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September 11, 2018
This Week’s Comics: Birthright #31, Oblivion Song #7 and TP Vol 01
Attention all Skybound Comic lovers! We’re amping up for another great week of comics coming at ya! We’ve got BIRTHRIGHT #31, OBLIVION SONG #7 and TP Vol 01 all in stores this Wednesday for your reading pleasure. It’s a super great time to get yourself into or caught up on both series as this is the start of brand new arcs for each! You’ll also find previews of both issues below so give those a glance and then go pick up your copies this Wednesday. Have a great week everyone!
BIRTHRIGHT #31
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUAS
SEPTEMBER 12
32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
Who is Mastema: the rebellious daughter of God King Lore, or Earth’s savior? The answer will surprise you!
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #7
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI
COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI
SEPTEMBER 12
28 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99
NEW ARC
In the wake of last issue’s startling revelation–Nathan Cole’s world comes crashing down around him. For the sake of two worlds, he must pick up the pieces and carry on.
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI VOL. 1 TPB
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI
COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI
SEPTEMBER 12
144 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $16.99
A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. The government made every attempt to recover them but after many years they gave up. Nathan Cole… won’t. He makes daily trips, risking his life to try and rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion. But maybe… Nathan is looking for something else? Why can’t he resist the siren call of the Oblivion Song?
Collects OBLIVION SONG #1-6.
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September 10, 2018
FOC for September 10th
Hey there, retailers! This week’s FOC is GASOLINA VOL 02, THIEF OF THIEVES #41, THE WALKING DEAD 184 and THE WALKING DEAD HC 15! Order up so you’re not caught without these books. Log in to your retailer account to see more info on these new titles and have a great week!
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THIEF OF THIEVES #41
STORY: BRETT LEWIS
ART/COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS
OCTOBER 3
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Conrad and Celia are going to hit the Zubovs where it hurts. But will a familiar face return to ruin everything?
THE WALKING DEAD #184
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
15TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
OCTOBER 3
32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $3.99
Eugene tinkers… but to what end?
GASOLINA VOL. 2
STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ
ART: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES
OCTOBER 24
128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99
Randy and Amalia have struck the first blow against the supernatural cartel, Los Queridos. As the couple arms themselves for war, they must also deal with becoming parents of a child with a very unique condition: he has a flesh-eating monster living in his chest.
Collects GASOLINA #7-12.
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 15 HC
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
OCTOBER 10
304 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $34.99
Recent events have thrown Alexandria into turmoil, and now Rick, Dwight, Eugene and Negan all have something to prove. Meanwhile, a new world order awaits…
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #169-180. #RETAILER_END#
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September 7, 2018
The Long Dark Review Roundup
THE LONG DARK has just been released in an awesome physical edition from Skybound Games and Hinterland Studios! We’ve already given you five reasons fans of THE WALKING DEAD will love THE LONG DARK but today we’ve got even more reason for you to give the game a shot. Below we’ve compiled some of the best THE LONG DARK reviews from around the internet. Check them out, get hyped and go order your copy of the physical release of THE LONG DARK today!!
Wired – The Long Dark: A Game Tailored for the Age of Climate Anxiety
“Lush and mesmerizing, its visual style seems heavily influenced by impressionist painting, exaggerated just enough to capture the drama of the wilderness” “Hinterland Games has built a pocket of imagined nature that you can inhabit and manipulate but that you can never conquer, nor prevent it from conquering you.”
RockPaperShotgun – The Long Dark is the Survival Genre at its Brutal Best
“A game which has singlehandedly convinced me that the survival genre has a bright future.” “The sandbox evokes realism rather than mystery, but the occasional musical cues and the weirdness of the emptied world and its brilliant night skies do create a haunting atmosphere.”
Game Informer – The Long Dark: Surviving A Brutal Winter
“With its stellar survival mechanics, The Long Dark makes for a brutal experience that requires patience and micromanaging to fully appreciate.”
PSX Extreme – The Long Dark Review
“The Long Dark has something going here that on the surface seems pretty simple but is actually quite deep.” “A satisfying experience of survival that is both realistic and has good game mechanics.”
Destructoid – The Long Dark: Winter is Here
“You wander around taking in breathtaking landscapes, softly falling snow, and the aurora borealis overhead, while listening to the atmospheric soundtrack behind it all, until suddenly your vision goes blurry and you’re breathing heavily, and you remember that you’re supposed to be trying to live.” “The beginning tutorial is not only helpful but also feels realistic and intuitive.”
Push Square- The Long Dark Review
“The Long Dark is a strong survival title, possibly even the strongest of the entire genre.”
