Comics News: MOLLY DANGER Nominated For Three Glyph Awards

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MOLLY DANGER NOMINATED FOR THREE GLYPH AWARDS
ECBACC will present the 2014 Glyph Comic Awards Ceremony 

Pittsburgh P.A- Action Lab Entertainment is proud to announce that Jamal Igle’s MOLLY DANGER: Book One has been nominated in three categories at the 2014 GLYPH AWARDS. The Awards Ceremony, recognizing the best in comics made either by, for, or about Black people will be held at the East Coast Black Age of Comics convention or ECBACC on May 16^th, 2014 in Philadelphia P.A.

Created by Jamal Igle, Molly Danger is the story of a ten year old superhero, who has been 10 for over two decades. Smart, Strong, brave and possibly immortal, Molly fights the forces of the evil Supermechs, while trying to find a life outside of her heroic duties. Igle is a 25-year comic industry veteran whose credits include lengthy runs of series such as Supergirl and Firestorm the Nuclear Man for DC Comics, G.I.Joe and The Terminator and KISS. The book has been nominated for Fan Award for Best Work, while Igle himself was nominated in two categories, Best writer and Best artist.
Action Lab Entertainment is no stranger to the Glyph awards. Jeremy Whitley’s series, Princeless won multiple Glyph awards in 2012 including Story of the year, Best writer and Best Female Character.

You can view the entire list of nominees at http://ecbacc.com/wordpress3/2014/2014-glyph-comics-awards-nominees/

The GLYPH awards ceremony will be held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia on Friday May 16^th from 6-9 pm. The 13^th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention will take place at The Enterprise Center, 4558 Market Street, Philadelphia P.A. on Saturday, May 17th from 11-7 pm.


ABOUT ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT- Formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling their collective talents into a single, powerful entity, the members of Action Lab Entertainment have countless years in multimedia publishing, design, and business.  Their first release, Fracture, was successfully funded through Kickstarter and since then they have continued their mission to produce high quality, genre-spanning entertainment.  Since its formation, the accolades for A.L.E continue to build on a daily basis.  Among its more popular titles are all ages material like the Eisner, Glyph, Shel Dorf Award nominated series PRINCELESS, NFL RUSHZONE (based on the Nickelodeon Television series), Jamal Igle's MOLLY DANGER, Artist/ Writer Jeremy Dale’s hit series SKYWARD, and Gale Middleton’s (My Little Pony, The Littlest Pet Shop) monstrously adorable VAMPLETS. Action Lab’s Mature Readers imprint ACTION LAB DANGER ZONE continues to push the envelope of comics entertainment with titles as varied as EHMM THEORY and Dan Mendoza’s over the top horror-comedy ZOMBIE TRAMP, THE FINAL PLAGUE and BO, PLUSHY GANGSTA.

For more information check out www.Actionlabcomics.com

About ECBACC
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, originally slated to be called the Pan-African Comic Convention (PAC-Con) or First World Komix Con (1st World Con), is an annual gathering of comic book artists, writers, their fans, and retailers who are interested in discussing, buying, and selling comic books, sci-fi, action figures and related material by and / or about Black superheroes / super-powered characters / adventures. In addition, the Convention also features panel discussions, self-publishing and graphic arts workshops for aspiring creators, and film screenings of works of veterans and amateurs alike. The Convention is held in Philadelphia each May preceded by a reception / awards ceremony. The ECBACC is the first bona fide “Black Comic Book Convention” in Philadelphia, PA, and serves as a replicable model for community-based comic book conventions. The ECBACC has successfully cultivated images of Black super-powered characters and has effectively served as a nexus, conduit and catalyst for Black comic book creators, their colleagues and fans since 2002!

For more information you can reach us at http://ecbacc.com/wordpress3/

Action Lab Entertainment Solicitations For May 2014

Solicitations: Action Lab Entertainment for May 2014
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere! 


