Paranormal Pop Comics

BY ERIN WOLF

Everything’s coming up Vampire, even Batman, in this week’s Paranormal Pop Comic rundown: 

30 Days of Night #4
IDW
Written by Steve Niles; Art by Sam Kieth
Vampires are on the loose and nobody’s neck is safe in this issue of 30 Days of Night!  A particularly thirsty vamp with pigtails even Pippi Longstocking would be jealous of goes on a terrifying rampage of bloodletting that rivals a Red Cross Blood Drive. I won’t reveal what happens but like the man said, “there will be blood.” And there is, a lot of it!

American Vampire #23
Vertigo
Written by Scott Snyder; Art by Rafael Albuquerque
Working their way through the sands of time - because ya know vampires live forever and all that - this issue of American Vampire is set in 1955 with a new tough as nails James Dean type of nothing-to-lose vampire hunter named Travis Kid who is squaring up against super villain Skinner Sweet.  Slicked back hair, leather jackets and a high speed car chase… you had me at hello.

'Lost Girl' actresses open up about show's same-sex love triangle

Palmer & Silk, courtesy Syfy

The dark fantasy fae soap Lost Girl has become a fairy tale hit since Syfy imported the series from Canadian network Showcase. Beginning with its U.S. debut on Jan. 16, the show picked up about 1.5 million total viewer, and experienced a 14 percent growth the following week. But in addition to the impressive numbers the show has been pulling, Lost Girl is notable for how it handles the issue of same-sex relationships.

Currently airing its second season on Showcase, with a third season already ordered, the show follows succubus fairy Bo (Anna Silk) as she attempts to navigate the political world of the "Dark" and "Light" fae with her human best friend Kenzi (Ksenia Solo).


Spoilery alert thing But while fighting monsters, kicking ass and taking fae names, Bo also gets involved with the wolfshifter Dyson (Kris Holden-Reid) and human doctor Lauren (Zoie Palmer). The show never labels Bo's relationship with Lauren as gay, lesbian or bisexual, and simply just deals with it at face value. This is a relatively new development in genre TV (with the exception of HBO's True Blood).

Paranormal Pop Culture recently discussed the topic with Silk and Solo, as well as discussing how life has changed for them since the show has aired in the U.S., and about the type of fans "Lost Girl" attracts.

But if you just want to skip to both actresses comments on the love triangle, check it out after the jump...







Lost Girl - Anna Silk, Ksenia Solo, 1-25-2012 by ParanormalPopCulture

'I, Vampire' #5: Batman vs bloodsuckers

After being resurrected in Sept. 2011 as part of DC Comics' massive "New 52" relaunch, I, Vampire has followed benevolent vampire Andrew Bennett and his attempts to protect the world from his protege/former lover Mary, Queen of the Damned.

The book is equal parts horror and romance, and is about to get batty when Bennett's battle leads him to Gotham City in issues five and six. Comic Book Resources talks to series writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and examines how the bringing Batman to the book, which hits stands tomorrow, "changes the series forever" and discusses "how the Dark Knight will be tested by an army of bloodsuckers."

Jersey Devil Expeditions: The unholy beginning

The Jersey Devil Expeditions is the movie diary of Fighting Owl Film's new independent monster movie of the same name. Over the course of the next several weeks and months, you'll get an insider's peek at what it's like for filmmakers to craft a new entry of paranormal pop culture from Erin Lilley, a producer and actress on the film.

Last October, just before Halloween, indie production company Fighting Owl Films released to DVD its first feature-length movie, The Night Shift. The film centered around an undead caretaker, Rue Morgan, and the "lively" cemetery he oversaw. The little lower-than-micro-budget picture made it into a handful of festivals (including the Paranormal Pop Culture Film Festival), winning Best Fantasy Feature at Shockerfest International, as well as the praise of critics and viewers alike as a "potential cult classic" that all ages could enjoy. Personally, I thought it was a ground-breaking, thought-provoking, phenomenal piece of cinema - not to be missed - but then again, I could be a little biased. Afterall, I did produce and co-star in the film.

With TNS under our belts, Fighting Owl Films founder and director Thomas Smith decided it was time to branch out. "While The Night Shift was a family-friendly paranormal adventure, [the next feature] Jersey Devil Expeditions (JDE) shifts its tone to a more adult nature; a horrific creature feature that maintains a sense of fun, excitement and adventure."

First Look at Ryan Kwanten's '7500'

Jerry Ferrara (Entourage, third from right), Nicky Whelan (Scrubs, second from the right), and Scout Taylor-Compton (the Halloween remakes, right) while Amy Smart (Shameless, left) plays Kwanten’s (center) wife.

Entertainment Weekly got a first look at the new movie 7500, starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). The movie, due out Aug. 31, is produced by Roy Lee (The Ring) and directed by Takashi Shimzu (The Grudge), and concerns a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a trans-Pacific flight from L.A. to Tokyo.

 “It’s a haunted house movie on an airplane.” says Kwanten. “I play a character who is having a very rough time in his marriage ... the passengers must choose to [either] band together or become loose cannons and start looking out for themselves. It’s a survival-of-the-fittest type thing.”