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Legendary Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola and Acclaimed Artist Ben Stenbeck Unveil an All-New Fictional Universe: Lands Unknown
Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown
is an Anthology of Folklore-inspired Fantasy Stories, Written and Drawn by Mignola,
Colored by Dave Stewart and Lettered by Clem Robins
That Introduces a Shared Universe of Stand-Alone Stories Created by Mignola and Stenbeck
Thirty years after Mike Mignola created Hellboy, the legendary cartoonist is introducing readers to a brand new shared universe, created with frequent collaborator Ben Stenbeck, the writer/artist of the acclaimed series Our Bones Dust. In December, Dark Horse Comics will publish Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, an anthology of folklore-inspired fantasy stories written and illustrated by Mignola, coloured by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Clem Robins. The book will be the first publication from Curious Objects, Mignola’s new imprint at Dark Horse and will set the stage for more weird, wicked, and whimsical stories in the “Lands Unknown” universe from Mignola and Stenbeck.
In Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, the stories are fantastical, odd and charming — from a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with undead interlopers.
“It all started with an Italian Folktale about a boy who goes bowling with corpses,” said Mignola. “I fell in love with the story as soon as I discovered it but I wanted to play fast and loose when adapting it, so I created a whole new world. Not TOO different than our world a few centuries ago, but with a lot more gods and monsters. Once I created that world new characters and stories just started pouring out of it. There is a whole lot to play with here and I expect to be at it for a very long time.”
few years now Mike has been emailing me designs and pages and ideas and maps and lists of place names for this world, and his enthusiasm for this project is indomitable and infectious,” said Stenbeck, who will be writing and drawing other, unannounced future Lands Unknown comics. “So often my reaction to these emails is ‘that's great Mike! But I still have two books to draw before I can even move on to this work!’ and then I find myself taking three days off to write a new story. Luckily Mike likes my stories. My first project is set far off in a distant corner of this world. That way I can't bump into anything Mike is doing and make a mess. Spoiler...it will have monsters in it.”
In addition to the Hellboy Universe he created three decades ago, Mignola has co-created the Outerverse Universe with New York Times bestselling novelist Christopher Golden, co-created a series of eerie and off-kilter Victorian-style gothic mysteries with Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, starring Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox, and Ms. Mary Van Sloan, and recently co-created Radio Spaceman with Greg Hinkle and Leonide the Vampire with Rachele Aragno. In addition to his work on the Hellboy and Outerverse universes, Stenbeck’s writer-artist debut Our Bones Dust has generated widespread acclaim.
Bowling With Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown is a 112-page hardcover that will be released in bookstores on December 3, 2024 and in comic shops on December 4. Follow Dark Horse Comics on social media for more news, announcements, and updates.
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Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson’s Scathing Satire of Capitalism Returns With an All-New Original Graphic Novel in JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER
JUSTICE WARRIORS, the scathing satire of capitalism and police in a future of severe inequality from Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist — and Ben Clarkson — an acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator whose art has been featured on Adult Swim and Vice Noisey — is returning to shelves as a brand-new graphic novel entitled JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER.
“JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER takes the feel of paranoid political thrillers of the 70s and updates it for the online age of conspiracy, partisanship, and the desire to break out of the confines of the ballot box to do something far more radical,” said Matt Bors. “Unlikable candidates. An unfair media. And a system designed to prevent real change. It's the most important election of everyone's life—and possibly their last.”
The first JUSTICE WARRIORS series followed police officers Swamp Cop and Schitt as they patrolled the crime-free metropolis of Bubble City and its surrounding mutant-packed Uninhabited Zone. Now in VOTE HARDER, Bubble City’s first ever election for mayor pulls Officer Swamp into a violent mission that will put him on a collision course with his beloved partner Schitt. Co-written by Clarkson and Bors with art by Clarkson and backup illustrations by Bors, JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER features colors by Felipe Sobreiro and lettering by Bors.
"JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER is an epic thrillride about the infiltration of civil society by law enforcement, the corrupt bickering of unaccountable elites, and unchecked military expansion which is, of course, unrelated to the regular healthy function of our corporate oligopoly — er, democracy," said Ben Clarkson. "It's bigger, badder and more justicier than the original with a thrilling dose of orbital space lasers, giraffe assassins and obscure parliamentary procedure."
