Arcana and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to Produce The Unknowns

Vancouver, April 29, 2015 – Arcana is proud to announce it’s coproduction with POW! Entertainment, LLC for the production and international distribution of The Unknowns, a new comic book universe.

 

Sean Patrick O’Reilly, CEO of Arcana, said, "Stan Lee was there when Arcana published our first comic book just over ten years ago.  To be working with him on a new intellectual property and creating a new universe has truly been a dream come true!"

Arcana's Special Guests for SDCC 2013

Arcana sent over their Special Guests for SDCC 2013 below along with their signing schedule. Check the Arcana booth to confirm signing times as things can change.

VANCOUVER (July 13, 2013) -
We're just a few days from San Diego Comic Con, and we're ready to unleash our Arcana Comics' (BOOTH 2415) SDCC Special Guests and Signing Schedule! Please check the Arcana Booth to confirm times!
 
Keep in mind that all of our SDCC Exclusives this year have creators associated with the books making appearances!
 
ARCANA BOOTH 2415 - Having trouble finding us? Between Dark Horse and DC on the main aisle side of the Alex Ross booth... under the HUGE Kade banner by Alex Ross. 
 

SPECIAL GUESTS

 
BILL PAXTON - The amazing actor/producer/director, Bill Paxton (HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, 2 GUNS, TITANIC), is making an appearance on Thursday, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, signing copies of 7 HOLES FOR AIR, which he is presenting AND debuting at SDCC! He will have the talented MICK REINMAN with him, the artist for 7 Holes for Air, also signing the book.
 
 
VLAD YUDIN - The Producer and Director Vlad Yudin will be on hand signing HEADSMASH, which he created, and will be co-released by Arcana Comics and The Vladar Company. Also on hand with Vlad, keep an eye out for the legendary Tim Bradstreet (PUNISHER, HELLRAISER, and countless other amazing covers including the regular edition of HEADSMASH), Joe Perez (art director for Kanye West), who is the artist of the SDCC VARIANT COVER of HEADSMASH.
 
 
TONY LEE - Tony Lee, writer for countless Doctor Who titles for IDW, as well as various stints at Marvel, DC, Markosia, and more, will be on hand, signing copies of his new graphic novel, THE GLOOM, released in conjunction with MTV Comics. The title was first released as a web comic on MTV Geek, and Arcana Comics is releasing the first collected print edition. He will be signing on Saturday from 10:30 am - 11:30 am, and Sunday from 10:30 am - 11:30 am
. Keep an eye out for Tom Akel, the writer for Anywhere, who will also be on hand for Tony's Saturday signing.  
 
DAVID PARKIN & DARYL FREIMARK - David and Daryl will be on hand signing copies of THE DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY, a whirlwind story with rattling desert bones, pompadours, classic cars, and pearl handled pistols, which is debuting in trade at SDCC! Catch them signing on Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Friday, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. 
 
 
 
SCOTT MILAM - Scott Milam will be on hand during San Diego Comic Con signing copies of KILLING MACHINE, which he wrote for Arcana Comics. When an undercover agent's cover is blown and his life destroyed, he wakes up barely a man and forever changed...It's an insane story of cybernetics, alien technology, and revenge, spun by Scott with art from the insane Kenneth Loh. Scott will be on hand signing copies of Killing Machine on Thursday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Friday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, and Saturday, 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm.
 
ERIK HENDRIX - Erik Hendrix, writer of SideShows, The Evil Tree, Champions of the Wild Weird West, Deadly Harvest, The Book, The Intrinsic, Simmons Comics Anthology: Zipper Vs Dominatric The Slave Trade, all-new The Steam Engines of Oz, and more will be on hand signing his books, as well as copies of the SDCC VARIANT COVER of THE STEAM ENGINES OF OZ ISSUE 2 with an exclusive cover from EJ Su. Erik will be on hand throughout the weekend (he runs the booth), but his official signing times are Thursday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, and Sunday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am. 
 
