HALO 8 Entertainment
Encyclopedia
HALO-8 Entertainment is a transmedia
entertainment company specializing in cinema, genre graphic novels, midnight movies, music-driven lifestyle videos, and animation. Its most popular releases include arthouse films Threat
, Your Mommy Kills Animals, N.Y.H.C.
; the DVD Yoga For Indie Rockers
; movie Punk Rock Holocaust
; and animated series Godkiller
, Xombie
.
Formed in 2005 by filmmaker Matt Pizzolo
and producer Brian Giberson as a film production–marketing–distribution
studio, the company has grown to include a comic book
/graphic novel
publishing division, two DVD Premiere shingles (indie-lifestyle sublabel DiY-Fest Video
and cult
/exploitation
sublabel UnitShifter Films), and fashion/branded-apparel division H8LA. HALO-8's film catalog is split roughly 50/50 between in-house productions and third-party acquisitions, although the upcoming slate is primarily focused on in-house transmedia
productions.
HALO-8 made a name for itself as an innovative and risk-taking company by developing unique transmedia production and distribution strategies [such as designing the illustrated film format of animation and integrating it with an in-house comic book division and DVD pipeline, breaking Godkiller into episodes and releasing them as shortform DVDs (like a comic book) before collecting them into a standalone movie for theatrical release, devising Slumber Party Slaughterhouse's DVD-game structure so various directors and separate casts could simultaneously produce segments in separate cities, and utilizing the ROM portion of DVDs for non-video content such as serialized audiobook chapters and digital comic books] and by championing controversial films such as animal-rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals that drew the ire of the Center for Consumer Freedom
who waged a legal campaign to block release of the film.
The studio has recently become known for its transmedia format illustrated films, a cinematic style of limited animation that Pizzolo and Giberson developed, merging sequential art
with 3D CGI
, motion graphics
and dramatic voice performances in the style of a radio play.
Following the completion of the first illustrated-film Godkiller, Pizzolo announced a slate of new illustrated film productions. During Halo-8's panel at WonderCon
2010, Pizzolo unveiled a first look at his giallo animation The Long Knives, which had recently begun production. Two weeks later during Halo-8's panel at C2E2, Pizzolo confirmed his collaboration with Tim Seeley
on Loaded Bible and then unveiled two new projects in development: Medusa: Year One and Ben Templesmith
's Black Sky. A teaser-trailer for Black Sky was released in December 2010 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/02/ben-templesmith-black-sky-illustrated-film-teaser/ In September 2010, MTV Splash Page announced Pizzolo will direct an illustrated film adaptation of the popular comic book series Hack/Slash
.
with two flagship series: Godkiller
(written by Matt Pizzolo
, illustrated by then-newcomer Anna Muckcracker) and How I Lost My Virginity -by Alexandra Jones (written by Matt Pizzolo, penciled and colored by Andrea Blanco, inked by Ale Alvarez).
The following February at Wondercon
, Halo-8 unveiled its illustrated film format that fuses comic books with cinema and explained Godkiller would be released simultaneously as a print comic book and as episodic illustrated films on shortform DVDs.
In April 2010 at C2E2 in Chicago, Halo-8 premiered the collected Godkiller illustrated film and announced several new comic book series: The Long Knives (a giallo-style revenge adventure written by Pizzolo, illustrated by newcomer Ana Ludeshka), Loaded Bible 2 (continuing the acclaimed Jesus vs vampires series by Tim Seeley
(Hack/Slash
)), Medusa: Year One (a re-invention of the mythic character as a misunderstood heroine), Godkiller 2 (reuniting Pizzolo and Muckcracker), and Black Sky (a Band of Brothers
vs Cthulhu
series by Ben Templesmith
(30 Days of Night
)).
, Doug Sakmann, Joanna Angel
, Ramzi Abed
, Kurly Tlapoyawa. Participating actors and actresses included Tiffany Shepis
, Masuimi Max
, Joanna Angel
, Melissa Bacelar
, Katie Nisa. The project premiered at the Halo-8: Films That Kill Halloween festival in Hollywood, where live hosts Joanna Angel, Matt Pizzolo, and Daisy Sparks MC'd the event that mixed pub-trivia
style gaming with Rocky Horror-style audience participation.
web-series, produced by James Farr
and Epic Level Entertainment's Cindi Rice and John Frank Rosenblum
. Xombie webisodes have been downloaded over 13 million times, and the property was adapted into comic book form by Devil's Due Publishing
as well as an illustrated novel by Epic Level Entertainment that ranked #4 on Amazon's best-selling graphic novels list, just behind Watchmen
and 300
. The March 31, 2009 release date of the Xombie: Dead on Arrival collected series DVD will also mark HALO-8's entry into distribution of animated films
, which will be followed by anime
-style adaptations of the comic book series currently published under HALO-8's publishing arm.
, the MTV
cartoon adaptation of The Maxx
, the Berserk
anime series, Chris Marker
's La jetée
, the motion comic Broken Saints
, and the experimental cinema of Ralph Bakshi
. Since Pizzolo started out as a playwright he was interested in using voice performances to drive the pace and action, while composing the visuals from sequential art illustrations in an experimental cinema style utilizing only subtle pans and zooms. Giberson, an Emmy-winning TV producer, pushed Pizzolo to integrate more elaborate animation and the two developed a style that mixed simple limited-animation puppetry with moments of fully animated 3D-CGI. Pizzolo (a longtime comic book fan who previously worked at St. Mark's Comix and Village Comics in NY) decided the sequential art should be composed as a comic book because it was the ideal workflow for creating sequential art. Pizzolo has made clear that this was all theoretical and they may never have executed on the illustrated film style if he had not discovered Anna Muckcracker and recruited her to illustrate the first project Godkiller.
Pizzolo told Horror News:
Pizzolo has also clarified that the term illustrated film was not intended to be a snipe at motion comics, saying he was aware of Broken Saints
and has always cited it as an influence but feels motion comics are only one element of the evolving illustrated film style, which is intended to be a constantly evolving multimedia format whose elements are determined by the story rather than the workflow... even telling Bloody Disgusting that upcoming ill-films may integrate heavily textured live action and be composed for 3D viewing. Pizzolo also says he is a fan of the Watchmen Motion Comic, but that it hadn't been released yet when he, Giberson, and Muckcracker were producing Godkiller. Pizzolo points out that the contemporary motion comics wave is largely influenced by the Watchmen Motion Comic, so motion comics and illustrated films developed simultaneously but separately from one another. He told Bloody Disgusting "Godkiller was just a slower production than Watchmen because we had to create 200 pages of art and story from the ground up first, rather than starting with one of the greatest comic books ever made as source material. Plus we had a dozen voice performers instead of just one."
Wired
asked Pizzolo to explain the differences between motion comics and illustrated films:
Pizzolo gave Bloody Disgusting
additional thoughts on differences between motion comics and illustrated films:
Pizzolo finally simplified the difference for Comics Alliance:
According to Fangoria, "Lance Henriksen
, Bill Moseley
and Tiffany Shepis
are the genre stalwarts lending their vocal talents to the project; also on board in that capacity are underground cinema queen Lydia Lunch
and singers Justin Pierre
(of Motion City Soundtrack
) and Davey Havok
(of A.F.I.
