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January , 2012 - Paizo Publishing has licensed its award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game to Dynamite Entertainment, who will publish comics based on Pathfinder's exciting fantasy world in 2012! Launched in 2009, Pathfinder has taken the tabletop gaming world by storm, and is now tied with Dungeons & Dragons as the best-selling hobby roleplaying game in the world, spawning rulebooks, adventures, collectible figurines, and novels, as well as the forthcoming Pathfinder Online massively multiplayer computer g ame.
"We are thrilled to be working with Dynamite on a new Pathfinder comic!" said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "Dynamite's proven record with licensed properties and their ability to attract top creative talent to their books make them a natural fit for Pathfinder, and we can't wait to see how they explore the Pathfinder world!"
"When we sat down and first started speaking with Paizo, the excitement that Erik had for Pathfinder was amazing, and the success he and his team have had is well earned," states Dynamite Publisher Nick Barrucci. "We're proud to be working with them to help bring Pathfinder to the comics market, and to bring our comics to their market. It's the best of both worlds. This is the start of a great working relationship."
Here's What People are Saying About Pathfinder
1. "Pathfinder is a game surging in popularity amongst a hobby gaming field that is already enjoying steady growth." — Mtv Geek
2. "The excellent Pathfinder role-playing game should be up every old-school tabletop enthusiast's alley." — GameInformer Magazine
3. "A bold idea executed in the best way possible—with a lot of class.
It's definitely worth a look." — Ain't It Cool News Tabletop
4."#1 in the roleplaying game category." — iCV2 Magazine
other news
Warner Bros live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime series, Akira was put on hold for a script rewrite. For this task the WB has enlisted The Dark Knight Rises scribe Jonathan Nolan and Green Lantern's Michael Green to review the script the current script.
An aside: Akira after the recent announcement that there are no Asian actors in the cast of this production, many of them are hoping that the WB will change their minds and include them. After all Akira main character is Asian, and casting Asian actors has work in the recent live-action film Green Hornet and the manga turned anime hit, Gantz.
Like Gantz, Akira is said to be a 2-part film production
Peep EXCLUSIVE First Chapter Of Andrea Cremer's 'Nightshade' Prequel, 'Rift' (Bloodrose).
Berserk Ogon Jidai-Hen I: Hao no Tamago (Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler), the first film in the three-part retelling of the Golden Age arc of Kentaro Miura's manga, will open in Japan on February 4.
The complete Kaichou wa Maid-sama anime series on YouTube. There is an english dubbed version but the feel of the series is lost with the translation to english.
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Last Updated: February 17, 2012
