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Exclusive First Look Inside Z Nation #1
The series, Z Nation: Black Summer is being written by Fred Van Lente and series creator Craig Engler with art by Edu Menna The book is set to ship on the 12th of April Z Nation was created by Engler and Karl Schaefer and is produced for television by The Asylum and airs on Syfy. A[...]
Exclusive – The Z Nation Outbreak Spreads To Comic Shops This April
The series was created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler… the ladder is involved in the comic. Z NATION #1 Cover A: Denis Medri Cover B: Lucio Parrillo Cover C: Photo Cover Writer: Craig Engler, Fred Van Lente Art: Edu Menna A prequel set in the world of Syfy's #1 scripted hit zombie series Z Nation, Black Summer[...]
Generation Zero Knows Their 4th Amendment Rights
The series is written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Francis Portela and we have five advanced pages from the second issue. And you can see that Cronus knows his forth amendment rights… not that it does him any good. Generation Zero #2 comes out in September. Valiant continues to grow their comic line with strong[...]
3 Exclusive Preview Pages For Weird Detective #4
The new issue by Fred Van Lente, Guiu Vilanova and Mauricio Wallace hits comic shops on September 21st. Sebastian Greene is finding it increasingly difficult to keep his true identity a secret from his partner, Sana Fayez At the same time, he's finally tracked down the Juice Box Killer—but can he take on the horrendous beast[...]
Free on Bleeding Cool – The Mocking Dead #1 By Van Lente And Dunbar
Dynamite has sent us a digital copy of The Mocking Dead #1 by Fred Van Lente and Max Dunbar to share with our readers All four issues of the series are part of the latest Groupees digital bundle. From the New York Times bestselling writer of the Marvel Zombies series comes a gut-splitting (then eating) comedy! A small outbreak can turn[...]
Valiant's Top Secret War Mother Hits Shelves This Week
4001 A.D.: War Mother #1 hits stands on Wednesday from Fred Van Lente and artist Tomas Giorello and it has a slight post-apocalyptic / Tank Girl feel to it It ships with covers by David Mack, Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Cary Nord, Andres Guinaldo and Ryan Lee. In the 41st century, much of the planet has been reduced[...]
Our First Look Inside Of 4001 AD: War Mother
But she wasn't completely new as she had made a cameo in last years Book of Death event. Now we have our first extended look inside of the 4001 A.D.: War Mother one-shot by Fred Van Lente and Tomás Giorello.  In the 41st century, much of the planet has been reduced to a barren wasteland[...]
Generation Zero Is Listening
The new series debuts on August 24th from writer Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and artist Francis Portela (Faith) and focuses on the characters of Animalia, Cloud, Cronus and The Telic as they head off to high school. These are the children of an experimental strike team that were taken by Project Rising Spirit and trained[...]
A First Look Inside Generation Zero #1
This group of volatile teenage superheroes from the pages of Harbinger Wars will be getting their own series by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Francis Portela. The synopsis kicks off with what sounds like the opening line from the A-Team: If you have a problem… If your parents won't help… And if your cause is worthy…[...]
FCBD Preview – Assassin's Creed From Titan Comics
The video game adaptation is written by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery and Fred Van Lente with art by Wellington Alves and Dennis Calero. To find your nearest participating comic store, click here. ASSASSIN'S CREED: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIAL 2016 Writers: Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, Fred Van Lente Artists: Wellington Alves, Dennis Calero FC – 32PP – FREE –[...]
"I Love H. P. Lovecraft, I Love Cop Shows, And Their Unholy Bastard Child Is Weird Detective" Dark Horses New Creator-Owned Comic
The comic reunites Harvey-nominated writer Fred Van Lente (Brain Boy, Conan the Avenger, Resurrectionists) and illustrator Guiu Vilanova (Conan the Avenger). Here's what it's all about: Cthulhu cops, the Innsmouth Mafia, telepathic cats, and other crimes against sanity stalk the streets of New York in this pulpy stew of crime, horror, and mystery from the writer of[...]
Jack Burton Is In Trouble Again – Preview Big Trouble In Little Chine #20
The series is written by Fred Van Lente who I believe is currently writing for every publisher on the planet The art is done by Dan McDaid with colors by Gonzalo Duarte and letters by the cheerful Ed Dukeshire The covers seen below are done by Joe Eisma and Aaron Alexovich. From reading the previews you[...]
Hastings And Valiant Team For Comics College
FCBD SPECIAL. Creators scheduled to stream during the workshop include: WEEK ONE – HOW TO WRITE COMICS Fred Van Lente (Writer, Archer & Armstrong; Ivar, Timewalker) January 30th at 2pm ET (1pm CT, 12pm MT, 11am PT) WEEK TWO – HOW COMICS ARE MADE Robert Venditti (Writer, X-O Manowar; Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) February 6th at 2pm ET (1pm CT, 12pm[...]