)." Pizzolo and producer Brian Giberson unveiled a preview clip of the Godkiller illustrated film during the "Comic Books & Indie Movies" panel at Wondercon
in San Francisco on February 28, 2009.
According to Shock Till You Drop, "Danielle Harris
(known for her turns in the Halloween
franchise), Katie Nisa (Threat
), and Nicki Clyne
(Battlestar Galactica
) have joined previously announced cast members Lance Henriksen
, Bill Moseley
, Tiffany Shepis
, Justin Pierre
(singer of Motion City Soundtrack
), Lydia Lunch
(Richard Kern
's 'Hardcore Collection'), and Davey Havok
(A.F.I.
) in the cast of the 'illustrated film' adaptation Godkiller
, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (Threat
) based on the comic book he created with illustrator Anna Muckcracker."
Pizzolo, Giberson and actresses Danielle Harris
and Tiffany Shepis
presented two exclusive preview clips of the Godkiller
illustrated film at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
in Los Angeles on April 18, 2009.
The illustrated film was initially slated for a unique release model of limited-edition, bi-monthly episodic DVDs starting September 29, 2009, followed by a theatrical run of the full feature in January 2010 and a DVD/Blu-ray release of the full feature in March 2010.
Due to overwhelming retail demand far beyond studio expectations, the first episodic DVD's street date was delayed a week until October 6, 2009 so enough DVDs could be manufactured to supply stores including Best Buy
, Hot Topic
, Borders Books, F.Y.E.
, Suncoast
, Wherehouse Music, Newbury Comics
, Amoeba Music
, Rasputin Records, Dimple Records, Waterloo Records, J&R Electronics, Silver Platters, Zia Records, and many more. Due to retail holiday conflicts, this delay rescheduled the entire release to: Episode 1 Oct 6 2009, Episode 2 Jan 26 2010, Episode 3 April 16 2010 (with day & date theatrical release of full feature), Complete film on VOD May 25, 2010 and on DVD July 20, 2010.
The complete 75-minute feature Godkiller: Walk Among Us premiered at the C2E2 comic con in Chicago on April 16, 2010 before playing theatrically in 10 cities. On May 25, 2010, it was distributed via cable VOD to 75 million homes by carriers including Comcast
, Time Warner Cable
, Verizon FiOS
, DirecTV
, Dish Network
, Charter
, Cablevision, iTunes
, Xbox Live
, Playstation Network.
(a post-nuke vampire epic by Tim Seeley
creator of Hack/Slash
, published by Image Comics
) and Xombie: Reanimated (James Farr
's follow-up to Xombie: Dead On Arrival
, published by Devil's Due Publishing
).
Shortly after HALO-8 announced the Xombie: Reanimated illustrated film, The Hollywood Reporter
revealed DreamWorks SKG is developing a live-action Xombie: Reanimated film to be produced with Alex Kurtzman
and Roberto Orci
(Star Trek reboot, Transformers 1 & 2).
In September 2010, MTV Splash Page announced Pizzolo will direct an illustrated film adaptation of the popular comic book series Hack/Slash
.
In December 2010, a teaser-trailer was released for the illustrated film Black Sky, illustrated and created by Ben Templesmith
(30 Days of Night
, Welcome To Hoxford
, Choker
) and directed by Pizzolo. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/12/02/nice-art-ben-templesmiths-black-sky-teaser/
Pizzolo is currently working with Muckcracker on the second part of the Godkiller trilogy Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes (following 2010's Godkiller: Walk Among Us).
and H&M
stores) to join the team as Creative Director. Davis began with a line of t-shirts based on Godkiller. Actors Bill Moseley
, Danielle Harris
, and Tiffany Shepis
served double-duty on Godkiller performing in the film and modeling the Godkiller t-shirts for H8LA.
Transmedia storytelling
Transmedia storytelling, also known as multi-platform storytelling, cross-platform storytelling, or transmedia narrative, is the technique of telling stories across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies...
entertainment company specializing in cinema, genre graphic novels, midnight movies, music-driven lifestyle videos, and animation. Its most popular releases include arthouse films Threat
Threat (film)
Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
, Your Mommy Kills Animals, N.Y.H.C.
N.Y.H.C. (film)
N.Y.H.C. is a documentary film directed by Frank Pavich about the mid-90s New York hardcore scene.The documentary was acquired for distribution by HALO 8 Entertainment in December 2007. On March 25, 2008, Halo-8 released a two disc Special Edition for the documentary's first time on DVD...
; the DVD Yoga For Indie Rockers
Yoga For Indie Rockers
Yoga For Indie Rockers is a fitness video that matches a traditional yoga workout with contemporary indie rock music and attitude.The DVD features certified yoga instructor Chaos running a hardbody yoga workout with three students: Rage Burner , Karri Langlois , and Kristina Sefeldt...
; movie Punk Rock Holocaust
Punk Rock Holocaust
Punk Rock Holocaust is a 2004 low-budget slasher film/horror-comedy directed by Doug Sakmann. It is about a serial killer on the loose at the Vans Warped Tour who tries killing off the bands one by one, and features bands such as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Less Than Jake, The Used, Big D and...
; and animated series Godkiller
Godkiller (series)
Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
, Xombie
Xombie
Xombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
.
Formed in 2005 by filmmaker Matt Pizzolo
Matt Pizzolo
Matt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
and producer Brian Giberson as a film production–marketing–distribution
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
studio, the company has grown to include a comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
/graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
publishing division, two DVD Premiere shingles (indie-lifestyle sublabel DiY-Fest Video
DiY-Fest
DiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
and cult
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
/exploitation
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
sublabel UnitShifter Films), and fashion/branded-apparel division H8LA. HALO-8's film catalog is split roughly 50/50 between in-house productions and third-party acquisitions, although the upcoming slate is primarily focused on in-house transmedia
Transmedia storytelling
Transmedia storytelling, also known as multi-platform storytelling, cross-platform storytelling, or transmedia narrative, is the technique of telling stories across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies...
productions.
HALO-8 made a name for itself as an innovative and risk-taking company by developing unique transmedia production and distribution strategies [such as designing the illustrated film format of animation and integrating it with an in-house comic book division and DVD pipeline, breaking Godkiller into episodes and releasing them as shortform DVDs (like a comic book) before collecting them into a standalone movie for theatrical release, devising Slumber Party Slaughterhouse's DVD-game structure so various directors and separate casts could simultaneously produce segments in separate cities, and utilizing the ROM portion of DVDs for non-video content such as serialized audiobook chapters and digital comic books] and by championing controversial films such as animal-rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals that drew the ire of the Center for Consumer Freedom
Center for Consumer Freedom
The Center for Consumer Freedom , formerly the Guest Choice Network, is a non-profit American lobby group. It describes itself as "dedicated to protecting consumer choices and promoting common sense," and defending "the right of adults and parents to choose how they live their lives, what they eat...
who waged a legal campaign to block release of the film.
