Pop singer The Weeknd’ superhero alter ego, “Starboy,” was misappropriated from a start-up comic book creator. This is the allegation set out in the lawsuit the comic book creator has commenced against the singer (whose real name is apparently Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, according to court documents) in California. Eymun Talasazan, the comic book writer and … Read more
The motion picture Back to the Future has had remarkable longevity of popularity in Japan. It was therefore no surprise that the film was to be adapted into a manga, even though the gap between the two is 33 years. The internationally successful 1985 movie starred American actor Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly. … Read more
WWE Royal Rumble Special 2018 #1 BOOM! Studios, January 2018 Writers: Lan Pitts, Kevin Panetta, Ryan Ferrier, AJ Styles & Michael Kingston WWE Royal Rumble Special 2018 is a comic book published by BOOM! Studios. It leverages the globally popular sports entertainment brand, World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”), utilising the “Royal Rumble” name. A “Royal Rumble” … Read more
Yoga Joe #1 Writers: Dan Abramson and Chris Mead Brogamats LLC, 2017 Yoga Joe is an independent publication written by Dan Abrahamson and Chris Mead. The comic can be purchased at www.yogajoes.com. This is a strange website. It not only offers the comic, but also offers green plastic toy soldiers. Instead of firing guns or … Read more