Rick Grimes and and the living dead of Robert Kirkman's comic book world get a new look from artist Gilbert Hernandez in the Wizard World Las Vegas variant cover art for The Walking Dead #1. Also featured in our latest round-up are release details for The Lazarus Effect Blu-ray, as well as the trailer for The Dead Lands.
Variant Cover for The Walking Dead #1: Press Release - "LAS VEGAS, April 13, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that Love & Rockets creator Gilbert Hernandez has drawn the seventh in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at the inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas, April 24-26. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
The exclusive The Walking Dead #1 edition will be produced in extremely limited quantities and is available at registration to fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center only while supplies last. VIP attendees will receive an additional black & white sketch version of the comic.
Hernandez’s Love & Rockets has been translated into French, Japanese and many other languages, and has received numerous awards for excellence. The book collections from Fantagraphics have garnered almost nothing but rave reviews from fan and mainstream press alike for over a decade. Hernandez’s early comics featured a passel of fascinating females, but the one who commanded center stage in every respect was Luba, who first appeared as an ambitious “voodoo woman” in the science fiction pastiche BEM.
The artists for future books will be announced as they are selected. A similar series in 2013 featuring exclusives of The Walking Dead #1 proved to be wildly popular with fans. The full schedule of 2015 Wizard World shows is available at www.wizd.me/PRSchedule2015 .
Stars of “The Walking Dead” TV series scheduled to attend Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas include Norman Reedus ( Boondock Saints), David Morrissey ( The Reaping), Steven Yeun ( I Origins), Emily Kinney ( Concussion), Michael Cudlitz (“Southland”), Seth Gilliam (“Teen Wolf”) and Michael Rooker ( Guardians of the Galaxy). Other standout celebrities attending include Tom Felton (Harry Potter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Tom Mison (“Sleepy Hollow”), Arthur Darvill (“Dr. Who"), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street ), WWE Superstar Roman Reigns™ (“The Walking Dead"), WWE® Diva Paige™, Milo Ventimiglia (“Gilmore Girls,” “Heroes), RJ Mitte (“Breaking Bad”) and more.
In addition to Hernandez, Artist Alley in Las Vegas will feature Salvador Larroca (“Avengers Vs. X-Men,” “Thor”), Neal Adams ("Batman," "X-Men"), Mike Zeck (“Spider-Man,” “Captain America”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), Michael Golden ("Daredevil," "Hulk"), Clay Mann (“Batman Eternal,” “Harley Quinn”) and many others.
Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas show hours are Friday, April 24, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more on the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas, visit http://wizd.me/LasVegasPR."
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The Lazarus Effect Blu-ray: From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Lazarus Effect comes out on Blu-ray and DVD on June 16th, and it will be available on Digital HD beginning June 2nd.
A Blumhouse Productions picture from Relativity Studios, The Lazarus Effect was directed by David Gelb from a screenplay by Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater. The film stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters and Sarah Bolger.
Press Release - A group of researchers led by Frank (Mark Duplass) and his fiancée Zoe (Olivia Wilde) have achieved the unimaginable: bringing the dead back to life. When Zoe is accidentally electrocuted in a horrific accident, Frank and his team use their experimental serum to resurrect her. But their attempt goes horribly wrong—unleashing terrifying powers within Zoe that put all of their lives in grave danger.
Special Features:
The Lazarus Effect Blu-ray
Street Date: June 16, 2015
Prebook Date: May 13, 2015
Screen Format: Widescreen 16:9 (2.40:1)
Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD-MA
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Total Run Time: 84 minutes
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Closed Captioned: Yes
The Lazarus Effect DVD
Street Date: June 16, 2015
Prebook Date: May 13, 2015
Screen Format: Widescreen 16:9 (2.40:1)
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Total Run Time: 84 minutes
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Closed Captioned: Yes
About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the industry leading worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox produced, acquired and third party partner film and television programing. Each year TCFHE expands its award-winning global product portfolio with the introduction of new entertainment content through established and emerging formats including DVD, Blu-ray™ and Digital HD™. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox."
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The Dead Lands Trailer: Directed by Toa Fraser from a screenplay by Glenn Standring, The Dead Lands stars James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare, Raukura Turei, and Rena Owen. Magnet Releasing will distribute The Dead Lands in theaters and on VOD on April 17th.
Synopsis: "Hongi (James Rolleston) - a Maori chieftain's teenage son - must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior (Lawrence Makoare), a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years."
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