02.02.12 | Graphicly, Reallusion, and Creative Impulse Entertainment Team for JFH: Justice-For-Hire "Free For All" Online Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Thursday, February 2, 2012: Comic book social media network, Graphicly, and animation software development company, Reallusion, team with production company, Creative Impulse Entertainment, to launch a branded online animation event for the mixed martial arts comic book series,"JFH: Justice-For-Hire". Dubbed the "JFH Free-For-All", the event will premiere the pilot episode of the "JFH" Motion Comic Animation and give away free downloads of an issue of the "JFH" comic book, as well as supply the online community with free tools to animate their own "JFH" action scene for a panel of celebrity viewers. The panel includes comic book legend and acclaimed animation director, Neal Adams, veteran comic writer Jan C. Childress, "Star Wars" fan-favorite voice-over actor, Ahmed Best, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master and action choreographer, John Machado.

"We're happy to be working with the teams at Creative Impulse Entertainment and Reallusion," said Micah Baldwin, CEO of Graphicly. "Their innovative approach to digital story telling is exactly the type of partners we're excited to work with."

John Martin, VP of Reallusion, comments, “The opportunity for anyone to animate JFH comic artwork, have those animations seen by comic industry professionals and shared via Graphicly.com is an elite exposure opportunity. Reallusion's CrazyTalk gives storytellers and fans of JFH storytelling the ultimate comic creator for motion comics. We're happy to sponsor the JFH event and enable not only pros but also comic fans to become animators. Even comic fans that are first-time animators can apply what they know about good action sequences and bring the characters from JFH to life with their voices and CrazyTalk. Everything you need to be a motion comic animator is in the JFH Free-for-All!"

Creative Impulse CEO, Jan Lucanus, remarks, "This is phenomenal! Comic fans get to watch the animation premiere and get tons of amazing free stuff, including the new origin issue for the JFH comic as well as software and daily giveaways from our sponsors. Plus, with fans uploading their JFH-inspired animations to the JFH Facebook page, we may even recruit a few new and talented artists onto our production team for the animated series."

JFH lead animator and founder of Willow Road Animation, Zach Shelton, adds, "We're excited to push motion comics to the next level with such great creative and technical partners. Thanks to the facial animation we're able to achieve with Crazytalk, we're able to really push the kind of emotions that our characters are feeling. We also have access to top-notch martial artists to bring the kind of bone-snapping action that you've never seen before in motion comics."

The event will run from January 31st through March 9th and is live now on the http://on.fb.me/JFHEvent. Participation in the animators’ event is not required to download free comics, videos, and other content.


About:

Graphicly
- Graphicly is a cutting-edge entertainment and digital content publishing platform designed to deliver what authors and publishers need to share their work with audiences across all digital channels, including the Apple iPhone and iPad (plus Newsstand); eBook stores including Amazon Kindle, Kobo and Apple iBooks; Android devices including the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and Color and the Amazon Kindle Fire; websites and blogs through an industry leading HTML5 web app; and the only way to read, share and sell books on Facebook. Graphicly provides a system to publish and promote content, providing an immersive solution to tell, share and collaborate around story and understand how consumers are interacting with the content. More than 400 publishers and 6,000 creators from major publishers such as Image Comics and Chronicle Books, to indie creators from around the globe, use Graphicly’s platform to deliver and promote compelling stories and activate consumers with community and content. The Graphicly promotional network includes more than 100 million page views across more than 600 of the leading entertainment websites and blogs. For more information, please visit http://www.graphicly.com/.

Reallusion
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Reallusion is a leader in the development of 3D cinematic animation tools for consumers, students and professionals. Recognized as an industry pioneer, the company provides consumers with easy-to-use avatar animation, facial morphing and voice lip-sync solutions for real-time 3D filmmaking and previsualization for professional post-production. Reallusion's core technologies are widely used by consumers, gamers and filmmakers to ready their PCs with a total real-time movie studio that plugs-in to the gamer mentality with videogame-like play-to-create technology. Professional content developers equip their studios with Reallusion technology to streamline production efforts to match the lightspeed demands of animation. In addition to PC software, Reallusion is a trusted digital imaging and mobile 3D development partner to brother, Panasonic, Skype and Nokia with embedded applications in leading consumer devices worldwide. For more information, visit www.reallusion.com.

Creative Impulse™ Entertainment
- With the mantra of being a multimedia playground for artists who fuse the mediums of comics, films, music, and games, CIE is an award-winning production company that develops intellectual properties (IP) and produces original transmedia content in-house. The core of the CIE initiative is the creation of cutting-edge, engaging, and meaningful entertainment geared toward the growing global marketplace on all platforms. Comics are films are games are music, and they all work together for a cohesive experience of an IP. For third party client’s, CIE’s productions in commercial video, animation, graphic and web design have reaped numerous accolades and have attracted hundreds of millions of users and viewers. For more, go to www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com.