MIKE DUBISCH - Mike Dubisch, the artist from last year's SDCC Exclusive Cryptozoological guide to the creatures of The Asylum's films is back again this year with AN ARCANA CRYPTOZOOLOGY HANDBOOK: THE JOURNAL OF THE KINDRED, a dark take on the creatures of The Arcanaverse. The book debuts at SDCC with an SDCC Exclusive cover and you can get a copy signed by Mike on Friday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, and Sunday, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm.
 
 

FULL LIST OF ON HAND AND SIGNINGS

 

MATTHEW ADAMS
KORD & HARLEY Thursday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am, Friday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Sunday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

TOM AKEL
ANYWHERE Saturday, 10:30 am - 11:30 am.

 

JOHN BARKER
DEAD CELL Friday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

MONTY BORROR
SPIRIT WINDOW, GARBAGE DAY Friday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Saturday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

 

TIM BRADSTREET
HEADSMASH
Check Signing Times at Arcana Comics Booth 2415.

 

EDGAR DELGADO
ULTRADUCK Thursday, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

PEDRO DELGADO
ULTRADUCK, ABIDING PERDITION, THE GWAII, RALPH FILMORE Thursday, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

SHANNON ERIC DENTON
MARKUS FANG, GRUNTS, GRUNTS: WAR STORIES Saturday, 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm.

 

SHAWN DEPASQUALE
SPACE, MN, THE NUMBERED (IN DEVELOPMENT) Thursday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am, Saturday, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm.

 

MIKE DUBISCH
AN ARCANA CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL HANDBOOK: JOURNAL OF THE KINDRED Friday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Sunday, 12:30 - 1:30 pm.

 

SEAN DULANEY
51 DELTA, SUPERSONIC (IN DEVELOPMENT) Thursday, 10:30 am - 11:45 am, Friday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

BRANDON EASTON
SHADOWLAW Friday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm.

 

DARYL FREIMARK
THE DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Friday, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

MARIO "OMG" GULLY
LANGLEY HIGH Friday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

 

ERIK HENDRIX
THE STEAM ENGINES OF OZ, THE EVIL TREE, SIDESHOWS, DEADLY HARVEST, THE BOOK, THE INTRINSIC, ZIPPER VS DOMINATRIX Thursday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sunday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

SCOTT KINNEY
KOZMIK Friday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Sunday, 12:30 - 1:30 pm.

 

TONY LEE
THE GLOOM Friday, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Saturday, 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Sunday, 10:30 am - 11:30 am.

 

SCOTT MILAM
KILLING MACHINE Thursday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Friday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday, 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm.

 

DAVID PARKIN
THE DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Friday, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

BILL PAXTON
7 HOLES FOR AIR Thursday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

JOE PEREZ
HEADSMASH
Check Signing Times at Arcana Comics Booth 2415.

 

SABIR PIRZADA
AFFLICTION 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

 

ROGER RAYMOND
RALPH FILMORE Thursday, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

MICK REINMAN
7 HOLES FOR AIR Thursday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

JUSTIN ROBINSON
BUTCHER STREET, NIEVES Thursday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

 

BILL RUDE
CREEPSVILLE Friday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

 

ALEX SCHUMACHER
THE UNEMPLOYMENT ADVENTURES OF AQUALUNG Friday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

 

M. ZACHARY SHERMAN
HARRY WALTON: HENCHMAN FOR HIRE Saturday, 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm.

 

DAN TAYLOR
HERO HAPPY HOUR, HERO HAPPY HOUR: ON THE ROCKS Saturday, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.

 

B. ALEX THOMPSON
BLOOD SHELLS & ROSES, LETHAL INSTINCT, AMOUR VOL 1, AMOUR VOL 2 Saturday, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm, Sunday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

 

VLAD YUDIN
HEADSMASH Thursday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Friday, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Saturday, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Sunday, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

 

DOC WYATT
CREEPSVILLE Friday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Arcana's SDCC Exclusives & Debuts for 2013

With a week to go until San Diego Comic Con, Arcana Comics (BOOTH 2415) is ready to unleash their list of SDCC Exclusives for 2013! See below for information on our exclusives, including Roddenberry Entertainment's Worth Exclusive Preview, The Steam Engines of Oz Issue 2 Variant EJ Su Cover, HeadSmash Exclusive Joe Perez Variant Cover, and An Arcana Cryptozoological Handbook Exclusive. Read on, my friends, for that, plus some exciting debuts for SDCC 2013!

