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Miss Fury #1 Preview
Mar 31st
Wealthy socialite Marla Drake is back in her cat suit wearing, vigilante form! Originally known as Black Fury, the character more popularly known as Miss Fury first appeared in Sunday comic strips of 1941 through 1952. Marvel Comics, back when the publisher was simply Timely Comics, reprinted these strips as comic books in the mid-1940′s. Miss Fury’s comic strips have also seen reprint from Archival Press and IDW. She has been revived by both Malibu Comics and Marvel, with the latter giving her a cameo in J. Michael Straczynski’s The Twelve. However, now Miss Fury, Marla Drake, is back in More >
Avatar: The Legend of Korra Season 2 Gets Unofficial Release Date
Mar 29th
It may not be an exact date, nor is it an official press release, but thanks to the twitter of Janet Varney, Avatar fans have a rough date to aim for when it comes to expecting season 2 of the popular Avatar: Legend of Korra series. Varney, the voice actress for Korra, gave us this unofficial announcement in response to a question on twitter. Asked by a fan when season 2, otherwise known as Book 2: Spirits, of Legend of Korra would finally air, Varney responded “Mid-April, I believe!” The tweet has since spread around several fan sites for the series More >
Guardians Of The Galaxy #1 AR Reveals Marvel’s Future
Mar 27th
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is in stores today and has some big news for those looking ahead in the Marvel Universe. If you have a mobile device capable of using the Marvel AR app, I highly recommend turning it on and picking up your copy of Guardians for a few insightful and humorous video clips. The big one comes right off the bat from Joe Quesada, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer, giving us a look at Marvel’s next big event book, Infinity. Written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by Jim Cheung, this is definitely the event creators have been More >
Prepare For Season 3 Of Game Of Thrones
Mar 24th
It has been almost 10 months since season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones ended with the dramatic episode, Valar Morghulis. As some of you Song of Ice and Fire fans might be aware, “Valar Morghulis” is High Valyrian for “all men must die”. This old Valyrian phrase is traditionally answered with “Valar Dohaeris,” meaning “all men must serve”. Equally, HBO is responding to the season 2 finale ending of Valar Morghulis with the season 3 premiere episode, entitled Valar Dohaeris. The episode premieres in 1 week, on March 31st at 9PM. It is sure to be a crazy season, More >
A First Look At The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug and Peter Jacksons Exclusive Blu-ray Interview
Mar 24th
For fans who already purchased the Blu-ray version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, earlier today you were able to sit in front of your computer and watch a live streaming Q&A with director Peter Jackson that featured a preview of the upcoming Desolation of Smaug, the second in Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy. The event started at 12:00 PM PST and was only accessible to those with a code made available in the Blu-ray collection. But for those who missed out on the fun, and rather long Q&A, we have the part you all want to see below. Some smart and More >
Thomas Jane Promotes Free Comic Book Day
Mar 21st
We’ve already had Wolverine advertising Free Comic Book Day, so why not include the live action representative of The Punisher? Yes, Thomas Jane has joined in on spreading the word of Free Comic Book Day. For those not in the know, Free Comic Book Day is like Christmas come early for comic book fans, as publishers put together a large collection of new or re-printed comic material for comic shops to hand out free to customers on the first weekend of May each year. You can learn more about Free Comic Book Day by visiting their site, here. And now, More >
The Wait For New Doctor Who Becomes Shorter Every Day
Mar 21st
As I’m sure you’re all anxious for the mid-season premiere of Doctor Who next Saturday, we have some great news. We’ve already shared with you a few ways to kill time by enjoying new Doctor Who content before the rest of series 7 starts up March 30th, but now the BBC has one more trick up the Doctor’s sleeve before The Bells of Saint John toll. Much like their webseries, Pond Life, that aired before series 7 started up last year, the BBC has put together an online prequel to the upcoming episode. The brand new prequel is written by Steven More >
Today The Search For Zuko’s Mom Begins In Avatar
Mar 20th
Avatar fans, the answer to your most asked question is finally withing reach! The long awaited answer to the fate of Zuko’s mother is set to be revealed in Dark Horse’s newest Avatar comic series, The Search, which sees its first volume in stores today! Written by Gene Luen Yang, and series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this story is fabulous so far. The art of Gurihiru is beautiful as always, and we have a 7-page preview for you below just to prove it. But before that, check out this awesome trailer put together by Dark Horse:
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Doctor Who Returns & Some Comic Relief
Mar 20th
Doctor Who returns to the airwaves for the second half of series 7 next Saturday, March 30th. The mid-season premier episode is entitled The Bells of Saint John and will focus on the evil threat that Wi-Fi becomes in the Doctor’s Earth. This episode will of course feature Jenna-Louise Coleman as the new companion, Clara Oswald. Today the BBC has finally confirmed the time slot for this new Doctor Who episode, stating that the show will start at 6:15 PM on BBC One. For those watching on BBC America, the episode will air at 8:00 PM. Also, if you are More >
Aspen MLT Officially Announces BubbleGun
Mar 19th
It’s that time again, as Aspen officially announces another one of its new 10 for 10 initiative titles, continuing their 10th anniversary with another new series. This new series, titled BubbleGun, will be the 5th title released in the initiative, hitting stores on June 12th. An all-new cyber-punk action-adventure series, BubbleGun, was created by Mark Roslan (Broken Pieces), who will also be the series’ writer. Joining Roslan on the futuristic adventure will be Mike Bowden (Worlds of Warcraft) and David Curiel (Avenging Spider-Man) on art.
So what or who are BubbleGun? Well…They like the tech, but live for the high stakes! More >
