Con Challenge #1 - Indiana Comic Con 2015

So this weekend will be the World Famous Indiana Comic Con 2015. Unfortunately, we will not be able to make it. However, our good friends, Geek Cast Live, will be attending the show. To that end, we've decided to do something special. This will mark the first ever, Assholes at Conventions Challenge (trademark pending).

Ry, Rob, Joe & Nic, we're calling you out. And hell, anyone else who is going to Indiana Comic Con. You folks can play too. Just check out the sweet prizes below!

Mission Impossible?

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to post a video or photo of as many of these pranks/gags as you can on social media, tagging Wayward Raven Media.

Each of the following is worth 1 point each. Multiple attempts are possible for each item (i.e. do number one five times, get five points).

1. Sing "Let It Go" to an Elsa or an Anna
2. Offer to "bring your your warriors to Daenerys Targaryen's cause" for her hand in marriage (bonus points for kneeling or otherwise prostrating yourself)
3. Ask Daredevil if he can see out if his mask or how many figures you're holding up
4. Ask Vader how is wife is doing
5. Ask a Zombie if he/she has any Brain Poupon
6. Call Aquaman "Sea Man"

Bonus Points - 5 Points

• Hug a Stormtrooper/Red Shirt
• Bonus points: Make a cosplayer break character through laughter
• Bonus Points: See how many people you can fit into a Tardis (minimum for point is six)
• Bonus Points: Craziest Photo or Video
• Bonus Points: Calling Jason Mamoa "Sea man", "Aqualad" or "My Sun and Stars"

How do I win?

Mark and I will be the judge of these challenges. We are fully willing to accept bribes (yes, we are corrupt judges). This challenge is being made to the Geek Cast Live crew, but it is also open to anyone else attending the con. If any other attendee attempts or completes these challenges and gets a higher score than the Geek Cast Live crew, they get the prize.

There can only be one winner! Er, well, three...there can only be three winners!!!

The Prize

• Grand Prize: Whoever gets the most points wins a Wayward Raven T-Shirt.
• Second Prize: First Loser gets a signed copy of one of our comics.
• Third Prize: Gets a picture of Mark and I laughing at you on Social Media.

Fine Print

Wayward Raven Media is not responsible for any injuries sustained or violent dismemberment that may occur when attempting these challenges, particularly those involving Jason Mamoa or Daenerys Targaryen. Please remember this is all in fun and high spirits, and no one should disrespect or harass con attendees or cosplayers. Any attempt at harassment may be punishable by the code of conduct of the convention and may be met with swift justice at the hands of Batman.

Wayward Raven Media at Big Apple Con 2015!

Big Apple Con 2015

Hey Folks! Wayward Raven Media will be at the Big Apple Con 2015, Saturday March 7th from 10am - 7 Pm at Penn Pavilion Plaza across the street from Madison Square Garden. Come check out our booth and meet the creators of Horseman, Signed, The Ascendant and Damn Heroes. Don't forget to ask us how you can get a free print of our most recent Damn Heroes strip honoring Leonard Nimoy.

New to us, or haven't check out our books yet?

Well this would be a perfect time to come down and meet us! We will also be featuring Kira Scarlett who will be cosplaying as C from Signed C: The Missing!

Buy tickets to Big Apple Con 2015!

 New from Wayward Raven!

Already a fan and excited about what we have coming out soon? Check out these inks and pencils for our upcoming  Singed C #3!

Batman Endgame Is No Joke

MAJOR SPOILERS: READER BEWARE

From the moment I put down the first issue of Batman Endgame, I felt as though this Joker story was different. While Death of the Family impressed, it left many fans unsatisfied with its cliff hanger ending (see what I did there?) Having the ending be an "emotional impact" on the Bat-family seemed like an interesting take in theory, but the impact was abandoned by most writers after one issue. It was almost as if the characters had forgotten why they were upset with Bruce at all. While going through D.O.T.F., I more or less knew what I was getting. Joker kidnapped the Bat-family, did a bunch of evil stuff, killed a bunch of no named cops and civilians etc etc. I loved it, but it wasn't exactly ground breaking. Scott Synder had hinted that D.O.T.F. was a set up story, and that he had a punchline coming.

Well, he wasn't joking.

