Cool Art: 'The Descent' by Chris Weston

'The Descent' by Chris Weston.

This is poster is exclusively for a screening of the film on October 27 by 5 Reel Film at the Adelphi in Leeds. Tickets for the screening are only £5, or if you want the poster as well, £35. Go here to book tickets.

The poster is a 45cm x 64cm, 4 Colour, hand-pulled screen print on 350gsm White Frost Colorplan, and is in a limited edition of 50. If you can't make the screening, the poster will be available from Wednesday 30th October at 8pm GMT at the 5 Reel Film store.

Two New 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Posters

Two new posters for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' have appeared online. One is a large banner poster, so click on that to see it in all its glory and the other features the elves, Legolas, Tauriel and Thranduil.

 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' is out in cinemas December 13.

Cool Art: 'Ellen Ripley' by Mark Raats

'Ellen Ripley' by Mark Raats.

This was a private commission for an art collector.

"The collector took a print of the illustration the New York Comic- Con recently and this is what he wrote about meeting with Sigourney Weaver: 

"Sigourney Weaver asked if I was the artist. I told her, "No, my friend Mark did it." She responded, "I've seen a lot of art of the character. A lot of it doesn't come out well. This one is beautiful." Then afterwards, as I was about to leave the room, a guy called me over to look at the print. He scrutinized it, then said, "Wow. This is great." It was Jim Simpson, Sigourney's husband".

Bela Lugosi And Dracula

In celebration of what would've been Bela Lugosi's birthday today (October 20th), here is a collection of original movie posters and fan art of the role he made famous, 1931's 'Dracula'.

'Doctor Who' 50th Anniversary Tribute Trailer

Celebrate 50 Years of 'Doctor Who' with this specially-shot tribute in advance of the special 50th Anniversary episode.

Book Review: 'Grant Morrison's 18 Days'

This book from Dynamite Entertainment, is a preview for an animated motion comic series from Grant Morrison, in a reimagining of the mythic tale, Mahabharata . . . and follows the course of the climactic war that concludes the age of the gods and begins the age of man. It is the prototype for every war ever fought. The scale is epic, wherein the biggest armies ever conceived face one another across the ultimate battlefield to decide the fate of the future.

Inside is a detailed pitch for the series, including the story, characters and layout for scenes in this mythic tale, together with concept art, fully rendered artwork and a script from the chapters in the story. The art by Mukesh Singh that features in the book, as demonstrated in the cover art, is simply stunning, the attention to detail is just something else, and is the reason why I bought this hardcover book!

If you picked up the book just for the art, like me, then it's well worth it. It's just a shame that the art that is in the actual animated series (which you can see on the Graphic India YouTube channel) isn't the same that's in this book.

**** out of 4

'Ender's Game': Building Ender's World Featurette

'Ender's Game' is out in cinemas October 25 (UK) and November 1 (US).

Cool Art: 'The Oath Of Flame' by incendieros & Dark134

'The Oath Of Flame' illustrated by incendieros and coloured by Dark134 from Deviant Art.

Cool Art: 'The Sandman Overture #1' CBLDF Variant Cover by Jim Lee

DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee has illustrated a Comic Book Legal Defense Fund-branded variant cover for 'The Sandman: Overture' #1.

The cover will be available exclusively to retailers who join the CBLDF during the organization's current Diamond Previews membership drive. Retailers who join at the $100 level ("retail advocate") will receive one copy of the Lee-illustrated variant along with other incentives; those who donate $250 ("retail defender") will receive two copies. The "retail protector" level, at $500, nets five copies, and $1,000 "retail champion" donators receive 10 copies of Lee's variant.

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The Art Of Barsoom: Dynamite Entertainment Comic Covers

A look at the various artists inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom / John Carter series.

Continuing from a look at the Marvel Comics covers of the 1970's, this time, it's a look at the cover art of the current run of Warlord of Mars by Dynamite Entertainment. Quite a difference I'd say, and might even be considered NSFW as a result!

