In this second issue, we continue to follow Oren “Rooster” Redmond’s path from office drone to professional MMA fighter (and subsequently to the point in his life that the entire mini started on) and I continue to think this is the best comic title I’ve picked up in a long time. Let me tell you why.

This is a strong first issue and I’m already kind of sad that it’s not the start of an ongoing title. I like a story that has an ending as much as the next person, but I really want to see way more than a miniseries worth of work out of Butler and Mellon.

The Deadly Dictionaries is a series of seven books, all about 160 pages, and exactly what they’re called: dictionaries. Each one is a very comprehensive resource for one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Yesterday, Funcom finally opened the official beta registration for The Secret World, the highly anticipated upcoming MMO game set in our modern-day world. Multiple phases of beta also include a social networking element.

Many things happened at Gamescom, and one of the them was The International, the inaugural Dota 2 Championships. With Gamescom over, so has concluded The International with team “Na’Vi” from Ukraine taking first place and the $1 million grand prize.

Lollipop Chainsaw tells the ages-old tale of zombie hunter and cheerleader, Juliet Starling, as she hacks and slashes her way through hordes of the undead, armed with her trusty chainsaw, to discover the mystery of the zombie outbreak.

Today, Funcom and EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., announced that the highly anticipated modern-day MMO, The Secret World, will release for the PC in April 2012.

Sookie continues to nurture the manchild that is Eric Northman, Bill decides to get personally involved with the necromancy crisis. Pam is seriously falling apart, and Sam helps Tommy despite them both hating each other’s guts just the last episode.

In the shortest miniseries I’ve ever read, the conclusion of Conan’s adventure to the Island of No Return comes swiftly and abruptly to a fairly obvious end.

Sookie gets Alcide to help her hunt for Eric. Marnie searches for guidance from her newfound spirit and gets it at the cost of being in more trouble. Bill discovers that this show is trying to turn into a Game of Thrones of the modern era. Jason gets free of Crystal and the rest of her crazy clan, but at what cost?