Avengelyne, one of Rob Liefeld’s post-Image breakup works, is a fallen angel who fights demons and other baddies on Earth. Koni Waves is an investigator of the paranormal who has fought her fair share of supernatural villains in her past. But when an investigation ends up with Koni getting possessed by a demon, the two not only meet, but also engage in an all out battle.

It’s been about nine years since Avengelyne was in a comic book and almost three years since this comic book was first announced. This is a long time to wait if you are fans of these characters or just fans of scantily clad demon hunters. But fans of Avengelyne should pick this one up because there will be important information revealed about her future in the comic.

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http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/no-girls-allowed-redux

Arcana Comics founded by Sean O’Reilly, began as a studio in 2004, and has since become Canada’s largest comic book publisher and an innovative leader in developing content in various mediums. Working in websites, comics and graphic novels, video games, short-form animation and live action shorts, toys and merchandise, as well as feature length films.

In 2006, Arcana held a talent search for contributions, that was open to writers, pencillers, inkers, letterers, and colorists/greyscalers, to create macabre stories of psychological horror. In October of the same year Arcana debuted their Dark Horrors Anthology, which consisted of not only Arcana talent, but also the lucky winners of the talent search who submitted stories online at Arcana’s forum.

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Bruce Brown of Springfield first discovered comic books as a child.

A specialist recommended them to Brown’s parents to help their son overcome some reading difficulties.

“My mom started taking me to the comic shop on a regular basis. I don’t think she thought decades later I’d still be doing it, but I just love it,” said Brown, 45.

Now he not only enjoys reading comic books, he writes them as well.

Five years ago, Brown wrote his first comic book script for a contest sponsored by Marvel Comics, the publisher that unleashed Spider-Man, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk upon the world. Brown didn’t win the contest, which would have resulted in his story being published, but he did receive some positive feedback from the person who reviewed his work.

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http://www.sj-r.com/features/x531836052/Longtime-comic-book-reader-is-now-an-author

Open Book Society is please to announce a new feature that will be starting in February; Graphic Novel and Comic Reviews.

Our first foray will be with Arcana Comics title “Dark Horrors Anthology“. Published in 2006, Dark Horrors brings together a collection of horror short stories akin to Tales of The Crypt. Arcana held a talent search on their forum, which was open to writers, pencillers, letterers, inkers, and greyscalers/colorists who think they had what it took to create macabre stories of psychological horror. The lucky winners had their art and stories published in this book.

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http://openbooksociety.com/article/comic-and-graphic-novels-reviews-01-30-10/