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Zenescope's Ralph Tedesco Exclusively Talks About Virtual Cons
Pennsylvania-based comics publisher Zenescope has stood out among publishers as far as the sheer amount of virtual conventions and events they're doing The company's VP of Film & Television, Ralph Tedesco, spoke exclusively to Bleeding Cool about the company's plans for their upcoming slate of virtual content. Preview of the new exclusive cover by Sun Khamunaki[...]
Vlad Dracul #3 Review:
After last month's Belle: Ghosts & Goblins, writer Dave Franchini is back with another one-shot continuing the adventures of the character that has essentially become the Batman of Zenescope's interconnected titles, the Grimm Universe In Belle: Hearts & Minds, Franchini crosses the title over with another Zenescope title, the horror comic Gretel, about a witch hunter who kills evil[...]
40 Seconds #1
One of Zenescope's newer series, Belle, takes the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale icon and reinvents her as a Batman-esque supernatural detective Is her latest one-shot, Belle: Ghosts & Goblins, a good introduction to the character? Belle: Ghosts & Goblins cover Credit: Zenescope Belle: Ghosts & Goblins marks a huge improvement in writer Dave Franchini's writing[...]
Van Helsing #50 Leads Zenescope's November 2020 Solicitations
Zenescope Entertainment will reach a major milestone in its upcoming December 2020 releases The company, known as some of the longest-running indie series in comics, will publish the 50th issue of their Van Helsing series Over the course of Liesel Van Helsing's creation in 2013's Unleashed event, the character has faced off against horror icons[...]
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Zenescope's latest anthology series Conspiracy follows a formula somewhat similar to their Grimm Tales of Terror series In this sci-fi thriller, though, instead of using urban legends as a basis for a horror comic, this series tackles a different conspiracy theory in every issue In this one, Conspiracy: Black Knight Satellite, writers Hans Rodionoff and Goldbergs creator Adam[...]
Zenescope Announce Movie Night & Clerks Roundtable with Cast
Zenescope Entertainment, the Pennsylvania-based comic book publisher, known for Grimm Fairy Tales and Robyn Hood, hosted their Virtual Cosplay Con this weekend The competition, which can be watched here, featured popular cosplayers as judges where fans of their comics showed off costumes ranging from Angel's Illyria to an original take on Pokémon's Misty to some of Zenescope own[...]
Van Helsing & Cinderella Annuals Lead Zenescope's November Solicits
On the heels of launching a Kickstarter to fund the production of their first card game, Tarot: A Game of Souls starring their Grimm Tales of Terror mistress of horror Keres, Zenescope has unveiled their November solicitations As their relaunch of Grimm Fairy Tales, which began with a new #1 after a landmark 125th issue, reaches its 43rd issue, other[...]
Zenescope Expands Into Card Games With Tarot: A Game of Souls
Zenescope Entertainment continues its expansion into the world of games, following up their Wonderland board game with a new card game that has launched on Kickstarter The game, Tarot: A Game of Souls, casts one of the company's flagship characters, Keres the Death Goddess, as the star of this game of fates. Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco are the[...]
Conspiracy: Men in Black Review: Reminiscent of Classic Horror Comics
Zenescope Entertainment is known for its interconnected superhero/horror universe populated by public domain characters, but they have also, in recent years, specialized in horror anthologies One of their longest-running series, Grimm Tales of Terror, takes urban legends and spins them into modernized, standalone stories that always come with a harsh twist at the end[...]
Zenescope Instigates Minimum Pricing On Amazon
Zenescope Entertainment has sent the following letter to retailers, specifically those who sell Zenescope comic books on Amazon Marketplace They write; Dear Valued Retailer, Please be advised that if you are reselling our products Amazon you must sell them at our MAP (manufacturers approved pricing) That price is the retail price printed on our books and the[...]
Zenescope Virtual Cosplay Con
In an exclusive announcement at Bleeding Cool, Van Helsing and Robyn Hood publisher Zenescope Entertainment are here to announce Zenescope Virtual Cosplay Con for this August This event follows their Virtual Beach Con, which saw the publisher leave behind the traditional San Diego Comic-Con route by doing precisely what they've done since they started publishing comics: their[...]
Belle, a Grimm Superhero, Leads Zenescope's October 2020 Solicitations
Pennsylvania publisher Zenescope Entertainment have been redefining their brand of "bad girls" comics as an interconnected universe of indie horror and superhero comics As indie companies attempt significant shifts, with Vault Comics taking a gamble on longer titles again while Terry Moore's Abstract Studios foregoes single issues altogether for the upcoming title Ever, Zenescope is rolling[...]