In crime-free utopia Bubble City's first-ever election for mayor, feckless celebrity incumbent The Prince faces a challenge from within the Bubble's elite: his half-cousin Stuffina Vippix IX, who promises austerity and competency. Finally a choice for the people! But out in the Uninhabited Zone, which is packed with millions of mutants, the radical and armed Flauf Tanko mounts a third-party run to inspire the masses who are fed up with the entire system. Rallying to protect the votes from the people, mutant cops Swamp and Schitt are called in on special duty. Schitt must act as bodyguard to the Prince, while his poll numbers drop and assassination attempts ramp up. Meanwhile, Swamp is sent on a clandestine mission inside the mutant opposition—to infiltrate, report, and maybe fall in love with a passionate activist triggering an identity crisis. Can the two partners survive being pitted against each other in a horserace?
“JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER is funny, it makes sharp points, and its artwork is so densely detailed I can only call it ‘amphetaminesque,’” said AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “It’s bound to cross your mind while you’re voting and it might even take some of the sting away.”
The irreverent, dark comedy JUSTICE WARRIORS was initially published by AHOY Comics as a trade paperback in 2023 and has received widespread attention from CHAPO TRAP HOUSE, IGN, POD DAMN AMERICA, CURRENT AFFAIRS, COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING, LEDGER, SUPER NICE CLUB, GRAPHIC POLICY, QANONANON, and STRUGGLE SESSION. The title went back to press for second and third printings in the wake of its popularity.
JUSTICE WARRIORS is published by AHOY Comics, the Syracuse-based independent publisher perhaps best known for SECOND COMING, a controversial satire by Mark Russell, Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk in which Jesus Christ resumes his holy mission. The company is the brainchild of journalist and satirist Hart Seely (publisher), an award-winning reporter whose humor and satire has appeared in The New York Times and on National Public Radio, comics writer Tom Peyer (editor-in-chief), and cartoonist Frank Cammuso (chief creative officer). AHOY Comics launched five years ago with four acclaimed comic book magazine titles featuring full length comic book stories, poetry, prose fiction, and cartoons.
Here's what people are saying about JUSTICE WARRIORS:
“Filled with action, humor, and biting commentary.”—SCREENRANT
“A scathing – and often quite funny – critique of modern events and norms with a heavy focus on police practices. Though its jabs are quite pointed and purposeful, its broad encompassing of topics like formula shortages and an overemphasis on social media make it seem as though nothing's off the table when it comes to being parodied.”—COMICBOOK.COM
“Matt Bors’ comic book debut is everything you hoped for from the best political cartoonist of his generation. Teamed up with visionary storyteller Ben Clarkson, JUSTICE WARRIORS gives you searing satire, at least one hilarious moment per scene and unrestrained fury at the horrors before us. Read the scene that the NYPD literally brought to life!” — Spencer Ackerman, author of REIGN OF TERROR
“A rich satirical tale of America's overconsumption and over-policing issues.”—CBR
“All the glorious dystopian satire you hoped it would be.”—BOING BOING
“This is the type of comic that comes around once in a while and reminds you what the form can achieve. Both creators deserve praise for what they’ve made here. It’s hard to believe anyone that reads comics wouldn’t enjoy this.”— AIPT Comics
“Imagine a 1980s Verhoeven scifi flick, plus Judge Dredd, plus the most ruthless social commentary imaginable. Oh, and also, it's gutbustingly hilarious. Justice Warriors scratches so very many of my itches it's unbelievable. It was my most anticipated comic of the year and it's even better than I had hoped.”—Aubrey Sitterson
“Outstanding… skewers the status quo in fun, acerbic, and earnest ways…. With this kind of sassy, surgical satire, clarity makes a cleaner cut. And man, do they make themselves clear in the best ways possible”—COMICS BEAT
"Just the perfect amount of demented!" — Bill Oakley (The Simpsons)
‘If you had your developing mind warped by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, GI Joe, Robocop and comic books, and then had it further destroyed by twitter and social media, then JUSTICE WARRIORS will fill those holes in your brain. Ben Clarkson is truly goated on the inks."— Will Menaker, co-host Chapo Trap House, author of NY Times Bestseller "The Chapo Guide to Revolution"
“I’m thrilled to see Matt Bors’ work liberate itself from its 4-panel cage. Ben Clarkson's detailed art adeptly dishes the ultra-violence in this Zootopia-meets-Robocop-like satire.” — Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink, Woke)
JUSTICE WARRIORS will be on sale bookstores and comic shops everywhere on September 11, 2024.
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Episode 196 Police Story Retrospective part 4 First Strike
Scott is joined by Jac to complete the Police Story saga with Jackie Chan's First Strike.
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Black Mirror S5 E3 Rachel jack and Ashley too
Julian and Scott look into the Black Mirror and see a disco Furby looking back.
