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Regal Roll-Out: Image Comics’ “King Spawn” #1 Dons the Crown of Sales Superiority

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date August 12, 2021
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spawn, image comics, king spawn, Todd mcfarlane — Greg Capullo’s Variant Cover Art for the Record Breaking *King Spawn* #1

Title: King Spawn #1
Publisher: Image Comics
Release date: August 25, 2021

Congratulations to comic artist and uber-entrepreneur Todd McFarlane on achieving a landmark launch with the first issue of King Spawn. With nearly a half-million comic retailer pre-orders to date, this Image Comics title becomes the single highest selling new superhero monthly in 25 years.

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Duration & Mutation: DC Comics Marks 80 Years of Batman Personas

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date September 21, 2019
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batman who laughs, dark nights metal, dc comics, batman day, dc collectibles, toy fair — Bat Bites, The Batman Who Laughs, from DC Collectibles’ *Dark Nights Metal* statue set.

Today is officially Batman Day, an 80^th Anniversary event that has fandom fixated on the Caped Crusader. While the moving target choice of date is as enigmatic as the Dark Knight himself any excuse to celebrate DC Comics’ venerable octogenarian is OK with me.

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Bish – Bash – Ash: Kotobukiya Adds Evil Dead 2 to Anime Styled Statue Series

Post author By Peter Parrella
Post date March 30, 2018
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kotobukiya, bishoujo, moe, anime, ash williams, evil dead — Kotobukiya’s newest bishoujo style horror statue, “Evil Dead 2’s” Ash Williams. (Photo Courtesy of Kotbukiya)

We’ve been following the evolution of Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo (“beautiful girl”) statues for several years now. The series applies the playful sexiness and wide-eyed naivety of anime and manga art to popular film, comic book, and video game characters. We’ve seen DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Kill Bill, Tekken and Streetfighter figures all translated into the popular Japanese visual idiom.