 
BO, PLUSHY GANGSTA #3 (of 3)
Writer(s): Pavel Balabanov
Artist Name(s): Pavel Balabanov
Cover Artist(s): Pavel Balabanov
Variant cover: Pavel Balabanov

As Bo Plushy’s showdown with the “Roswell” gang and their boss, the Serpent (a.k.a. Puppet Master) continues,
things aren’t what they appear! Does the Puppet Master have the voodoo teddy gangsta by the strings?
Or is it the other way ‘round? Come on, it’s Bo!
Features a painted cover variant by series creator Pavel Balabanov!
32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC                        $3.99



 
DRYSPELL # 1 (Bi-Monthly)
Writer(s): Ken Krekeler
Artist Name(s): Ken Krekeler
Cover Artist(s): Ken Krekeler
Variant cover: Ken Krekeler

Tom Ferris lives in a world of costumes and wonder. Figures streaking across the sky, hurling themselves over rooftops at night.
They are commonplace. But Tom doesn't notice that world anymore. His world is made up of
spreadsheets, phone bills, software, coffee, collared shirts. Every night, he lies awake, wishing to be the man he once was.
Today, Tom gets his wish. And the world will never forget him again.
Features a  “design” cover variant by creator,  Ken Krekeler!

32 pgs./All Ages/ FC                                          $3.99


 
THE FINAL PLAGUE TPB
Writer(s): J.D. Arnold
Artist Name(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown
Cover Artist(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown

The Original Animal Zombie Epic collected for the first time!  Follow the terrifying tale of survival as a mutated rabies virus
turns animals great and small into bloodthirsty, rampaging beasts.Civilization crumbles, and only a small group of farmers
and scientists stand between us and total extinction!
 Collects the entire first volume of the critically acclaimed horror series!!
160 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC                        $14.99





MOLLY DANGER: BOOK ONE HC
Writer(s): Jamal Igle
Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)

Offered again! She's the hero you've been waiting for! Eternally child-like and inhumanly strong,
Molly Danger has protected the citizens of the once sleepy town of Coopersville, New York for the past 20 years from the terror
of the sinister Supermechs. But what secrets from her past threaten to destroy everything she holds dear when new
D.A.R.T. recruit Austin Briggs becomes her pilot?
48 pgs./ All Ages/ FC                                    $19.99        


 
PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #0
Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artist(s): Emily Martin and Soojin Paek
Cover Artist(s): Soojin Paek and M. Goodwin

Adrienne is the Princess who rescued herself and she is determined to save every girl left locked away in a tower by their parents.
 But when Adrienne meets Raven, The Pirate Princess, she'll learn that she's not the only princess with a plan of her own!
 Join Adrienne, Bedelia, and Raven for the beginning of a new and incredible chapter in the story of princesses who can do their own rescuing.
Jump onto the Princeless bandwagon for only a buck!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC                                    $1.00



SKYWARD/MIDNIGHT TIGER FCBD
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, DeWayne Feenstra
Artist(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, (i) Note Lovett
Cover Artists(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray –Anthony Height
Behold the Berserkers! Quinn and crew find themselves facing uncomfortable truths as sins of the past come back to reveal themselves.
Fans old and new won't want to miss the first look at what's on the horizon for Quinn and Jack! And in Midnight Tiger,
sometimes all it takes to become a hero is an unfortunate incident and a single split second decision. The origin of MidnightTiger!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC                                    Free


   
THE SKYWARD ACTION PACK
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale
 

All three TPBs of Jeremy Dale’s hit series SKYWARD in one handy package!  Follow the adventures of Quinn and his dog Jack
 as they face off against fantastic, terrible threats, meet new curious allies, and find a new life amidst the invasion of their homeland. 
 Collects Skyward #1-9 in three volumes!
288 pgs./ All Ages/ FC                                $24.99

 
ZOMBIE TRAMP/EHMM THEORY FCBD
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza, Brockton McKinney
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford

Are you bold enough to take a ride with Janey, the Zombie Tramp?!? If you pick her up, she might just share the story of
how she came to be the street walking dead!! Be brave so you can be ready for her all new series following this special issue!
You also get a mind shattering sneak preview from the second volume of the coolest comic series you haven’t read yet… Ehmm Theory!

32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC                                    Free




ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 2 TPB
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza

Synopsis: Everyone’s favorite street-walking dead returns! Janey the Zombie Tramp makes a mysterious new friend and together
they board an express train to more fetish, gore, cartoon grindhouse mayhem in the style that fans of the series have come to love!
Are Janey’s budding undead powers enough to see her through another deadly adventure on the…Taint Train of Terror?
Collects the entire second volume just in time for the all new ongoing series relaunch!

