October 2009 Archives   30 October 2009 Download Spartacus Comic #1 for Free on Itunes! The official Spartacus Blood and Sand Twitter account has announced that you can now pick up the first copy of the Spartacus Comic on Itunes for free! spartacus_starz I just  downloaded 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand #1 (of 4)' for free! http://j.mp/PdTSW Spartacus: Blood and Sand #1 [of 4] - Upon the Sands of Vengence Mature Readers: MR 17+ / 32 pgs / FC / $3.99 UPC Code: 882142-003015-00101 Writer: Steven S. Deknight Artist: Adam Archer Cover Artist: Ignacio Bazan Lazcano Arkadios is a once-proud Greek warrior that now finds himself enslaved by the Romans. Now he dreams of only one thing: revenge. He'll cut the head from his captor, even if he has to chop a gory-swath through an arena full of gladiators just to get there.     29 October 2009 Spartacus Comic #1 and #2 Previews Spartacus Comic #1 and #2 Previews Spartacus: Blood and Sand #1 [of 4] - Upon the Sands of Vengence In Stores 10/28 - Pre-order yours now!   Mature Readers: MR 17+ / 32 pgs / FC / $3.99 UPC Code: 882142-003015-00101 Writer: Steven S. Deknight Artist: Adam Archer Cover Artist: Ignacio Bazan Lazcano Arkadios is a once-proud Greek warrior that now finds himself enslaved by the Romans. Now he dreams of only one thing: revenge. He'll cut the head from his captor, even if he has to chop a gory-swath through an arena full of gladiators just to get there. Click here for more previews Sneak Peek: Spartacus -- Blood And Sand #2 Publisher: Devils Due Publishing (W) Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Dexter Soy (Cover) Digital Art Chefs Written by Jimmy Palmiotti! Between Spartacus and his freedom stands the gladiator Crixus, whose legend begins with his battle against the horrifying Gargan Twins. Feral, evil cannibals from birth, Decimus and Tiberius Gargan are finally captured and thrown in the arena, where they devour anything--and anyone--in their path. If Crixus can't stop them, there's no man alive who can! Mature Readers.   Click here for more previews   News submitted by Adi           29 October 2009 Spartacus Clips at Hollywood Film Festival AfterParty Added images from the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Starz AfterParty - 26 October to the gallery which Erin attended. Erin says: My dress and handbag were Dolce & Gabbana, shoes by Jimmy Choo and jewelry by Ippolita. The show was sponsored by Starz and they were playing clips from the show all night on the massive screen above the party. " Click here to view     28 October 2009 Spartacus at MIPCOM - Video THE MIPCOM INTERVIEWS: Launching its upcoming series Spartacus at Mipcom, Starz Entertainment's chief operating officer Bill Myers talked to C21TV about his ongoing mission to develop more original series to add into the channel mix. Click here to view News submitted by Barbara Davies     27 October 2009 Starz Ready To Rise - Spartacus Update The following exerpt is from a longer article about Liberty Media who have a stake in Starz who are producing Spartacus. Spartacus, slated to air in January 2010, has generated the most buzz . It stars Xena: Warrior Princess and Battlestar Galactica actress Lucy Lawless and one of its executive producers is Spider-Man director Sam Raimi. "Spartacus could be a franchise for us," Starz executive vice president and chief financial officer Glenn Curtis said at the investors meeting. Curtis said screenings for the Spartacus series sold out at MIPCOM in Cannes, France, this month and that Starz sales executives took more than 200 meetings about the series at that television syndication bazaar. Starz has already made plans for a home video release (on Starz's own Anchor Bay entertainment), a video game and a motion comic tied to the series. "All of this is to extend the reach and the frequency of Spartacus, to make people aware," Curtis said. Click here to read the full article     27 October 2009 Spartacus Comic Audio Interview with Josh Blaylock SpokenWord.org has posted the following news about an audio interview with Devil's Due Publishing founder Josh Blaylock on the Spartacus: Blood and Sand Comic: Devil's Due Publishing founder Josh Blaylock joins us to discuss the simultaneous print and Comics-by-ComiXology release of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and to talk about the Devil's Due lineup of titles and his take on the print and digital future of comics publishing. Click here for more     7 October 2009 New Spartacus Tweets... The