Dynamite have also released the Fall Of Barsoom mini series set 100,000 years before John Carter's appearance on Barsoom, and currently do the Dejah Thoris and Warriors Of Mars spin offs too.

Warlord Of Mars #1 by Joe Jusko

'Batman: Arkham Origins' TV Spot Trailer

'Batman: Arkham Origins' lets players experience Batman's transformation from an unrefined vigilante into the Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne's journey to become a crime fighter and his steadfast morality began much earlier in his life, formed by tragedy, dedication, and honour. As you'll see in this latest trailer, his quest was anything but easy.

'Batman: Arkham Origins' features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' and 'Batman: Arkham City'. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.

'The Shining' As An 8 Bit Video Game

8-bit Cinema "gamifies" your favourite Hollywood Blockbusters into 80's arcade and NES inspired action!

'The Shining' retold via old-school 8-bit (and a little 16-bit) game tech. No quarters or controllers required!

'Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary Music Video' by Golden Wolf

'Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary Music Video' by Golden Wolf.

"Our friends at Cartoon Network got in touch . . . to work with them on a music video for their 20th Birthday celebrations. Needless to say we jumped at the chance and we started work on an epic 2 minute long video featuring original music from Mad Decent and nearly every character Cartoon Network has aired over the past 20 years."

Cool Art: Gallery1988 presents 'Crazy4Cult Presents...Say Hi To Bad Guy' Art Show

Tonight, October 18th, Gallery1988 opens their new art exhibition; 'Crazy4Cult Presents...Say Hi To Bad Guy', a show that celebrates the unsung hero of Cult - the villain!

Over 50 artists have created paintings, prints, sculptures and plushies inspired by some of the meanest people ever seen in movies, TV and commercials.

The opening reception is Friday, October 18th, from 7-10pm at G1988 (West), 7308 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles and the show will run through November 9.

Check out a preview of some of the art below.

Cool Art: 'Soloria' by David Nakayama

'Soloria' by David Nakayama.

"Concept art from a scrapped MOBA game. Soloria, our Outlaw Gunfighter hero unit, was shaping up pretty well, and we were all starting to think of her as a possible face for the game, probably because of her eye-catching red palette and unique theme and origin. You don't see a lot of Mexican-themed heroes in MOBAs, and we were hoping to be the first. (Just think of all the cool possibilities for skins, starting with a Dia De Los Muertos!!) Man, I'm sorry this game didn't make it."

Cool Art: 'Li'l Red Sonja' by Stjepan Sejic

'Li'l Red Sonja' by Stjepan Sejic.

"Jim Zubkavich is gonna write little Red Sonja comic for Dynamite.... which of course itched me to draw a sketch.. and he was all like, do it I double dog dare you and stuff and I'm all like...this!"

Cool Art: 'Dracula' by Jason Edmiston

In celebration of Bela Lugosi's birthday on October 20th, Mondo presents Jason Edmiston's portrait of the man behind some of the most iconic characters the silver screen, which will be available online at a random time on Friday, October 18th.

The poster is a 18" x 24" hand numbered screen print, in a limited edition of 175 and costs $45

Head to the Mondo blog for close up photos of this print.

Follow them on Twitter @mondonews and @jasonedmiston for the on sale announcement. 

Cool Art: 'Ender's Game' by Martin Ansin

'Ender's Game' by Martin Ansin. 

Mondo will be releasing a brand new poster for 'Ender's Game'.

This is a 24" x 35" screenprint and available in two flavours, a regular red edition in a limited  edition of 340, and a gold variant in an edition of 160. They go on sale at a random time on October 24 at Mondotees.com. Follow them on Twitter @MondoNews and @martinansin for the on sale announcement.

Regular Edition

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Cool Art: 'Onward' by Brian Luong

'Onward' by Brian Luong.

This is an 18″ x 24″ 4 colour screenprint, in a limited edition of 50, and is available in both Fall and Spring colourways at $25 each (or $40 for both). 