128 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC                        $11.99

Molly Danger should be in your digital library!

For immediate release

PC MAGAZINE TOUTS MOLLY DANGER DIGITAL

Counted amongst the top 10 digital comics you should read right now!

Pittsburgh, P.A., PC Magazine, the world’s largest tech publisher calls Molly Danger on the ten titles you should have on your smartphone and tablet.
The series, created by Inkpot award winning creator Jamal Igle stars world’s most powerful ten-year-old girl. A seemingly immortal, superstrong hero, Molly has protected the city of Coopersville for the last twenty years. Kept in constant isolation and watched closely by D.A.R.T. (The Danger Action Response Team), an organization created to assist in her heroic deeds and monitor her movements, Molly battles the Supermechs. Molly longs for a real life with a real family. Her life changes when D.A.R.T. recruits a new pilot, Austin Briggs. Briggs has his own motivations for joining the team; newly remarried, Austin is having trouble forming a relationship with his new stepson, Brian. Austin wants to use his connections to impress Brian, an avid Molly Danger fan. However, things change when Molly and Brian form a friendship of their own. She believes she’s an alien whose family died when their ship crash-landed on Earth and before the atmosphere could fully alter them. She also believes that she’s alone, the last of her kind. Everything she believes is wrong.

Published in print by Action Lab Entertainment, Molly Danger is available digitally through Comixology.com 

