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Lion Forge is at it again, launching yet another imprint, this one aimed at Middle Grade readers between the ages of 8-12 The new imprint is called Caracal, which might leave you wondering: what the heck is a Caracal? We're glad you asked, because it gives us an opportunity to break out the skills we[...]

Lion Forge has hired Jill Gerber as Director of Education Outreach and Collections, a press release revealed today The publisher touted its own reputation as "one of comics publishing's most forward-thinking companies", which seems fair considering how smart an idea it is to hire someone to focus on getting Lion Forge comics into classrooms, where[...]

The ongoing game of comic book industry executive musical chairs continues at Lion Forge as the company sent out a press release Friday announcing the hiring of Carol Burrell as Executive Editor of the Cubhouse all-ages imprint and the promotion of Vice President/Executive Editor Andrea Colvin to Editor-in-Chief. Burrell's bio, from the press release: Carol M[...]

Lion Forge has joined the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund as a corporate partner, the company revealed in a press release Thursday Like all the best steamy romances, the press release announcing the new coupling touted Lion Forge's commitment to "Comics for Everyone" and a "focus on comics publishing across all age groups," as well[...]

The Lion Forge solicits are available now with their usual promising cavalcade of Catalyst Prime titles, new graphic novels, as well as Encounter, Wrapped Up, and Infinity 8 Plus, Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 3 begins! Unfortunately, their covers are not yet ready with the exception of Little Tales of the Forest[...]

We got a taste of Lion Forge's plans for its Catalyst Prime superhero universe on Thursday at the Diamond Retailer Summit As announced there, Lion Forge co-founders Carl Reed and David Steward II will take the reigns as Editorial Directors of the line, and with it come a number of creative team changes, some of which[...]

Lots of announcements were packed into the Lion Forge presentation at the Diamond Retailer Summit dinner Lion Forge Co-Founders Dave Steward II (CEO) and Karl Reed (CCO) will be the new Executive Editors of the company's Catalyst Prime superhero imprint. "We want to give new authentic voices to different age ranges of a particular generation." –[...]

The second volume of Gene Ha's Mae commences, its first volume is released in a collected edition, and Joe Flood and Dave Scheidt kick off a new series called Cellies, all from Lion Forge this June Full solicit text below. APR181631 MAE TP VOL 01 (W/A/CA) Gene Ha Mae's beloved older sister Abbie has been missing for years[...]

Lion Forge released the Puerto Rico Strong anthology to comic stores this week, and now they've got to figure out what to do with all that money! The profits from the book are set to be donated to Puerto Rican disaster relief and recovery programs, and Lion Forge has found a partner in the United[...]

All this comes courtesy of Lion Forge's May 2018 solicits More details below. CATALYST PRIME ACCELL #10MAR181763(W) Joe Casey (A) Damion Scott, Robert Campanella, Sigmund Torre (CA) ChrisCross, Paul MountsDaniel Dos Santos has been through a lot since he got his powers from a meteor rock that he found after "The Event": fighting against a barrage[...]

Lion Forge will publish Gene Ha's Mae in a new series, as well as publishing the first volume, according to a press release sent out by the company The news was announced at ComicsPRO today prior to the press release. "I'm so proud for Mae to join Lion Forge, and to add editor Andrea Colvin to[...]

Lion Forge is the latest publisher to bring its digital library to Madefire, according to a press release sent out by the publisher today All of the Lion Forge comics currently available digitally, including the Catalyst Prime universe, Voltron Legendary Defender, Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven, and more New issues will be available each[...]

Graphic novels Algeria is Beautiful Like America, a comic about discovering one's ancestry, and This is a Taco, which will help you tell the difference between a squirrel and a taco, are coming out courtesy of Lion Forge this April Plus, new issues of their Catalyst Prime family of comics are being offered[...]

This all comes courtesy of the March 2018 solicits of Lion Forge More details below. JAN180034 FCBD 2018 WORM WORLD SAGA Enter the Wormworld, at the very beginning A mysterious painting A wooden sword A hidden world A time before conflict Two friends in search of magic and adventure This is how the saga begins This exciting all-new[...]

Comic book publisher Lion Forge is on a quest to swallow the entire comic book industry, one employee at a time Just a few months ago in October, Lion Forge added 4 new editors to its staff They followed that up later that month by acquiring the entire comic book website The Beat And now,[...]

This February, Lion Forge is bringing back Black Comix Returns, which is the follow up to the discontinued 2010 artbook It includes writers and artists such as David Walker, Sanford Greene, Ron Wimberly, and Ashley A Woods This comes from writer/artist John Jennings. Plus, the Catalyst Prime universe continues its run, and Jazz Maynard starts its second volume. BLACK COMIX RETURNS HC (C: 0-0-1) (W) John Jennings, Damian[...]