Go to WarpaintPress to buy.

'Onward (Fall)' by Brian Luong

'Onward (Spring)' by Brian Luong

'Medieval Land Fun-Time World' Extended Trailer

Theme park manager Eddie Stark has one week to whip his lackluster group of employees into shape before the park's grand opening, in this extended trailer by Bad Lip Reading.

Go here to see the outtakes.

Cool Art: 'Katarina' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)

'Katarina' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm).

This was released as a poster for the recent Riot Games World Championship.

Cool Art: 'DC Cover Girls - Poison Ivy' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)

This statue was recently announced at New York Comic Con as part of the DC Cover Girls range for DC Collectibles. No news on the price or release date.

Check out the original artwork by the awesome Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm) and the statue below.

Cool Art: 'Harlequinade' by Mike Mahle

'Harlequinade' by Mike Mahle.

Cool Art: 'Pumpkinhead' by PJ McQuade

Cool blog CromeYellow continue their 'Reel Rewind' with reviews of classic horror movies each week, topped off with a cool poster from the best artists in the pop culture print scene.

This week it's the movie 'Pumpkinhead'. You can check out the exclusive poster from PJ McQuade below (and you can buy the poster as a print here), and go here to see what CromeYellow thought of the movie!

Kickstarter: The 2014 John Picacio Calendar

I love fantasy art, which you might have gathered if you browse through this blog, and after pledging last year's Kickstarter funded calendar from award winning artist John Picacio, I was glad to hear that he's doing another calendar for 2014!

The calendar features all-new artwork inspired by Loteria, the classic Mexican game of chance and will be a full-colour 12” x 12” wall calendar, with the interior layout designed at a larger than average 12" x 16", which means there'll be more artwork on show!

The calendar, as with last year's, will only available through this Kickstarter project (of which over half of the $15,000 target has already been pledged!). The calendar’s cover will be printed on 12 pt. premium paper stock, with a satin aqueous-coated finish, and the interior pages will be printed on 100# text. All calendars will be shipped in December (add $10 if outside the US), so as I've now pledged to this Kickstarter, hopefully I'll get mine in time for 2014.



Go to the 2014 John Picacio Calendar Kickstarter page to pledge.

Check out the calendar layout featuring the Chesley Award-winning cover artwork for 'La Sirena' below.

Kickstarter: 'Bee And Puppycat' by Natasha Allegri & Cartoon Hangover

I loved the two shorts when they debuted in the summer, you can watch them as a complete 10 minute short here. It certainly ticks my boxes with its quirkiness and humour.

Bee, a reluctant hero, becomes entangled in the adventures of a puppy (...or is he a cat?) as they travel between reality and the void of Fishbowl Space. Created by Natasha Allegri, character designer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time. We can neither confirm nor deny the autobiographical nature of Bee & Puppycat.'

And now Frederator Studios wants to make the short into a full series for their YouTube channel. And that’s where the Kickstarter campaign comes in. Their minimum target is to produce six, brand new, six-minute 'Bee and PuppyCat' cartoons. The more money they raise, the more cartoons they make. The series will be overseen by the creator, Natasha Allegri, and the production will begin immediately, with the first episode to be released in the the summer of 2014.

Over $200,000 has already been raised in the 24 hours since the kickstarter went live, over a third of the total needed for their $600,000 goal! So if you loved the original short and want more, head over to the Bee and Puppycat Kickstarter page and be a backer.

Cool Art: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' by Jeff Soto

'The Nightmare Before Christmas' by Jeff Soto.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', Disney will be presenting a special one off screening of the film on October 31 at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood and also with a special limited edition print.

The posters are 18" x 24" numbered silkscreen prints and each includes a General admission ticket to 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' in 4D at a screening time of your choice. The regular blue edition is in a limited edition of 300 and costs $60, while the purple variant is limited to 125 and costs $75.