San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) runs from Wednesday, July 17th (Preview Night) through Sunday, July 21st, and Arcana Comics will be at Booth 2415, showing off the latest and greatest books in our catalog, PLUS some amazing exclusives and special guests!

To kick it off, here are our EXCLUSIVES FOR SDCC 2013.
Click on the covers to see the full-sized image.

 

TITLE: RODDENBERRY PRESENTS: WORTH
RUN: LIMITED TO 5000 COPIES - $1 EACH
DESCRIPTION: Read the entire first chapter of the upcoming original graphic novel, Worth, created by Roddenberry Entertainment, and published by Arcana Comics. You can pick up a copy from the Arcana Comics booth or the Roddenberry Entertainment booth while supplies last.


TITLE: THE STEAM ENGINES OF OZ ISSUE 2 - SDCC EXCLUSIVE EJ SU COVER
RUN: LIMITED TO 250 COPIES - $5
DESCRIPTION: The hit Arcana series brings The World of Oz into the future with a SteamPunk spin, featuring all new characters side-by-side with beloved classics. The Tin Man has taken over the Emerald City, and Victoria Wright is tasked with ending his tyranny. Its Lions and Munchkins and GearHeads, oh my! Featuring a an Exclusive Variant cover from E.J. Su (IDW's TRANSFORMERS, Image's TECH JACKET).
NOTE: Sean Patrick O'Reilly and Erik Hendrix, the co-creators of The Steam Engines of Oz will be on hand during the convention (Erik runs the booth) and we're hoping to get EJ Su to come by as well. Also come to the booth to see other special Oz-related items.


TITLE: AN ARCANA CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL HANDBOOK: JOURNAL OF THE KINDRED
RUN: LIMITED TO 50 COPIES - $10 EACH
DESCRIPTION: Last year, Arcana Comics brought you a Cryptozoological Guide to the creatures which run around in The Asylum's films, and we were amazed at the response! This year, we bring you a cryptozoological spin on the dark side of the Arcanaverse through the eyes of The Kindred.
NOTE: Artist Mike Dubish will be signing at various times during the convention.


TITLE: HEADSMASH SDCC EXCLUSIVE JOE PEREZ COVER
RUN: LIMITED TO 500 COPIES - $20 EACH
DESCRIPTION: In the lurid city of Ares, Smash is a trusted officer of the Horde, a brutal syndicate. As an angry orphan, he was hand-selected by Maurice, the Horde's capo, to be groomed for leadership. After being sent on a mission to claim a powerful serum, Smash is left for dead and his girlfriend and unborn baby are taken by the very group that he swore allegiance to. He returns, armed with a serum that gives superhuman strength, and vows that he won't rest until his family is safe and revenge is taken upon those who betrayed him. Featuring an Exclusive Variant cover from Kanye West's art director, Joe Perez.
NOTE: Creator Vlad Yudin, Variant Cover artist Joe Perez, and Regular cover artist, Tim Bradstreet will be signing during the convention.

SDCC DEBUTS

 

TITLE: 7 HOLES FOR AIR
DESCRIPTION: Bill Paxton & Arcana Comics presents 7 Holes for Air. Bob Rourke is the kind of man they don't make anymore. He's a tough son of a b****: A fifty-year-old steelworker who smokes, drinks, and never complains, even when he's in pain. After a persistent headache sends him to a doctor for the first time in his life, Bob learns he's facing the end. With disease ravaging his body, Bob soldiers on at home, at work and in an alternate Spaghetti Western reality in which his real-life antagonists become actual villains. Now Bob will stare down death the only way he knows how - with grit and determination - as he struggles against the ghosts of his past and the desire to leave something behind for his wife and daughter.
NOTE: BILL PAXTON will be signing at the Arcana Booth, 2415, on Thursday during SDCC from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm!