Willow Road Animation™
- A computer animation studio with a romantic, old-world aesthetic and handcrafted charm. We provide design and production services to produce short films and title/credit sequences for TV, film, and commercials. Our goal is to impart a unique visual experience along with personal characters and stories. For more information, go to www.WillowRd.com.



Media Contact:
Glenda August
Creative Impulse™ Entertainment
Gaugust@CreativeImpulseEnt.com
646-641-5569


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JFH Free-For-All Event: http://on.fb.me/JFHEvent

Web: Justice-For-Hire.com
Twitter: @JusticeForHire
Facebook: facebook.com/JusticeForHire
YouTube: youtube.com/JusticeForHire

The JFH App: http://bit.ly/JFHApp

10.15.11 | CIE Teams with Foundation Features and Rock 'n Roll Talent Manager Paul Shull on the "Mr. Butterscotch" Graphic Novel
October 15, 2011 - New York Comic Con: Comic book transmedia company Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE), film and television production company Foundation Features, and rock 'n roll talent manager Paul Shull, announce a graphic novel based on the upcoming television series, "Mr. Butterscotch", following the adventures of Shull as he travels the globe dealing with his collective of rock stars.

Foundation Features' Executive in Charge of Television Rob LaBelle comments, "Foundation Features couldn't be more thrilled about teaming up with CIE to turn Mr. Butterscotch into a kick-ass graphic novel. Butterscotch’s real life already plays out like a graphic novel, so this is really a perfect opportunity for us. And CIE's the absolute best there is so Butterscotch couldn’t be in better hands. We’re currently producing the TV series Mr. Butterscotch, a reality-doc series following the maniacal adventures of Mr. Butterscotch, the wildly charismatic, heavily inked madman as he pursues the biggest game of all, the wild rock star. Butterscotch travels the world hanging with rock’s royalty and uses the tips and leads he gets from industry friends and music business insiders to propel his quest to find the next rock superstars. And as the bad ass, sword fighting superhero in his own graphic novel, Butterscotch will take it all to the next level of insanity. The Butterscotch graphic novel is an incredible compliment to the TV series. It’s a dynamic and unique approach to building a fan base in anticipation of the series as well as demonstrating the depth and richness of the Butterscotch brand."

Paul Shull adds, "The new partnership between Creative Impulse Entertainment and Foundation Features to make a graphic novel about me is quite possibly the worst thing that could happen to my ego."

CIE CEO Jan Lucanus continues, "The 'Mr. Butterscotch' project will be a game changer for comic books and transmedia integration. We're all pretty stoked on this one!"

CIE's flagship comic book, "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" has become one of the most downloaded martial arts comic books on the world's leading digital comic book store, Comics by ComiXology™. Foundation Features production credits include "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus", "Altitude", and the rock 'n roll feature-documentary"Hard Core Logo 2". Paul Shull has worked with a slew of musical talent, including the Foo Fighters, MIA, and Robbie Williams.

For more information, go to www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com and www.FoundationFeatures.com.

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Press Contact

Glenda August
Creative Impulse™
GAugust@CreativeImpulseEnt.com


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Web: 
Justice-For-Hire.com

Twitter: @JusticeForHire

Facebook:
 facebook.com/JusticeForHire

YouTube: 
youtube.com/JusticeForHire

FREE JFH iTunes App:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/justice-for-hire/id442824429?mt=8#


10.14.11 | CIE and Pandoodle Corporation Partner to Create Interactive Digital Worlds
October 14, 2011 - New York Comic Con: Comic book transmedia company Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE), and personalized interactive media company Pandoodle Corporation, announce a partnership to create immersive digital worlds based on Creative Impulse intellectual properties that leverage Pandoodle technology.

Pandoodle President David Ludwigsen comments, "Pandoodle is ecstatic to team up with the the creators of the massively successful JFH series in order to forge exciting new comic and graphic novel worlds."

CIE CEO Jan Lucanus adds, "This is a match made in heaven; the beginning of a symbiotic relationship in which CIE and Pandoodle can leverage each other's IP in for a common goal. This is perfect for all, especially fans of comics, movies, games, animation, music, or anything else that falls into the realm of awesome."

CIE's flagship comic book, "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" has become one of the most downloaded martial arts comic books on the world's leading digital comic book store, Comics by ComiXology. Pandoodle's latest product, AdHere, offers customizable brand placement for advertising to their clients.

For more information, go to www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com and www.Pandoodle.com.


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Press Contact


Glenda August
Creative Impulse™
GAugust@CreativeImpulseEnt.com

07.14.11 | The "JFH" App Hits iTunes for FREE!
Download the free comic book/live action video app and see for yourself why "JFH" is one of the world's most downloaded martial arts comic books series.

