Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Dark Horse Comics and Dynamics Inc. To Reveal Exclusive Comics For Next-Gen ePlate Credit Card


Dark Horse Comics and Dynamics Inc. To Reveal Two Exclusive Comic Book Series For Next-Generation ePlate Credit Card 
At New York Comic Con
Limited Number of Special Edition Prototype ePlate™ Devices To Be Distributed At An Exclusive Event 

October 9, New York – Dark Horse Comics will reveal two new exclusive comic book series for the ePlate™ payment device at New York Comic Con.

The Dark Horse experience™ application is a payments application for the new battery-powered ePlate™ credit card. 

With every purchase, card carrying comics fans can earn exclusive issues of two new series of Dark Horse comics.  The first exclusive series is Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast.  The second exclusive series is a team-up of Dark Horse characters X, Ghost and Captain Midnight!

To celebrate, Dark Horse will be hosting a signing with Dark Horse president, Mike Richardson, as well as Ghost artist, Phil Noto, and Captain Midnight writer, Joshua Williamson at New York Comic Con on Friday October 12 at 10AM in booth #1528, and will distribute  a limited number of  special edition prototype, demonstration ePlate™ devices to attendees.

At any time, an ePlate™ user  can select to use the Dark Horse experience™ application for the ePlate™ payment device.  The Dark Horse application allows users to earn pages of exclusive Dark Horse comic books with each purchase.  After all pages of a particular comic are obtained, the user is provided with a complete digital comic.  After a certain number of digital comic books are collected, Dark Horse provides, at no cost to the user, a collectible print copy of each exclusive comic book earned, unavailable anywhere else!

“Dark Horse will not only introduce two new exclusive comic book series, this will also introduce a revolutionary new way to earn and experience comics” said Mike Richardson, president and founder of Dark Horse.

“Conan and the new team-up are an amazing set of properties to feature on the new ePlate™ platform,” said Jeff Mullen, CEO of Dynamics. “Consumers can now receive comics just by living their life – just by using their ePlate™ device  to pay for meals,  comic books, movie tickets, or any other everyday item.”

The ePlate™ payment device is subject to a credit approval. 

About the Dynamics ePlate™ Payment Device
Dynamics' ePlate™ payment device is a paper-thin, flexible computing platform in a payment card format.  The device includes the Electronic Stripe® -- the world's first fully card-programmable magnetic stripe.  The Electronic Stripe® can be read at any existing point-of-sale (POS) magnetic stripe reader.  The device includes two buttons – one for a first experience and one for a second experience.  Based on which experience option was selected, the device changes the information on the Electronic Stripe™ to reflect the selected experience so the user can swipe the card in any store and enjoy the selected experience.

A user can change the experiences associated with the buttons on the ePlate™ device at any time.  All a user has to do is use the Dynamics Experience Manager™ software through their favorite phone or accessible through their online banking account.  The Experience Manager™ provides an ecosystem of experiences that can be assigned to the buttons on a user’s ePlate™ device.

The ePlate™ device is as durable as a traditional payment card and will last over three years on a single battery charge. The technology does not require any change to the 60 million 1970s-era magnetic stripe readers or reeducation of its merchant base.

About Dynamics Inc.
Dynamics Inc. was founded in 2007 by Jeff Mullen.  Dynamics produces and manufactures intelligent powered payment cards and advanced payment platforms.  The company has won many of the world's most prestigious international business plan competitions, including the Rice Business Plan Competition, Carnegie Mellon McGinnis Venture Competition and the University of San Francisco Business Plan Competition.  The company won DEMOgod and the $1M People's Choice Award at DEMO Fall 2010, Best of Show at FinovateFall 2010, FinovateFall 2011, FinovateEurope 2012 and FinovateFall 2012, Best of Show at Cartes 2011, and Best of Show at BAI Retail Delivery 2011.  Dynamics won Best in Show for Personal Electronics and Technology Honors at the 2012 International CES show.  Dynamics investors include Adams Capital Management and Bain Capital Ventures.  Dynamics is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa.  For more information, visit:  www.dynamicsinc.com

