Amazon Studios' new interactive digital comic Blackburn Burrow, a supernatural horror tale set in Civil War America, is back with the second issue, and we have all the info you need to get your free copy just in time to help set the mood for Halloween.
From the Press Release:
Based on an original screenplay by writer Jay Levy, Blackburn Burrow is produced by 12 Gauge Comics, which teamed with renowned comics writer Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs. DC, Batman/Aliens) and veteran illustrator Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who, X-Men Icons , Mirror’s Edge, Day of Judgment) to shape the story and look of the comic.
What readers will follow in Issue #2: Mister, a loner who’s no stranger to supernatural threats, has teamed up with Merrin, a surviving resident of the decimated Southern town of Blackburn Burrow. Their mission: to find missing soldiers and citizens – and answers.
From the Press Release:
Based on an original screenplay by writer Jay Levy, Blackburn Burrow is produced by 12 Gauge Comics, which teamed with renowned comics writer Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs. DC, Batman/Aliens) and veteran illustrator Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who, X-Men Icons , Mirror’s Edge, Day of Judgment) to shape the story and look of the comic.
What readers will follow in Issue #2: Mister, a loner who’s no stranger to supernatural threats, has teamed up with Merrin, a surviving resident of the decimated Southern town of Blackburn Burrow. Their mission: to find missing soldiers and citizens – and answers.
- 10/20/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Amazon Studios has an “open door” system of developing commercially viable feature films and episodic series in which anyone from anywhere can upload an original script for review by their staff, as long as it is wholly new and free of any elements from scripts and movies already at the studio. A great idea, we hope it proves successful for both filmmakers and Amazon so that other companies might follow the “open door” model as well.
Zombies Vs Gladiators
Original logline: A gladiator must save Rome from the outbreak of the world’s first zombie plague.
This project seems to be furthest along in development, with Clive Barker hired to rewrite the script.
Set in ancient Rome, the Zombies Vs Gladiators story begins when a shaman who is about to die in the Colosseum casts a spell that unleashes the world’s first zombies. It’s up to a gladiator...
Zombies Vs Gladiators
Original logline: A gladiator must save Rome from the outbreak of the world’s first zombie plague.
This project seems to be furthest along in development, with Clive Barker hired to rewrite the script.
Set in ancient Rome, the Zombies Vs Gladiators story begins when a shaman who is about to die in the Colosseum casts a spell that unleashes the world’s first zombies. It’s up to a gladiator...
- 10/4/2012
- by Alvin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
On Sept 5, 2012 Lone Star Theatre Co presented a night of music by playwrightsong-writer David Davila at the Laurie Beachman theatre as part of their TX Music, NY Stages series. Check out photos of Jillian Cox, John Convertino, Jenna Leigh Green, Katie Hotz, Vanessa Rae Garcia, Alexander Sage Oyen, Lacey Angerosa, David Davila, Charles Barksdale, Anika Seidman-Gati, Keith Hines, Stephanie Nash, Jay Levy, Allison Rerecich, Jennifer Foster, Jared Zirilli and Benjamin Rauhala below...
- 9/15/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
It’s always a cool idea to couple historical periods with supernatural forces, and it’s certainly tried and true in the comic book form. Today we’ll be getting a new coupling from Amazon Studios, the original content arm of Amazon.com, Inc., called Blackburn Burrow. Completely digital, the comic book will be set in Civil War America where supernatural horrors are infesting a small Appalachian town in Northern Georgia.
Here’s the official synopsis from Amazon Studios:
Follow Mister, a legendary fighter rumored to take on the strange and supernatural, as he investigates the disappearance of a group of his soldiers from a small town in the south.
When last heard from, the soldiers referenced the walking dead and a man Mister has been tracking all his life, the man who brought him into this world. Mister teams with Merrin, a young female survivor, to stop an ancient...