07.13.11 | "JFH" Issue #0 Preview Launches at Comic-Con
The origin story of the Retribution Industry.

07.12.11 | "JFH: Justice-For-Hire ® - The Motion Comic Animation" - Comic-Con Premiere
Premiering at the San Diego Comic-Con's Superhero Martial Arts Extravaganza on July 21, 2011. Hosted by renowned martial arts critic Ric Meyers.

07.11.11 | "JFH" WEEK BEGINS - "JFH" Season 1 Collected Edition Graphic Novel Release at Comic-Con
Launching next week with bonus content not found in the original releases of the comics.

03.01.11 | Aluna™ Comic Character Goes Videogame!
The Aluna™ comic book character produced by Creative Impulse™ Alliance art studio becomes the 75th playable character to join the hit online game "Heroes of Newerth". Check her out in action now!

08.26.10 | Creative Impulse and Comic Book Social Network Pioneer Graphic.ly Team Up
Comic book media production house Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE) and the newly formed comic book social networking company Graphic.ly announce a partnership that will bring CIE comic books, films, animation, and other digital content to the Graphic.ly multiplatform hub.

Jan Lucanus, Creative Impulse CEO, comments, “When producer David Uslan told me he was getting involved in digital comics distribution, I was sure it would be a special initiative. Graphic.ly is a unique service that allows comic fans to connect about their passion, and the inclusion of supplemental content on the Graphic.ly hub is a significant strongpoint for our productions that synergize comic books, live action, and animated content.”

Producer David Uslan states, “Having been involved in the comics business for years, its clear that digital comics are the future. It’s equally as clear that what Graphic.ly has developed, both in the elegant reader and the ability for fans to truly interact with each other and creators in the pages of a comic book, is the future of digital comics. And with the great talent and properties at Creative Impulse, I'm convinced this is going to be a wonderful relationship.”

“It’s great to be working with a publisher like Creative Impulse Entertainment that understands how important it is to move beyond just simple digital distribution,” said Micah Baldwin, CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly. “With the content CIE is producing, there is a real opportunity to develop something special for our community.”

The mixed martial arts comic series “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” will be the first CIE title to debut on the Graphic.ly service, with more books to follow. For more information, go to: www.Graphicly.com and www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com.

08/26/10

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ABOUT:


Graphic.ly™
Graphic.ly is a cutting-edge digital content delivery system and community platform for the publishing world. Graphic.ly’s focuses on comic publishers, creators and enthusiasts, and provides an immersive social experience and marketplace around digital comics and associated merchandise. By expanding its community platform the company is becoming the de facto solution for artists and creators to interact with their fans and expand the reach and influence of their own content. For more information, please visit http://www.graphic.ly

08.09.10 | Willow Road Partners with Creative Impulse On “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” Mixed Martial Arts Animation
New York, New York – August 9, 2010: Willow Road, a young mixed media animation company, has partnered with comic book media production house Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE) on the motion comic animation rendition of the critically acclaimed “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” mixed martial arts comic book series.

Willow Road founder & director Zach Shelton, comments on the new relationship, “Willow Road has a long track record of commercial production. Partnering with the talent at Creative Impulse is the perfect opportunity for us to convey our storytelling capabilities to a new audience.” Shelton adds, “We’re going to smash the preconceptions of mixed martial arts action in animated form, and ‘JFH’ provides the balance of great action and exciting narrative to do just that.”

Jan Lucanus, CEO of CIE will direct the “JFH” animation as a follow up to his animated debut, “Aluna” starring actress Paula Garces, which had a trailer premiere during July’s San Diego Comic Con. “Zach is a creative kindred spirit, and what he’s already accomplished with Willow Road makes this partnership very powerful. It is the right way to launch the Creative Impulse Motion Comics initiative, which will see several of our in-house IPs make the transition to animation.” Lucanus continues, “There is a sense of care to every movement in Willow Road’s work, and that is exactly the type of delicate attention that a project like ‘JFH’ needs. We’ve built a reputation around authentic mixed martial arts action, so we need to see every detail, every tooth fly!”

“JFH: Justice-For-Hire”, which is currently a Top 25 Download on the world’s leading digital comic store “Comics” by ComiXology, will debut in animated form at the New York Comic Con on October 8, 2010. For more information, go to: www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com, and www.WillowRoad.SquareSpace.com. To download Creative Impulse Comics now, go to https://Comics.ComiXology.com/#/creative_impulse.

08/09/10

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ABOUT:


Willow Road Animation™
- A computer animation studio with a romantic, old-world aesthetic and handcrafted charm. We provide design and production services to produce short films and title/credit sequences for TV, film, and commercials. Our goal is to impart a unique visual experience along with personal characters and stories.

