Sarah BolgerThe Fox network's adaptation of Joe Hill's "Locke & Key" already has a director and star locked and loaded in the form of Mark Romanek and Miranda Otto — and while the casting process is far from over, it's certainly moving along at a brisk pace.

Deadline reports that actress Sarah Bolger is on board for "Locke & Key," a move made less than a month after the casting of Miranda Otto as Nina Locke. Bolger will play Kinsey Locke, one of the three children at the center of the story.

In "Locke & Key," a normal family is torn apart after an unspeakable tragedy claims the patriarch's life. In light of their father's death, the three Locke children — Tyler, Kinsey (Bolger) and Bode — move with their mother Nina (Otto) to Keyhouse, a mysterious New England mansion located in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. Read More...

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Godzilla comicBack in October, we brought you the exclusive news that Godzilla was returning to comics — and he was bringing a whole mess of monsters with him. Today, IDW Publishing has revealed the creative team that will handle Godzilla's new adventures, and offered up a brand new cover image for the series.

Scripted by "Goon" creator Eric Powell and Tracy Marsh, the newly retitled "Godzilla: Monster World" will feature art by Phil Hester ("Green Arrow," "Firebreather") and painted covers by Powell and Alex Ross. According to IDW, the series unfolds in a world where "the monsters are a force of nature whose attacks can be no more predicted or rationalized than a lightning strike. There will be no clean-cut heroes with perfectly chiseled chins and capes billowing in the wind; only ordinary human beings struggling desperately to survive in a world gone mad."

"Godzilla: Monster World" #1 will hit shelves in March 2011. Read More...

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Mike McMillian - True BloodIf you haven't been reading the "True Blood" comic book series, perhaps the direct involvement of a "True Blood" cast member might push you over the fence.

IDW Publishing and HBO announced in a press release today that actor and "Lucid" creator Michael McMillian, who stars on "True Blood" as the nefarious Reverend Steve Newlin, is lending his talents as a co-writer to the television-turned-comic book series. He'll co-author the second arc of "True Blood" alongside writer Marc Andreyko, with Joe Corroney tapped for art duties.

"Co-writing the 'True Blood' comic is a dream come true both as a performer on the show and as a longtime comic fan," McMillian said in a statement. "It's a real privilege to build on the rapidly growing 'True Blood' mythology." Read More...

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Geek Gift Guide 2010Thanksgiving is almost here, and that means there's only a month of shopping left in the holiday season. However, while this can be a scary realization for many people, you don't have to worry — because we've got ideas for the geeks on your list (or anyone else you want to convert to a life of geekery) covered.

This year, we're giving you the next best thing to actually buying the gifts for you. Your friendly neighborhood Splash Page team has come up with a wide-ranging list of books, games, toys, music and various other things to buy for everyone on your list — from the hardcore fanboys and fangirls to someone who's still learning the difference between Green Lantern and Green Hornet.

In the end, we tried to avoid some of the most obvious comics-related gifts this year and give you a mash-up of our own wishlists and the items we're planning to buy for our own friends and family. Here's hoping you find it helpful when it comes time for you to start dropping your hard-earned money on manufactured holiday joy. Read More...

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Locke & KeyIt’s no surprise to comic fans that Hollywood movers and shakers saw big potential in “Locke & Key” as a television series rather than a motion picture. Fox network already granted its brewing adaptation a pilot in the hope of touting it as a summer series, and now they've given DW Publishing’s still-unwinding supernatural thriller another vote of confidence by landing a director and star.

As reported by Deadline, director Mark Romanek is in negotiations to make his TV debut with the project. Romanek, who emerged directing striking music videos for acts like Nine Inch Nails and Michael Jackson among others, also has to his credit the films “One Hour Photo” and this year’s “Never Let Me Go”.

Seemingly more set in stone is the news that actress Miranda Otto ("The Lord Of The Rings") will headline the cast as Nina Locke, mother of children Tyler, Kinsey and Bode, who—following the murder of their father—move to Lovecraft, Massachusetts and into Keyhouse, a mansion filled with doors to different worlds that grant the siblings unusual powers. Read More...