Valiant Previews – X-O Manowar And Ivar, Timewalker
We have the latest X-O Manowar from Robert Venditti and Rafa Sandoval and the eleventh issue of Ivar, Timewalker by Fred Van Lente and Pere Perez. X-O MANOWAR #42 Written by Robert Venditti Art by Rafa Sandoval Covers by Sandoval, Steve Lieber and Al Barrionuevo "EXODUS"…excised! As the Vine make a desperate, final stand against G.A.T.E[...]
Book Of Death #2, Rai #9 And More In Valiant Previews
Rai is determined to save his friends and bring down Father once and for all–but how can he do that from Earth? And will he survive the journey? IVAR, TIIMEWALKER #8 ("BREAKING HISTORY" – FINALE!) Written by Fred Van Lente Art by Francis Portela Covers by Raul[...]
First Look At Book Of Death: Legends Of The Geomancer
The series is by Fred Van Lente and Juan Jose Ryp and tells the never before seen origin of the ancient order of Geomancers It features a cover by Marguerite Suavage. The series is unique in that it will be printed in limited quantities and only available to retailers who qualify based on their orders of[...]
Denver Comic Con '15:  Can You Get Fred Van Lente To Sing?
Nathan Becker writes from the Denver Comic Con. Valiant Entertainment brought one of their premier writers to the Denver Comic Con in Fred Van Lente.  Fred is known for writing fan favorite characters Archer & Armstrong, The Delinquents and Ivar, Timewalker.  Luckily for fans, Fred is alternating signing autographs between the Valiant booth and his own[...]
With 2 Hours To Go, Broken Frontier Kickstarter Goes To The Wire…. (UPDATE)
Can a last minute Bleeding Cool bump put it over the edge?  A 250-page hardcover colour anthology of comics with 45 contributors including David Hine, Mark Stafford, Greg Pak, Karrie Fransman, Alison Sampson, Cullen Bunn, Phil Hester, INJ Culbard, Josh Fialkov, Fred Van Lente, Nathan Fox, Tom Raney and more. Can they make it? UPDATE: Well, that seemed to do[...]
Valiant Previews: Divinity #4 And Ivar, Timewalker #5
Can the super-powered heroes of the world contain the rage of a mad god? The earth-shattering conclusion to Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine's sci-fi epic will have long-term ramifications for the entire Valiant Universe! Ivar, Timewalker #5 (New Arc "Breaking History" – Part 1) Written by Fred Van Lente Art[...]
Valiant Heads To The Mile High City With Con Exclusive Variant
Plus they will have the Valiant t-shirts featuring: Bloodshot, Divinity, The Harbinger Renegades, Ninjak and X-O Manowar. They are also bringing along creators David Baron (Divinity), Steve Lieber (Quantum And Woody Must Die!) and Fred Van Lente (Ivar, Timewalker) And for those who are new to the Valiant Universe, there will be a Valiant 101 panel[...]
WonderCon '15 – The Valiant 25th Anniversary Tour Talks Ivar Timewalker, Divinity, Book Of Death, Bloodshot Reborn, Dead Drop And More
The Valiant 25th Anniversary Tour panel at WonderCon on Saturday, featured Hunter Gorinson, Dinesh Shamdasani (CEO), Fred Van Lente (Ivar Timewalker), Ryan Winn (inker on Divinity). Gorinson introduced us to the company's 25th year, and Valiant 2.0 He moved straight into the new series Ivar Timewalker written by Van Lente Van Lente talked about his "functionally[...]
Stealing The Past To Fight The Future! Preview Resurrectionists #6 From Dark Horse
We had a rather glorious preview on Bleeding Cool for Resurrectionists #5 previously, a series written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Maurizio Rosenzweig, and Moreno DiNisio It's reincarnation, heists, and very sticky interpersonal relationships coming full circle, and it's returning for a digital only 6th issue before being collected in print trade. Dark[...]
Wanderers, Spies, Magicians, And Jungle Folk – Preview Dark Horse Presents #9
I can't even believe the detail work on those spears! Contributors to DHP #9 include: Fred Van Lente, Alex de Campi, Victor Santos, Mike Grell, Brendan McCarthy, Mark Evanier, Guiu Vilanova, Jerry Ordway, and Sergio Aragonés. Dark Horse describe DHP #9 thus: Sergio Aragonés's Groo gets involved in politics, and that's not good for man, woman, or child[...]
Early Preview For Next Week's Divnity #2 And Ivar, Timewalker #3
Some think him to be a savior…while others believe he will usher in a new Communist Age… Now the rest of the world's powers must decide for themselves – will the enigmatic DIVINITY offer his hand in friendship or will Earth's heroes find themselves helpless against the wrath of the divine? [...]