VIDEO: Iron Man 2 Trailer #2

Paramount has released the second trailer for "Iron Man 2," with loads of new footage and weaponry. The film, starring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Jon Favreau arrives in theaters on May 7th. http://tinyurl.com/ycnq2v4

DVD Round-Up: Week of March 9th

After several weeks in a row without any major theatrical releases two Oscar hopefuls debut on DVD. http://tinyurl.com/y8tztsz

'Alice' Surprises With $116.3 Million

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland blew away all expectations by earning a stunning $116.3 million. http://tinyurl.com/yce9dwz

CBR Review: True Story, Swear to God , issue 12

Tom Beland returns to Disney to marry Lily, but "where it all began" is not entirely what Tom remembered. And, yes, there are vows in this issue! http://tinyurl.com/yjo3wyj

Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D., The

Dash Shaw seems set to become a name to be reckoned with in comics, with top-name publishers like Pantheon and Fantagraphics queuing up to publish his work. He made his name with short stories, published in anthologies like MOME. This book collects a selection of these together for the first time, alongside storyboards for some [...] http://tinyurl.com/yljunbq

Rachel Nichols in 'Conan'

Rachel Nichols has reportedly been cast in the key role of Tamara in the reboot of the Conan franchise.  http://twurl.nl/qqq31o

'Sailor Moon' Fans Eager for Revival

It hasn’t been a good last half of the decade for the Sailor Moon property in the English speaking world.  http://twurl.nl/e5fiur

'Catan Histories: Settlers of America--Trails to Rails'

In June Mayfair Games will release Catan Histories: Settlers of America--Trails to Rails. http://twurl.nl/78h8mk

Here Come The Amazon Cancellation Letters

People are starting to receive these…
Greetings from Amazon.com.
We sincerely regret the error that resulted in an incorrect price being
displayed for
Because this item’s correct price was higher than our stated price, we
made the decision to cancel ... http://tinyurl.com/ykk9gan

Hey Everyone, It?s Professor Xavier?s Steampunk Wheelchair

You need cheering up, don’t you? I thought so. How about Professor Xavier’s Steampunk Wheelchair?

That’s not photoshop. That’s real. Have a look. Not only does it work, but it dispenses alcoholic drinks.

Designed by Daniel Valdez, ... http://tinyurl.com/yj4dysy

Fixing The Amazon Glitch, Book By Book?

Ultimates Omnibus - indeed all the other Marvel Omnibuses now are priced at $62.99 on Amazon. And that’s the ones they have in stock. Golden Age is $78.75. They’re fixing everything.
The Complete Invincible Library and ... http://tinyurl.com/y8soque

Official: It?s A Glitch ? And It?s Being Fixed

Sorry folks.
I have it on good authority from Diamond Book Distributors that the current state of Amazon.com – where most of the books in the Top 100 are now comics books, oversized graphic novels priced ... http://tinyurl.com/ycdo287

The Political Leanings of Superhero Comics...Revealed!

Earlier this week, CSBG's Greg Burgas examined the political leanings of superhero comics, and he found that they are predominantly...conservative?! Read the column to find out how he came to this concusion! http://tinyurl.com/yeoeax4

It?s A Glitch ? But Will Amazon Notice?

The reaction from comic book industry officials to Amazon’s massive graphic novel discounts is… they’re buying lots of omnibuses today. I have had comic creators who generally snub their noses at me, instead pledge their ... http://tinyurl.com/yekwrmf

'Zahra's Paradise' creator speaks

ROBOT 6's Brigid Alverson speaks to the anonymous creator of First Second's newest webcomic, which is about a mother searching for her missing son after the Iranian presidential election of 2009. http://tinyurl.com/ylg98nl

Greg reviews every manga series he reads, part 1: Gantz

Yes, I'm reviewing manga. Deal with it, suckers!


I just started reading manga about a year-and-a-half ago, so I'm certainly not an expert, not like our supremely qualified contributors to this blog who read tons and tons o' the stuff. But I have been getting more into it, and I now read a group [...] http://tinyurl.com/yhngnro

Daddy, What Did You Buy In The Great $14.99 Amazon Day?

Earlier this morning, Bleeding Cool reported on some of the massive discounts on Marvel omnibuses, hardovers and trades currently sitting on Amazon. And the internet has gone mad for it.
Currently the Amazon top twenty-five bestselling ... http://tinyurl.com/y8afj95

Oscar� Animated Short Film Update: Pick LOGORAMA

As an aside to our previous post on winning the Oscar® pool by picking the winner in the Best Animated Short category, by chance we went to a film screening of all five nominated shorts. After viewing them all on the big screen, we’re changing our pick to LOGORAMA, the stunning French film that imagines [...] http://tinyurl.com/yew2m3p

A Year of Cool Comics - Day 66

Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
Today [...] http://tinyurl.com/ya3guhm

The Great Amazon $14.99 Graphic Novel Sell Off Of 2010

Are you a trade-waiter? Even better, do you put off buying a trade paperback or hardcover collection until there’s a sale? Then stop what you are doing and clear your shelves. Amazon is blowing out ... http://tinyurl.com/yh5m57a