07.08.10 | World Leader in Animation Joins Creative Impulse And Actress Paula Garces On “Aluna”
New York, New York – July 8, 2010: Emantras, an award-winning world leader in educational and medical animation, web design, and gaming, moves into the entertainment space by joining forces with comic book media company Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE) and actress/producer Paula Garces (“Harold & Kumar”, “The Shield”) on the upcoming “Aluna” motion comic animated release.

Jan Lucanus, CEO of CIE and director of the “Aluna” animation set to premiere its first episode at the San Diego Comic Con: International – the world’s largest pop-culture media event – comments on the partnership between CIE and Emantras, “The pairing of CIE and Emantras is the perfect storm. They do gorgeous work and have high standards in both quality and efficiency. Fans of both CIE and Paula Garces are in for a real treat with ‘Aluna’, and Emantras is delivering the goods.”

Emantras’ executive producer on the “Aluna” project, Balaji Shriraghavan, adds, “Creative Impulse has a proven track record of creating engaging and meaningful stories. Emantras’ expertise in the medium of animation will allow us to collectively remain true to the storytelling found in the ‘Aluna’ comic book, while continuing to innovate cinematically. We are excited to join Creative Impulse and Ms. Paula Garces on this project.”

Lucanus, Emantras, and actress Paula Garces will hold a signing event for the “Aluna” comic book and animation at the Creative Impulse Entertainment booth #617 during Comic-Con, July 22-25. For more information, go to: www.Emantras.com, www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com, and www.Comic-Con.org. To download Creative Impulse Comics now, go to https://Comics.ComiXology.com/#/creative_impulse.

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07.01.10 | Comic-Con-Bound Father/Son Writing Team Continue Gold Medal Fighting Streak to Inspire Art
New York, New York – July 1, 2010: In the midst of industry wide mayhem in preparation for San Diego’s Comic-Con: International – the largest pop culture event of its kind – veteran comic book writer, Jan C. Childress, and son and writing partner, Jan Lucanus, continue their unique integration of art and fighting after winning four gold medals for the second consecutive time at the latest International Chinese Martial Arts Competition (ICMAC) in the sport of Push Hands (T’ui Shou), a contact sport similar to Judo, Sumo, and freestyle wrestling, derived from the martial art of Tai Chi Chuan.

Lucanus, CEO and founder of Creative Impulse Entertainment, will have his animated directorial debut with the upcoming comic book and animation “Aluna” starring fan-favorite actress Paula Garces (“The Shield”, “Harold & Kumar”) that will premiere at Comic-Con. After a tournament in which no points were scored against him, Lucanus discusses the balancing of work and training, “If I don’t train, it’s difficult for me to work, to be creative. The sensitive yet explosive style of fighting that is Tai Chi Push Hands provides a sense of clarity for me in all that I do, which is why I am so adamant about popularizing the sport in the U.S. – I’m sure it will enhance so many lives.”

Childress, who is currently preparing a spin-off series for the critically acclaimed “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” mixed martial arts comic book series that will be announced at Comic-Con, adds, “I am grateful to the event’s promoter, Master Nick Scrima, for continuing to broaden the awareness of Tai Chi Chuan and other martial arts through these tournaments, which not only provide an arena for competition, but a forum to exchange ideas and forge new friendships."

The father son duo collectively took home gold in each category of Push Hands: Fixed Step – upper body and joint manipulation in which opponent who moves first losses a point, Restricted Step – a game akin to fencing in which opponents throw each other off a center line, and Extreme Moving Step – opponents are push or thrown out of an arena for points. In the Extreme, Lucanus and Childress met in the finals, but chose not to fight. “I’m not going to fight my Dad for a medal. He and Mom gave martial arts to me, so he deserves the gold”.

Lucanus and Childress compete on Grandmaster William C. C. Chen’s International Push Hands Team in New York, with Lucanus as the team-appointed captain. In addition to a slew of major announcements planned for Comic-Con this July, the father/son duo is training for the Tai Chi World Cup in Taiwan this October, but will compete in the ICMAC’s Internal & Push Hands Competition next – just days before Comic-Con.

Lucanus, Childress, and actress Paula Garces will hold a signing event for the “Aluna” comic at the Creative Impulse Entertainment booth #617 during Comic-Con, July 22-25. For more information, go to: www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com, www.KungFuChampionships.com, and www.Comic-Con.org. To download Creative Impulse Comics now, go to https://Comics.ComiXology.com/#/creative_impulse.

07/01/10

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04.01.10 | The Acclaimed “JFH: Justice-For-Hire – The Brawl” Premieres on YouTube’s MMA Web Series
New York, New York – April 1, 2010: The web series counterpart to the hit mixed martial arts comic book/DVD action series, “JFH: Justice-For-Hire”, premieres its highly anticipated “Brawl” episode today. Directed by Jan Lucanus,“JFH” co-creator and CEO of the brand’s home, Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE), filming was done using new camera techniques aimed at intensifying action – dubbed “Weapon Camera Movement™” by developers Lucanus and “JFH” lead choreographer, Ian Morgan. Both are real-life martial arts fighting champions.

