Monthly Archives: May 2008

GI Joe Comics Join Transformers At IDW

May 30, 2008 – 7:19 pm

For the past few years, GI Joe comics have seen a resurgence in popularity due to the recent series and mini-series published by Devil’s Due. With the current run of GI Joe: America’s Elite wrapping, the Real American Hero is jumping ship and swimming over to its new publisher, IDW. IDW already has the Transformers comics license and has seen huge success there, so they’re no strangers to the retro-cool genre. Current plans for GI Joe include:

  • A monthly GI Joe Vs Cobra series beginning in October 2008
  • Comic and graphic novel adaptations of the GI Joe movie, coming in late summer 2009
  • Reprints of classic GI Joe comics, most likely from its run with Marvel

Source: ICv2

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Shirley Manson Joins Terminator: TSCC Cast

May 29, 2008 – 11:24 am

When Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns for its second season, it will have gained a new high profile cast member. Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson has signed on to play Catherine Weaver, “the CEO of a cutting-edge high-tech company.” With the Connors gunning for SkyNet, one has to wonder whether Weaver’s character might be instrumental in the eventual building of the Terminator program.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Roogoo Coming To XBLA Next Week

May 29, 2008 – 11:16 am

The June 4 game release on the XBox Live Arcade will be Roogoo, a 3D puzzler produced by SpiderMonk Entertainment. Featuring characters and graphics that look like the love child of Mighty Muggs and Katamari Damacy, here’s the official blurb from the developer:

Roogoo tasks players with guiding meteors in the form of shaped blocks through a series of rotating disks as a means of saving planet Roo and the entire Roogoo race. If aligned correctly, the disks allow the blocks to reach the ground and scores are awarded. Various obstacles and enemies will impede the blocks’ movement and with the flow of meteor blocks steadily increasing as the game progresses, players will have to think on their feet to save the Roogoo and rack up seriously high scores.

Roogoo will ship with more than 45 levels and includes single player as well as split-screen multiplayer and party play. The game will be on the Arcade next Wednesday for 800 MS Points ($10).

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Secret Invasion, Trinity, and Buffy Releasing Next Week

May 29, 2008 – 10:04 am

Next Wednesday, June 4, is my thirtieth birthday, and it’s also a big release day for comics. Here’s a look ahead and a few of the issues you can expect to see hitting stands:


Secret Invasion #3 (Marvel)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

THE BLOCKBUSTER EVENT continues. It’s Avenger versus Avenger. Hero versus hero! Norman Osborn versus Captain Marvel?? The Initiative versus an army of Super-Skrulls? Is Tony Stark really a–? And who’s that guy with an eye patch coming to save the day?? And, oh man, who did he bring with him?


Trinity #1 (DC)
Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza
Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton & Jerry Ordway
Covers by Carlos Pacheco

DC’s new weekly series TRINITY explodes in an extra-sized debut issue featuring art by fan-favorite Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man) & Art Thibert with lead stories and dialogue by Kurt Busiek (SUPERMAN, ASTRO CITY)!The lead feature explores the unusual bond - and importance - of DC’s top three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, as a mysterious dream links them together and may prophesy important changes in their trinity!

Plus, a co-feature in issue #1 explores the mysterious connection between several villains who are watching the Trinity -as well as the near future for these characters and their surrounding world! Co-features in issues #2-4 fill in back-story on some of the other important players in this major storyline. These stories are written by Busiek & Fabian Nicieza with art by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens (NIGHTWING, GREEN ARROW), Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton & Jerry Ordway (ALL-NEW ATOM, INFINITE CRISIS).


Buffy the Vampire Slayer #15 (Dark Horse)
Drew Goddard (W), Georges Jeanty (P/Cover), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jon Foster (Cover)

Having traveled from her base in Scotland, Buffy ventures to the heart of Japan in order to reclaim her stolen scythe, in Drew Goddard’s conclusion to Wolves at the Gate. Along the way, Buffy and the legion of Slayers join forces with the irresistible Dracula to defeat a tight-nit group of nefarious vampires, in which the Slayers suffer a massive hit.

The celebrated Buffy Season Eight continues with Joss Whedon as executive producer, with Georges Jeanty (The American Way) as series artist, and Jon Foster on covers.

Written by acclaimed television scribe Drew Goddard!

