TITAN COMICS UNLEASHES KRAKEN FROM CREATORS SHANNON ERIC DENTON AND DAVID HARTMAN!: “Author & Monster Forge founder Shannon Eric Denton (Spider-Man, League of Legends), and artist David Hartman (Illusion: Ravager, Transformers Prime) group up for an electrifying new journey in KRAKEN, a brand-new unique graphic novel which publishes in September 2025, from Titan Comics.
Set in alternate Nineteen Thirties crammed with darkish magic, historic horrors, and occult powers, KRAKEN will captivate followers of historic and supernatural thrillers. The graphic novel has been praised by high-profile abilities together with Rob Zombie (Halloween, The Satan’s Rejects) who calls KRAKEN “an insane ripping yarn”, and acclaimed creator Phil Hester (Inexperienced Arrow) who says KRAKEN “packs motion, romance, excessive journey, horror, and simply straight up weirdness into each second.”.
After disappearing for 3 years, esteemed adventurer Kraken returns to actuality in quest of allies to cease an evil sorceress from unleashing a horde of eldritch monsters on the world. Armed with a pistol and supernatural tentacles, the Kraken is unfastened!
Shannon Eric Denton and David Hartman are trailblazing creators with intensive careers in movie, tv, and comics. Denton is an award-winning director and author, with credit spanning Disney, Sony, and Warner Brothers. Hartman, a Spectrum Award-winning artist, has had his work featured throughout comics, and video games, notably credited on Transformers Prime and Illusion Ravager.
“There’s an extended listing of pulp heroes I grew up with and as mates like Dave Stevens, Mike Mignola and Kevin Conran launched their very own to the pantheon I’ve needed to do the identical however with my very own monstrous twist,” says author, Shannon Denton. “Artist buddies James Groman and Kevin Conran deserve a shout out for his or her early recommendation and particularly to my stellar Monster Forge cohort David Hartman for bringing Kraken to life! And the way about that candy Mike Mignola cowl as nicely!”
Artist David Hartman expressed his pleasure engaged on the venture, “When Shannon confirmed me the script for Kraken, I used to be hooked instantly! It’s a wild mix of pulp journey, cosmic horror, and action-packed characters—the whole lot I like to attract. That is just the start of an epic collection we’re creating collectively, and I can’t wait so that you can dive into the primary e-book and the whole lot else we’ve in retailer!”
KRAKEN comes with two covers to gather from David Hartman, and Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and is on sale September 30, 2025! Pre-order the common version now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and Forbidden Planet (UK).”
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DAVID LYNCH’S AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE by Mike Miley: “How are David Lynch’s movies as a lot in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they’re cinematic ones?
By interrogating this query, David Lynch’s American Dreamscape broadens the interpretive horizons of Lynch’s filmography, calling for a brand new strategy to Lynch’s movies that goes past cinema and visible artwork to discover how Lynch’s work engages with literary and musical works which have formed the American creativeness. As a lot as Lynch stands as a singular inventive voice, his work arises from and faucets into the cultural zeitgeist in a manner that illuminates not solely his strategy to creativity but additionally the best way works work together with one another in an age of mass media. From youngsters’s literature to teen tragedy ballads, Nathanael West and Cormac McCarthy to people music and mixtapes, David Lynch’s American Dreamscape investigates the cultural frequencies Lynch’s movies tune into and positions Lynch’s work as a conduit for American widespread tradition, a medium or channel by way of which the unconscious of American life finds its manner into full view.
The e-book expands upon this strategy by discussing how artists corresponding to David Foster Wallace and Lana Del Rey graft Lynch’s affiliative, cinematic sensibility onto their very own tasks. Studying their work as intertextual engagements with Lynch’s movies additional illustrates the versatile interactions amongst creators and audiences to generate extra works, readers, and readings.”
Be taught extra and pre-order by visiting: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-lynchs-american-dreamscape-9798765102893/
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Jamie Bernadette and B.J. Britt Battle Star in A DEADLY RIDE: ““A Lethal Experience” releases on streaming February 4th, starring Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu, NCIS: New Orleans), B.J. Britt (Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D., Vampires Suck), and Chris Whitcomb (Junction). Glenn Ciano (Inkubus) directs.
In a bloody story of kill or be killed whereas struggling to outlive the cruel environmental parts, Cary (Britt), a ride-share driver drowning in debt and robbing his shopper’s vacant properties, alters his destiny when he picks up Kailey (Bernadette), who’s heartbroken after discovering her boyfriend’s infidelity. The journey takes a horrific flip when Cary by chance hits Adrian (Whitcomb), a jogger. In a panic, Cary decides to hit Kailey too, hoping to eradicate witnesses and defend his secret. Each Kailey and Adrian survive however discover themselves injured and fleeing for his or her lives throughout a bone-chilling snowstorm. As Cary hunts them down, Kailey and Adrian should band collectively, preventing for survival in opposition to their relentless pursuer. The stakes are excessive and the ethical boundaries blur because the battle for justice unfolds within the bitter chilly.
Director Glenn Ciano states, “This manufacturing was difficult…A WILD lethal journey, anchored by sturdy character performances by Jamie Bernadette and BJ Britt who’re on an unstoppable collision course. I have not had this a lot enjoyable making a film since ‘Inkubus‘ with Robert Englund.”
Jamie Bernadette says this was one among her all-time favourite filming experiences, explaining that “nearly your entire movie was shot at nighttime in temperatures going as little as 2 levels and a few nights filmed in a snowstorm. The tough situations created a real actuality that weren’t only a backdrop to the story, however grew to become part of the story itself. I didn’t must “act” chilly, I was chilly, and I believe it actually introduced out some nice performances in all of us. Couple that with an exceptional director, producing group, forged and crew who have been supportive and enjoyable, and you’ve got a gem of an expertise.”
“A Lethal Experience” was written by Jacob Cooney and Matt Sagona, and produced by David Gere and Chelsea Vale. Anthony Gudas served as Govt Producer, together with Richard Switzer of Maverick Movie dealing with gross sales.
See the film on Amazon and Fandango this February 4th and releasing on extra streaming websites in March.”