“Weapon is based on a handful of principles that we’re keeping under wraps for now, but are sure to keep the viewer fully engrossed,” states Lucanus. “It is truly a system. We wrote the rules and stick to them, but with an open mind. ‘Brawl’ is really about the story, as it is a prequel to the ‘JFH’ comic book series, so fans will really get into it, but if you’re new to the characters, you’ll still love the action”.

Ed Pollard, managing editor of Black Belt Magazine, the world’s leading martial arts publication, was privy to an advance screening of “JFH: Brawl” and came away with a notable reaction. “JFH: Brawl delivers raw excitement in its rooftop free-for-all. The camera work puts the viewer directly into the action and gives viewers a sense of being part of the action. Cheers to the JFH production team at CIE for knowing what works and choreographing this scene with top-flight martial arts action and credible stunt work. This is as real as it gets without being a hidden police camera at the scene of a crime!”

“’JFH Brawl’ is just a taste of what’s to come from the “JFH” series and our action stunt team,” said choreographer Morgan. “The camera techniques used in ‘Brawl’ happen quickly, and we’ve already moved onto more elaborate visual formulas in recent choreography sessions for upcoming ‘JFH’ productions, so consider this a preview.”

Jan Lucanus and Ian Morgan co-founded the stunt company Martial Arts Creative Team, which designs all of the comic book and live action sequences for CIE’s roster of content. Lucanus writes and develops for several multiplatform comic book properties, including “JFH: Justice-For-Hire”, currently the most downloaded martial arts-themed comic book on iTunes’ Comics Application – the world’s leading mobile comic book store – and is directing the upcoming comic book and animation,”Aluna”, starring Actress Paula Garces (“Harold & Kumar” film franchise, “The Shield” TV series).

“JFH Brawl™” is available on the “JFH” YouTube Channel: www.YouTube.com/JusticeForHire. For more information, please visit: www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com. To download iTunes’ Comics App for free, go to www.iTunes.com/apps/Comics.

04/01/10

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03.30.10 | Father/Son Writing Team of “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” Comic Book Fight and Win Martial Arts Gold Medals
Dallas, Texas – March 27, 2010: Jan Lucanus, founder and CEO of Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE) and co-creator of the hit mixed martial arts comic book/live action series, “JFH: Justice-For-Hire”, and his father Jan C. Childress, a veteran in the comic book industry and “JFH” co-writer, competed as part of the William C. C. Chen Push Hands Team in the Dallas International Chinese Martial Arts Competition (ICMAC) this weekend and won four gold medals in three separate divisions.

Push hands, the sparring aspect of the distinctly soft martial art of Tai Chi Chuan, can most easily be described as a contest of space control, and has three competitive iterations: Fixed Step (explosive joint/body mass manipulation where players lose a point if feet are moved while sparring), Restricted Step (similar to fencing where players must knock each other off a center line), and Moving Step (freestyle movement in a ring with throws akin to wrestling and Judo). For the first time in the United States, Extreme Push Hands was introduced into the competition circuit by Dr. Shie-Ming Hwang and event organizer Nick Scrima, taking the sport to a more aggressive level with rules closer to freestyle grappling in an effort to make the sport a breeding ground for professional Mixed Martial Artists with roots in Tai Chi Chuan.

“This is the only way for Tai Chi to get the respect it deserves as a martial art,” states Lucanus, who won the gold n the 175 Lb. weight class in both the Fixed Step and the Extreme Push Hands divisions. “Dad and I have competed in this sport for years, and it has been difficult to find competitions in the US that allow Tai Chi to grow as a fighting style.” He continues, “Grandmaster William C. C. Chen and the Chen Family have encouraged to our team to experiment and develop the art over the years. It is truly ground-breaking for Dr. Hwang and Nick Scrima to launch a platform for players to compete on this higher level.”

Mr. Childress, who took gold in both the Fixed and Restricted Step divisions, adds, “The matches were superbly refereed and the players were all down for the elevated competition. The fact that I almost got both arms broken only underscored the intensity of the game. There's nothing like the sound of your joints cracking while in the throes of competition!” He continues, “I must say, too, that nothing beats the sheer thrill and pride in watching my son perform. That is priceless.”

Both Lucanus and Childress credit their training partners on the William C. C. Chen Push Hands Team for their achievements in the competition. Lucanus and Childress co-write on several multiplatform comic book properties, including “JFH: Justice-For-Hire”. Childress’ solo comic book titles, “Tengu: A Ninja/Samurai Love Story”, and “Durga: The Geomancer”, are CIE’s best-selling digital comic books on iTunes’ Comics Application – the world’s leading mobile comic book store.