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Zombie Survival GuideBack in July, I was proud to bring you the exclusive scoop that author Max Brooks' "World War Z" and "Zombie Survival Guide" (as well as the "Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks" comics) had both been optioned by Paramount for live-action adaptations, with Brad Pitt attached to star in the "World War Z" movie.

With Brooks scheduled to make an appearance at this weekend's Long Beach Comic Con in support of "Recorded Attacks" and the rest of his zombie-friendly projects (as well as his recent "G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds" miniseries), I caught up with the writer to get an update on his long list of current and future projects. What I didn't expect, however, was to find a fellow fan of Galador's greatest hero: Rom, Spaceknight.

MTV NEWS: You have a lot on you plate these days, so let's kick things off with "Recorded Attacks." How do you feel about the finished project there and the translation from smaller segments in the novel to a full-on comic book? Read More...

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Locke & Key"The Walking Dead" isn't the only comic book television series haunting the Halloween season. Appropriately enough, it appears that the holiday has provided a major treat for fans of IDW Publishing's "Locke & Key" comic book series.

Already announced as in development, the planned "Locke & Key" television adaptation has officially received the green light for a pilot episode on the Fox network. According to Deadline, Fox is eyeing "Locke & Key" as a potential summer series.

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" creator Josh Friedman is credited as the writer of the "Locke & Key" adaptation, with frequent collaborators and "Cowboys & Aliens" co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci attached as producers. The project also comes courtesy of DreamWorks TV, though Steven Spielberg does not appear to be involved as was previously reported. Read More...

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I know I wasn't alone in having a difficult time saying goodbye to David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor in the "Doctor Who" television universe earlier this year. While the first full season with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor certainly eased the pain, it also helped to have the Tenth Doctor continuing his adventures in IDW's "Doctor Who" comic book series. All that ends this week, however, as the publisher concludes the final arc of Tenth Doctor stories with today's issue #16.

During New York Comic Con, I spoke to "Doctor Who" writer Tony Lee about the impending end of his Tenth Doctor stories and what he has planned for the Eleventh Doctor when the series relaunches in January 2011. IDW also provided us with some new art from the upcoming Eleventh Doctor run.

"When we started doing the Tenth Doctor, we wanted to try and keep it with the Russell T. Davies style of stories, so you had a long arc," Lee told MTV News. "Anyone who's read the ongoing series knows that from issues #1-16 there are things that go all the way through it. When you actually read the final episode, you realize it links completely into the first one." Read More...

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The OutfitEven if you're not familiar with the novels of author Donald Westlake, there's a good chance you've seen at least one of the films based on his crime stories — specifically those involving Parker, the hardboiled criminal who served as the main character in many of Westlake's novels. Liberally adapted by Hollywood for films like 1999's "Payback" with Mel Gibson, Westlake's "Parker" novels are now finding success in yet another medium: graphic novels.

However, while Westlake never shied away from taking Hollywood money for the right to adapt his stories, he always insisted on changing the main character's name to protect his popular creation. All that changed, though, with IDW Publishing's "Parker" graphic novels from writer/artist Darwyn Cooke, which received the author's full blessing before his death in early 2009.

The first of Cooke's beautifully stylized, impressively faithful adaptations of Westlake's "Parker" novels was released last year, and "The Hunter" quickly became one of the most celebrated books of the year, earning numerous awards (we named it the "Best Comic Adapted From Another Medium") in and around the comics industry.

This month saw the release of "The Outfit," the next book in Cooke's "Parker" adaptations, and I spoke to the award-winning creator during New York Comic Con about the appeal of Westlake's stories and his approach to adapting them. Read More...

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GodzillaIt's Day One of New York Comic Con 2010, and we already have one monstrous piece of exclusive news to bring you, Splash Page readers!

The King of the Monsters, Godzilla, will return to the comics world in 2011 with a brand new series, courtesy of a partnership between IDW Publishing and Toho Co., Ltd. And the most famous monster ever to stomp on downtown Tokyo won't be alone when he makes his triumphant return, either — he'll welcome a host of old and new monsters making cameos in the comic.

"We wanted Godzilla to return to comics, but this time we wanted him to have some company," said Chris Ryall, Editor-in Chief for IDW Publishing. "I think fans will be pleased with the monster guest appearances, which will really offer something for every fan of these films. There are the classic characters, but there are also a few surprises, too." 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.
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