If you’re ready to enter the world of THE LONG DARK, hurry on over to the Skybound Shop and order your copy today! Let us know your favorite parts of the game in the comments!
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Slime Rancher Review Roundup
Thing are getting squishy over here with the release of SLIME RANCHER for PS4 and Xbox One! This new physical release of the hit game by Skybound Games and Monomi Park is a ton of fun and great addition to your game library. If you’re not quite convinced to give this awesome new adventure a go, we want to get you hyped! Check out our SLIME RANCHER review roundup below and wiggle your way over to the Skybound shop to get your hands on a copy to call your own!
CGM – Slime Rancher (PC) Review: Heckin’ Cute!
“I absolutely loved Slime Rancher, from the colourful start to the bittersweet ending that literally had me sobbing—something that is quite hard for video games to achieve.”
New Game Network – Slime Rancher Review
“Slime Rancher is different from most of the farming games I’ve played, and it’s these differences that got me to lose hours in the ‘Far, Far Range'”
Destructoid – Review: Slime Rancher
“What makes Slime Rancher more engaging than other farm sims is how active you will constantly need to be.” “Slime Rancher is about managing, collecting resources, and playing the market while cute little blobs smile at you and jump around. While it moves at a frantic pace at times, it is quite relaxing and cathartic.”
Game Informer – Slime Rancher: Fun on the Range
“This easygoing simulation from developer Monomi Park is all about exploration and optimization, with plenty of depth and tantalizing upgrades to make your life on the range entertaining.”
The Xbox Hub – Slime Rancher Review
“Even the design of the Slimes is perfect, and the Tabbies in particular never fail to put a smile on my face whenever I load my farm up.”
If you’re ready to enter the world of SLIME RANCHER, hurry on over to the Skybound Shop and order your copy today! Let us know your favorite parts of the game in the comments!
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September 5, 2018
PAX West Insiders Meetup!
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#INSIDER_START# Hey Insiders! Last weekend we had our first ever PAX West Meet Up, just for fans like you! There was mini golf, there were prizes and there was a ton of fun had by everyone! Check out some of the great shots we collected below and make sure to keep and eye out for more Insider meetups headed your way soon. Always, check your Skybound Insider e-mails so you’ll be the first to know!
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September 4, 2018
The Long Dark and Slime Rancher Are Out Now!
The day has finally come! THE LONG DARK and SLIME RANCHER are now available for your gaming pleasure!
THE LONG DARK challenges players to survive in an expansive, frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a mysterious geomagnetic disaster. All technology has been rendered inert, bringing humanity back to a primal existence and leaving players to face the cold, the expansive wilderness, and all the other threats Mother Nature can muster. THE LONG DARK is being brought to you by Skybound Games and Hinterland Studio.
In SLIME RANCHER players take on the role of Beatrix LeBeau: a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range.’ Each day presents new challenges and risky opportunities as players attempt to amass great fortune in the business of slime ranching. SLIME RANCHER is being brought to you by Monomi Park and Skybound Games.
We are very excited to bring both physical boxed editions of the critically-acclaimed SLIME RANCHER and THE LONG DARK to PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One®. The games are available online and in-store with North American retailers starting today, September 4th, and will be available in Europe and other territories later this week, on September 7th.
Every retail edition of The Long Dark will include a code to download the game’s Original Soundtrack (a $7.99 value), as well as a limited edition physical Field Journal. Additionally, those who purchase the retail edition will automatically have access to the highly-anticipated Episode Three, which will launch before the end of 2018, as well as Episode Four and Episode Five (anticipated to launch in 2019), for no extra cost.
Your copy of Slime Rancher comes packed with slimetastic goodies including: A Slimepedia Booklet, a free digital download of the game’s Original Soundtrack, and a discount voucher for Slime Rancher merchandise. Additionally, PS4™ and Xbox One players will receive new, console-exclusive downloadable content (DLC)!
Check out the launch trailers for both releases below and make sure to head out and grab your copies of THE LONG DARK and SLIME RANCHER today!!
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This Week’s Comics: Outpost Zero #3, Thief of Thieves #40, The Walking Dead #183 & Vol 30!
Hey there, all you comic lovers! We’ve got another exciting week of Skybound comics coming your way. This Wednesday, you can pick up OUTPOST ZERO #3, THIEF OF THIEVES #40, THE WALKING DEAD #183 & Vol 30 wherever fine comics are sold! Below, we’ve got a preview of OUTPOST ZERO and THIEF OF THIEVES for your viewing pleasure. Make sure to grab your copies of all four books this week and tell us what you thought of all the epic newness!