For more information, please visit: www.CreativeImpulseEnt.com, www.WilliamCCChen.com, and www.KungFuChampionship.com. To download iTunes’ Comics App for free, go to www.iTunes.com/apps/Comics.

03/30/10

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ABOUT:

William Chi-Cheng Chen:
- William C. C. Chen was born in Chekiang, China. He started teaching Tai Chi Chuan at the beginning of the 1950s while training as a live-in student of the famous Great-Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching who preferred to be called Professor Cheng. Besides being the youngest of Professor Cheng's senior student, he was also a favorite disciple. Grandmaster William C. C. Chen has devoted his life to the study of body mechanics and the effects of Tai Chi Chuan for art of self-defense as well as on physical health, and to the application of the principles of Tai Chi Chuan. Regarded as one of the finest and most influential traditional internal stylist of his generation, William C. C. Chen is IKF's choice for "Man of the Year" Inside Kung-Fu's first HALL of FAME of the millennium and has been featured several times on "The Learning Channel”.

03.24.10 | Actress/Producer Paula Garces Teams with Creative Impulse for Comics and Animation on "Aluna"
New York, NY March 22nd, 2010 – actress/producer Paula Garces, well known for starring roles in the "Harold & Kumar" film franchise and "The Shield", FX television series, along with her production partners Antonio Hernandez and Michael Araiz newly formed Further Lane Productions, have joined forces with comic book media pioneers Creative Impulse Entertainment. Their first joint production, "Aluna", a period piece set in the1500’s about a mystical tribal princess taken from her native Colombia by conquistadors and raised in Spain, only to return to her homeland to save her people, a multi-platform starring vehicle for Garces. "Aluna" will debut as both a comic book and motion comic animation at this year’s San Diego Comic Con in July, along with a live action feature film and video game to follow with Garces, Hernandez and Araiz producing.

The comic and animation script, written by producer/screenwriter David Cornue, is being directed in both forms of media by Creative Impulse's founder and award winning filmmaker, Jan Lucanus, best known for his critically acclaimed "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" mixed martial arts comic book/live action crossover series (the first comic series in the history of the industry to provide supplemental DVD content with each comic issue). "JFH" lead artist Antonio Rojo is reteaming with Jan on "Aluna", and collaborates for the first time with renowned character designer Chadwick Coleman to produce the art.

"Aluna is a passion project of mine and it’s great to be working with Jan and his team at Creative Impulse," said Garces. "They're the new generation of comics and media." Jan Lucanus adds, "Paula is talented, intelligent, and awesome. I've been a fan of hers for sometime, so the opportunity to collaborate with Garces and Further Lane Productions is exciting."

Ms. Garces can be seen on several upcoming episodes of the hit SyFy Channel original series, "Warehouse 13" and on “The Look”, her hit fashion magazine style show, which she co-created, executive produced and hosts for Mun2 Network. Lucanus' "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" series and other Creative Impulse comics are now available inside iTunes' Comics App for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, as well as in comic shops internationally.


About Paula Garces:
- Actress Paula Garces was one of the 2009 Alma Award Special Achievement Honorees. Ms. Garces was recognized as one of the Best Actresses in a Drama Television Series, for her role as Officer Tina Hallon on FX networks hit series, “The Shield”. Paula's feature film career includes a starring role in the recent New Line Cinema hit sequel “Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay”, reprising her role as Maria opposite John Cho from the original “Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle”, among Paula's previous feature credits are the critically acclaimed Sundance Indie favorite “Spin” starring opposite Ruben Blades, “Man of the House” starring opposite Tommy Lee Jones, and the teen sci-fi adventure “Clockstoppers” starring opposite Jesse Bradford. Expanding her career further, Paula executive produced the acclaimed animated short “Red Princess Blues” which debuted at Cannes International Film Festival and San Diego’s Comic Con, and pulled more than 8 Million views on MySpace. This Latina beauty is not consumed by her success she has maintained a level of sincerity, inspiration and true commitment to the arts.

08.19.09 | "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" is now the top rated free download and on the most popular pay download list for iPhone and iPod Touch's new Comics application. Download today! www.iTunes.com/apps/Comics

06.08.09 | Visit CIE and our friends from Black Belt Magazine at the San Diego Comic Con: International, July 22-26, booth #617!
The world's biggest pop culture event. Join us for our third year and the Comic-Con's 40th Anniversary!

01.23.09 | Come see us at the New York Comic Con, February 6-8, booth #1913!
The biggest event of it's kind on the east coast, bringing the best of the best in comics together with film, TV, and videogames. BE THERE!!!