About Dark Horse.
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful properties as The Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
 
 

Batman’s Shrink & Other Scholars Enlighten New York Comic Con


Batman’s Shrink & Other Scholars Enlighten New York Comic Con
Comics scholars convene at this week’s New York Comic Con to teach convention-goers and have fun too. In addition to all the cosplay, comic book creator signings, and entertainment news panels, New York Comic Con is home to a number of professional panels as well. A good portion of these professional talks will be under the umbrella of the Comics Studies Conference. Organized by the Institute for Comics Studies, the CSC serves to promote the study, understanding, recognition, and cultural legitimacy of comics and support the discussion and dissemination of this study and understanding.  The Comics Studies Conference, organized by scholars like Peter Coogan and Stanford Carpenter, represents the Institute for Comics Studies’ mission to promote the study, understanding, recognition, and cultural legitimacy of comics and to support the discussion and dissemination of this study and understanding via public venues.
CSC co-organizer Travis Langley, author of the hit book BATMAN AND PSYCHOLOGY: A DARK AND STORMY KNIGHT, is a Special Guest at NYCC this year, in the literary category shared by Spotlight Guests Anne Rice and Kim Harrison. “It is a terrific book,” legendary comic book writer Dennis O’Neil says of Batman and Psychology. Bat-Films executive producer Michael Uslan calls it, “scholarly and insightful… a fascinating, entertaining, and educational read.”
Comics Studies Conference NYCC 2012 Schedule
Date: Thursday, October 11
Location: 1A07
4:00-5:00 pm: The Origins of Leaping Tall Buildings: Finding New Ways to Document the Creators Behind the Comics. Hannah Means-Shannon (Georgian Court University) leads a discussion with the creators of Leaping Tall Buildings: the Origins of American Comics artist Christopher Irving, photographer Seth Kushner and designer Eric Skillman on the strategies they developed to create this unique and significant book on American comics for scholars and fans. Moderator: Stanford Carpenter.
5:15-6:15 pm: Power and Sexuality in Comics. Cameron McKee (UC-Berkeley) argues that Tom of Finland’s subversion of heterosexual spaces in Kake constructs an iconic gay identity. Sam Cannon (UT-Austin) shows how the sequential artistry in Los Penitentes intersects with (homo)sexuality and political power. Evan Johnson (UT-Dallas) explores the sublimination of female power in the Marvel Universe. Moderator: Stanford Carpenter.
6:30-7:30 pm: Constructing and Reconstructing the Superhero. Forrest Helvie (Norwalk CC) discusses how the conventional hero of Transcendentalists and Gothic writers contributed to superheroes like Batman. David Lewis (Boston University) explains why superheroes never really die and the “superhero afterlife subgenre.” Rachelanne Smith (CSU-Sacramento) discusses how South Park’s Coon character clarifies society’s need for the altruistic hero. Moderator: Travis Langley.
Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
by Dr. Travis Langley

(Wiley & Sons Publishing, 2012)
“Simply speaking, this is my pick for the best book of 2012.” – FindYourGeek.com
Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (Wiley; Paperback; $17.95; 978-1-1181-6765-6/ Also available in digital and audio forms) explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD?  Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?


Necomimi Debuting New Devil Horns at NYCC This Week


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Necomimi Brainwave Ears Announce Devil Horns
at New York Comic Con
Who: Meet the Necomimi team as they bring the popular brainwave monitoring ears for New York Comic Con 2012.
What: Powered by NeuroSky's state of the art brainwave technology, the Necomimi headset measures emotions with a sensor on the forehead, allowing the ears to move according to your state of mind and mood in real time.
Necomimi has also recently launched customized ears in Obsidian Black, Caramel Brown and Jungle Leopard patterns. These complement the signature white cat ears.
When: October 11-14, 2012
Necomimi will be demonstrated at booth 3028.
Where: Javits Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
About NeuroSky:
NeuroSky, Inc., a bioelectronics company, is the leader in Brain-Computer Interface technology for consumer product application. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Jose, CA, NeuroSky works with industry partners, developers, as well as academic and research institutions to provide innovative products and solutions across a wide range of industries.  Grounded in more than 60 years of research, NeuroSky's precision-grade technology has taken proven research EEG (electroencephalograph) technology and evolved it for application to the mass consumer market by making it more user-friendly and cost-effective.

