News Stuff: This week in the world of cool things

So a number of things have popped up over the last week or so that I've not only found interesting but find myself rather excited about. So lets start from the top shall we.



So first off the news bat, offical word has come that Nickelodeon and Dark Horse are releasing a series of comics revolving around Avatar: The Last Airbender. These tales will contain previously published yet presently unobtainable stories as well as new content that picks up after where the animated series left off. Exciting news huh?
Here's some of the speal from the original article.

"The Last Airbender — The Lost Adventures will be released TK. This all-new 240-page comic book contains over 70 pages of never-before-seen material in addition to long-out-of-print comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine. With 26 stories set in Airbender continuity and created by a host of top-notch talent, many of whom worked on the original animated series, this is an essential addition to any fan’s bookshelf.

Additionally, Dark Horse will create all-new Airbender stories that will be published as digest-style original graphic novels—conveniently sized paperback collections—in early 2012. Picking up where the season three finale left off, this new series will follow the further adventures of Aang and his friends, as they help to rebuild a world torn apart by 100 years of war.

“We had a great experience collaborating with Dark Horse on Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Art of the Animated Series,” series co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino said. “We are excited to work closely with them once again to bring the further adventures of Avatar Aang and his friends to the comic world.”

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Second in my prattle of news comes the announcement of a new podcast begining next month called Paper Wings.

Hosted by Lora Innes (creator of The Dreamer) and Disney artist Chris Oatley it will cover "all aspects of visual storytelling. Chris brings an animator’s perspective and insight into the movie and film industry, and Lora brings experience in comics–both for print and web."

Acording to Lora's blog: "The show will post new episodes twice a month–each a 30 minute segment, one episode focusing on art, the other on story."

I'll post a reminder when the show starts up, in the mean time check out Lora's and Chris's websites. They're both fantastic artists and it's well worth the poke around.

For more details about the podcast check HERE, HERE or HERE for more details.


After dicovering that last piece of news I found a few gems over at Chris's blog. My favorite being the release date for another animated movie that I didn't know was coming.
Hoodwinked Too - Hood vs Evil.

Now if anyone remembers the original Hoodwinked you should notice that this one visually looks a little different and a couple of the voices have changed. Expected to realease in the US at the end of April (there's no confirmed release date for Australia yet), I think it'll definantly be funny if anything.