Darkness

This weekend sees a prominent launch from AfterShock for Free Comic Book Day, with the launch of their Seismic Stories imprint.At the end of last year, Bleeding Cool had run a number of stories concerning the comic book publisher AfterShock Comics and what hadseemed an inability to pay their freelance comic book creators what was due to them. Bleeding Cool then revealed that AfterShock Comics of Sherman Oaks, California, and their partner studio Rive Gauche Television had filed for bankruptcy, owing comic creators…

Printwatch: More printings for The Ambassadors, Nemesis Reloaded, Night Club, Indigo Children, Seven Years Of Darkness and Flashpoint from Image, DC and CEX.PrintWatch: Image Comics has put four comic books to a second printing and two to a third printing. And mostly Mark Millar's Millarworld titles from Netflix. The Ambassadors #1 by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely gets a third printing, and The Ambassadors #3 by Mark Millar and Travis Charest gets a second printing. Nemesis Reloaded #1 by Millar and Jorge Jimenez gets a…

Tokyopop is finally getting its Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness prequel collection by Keith R. A. DeCandido, Carmelo Zagaria and Valentina Cuomo.Tokyopop is finally getting its Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness: The Beginning prequel manga collection by Keith R. A. DeCandido, Carmelo Zagaria and Valentina Cuomo up and out there, in their July 2023 solicits and solicitations, but actually out in September. Also listed is Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence and Chris Krady's Arms of The Dragon from their Noir Caesar line.…

Worthwhile-est game award Last time at the Destructoid Institute of Critiquing Kusoge, I looked at Castlevania for the N64. We’ve established that the Castlevania series has never been very good when it comes to its 3D titles, but the N64 games are likely the most worthwhile. The second title on the N64, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, is easily the worthwhile-est. That’s mostly because it’s essentially an apology for Castlevania 64. Love it or hate it, it’s hard to deny that Castlevania 64 had the signs of rushed…

The first solar eclipse of 2023 will span Australia and Southeast Asia into the Pacific Ocean region.Mark your calendars. The first eclipse season of 2023 is about to begin on Thursday 20 April, with a rare hybrid annular-total solar eclipse.A Solar Eclipse PrimerEclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow across the surface of the planet.The Moon's path is inclined five degrees relative to the ecliptic plane, and misses the Sun on most passes. Otherwise, we'd see two eclipses – one…

Image: Junji ItoJunji Ito is one of the biggest horror creators in manga, and his longcareer has led to numerous adaptations of his work. While much of it as of late has been in anime form, several stories such as Scarecrow and Uzumaki have been adapted in live action.Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good EnergyThe next manga of his to get the adaptation treatment is Bloodsucking Darkness. Per Variety, the short story of the same name will be brought to film written and executive produced by Jeff Howard (Midnight Mass,…

2023 finds Britain’s beloved rock band The Darkness celebrating 20 years since they birthed ‘Permission To Land’, the multi-platinum, chart-topping debut album which changed the face of rock music forever. To celebrate the landmark occasion, The Darkness will embark on a global tour later this year. Today the band are delighted to announce 13 European dates on the ‘Permission To Land 20’ tour, with many more jaw-dropping, show-stopping concerts around the world to be revealed shortly.Credit: Warner Music Frontman Justin…

Premieres in Japan this summer Wonderful news for fans of the Atelier series, as Koei Tecmo has revealed that a new anime adaptation of Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is currently in production inc collaboration with Aniplex. The new TV series is expected to premiere in Japan this coming summer. Not much was offered in the way of detail about the anime, but it is confirmed to be a straight adaptation of the 2019 video game, which saw young hero Reisalin Stout — more commonly known as “Ryza”,…

‘It is I, Justin Hawkins from the Darkness,” began the singer on 23 October 2021, launching his YouTube channel Justin Hawkins Rides Again. In the short clip that followed, the rocker explained that he would be uploading several videos each week, in which he would deconstruct classic and new songs or comment on issues in the music industry. He wasn’t expecting it to become popular. “I worried that people might think I seemed desperate,” he explains, video-calling from a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, fresh off a…

Hit-Boy and The Alchemist have teamed up for “Slipping Into Darkness,” a new track and music video that sees them rapping over each other’s production.The song starts with Alchemist delivering a verse over Hit-Boy’s smooth beat, flexing about his laidback life while flaunting about his success in the world of hip-hop. It’s an effortless delivery that acts as a reminder that Al can really rap, too, but it’s Hit-Boy’s bars that will garner the most attention. Half-way through, the song abruptly switches up to Alchemist’s…