The studio has recently become known for its transmedia format illustrated films, a cinematic style of limited animation that Pizzolo and Giberson developed, merging sequential art
Sequential art
Sequential art refers to the art form of using a train of images deployed in sequence to graphic storytelling or convey information. The best-known example of sequential art is comics, which are a printed arrangement of art and balloons, especially comic books and comic strips.The term is rarely...
with 3D CGI
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
, motion graphics
Motion graphics
Motion graphics are graphics that use video footage and/or animation technology to create the illusion of motion or rotation, graphics are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects. Motion graphics are usually displayed via electronic media technology, but may be displayed via...
and dramatic voice performances in the style of a radio play.
Following the completion of the first illustrated-film Godkiller, Pizzolo announced a slate of new illustrated film productions. During Halo-8's panel at WonderCon
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San...
2010, Pizzolo unveiled a first look at his giallo animation The Long Knives, which had recently begun production. Two weeks later during Halo-8's panel at C2E2, Pizzolo confirmed his collaboration with Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles.-Career:Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs...
on Loaded Bible and then unveiled two new projects in development: Medusa: Year One and Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
's Black Sky. A teaser-trailer for Black Sky was released in December 2010 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/02/ben-templesmith-black-sky-illustrated-film-teaser/ In September 2010, MTV Splash Page announced Pizzolo will direct an illustrated film adaptation of the popular comic book series Hack/Slash
HACK/slash
Hack/Slash is an ongoing comic books series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics ....
.
Halo-8 Comics
In June 2008, HALO-8 debuted a new comic book publishing arm at Wizard World ChicagoWizard Entertainment
Wizard Entertainment, formerly known as Wizard Press, was a New York-based publisher of Wizard and ToyFare magazines, along with various special issues for each magazine and the annual Toy Wishes holiday guide....
with two flagship series: Godkiller
Godkiller (series)
Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
(written by Matt Pizzolo
Matt Pizzolo
Matt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, illustrated by then-newcomer Anna Muckcracker) and How I Lost My Virginity -by Alexandra Jones (written by Matt Pizzolo, penciled and colored by Andrea Blanco, inked by Ale Alvarez).
The following February at Wondercon
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San...
, Halo-8 unveiled its illustrated film format that fuses comic books with cinema and explained Godkiller would be released simultaneously as a print comic book and as episodic illustrated films on shortform DVDs.
In April 2010 at C2E2 in Chicago, Halo-8 premiered the collected Godkiller illustrated film and announced several new comic book series: The Long Knives (a giallo-style revenge adventure written by Pizzolo, illustrated by newcomer Ana Ludeshka), Loaded Bible 2 (continuing the acclaimed Jesus vs vampires series by Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles.-Career:Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs...
(Hack/Slash
HACK/slash
Hack/Slash is an ongoing comic books series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics ....
)), Medusa: Year One (a re-invention of the mythic character as a misunderstood heroine), Godkiller 2 (reuniting Pizzolo and Muckcracker), and Black Sky (a Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers is a 2001 ten-part, 11-hour television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen E. Ambrose. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan...
vs Cthulhu
Cthulhu
Cthulhu is a fictional character that first appeared in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. The character was created by writer H. P...
series by Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
(30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book mini-series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property....
)).
First Annual Halloween Multi-Filmmaker Showcase DVD
In October 2008, HALO-8 debuted a unique, multi-filmmaker showcase project called Slumber Party Slaughterhouse: The Game, a horror DVD game where each death scene is directed by a different HALO-8 filmmaker and stars actors and actresses from various HALO-8 films. Participating filmmakers included Matt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo
Matt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Doug Sakmann, Joanna Angel
Joanna Angel
Joanna Angel is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She used her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.-Early life:...
, Ramzi Abed
Ramzi Abed
Ramzi Abed is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.-Biography:...
, Kurly Tlapoyawa. Participating actors and actresses included Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
- External links :...
, Masuimi Max
Masuimi Max
Masuimi Max is an American fetish model of Korean and German descent. Born on a U.S. Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Masuimi's father was a career Air Force man, with her early years spent traveling all over the world, and her teenage years growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Career:Masuimi...
, Joanna Angel
Joanna Angel
Joanna Angel is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She used her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.-Early life:...
, Melissa Bacelar
Melissa Bacelar
Melissa Bacelar is an American actress and occasional producer and adult model. She is best known as a scream queen and is most associated with the horror film genre...
, Katie Nisa. The project premiered at the Halo-8: Films That Kill Halloween festival in Hollywood, where live hosts Joanna Angel, Matt Pizzolo, and Daisy Sparks MC'd the event that mixed pub-trivia
Pub quiz
A pub quiz is a quiz held in a public house. These events are also called Quiz Nights or Trivia Nights and may be held in other settings. Pub quizzes are still extremely popular and may attract people to a pub who are not found there on other days. The pub quiz is a modern example of a pub game...
style gaming with Rocky Horror-style audience participation.
Partnership with Epic Level Entertainment for Xombie
In November 2008, HALO-8 announced the acquisition of the megapopular XombieXombie
Xombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
web-series, produced by James Farr
James Farr
James Farr is a freelance animator and animation director based at present in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is widely known by the online community for his animated series Xombie, which quickly gained cult status in 2003 and has spawned an illustrated novel, Xombie: Dead on Arrival, a comic book series...
and Epic Level Entertainment's Cindi Rice and John Frank Rosenblum
John Frank Rosenblum
John Frank Rosenblum is an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor.He is an internationally recognized expert on motion picture trailers...
. Xombie webisodes have been downloaded over 13 million times, and the property was adapted into comic book form by Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
as well as an illustrated novel by Epic Level Entertainment that ranked #4 on Amazon's best-selling graphic novels list, just behind Watchmen
Watchmen
Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form...
and 300
300
Year 300 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius...
. The March 31, 2009 release date of the Xombie: Dead on Arrival collected series DVD will also mark HALO-8's entry into distribution of animated films
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
, which will be followed by anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-style adaptations of the comic book series currently published under HALO-8's publishing arm.
Illustrated Films
Pizzolo and Giberson began developing what they termed illustrated films in late 2007, citing influences Liquid TelevisionLiquid Television
Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. The first season of Liquid Television also aired on BBC Two in co-production with MTV. Ultimately, MTV commissioned three seasons of the show, which was produced by Colossal Pictures...
, the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
cartoon adaptation of The Maxx
The Maxx
The Maxx is an American comic book series created by Sam Kieth and published originally monthly by Image Comics and now collected in trade paperback collections from DC Comic's Wildstorm imprint. The comic book, which stars a character of the same name, spawned an animated series that aired on the...
, the Berserk
Berserk (manga)
is a manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired world, the story centers around the characters of Guts, an orphaned mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the...
anime series, Chris Marker
Chris Marker
Chris Marker is a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La jetée , A Grin Without a Cat , Sans Soleil and AK , an essay film on the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa...
's La jetée
La Jetée
La jetée is a 1962 French science fiction film by Chris Marker. It is also known in English as The Jetty or The Pier. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. The film runs for 28 minutes and is in black and white...
