Author Archives: Fandomania

I previously reported that the big Who song pack was coming to Rock Band this week. That was erroneous, and The Who will be rocking your living room next week (July 15) instead. This week’s release, now available for download on the XBox 360, Read More

The second issue of Brian Michael Bendis’ new mega-crossover that promises to shake the Marvel Ultimate universe releases on Wednesday. Here’s my advance review, with spoilers. Read More

The third issue in Veritgo’s new House of Mystery series released last week, and here’s my review, which as usual is not spoiler-free. Read More

Not long ago, I reviewed Bowen Designs' Silver Surfer Galactus Scale Statue. At the same time they shipped the mini statue, Bowen also released a new full size collectible of the Surfer, in scale with the rest of their Marvel line of statues. Here's my Read More

It was a slow week for Marvel’s Secret Invasion, with the only new release being Secret Invasion: Front Line #1. Here’s a look at what happened there, as well as a look at the week ahead. Read More

It’s the Fourth of July, and what better time to feature the Sentinel of Liberty for the weekly Fan Art Friday? Marvel might have killed him off (for now), but Steve Rogers lives on in my mind as the one true Cap! Take a look at these cool pieces Read More

I'm a big fan of Gentle Giant's animated maquette series and especially love the Star Wars ones. The newest in the line is the Emperor Palpatine animated maquette, shipping out now, and here's my review with photos. Read More

Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy novels, The Wheel of Time, are making the move to comic books as Dabel Brothers Publishing has announced that they will be adapting the series with the blessing of Jordan’s widow and editor, Harriet McDougal. Read More

With the Fourth of July coming on Friday, it seemed like a good time to look back at the Captain America Classic statue, released by Bowen Designs last year. Read More

Today sees the release of the Crüefest Pack on Rock Band, which includes tracks by Motley Crüe, Papa Rouch, and Trapt. You can also nab a song by Vesuvius, from the new movie The Rocker, for free starting today. All of that is well and good, but the Read More

Sony has a new brand of addiction on the way to the Playstation 3 in the form of Trophies, their answer to the XBox 360’s Achievement system. Here’s a video showing an in-depth rundown of how Trophies will work. A lot of it seems very Read More

Yesterday Harmonix dropped the official announcement of Rock Band 2, the follow up to their immensely successful music game that released late last year. The second installment in the series will not introduce a new instrument, as previously rumored, Read More