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Comic Thieves Swipe $10,000 In Merchandise

May 28, 2008 – 10:44 am

Some attendees of Michigan’s Motor City Comic Con earlier this month more than made up for the price of admission. According to Graham Crackers Comics owner Jamie Graham, felonious fanboys made off with a stack of rare CCG graded comic books from the Graham Crackers booth on May 18. The stolen merchandise included:

  • All Star Comics #6 CGC 5.0
  • Batman #60 CGC 3.5
  • Batman #70 CGC 5.0
  • Detective #79 CGC 5.0
  • Looney Tunes #1 CGC 3.0
  • Marvel Mystery Comics #35 CGC 8.0
  • Marvel Mystery Comics #71
  • Shield-Wizard Comics #6 CGC 9.0
  • Superboy #1 CGC 8.0

The overall value of the loot clocks in at no less than ten thousand dollars. The highest valued pieces stolen were the Looney Tunes and Superboy issues. Graham Crackers was not the only victim, as Worldwide Comics also lost Silver Surfer #2 CGC 9.4 and Spidey Super Stories #1 CGC 9.6.

With the victims surely keeping an eye on eBay for the lost comics, you have to wonder what the thieves plan to do with the stolen comics.

Source: ICv2

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Munchkin Board Game Announced

May 28, 2008 – 10:31 am

Wannabe dungeon raiders, listen up! Steve Jackson Games has announced that their popular Munchkin card game is making the leap into the board gaming realm. The board game incarnation, Munchkin Quest, was originally intended for release at this year’s Origins gaming convention, but the ship date has been pushed back while the designers tinker with last minute adjustments to the play. When the game finally does hit shelves, it’ll be available for $49.95. Here’s the official blurb from the publisher:

Kill the monster, grab the treasure, stab your buddy. That’s what it’s all about. Now, Munchkin comes to the boardgame.

Cooperate with the whole group, adventure with a partner, or strike out on your own. You don’t know what’s behind a door until you open it . . . then another tile is added to the dungeon. Battle monsters for power and treasure, or send them after your friends. Reach Level 10, and then get out alive if you can!

Designed by Steve Jackson, and illustrated by John Kovalic, this boardgame doesn’t take itself seriously. Except for the loot - munchkins are always serious about that!

Coming soon to game rooms everywhere . . .

Munchkin Quest, like its card game predecessor, will be an expandable game, and the first expansion pack is planned to release before the end of the year.



Preorder it here: Link

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Advance Review: X-Men Legacy #212

May 28, 2008 – 6:00 am

In the continuing adventures of Chucky Xavier Got Shot In The Head, Professor X goes on a desert road trip with Gambit. Spoilers after the jump!

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Lost’s Mysteries Revealed In 1950’s Comic Book?

May 27, 2008 – 11:27 am

In a recent episode of Lost, the ageless Richard Alpert presented a young John Locke with a copy of Mystery Tales #40, a real comic book from the 1950’s, the era of Locke’s flashback episode. As with most things on Lost, what might have been a throwaway prop could also be the key to a number of the show’s mysteries.

A group of Lost fans has banded together to purchase an authentic copy of the rare comic via eBay. They ponied up $417 and now are posting the entire issue page by page on their blog, along with interesting analysis of the comic’s story as it might (or might not) relate to what’s been going on with Lost.

Among the hints they have picked up from the issue so far are references to the black smoke, ancient civilizations (perhaps like the one that constructed the four-toed statue?), and shadowy “others.” A lot of what they’re tying into Lost is very open to interpretation, but I tend to think that at this point the producers wouldn’t include a specific comic book without having an agenda behind it.

Take a look at their blog, and see what you think: Link

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Watchmen’s Minutemen Revealed

May 27, 2008 – 11:08 am

Ain’t It Cool News had a Memorial Day scoop this week with the first look at the Minutemen from the upcoming Watchmen film. The Minutemen are the 1940’s precursor to the current heroes featured in the film. The photo gets me excited about the film again, as my hype had waned a bit after seeing that most of the current-day Watchmen costumes had been Schumachered. These retro heroes are looking great, though, and the photo is very evocative of the Justice Society of America.

Source: AICN

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Watchmen Spinoff Movie On The Way

May 27, 2008 – 10:03 am

In the Watchmen comics series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, there’s a character who spends the entire story sitting outside a newsstand reading a comic book. The comic is a dark pirate tale about a shipwreck, and it serves as a side story to the main action of Watchmen. Time Warner has announced that the comic book story will be produced as an animated film alongside the production of Watchmen. Tentatively titles Tales of the Black Freighter, the side story is slated to be released as a straight to DVD feature in March, five days after the theatrical release of Watchmen. Like Watchmen, Black Freighter will be directed by 300 director Zack Snyder. As an added bonus, the DVD also will include a documentary style feature called Under the Hood, undoubtedly inspired by the autobiographical stories told by one of the superheroes at the end of each Watchmen issue.

Source: NewYorkTimes

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