latest updates from the Official Spartacus Twitter Account: spartacus_starz: RT @TheLadyRahl: @spartacus_starz Please, can you bring to Spain Spartacus? (Working on it at #MIPCOM right now) spartacus_starz: RT @Todfilm: Response to Spartacus: Blood and Sand in Cannes is overwhelming. Broadcasters clamoring for this cutting edge series. #MIPCOM     6 October 2009 Spartacus at MIPCOM Latest News... 12:39 pm Episodes of Spartacus: Blood and Sand were scheduled to be screened at MIPCOM yesterday and today. No reports about it yet and when they do come in, this post will be updated. In the mean time Barbara has found some images from MIPCOM which feature Sparty in the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforth/sets/72157622387216659/ Three of them seem to have Spartacus advertising or images in them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforth/3987434576/in/set-72157622387216659/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforth/3986682125/in/set-72157622387216659/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jforth/3987436242/in/set-72157622387216659/     1 October 2009 Starz and Digipost In Full Swing On Spartacus Digipost continue to challenge the "recession" with a slate of local and international commercials in house and work on the 13 part series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' in full swing at the Auckland facility. Spartacus is US based Starz Media's all new action television series, based on the world of gladiators in the Roman Empire.  The show boasts producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Joshua Donen and Steven S. Deknight (who is also scriptwriter) and features high profile talent Andy Whitfield, John Hannah and New Zealand's own Lucy Lawless.   Like northern hemisphere counterparts MPC, Framestore and The Mill, film and television is big business at Digipost, providing the company with what GM Stephen Douglas describes as "a relatively smooth ride" through what has undoubtedly been as a tumultuous time for other vendors in the region. Read More     1 October 2009 Spartacus at MIPCOM - Marketing Campaign Starz Media Published: September 23, 2009 Gene George Executive VP, Worldwide Distribution What are some of your top properties for MIPCOM? Certainly our top priority at the market will be Spartacus: Blood and Sand, an amazing one-hour action drama series produced by our production group at Starz Media. The series is set to premiere on our Starz premium channel in the U.S. in January 2010. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is like nothing you've seen on TV and will bring a whole new look and energy to a classic story immersed with stunning action sequences and vibrant and compelling characters. <Snipped> What are your goals and expectations for MIPCOM? We will be having a large presence at MIPCOM. We have great expectations on the licensing of our slate at the market and predict it will be one of the best in the history of the company. We will be holding a highly anticipated, exclusive "buyers only" world premiere of Spartacus: Blood and Sand during MIPCOM at the Palais. The creative team on this series--led by accomplished TV and feature veterans Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen and Steven S. DeKnight along with an accomplished cast that includes John Hannah, Lucy Lawless and Andy Whitfield as Spartacus--has brought the Spartacus story to life where violence and sexuality can be explored with great creative freedom. We are confident the buyers will respond to that.   Our goal is to place this series in the key territories during MIPCOM to allow our broadcast partners to capitalize on the tremendous multi-million dollar marketing campaign Starz will have in the U.S. leading up to the January premiere. We actually expect to have 3 major territories finalized prior to MIPCOM just off the trailer and the rest of the key countries to fall into place during the market. <Snipped> Is there any other information you would like to share regarding your plans for MIPCOM? Starz Media will be a co-sponsor of the Opening Night cocktail reception, and our Spartacus: Blood and Sand presence will be strongly felt during this event. We will also be unveiling new footage from the series during this reception, and generally making sure that the whole market gets a chance to share in the excitement of what we believe is one of the most exciting new series that will be introduced at MIPCOM 2009. 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