Solicitations: Action Lab Entertainment for February 2014 It's “Ugly Love” month! Rapper/Artist John “Super Ugly” Williams will provide variant covers for six Action Lab titles! Final Plague #5, Skyward #8, Jack Hammer #2, Fracture #3, Princeless Encore Edition #4, and  Zombie Tramp #3! EHMM THEORY VOL.1TPB Writer(s): Brockton McKinney Artist Name(s): Larkin Ford, (colors - Jason Strutz) Cover Artist(s): Larkin Ford Synopsis: Gabriel Ehmm was doing just fine until the morning he woke up… dead! Now, along with his talking kitten, Mr. Whispers, the two begin the wildest ride of their un-lives. Ehmm Theory Volume One collects the critically acclaimed mind-melting adventure that features all that plus pint-sized zombie clowns, giant cybernetic crustaceans, and a super-team of the bizarre! Special Notes: Collects the first four critically-acclaimed (Fangoria, Aint It Cool News) issues of the break-out hit series. 112 pages/ Rated Mature     $9.99   THE FINAL PLAGUE #5 (of 5)  Writer(s): JD Arnold Artist Name(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown  Cover Artist(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown   1 in 5 variant ratio variant: John (Super Ugly) Williams   As the opening arc comes to close, can Drs Stohr and Friedman escape the overrun facility at Lakehurst? Will the Michaels be forced from their family farm? And a major character falls! The end is just the beginning for this zombie animal epic! Special Notes: Features the series’ first variant cover, part of Action Lab’s Ugly Love variant cover month. 32 pages/ Rated Mature   $2.99 FRACTURE VOL.2 # 3 (of 4) Writer(s): Shawn Gabborin Artist Name(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c) Cover Artist(s): Chad Cicconi (p/i), Bill Blankenship (c) 1 in 5 variant cover by John “super Ugly” Williams. 1 in 5 variant cover by  Bill Blankenship. In this penultimate issue of FRACTURE volume 2, the path of Virtue takes unexpected turns, and the troubles of Jeff and his alter-egos ensnare unintended victims. Jeff seeks help yet again from the dubious Doctor Atomic, and an electrifying secret is revealed! Variant covers by Bill Blankenship (Double Jumpers) and John “Super Ugly” Williams celebrating Ugly Love month! 32 pages/ Rated PG      $2.99 JACK HAMMER #2 (of 4) Writer(s): Brandon Barrows Artist Name(s): Ionic Cover Artist(s): Ionic   Synopsis: Private investigator Jack McGriskin is a magnet for trouble--and this time it’s a doozy.  Businessman Eddie Newman is dead and Jack has suspects, but can he make the charges  stick? And more importantly, can be live long enough to? Stalked by a super-powered killer,  Jack’s time is running out! Variant covers by Brett Weldele (The Surrogates) and John “Super  Ugly” Williams! 1 in 5 variant cover by Brett Weldele 1 in 5 “Ugly Love” variant cover by John “Super Ugly” Williams 32 pages/ All Ages     $2.99     MOLLY DANGER: BOOK ONE HC Writer(s): Jamal Igle Artist Name(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c) Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c) OFFERED AGAIN! She's the hero you've been waiting for! Eternally  child-like and inhumanly strong, Molly Danger has protected the citizens of the once  sleepy town of Coopersville, New York for the past 20 years from the terror of the  sinister Supermechs. But what secrets from her past threaten to destroy everything  she holds dear when new D.A.R.T. recruit Austin Briggs becomes her pilot? •Written and drawn by Inkpot award winner Jamal Igle (Supergirl, KISS, G.I.Joe) •All ages action adventure •Great for fans of Ben 10, The Powerpuff girls and Cardcaptor Sakura 48 pages/ All Ages             $19.99  9"x12" Hardcover Album PIRATE EYE VOL.1 TPB Writer(s): Josiah Grahn Artist Name(s): Carl Yonder Cover Artist(s): Carl Yonder Synopsis: Once a pirate with a keen eye for finding wealth in unlikely places, Smitty now lives exiled from the sea. Landlocked, he has carved out a new niche as a "finder," a man who, for a price, will utilize the same skills that served him as a treasure-hunting  scoundrel to unearth any item, person, or secret. As his reputation and caseload swell,  Smitty must contend with the gangster who all but rules his new hometown, a dangerous  collection of local brigands and politicians, and the pall of threats from old enemies.  Through it all his focus on what he values most-his own success-never wavers. Though  his circumstances have changed, in his chest still beats the heart of a pirate! Special Notes: Collects the first four issues of the quarterly Pirate Eye comic. An all-new  cover! 128 pages/ Rated PG      $11.99   PRINCELESS ENCORE EDITION # 4 (of 4) Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley Artist Name(s): M. Goodwin Cover Artist(s): M. Goodwin Synopsis: Be there for the epic conclusion of the first Princeless story! Adrienne and Bedelia are in deep trouble with the city guards, but they're not about to back down! Fisticuffs will be had!  Hijinks will ensue! Stereotypes will be challenged! Princeless! Variant “Ugly Love” cover by  John “Super Ugly” Williams! 1 in 5 variant cover by John “Super Ugly” Williams 32 pages/ All Ages    $2.99 SKYWARD #8 Monthly Ongoing Writer(s): Jeremy Dale Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale Cover Artist(s): Chris Giarrusso Synopsis: The Runaway hit series continues! At last, the decision is made…WAR! From rising  star creator Jeremy Dale (GI Joe, Marvel Kapow!), this issue also features a stellar homage  RETAILER INCENTIVE variant cover by Chris Giarrusso (G-Man, Mini Marvels)! 32 pages/ All Ages     $3.99 ZOMBIE TRAMP #3 (of 4) Writer(s): Dan Mendoza Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza 1 in 5 variant ratio variant: John (Super Ugly) Williams 1 in 5 incentive cover / nude variant: Pavel Balabanov Synopsis: Janey’s zombie powers continue to evolve, while the passenger body count continues  to rise, as the Taint Train of Terror chugs on! It’s an express ride of sex, gore, and cartoon  grindhouse mayhem! Comes with 3 covers: regular cover by series artist Dan Mendoza, Ugly  Love variant cover by Super Ugly, and “nude” incentive cover by Pavel Balabanov (Bo Plushy  Gangsta). Special Notes: Comes with 3 covers, regular cover by series artist Dan Mendoza, Ugly Love variant cover, and “nude” incentive cover by Pavel Balabanov (Bo Plushy Gangsta). 28 pages/ Rated Mature    $2.99

Comic News: PC Magazine Counts Action Lab MOLLY DANGER Among Top 10 Digital Comics!

PC MAGAZINE TOUTS MOLLY DANGER DIGITAL
Counted amongst the top 10 digital comics you should read right now!

