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 of fan art, and follow the 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. Dabel Brothers worked with 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 real Rock Band DLC news is 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 similar to the 360 Achievements, 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, but it will be improving on Read More

The fourth issue of Jeph Loeb’s and Joe Madureira’s run on The Ultimates released on Wednesday. Is the series living up to its hype? Here’s a review, complete with spoilers. Read More

It was a big week for Marvel’s Secret Invasion crossover, with the story bleeding into five different comics in significant ways. Here’s a rundown of what happened to whom, where, and how. After the jump, expect spoilers and analysis of Avengers Initiative #14, Mighty Read More

I’ve missed Anthony Stewart Head so much after Buffy ended (and after his single episode of Doctor Who) that I’m practically salivating at the chance to see him in a big and crazy cult film… and singing, no less! Head is no stranger to cult musicals, having Read More

The gaming news of the weekend is that Blizzard has officially announced that Diablo III is on the way. They’ve been teasing a new announcement on their website for a while by gradually revealing an image that was covered by ice. The image has been revealed, and the Read More

This week I added my very first Lord of the Rings collectible by Sideshow to my personal collection. Previously all my LOTR stuff has consisted of Gentle Giant's fantastic animated style statues, but this piece looked cool enough to draw me into the Sideshow stuff. Read More