Here’s the official synopsis from Amazon Studios:
Follow Mister, a legendary fighter rumored to take on the strange and supernatural, as he investigates the disappearance of a group of his soldiers from a small town in the south.
When last heard from, the soldiers referenced the walking dead and a man Mister has been tracking all his life, the man who brought him into this world. Mister teams with Merrin, a young female survivor, to stop an ancient...
- 9/13/2012
- by Alvin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Amazon Studios has released Blackburn Burrow, an historical supernatural horror tale set during the American Civil War, as a free digital comic in order to test market its reach to see if it could succeed as a film.
From the Press Release
Amazon Studios, the original content arm of Amazon.com, Inc., is introducing an all-new digital comic book today – Blackburn Burrow, a story set in Civil War America where supernatural horrors are infesting a small Appalachian town in Northern Georgia. Blackburn Burrow first came to Amazon Studios in the form of a feature film screenplay from writer Jay Levy. Community feedback, gathered from Amazon Studios’ crowdsourcing model, triggered the idea for the popular project to be adapted into a digital comic that would be shared with audiences for feedback and tested for viability as a major motion picture.
The Blackburn Burrow digital comic looks and reads like a traditional...
From the Press Release
Amazon Studios, the original content arm of Amazon.com, Inc., is introducing an all-new digital comic book today – Blackburn Burrow, a story set in Civil War America where supernatural horrors are infesting a small Appalachian town in Northern Georgia. Blackburn Burrow first came to Amazon Studios in the form of a feature film screenplay from writer Jay Levy. Community feedback, gathered from Amazon Studios’ crowdsourcing model, triggered the idea for the popular project to be adapted into a digital comic that would be shared with audiences for feedback and tested for viability as a major motion picture.
The Blackburn Burrow digital comic looks and reads like a traditional...
- 9/12/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Amazon Studios is testing the waters for what may be its first movie. The content arm of e-retailer Amazon has turned the supernatural horror tale "Blackburn Burrow" into a digital comic to see if fanboys would be interested in a theatrical film, the company announced in Toronto on Wednesday. "Blackburn Burrow" first came to Amazon Studios in the form of a feature-film screenplay from writer Jay Levy. Community feedback, gathered from Amazon Studios' crowdsourcing model, triggered the idea for the project. The comic is available for free on Amazon for the Kindle. On the sales...
- 9/12/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios, the original content arm of Amazon.com, Inc., is introducing an all-new digital comic book today - Blackburn Burrow, a story set in Civil War America where supernatural horrors are infesting a small Appalachian town in Northern Georgia.
Blackburn Burrow first came to Amazon Studios in the form of a feature film screenplay from writer Jay Levy. Community feedback, gathered from Amazon Studios’ crowdsourcing model, triggered the idea for the popular project to be adapted into a digital comic that would be shared with audiences for feedback and tested for viability as a major motion picture.
The Blackburn Burrow digital comic looks and reads like a traditional book and is available for free through a variety of sites and platforms including top digital comic provider Graphicly, as well as AmazonStudios.com, Amazon Studios Facebook page and the Kindle Store.
Read more...
Blackburn Burrow first came to Amazon Studios in the form of a feature film screenplay from writer Jay Levy. Community feedback, gathered from Amazon Studios’ crowdsourcing model, triggered the idea for the popular project to be adapted into a digital comic that would be shared with audiences for feedback and tested for viability as a major motion picture.
The Blackburn Burrow digital comic looks and reads like a traditional book and is available for free through a variety of sites and platforms including top digital comic provider Graphicly, as well as AmazonStudios.com, Amazon Studios Facebook page and the Kindle Store.
Read more...
- 9/12/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Kashish, the Mumbai International Queer Film festival announced its winners. In the Short Documentary category, - Xxwhy, India won the Best Documentary Short Award plus Jury Cash Award. Xxwhy' is about Kerala's first out female-to-male (F2M) transgender, by Mumbai-based filmmaker Dr. Bharaty Manjula, who is also director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
- 4/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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