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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Historical Significance of Image Comics?
Hey everybody, San Diego certainly was a convention about comic books, am I right? I happened to attend the Image comics founders panel, which featured all seven of the gentlemen who created Image comics back in the day: Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Ma
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Gaiman to Conquer Hollywood
Today's "USA Today" has an article about Neil Gaiman talking about the new movie, "Stardust", based on his graphic novel of the same name. He speaks of, among other things, the inspiration for the story of the falling star, and what he has learned about Hollywood. Gaiman also talks about how he ca
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
"Incredible Hulk" Concept Art Unveiled
The new design for the Hulk was unveiled this past weekend during the Marvel Studios panel at Comic Con (see clip after the jump). The upcoming film, "The Incredible Hulk", which is a revamping of the Hulk movie franchise, stars Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. It was revealed at the panel that Ed Nort
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Itsy Bitsy "Spider-Man 4" News
While it may have been inevitable with the sheer amount of money the Spider-Man film franchise has made for Marvel that there would be more sequels, one thing we didn’t know was whether the creative team would be intact. Things are looking positive as Raimi, perhaps the most important ingredi
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Batman Flips Semi Truck!
Check out this video from the local Fox station in Chicago who caught the filming of the biggest stunt yet for "The Dark Knight"...a semi flipping over! While there are no superheroes or Jokers in this clip you do get to see a truck flipping over! Need I say more?!You can also view other videos of
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Most Memorable Gadgets in Comics
Gadgets are fundamental components to the world of comics. Any superhero or supervillan worth its weight in super powers, has some bit of technology that makes his or her life easier (while sometimes making the lives of others more challenging). Contained here are 10 of our favorite comic gadg
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Dean Cain Visits "Smallville"
This past weekend's "Smallville" Comic Con panel gave the fans a lot of info for the upcoming season, and one was the return of a past Superman. Dean Cain, best known as playing the Man of Steel in the mid-90's series, "Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman", will return in the fourth episode o
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Cormac McCarthy on Toy Story 3
So I'm a few days behind the curve on this one, but it's no less valid. This past weekend while stumbling down St. Mark's fueled by bourbon and red bull (and Chinese food), I happened across the latest issue of Village Voice.Contained within was a combination of two of the things most dear to me i
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31 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
More SDCC Action from Next New Networks
Our friends over at Pulp Secret's sister show, JETSET, were also at Comic-Con, in their case covering the indie creators at the show. I know how each and every last one of you Pulp Secret fans love those indie comics! (Be nice.) So here you go - enjoy below, or check it out over at their site. &nbs
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Con wrap up
Wow, why does having so much fun cost you so much money? So here is what I learned at the con.1. Panels are very boring, they should just announce what news they have and be done with it. They drag it out, talk about it, talk some more, show slides, and then open up for some Q and A. The only rea
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Vampires! Gore! Josh Hartnett!
The trailer and exclusive clip shown at Comic Con this past weekend for the upcoming horror film, "30 Days of Night", based on the Steve Niles graphic novel, is now up on 30DaysofNight.com (click on the "Watch Restricted Content Only"). The movie stars Josh Hartnett as Eben, the sheriff of Barrow,
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Snyder+R Rating+Pirates= Best Superhero Movie?
Yes, so we knew what the "Watchmen" movie casting was by the time of the big CCI announcement. However, there were still some interesting tidbits of information delivered by director Zack Snyder during his address to the audience at the convention. Most notable is the suggestion tha
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Spandex Overload: "JLA" Movie in the Works?
I’ve long said that the comic book movie that was in the most need of being made, out of the characters not yet tapped for a live-action movie, was "The Avengers." I would put "Justice League of America" as a close second. If the rumors are true, a live-action "JLA" movie may be happening.
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Wrap-Up: Joss Whedon Panel
Joss Whedon has a unique relationship with his fans. Despite being relatively private, and hardly ever showing up to fan events, he's managed to make most of his fan base feel like they know him personally. At the Joss Whedon panel Saturday night at Comic-Con, which took the form of an open Q&A, que
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
"Amazing Spider-Man" Creative Team Unmasked!