, the motion comic Broken Saints
Broken Saints
Broken Saints is an award-winning, partially Flash-animated film series by Brooke Burgess, Ian Kirby, and Andrew West. First published in 2001, it is one of the earliest examples of a motion comic. Like a comic, characters on the most part remain in static poses and dialogue is indicated by speech...
, and the experimental cinema of Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...
. Since Pizzolo started out as a playwright he was interested in using voice performances to drive the pace and action, while composing the visuals from sequential art illustrations in an experimental cinema style utilizing only subtle pans and zooms. Giberson, an Emmy-winning TV producer, pushed Pizzolo to integrate more elaborate animation and the two developed a style that mixed simple limited-animation puppetry with moments of fully animated 3D-CGI. Pizzolo (a longtime comic book fan who previously worked at St. Mark's Comix and Village Comics in NY) decided the sequential art should be composed as a comic book because it was the ideal workflow for creating sequential art. Pizzolo has made clear that this was all theoretical and they may never have executed on the illustrated film style if he had not discovered Anna Muckcracker and recruited her to illustrate the first project Godkiller.
Pizzolo told Horror News:
"There are lots of reasons [Godkiller was made as an illustrated film], but I think the most important one was really being inspired by Anna Muckcracker's gorgeous artwork. Brian Giberson (my partner at Halo-8) and I had been experimenting with the illustrated film format for a while, but we might still have gone with traditional animation for Godkiller since it's really risky to experiment with a crazy story and a new filmmaking format at the same time. But once I saw Anna's art I knew that no traditional form of animation could do justice to the grimy, textured, surreal aesthetic she created. It was really an artistic choice, because from a business point of view it's just so risky." http://www.horrornews.net/interviews/_interviews_Matt_Pizzolo.html#HOME
Pizzolo has also clarified that the term illustrated film was not intended to be a snipe at motion comics, saying he was aware of Broken Saints
Broken Saints
Broken Saints is an award-winning, partially Flash-animated film series by Brooke Burgess, Ian Kirby, and Andrew West. First published in 2001, it is one of the earliest examples of a motion comic. Like a comic, characters on the most part remain in static poses and dialogue is indicated by speech...
and has always cited it as an influence but feels motion comics are only one element of the evolving illustrated film style, which is intended to be a constantly evolving multimedia format whose elements are determined by the story rather than the workflow... even telling Bloody Disgusting that upcoming ill-films may integrate heavily textured live action and be composed for 3D viewing. Pizzolo also says he is a fan of the Watchmen Motion Comic, but that it hadn't been released yet when he, Giberson, and Muckcracker were producing Godkiller. Pizzolo points out that the contemporary motion comics wave is largely influenced by the Watchmen Motion Comic, so motion comics and illustrated films developed simultaneously but separately from one another. He told Bloody Disgusting "Godkiller was just a slower production than Watchmen because we had to create 200 pages of art and story from the ground up first, rather than starting with one of the greatest comic books ever made as source material. Plus we had a dozen voice performers instead of just one."
Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
asked Pizzolo to explain the differences between motion comics and illustrated films:
"In illustrated films, we drive the pace of the storytelling with the dramatic voice performances and the sound design, so that allows us to showcase the illustrations in a way where you can really take a moment to absorb the art in the same way you can when reading a comic book... Motion comics are closer to a form of limited animationLimited animationLimited animation is a process of making animated cartoons that does not redraw entire frames but variably reuses common parts between frames. One of its major trademarks is the stylized design in all forms and shapes, which in the early days was referred to as modern design...
that uses comics as source material. Illustrated films are closer to the experimental cinema of Ralph BakshiRalph BakshiRalph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...
's work, Chris MarkerChris MarkerChris Marker is a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La jetée , A Grin Without a Cat , Sans Soleil and AK , an essay film on the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa...
's La jetéeLa JetéeLa jetée is a 1962 French science fiction film by Chris Marker. It is also known in English as The Jetty or The Pier. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. The film runs for 28 minutes and is in black and white...
or animation like Liquid TelevisionLiquid TelevisionLiquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. The first season of Liquid Television also aired on BBC Two in co-production with MTV. Ultimately, MTV commissioned three seasons of the show, which was produced by Colossal Pictures...
." http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/10/post-apocalyptic-godkiller/
Pizzolo gave Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is a website that covers horror movies with reviews, interviews and news. It is currently run by Brad Miska, and Tom Owen. According to one source, the site has 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. It is widely considered to be the "world's most...
additional thoughts on differences between motion comics and illustrated films:
"The simple answer is illustrated-films are an attempt to merge comic book sequential art with cinematic storytelling, whereas motion comics seem more intent on re-purposing comic books into cartoons. And I don't mean to sound like a dick because I think motion comics are cool, these are just different. On first glance, they look very similar... and people might say 'it's moving comics on a screen, that's motion comics' to which I say 'just because SeinfeldSeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
is moving people captured on 35mm film doesn't make it the same thing as Full Metal JacketFull Metal JacketFull Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford and stars Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard and Adam Baldwin. The film follows a platoon of U.S...
.' On one level you could see motion comics and illustrated films as siblings like comics books vs graphics novels or TV shows vs feature films, but there are deeper distinctions. Basically, we're filmmakers so we're bringing a cinematic sensibility to this[...] We animate motion in the frame, but the need for motion is different in film... it's not like Michael MadsenMichael MadsenMichael Søren Madsen is an American actor, poet, and photographer. He has appeared in more than 150 films, most of them small independent films, though he has starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin...
bounces around the frame in Reservoir DogsReservoir DogsReservoir Dogs is an American crime film marking debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino. It depicts the events before and after a botched diamond heist, but not the heist itself. Reservoir Dogs stars an ensemble cast: Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, and...
the way Wakko does in AnimaniacsAnimaniacsSteven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...
." http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/comics/589
Pizzolo finally simplified the difference for Comics Alliance:
"The difference between an illustrated film and a motion comic is kind of the difference between a movie that was shot in 3D versus a movie that was shot in 2D but got a 3D post-conversion. We're not repurposing an existing comic book here, we're building something unique from scratch." http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/02/ben-templesmith-black-sky-illustrated-film-teaser/
According to Fangoria, "Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Lance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Bill Moseley
Bill Moseley
William "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
and Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
- External links :...
are the genre stalwarts lending their vocal talents to the project; also on board in that capacity are underground cinema queen Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
and singers Justin Pierre
Justin Pierre
Justin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
(of Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
) and Davey Havok
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
(of A.F.I.
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
)." Pizzolo and producer Brian Giberson unveiled a preview clip of the Godkiller illustrated film during the "Comic Books & Indie Movies" panel at Wondercon
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San...
in San Francisco on February 28, 2009.
According to Shock Till You Drop, "Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Danielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
(known for her turns in the Halloween
Halloween (franchise)
Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of ten slasher films, novels, and comic books. The franchise focuses on the fictional character of Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his older sister, Judith Myers...
franchise), Katie Nisa (Threat
Threat (film)
Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
), and Nicki Clyne
Nicki Clyne
Nicki Clyne is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-Early life:...
(Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
) have joined previously announced cast members Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Lance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Bill Moseley
Bill Moseley
William "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
- External links :...
, Justin Pierre
Justin Pierre
Justin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
(singer of Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
), Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
(Richard Kern
Richard Kern
Richard Kern is a New York underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to underground prominence as part of the underground cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films featuring underground personalities of the time...
's 'Hardcore Collection'), and Davey Havok
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
(A.F.I.
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
) in the cast of the 'illustrated film' adaptation Godkiller
Godkiller (series)
Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (Threat
Threat (film)
Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
) based on the comic book he created with illustrator Anna Muckcracker."
Pizzolo, Giberson and actresses Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Danielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
and Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
- External links :...
presented two exclusive preview clips of the Godkiller
Godkiller (series)
Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
illustrated film at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Weekend of Horrors is a tri-annual traveling convention which focuses on horror films. Formerly produced and operated by Fangoria Magazine with its name and likeness owned by Creation Entertainment, the convention is now produced solely by Creation.The convention also deals in areas of the horror...
in Los Angeles on April 18, 2009.
The illustrated film was initially slated for a unique release model of limited-edition, bi-monthly episodic DVDs starting September 29, 2009, followed by a theatrical run of the full feature in January 2010 and a DVD/Blu-ray release of the full feature in March 2010.
Due to overwhelming retail demand far beyond studio expectations, the first episodic DVD's street date was delayed a week until October 6, 2009 so enough DVDs could be manufactured to supply stores including Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
, Hot Topic
Hot Topic
Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...
, Borders Books, F.Y.E.
F.y.e.
F.Y.E., standing for "For Your Entertainment," is a chain of entertainment media stores in the United States. As one of many Trans World Entertainment brands, it began in 1993 and was expanded in 2001 after buying out and rebranding mall-based Camelot, Strawberries, Record Town and Coconuts stores...
, Suncoast
Suncoast
Suncoast may refer to:* The Florida Suncoast , a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Pasco County to the north, and Naples to the south, and including the Tampa Bay area...
, Wherehouse Music, Newbury Comics
Newbury Comics
Newbury Comics is a New England-based music retailer. Newbury Comics began as a comic book vendor on Newbury Street in Boston. The company was founded in 1978 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology students John Brusger and Mike Dreese. Over the next few years, the focus of the company changed...
, Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music is an independent music chain with stores in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Founded by former employees of nearby Rasputin Records, it opened on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley in 1990. The stores are unusually large given their independent status...
, Rasputin Records, Dimple Records, Waterloo Records, J&R Electronics, Silver Platters, Zia Records, and many more. Due to retail holiday conflicts, this delay rescheduled the entire release to: Episode 1 Oct 6 2009, Episode 2 Jan 26 2010, Episode 3 April 16 2010 (with day & date theatrical release of full feature), Complete film on VOD May 25, 2010 and on DVD July 20, 2010.
The complete 75-minute feature Godkiller: Walk Among Us premiered at the C2E2 comic con in Chicago on April 16, 2010 before playing theatrically in 10 cities. On May 25, 2010, it was distributed via cable VOD to 75 million homes by carriers including Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
, Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
, Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
, DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
, Charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
, Cablevision, iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
, Playstation Network.
Growth of Illustrated Films Division
Following the success of Godkiller, HALO-8 ramped up the illustrated film line by growing the slate of its comic book publishing division while also entering into partnerships with other comic book publishers and creators. In late 2009, HALO-8 announced deals to produce illustrated film adaptations of Loaded BibleLoaded Bible
Loaded Bible is a series of one-shot comic books written by Tim Seeley, with art by Nate Bellegarde, the first of which, Jesus vs. Vampires, was published in February 2006 by Image Comics.-Publication history:...
(a post-nuke vampire epic by Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles.-Career:Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs...
creator of Hack/Slash
HACK/slash
Hack/Slash is an ongoing comic books series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics ....
, published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
) and Xombie: Reanimated (James Farr
James Farr
James Farr is a freelance animator and animation director based at present in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is widely known by the online community for his animated series Xombie, which quickly gained cult status in 2003 and has spawned an illustrated novel, Xombie: Dead on Arrival, a comic book series...
's follow-up to Xombie: Dead On Arrival
Xombie
Xombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
, published by Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
).
Shortly after HALO-8 announced the Xombie: Reanimated illustrated film, The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
revealed DreamWorks SKG is developing a live-action Xombie: Reanimated film to be produced with Alex Kurtzman
Alex Kurtzman
Alex Kurtzman is an American film and television screenwriter and producer.Kurtzman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he met his high school friend and long time collaborator Roberto Orci...
and Roberto Orci
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orci is a Mexican-American film producer, television producer, and screenwriter.-Biography:Orci was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother had left Cuba for Mexico after Fidel Castro came to power. He is the older brother of screenwriter-producer J....
(Star Trek reboot, Transformers 1 & 2).
In September 2010, MTV Splash Page announced Pizzolo will direct an illustrated film adaptation of the popular comic book series Hack/Slash
HACK/slash
Hack/Slash is an ongoing comic books series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics ....
.
In December 2010, a teaser-trailer was released for the illustrated film Black Sky, illustrated and created by Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
(30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book mini-series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property....
, Welcome To Hoxford
Welcome To Hoxford
Welcome to Hoxford is a four-issue comic book mini-series created, written, and drawn by Eisner Award nominee and Spike Scream Award-winner Ben Templesmith and published by IDW Publishing....
, Choker
Choker
A choker is a close-fitting necklace, worn high on the neck. This type of jewellery can consist of one or more bands circling the neck. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, plastic, beads, metal, and leather. They are often adorned in a variety of ways, including with...
) and directed by Pizzolo. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/12/02/nice-art-ben-templesmiths-black-sky-teaser/
Pizzolo is currently working with Muckcracker on the second part of the Godkiller trilogy Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes (following 2010's Godkiller: Walk Among Us).
H8LA
In November 2009, HALO-8 launched branded-apparel division H8LA, enlisting stylist Aubrie Davis (formerly of Hot TopicHot Topic
Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...
and H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
stores) to join the team as Creative Director. Davis began with a line of t-shirts based on Godkiller. Actors Bill Moseley
Bill Moseley
William "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Danielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
, and Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis
- External links :...
served double-duty on Godkiller performing in the film and modeling the Godkiller t-shirts for H8LA.
Affiliated Production Companies
- 456 Productions
- Backseat Conceptions
- Bloodshot Pictures
- Burning Angel
- Burning Paradise
- DiY-Fest VideoDiY-FestDiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
- Epic Level Entertainment
- Hells Bells Productions
- Indie Genius Productions
- Kings Mob ProductionsKings Mob ProductionsKings Mob Productions is a DiY filmmaking and agitprop media-making "anti-corporation" dedicated to creating "new, dangerous, and thought-provoking media."-Background:...