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The Creator of Mind MGMT and DEPT. H is Teaming Up With his Mother, Margie Kraft Kindt, for a Brand-New Whodunit Murder Mystery
Bestselling cartoonist Matt Kindt has shattered crowdfunding records with Keanu Reeves on their blockbuster BRZRKR graphic novels. He’s created acclaimed comics with fellow indie comics darlings Jeff Lemire and David Rubín and his talented studio mate, Brian Hurtt. And now the creator of Mind MGMT and Dept. H. has a new and entirely unexpected writing partner: his mother, Margie Kraft Kindt. Together the two Kindts are creating Gilt Frame, an eccentric and electrifying crime thriller starring the most unlikely detective duo in the history of murder mysteries. The 3-issue whodunit will be published at Dark Horse Comics through Flux House, Kindt’s boutique imprint that features crime, science fiction, and humor stories, all told and presented in startling and untraditional ways.
“Although it is a privilege and thrill to collaborate with someone of Matthew’s caliber and of his generation, the real joy and value is personal,” said Margie Kraft Kindt. “What a bonus at this time of life, the gift and pleasure of so many hours and days in the company of a grown-up son, sitting across from each other at our partner table, settling into our chairs as we brainstorm plot twists.Each of us takes on the roles of our characters. I develop the energetic persona of the star of Gilt Frame, the take-charge Meredith Pearson — Aunt Merry to her beloved nephew and best buddy, Sammy — while Matt shoots out dialogue for him. We toss around how they would play off each other — so completely immersed in the exhilarating work we are both passionate about, that every once in a while, we stop and ask each other, ‘Are you getting this down?’”
A classic whodunit that spans the globe from Paris to Hawaii to Montenegro, Gilt Frame stars Sam, an orphan in his early twenties, and his well-off Aunt Merry who has an outsized appetite for antiques, travel, and solving crimes. Sam was adopted by his aunt years ago and together they have solved some of the most notorious murders in the world. Now their latest Parisian adventure is cut short when they stumble upon a murder scene so bizarre that only a raging psychopath could have produced it. To solve this crime, Sam and Merry will have to wrestle with jewel thieves, art-forgers, gun-runners, the century-old ghost of the woman in black, a lost puppy, and a master French detective who just might solve the crime before they do.
“Sam, the young nephew in Gilt Frame, is really the star of the show here,” said Kindt. “The voice of reason who generously gives old Aunt Merry just enough screen time” not to embarrass herself. He’s always looking out for her as they solve a real puzzle of a murder. It’s not a locked room murder mystery. It’s more of an unlocked…UNHINGED murder mystery.”
For over 20 years, Matt Kindt has been writing and illustrating inventive, independent comics that balance action-packed storytelling with a highly personal creative vision, with titles like BRZRKR (with Keanu Reeves), Apache Delivery Service, BANG! Dept. H, Ether, Fear Case, MIND MGMT, Folklords, Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, and Pistolwhip. But he’s never had a collaborator quite like this…
“While we were working on this book it brought back memories of me when I was ten or so…and Mom constructing pretend “crime scenes” at home for me to solve,” said Matt Kindt. “ Follow the fake bloody footprints to figure out what happened. Pay attention to the broken clock. Why is that door open? That childhood memory actually explains a lot. Very formative. So of course it only makes sense for us to build another crime scene together. Brings me back to my roots and to what writing has always been for me – play. We’re having fun.”
The 64-page giant-sized Gilt Frame #1 is due out in comic shops on August 7, and advance copies will be available for sale at the Dark Horse Comics booth at San Diego Comic-Con. Follow Dark Horse Comics on social media for more news, announcements, and updates.
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NEW SWORD AND SORCERY COMIC FROM GARTH ENNIS AND JACEN BURROWS - BABS
The debut issue of the highly anticipated sword & sorcery epic BABS, by award-winning writer Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows, will have stunning variant covers by superstar artists Chris Burnham and Amanda Conner. AHOY Comics will publish a total of four collectible covers for issue 1: a main cover by Jacen Burrows (Crossed, The Ribbon Queen), a full color cover by Chris Burnham (Batman Inc., Nameless), a black-and-white line art variant by Burnham, and a full color variant by Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn, The Pro).
“Gun to my head, I cannot pick a favorite,” said Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer when asked to comment on the covers. “Please put down the gun."
BABS artist Jacen Burrows has worked extensively with Alan Moore and Garth Ennis on projects including The Ribbon Queen, Crossed, Neonomicon, and Providence. Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hitman, The Punisher, Sara and Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal, and the co-creator of The Boys and Preacher. The first issue of the 6 issue series will land in stores on August 15, 2024.