Pittsburgh, P.A., PC Magazine, the world’s largest tech publisher calls Molly Danger on the ten titles you should have on your smartphone and tablet.
The series, created by Inkpot award winning creator Jamal Igle stars world’s most powerful ten-year-old girl. A seemingly immortal, superstrong hero, Molly has protected the city of Coopersville for the last twenty years. Kept in constant isolation and watched closely by D.A.R.T. (The Danger Action Response Team), an organization created to assist in her heroic deeds and monitor her movements, Molly battles the Supermechs. Molly longs for a real life with a real family. Her life changes when D.A.R.T. recruits a new pilot, Austin Briggs. Briggs has his own motivations for joining the team; newly remarried, Austin is having trouble forming a relationship with his new stepson, Brian. Austin wants to use his connections to impress Brian, an avid Molly Danger fan. However, things change when Molly and Brian form a friendship of their own. She believes she’s an alien whose family died when their ship crash-landed on Earth and before the atmosphere could fully alter them. She also believes that she’s alone, the last of her kind. Everything she believes is wrong.

Published in print by Action Lab Entertainment, Molly Danger is available digitally through Comixology.com  



About Action Lab Entertainment
Formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling their collective talents into a single, powerful entity, the members of Action Lab Entertainment have countless years in multimedia publishing, design, and business.  Their first release, Fracture, was successfully funded through Kickstarter and since then they have continued their mission to produce high quality, genre-spanning entertainment.
Since its formation, the accolades for A.L.E continue to build on a daily basis.  Among its more popular titles are all ages material like the Eisner, Glyph, Shel Dorf Award nominated series PRINCLESS, NFL RUSHZONE (based on the Nickelodeon Television series), Jamal Igle's MOLLY DANGER, Artist/ Writer Jeremy Dale’s hit series SKYWARD,  and Gale Middleton’s (My Little Pony, The Littlest Pet Shop) monstrously adorable VAMPLETS.


Action Lab’s Mature Readers imprint ACTION LAB DANGER ZONE continues to push the envelope of comics entertainment with titles as varied as EHMM THEORY and Dan Mendoza’s over the top horror-comedy ZOMBIE TRAMP, THE FINAL PLAGUE and BO, PLUSHY GANGSTER.
 
For more information on all of their titles, visit www.Actionlabcomics.com

MOLLY DANGER PARTY SOARS at JHU COMIC BOOKS!

MOLLY DANGER PARTY SOARS at JHU COMIC BOOKS!
Successful launch event raises funds for Hero Initiative.

New York, N.Y.-During a whirlwind New York Comic Con, the biggest and most popular comics and media convention on the east coast, Action Lab Entertainment held a fun filled night of celebration. On Saturday, October 12^th Action Lab Entertainment, the newest and most exciting  publisher to enter the comics arena, cemented their place with the successful launch of writer/cartoonist Jamal Igle’s graphic album series.
The event, Sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama, Strathmore paper and Artograph inc. was held at JHU Comic books, the legendary New York based comic book chain. Revelry could be heard from their midtown Manhattan location as Igle, a 24-year veteran of the comics industry held court with friends, fans and well-wishers.

Comics and media luminaries who attended included ‘Thief of Thieves’ artist Shawn Martinbrough, ‘G.I. Joe’ artist Will Rosado, fan favorite creators like Stuart Moore (Marvel’s Civil war novel adaptation), Fred Van Lente (Brain Boy from Dark horse Comics, Valliant’s Archer and Armstrong, playwright Crystal Skillman (Cut, Birthday and Nobody), Dan jolly (Bloodhound, The Terminator: Enemy of My enemy),  West Side Cultural Center Managing Director Nanci Callahan, journalists, podcasters and fans from as far away as Venezuela, France, and Japan.
Igle also played a six-minute sample of the upcoming Molly Danger “Audio companion”, (produced by the Audiocomics Company. The upcoming release, Adapted by legendary writer Elaine Lee (Starstruck) directed by William Dufris (the original voice of Bob the Builder) stars Dufris himself, Awarding winning voiceover actors Robin Miles (The Pirate’s Daughter), Lance Roger Axt (Starstruck) and newcomer Olivia DuFord as Molly Danger. Met by rousing and thunderous applause, it was a proper end to a fantastic evening.