- Lost Angeles Films
- Savage Roses Productions
- Sunny Bastards Films
- UnitShifter Films
2006
- Threat (film)Threat (film)Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
- Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
(Kings Mob ProductionsKings Mob ProductionsKings Mob Productions is a DiY filmmaking and agitprop media-making "anti-corporation" dedicated to creating "new, dangerous, and thought-provoking media."-Background:...
) - Threat: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackThreat (film)Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
- (Kings Mob ProductionsKings Mob ProductionsKings Mob Productions is a DiY filmmaking and agitprop media-making "anti-corporation" dedicated to creating "new, dangerous, and thought-provoking media."-Background:...
) - Threat: Music That Inspired The MovieThreat (film)Threat is an award-winning independent film about a straightedge "hardcore kid" and a hip hop revolutionary whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes...
- (Kings Mob ProductionsKings Mob ProductionsKings Mob Productions is a DiY filmmaking and agitprop media-making "anti-corporation" dedicated to creating "new, dangerous, and thought-provoking media."-Background:...
) - Beer: The MovieBeer: The Movie- Sketchlist :# Main Titles [:59]# Burger P.I. [1:33]# The Flashback [3:37]# Captain Bobby [2:06]# Das Wundertime [1:47]# Only in Dreams [3:18]# 40 Hands [5:44]# Tom Sizemore [1:05]# Good Livin' [3:38]# Jesus Walks [8:41]# El Luchador [1:32]...
- Dir. Peter Hoare (456 Productions) - Beer 2: Leaving Long IslandBeer: The Movie- Sketchlist :# Main Titles [:59]# Burger P.I. [1:33]# The Flashback [3:37]# Captain Bobby [2:06]# Das Wundertime [1:47]# Only in Dreams [3:18]# 40 Hands [5:44]# Tom Sizemore [1:05]# Good Livin' [3:38]# Jesus Walks [8:41]# El Luchador [1:32]...
- Dir. Peter Hoare (456 Productions) - Beer 2: The SoundtrackBeer: The Movie- Sketchlist :# Main Titles [:59]# Burger P.I. [1:33]# The Flashback [3:37]# Captain Bobby [2:06]# Das Wundertime [1:47]# Only in Dreams [3:18]# 40 Hands [5:44]# Tom Sizemore [1:05]# Good Livin' [3:38]# Jesus Walks [8:41]# El Luchador [1:32]...
- (456 Productions)
2007
- Yoga For Indie RockersYoga For Indie RockersYoga For Indie Rockers is a fitness video that matches a traditional yoga workout with contemporary indie rock music and attitude.The DVD features certified yoga instructor Chaos running a hardbody yoga workout with three students: Rage Burner , Karri Langlois , and Kristina Sefeldt...
- w/ ChaosChaos (performer)Chaos is a certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, dancer, and burlesque performer from Michigan. She is a member of the Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company in Los Angeles and has her own line of workout videos: Yoga For Indie Rockers, Pilates For Indie Rockers, and the forthcoming...
; Created by Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
(DiY-FestDiY-FestDiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
) - Exist - Dir. Esther BellEsther BellEsther Bell is an American film director. Her two feature films, Godass and Exist, have received critical acclaim in The New York Times and Variety for their tones of social and political relevance....
(Hells Bells Productions, Merlion Entertainment) - Voluptuous Life [*dropped from label]
- Pilates For Indie RockersPilates For Indie RockersPilates For Indie Rockers is a fitness video that matches a traditional pilates workout with contemporary indie rock music and attitude.The DVD features certified yoga instructor Chaos running a mat-style pilates workout with the assistance of Rage Burner, who demonstrates the beginner moves...
- w/ ChaosChaos (performer)Chaos is a certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, dancer, and burlesque performer from Michigan. She is a member of the Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company in Los Angeles and has her own line of workout videos: Yoga For Indie Rockers, Pilates For Indie Rockers, and the forthcoming...
; Created by Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
(DiY-FestDiY-FestDiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
) - Vegan Cooking For Animal Lovers - w/ The Hardcore Chef (DiY-FestDiY-FestDiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
) - Your Mommy Kills AnimalsYour Mommy Kills Animals (film)Your Mommy Kills Animals is an American 2007 documentary film written and directed by Curt Johnson. Filmed in several locations across the United States, the film is about the animal liberation movement and takes its name from a 2003 PETA comic book of the same name...
- Dir. Curt JohnsonCurt JohnsonCurt Johnson is former General Manager of the Kansas City Wizards, a position he had held from 1999 to 2006.Johnson attended North Carolina State University, graduating in 1991 with a BA in Communication studies...
(Indie Genius Productions)
2008
- Bianca Beauchamp: All AccessBianca BeauchampBianca Stéphanie Beauchamp is a Canadian fetish and adult model, known for her glamour, erotic and latex modelling.- Early life and education :...
- Dir. Martin Perreault - Punk Rock Holocaust 2Punk Rock HolocaustPunk Rock Holocaust is a 2004 low-budget slasher film/horror-comedy directed by Doug Sakmann. It is about a serial killer on the loose at the Vans Warped Tour who tries killing off the bands one by one, and features bands such as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Less Than Jake, The Used, Big D and...
- Dir. Doug Sakmann (Backseat Conceptions) - The Sick & Twisted Horror of Joanna Angel - Dir. Doug Sakmann (Backseat Conceptions); with Joanna AngelJoanna AngelJoanna Angel is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She used her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.-Early life:...
(Burning Angel) - N.Y.H.C.N.Y.H.C. (film)N.Y.H.C. is a documentary film directed by Frank Pavich about the mid-90s New York hardcore scene.The documentary was acquired for distribution by HALO 8 Entertainment in December 2007. On March 25, 2008, Halo-8 released a two disc Special Edition for the documentary's first time on DVD...
- Dir. Frank Pavich; with MadballMadballMadball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...
, 25 Ta Life25 ta Life25 ta Life is an American band from New York City, originally formed in Queens, N.Y. in mid-1991.- History :The band was started by Frank Smarra and Harry Minas in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., they were soon joined by Fred Mesk and together wrote most of the material that would be on their early...
, Vision of DisorderVision of DisorderVision of Disorder is a hardcore punk band from Long Island, New York, US. Vision of Disorder disbanded in 2002, but reunited from time to time over the next six years. In October 2008, they announced that they would record a new studio album...
, District 9District 9District 9 is a 2009 South African science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James...
, No Redeeming Social Value, 108108 (band)108 is an American hardcore band founded in 1991. Their music reflected the Hare Krishna faith of its members. Their name comes from the number of beads on the Japa mala, or mantra counting beads.- History :... - Godkiller: Walk Among Us (graphic novel) - Writer/Creator Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Illustrator Anna Muckcracker - How I Lost My Virginity -by Alexandra Jones (graphic novel) - Writer/Creator Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Penciler/Colorist Andrea Blanco, Inker Ale Alvarez - Punk & Disorderly - with The BusinessThe Business (band)The Business are an English Oi!/punk rock band formed in 1979 in Lewisham, South London. Their album Suburban Rebels became influential in the Oi! movement...