Tremont Neighborhood Award Ceremony on Thurs. Oct. 25th


Tremont Neighborhood Leader  
Award Ceremony

 
Greetings!

The Tremont Business & Community Organization invites you to enjoy an evening together with friends and neighbors as local leaders are recognized for their commitment to the Tremont community at the Tremont Neighborhood Leader Award Ceremony. The event will take place on Thursday, October 25th, 2012 from 6-8pm at The Grand Slam at 478 East Tremont Avenue. The ceremony will be preceded by a Meet & Greet at 5:30pm


The Tremont Business & Community Organization (TBCO) is proud to bring to you activities like this, in which they strive to build a strong community foundation. Formed in 2006, the TBCO is comprised of local business owners and residents working to preserve the health of the Tremont neighborhood. The organization is primarily focused on helping local organizations and storeowners thrive and providing shoppers the best options in quality and value here in the borough of the Bronx.
 
The goal is to encourage the City to support the formation of the first ever business improvement district (BID) for residents and the Tremont business community, for a better and vibrant neighborhood.      

The guests of honor are:

NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera
NYC Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera
Bronx Community Board 6 District Manager Ivine Galarza 

2012 Tremont Neighborhood Leader Awards Will Be Presented To: 
  • Elected Official Leader Award: Hon. Eric Stevenson, NYS Assemlymember
  • Non-Profit Leader Award: Phillip Morrow, SoBRO
  • Clergy Leader Award: Rev. Torrence Robinson, Gethsemane Baptist Church
  • Merchant/ Landlord Leader Award: Jose Espinal, Fine Fare Supermarket
  • Landlord Leader Award: Eddie Sujak 
  • Business Leader Award: John Joseph Rivera, Family Tree
  • Community Leader Award: Ferdinand U. Raymond  
We encourage you to be part of this event, recognizing those that support the Bronx and enhance the quality of life by strengthening businesses and creating innovative economic, housing, educational and career development programs.    
   
Tickets are $100 (2 for $175)/ Table of (8): $675
[Includes Dinner, Beer & Wine]

Reach over 100 business owners and promote your services and programs to each merchant and guest by becoming a Corporate Sponsors at $1,000 and receive these additional benefits:   
   
* 10x10 Promotional Space (incl. Table & 2 Chairs)
* 2 Free Tickets  
* Listed as Presenting Sponsor  
* Logo Placement on Signage  
* Top Billing on Promotional Materials  
* Name Mentions
 
This is a great opportunity to promote your local business, one-on-one, to a unique market.

For ticket information, call 718.828.2880 or email
 
Contact Angela Porcelli at 718.283.4081 Or Email angela@masmarketingny.com To Discuss Your Sponsorship Today!
 

BRONX WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER

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  Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP)

Please see below the following prerequisite classes for  EAP courses.  Anyone interested in attending our 14 week workshop and competing for the Capital Bank sponsored business plan competition must attend at least two of these workshops.


To register for any of these workshops please contact us at 718 933 7466 or via email at mcameron@bronxwbc.org
 
Exporting in the 21st Century
Oct. 9th , 6pm
@ Parkchester Library,
1985 Westchester Avenue, Bronx NY
 
Got credit issues? Learn how to rebuild your credit!
Oct. 17th, 6pm
@ Morrisania Revitalization Corp,
576 East 165th Street, Bronx, NY

Join us on October 20th for our first blogger's event at the Bronx Museum, program starts at 11:30am.....
  
