Spring, bursting forth like Spawn from Abhoth!
After a winter filled with wild, possibly Mythos-affected, weather, everyone here at Chaosium happily welcomes the arrival of Spring. To celebrate, we offer an array of free downloads for our CTHULHU INVICTUS setting for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. These four downloads add new story ideas, creatures, NPCs, and notes about Roman Patronage for this popular Call of Cthulhu supplement.
• FABULAE — story seeds for your next game session.
• POPULOUS — non-player character statistics.
• PATROCINIUM — notes on Roman Patronage.
• BESTIAE — new creatures.
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We’ve heard from a number of fans who wanted to see our ARKHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT […]
Movies help comic sales but rare classic issues still fetch biggest prices
Published Saturday March 27th, 2010
The Canadian Press
So you think your pile of comics is going to shoot up in value with the next big comic-book-based movie? Maybe Iron Man really is the Golden Avenger and there’s a hunk of green in Green Lantern?
Whoa, Sparky. Rein in those Richie Rich fantasies a bit. Not everything is hitting the astronomical $1-million-plus that a couple of rare comics have fetched recently.
“There’s really only certain films which generate interest in characters that have translated into dramatic increases in prices,” says Gareb Shamus, founder and CEO of New York-based Wizard Entertainment.
Like Iron Man, […]
Patton Oswalt Adds A New Chapter To ‘Firefly’ Universe With ‘Serenity: Float Out’
Posted 3/8/10 7:31 pm ET by Rick Marshall in Dark Horse, Hot Stuff, News
Much like his “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” universe, the world of Joss Whedon’s space-based series “Firefly” still manages to live on long after the final episode aired. In June, actor/comedian Patton Oswalt will add yet another chapter to the “Firefly” universe with a one-shot comic titled “Serenity: Float Out,” picking up where the 2005 film left off.
Written by Oswalt with interior art by Patric Reynolds and a cover by “Buffy” artist Jo Chen, “Float Out” explores how the end of one character’s life […]