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Boy howdy, there's a truckload of nifty stuff hitting the spinner racks come Wednesday. Among many things, Secret Wars is back in print, a fairy tale by Persepolis' Marjane Satrapi gets an English adaptation, and a big story arc on Uncanny X-Force wraps up. Let's dive in! More »
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In December, Dark Horse Comics will release the comic book adaptation of Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro's vampire outbreak novel series The Strain. io9 recently spoke with del Toro about this hemoglobin-obsessed miniseries, and the prolific director also tantalized us with details of his upcoming screen projects, like his mech pilot flick Pacific Rim and The Incredible Hulk TV show. More »
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Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, here's an exclusive sneak peek at the trailer for the upcoming comic book version of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's grotesque vampire apocalypse trilogy The Strain! More »
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Just in time for Halloween, this month's new book releases bring vampires! High sorcery! And wine magic! Plus: new books from Terry Pratchett, N.K. Jemisin, Vernor Vinge, and Richard K. Morgan! More »
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The startling conclusion to Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's vampire trilogy is coming out in a few weeks, and we've got your exclusive first look. Find out why Stephen King is calling The Night Eternal "a sublimely satisfying conclusion" to the tale of modern-day vampires. More »
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"I'm going to sit, because I'm fat. I hope you're drinking stuff," Guillermo del Toro said as he took the stage at Portland's Baghdad Theater & Pub. Ostensibly he was there to read from his new book... but he digressed. More »
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Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, has finished the second novel in the Strain Trilogy, his action-packed urban vampire series. Co-authored with Chuck Hogan, The Fall hits stores Sept. 21 - and we've got an exclusive excerpt. More »
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Fox may have dropped the ball on bringing Guillermo del Toro's The Strain to life as a television series, but plans are afoot to bring the gonzo vampire tale to the small screen, with a showrunner intimately familiar with bloodsuckers. More »
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Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June's books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America's dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds' eon-spanning colonization saga. More »
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We could have had The Wire, with vampires, a Guillermo del Toro show full of craziness, topped off with anal blood worms. But Fox had different plans for GDT's television show — and anyone else notice similarities between Strain and Fringe? More »
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Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro and novelist Chuck Hogan have written The Strain, the first book in a vampire trilogy. And the good news is, their spin on vampires comes with a noticeable creep factor, despite silliness. Spoilers below. More »
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With two new book trailers out for Guillermo del Toro's vampire trilogy with Chuck Hogan, The Strain, it's hard not to start seeing the similarities between GDT's new vampires and those from his past. See the Revenants video, and let the Reaper comparisons begin. More »
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Yet another reason to love Guillermo Del Toro - he's promising to restore today's degraded vampires with the the horror and menace they so rightfully deserve with his new book series, The Strain. More »
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