TITLE: THE GLOOM
DESCRIPTION: MTV Comics and Arcana Studio present THE GLOOM. Once called a 'Mel Brooks movie of a comic' by COMICS INTERNATIONAL, acclaimed creators Tony Lee (Doctor Who) & Dan Boultwood (It Came!) return to the hero that brought them together! In 1940's Manhattan he's the only vigilante blocking the Vermillion and his N@zi allies from their plan to rule the world with ATOMIC ZEPPELINS! No pulp hero is safe from parody, in the comic series that once had the review 'Buy this book - sell a kidney if you have to!'
NOTE: Tony Lee, writer of many of IDW's Doctor Who books and others will be signing during SDCC.

TITLE: THE DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY
DESCRIPTION: Jack and Tino, two strangers with a questionable past arrive in the reclusive town of Dreary where they unknowingly fulfill a prophecy that the town believes will precede the coming of the apocalypse. They are caught up in a whirlwind of judgment and paranoia, and it's a race against time to escape with their lives. The Devil is Due in Dreary is a music rich ride through the folklore of the old west. With rattling desert bones, pompadours, classic cars, and pearl handled pistols, it's an action packed rockabilly take on the classic western.
NOTE: David Parkin and Daryl Freimark will be signing during the convention.

TITLE: HEADSMASH
DESCRIPTION: In the lurid city of Ares, Smash is a trusted officer of the Horde, a brutal syndicate. As an angry orphan, he was hand-selected by Maurice, the Horde's capo, to be groomed for leadership. After being sent on a mission to claim a powerful serum, Smash is left for dead and his girlfriend and unborn baby are taken by the very group that he swore allegiance to. He returns, armed with a serum that gives superhuman strength, and vows that he won't rest until his family is safe and revenge is taken upon those who betrayed him.
NOTE: In addition to the SDCC Exclusive cover by Joe Perez, we will be debuting the regular edition of the book, featuring the art of legendary Tim Bradstreet! Check the Arcana Comics signing schedule for autograph times.

Arcana Comics Debuts SteamPunk Originals at SDCC 2012

Arcana Comics is proud to announce a new line of comic books, which will be debuting at SDCC 2012 - SteamPunk Originals!

 

SteamPunk Originals is set to release several new SteamPunk books in the coming year, but it all starts at SDCC 2012 with John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview Book. Featuring the first chapter from the upcoming mini-series with an exclusive cover and bonus content, this one is sure to sell out quickly, so don't forget to pick up a copy at Booth 2415 at SDCC!

 

Written and drawn by Dwayne Harris (AMNESIA), John Henry: The Steam Age, tells the story of John Henry you DON'T know about...

 

Below is a description of the book, plus some preview pages.

 

TITLE: John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview Book
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 200 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: John Henry, a former slave, wasn't about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He'd beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn't die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned - The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they've created is John and his hammer. "John Henry: The Steam Age" is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.

Arcana Comics Teams up with The Asylum at SDCC 2012

VANCOUVER (June 29, 2012) - Arcana Comics is excited to announce they will be teaming up with The Asylum, the movie studio behind such "monstrous" films as MEGA SHARK VS CROCOSAURUS and TRANSMORPHERS, at San Diego Comic Con! To celebrate, Arcana Comics is releasing a limited edition, SDCC Exclusive, A Field Guide to Cryptozoology, featuring creatures from The Asylum's films.

 

Drawn by the talented Mike Dubisch with writing and design work from Michael David Nelsen (SIDESHOWS, CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WEIRD WEST), the field guide shows off the creatures of The Asylum films in spectacular fashion, and only people attending SDCC this year will be able to pick up a copy.

 

Look out for booth 2415 at SDCC this year starting on July 11th (Preview Night) to find Arcana Comics and The Asylum, and be sure to pick up a copy of this limited exclusive before it's gone!