With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve been getting lots of ideas from publishers and studios as to just what you should be paying attention to and/or picking up in time for the year’s spookiest holiday.Here are some of our favorites…!
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The stand-alone issue is written and drawn by various creators and artists including Jen Bennett (ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS), Bryce Carlson (HIT), Ming Doyle (Mara), Jones Wiedle (Helvetica), Jay Hosler (Sandwalk Adventures), Jen Vaughn, and Kevin Church (The Line). ADVENTURE TIME 2013 SPOOKTACULAR ships with a main cover illustrated by Becky Dreistadt (Tiny Kitten Teeth) as well as retailer incentive variant covers by Ming Doyle and Jones Wiedle. And as an extra “treat” for fans, the special will include a yet-to-be-announced bonus story that you won’t want to miss!
The Hub Network has a Halloween Bash planned for this year, to which fans can tune in to watch cosplayers compete for a walk-on role on R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour: The Series.The next episode of the series hits on October 19:
- To turn your kid into a charismatic cowboy, just rustle up some brown-paper grocery and trash-compactor bags. When you get home, snip and punch them into a fringed vest and chaps, then add paper-fastener studs and candy-cup conchos. A mop-maned horse is ready to accompany this rider on a hunt for candy.
- With a few clever tricks, it’s easy to dress up as Napoleon and Josephine. These costumes take a needle and thread and minimal skill. Napoleon’s jacket begins as a navy-blue hoodie; it’s cut and then trimmed with sections of red felt and gold upholstery fringe. Josephine’s dress is fashioned from lengths of inexpensive cotton, with elastic to cinch the top and create a gathered bodice; another piece of fabric becomes the shrug and sash. Use crystal beads to make a choker, necklace and bracelets fit for an empress.
- A striped shirt and a hat with a red flower shout “mime” loud and clear. That’s thanks to Marcel Marceau, the famous Frenchman who debuted this now-iconic look. Easy to find striped boat neck shirts anchor the outfit and face paint finishes the effect.
This TV movie based on the graphic novel by Joshua Williamson (Scream, Masks & Mobsters, The Dark Knight Rises Prelude) is a fun mash-up of Halloween and Christmas, a la Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.It debuted last year on Cartoon Network, followed by an exclusive DVD release at Wal-Mart, but now is available at other retailers (including inexpensively at the cash wrap in many Target stores) and will be heading to home video in the U.K. in time for Halloween.Marvel Zombies Villain MinimatesAs we reported yesterday, Marvel Zombies are coming back to the Minimates in a big way–starting in time for the Halloween Comicfest event that Diamond Comics Distributors is putting on at select retailers around the country. Go grab ’em up!
