New 'Supernatural' Comic Book Series

According to this article from buddytv.com, Supernatural: Rising Son is a six-issue miniseries that will tell another story about the young Sam and Dean Winchester, much to the enjoyment of comic collectors of the Supernatural: Origins comic books published by WildStorm last year. The first issue is set to hit stores on April 23 and will pick up a few years after Origins, following a 7-year-old Sam and 11-year-old Dean as they travel with their father, John.
“Whereas the first series was more about John and his becoming a hunter, this one's much more of a dysfunctional family story,” explains writer Peter Johnson, who's also a co-executive producer on the TV show. “We're really going to explore the differences between Sam and Dean in this one,” Johnson continues. “Dean is becoming aware of what his dad's up to and we'll see him training and hunting a little bit, while John will start to key in on something different about Sam.” The bad news about the series is that show creator Eric Kripke, who had a lot of input on Origins, couldn't have any involvement due to the writers' strike. While the strike doesn't preclude people from writing comic books, Kripke bowed out due to the thin line between writing for a TV series and writing a comic based on a TV series.
Despite that, Johnson promises that the Rising Son story will fit in nicely with the show, and even feature some familiar faces such as Bobby, a fellow demon hunter. He also says that readers should expect “freakier monsters,” including “some badass female villains and a big bad villain that may have something to do with the TV show.”
For those who missed Origins in its single issue format, a trade paperback collecting the entire series will be published in April. Johnson also mentions that he made an editorial change in the collected edition regarding the Winchester's signature Chevy Impala. In the original comic the Impala was something John found on the road, but due to the protests of fans it will now be something that was in the Winchester family prior to the beginning of the comic series.
There's already talk of a third miniseries being planned that would bring the story right up to the pilot of the television series. Even with Supernatural being sidelined due to the writers' strike, fans of the Winchester boys should have plenty of demon slaying fun to indulge in for months to come.

Living with the Dead - new zombie comic

Yes, the comic shelves are flooding with undead / zombie titles thanks to the success of "the walking Dead" and "Marvel Zombies" but here's a new one i found that has a fun twist. Living With the Dead

is funny well drawn with a good plot line - this is from the dark horse desription:

" Two survivors of a global catastrophe disguise themselves as corpses to survive in a land of the walking dead.

From the mind of Mike Richardson ( The Mask; The Secret) comes this hilariously frightening tale of Straw and Whip, two slackers who have lived through a plague that's left the world with seven billion brain-hungry zombies. Life is tough as they try to keep up the appearance of being like the rest of the decomposing masses, and things heat up when a damsel in distress needs their help. Will they blow their cover for a beautiful young girl, or sacrifice her in the name of rock and roll?

* Be sure to catch this three-issue series with art by Ben Stenbeck, and covers by legendary Richard Corben, making zombies fun again.

Two boys, a girl, and seven billion living dead. "

I Am Iron Man!

the new trailer for the Iron Man movie is up at apple trailers. and it's awesome! I hope the end product lives up to this.

Halloween Man Mixes Classic Scary And Pulp Fiction Into A New Comic

"Imagine a world where every piece of pulp fiction is true. Where superheroes fly through the sunlit sky and terrifying creatures go bump in the night. Where flying cars, robots and time travel are commonplace, and ancient evils plot to rise again. This is Solar City, Texas – home to a heroic monster and the brilliant woman by his side.”

What an attention grabber, right?! Halloween Man is a comic on the verge of being released and I urge any comic enthusiast to check it out. Drew Edwards, writer/creator for Halloween Man, pulled the majority of his inspiration from classic monster movies, Marvel's Silver Age Comics, and the cartoons of Charles Addams, as well as from experiences in his own life, when he created this rough and rowdy comic.

His crazy cast of main misfits includes Solomon Hitch and Dr. Lucy Chaplin, who are accompanied by Man-Goat and Morlack. Solomon falls in a long line of misunderstood monsters and conflicted heroes. Though sometimes surly, he is a fairly good guy with good morals, who just happens to be an undead, flesh-eating, killing machine. Dr. Lucy Chaplin is best described as the body of Marilyn Monroe with the brains of Reed Richards. She's Solomon's lover and also happens to be one of the smartest people in the world. Morlack, an aged wizard turned beatnik, and Man-Goat, an upright, crime fighting, talking goat, round out their crew.

Be sure to pre-order Halloween Man at your local comic book store with the Diamond Code: AUG07 3961. Drew's iTaggit collection will be available here soon, (comic book writers are busy people too). For Halloween Man's website, click here. For Halloween Man's MySpace, click here.

Featured on the cover of Halloween Man is Jami Deadly, a professional blonde bombshell and Marilyn Monroe impersonator. The cover art itself was shot by Gayla, owner of 666 Photography. I will be posting a blog around her and her company in the near future so stay tuned!