Grimm Fairy Tales 2020 Annual Review: Modern Comics for Vintage Fans
Search "Zenescope" on Twitter, and you'll find a comics community, with professionals included, that assume Zenescope Entertainment's Grimm Fairy Tales is… well, fully porn It's understandable to an extent, with the covers that lean heavy on the J Scott Campbell, aesthetic Founders Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha have spoken at length about how said covers are a marketing technique[...]
Zenescope Entertainment Ditches San Diego Comic Con for Beach Con
As the entertainment industry prepares for a digital San Diego Comic-Con in an effort to avoid spreading the ultimate con crud, rogue publisher Zenescope Entertainment refuses to play by the rules The Horsham publisher, founded by Joe Brusha (formerly known by stage name Joe Tyler) and Ralph Tedesco, has long been an outlier in the comics community[...]
Diamond Says 20th May For New Comics From Marvel, Image, IDW and More.
Now here is everything from Marvel, Image, IDW, Boom, Dark Horse, Action Lab, Oni Press, Titan, Vault, Zenescope and more, also from Diamond. DARK HORSE ART OF GUILD WARS COMPLETE ARENANET 20TH ANN ED HC (C: 1-1-2 05/20/20 DARK HORSE BANG #1 (OF 5) 3RD PTG 05/20/20 DARK HORSE BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #3 (OF 4) CVR A FISH 05/27/20 DARK HORSE BLACKWOOD MOURNING AFTER #3 (OF[...]
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Kaleidoko, Experience Level Entertainment, Legion M, and Collider are putting on a Wondercon replacement, but one publisher has more recent experience in doing such things, Zenescope Zenescope Entertainment is running its second online comic convention this year It is scheduled for Wednesday to Saturday, April 15th to April 18th, noon to 5pm each day Zenescope's[...]
Zenesceope's Panel at C2E2 Provided Insights into the Publisher’s Origin Story
The 15 Years of Zenescope panel at C2E2 2020 didn't include any announcements of upcoming books or insights into future projects However, it featured the co-creator of the company Ralph Tedesco and his insights into how the publishing company got its humble beginnings 15 years ago Additionally, the panel featured the Zenescope and Marvel cover[...]
Zenescope Unveils Bishouju-Style Grimm Fairy Tales Statue
Zenescope Entertainment made their mark on the comic industry by tapping into the public domain and spinning up a Grimm Fairy Tales series that took the character of Snow White and made her a guardian of the realms Named Sela Mathers, the character got a more modern and very comic book like make-over as did[...]
Jasmine Crown of Kings Begins: Zenescope May 2018 Solicits
Plus, Zenescope's Van Helsing Versus volumes are getting re-released These can be found in the publisher's May 2018 solicits Details below. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ MAR182108 JASMINE CROWN OF KINGS #1 (OF 5) (W) Howard Mackie (CA) Igor Vitorino New Series Starts Here! When a fiery[...]
Van Helsing season 2
It was inspired by the Zenescope Entertainment comic Helsing. When the series was picked up for a second season, showrunner Neil LaBute said released this statement: "It's with great pleasure and extreme excitement that all of us involved with Van Helsing receive the news of a pick-up for a second season, especially this early in our initial run[...]
1001 Arabian Nights: Adventures Of Sinbad – 24 Trades Of Christmas
Back in the mid-2000's I got asked by Zenescope Entertainment to do up a new take on the classic 1001 Arabian Nights character of Sinbad They gave me one note on a direction… Captain Jack Sparrow meets James Bond… and they gave me a bald, tattooed Sinbad designed by Gustavo Vazquez I got to work[...]
Syfy Renews The Zenescope Inspired Series Van Helsing
Inspired by the Zenescope Entertainment character, the series stars Kelly Overton as Vanessa Helsing, humanity's last hope in a world dominated by Vampires In a unique twist, Helsing is not only immune to being turned, but her blood can turn a vampire back into a human. Showrunner Neil LaBute had this to say about the renewal: We have[...]
A Look Inside Syfy's New Van Helsing Series
Based on the Zenescope Entertainment comic, the series is set in a future where vampires rule and humans are nothing but cattle… until Vanessa Van Helsing (Kelly Overton) wakes up The pilot premiered early in September, but it was re-shown last night along with the second episode. Below we have inside looks about the first two episodes,[...]
Zenescope Launches Evil Heroes From Joe Brusha And Eric J
Zenescope are launching a superhero team comic – but one that's a little more Crime Syndicate than Justice League. Evil Heroes is a six issue limited series by Joe Brusha and Eric J. With great power… comes great corruption Superheroes are real They walk the earth as gods among men But the fairy tales of them protecting mankind and[...]