Proceeds from the event were also donated to The Hero Initiative, The first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Action Lab donated a portion of the sales of copies of Molly Danger Book One; “To honor the creators of the past in a small way, and celebrate the future,” said Igle.

Molly Danger book One is available for sale Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble. Com and WalMart.com. The Molly Danger Audiobook is available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and Amazon MP3 UK

 starting on October 31^st, 2013.

For more information contact Jwhitley@Actionlabcomics.com

About Jamal Igle
The Creator, writer and illustrator behind Molly Danger

One of the most popular and prolific pencillers in the comic book industry, Jamal Igle is an award winning artist and writer. Best known for his run on Supergirl with writer Sterling Gates, Jamal has been a professional jack of all trades for nearly 24 years, drawing every title from Action Comics to Zatanna for DC Comics.

For more information ccontact Jamal at www.JamalIgle.com

About Action Lab Entertainment

Formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling their collective talents into a single, powerful entity, the members of Action Lab Entertainment have over 25 years experience in multimedia publishing, design, and business. Their first release, Fracture, was successfully funded through Kickstarter and since then they have continued their mission to produce high quality, genre-spanning entertainment.

For more information on all of their titles, visit the Action Lab website http://www.actionlabcomics.com or http://www.actionlabcomics.com/action-lab-digitalf or information on the new Digital First offerings.

About Jerry’s Artarama

Jerry’s Artarama is a national retailer of art materials and supplies headquartered in Raleigh, NC with 15 physical locations throughout the U.S. and a popular online store. Jerry Goldstein opened the first Jerry’s Artarama in Long Island, NY in 1968 with the goal of offering quality discount-priced products to established artists. Jerry believed in treating customers like family, a tradition that still continues. Today, Jerry’s offers more than 70,000 top-quality art materials at direct savings-with as much as 75 percent off tradition retail on products from the industry’s top leading art manufacturers, as well as Jerry’s own exclusive product lines via the online store, art supply catalog and Jerry’s Artarama Superstores. In addition, Jerry’s Artarama serves as an artist resource by offering instructional workshops, new art supply demos and special art-related events, including the Art of the Carolinas Tradeshow, an annual event held in Raleigh.

For more information, visit http://www.jerrysartarama.com.

About AudiocomicsAudioComics, under the guidance of producers Lance Roger Axt, William Dufris, and Elaine Lee, provides superior audio entertainment with its professional full-cast audio theatre productions of both licensed properties and original works from the world of comic books, graphic novels, and related media, accessible in today’s market with today’s sound. Productions include Starstruck, the forthcoming Bad Planet, and the first part of Titanium Rain, for which AudioComics was nominated for two Audie Awards from the Audiobook Publishers Association.

For more information, visit http://audiocomicscompany.com/

Jamal Y. Igle

Creative Director/Owner

Jamal Igle and Company LLC.

"Fortune favors the bold"

Action Lab : Digital First Press Release

Action Lab Entertainment

Canonsburg, PA

http://www.actionlabcomics.com

Action Lab continues expansion with digital debuts in October!

October 21, 2013

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Action Lab Entertainment, which recently added the mature readers line Danger Zone, to its Eisner-nominated and ever-growing catalog, continues to grow its well-received creator-owned offerings with brand new titles debuting digitally and in new formats this fall.

Released in conjunction with ComiXology at NYCC, the publisher debuted two new titles, and new installments, in the digital provider’s revolutionary new guided view technology. Guided view gives readers the ability to experience comic books in a seamless new format on screens and devices in a more immersive cinematic style.  And now, Action Lab follows that up with more new titles debuting exclusively in digital formats, from multiple applications, each week this October!

Here’s the line-up and schedule for our exciting new DIGITAL DEBUTS:

AVAILABLE NOW:

MOLLY DANGER: Comics legend JAMAL IGLE’S MOLLY DANGER is already one of the hottest books to hit stores this year, and now the story continues in the  DIGITALLY-EXCLUSIVE GUIDED VIEW format!  Whether it’s read in the luscious over-sized graphic album format, or the amazing digital reconfiguration, MOLLY DANGER is all-ages high adventure with a story and art that adult fans will enjoy and bring fun and excitement back to the superhero genre with a totally fresh take on the genre!