Publisher Lion Forge announced via press release today plans to publish No Ivy League, the debut graphic novel by Lion Forge editor and Ignatz award winning creator Hazel Newlevant The plan was actually stealth-announced in the press release when Newlevant was hired as associate editor earlier this month, but the new release contains more information[...]

Following in the footsteps of other proud symbiotic relationships between publishers and comic book websites such as Avatar Press and Bleeding Cool, Fantagraphics and The Comics Journal, or Marvel and Comic Book Resources, publisher Lion Forge has acquired ComicsBeat.com, colloquially known as The Beat, the longtime home of premiere comics journalist and frenemy of Bleeding Cool Heidi[...]

Lion Forge is rocking their output with their Catalyst Prime series of titles, with work from Power Man and Iron Fists' Sanford Greene Plus, comics talent like Joe Casey (Avengers: The Origin, Fantastic Four, Iron Man) and Amy Chu (Poison Ivy).  CATALYST PRIME: ACCELL #7 Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Damion Scott Cover Artist: Chriscross After taking a beating from the mercenary Midnight[...]

Announced at New York Comic Con this weekend, publisher Lion Forge is adding three new titles to its publishing lineup: Dinosaucers by Michael Uslan and Andrew Pepoy, Wormworld Saga by Daniel Lieske, and Upgrade Soul by Ezra Clayton Daniels. First up is Dinosaucers, based on a 1980s cartoon produced by DiC Entertainment, which you may remember as the company that produced[...]

Titan Comics, Lion Forge, and Fantagraphics have all signed on, joining DC Comics, Dark Horse, Image, Archie, and others in hoopla's library of more than 10,000 titles available for free to library patrons. (PRNewsfoto/hoopla digital) "As comic book fans ourselves, we are working diligently to build our inventory of comic books and graphic novels With these agreements,[...]

Lion Forge has announced a new title for its CubHouse young reader imprint By novelist Samuel Sattin and artist Ian McGinty, Glint lists Nimona and Chaos Walking as inspiration, which means it must be hoping to snag a similar movie deal Sattin explained the concept behind the book in an EXCLUSIVE on THR: Glint is a[...]

pic.twitter.com/HxCAnQGKAK — Matthew Price (@nerdage) February 16, 2017 State Of The Industry More Comics And Graphic Novels Sold In Comic Stores In 2016 Than In 2015, ComicsPRO Attendees Told By Diamond ComicsPRO Meeting, The Industry Equivalent Of The Bilderberg Group, Begins Today The Morning After The Night Before At ComicsPRO On Boycotting DC $3.99 Titles And The Lowest Marvel Sales In[...]

The Catalyst Prime launch T-shirt from Lion Forge, that detail the names and creators for their launch titles of this new superhero line masterminded by Joe Illidge and with creators… well… Let's take a look again. NOBLE Brandon Thomas – Writer Roger Robinson – Illustrator Juan Fernandez – Colorist Saida Temofonte – Letterer ACCELL Joe Casey – Writer Damion Scott – Penciller Robert Campanella –[...]

From Wrestling, to early TV to his final passing of heart failure in 1993, Andre was the prime example of Larger than Life but will still humble man through it all. Andre The Giant: Closer To Heaven from IDW / Lion Forge Comics would be an obviously great gift for wrestling fans, but it would also appeal[...]

Lion Forge Comics has grown a lot over the last few weeks, adding in Magnetic Press and announcing Catalyst Prime at NYCC That wasn't the only announcement over the weekend though, the publisher has also kicked off a new imprint focused on young readers called CubHouse. The new line will focus specifically on young adult titles and[...]

The Castoffs is a new comic book series from Lion Forge, written by Stuff Of Legend's creator Brian Smith with MK Reed and drawn by Molly Ostertag. Is it me, or am I getting a "The Next Lumberjanes" vibe off this? THE CASTOFFS #1 (W) Brian Smith, M K Reed (A/CA) Molly Ostertag It's Mage against the Machine! Magic vs[...]

I'm not being sarcastic here, the revulsion that these things have returned from the presumed dead appears to be part of Lion Forge's pitch From the April 2016 solicitations… Madballs #1 (W) Brad McGinty (A) Brian Smith (CA) Brad McGinty You thought – no, hoped – those disgusting creepy heads from the '80s were gone forever, but boy, were[...]

From Lion Forge, Knight Rider Vol 2: Knightstrikes picks up right where the opening graphic novel left off, in a series of standalone shorts that sees the dynamic duo saving the country from terrorists, clandestine spy networks, and super criminals An all-star team of comics industry lights are bringing this story to life, including Adam[...]

Veteran TV and film producer Scott Steindorff announced a partnership and new comic series with Lion Forge Comics at SDCC The new series is an ongoing supernatural adventure story called Sympathy for the Soul llustrated by Pow Rodrix and Sai Studios, the series charts the rise of Michael Hanley, a Las Vegas showman with real[...]