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News from Insomnia Publications A special competition at MCM Expo to win a visit to the movie set of BUSKERS, for details vist them at MCM Expo.
Insomnia On Demand: Catch the RedEye on PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) In the blackest hours before dawn, when all good comic readers were tucked up in bed, the Insomniacs crawled into their dreams. What were they whispering into the darkness? What did they wish for, lost in the sleep of the innocent? No less than: • To be able read Insomnia comics anywhere, at any time • Take their entire comics collections wherever they went • To listen to their own music while reading • To navigate pages their own way • To find and buy comics easily and access content instantly from the PlayStation®Store
All this will be on offer for PSP owners in December 2009, with the opening of the Digital Comics Store on the PlayStation®Network.
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HARKER: Over a century ago, Bram Stoker brought the immortal Vampire Count Dracula to the printed page, affecting the hearts and minds of millions and starting a century of adaptations, prequels and sequels involving the enigmatic Count. And a hundred years later the Vampire has never been stronger, with books like Twilight hitting the bestseller lists and shows like True Blood and Being Human showing alternate takes of the popular mythos to critical acclaim.
Written by British comic writer Tony Lee (Doctor Who, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood) and drawn / coloured by the acclaimed South African art team of Neil Van Antwerpen and Peter-David Douglas (Starship Troopers), FROM THE PAGES OF BRAM STOKER’S ‘DRACULA’: HARKER is a faithful return to the original characters, set six months on from the Count’s grizzly death, and six months before the birth of Jonathan and Mina’s son, Quincey.
FROM THE PAGES OF BRAM STOKER’S ‘DRACULA’: HARKER will be available @ MCM Expo.
BUSKERS : SPECIAL CONVENTION EDITION Con Price: £10 (Standard Edition RRP £12.99) By: Michiru Morikawa, Sean Michael Wilson and Jeymes Samuel Available from: Insomnia Publications Stand Limited to 50 copies.
Award winning manga Artist Michiru Morikawa & cult writer Sean Michael Wilson bring Jeymes Samuel?s BUSKERS to the world of comics. This unique signed convention edition includes an exclusive CD featuring music by The Bullitts & the never before seen script and storyboards for the animated prequel to the forthcoming film. A suicide attempt leaves an ex-banker on the doorstep of his ex-best-friend, experiencing a life he could not have imagined. Forced to confront his former existence, friendships & relationships, he embarks on an eventful journey to discover the real Timothy Book.
ABSOLUTION #2 MCM Exclusive Retail Price: 3 Pounds Cover by: Paul Duffield Available from Avatar Press - Booth Limited to 750 copies.
MCM guest and Freakangels artist Paul Duffield unveils this killer exclusive cover that is limited to just 750 copies! In this brutal second issue, John Dusk's campaign of exterminating criminals intensifies...as his girlfriend Karen reaches the conclusion that only an "enhancile" could have committed the murders she's investigating. We'll see that not all superhumans in John's world are on the side of the law, and meet some of the renegades, including the enigmatic Happy Kitty. And before the issue's over, someone will discover John's secret... He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop.
CROSSED #7 MCM Exclusive Retail Price: 3 Pounds Cover by: Jacen Burrows Available from Avatar Press - Booth Limited to 1500 copies. Special MCM guest and series artist Jacen Burrows, in his first British appearance, delivers pure terror on this all-new exclusive cover that is limited to just 1500 copies! Garth Ennis takes no prisoners and offers no hope in the most intense book of his career! This issue will shock you and haunt your every moment as Cindy’s rag-tag group of survivors are put through the worst kind of torture you can imagine. Nothing is going right, but this is no fairy tale -- there are no magic cures on the horizon. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. |