New Dark Horse and Vertigo comic book covers

Star Wars: Blood Ties-Boba Fett is Dead #2 cover by Chris Scalf. Via.




Reset #2 cover by Peter Bagge. Via.




Ragemoor #3 cover by Richard Corben.





Mind Mgmt #1 covers by Matt Kindt and Gilbert Hernandez.




BPRD Hell on Earth: The Transformation of JH O'Donnell cover by Mike Mignola.




BPRD Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine #1 cover by Duncan Fegredo.




Alabaster: Wolves #2 by Greg Ruth.




Mystery in Space variant by Mike Allred.




Saucer Country by Ryan Kelly. Via.




Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child by Rafael Grampa.




The New Deadwardians by I.N.J. Culbard.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

Hellboy/Peanuts mashup

Hellboy/Peanuts mashup by Chris (Raid71) Thornley on sale here as a $35 print to raise money for cancer research. Via.

Hellboy-themed summer camp in Portland

BPRD training camp in Portland:

Recruitment and Training
Find out if you have what it takes to join an elite team of paranormal investigators combating the forces of darkness from all across the globe. We immerse you in tactical training of all forms, including survival skills in any environment (both earthly and non), martial arts and self-defense specific to praeternatural entities, hand to hand weaponry (we train foam swords, bows and more) and forensic investigation. All these key skills that every agent must have, plus you are steeped in the history of our Bureau and legacy of paranormal research.

Call to Action
Recruits get actual field time during the entire camp. Learning is hands-on with essential survival skills such as shelter building, stealth and tactical and martial arts training.

Younger Recruits
Ages 9-10 Younger recruits train survival and field skills in local greenspaces. They also spend their day investigating the haunted history of our city, piecing together the larger mystery revolving around the legend of Adolph Aschoff.

Older Recruits
Ages 11-13 & 14-17 Older recruits also investigate nearby "haunts", then finally travel to Camp Trackers near Sandy, Oregon to investigate reports of dark figures and strange happenings at the remnants of the old defunct town of Marmot. Here they search for legendary and lost pioneer cemetery (true story) to ask local spectres and spirits about the town's history and the legend of Adolph Aschoff, the man who is said to have sealed away an ancient evil upon the founding of the town.

Wednesday-Friday Overnight Older recruits culminate their week with a two-night stay at Camp Trackers, our outdoor wilderness site in Sandy, Oregon. This is the perfect opportunity to focus on many of the skills we are training.

Via.

*Previously: Plush Hellboy.

Batman, Mazinger, Hellboy, and Avengers custom toys by Rotobox

One of kind and very limited run toys by Rotobox. The Mazinger dragon is still available. Via.

*Buy Mazinger toys at Amazon.

Best Covers: Dark Horse Comics solicitations for April 2012

My favorite covers from Dark Horse Comics solicitations for April 2012 (not counting two Richard Corben covers that thought were a little too disturbing to post):


GROO VS. CONAN #1 cover by Tom Luth.



STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE—IRON ECLIPSE #5 cover by Stéphane Roux.




THE GOON #39 cover by Eric Powell.



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 cover by Becky Cloonan.



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #3 cover by Duncan Fegredo.



3 STORY: SECRET FILES OF THE GIANT MAN cover by Matt Kindt.



ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN! ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 HC.



ALABASTER: WOLVES #1 cover by Greg Ruth.

They're going to be selling Game of Thrones mugs, too:

Illustration roundup

Lobster Johnson by Henrik Sahlstrom.



Treebeard: Year One by Andy Hunter for an art jam.




Batman and Catwoman by DrFaustusAU.



Cover by John Hendrix for The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association. He has art on sale here.



Weekly Dig cover by Tak Toyoshima from this roundup of great covers.



Lisbeth by Nan Lawson on sale at Etsy. Via these sites.

*Buy Lobster Johnson toys at eBay.

Best Covers: Dark Horse solicitations for March, 2012

My favorite covers from the Dark Horse solicitations for March, 2012:


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #2 cover by Duncan Fegredo



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #1 cover by Mike Mignola



RAGEMOOR #1 cover by Richard Corben

*Previously: The 72 best comic book covers of 2011.

Illustration roundup

One of several illustrations by Bill Mayer for a story on social media.




Hellboy Christmas drawing by Mike Henderson.




Narcissus by Bao Pham.




Narwhal run amok by Benjamin Dewey on sale at Etsy. Via.




Batman by Miguel Robledo.




Cloud from FF7 by Sam Bosma.

*Buy Final Fantasy toys at Amazon.

Best Covers: Dark Horse comics solicitations for February 2012

My favorite covers from Dark Horse Comics solicitations for February 2012 (of course, I'm predisposed to KOTOR, Conan, and the BPRD):


STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC—WAR #2 cover by Benjamin Carré.




STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #1 covers by Gonzalo Flores and Wes Dzioba.



KING CONAN: THE PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #2 by Andrew Robinson.




DARK HORSE PRESENTS #9 covers by Thomas Yeates and Mike Mignola.




B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #1 by Duncan Fegredo and Mike Mignola.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 cover by Becky Cloonan.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.