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'30 Days of Night'The thing about vampires, they never really die. Neither do vampire stories. So it’s no surprise that there’s already talk of a sequel to “30 Days of Night,” especially given the comic and prose books Steve Niles has ready and waiting to be adapted. So what would a “30 Days” sequel look like?

“It wouldn’t take place in Alaska,” Niles said. “It would have to be Los Angeles.” (Unlike say, New Orleans, where the FEARnet prequel and sequel “Blood Trails” and “Dust to Dust” take place.)

That’s because after we last see Stella (who was played in the film by Melissa George) holding her husband (played by Josh Hartnett), and he turns to ash, in the next book in the series -- “Dark Days” -- she decides to write a book about surviving the attack, also called “30 Days of Night.” Read More...

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'Transformers: Reign of Starscream'It's one of the most closely-guarded secrets in Hollywood, and one that the hundreds of thousands of attendees at Comic-Con would probably kill to uncover … what, exactly, is Michael Bay's plan for his bombastic follow-up "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?"

Now, thanks to the team at IDW Publishing, we're a little bit closer to finding out. The company has announced a five-part prequel miniseries entitled "Transformers: Destiny" that's set to bridge the gap between the 2007 blockbuster and its Summer '09 sequel. And if it's any indication, "Transformers 2” is going to be one interesting ride.

"[We're going to] expand on the 'Reign of Starscream' story that we're doing and tie everything in to what this next movie is going to be," explained writer Chris Mowry, who partners on the book with artist Alex Milne. "The next movie starts out with just tons of action and there's obviously going to be a lot of questions, so we’re hoping to answer some of those beforehand." Read More...

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'Terminator Salvation' Prequel ComicMust be tough, being John Connor -- what with all those Terminators always trying to kill you, your mother, your friends. But it's even tougher to be someone outside of John Connor's immediate circle come Judgment Day.

Thanks to the upcoming prequel comic to "Terminator Salvation" from IDW Publishing, we'll get a glimpse of what life is like for the rest of the world once the machines take over -- and before John Connor is the leader of the resistance -- starting with the first issue, due in January.

"One of the toughest things with stories involving time travel," said writer Dara Naraghi, "is that no matter what you do, there's always some sort of paradox."

Naraghi hopes to avoid those paradoxes when he fleshes out a different part of the post-Judgment Day world. "I get to play in my own sandbox, with a lot of new characters who won't be in the movie," Naraghi said. "There's a lot of breathing room." Read More...

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'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' Prequel'To hear Kevin Grevioux tell it, the war between vampires and werewolves has been going on for centuries. Now if only it would continue for the next couple years, we might actually have something, namely, of course, a story about the war between the vampires and werewolves which has been going on for centuries.

Grevioux will introduce the first of those stories with his new comic “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” the cover art for which you can only see exclusively on MTV News. Its release and story coincide with the in-development “Underworld” prequel, which “is basically Lucian’s origin story, how he came to be the first Lycan leader and also what the slave system was like for the werewolves under the rule of the vampires,” Grevioux explained. “You know, ‘Spartacus’ with werewolves or ‘Gladiator’ with werewolves.” Read More...

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'Ghostbusters: The Other Side'Put some gas in the Ecto-1 and fire up your proton packs, the Ghostbusters are finally back in business, accepting requests, and ready to help with your paranormal needs in IDW Publishing's "Ghostbusters: The Other Side," set to hit stores in October. And now we've got your first look at the upcoming series from writer Keith Champagne and artist Tom Nguyen who together have crafted a story that pits the four heroes against a slew of new boogeymen out to terrorize New York.

Well, make that old boogeymen, Champagne explained in an interview with MTV News, revealing that the first issue would see bad guys made out of wise guys. "Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Seigal, Meyer Lansky, and Al Capone," Champagne said. "Ghosts [that] were the types of guys that -- while alive -- weren't shy about hitting first."

You can glimpse the four tommy gun holding made men in the cover, revealed exclusively here on MTV's Splash Page along with the first art. Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.