The print goes up for pre-sale today at the theater box office and by phone, by calling (818) 845-3110 and mentioning the Poster/Ticket package.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Valley Of The Fallen Star' by Megan Lara

'Valley Of The Fallen Star' by Megan Lara.

This 'Final Fantasy VII' Red XIII inspired art is available as the $11 Tee at Yetee for today only!

Cool Art: 'The Wicker Man' by Richey Beckett

To mark the 40th anniversary and ‘Final Cut’ of the classic film, 'The Wicker Man', not only is there a new poster by Dan Mumford (available through Dark City Gallery), the official vinyl release of the soundtrack will be illustrated by Richey Beckett.

The vinyl will be released on Silva Screen Records and will be celebrated with a special screening at the Hackney Picture House in London on October 31, along with a limited edition artwork print courtesy of London’s Flood Gallery and an exclusive t-shirt.

Go here to pre-order the vinyl (limited to just 500), posters (limited to 300), T-Shirts and tickets for the event.

'Psycho': "The Truth About Mother" Scene - Sweded

This week, Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' gets the Homemade Movies treatment, as they uncover the truth about Norman Bates and his mother in this classic scene!

As always you can check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

Cool Art: 'A Little Cornetto Book' by Joe Spiotto

'A Little Cornetto Book' by Joe Spiotto.

These children's book style covers were part of Gallery1988's 'The Official Edgar Wright Show' exhibition.

'Blade Runner' Trailer As Film Noir

'Blade Runner' as film noir.

Cool Art: Halloween Horror Prints by Eternally Torqued

Eternally Torqued are releasing three new horror themed prints this Friday. The Seinfeld / Bride Of Frankenstein mashup 'Tall, Lanky Doofus with a bird face and hair like the Bride of Frankenstein', the 'Salem Lot' inspired 'Mr Barlow' and the 'He Who Gets Slapped' inspired 'Slapped'.

Check out the previews below, and head over to the Eternally Torqued Blog for close up detail shots. The prints will be available at the Eternally Torqued Store this Friday October 18 at 3pm EST.

They will also be giving away a poster on their site too, go here for details. Follow them on Twitter @FullTorqued for the announcement of the winner.

'Tall, Lanky Doofus with a bird face and hair like the Bride of Frankenstein' v1
11″ x 14″ on Black ink on 100# Whip Cream Pop-Tone French Paper, Edition of 11 $25

Cool Art: 'Universal Monsters' by Jason Edmiston

Mondo will be releasing four screen prints by Jason Edmiston featuring some of the most recognisable Universal Monsters - Frankenstein, The Bride Of Frankenstein, Creature From The Black Lagoon and The Wolf Man.

These posters are 18" x 24" hand numbered screen prints. Each is in a limited edition of 175 and costs $45.

These posters will be available online at a random time on Tuesday, October 16th. Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

'The Walking Dead' Honest Trailer

This week, Screenjunkies give 'The Waking Dead' the Honest Trailer treatment.

"The Walking Dead is back! We take a look back at the first three seasons to revisit all "the group" discussion, all the inconsistent excitement, and all the Shane head rubbing! - Careful future show-runners! Its a dead zone out there!"

'Superman' 75th Anniversary Animated Short

To celebrate Superman’s 75th anniversary, Warner Bros animation, Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm have produced a short two minute animated film chronicling the characters history and highlights.


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Cool Art: 'Sigur Ros' Concert Poster by Ken Taylor

'Sigur Ros' Concert Poster by Ken Taylor.

This is a 12″ x 36″ screenprint, with the artist edition limited to 125 prints, and costs $35. The metallic silver variant is in a limited edition of 45 and costs $50. They go on sale Wednesday, October 16th at 2pm Central Time at Postersandtoys.com.

Artist Edition

Metallic Silver Variant Edition

New 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag', with a look at the story of the main protagonist, Edward Kenway.

"The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace. 

Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway. His fight for glory has earned him the respect of legends like Blackbeard, but also drawn him into the ancient war between Assassins and Templars, a war that may destroy everything the pirates have built. 

Welcome to the Golden Age of Piracy."

'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' is out on consoles October 29.

Cool Art: 'Metropolis' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71)

'Metropolis' by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71).

This is available as 19.6" x 27.5" signed and numbered, 2 color Artist Proof screen prints on colorplan chinawhite. It's in a very limited artist edition of 11 and costs $70.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Nest Of Smaug' by Jian Guo

'Nest Of Smaug' by Jian Guo.

Another stained glass style illustration, inspired by JRR Tolkein's 'The Hobbit'.

Cool Art: 'Wonder Woman' by Jeff Langevin

'Wonder Woman' by Jeff Langevin.

This is available as a print in 2 sizes, 9" x 12" and 18" x 24", on 80 lb matte paper and the large prints will be signed by Jeff too. Go to his Etsy store to buy.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Cover Art: J Allen St John

Continuing my look at the art of the vintage pulp Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror magazines and books, this week, the cover art by J Allen St John.

If you love vintage pulp cover art too, visit Pulp Covers and Galactic Central for lots more.

Mass Effect - Series 3: Episode 19 'Showdown' & Episode 20 'A Galaxy United'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's TV show style edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with the final episodes of Commander Shepard's fight against the Reapers in the Mass Effect saga. (If you've not played the games, there be spoilers ahead!)

Episode 19: "Showdown"
Thanks to the tracking device Miranda planted on Kai Leng, The Alliance has finally located The Illusive Man's secret headquarters, and they plan to launch an all out assault, with the Normandy leading the charge.



Episode 20: "A Galaxy United"
With the Citadel revealed as the Catalyst and moved to Earth by the Reapers, Commander Shepard and the united species fleet have no choice but to make their final assault. With the Crucible complete, Cerberus defeated, and all the races rallied together, the only thing left to do is end a war millions of years old in the climactic series finale.

Cool Art: FREE 'Doctor Who' Prints by Tim Doyle

These prints of David Tennant's Doctor and a Cyberman by Tim Doyle, are the fifth and sixth prints in Nakatomi Inc's ongoing set of portraits that they’re giving away for free with orders!

Each is a 9" x 24" signed and numbered, 2-colour hand-printed poster, and each is in a limited edition of 150. There will also be a silver metallic variant edition of only 20 of each, which will also be randomly inserted in orders.

The next 300 orders on the site will get ONE of these prints- They'll tweet when they’re gone, so follow them on Twitter @NakatomiTim.

YOU MUST ORDER A POSTER to get one of these. They cannot ship this in a bag with a t-shirt, or an envelope with postcards or stickers.

Go to the Nakatomi store and buy a poster print to qualify for one of these free 'Doctor Who' prints.

Cool Art: 'Michonne - Bounty Hunter #1' by PJ McQuade

'Michonne - Bounty Hunter #1' by PJ McQuade.

This 'The Walking Dead' / 'Star Wars' mash up is a 13" x 19" hand signed and dated, full bleed giclée print on 300 gsm fine art rag, using Chromolife 100 Archival Inks and costs $45.

"Tatooine has been infected with zombie stormtroopers. Who you gonna call? Michonne from The Walking Dead of course! Pay attention JJ Abrams. Given her prowess with a samurai blade, I always picture her with a lightsaber. We all know she's a total badass, but now she has interstellar credentials. She even has a pelt of decapitated bounty hunter heads - Bossk, Dengar and she's about to collect IG-88's tin noggin. Michonne has this cloak of mystery around her so I imagined her as a bounty hunter to muddy the Jedi waters. I see her as a mercenary of sorts, not always towing the Jedi line note for note (perhaps there was a falling out) but she's on the side of good when the sugar honey ice tea hits the fan, I think... Designed like the debut issue of her new comic book, I wish!" - PJ McQuade

It's available at his Etsy Store.

