Sentences with phrase «on comics licenses»

For decades, videogames based on comics licenses have struggled with the perception of being low - quality licensed cash - ins.

Also: While you're diving into Europe - only stuff, check out Asterix & Obelix, part of a long - running series based on the comic license.

Not exact matches

The current rash of movies based on toys, or comic books, or video games, or fairy tales, exists to canonize the narrative building blocks of childhood, to provide frameworks for all your stories about Spider - Man or Megatron or Snow White, and then to sell you specially licensed toys so you can keep playing those stories out.

LEGO City Undercover was the first of TT Games» LEGO series to be based on a LEGO owned property as opposed to a movie or comic book license.

Paul Gitter, the senior VP of licensing for Marvel at Disney Consumer Products, explains that much of the upcoming marketing push will focus on that: «With a new comic book and his first appearance in a Marvel film both occurring during his 50th anniversary year, excitement is already underway for Black Panther product.

And with a new sequel on the way, Today Titan Comics have announced that they have secured the license to publish an all - new Independence Day comic series.

As the titular bad - ass, a former CIA agent with a reinstated license to kill out to avenge the death of his brother, Michael Jai White combines a deadpan - comic screen presence with enough martial artistry to make a fight scenes work on a more visceral level than pure parody.

Udon Entertainment announced at its Comic Con International panel on Saturday that it has licensed Riyoko Ikeda's classic shojo manga Rose of Versailles.

Yoshinaga Fumi fans and foodies can rejoice at Yen's next license, Not Love But Delicious Foods, and the last title is a French comic that's a twist on fairy tales, Goldilocks and the Seven Dwarf Bears.

Yen Press» focus is primarily on licensed manga, but also publishes across the wide spectrum of the graphic novel market, including, but not limited to: original manga publications, original American comics / graphic novels, webcomics, licensed adaptations, and children's graphic novels.

(It's a good bet Marvel made far more on the licensing for the first Spiderman film than they had for the entire printed run of the comic.)

500 million is definitely a lot to throw away, if thats true, but you should remember that comics are basically what Disney makes the least profit on vs licensing and movies, which is where they make the real cash.

Bitstrips caught on early (2008) with teachers, who use it in the classroom to allow students to make their own comic strips, and a good bit of the company's income comes from educational licenses.

San Francisco, CA, April 8, 2011 — VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced today that two of its manga titles and one creator have been nominated in several categories for the 2011 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards for a total of 4 nominations, as announced by Comic - Con International on April 7, 2011.

Best - known for publishing high - profile licensed comics (including Star Wars, Conan and Mass Effect), Frank Miller's 300 and Sin City and Mike Mignola's Hellboy, and for ahead - of - the - curve approaches to digital media, Dark Horse's VP of Marketing, Micha Hershman, announced their latest initiative as «the most ambitious, most exciting digital comics program on the market.»

If you haven't then not only are you missing out on probably the best Batman — nay — comic book licensed game ever, but you're missing out on one of the best vid...

Dark Horse Digital, meanwhile, is putting its art books on sale, including art from a number of video games (Mass Effect, DragonAge, BioShock Infinite) and comics, both original (Hellboy, Usagi Yojimbo) and licensed (Star Wars).

On December 2014 they bid adieu to 28,353 pages of comics and the Star Wars license was transferred to Marvel, a subsidiary of Disney.

Viz Media had a handful of manga licenses to announce during its official panel at this past weekend's San Diego Comic - Con, and now they're here with the details on each title.

Viz Media announced at its New York Comic Con panel on Thursday that it has licensed Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul and Gō Ikeyamada's So Cute It Hurts!!

Digital comics Deb Aoki looks at five digital manga stories that came out of this year's summer conventions: Shonen Jump expands beyond North America, Kodansha drops its iPad app for e-book distribution, Doraemon gets licensed (digital only), Seven Seas and UDON sign on with comiXology, and motion comics comes to manga with Manga 2.5.

Perhaps the expectation of free content online will mean that publishers spend even more time courting licensing opportunities, like with Broken Blade, an anime based on a manga from Flex Comix's online magazine Comic Blood.

Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: on May 5th I once again had the pleasure of once again observing Free Comic Book Day, the least fake holiday of them all, that annual celebration when comic shops nationwide offer no - strings - attached goodies as a form of community outreach in honor of that time - honored medium where words and pictures dance in unison on the printed page, whether in the form of super-heroes, monsters, cartoon all - stars, licensed merchandise, or entertaining ordinary Comic Book Day, the least fake holiday of them all, that annual celebration when comic shops nationwide offer no - strings - attached goodies as a form of community outreach in honor of that time - honored medium where words and pictures dance in unison on the printed page, whether in the form of super-heroes, monsters, cartoon all - stars, licensed merchandise, or entertaining ordinary comic shops nationwide offer no - strings - attached goodies as a form of community outreach in honor of that time - honored medium where words and pictures dance in unison on the printed page, whether in the form of super-heroes, monsters, cartoon all - stars, licensed merchandise, or entertaining ordinary folk.

Publishing DreamWorks Animation's announcement on Monday that it is launching its own book - publishing unit doesn't mean the end of the road for its comics licensees, at least not yet: ICv2 talked to representatives from IDW Publishing, which publishes the Rocky & Bullwinkle comics, and Ape Entertainment, which has had a number of DreamWorks licenses, and both say that this won't affect their comics.

At the same time, this is really, really seriously and thoughtfully designed to allow people who are on the fringes of comics or not in comics at all — who are connected to the animation, or the movies, TV shows, video games — to connect to comics; not only licensed comics for those exact things, but this really amazing, great world of related content.

While Comixology shutting down and losing your comics is an issue, I think people worried need to focus on the much more likely to happen sooner issue of PUBLISHERS shutting down or losing licenses.

Any comic book shop in the world can participate in Free Comic Book Day, although there may be some limitations on which titles are available in which countries due to licensing and other consideratcomic book shop in the world can participate in Free Comic Book Day, although there may be some limitations on which titles are available in which countries due to licensing and other consideratComic Book Day, although there may be some limitations on which titles are available in which countries due to licensing and other considerations.

On a related thought, perhaps my weekend project shall be finding a way to back up the comics I've licensed from JManga.

On the eve of New York Comic - Con / New York Anime Fest, Kodansha and Random House (the parent company of Del Rey) have announced a major change: The Del Rey imprint will disappear as a separate entity, and Kodansha will publish its own books in the U.S., rather than licensing them.

Digital comics Sean Gaffney kicks the tires on the new digital manga service ComicWalker, looking at the interface and the selection, which includes English versions of some manga that aren't yet licensed in North America and some that are out of print (such as Sgt. Frog).

Some 10 publishers in Russia have licenses to produce Marvel - branded content, but the comics publisher Kofilmo is counting on the size of Eksmo - AST to help it vanquish all foes.

It's not a Kodansha panel with an Attack on Titan license, so this time they announced Spoof on Titan, a 4 panel comic parody series.

Not all Rubie's fantastic range of funny dog outfits are for boys, in fact, this official licensed DC comics black and gold costume is one all four - legged batgirls will want to get their paws on.

Comic - Con International: San Diego 2008 saw the debut of DC Universe Online, the first massively multiplayer online game based on a licensed comic Comic - Con International: San Diego 2008 saw the debut of DC Universe Online, the first massively multiplayer online game based on a licensed comic comic book.

The Big N was unable to secure the necessary licensing rights for Popeye in time, so Miyamoto set to work on a game that mirrored the Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto dynamic from the comic strips.

As someone who's only ever flirted with the wider Batman lore — anything that isn't featured in the Hollywood movies or Rocksteady Studios» Arkham series of games (I own a couple of the more renowned comics, but no more)-- it's tough for me to really get a read on whether its slaughtering of some fairly central characters is an exciting, unexpected turn for games - makers who only tip - toed around the murderous potential of the Game of Thrones license, or a disaster for those really invested in Bob Kane's most famous creation.

Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, throughout the years, Assassin's Creed has succeeded to position as a true entertainment license, transcending video games to offer new and immersive experiences on comic books, mobile games, and novels and even movie with the worldwide release of the feature film «Assassin's Creed ®» which opens in theaters on December 21, 2016.

To be honest, we've no idea what's going on in this latest trailer, but as Lego City Undercover showed, Traveller's Tales don't need to rely on a classic film / comic license to bring us a quality adventure.

Cut the Rope, the highly addictive sweet and rope based smartphone game, is set to get its own digital comic book adaptation, based on lead character Om Nom.ZeptoLab, the apps» designers, have signed a licensing agreement with Ape Entertainment that will... Read more

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