may work with what Arcana was planning in the future.
When I got back to my office I couriered copies of books to my co-writer and read… alot. I think I read half the Arcana library in one sitting, and immediately fell in love with what these guys were doing.
The next day Sean and I had a great follow up chat, where I gave my thoughts on what I’d read, and Sean told me he had 2 books he HAD to send us. I in turn told him I had an idea, I’d loved, that was a bit darker than the rest, but judging by what Arcana was publishing and a few of the books they were coming out with later in the year, I think it may just fit the kind of “edgy” thrillers they were willing to take a shot on. So, we again exchanged emails – Sean sending us two soon to be published books (which turned out to be GRUNTS and RIPPED) and myself sending him COMA. And that was the beginning of what became the… well, the beginning. And wow, I just chatted everyone’s ear off.
MJS: Yep. What he said.
MP: How did these projects come about?
RS: As I’d said, Sean sent me a few select books (Ripped, Grunts) he thought fit what we were doing, and I in turn sent him one of my favorite projects (Coma). Ripped was the first one I read, and I immediately called my co-writer to have him read it first. Unfortunately, him being a Brit, and it being 4am over there when I did so, he did not answer.
But anyway, had he picked up, I’d had told him how much the comic had blown me away, and how well it matched what we were looking for. The creator had done a great job of capturing a fun and exciting story and dropping it into this unique, yet relatable world.
MJS: With time travel.
RS: Right. So, the next day, or early the next morning, I hear back from Mark and he’s going on about how this book is definitely our next project. I’m of course ecstatic that’s he’s read RIPPED already. Only to quickly realize…
MJS: I think it was when dinosaurs entered the conversation.
RS: Haha. Yep, it was at the mention of dinosaurs that Mark stopped me, and asked me how the hell I was planning on getting dinosaurs in to WW2?
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