No, Bad Kids Go to Hell is not he name of the next hit reality series on Fox, rather a comic mini-series combining the talents of former Hollywood FX master and playwright Matthew Spradlin with Producer/Director/Writer and actor Barry “Bazza” Wernick into a rich storyline reminiscent of a demon spawn between John Hughes and Wes Craven. Filled with every teenage stereotype and excellently crafted panels by artist Anthony Vargas, Bad Kids pushes the envelope in terms of content, violence, and other “mature” themes. The best part is you are loving every moment of it. I had the opportunity to interview the creators of Bad Kids Go To Hell. I’ll let you read what they had to say about their teen angst story after the break. Read more!

Its Christmas in July! Marvel and Madhouse just announced and released 2 teasers for a 4 part series of anime movies featuring Marvel superheroes. The first two teasers are for Ironman and Wolverine and I am all hyped up which, if you’ve been reading Dark Diamond for a while, you’d know it’s no easy task.

The films are supposed to redesign “popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture” and from the teasers you’ll know they are serious about this.  The project is slated for spring 2010 and oh boy it cant come soon enough. Watch both teasers and my take on them after the break.

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Several weeks back a few friends and I found ourselves trolling the floors of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA for WonderCon 2009. It was my first time attending Wondercon and it was a sheer blast, not to mention a bit overwhelming too; so many sights, sounds and…undesired smells to take in.

For the most part, my first day at Wondercon was spent attending panels and getting a feel for the lay of the land. I had to prepare for day two where I would blow exorbitant amounts of hard earned cash on PVC figures and other miscellaneous spoils of war. It would also present me with the opportunity to thoroughly examine the sea of independent artist booths that blanketed the show floor.

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Anyone familiar with Berserk, the manga created by Kentaro Miura over 20 years ago is sure to appreciate this Italian fan-made film featuring the mercenary Guts and his colossal sword. A collaboration between LED Productions and Deus Ex Machina Visual Effects Studio, this gritty and dark short directed by and starring Francesco Sanseverino proves that given a chance, even on a-what I am assuming to be-small budget, there is a proper and effective way to translate a manga/graphic novel into a rather stunning, though short film.

Hollywood head cheeses, you may want to whip out a pencil and some paper and start taking notes.

Francesco and company, we here at DDN salute you.

We want to hear what you guys think of this fan-made film. Did you enjoy it? Have you seen any other manga, anime or comic book related fan films? If so, what are some of your favorite fan films?

[Anime Nation]

The world of Mirror’s Edge is already highly stylized, colorful, and pulsing with energy, so it seems only natural that EA would think to create a comic cook adaptation of the game. EA has signed a deal with DC to produce the comic, and Rhianna Pratchett, who’s writing the dialogue for the game, will be the writer for this as well.

As you might have expected, the story of this series is a prequel to the events of the game, explaining Faith’s backstory. The reader will “learn more about the events that shaped both her and the city,” says DICE’s Owen O’Brien. It’s debuting this winter.

[videogaming247]

Video Game webcomics are a buck a pound these days, from the really good ones to the ones that make you loose hope in humanity. So I wouldn’t normally post about a webcomic strip, but when an honest to goodness webcomic that isn’t about Video Games makes such a good reference to gaming, it must be known.

And Questionable Content, one of my favorite webcomics, pulled a great one on the latest strip. A Final Fantasy reference AND what seems like a FLCL reference in one? Sweet!

Faith Naked was over at FanExpo this past weekend and she just posted a collection of cosplay photos from the event. There’s the obligatory Final Fantasy group photo and a couple of nice X-men shots. But of them all, these two have got to be the best.

I guess smoking does inhibit growth, huh snake?
(for the record, I dont think I’m much taller than him, I could still take him though)

This Symbiote Spidey has the geeky gimp thing going for him,
and that little symbiote in his pants isn’t helping.

Do yourself a favor and go watch the gallery!

[Destructoid]

This one goes out to all the cubicle dwellers out there, ‘Hang in there’ no more! Centennial Society posted this mute comic strip which they send in every Business Reply envelope they receive with junk mail. It feels like a visual hymn to freedom. But the main point of this collection is that it does not need words, so I’ll shut up and let pictures do the talking.

Revolt!

[Centennial Society / Via The Canadian Geek]