Always dreamed of using Grandma's recipe to make some money?
Oct. 26th , 6pm @Monroe College
  
Ever wonder how to get your fashion to a department store?
Nov.7th, 6pm
@ The Bronx Library Center
310 E Kingsbridge, Bronx NY

Veterans what small business opportunities are available to you?
Nov. 14th, 6pm @ BWBRC Offices, 
2488 Grand Concourse, Suite 321, Bronx, NY 

What are some of the services available to start a medical   related business?
Nov. 27th, 6pm @ Bronx Community Board 12,
4101 White Plains Road, Bronx NY
 
 About BWBRC:
  
Our mission is to assist women entrepreneurs as well as minority business owners through the provision of financial and technical assistance services. We offer one-one-one counseling, monthly informational roundtables and entrepreneurial training courses. These services are offered both in English and Spanish.  Our main objective is to close the technical assistance gap that limits the growth potential and job creation capacity of small to mid-sized companies.
 
LOCATION:
2488 GRAND CONCOURSE, SUITE 321-B
 BRONX NEW YORK 10458
 

Monday, October 8, 2012

NEW YORK COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE!!

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Intelligent, savvy and multi-talented writer, director and producer Vlad Yudin of the Vladar Company has partnered with ARCANA Comics on the sci-fi graphic novel ‘HEAD SMASH,’ a sci-fi thriller penned by Erik Hendrix and illustrated by Dwayne Harris. The highly anticipated comic will premiere at this year’s New York Comic Con Convention at an exclusive panel on Thursday, October 11th at 7:30PM in hall 1A08 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. Vlad along with Sean O'Reilly (founder of ARCANA) will debut the special 1st edition of the graphic novel to the public in addition to discussing the film adaption which is currently in development. 

HEAD SMASH is set in the oppressed city of Ares, where violence reigns supreme and the only means of survival is to join The Horde, a paramilitary organization that keeps the peace through absolute allegiance. The conflicted protagonist Smash, a young rising star within The Horde is brutal, smart and dedicated with the utmost devotion, but when he strays from the rules of The Horde and falls for the beautiful and mysterious Leyla, The Horde turns their back on him and Smash is forced to choose sides. The thrilling novel shares the ultimate story of betrayal, love and loyalty.

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Yudin is the owner of The Vladar Company; a media and entertainment production company he co-founded along with his production partner, Edwin Mejia in 2008. The Russian born filmmaker is best known for producing and directing the critically acclaimed biopic about rapper Lee Rios, better known as “Big Pun” in celebration to the Bronx-born, Grammy Nominated artist in the docufilm BIG PUN: THE LEGACY (2008). He has also been praised for LAST DAY OF SUMMER, his second film which he wrote, directed and produced starring DJ Qualls (HUSTLE & FLOW) and Nikki Reed (TWILIGHT).

COHEED AND CAMBRIA LAUNCH VOL I OF DOUBLE ALBUM, 'THE AFTERMAN' AT NYCC 2012!


COHEED AND CAMBRIA, CLAUDIO SANCHEZ LAUNCH VOL I OF DOUBLE ALBUM, ‘THE AFTERMAN’ AT NYCC 2012
 
SCI-FI STORY/MUSICAL PREQUEL TO ‘THE AMORY WARS’ IN STORES OCT 9TH
 
LISTEN TO FULL STEAM OF ‘THE AFTERMAN’ ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM
 
AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS AT EVIL INK COMICS BOOTH 1312 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY


NEW YORK, NY October 8, 2012 – Hot off the heels of their announcement at SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON that MARK WAHLBERG and STEVE LEVINSON will produce the live-action film version of CLAUDIO SANCHEZ and COHEED AND CAMBRIA’S sci-fi epic tale, THE AMORY WARS, the band is set to embark on their latest mission from their Launchpad at NYCC 2012 (Evil Ink Comics booth 1312).

