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If You Loved 'Stranger Things', Try These Comics Next
If You Loved 'Stranger Things', Try These Comics Next
If You Loved 'Stranger Things', Try These Comics Next
Over the past month or so, it seems like everybody and their mother has become obsessed with the latest hit Netflix original series, Stranger Things. The '80s-inspired horror series blends the likes of Stand By Me and ET: The Extraterrestrial with elements of eldritch horror and X-Files-style conspiracies and the lead cast of kids is one of the most engaging group of youngster on television. If you've found yourself craving more stories in a similar vein, we've put together a list of five of the best independent comics that deal with similar themes of horror, nostalgia, friendship and conspiracy. Love that? Try this!
The Issue: 28 Days Later in 'Locke & Key: February'
The Issue: 28 Days Later in 'Locke & Key: February'
The Issue: 28 Days Later in 'Locke & Key: February'
Welcome to The Issue, where we look at some of the strangest, most interesting and most distinctive single issue comic stories ever to grace the medium. You know the ones; silent issues, sideways issues, backwards issues... and issues that tell a whole month's worth of story, day by day. “February” is the third issue of Locke & Key's fourth volume, Keys to The Kingdom, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Given the way the comic plays around with its format, trying to match it seemed like the right thing to do. So here are 28 reasons this issue is great.
'Locke and Key' Comic Getting Another Chance at TV Pilot
'Locke and Key' Comic Getting Another Chance at TV Pilot
'Locke and Key' Comic Getting Another Chance at TV Pilot
Award-winning IDW comic Locke & Key came thiiiissss close to a TV adaptation, going so far as to shoot a FOX pilot that screened at Comic-Con 2011, before the project ended up shelved. Now, IDW will attempt to adapt the series once again, setting author and creator Joe Hill to write a new pilot and serve as executive producer.
The Comics Alliance Guide to SDCC 2014: What To Do On Saturday
The Comics Alliance Guide to SDCC 2014: What To Do On Saturday
The Comics Alliance Guide to SDCC 2014: What To Do On Saturday
With hundreds of panels to choose from at San Diego Comic-Con, the show can be an overwhelming experience — and it’s far too easy to miss a panel you think you might have loved, or to find yourself on the wrong side of the con floor five minutes before a great panel is about to start! Take heart, brave reader. ComicsAlliance has sifted through the schedule to offer up our pick of the best programming at the con. Today we offer our suggested highlights for day three, Saturday July 26, 2014 — with an emphasis on comics programming. We’ll also let you know where and when you can find ComicsAlliance contributors at the San Diego show.
Hill And Rodriguez’s ‘Locke & Key’ Optioned By Universal Pictures
Hill And Rodriguez’s ‘Locke & Key’ Optioned By Universal Pictures
Hill And Rodriguez’s ‘Locke & Key’ Optioned By Universal Pictures
Fox may have passed on a TV pilot based on Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Eisner Award-winning IDW horror comic series Locke & Key back in 2011, but now it seems it could be skipping the small screen altogether. Universal Pictures has optioned L&K with feature films in mind, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Bobby Cohen set to produce through their K/O Paper Products banner alongside IDW CEO and Publisher Ted Adams. Universal's EVP (Executive Vice President, not electronic voice phenomenon) of Production Jon Mone and Creative Executive Jay Polidoro will reportedly oversee the project, with Ben Kim developing on the K/O side of things.
Try To Survive The Vietnam War And More In ‘The Cape: 1969′ #1 [Preview]
Try To Survive The Vietnam War And More In ‘The Cape: 1969′ #1 [Preview]
Try To Survive The Vietnam War And More In ‘The Cape: 1969′ #1 [Preview]
If you've read Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella and Zach Howard's original The Cape, chances are you've come to expect a level of... darkness... from the creative team. From the looks of The Cape: 1969 #1 by Hill, Ciaramella new artist Nelson Daniel, fans can expect a consistent tone in the pages of the new four-issue miniseries, which takes place in the thick of the Vietnam War and tells the story of j
IDW Announces New ‘The Crow,’ ‘Judge Dredd,’ ‘The Cape,’ Unpublished Dave Stevens & More
IDW Announces New ‘The Crow,’ ‘Judge Dredd,’ ‘The Cape,’ Unpublished Dave Stevens & More
IDW Announces New ‘The Crow,’ ‘Judge Dredd,’ ‘The Cape,’ Unpublished Dave Stevens & More
IDW Publishing came prepared to Anaheim, California's WonderCon event last weekend, announcing several high profile comic book initiatives. Besides the previously discussed Womanthology ongoing series (of miniseries) and the full-length Rocketeer project by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, IDW is developing a revival of James O'Barr's The Crow with creators John Shirley and Kevin Colden; brand new Judg
‘Locke & Key’ TV Pilot Trailer Surfaces Online [Video]
‘Locke & Key’ TV Pilot Trailer Surfaces Online [Video]
‘Locke & Key’ TV Pilot Trailer Surfaces Online [Video]
It may not be the full pilot that was screened for fans at Comic-Con, but a leaked trailer for Fox's would-have-been TV series based on Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's IDW horror comic Locke & Key has made its way online. Super Hero Hype spotted a Tweet by pilot writer Josh Friedman, who confirms that it's a real pilot, "made by Fox for advertisers months ago (obviously before they decid
Mark Romanek to Direct ‘Locke & Key’ TV Series Starring Miranda Otto
Mark Romanek to Direct ‘Locke & Key’ TV Series Starring Miranda Otto
Mark Romanek to Direct ‘Locke & Key’ TV Series Starring Miranda Otto
It appears that The Walking Dead won't be the only indie comics hit to enjoy new life as a critically acclaimed television series with big-time talent behind the scenes. At least on paper, a new TV series based on IDW Publishings Locke & Key looks like a surefire hit, with Mark Romanek in talks to direct the pilot written by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Josh Friedman. Th... Read Mo