, Sham 69Sham 69Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
, Anti-Nowhere LeagueAnti-Nowhere LeagueAnti-Nowhere League is an English punk band, formed in 1980 by lead singer Animal , guitarist Magoo , Tony "Bones" Shaw on drums and Chris "Baggy" Elvy on bass.-Early days:...
, ConflictConflict (band)Conflict is an English anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London. Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood , Francisco 'Paco' Carreno , Big John , Steve , Pauline , Paul aka 'Nihilistic Nobody' . Their first release was the EP "The House That...
, The OppressedThe OppressedThe Oppressed is a Welsh anti-fascist Oi! band that formed in 1981 in Cardiff. Most of the musicians in the band's various lineups were skinheads. Throughout the band's career, the members openly expressed opposition to racism and fascism — in their lyrics, interviews, on-stage comments and other...
, The BoysThe Boys (UK Band)The Boys are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976.Members of the band had previously played in other groups, such as London SS and Hollywood Brats. After recording four studio albums and eight singles, as well as recording Christmas themed music under the name The Yobs, they disbanded...
, The VarukersThe VarukersThe Varukers are a UK D-beat band formed in 1979 by vocalist Anthony "Rat" Martin, which produced its most influential recordings in the early 1980s. The band are one of the first to play in the musical style of the hardcore punk band Discharge, known as D-beat... - Gimme Skelter - Dir. Scott PhillipsScott PhillipsScott Phillips may refer to:*Scott Phillips of Alter Bridge and Creed*Scott Phillips , novelist...
; with Gunnar HansenGunnar HansenGunnar Milton Hansen is an Icelandic-born actor and author best known for playing Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre .- Early life:Hansen was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and moved to the United States when he was five...
, Trent HaagaTrent HaagaTrent Haaga is a low-budget horror actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker.-Career:Haaga came to the attention of the horror community after co-starring in the Troma film Terror Firmer. He went on to fill the role of screenwriter as well as assistant director on the fourth film in the Toxic Avenger...
, Kurly Tlapoyawa - Pink EyePink Eye (film)Pink Eye is a 2008 American horror film directed by James Tucker. The film is set ina run-down asylum where drugs are tested in a small town in upstate New York.-Cast:*Melissa Bacelar ... Delilah*Joshua Nelson ... Brandon*Joshua James ... Edgar...
- Dir. James Tucker; Writer Joshua NelsonJoshua Nelson-Background:Nelson is Black and Jewish . He became fascinated with music when he was 8, living in Brooklyn. His fascination lasted after he graduated from Newark's Performing Arts High School. He was the school's official soloist for the 4 years he studied there...
; with Melissa BacelarMelissa BacelarMelissa Bacelar is an American actress and occasional producer and adult model. She is best known as a scream queen and is most associated with the horror film genre...
, Joshua NelsonJoshua Nelson-Background:Nelson is Black and Jewish . He became fascinated with music when he was 8, living in Brooklyn. His fascination lasted after he graduated from Newark's Performing Arts High School. He was the school's official soloist for the 4 years he studied there...
, Bridget Megan Clark, Alan Rowe Kelly, Raine BrownRaine BrownRaine Brown is a New Jersey-based actress. She is best known as a scream queen and indie film star.- Career :She made her first major media appearance in a 2000 episode of the HBO series Sex in the City titled "Where There's Smoke..." and then, in 2002, appeared in Dante Tomaselli's surreal terror... - The Devil's Muse - Dir. Ramzi AbedRamzi AbedRamzi Abed is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.-Biography:...
; with Kristen KerrKristen Kerr-Filmography:-External links:*...
, Gidget GeinGidget GeinGidget Gein was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist and co-founder of the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references and dichotomises serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.-Early life:Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida...
, Cinqué Lee, Julie StrainJulie StrainJulie Strain is an American actress and model who was Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1991 and later chosen as the magazine's Pet of the Year in 1993.-Early life:...
, Lizzy Strain, Masuimi MaxMasuimi MaxMasuimi Max is an American fetish model of Korean and German descent. Born on a U.S. Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Masuimi's father was a career Air Force man, with her early years spent traveling all over the world, and her teenage years growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Career:Masuimi...
, Dame DarcyDame DarcyDame Darcy is an alternative cartoonist. Her comic book, Meatcake, has been published by Fantagraphics since 1993. Darcy has also released several graphic novels, Frightful Fairytales, Dame Darcy's Meatcake Compilation, The Illustrated Jane Eyre, Dollerium , Comic Book Tattoo, and Gasoline .-...
; score composed by David JDavid JDavid John Haskins , better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets....
, Ego Plum - Slumber Party Slaughterhouse: The Game - Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Doug Sakmann, Joanna AngelJoanna AngelJoanna Angel is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She used her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.-Early life:...
, Ramzi AbedRamzi AbedRamzi Abed is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.-Biography:...
, Kurly Tlapoyawa; with Tiffany ShepisTiffany Shepis- External links :...
, Masuimi MaxMasuimi MaxMasuimi Max is an American fetish model of Korean and German descent. Born on a U.S. Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Masuimi's father was a career Air Force man, with her early years spent traveling all over the world, and her teenage years growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Career:Masuimi...
, Joanna AngelJoanna AngelJoanna Angel is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She used her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.-Early life:...
, Melissa BacelarMelissa BacelarMelissa Bacelar is an American actress and occasional producer and adult model. She is best known as a scream queen and is most associated with the horror film genre...
, Katie Nisa
2009
- Cardio For Indie Rockers - w/ ChaosChaos (performer)Chaos is a certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, dancer, and burlesque performer from Michigan. She is a member of the Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company in Los Angeles and has her own line of workout videos: Yoga For Indie Rockers, Pilates For Indie Rockers, and the forthcoming...
; Created by Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
(DiY-FestDiY-FestDiY-Fest "the touring carnival of Do-it-Yourself mediamaking" was a festival of ultra-independent movies, books, zines, music, poetry, and performance art that ran from 1999 until 2002....
) - Xombie: Dead On ArrivalXombieXombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
- Dir. James FarrJames FarrJames Farr is a freelance animator and animation director based at present in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is widely known by the online community for his animated series Xombie, which quickly gained cult status in 2003 and has spawned an illustrated novel, Xombie: Dead on Arrival, a comic book series...
; Produced by James Farr, Cindi Rice, John Frank RosenblumJohn Frank RosenblumJohn Frank Rosenblum is an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor.He is an internationally recognized expert on motion picture trailers...
(Epic Level Entertainment) - Pop Skull - Dir. Adam WingardAdam WingardAdam Wingard is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer whose films are known for their emphasis on horror, extreme violence, and psychedelic imagery. His dark and sometimes abrasive directing/editing style has been compared to directors such as David Lynch, Darren...
; Written by E.L. Katz, Lane HughesLane Hughes-Pop Skull:In 2003, filmmaker Adam Wingard approached Hughes with the idea of doing a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup. They conceived the film as "one-part psychedelic, one-part horror and one-part romance" and made it for $3,000....