Cool Art: 'Batman: Arkham Origins' by Matt Ferguson

'Batman: Arkham Origins' by Matt Ferguson.

'Star Wars Rebels' - The Empire Returns

Introduced by Dave Filoni, and revealed during the 'Star Wars Rebels' panel at the New York Comic Con over the weekend, this featurette goes into a little of the background behind the new animated series coming next year and also exclusively reveals a major villain for the series - The Inquisitor.

Cool Art: Retailer Exclusive Covers For IDW's 'Samurai Jack' Comic Series

Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Samurai Jack' was one my favourite animated show back-in-the-day, I loved the cinematic feel of the series and I still try to catch the repeats when they're on Cartoon Network today (Weekdays at 9.30pm on Cartoon Network UK). And much like what Dark Horse Comics is doing with 'Firefly', IDW Publishing is bringing the series back via a new comic book series that debuts this month..

Check out these retailer exclusive covers for 'Samurai Jack' #1 by Genndy Tartakovsky (The Beguiling); Sean “Cheeks” Galloway (Emerald City Con); Sergio Quijada (Hastings); Jim Zub (Larry’s Comics); Ethen Beavers (Newbury Comics); Craig Rosseau (Rhode Island Con); and Bryan Turner (Awesome Con).
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Cool Art: 'A Sewn Heart' by Mathew Taylor

'A Sewn Heart' by Mathew Taylor.

This is an 18" x 24" signed and numbered, 4 colour silkscreen print. It's in a limited edition of 100, and costs $25.

Go to Mathew's Etsy store to buy.

Propaganda Poster From 'Star Wars Rebels' Animated Series

This is the first poster of the Disney era of 'Star Wars' and it's a propaganda piece for the new upcoming animated series 'Star Wars Rebels', as revealed by Entertainment Weekly.

Star Wars Rebels continues the epic tradition of the legendary Star Wars saga with all-new exciting, action-packed adventures. It is a dark time in the galaxy, as the evil Galactic Empire tightens its grip of power from world to world. As the series begins, Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet, ruling with an iron fist and ruining the lives of its people. But there are a select few who are brave enough to stand up against the endless Stormtroopers and TIE fighters of the Empire: the clever and motley crew of the starship Ghost. Together, this ragtag group will face threatening new villains, have thrilling adventures, and become heroes.

Not much else is known about this new series, other than it's set in between the prequels and the original trilogy, and will premiere Autumn 2014 with a one-hour special on the Disney Channel, followed by the series on Disney XD. And expect big news from the Star Wars Rebels panel tomorrow afternoon at this weekend's New York Comic Con.

Cool Art: 'The Walking Dead' by Grzegorz Domaradzki

'The Walking Dead' by Grzegorz Domaradzki.

Another preview from tonight's Hero Complex Gallery 'The Walking Dead' art show.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Cool Art: 'Splice' by Sal Gabriel

Cool blog CromeYellow continue their 'Reel Rewind' with reviews of classic horror movies each week, topped off with a cool poster from the best artists in the pop culture print scene.

This week it's the movie 'Splice'. You can check out the exclusive poster from CromeYellow's very own Sal Gabriel below, and go here to see what he thought of the movie!

Cool Art: 'Everyone Turns' by Adam Pobiak

'Everyone Turns' by Adam Pobiak.

These two prints are part of the Hero Complex Gallery 'The Walking Dead' art show that opens tonight in Los Angeles and runs through until October 26.

They are both 16" x 36" 4 colour prints and both are in a limited edition of 50.

"Not a character Just a random girl, I zombified.
That’s one of the things that freaks me out about the show, just EVERYBODY turns into a zombie, so that’s what the whole piece is about. An inevitable shitty fate, that no one can escape, no matter how nice or good they are." - Adam Pobiak

Any prints not sold at the show Friday will go up for sale online Saturday October 12 at a random time between 9AM-1PM PDT. Follow them on Twitter @HeroComplexArt to find out when.

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