COHEED AND CAMBRIA are the New York-based, multi-platinum post-punk-metal band that has developed one of the most devoted fan bases in rock music. Not only are they zealous anthem-weaving wizards of guitar and drum, but they are science fiction storytellers from another reality. Created by songwriter/guitarist/singer CLAUDIO SANCHEZTHE AMORY WARS is his Bildungsroman; a cosmic narrative spanning five concept albums, countless comic books, and a novel co-written by PETER DAVID. It's become a defining tale for hundreds of thousands of dedicated Coheed fans, who devour and dissect each new chapter with an ardor to rival followers of Lost or Game of ThronesTHE AFTERMAN is Sanchez's DOUBLE ALBUM prequel, illuminating the mysterious history of the Amory world.

In Volume I, THE AFTERMAN: ASCENSION (in stores Oct 9), we witness the legendary Sirius Amory ascension into the Keywork; a vision of the afterlife as if created by James Cameron and Dante. In the Keywork, unshakable episodes of your past life metastasize and mutate into unforgettable adversaries with names like Vic the Butcher, Holly Wood the Cracked, and Sentry the Defiant. Sirius must unlock the secret of the Keywork, and the mysteries of life itself, to return home for Volume II THE AFTERMAN: DESCENSION (in stores Feb 2013) -- and to his true love, Meri. But in the process of his grand discovery, the most important thing in his life slips through his fingers when Meri dies in a tragic accident; and Sirius’ only mission left is to make amends. If you think THE AFTERMAN is just STAR WARS: THE MUSICAL, you're wrong. Imagine BLADERUNNER paired with DARK SIDE OF THE MOON as covered by Sabbath. It's Odysseus in the Matrix, with a sick solo from a Flying V guitar.

The band plays a sold out show at NYC’s WEBSTER HALL on Thursday, Oct 11.

The full stream of THE AFTERMAN premieres today on ROLLINGSTONE.COM. PRESS HERE to stream the album.

NYCC AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SCHEDULE (Sanchez’s Evil Ink Comics Booth 1312): Coheed and Cambria: 5pm Friday (10/12) – Claudio Sanchez (with Chondra Echert): 4pm Saturday (10/13).



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YouTube Sensation Gummibär To Make First U.S. Appearance At New York Comic-Con!


YouTube sensation Gummibär will make his first U.S. appearance EVER at this year’s New York Comic-Con (October 11-14)  where he will be singing and dancing. Known for his hit song, “I Am A Gummy Bear,” currently ranked as the #1 most viewed animation video on YouTube, the movin’ and groovin’ green gummy bear makes his film debut this holiday in Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search For Santa available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on November 6 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  

Gummi and his Co-writer and Co-producer Jurgen Korduletsch are available for interviews at NYCC at the Gummibär Booth #869. 

 JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON!


The YouTube sensation stars in his first ever singing and dancing filled Yummy-Gummy Christmas Movie Available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand For The First Time On November 6 From Lionsgate Home Entertainment

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 4, 2012) – The internet sensation Gummibär makes his feature length film debut in Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search For Santa available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on November 6 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  “The Gummy Bear Song,” is the #1 most viewed “Animation” video on YouTube of all time - with over 2 Billion views on YouTube to date for all of Gummi’s videos combined!  Now in his first fun-filled movie, Gummibär uses his charm, lovability and dancing skills to rescue Santa from Aliens and save Christmas. The DVD also includes six fun bonus music videos featuring your favorite singing and dancing green gummy bear.

Arriving just in time for the gift-giving season, Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search For Santa DVD is the perfect holiday gift for kids of all ages, families, Christmas film fans as well as animation fans. The DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98.

SYNOPSIS
When Santa is reported missing on Christmas Eve, Gummibär and his band of wacky, misfit friends shake their booties from the North Pole to the tropics on a madcap search. But when they discover Santa was abducted by a dance-crazed alien, the fate of Christmas morning rests in the hands -- and feet -- of our lovable green gummy bear! Featuring the #1 hit "I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)” two holiday-themed songs and other Gummibär hits,  saving Christmas has never been this much fun!

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
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·       “Christmas Is Coming” music video
·       “You Know It’s Christmas” music video
·       “La La I Love You” music video
·       “Go For The Goal” music video
·       “Mr Mister Gummibär” music video
·       “Bubble Up” music video