, Adam Wingard; Produced by Peter KatzPeter KatzPeter Katz is an award winning film producer and innovator of Neurocinema. He has produced critically acclaimed genre films that have screened at the AFI Fest, Rome Film Festival, as well as the New Zealand International Film Festival. He was one of the producers on Mortuary, which was helmed by...
, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, E.L. Katz; with Lane Hughes, Brandon Carroll, Maggie Henry, Hannah Hughes (Hunter Films, Population 1280 Films) - In A Spiral State - Dir. Ramzi AbedRamzi AbedRamzi Abed is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.-Biography:...
; Edited by Ken Cravens; with Bianca Barnett, Lizzy Strain, Juliana Fine, Mae Moreno, Messy Stench, Elissa Dowling (Bloodshot Pictures) - Godkiller: Walk Among Us - Episode 1Godkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
- Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Ill. Anna Muckcracker; with Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
, Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenLance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Danielle HarrisDanielle HarrisDanielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
, Bill MoseleyBill MoseleyWilliam "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Tiffany ShepisTiffany Shepis- External links :...
, Justin PierreJustin PierreJustin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
, Lydia LunchLydia LunchLydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Katie Nisa, Nicki ClyneNicki ClyneNicki Clyne is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-Early life:...
2010
- Godkiller: Walk Among Us - Episode 2Godkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
- Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Ill. Anna Muckcracker; with Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
, Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenLance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Danielle HarrisDanielle HarrisDanielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
, Bill MoseleyBill MoseleyWilliam "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Tiffany ShepisTiffany Shepis- External links :...
, Justin PierreJustin PierreJustin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
, Lydia LunchLydia LunchLydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Katie Nisa, Nicki ClyneNicki ClyneNicki Clyne is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-Early life:... - Godkiller: Walk Among Us - Episode 3Godkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
- Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Ill. Anna Muckcracker; with Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
, Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenLance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Danielle HarrisDanielle HarrisDanielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
, Bill MoseleyBill MoseleyWilliam "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Tiffany ShepisTiffany Shepis- External links :...
, Justin PierreJustin PierreJustin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
, Lydia LunchLydia LunchLydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Katie Nisa, Nicki ClyneNicki ClyneNicki Clyne is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-Early life:... - Godkiller: Walk Among Us - The Collected FilmGodkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
- Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Ill. Anna Muckcracker; with Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
, Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenLance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
, Danielle HarrisDanielle HarrisDanielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
, Bill MoseleyBill MoseleyWilliam "Bill" Moseley is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top...
, Tiffany ShepisTiffany Shepis- External links :...
, Justin PierreJustin PierreJustin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
, Lydia LunchLydia LunchLydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Katie Nisa, Nicki ClyneNicki ClyneNicki Clyne is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Cally Henderson Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-Early life:... - The New Erotic - Dir. Ramzi AbedRamzi AbedRamzi Abed is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.-Biography:...
; with Eon McKaiEon McKaiEon McKai is an American director of alt porn-themed adult films. The name "Eon McKai" is a pseudonym and a tribute to punk singer Ian MacKaye....
, Kimberly KaneKimberly KaneKimberly Kane is an American pornographic actress and director.She was engaged to the porn director Jack the Zipper for over two years, but they separated in 2006...
, Dave NazDave NazDavid F. Nazworthy, professionally known as Dave Naz is an American pornographer and erotic photographer....
, Vena Virago, Ed Fox, Jack The ZipperJack the ZipperJacktheZipper is an American pornographic film director and owner of Clockwork Pictures and Cobra Films. He was a tattoo artist prior to taking on the porn industry. He has won the...
, Alejandra Guerrero - Grant Morrison: Talking with GodsGrant Morrison: Talking with GodsGrant Morrison: Talking with Gods is a feature-length documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison...
- Dir. Patrick Meaney, Prod. Amber Yoder, Jordan Rennert, Mike PhillipsMike PhillipsMike Phillips may refer to:* Mike Phillips * Mike Phillips * Mike Phillips * Mike Phillips , Montana State Representative...
, Julian Darius, F.J. DeSanto; DP. Jordan Rennert; with Grant MorrisonGrant MorrisonGrant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings, as well as his successful runs on titles like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, New X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, and...
, Warren EllisWarren EllisWarren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
, Geoff JohnsGeoff JohnsGeoff Johns is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, where he has been Chief Creative Officer since February 2010, in particular for characters such as Green Lantern, The Flash and Superman...
, Douglas RushkoffDouglas RushkoffDouglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems.Rushkoff is most frequently regarded as a media...
, Frank QuitelyFrank QuitelyVincent Deighan, better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as New X-Men, We3, All-Star Superman, and Batman and Robin, as well as his work with Mark Millar on The...
, Dan DiDioDan DiDioDan DiDio is an American writer, editor and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. He is currently the Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee...
, Frazer IrvingFrazer IrvingFrazer Irving is a British comic book artist known for the 2000 AD series Necronauts. Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London...
, Phil JimenezPhil JimenezPhil Jimenez is an American comic book writer, artist and penciller, known for his work as writer/artist on Wonder Woman from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005-2006 miniseries Infinite Crisis, and his collaborations with writer Grant Morrison on New X-Men and The...
, Cameron StewartCameron StewartCameron Stewart is an Eisner Award and Shuster Award-winning and Eagle Award and Harvey Award-nominated Canadian comic book artist who has worked for DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics.-Biography:...
, Jill ThompsonJill ThompsonJill Thompson is an American comic book writer and illustrator. Probably better known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has also worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman.-Career:Jill Thompson illustrated The Sandman story...
, Mark WaidMark WaidMark Waid is an American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America...
2011
- The Long Knives (graphic novel) - Writer/Creator Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Illustrator Ana Ludeshka - (in production) Xombie: ReanimatedXombieXombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
- Creator James FarrJames FarrJames Farr is a freelance animator and animation director based at present in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is widely known by the online community for his animated series Xombie, which quickly gained cult status in 2003 and has spawned an illustrated novel, Xombie: Dead on Arrival, a comic book series...
, Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles... - (in production) Loaded BibleLoaded BibleLoaded Bible is a series of one-shot comic books written by Tim Seeley, with art by Nate Bellegarde, the first of which, Jesus vs. Vampires, was published in February 2006 by Image Comics.-Publication history:...
- Creator Tim SeeleyTim SeeleyTim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles.-Career:Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs...
, Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles... - (in production) The Long Knives - Creator/Director Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Illustrator Ana Ludeshka - (in production) Black Sky - Creator Ben TemplesmithBen TemplesmithBen Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, which is credited with pioneering a new format for commercial comics, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve...
, Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles... - (in production) Hack/SlashHACK/slashHack/Slash is an ongoing comic books series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics ....
- Creator Tim SeeleyTim SeeleyTim Seeley is a comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers and New Exiles.-Career:Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs...
, Dir. Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles... - (in production) Godkiller 2: Tomorrow's AshesGodkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
- Creator/Director Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...
, Illustrator Anna Muckcracker
In Development
- Medusa: Year One - Creator Matt PizzoloMatt PizzoloMatt Pizzolo is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early works were created in New York City's Lower East Side, where he lived for eight years before moving to Los Angeles...