OUTPOST ZERO #3
STORY: SEAN KELLEY MCKEEVER
ART/COVER: ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
SEPTEMBER 5
32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen | $3.99
The Outpost enters emergency protocols in order to survive through the night. But that won’t stop Alea from uncovering Sam’s secret.
THIEF OF THIEVES #40
STORY: BRETT LEWIS
ART/COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & ADRIANO LUCAS
SEPTEMBER 5
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Almost dying won’t stop Conrad from plotting against the Russians that destroyed his life. But will Celia risk losing him so soon after coming back from the dead?
THE WALKING DEAD #183
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
15TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
SEPTEMBER 5
32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $3.99
It’s chaos in the commonwealth… and Michonne without her sword.
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 30: NEW WORLD ORDER TPB
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
SEPTEMBER 5
132 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $16.99
NEW FRIENDS. NEW ENEMIES. NEW THREATS. IT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #175-180.
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August 29, 2018
Manifest Destiny #36 Cover Before and After
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#INSIDER_START#Insiders! We heard you like cool art and we’re here to give it to you!! It’s time for another look into the comic making process. This week we’ve got a before and after color look at the new cover for MANIFEST DESTINY #36! The art is by Matthew Roberts and colors by Owen Gieni. Take a look!
STORY: CHRIS DINGESS
ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS, TONY AKINS & OWEN GIENI
AUGUST 15
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
END OF ARC
As the mutineers plead with Lewis and Clark to save them, they must decide what is best for the mission. Is this the end of the Corps of Discovery?
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August 28, 2018
Grimm Forest Review Roundup
THE GRIMM FOREST from Skybound Games and Druid City Games is probably some of the most fun you’ll have playing a board game. We’re not kidding, we play it in the office a lot so we’re basically experts. Then again, in the words of the legendary LeVar Burton, you don’t have to take our word for it! Below we’ve compiled some of the best reviews for THE GRIMM FOREST from across the internet! Give them a read and grab your copy at the Skybound Store today!
Big Boss Battle: The Grimm Forest – Once Upon a Time
“Playing The Grimm Forest is very straightforward, allowing it to sit at the more complex end of gateway games.” “It’s a beautiful-looking game which builds around a familiar theme that I think anyone from about seven years old and upwards can recognise and enjoy.”
Just Push Start: The Grimm Forest Review – The Big Bad Wolf & Friends
“There is no getting around the fact that the miniatures are awesome.” “The game below is enjoyable and I look forward to entering the fairy tale world again to play.”
Geek-Craft: With Friends Like These… – A review of Grimm Forest
“If you’re looking to introduce friends or family to the hobby, or simply trying to turn the page yourself, this would make an excellent place to start.” “The friends cards do a fantastic job with diversity and inclusion.”
Geek & Sundry: The Grimm Forest is a Delightful Cutthroat Family Game
“What elevates The Grimm Forest is the interesting social dynamic that quickly emerges.” “For those who enjoy a light game and are comfortable engaging in social theatrics, there’s a large amount of excellence crammed into this release.”
Board Crazy: The Grimm Forest Review
“Using simple tokens or something similar would have been a perfectly reasonable choice, but the people at Druid City Games really went the extra mile, and the game is better for it.” “Now that I’ve played The Grimm Forest, I can say with some certainty that it deserves the optimism and praise it’s received from gamers.”
Geek Dad: Reaping the Rewards: Take a Trip Through The Grimm Forest
“The way the character powers make sense for the theme, and all of the artwork is really fantastic.” “The key mechanic is the gathering—figuring out where other players are headed, and using that knowledge to your own advantage.”
See what we mean! Make sure to amp up your game night and grab The Grimm Forest at the Skybound Store today!
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August 27, 2018
FOC for August 27th
Hey there, retailers! This week’s FOC is CRUDE #6, EVOLUTION #10 & STELLAR #4! Order up so you’re not caught without these books. Log in to your retailer account to see more info on these new titles and have a great week!
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CRUDE #6
STORY: STEVE ORLANDO
ART/COVER: GARRY BROWN & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
SEPTEMBER 19
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
END OF ARC
Piotr has fought his way across Blackstone to revenge his son’s death. Now he faces off against the biggest bastard of them all, and only one will walk away.
EVOLUTION #10
STORY: JAMES ASMUS, JOE KEATINGE & CHRIS SEBELA
ART/COVER: JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD
SEPTEMBER 19
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Hannah witnesses the birth of a surprising new creature while Abe leaves a present for the authorities.
STELLAR #4
STORY: JOSEPH KEATINGE
ART/COVER: BRET BLEVINS
SEPTEMBER 19
32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99
A new world unbroken by science! A new mission for Stellar that will turn her life upside down!
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