Endgame set itself a part from all preceding Joker stories with its first issue. Batman was left to defeat the entire Justice League at once. However, prior to that, we can assume the Joker himself did the same feat, infecting them all with his new strain of Joker Venom (the Joker Virus lets call it.) Right off the bat, Synder places Batman and the Joker leaps and bounds above everyone else in the DCU. Their conflict, their struggle, goes deeper than super powered aliens and power rings. Not soon after, we find out that the Joker hasn't been "missing" for the two years after D.O.T.F. He was right under the Dark Knight's nose, posing as Eric Border an orderly at Arkham, and even befriending the Bat. But what happens next is what truly separates Batman Endgame from the rest.

Joker reveals to Batman that without a shadow of a doubt, he knows his true identity. This concept has been thrown around by fans for a long time. That Joker always knew but never cared. Well now, he most certainly does. Not only that, but the Clown Prince of Crime survived a bullet to his heart like it was nothing. Commissioner Gordon, and the Pennyworths have also been uncovering the disturbing realization that the Joker has seemingly always been in Gotham. We last leave Batman, clueless as has to stop the Joker Virus, and learning that the Joker has made himself basically immortal.

Finally, Batman gives up. Yes, that's right. He gives up, and goes to the Court of Owls for help. The Joker has pushed him so far this time, that he has no choice but to enlist his enemies for help. Throughout this entire story everyone has been asking him, "What's the plan, Batman?" and he simply doesn't know. This clueless, stressed, and dare I say, scared Batman is something readers simply aren't accustomed. The only man who could ever bring this out of the Dark Knight, is the Joker and now we see why. The pair has only had one direct interaction thus far, so I can only imagine Synder is building up for an insane climax.  My only fear, as a huge Joker fan, is this might be his last laugh because I don't know how you could top this. Still, it is an absolute classic and it hasn't even ended yet. If you haven't read this yet, start as soon as you can. I'd hate for you to miss the punchline!

-By Adam Tyler Wolfe

Joker fan Extraordinaire

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Horsemen #2 Is Now Available On ComiXology

The epic Horsemen story continues.  Horsemen #2 is for sale on comiXology for $1.99! The forces of Fate and Destiny are on the move in an effort to control all life in the universe. Gemna, the newly appointed Horseman of Death, and Perses, the Horseman of Destruction, ride to the Planet Proscenium to stop an evil plot and save a princess. Can the Horsemen win the contest or will yet another world fall into the hands of Fate and Destiny? Find out in Horsemen #2!

 Also available on comiXology

And don't miss the start of the adventure! With Death dead, what will the Horsemen do when Fate and Destiny's minions set their sites on Earth? See how Genma came to be the new Horsemen of Death and the horrible threat Fate and Destiny pose to our universe! Buy Horsemen #1 today! Or check out our other series, also all available on comiXology.

For folks who prefer physical copies of our books, feel free to browse our shop. We'll ship them right to you!

Spider-Man's Homecoming

The war has finally ended. Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have finally come to terms to include everyone's favorite wall-crawler in the ever expanding Marvel movie universe. The battle began in 1999 with the first Spider-man film staring Tobey Maguire. Since then, Marvel has been devising a way to rescue their beloved character's rights from the clutches of Sony to utilize in upcoming films. Ostensibly, the only way to reclaim Spidey would would be a massive payout to Sony. What actually went down turned out to pretty anti-climatic, but also pretty awesome.

Basically neither studio is paying each other anything. So if  Spider-man were to appear in Avengers 3, the next Captain America movie, or even Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel doesn't owe Sony a cent. Additionally Sony receives no percentage of the revenue generated by Spider-man's inclusing in the Marvel film universe and Marvel will not make any money from Sony's continued franchise.

A deal like this is odd to say the least. Not often do two huge competing corporations come out with such a peaceful delegation. The fans got exactly what they wanted - a solution that makes everyone happy. Well, everyone except Andrew Garfield who will no longer be doing everything a spider can. As Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool points out, perhaps Andrew shouldn't be the only one concerned.

Marvel has been taking risks with its movies because of its legal issues in capturing the rights for X-men and Spider-man. Johnston notes that "Guardians of the Galaxy would never have happened" if Marvel had Spider-man in its wheelhouse. Reports that production of Black Panther and Dr. Strange have been slowed down due to the acquisition of Spider-man might lend credence to this speculation.

Still true believers, we need to take the bad with the good. This, for the most part, is what we've always wanted - Spider-man on the big screen with the rest of the Marvel family. If that means we need to wait a little longer before heroes like Antman and Dr. Strange get their shot at the silver screen, so be it. I have faith that with the success of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel will no longer have fear in committing to films that can be seen as "riskier." One could say this is a truly SYMBIOTIC relationship.  (Cringe Intended)

-Adam Wolfe