08.06.08 | Alert - Now Launching: The "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" YOUTUBE CHANNEL! New live-action episodes that tie into the comic book storyline will be added regularly. Subcribe for free today at www.YouTube.com/JusticeForHire
This is what you've been waiting for: The new, original online web series that delivers new characters and storylines that tie directly into the world of the "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" comic book series. This should hold over all of you awesome (and sometimes intense_ "JFH" fans until Season 2 of the comic book hits in 2009! SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!!

07.18.08 | This weekend: SAN DIEGO COMIC CON: INTERNATIONAL 2008. Join us at booth #617 for an exclusive pre-release of our 2009 series "Faixa-Preta" AND the launch of the "JFH" YouTube Channel! See you there!

04.18.08 | This weekend: NEW YORK COMIC CON 2008. Join us at booth #1913 for an exclusive pre-release of "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" #3! See you there!

04.01.08 | Now being solicited in Diamonds PREVIEWS: "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" #4. You hav never seen anything like the martial arts action in this book anywhere before. Period. Issue #2 on stands NOW with free DVD! Check it out at your local comic shop!!!
ATTENTION AVID COMIC BOOK RETAILERS AND READERS!

We at Creative Impulse Publishing are proud to announce the solicitation of “JFH: Justice-For-Hire” #4 in Diamond’s PREVIEWS (p. 245), packed full of the most visionary martial arts action ever seen on the comic book page (seriously)!

The world’s first official “Ultra-Realistic” mixed martial arts comic book series continues, with choreography by some of today’s top fighters.

Free with each issue is the “JFH” Action DVD #4 of 12, featuring all new live-action fight sequences developed by our Martial Arts Creative Team.

For more information on “JFH”, our company, and our other upcoming comic book series, please visit www.Justice-For-Hire.com. Thanks and we appreciate your orders. See you in the pages!


SYNOPSIS
Mission sabotaged! A sudden attack from a high-tech ninja during Ivory’s moment of lustful passion results in the explosion of an entire wing of The Metropolitan Museum – ruining JFH, Inc.’s highest paid retainer yet. As Ebony, Ivory, and their fathers do damage control amidst the negative press, beautiful business mogul Justine Acela broadcasts her intention to “unite” the Retribution Industry under her own terms. The time is now for the Acela Fight Team to show their dominance, beating Acela’s message into any and all retribution teams worldwide…

Order in Diamond's PREVIEWS:
APR083690 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #4 (OF 12) CVR B W/ DVD
APR083689 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #4 (OF 12) CVR B W/ DVD

“JFH” issues 1-3 with DVD also available for reorder!

FEB083629 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #3 (OF 12) CVR B W/ DVD
FEB083628 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #3 (OF 12) CVR A W/ DVD
DEC073533 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE #2 (OF 12) W/ DVD
OCT073385 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE CVR B #1 (OF 12) W/ DVD
OCT073384 F JFH JUSTICE FOR HIRE CVR A #1 (OF 12) W/ DVD

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the New York Comic Con coming April 18th-20th, booth number 1913. See you then!

12.18.07 | "JFH" Martial Arts Creative Team member Max Chen makes the US Olympic Team for the new mixed martial arts trial sport, San Shou! Congratulations to him and the entire Chen Family!
After months of grueling training and a week full of competitive fighting versus the worlds top fighters in the sport of San Shou, Max Chen left the Beijing World Championships with a ticket back in 2008 as part of the trial sport event for San Shou on the new US Olypic San Shou Team.

Max Chen, a member of the "JFH" Martial Arts Creative Team, is one of two choreographers for the "JFH: Justice-For-Hire" comic book, and can also be seen portaying the character Sudden K.O. in the pages of the "JFH" comic. He will reprise the role in the upcoming "JFH" feature film.

10.26.07 | “Justice-For-Hire’s Fight Night at Von Dutch LA” Recap: A Groundbreaking Evening of Fighting, Comics, and the Arts.
2007 marks the official launch year of three new Creative Impulse Entertainment (CIE) companies-- three divisions to develop and produce intellectual property in film, comic books, music, and videogames. Creative Impulse Entertainment's vision is to uplift society through a fusion of creativity and multiculturalism targeted to the broadest international marketplace. During the last nine months, CIE has achieved the following milestones:

• Unleashed a groundbreaking new martial arts-based camera system that . wowed fans at the ’07 San Diego Comic Con,
• Musical artist Sage Michael developed the first CIE album while touring
with multi-platinum recording artist, Ludacris,
• Pre-released three new comic book series in the graphic literature
industry, and
• Launched prep for CIE's first videogame title.

And the year is far from over.

CIE's latest exciting venture teamed the company with international lifestyle brand, Von Dutch, whose world-renowned brand ranges from custom motorcycles to designer watches and an ultra-chic clothing line. In a major Los Angeles event that took place on Thursday, September 27, 2007, Von Dutch partnered up with CIE to promote the latter's flagship franchise, “JFH: Justice-For-Hire.”

