Variety reports that Philadelphia-based comic-book publisher Zenescope has picked up a property called HORRORSCOPE from actor/singer Brian Evans (pictured). The company is planning to adapt the title to media beyond print, including feature films, video games and toys.
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If you loved the adventures of 18th-century graverobbers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes in Glenn McQuaid’s I SELL THE DEAD, or are just waiting for the acclaimed movie to make its DVDebut, you’ll want to pick up the comic-book adaptation that hits stores tomorrow from 
Fact: Terrance Zdunich is multitalented. Having co-written REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA with Darren Smith, acted, sang and created animation for the film version and even directed a stage production, he has seemingly done it all in the short span of time he has been in the public eye. Zdunich is now turning his attention to comic books with THE MOLTING, a 12-issue series he’s writing, illustrating and self-publishing. 
A little while back, we heard from FX artist Jeremy Selenfriend about a movie he was involved with called PRINCE OF PIECES, which he told us was “a comedic horror movie with the killer as Jesus Christ, who goes around killing everyone in Biblical fashion: crown of thorns, pillars of salt, crawling leprosy, that sort of thing.” While the feature remains in preproduction, the concept will first emerge in a graphic novel, scheduled to go to print next February; we got exclusive concept sketches of the characters of Jesus, the Reverend and Jimmy, which you can see below.
For only the third time in the magazine's history, PLAYBOY has teamed with a feature film director to bring a comic adaptation of a scene from their film onto the printed page. Following Woody Allen's EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK in 1972 and Gene Wilder's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in 1974, film-based comics return to PLAYBOY after 35 years with a scene from Quentin Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS.
Nick Simmons might not be a household name just yet, but if things keep going the way they are, horror fans will get to know him very quickly. As an heir to the FAMILY JEWELS - yes, GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS - Nick can be seen on the show, which just returned to A&E for a new season that started on Sunday. What horror fans should really take interest in is Nick's new comic book series, INCARNATE - coming in August from Radical Comics.
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