UVC Nov/Dec
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This is my “official” final issue on the magazine, though I did work on parts of the upcoming issue. It’s the black women in comics issue, and regardless of the circumstances that led to me quitting, I am quite proud of what we accomplished with this. I hope you like it too.

Also this week:
Zero Killer #3 (of 6)
Batman Confidential #11. Art by Cowan.
Checkmate #20. The conclusion of the Amanda Waller arc.
Flash #234. Some art by Braithwaite.
Avengers Classic #6. Written by McDuffie.
Heroes for Hire #15
Treasure Island #6 (of 6). Art by Gully.
Gold Digger #90, GD II Pocket Manga V2. Story and art by Perry.
PvN: Up the Ante #5 (of 8). Written by Perry.
Sky Sharks #4 (of 5). Art by Perry.
Graphic Universe: Isis & Osiris – To the Ends of the Earth TP

Quite a bit of news this week. You might have heard that Alex Simmons, creator of the Kids Comic Con, is working with the New York Comic-Con to host a “Kids Day” at the latter this year. What you don’t know is what else he has planned…

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The KID’S COMIC CON 2008 is sounding the happy gong for two reasons this month! One – the news that we’re launching the first, official KIDS’ COMIC CON COMICS AWARDS! That’s right – the KCC will be reaching out to fans to nominate their favorite comics, graphic novels, and Manga. The finalists will be announced at our convention on March 29, 2008!

When will the winners be declared? That news ties into good news number 2 – The KIDS’ COMIC CON is teaming up with the NEW YORK COMIC CON!

That’s right! The NYCC is not only helping to sponsor our event – but they’ve asked us to join forces with them in co-sponsoring their Kid’s Day event on April 29, 2008. So, we decided to show our excitement at this new allegiance by announcing our KCC Comics Award winners at their Jacob Javitts Center event.

Why announce our winners at someone else’s comic con? Aside from celebrating our new joint ventures, we want to support our mission to promote kid-appropriate comics to as many people as we can. The NYCC is helping us do that by acknowledging these deserving comics and their creators at their comic con extravaganza.

So, keep your eyes and ears open for more gong-banging news about our upcoming events!

For more information contact Alex Simmons at: Darkjack@aol.com, or call – 718-601-0371.

And look for the KID’S COMIC CON web site to launch in 5 days!

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I’ve been one of a handful of people to assist Alex in getting the Kids Comics Awards to take shape, and it’s likely that my involvement will continue in some capacity, hence the new category for KCC. Stay tuned.

Also: Sand Storm creator Rashida Lewis, who was part of the Women of Color in Comics panel at MOCCA last week, is venturing out into new territory…

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SAND STORM REVELATION MOBILE GAME IS COMING!
The first ever African based game to hit the mobile industry

Newave Enterprise, a multimedia entertainment company and Kolkom International, publishers and developers of video games for mobile phones, is announcing today the launch of Sand Storm Revelations: The Official Mobile Game, based on the independent comic book Sand Storm. This mind-blowing game chronicles the life of the main character (Princess Anumari of Egypt) and offers secrets about the character which has not been revealed in the comic book.

Newave Enterprise decided to release Sand Storm from their newly developed mobile division in cooperation with industry staple Kolkom International whose game catalogue includes: Motorcross Jump X, Shooting in the city, Granodus heist of staff and many more ….

Sand Storm Revelations offers multiplayer functions, only available via Bluetooth, players must complete the game to unlock the new character. Once the character is obtained players can use the new character via Bluetooth to connect with other players to share the gamming experience.

“What makes this game extremely appealing is that it’s not only simple and fun to play, it offers players who do not have expensive mobile hardware the opportunity to play games that offer the same quality as top tier mobile publishing without the expense. It was imperative to us to keep the quality high and the prices low.”

The game will be released in the upcoming days. You can check on game portals or go directly to the game site for more info!

About Sand Storm Comic
From independent creator Rashida lewis and writer Eugene Argent comes Sand Storm, an epic drama that follows the life of an ancient Egyptian princess who (after her fathers death) must fight the high priest who threatens to plunge their kingdom into civil war if a woman becomes ruler.

About Kolkom International
Kolkom International is an international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. It is fast becoming one of the top publishers and developers in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java and Symbian technology.

Thanks to partnership agreements with popular licensors and personalities Kolkom has formed strong relationships with international brands. As a result of agreements with telecom carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online store, Kolkom now has a distribution network covering 10 countries.

About Newave Enterprise
Newave Enterprise is a multimedia entertainment company with divisions which include print publishing, animation, music, toy and its recently added mobile. Newave is a newly immerging company and has released the popular independent comic book Sand Storm and has a horror animation due to be released next year 2008.

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Exciting news indeed. Good luck to Rashida on this!

In other news: This comics review article from the mainstream press talks about both the Glyph Comics Awards and the Ormes Society, and is co-written by Martha Cornog, who has sent me tips in the past and sent me this one.

The old 80’s TV show Knight Rider is making a comeback as a TV movie, and among the stars will be Grindhouse’s Sydney Poitier.

The hate for Highwaymen continues! Marc Bernardin responds to Comic Book Galaxy’s Alan David Doane citing it as one of the worst books of 2007 (even though 2007 has approximately six weeks or so left). Doane responds to Bernardin. Now I read the first issue and wasn’t impressed with it either, but I absolutely would not call it among the worst of the year. Then again, I didn’t bother with it past the first issue, so who knows how much worse (or for that matter, better) it got. Doane generally has good taste in comics (he was one of the first to give Bluesman the attention it deserved), but I think he’s overreacting a bit by calling it one of the year’s worst.

Pulse has this profile of Firestorm (both Ronnie and Jason) as part of their ongoing Countdown coverage.