“JFH is the world's first official ‘Ultra-Realistic’ mixed martial arts comic book. Period," said CIE Chief Executive Officer Jan Lucanus. "We are the first to take real fighters' moves in vivid detail, and put them on the comic page. We want people to know that the action and story that we deliver with JFH are all about quality and being socially conscious," added Lucanus, who is also the JFH creator/co-writer and a long-time martial artist. He went on to say, "Kene G at Von Dutch saw our JFH comic and approached me about doing an event together. He made it clear that our goals were the same. When I heard that the owner of Von Dutch, Tonny Sorenson, was an Olympic Tae kwon Do champ, it was a go. No one has ever done an event like this. That’s the definition of ground-breaking!”

Dubbed “Justice-For-Hire presents… Fight Night at Von Dutch LA”, the event celebrated the official launch of the JFH: Justice-For-Hire comic book in Diamond Comic Distributors Previews catalogue, which hit stands on September 26. To consumers, that means that the first issue will be available in comic book stores in December, packaged with a live martial arts action-packed DVD. The comic book's release will plant the seeds for the JFH multimedia franchise, which will include a feature film, videogame, and television/internet spin-offs. This very special evening also benefited MTV’s Life Beat AIDS organization.

Headlining the event was world-renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) master, John Machado. Machado - choreographer and cast member of the upcoming David Mamet mixed martial arts film Redbelt - showcased the power and beauty of BJJ with his purple-belt student Luis Lee, while simultaneously promoting his upcoming comic book Faixa-Preta with writer/artist Chadwick Coleman, which is slated for a 2008 international release through Creative Impulse Publishing

Also on the billing for the event were some of the top martial artists in the world fight circuit, including World Champion San Shou Fighter Max Chen, and U.S. Champion San Da fighter Ian Morgan, both of whom painstakingly choreograph all the action in the comic book pages as part of the “JFH” Martial Arts Creative Team – the driving force behind the comic’s martial arts authenticity. The two champions will do the same for the upcoming “JFH” feature film.

“Everyone fighting at this event is also a character in the comic, and will each reprise that roll in the ‘JFH’ feature. This is truly a one-of-a-kind event,” said Lucanus, who also be stepped into the ring for a bout. “As a creative team, we are a very hands-on group. It’s important that people know that what they see in the comic is real, not some fluffy superhero-style action written and drawn by someone who has never gotten punched in the face.”

In addition to explosive demo fights, there were also martial arts demonstrations from Lucanus’ father, JFH co-writer and President of CIE’s publishing division, Jan C. Childress - an international champion T’ai Chi Push Hands fighter and martial arts Hall-of-Famer – as well as an SLD (Filipino live-blade/stick fighting) demo from master Jessy Abrescy with Ahmed Best and his team. The event's program also featured performances from special musical guests The Benefits as well as a dazzling cirque halftime show from Cirque Du Soleil’s Realis.

The pacemaker event drew professionals and celebrities from the film, music, videogame, comic book, and martial arts communities. The select audience was also the first to see the limited edition commemorative “JFH/Von Dutch” T-shirts that will be carried in Von Dutch stores worldwide. The proceeds from the T-shirts will go to charity.

“We packed Von Dutch with 1,100 people,” stated Lucanus. “ I looked around and said ‘Wow, all this for JFH? We have expanded so quickly, it is really incredible. Just wait till ’08.” Lucanus revealed a tidbit about the future during an interview, “We will be launching a JFH: Justice-For-Hire Youtube channel which will be regularly updated with new fight sequences from our Martial Arts Creative Team, interviews, and more. The site will feature different content than what we release on DVD with the comics. We want people to get to know the team behind JFH. They’re all future action stars with something important and positive to say right now.”

For more information, images and videos of the evening,, go to www.Justice-For-Hire.com and www.VonDutch.com.

08.23.07 | Creative Impulse teams up with Von Dutch for a groundbreaking multimedia event: "Justice-For-Hire presents Fight Night at the Von Dutch" this September in Los Angeles.
On Thursday, Septmenber 27, 2007, a handful of the world's top fighters and innovative martial arts masters will gather and demonstrate to the entertainment industry what the future of martial arts is... "JFH: Justice-For-Hire".
With the new "JFH" comic book series hitting Diamond Comics Previews catalogues on September 26, what better way to kick off Creative Impulse's flagship franchise than with a lavish Hollywood party with the trendsetters at Von Dutch. Stay tuned...

07.20.07 | Come join us at the San Diego Comic Con: International from July 25-29, Booth E3, where we will debut two new series "Durga: The Geomancer" (from comic book veteran Jan C. Childress - Defiant's "The Good Guys") and "Bardo" (from newcomers Deegan Winters and Simon Winheld). Plus issue # 2 of "JFH: Justice-For-Hire".