“2024 is currently shaping up to be the most exciting year in the history of AHOY Comics, and not just because of the pinball machine we installed in the office breakroom,” said AHOY Comics Publisher Hart Seely. “With the release of BABS and TOXIC AVENGER and the return of JUSTICE WARRIORS, there’s never been a better time for readers and comic collectors to notice AHOY Comics, remove our wire-rimmed glasses, and discover just how beautiful we’ve been all along.”
For more updates on AHOY Comics, visit them on X, Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
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Black Mirror S5 E2 Smithereens
Scott and Julian look in the Black Mirror and see a lonely mother staring back.
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Black Mirror S5 E1 Striking Vipers
Scott and Julian look into the Black Mirror and see a love triangle looking back.
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Episode 195 Story Time Who goes there
Scott and Tony tackle three versions of The Thing and the source story, who goes there?
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Black Mirror Bandersnatch
Time to play a game.
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Black Mirror S4 E6 Black Museum
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Episode 194 Police Story Retrospective Police Story Part 3
Scott and Jac discuss the third instalment of the Police Story franchise, Supercop.
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Black Mirror S4 E5 Metalhead
Julian and Scott look in the Black Mirror and see a robodog snarling back at them.
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The legend of the isolated Japanese village
When I was a kid there was an old, abandoned house on my estate. It had belonged to an elderly gentleman with no family and when he passed it took a long time to be purchased, so it stood empty and boarded up for several years. Of course, that wasn’t the story we told on the playground. To us, it had been the site of an unspeakable murder by a witch and was now incredibly haunted. We would dare each other to run up and knock on the front door or boarded-up windows. It became such a legend in the local area that when the house was purchased and fixed younger kids would still not go near it. A legend growing up around one house is typical, I’m sure that at least some of you reading this will smile, knowing a similar story from your childhood. But in a part of Japan, this type of legend grew up around a whole region.
The Inunaki region of Japan sits just outside Fukuoka, in the country's south. It is considered one of the most haunted areas in that part of Japan, and home to a violent isolated village that exists outside the Japanese constitution. However, much like the story we told in the playground, the place is creepy, but the story is a fabrication.
The centre of the story is a blocked-up tunnel. The original tunnel was opened in 1949 and stayed in service until 1975 when it was replaced by a newer tunnel through the mountains. While not open to traffic the tunnel was still open and people would use it to walk through, but over time it started to fall into disrepair and was considered dangerous.
The final straw came in December 1988, when a group of youths attempted a carjacking, which resulted in brutal murder. The victim, Umeyama Kouichi, was pulled from his vehicle, and beaten unconscious. Believing they had killed him the youths agreed to dispose of the body in the tunnel and set it on fire. However, when they started pouring the gasoline on Umeyama he reacted and started to panic. They quickly set him on fire and his screams filled the tunnels as he finally died.
The group of youths were arrested after boasting about what they had done. The story can now be told as each told what had happened, throwing each other under the bus. Following this, the tunnel was closed up by concrete blocks, but there are still reports of noises and screams coming from the closed tunnel.
This is enough of a story to make a legend of a place, but there is more. In 1999 a letter was sent to a TV station laying out a new legend of the area and suggesting they investigate it. The legend stated that, not far from the blocked tunnel there is an overgrown path that leads to a large metal gate, on which is a sign explaining “The Japanese constitution is not in effect past here.” Allegedly beyond this gate is a village that has been cut off from the rest of the country since the late 1800s, the end of the traditional Edo period. It is populated by vicious residents who will kill anyone who enters without being invited. To make this point the bodies of two people have been left just beyond the gate, for visitors to see.
This village has never been found, and plenty have gone looking by foot and using drones. It’s clear this is not a real place but makes for a great story. The likely source of this story is an actual Inunaki village in another part of the region, that was absorbed into another village in 1889, which coincided with the end of the Edo period. The location that was the Inunaki village has been developed over time and is now partially underwater.
Despite the violence of the true crime that occurred, the area has acquired additional notoriety in the way that most local legends grow. The truth has taken a back seat to a weirder story.
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Bonus Dune Part Two 2024
Scott and Julian ride the sandworms to give their thoughts on Dune Part Two.
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Episode 193 Then and Again Dune
Scott is joined by Mike from genuine chit chat to discuss 1984 Dune vs Dune: Part One 2021
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Black Mirror S4 E4 Hang the DJ
Julian and Scott look into the black mirror and see another cyber-consciousness story.
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