VAMPLETS: Quite possibly the cutest little undead ever, GAYLE MIDDLETON’S VAMPLETS has been one of the hottest new properties here at ACTION LAB and now this cartoon gothic tale from the designer of My Little Ponies continues in its DIGITALLY EXCLUSIVE GUIDED VIEW format on COMIXOLOGY! See what all the EXCITEMENT is about as a young woman finds out her new babysitting job might be more than she can handle!

BO PLUSHY GANGSTA: What if Teddy Ruxpin listened to NWA!? The outrageous and hysterical BO PLUSHY GANGSTA from ACTION LAB’S Mature Readers line DANGER ZONE and Russian video game artist PAVEL BALABANOV answer that question, and put the baddest man on the streets into the body of a teddy bear! Bo’s outlandish street-level exploits are available EXCLUSIVELY as a DIGITAL DEBUT, in Guided View format, before they hits print this January! 

ITTY BITTY BUNNIES IN RAINBOW PIXIE CANDY LAND: More irreverent humor from ACTION LAB: DANGER ZONE, DEAN RANKINE’S (Bongo Comics, Mad Australia) ITTY BITTY BUNNIES will appeal to fans of HAPPY TREE FRIENDS and REN AND STIMPY, and the crazy antics of these butt-naked drug-tripping cartoon critters will be available EXCLUSIVELY in Guided View digital format before they hit print in 2014!

RELEASING EACH WEEK - STARTING OCTOBER 16TH:

ZOMBIE TRAMP: She’s got the looks, now she wants the BRAAAAAIIINS!, The cult hit cartoon grind-house comic series ZOMBIE TRAMP by DAN MENDOZA, has found a new home at ACTION LAB: DANGER ZONE. Now you can get to know The Street-walking Dead in this new volume via digital outlets before the sequel series hits stores later this month! 

CRIMSON SOCIETY: In a world where the children of the night and mankind live together in a fragile peace, one young werewolf wants nothing more than to be just a man… MIKE HUNAU’S CRIMSON SOCIETY joins the DIGITAL DEBUTS beginning with a new zero issue only available from ACTION LAB: DANGER ZONE in digital first format, just in time for Halloween! 

SCUM OF THE EARTH: Finally, the sci-fi grindhouse extravaganza SCUM OF THE EARTH by MARK BERTOLINI and ROB CROONENBORGHS rears its alien-stompin’, ass-kickin’ head as another amazing DIGITAL DEBUT entry from ACTION LAB: DANGER ZONE before it hits the stands!

“We are proud that Action Lab is on the cutting edge of digital comic book technology,” says Action Lab president Kevin Freeman.  “These titles all lend themselves perfectly to the digital format, and the Guided View books are nothing short of spectacular.  Our readers are going to absolutely love these books.”

Danger Zone Publisher Jason Martin adds, “While Action Lab remains firmly committed to print comics, offering material digitally, and in new formats, gives us the opportunity to push the envelope even more with our content and offer even more exciting titles from rising global talent! I can tell you, as a creator also myself, Guided View is exactly the evolution of comics from printed page to digital screens that completely works and takes the medium to the next level, without being gimmicky or insulting to the language of the art form. We’re absolutely ecstatic to utilize these new digital formats to better showcase some of the eye-popping comics coming your way from our line!”   

All of these amazing new titles will be in addition to our complete library of titles being offered via all major digital providers, including; ComiXology, Comics Plus, Diamond Digital, and ActilonLabComics.com. And of course in addition to print titles in comic book retail outlets and bookstores via Diamond Distribution. 

ACTION LAB’S DIGITAL DEBUTS: EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, EXCITING CREATORS, A WHOLE NEW WAY TO READ COMICS!!

ABOUT ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

Action Lab was founded in 2010, and received two Eisner nominations in 2012 for its critically-acclaimed all-ages comic Princeless. The publisher has been praised for its diverse library of creator-owned and licensed titles including; Skyward, Ehmm Theory, Pirate Eye and works like the brand new Molly Danger and Vamplets. Action Lab: Danger Zone is the mature readers line from Action Lab entertainment, that features a full range of genre defying creator-owned material.

Be sure to visit the Action Lab website http://www.actionlabcomics.com for more information on all of their titles, orhttp://www.actionlabcomics.com/action-lab-digital for information on the new Digital First offerings.