One of the burning questions in the geek universe of late, the identity of the new creative team on Amazing Spider-Man, has now been answered. The webslinger will be brought to fans three times a month now by writers Bob Gale, Zeb Wells, Dan Slott, and Marc Guggenheim. Spidey will be draw
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
McFarlane Will "Haunt" Your Dreams...
In an address at Comic Con Saturday, Todd McFarlane discussed his return to comics, as well as details on upcoming toys from his production line. His new comic project, a collaboration with Robert Kirkman, will be entitled “Haunt.” McFarlane will handle cover art duty and creative overs
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Marvel Opens Box. Geeks Explode.
Some sweet pictures started circulating from the floor of Comic Con with Favreau, Quesada, Downey Jr., and Stan Winston revealing the Iron Man Mach 1 armor from the movie. The armor looks great, not as slick and polished as the red and yellow armor but looks bulky and mean nonetheless,
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Indiana Jones and the Youtube Clips
In an interesting, albeit somewhat uncomfortable, live video address to the Comic Con fans from the movie set, Spielberg gives the fans a little presentation to whet our appetites for the upcoming Indy IV film (and toys with us concerning the tagline to the movie.) In the video, Spielb
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Wrap-Up: Futurama Panel
For those of you who don't care about/have never watched Futurama (and if you haven't, shame on you), just tune out for this post. For the rest of us, the Futurama panel was in the packed to capacity Ballroom 20, where thousands had gathered to watch the unveiling of the first 5 new minutes of Futur
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30 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Thor Who?
At the Brian Wood panel this past weekend at CCI, the "DMZ" creator spoke about his next project for Vertigo, "Northlanders", a series about Vikings that is set to premiere in December. The series is about Sven, a Viking who's main desire is to return to the north of Ireland to claim his inhe
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28 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Do you have a comic problem?
Apparently Comic Con is my gambling problem. I can go to Las Vegas and not spend any money. I have spent a few days here and I am already hiding money from myself. Lets just say I let all my money ride last night and now I am broke. Luckily my plain ticket home is already paid for. There is way to
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28 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Comic Book Club Preview: Tim Seeley
Over the past few days, I've given you a little preview of our Comic Book Club show at Comic-Con, by chatting with our special guests. Previously, I talked to Kevin Chesley of LA sketch comedy group, TROOP!, Bill Corbett of The Film Crew, and the musical duo Hard n' Phirm. So the last guest we're a
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28 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
New ASM Team & Final Crisis Team!
Of all the exclusives, deals, etc. announced today, these were probably the two most interesting:Astonishing X-Men (Post Whedon/Cassaday): Warren Ellis & Simone BianchiFinal Crisis: Grant Morrison & J.G. Jones Holy S**t, right? Astonishing X-Men, though I maintain should just be cancelled after Whe
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27 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Seriously, it's The Joker!
By now, you may have heard about the viral marketing campaign for the next Batman movie. Earlier today whysoserious.com featured an invite to get together at a provided longitude and latitude. Interestingly, while Warner Bros. publicly stated they would not be promoting the movie at the Comicon, tho
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27 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Comic Book Club Preview: Hard n' Phirm
Over the next few days, I'll be giving you a little preview of our Comic Book Club show at Comic-Con, by chatting with our special guests. Previously, I talked to Kevin Chesley of LA sketch comedy group, TROOP!, and Bill Corbett of The Film Crew. Today, I'm talking with Chris Hardwick and Mike Phir
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27 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Anglo-Sexin'
The trailer for "Beowulf", the new film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by comic god Neil Gaiman, is now online. The entirely CGI film uses the same technology as "The Polar Express" did a few years ago, but now it actually looks good! Judging from the trailer it looks as if they're sexin' u
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27 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Do yourself a favor
If you like comics, at some point you have to come to San Diego for the super bowl of comics. They have something for everyone here. The New York Comic Con was my first convention and this blows that away. There are people every where and we are all here for the same thing, geeking out!It is so bi
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26 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Hey Fanboy, We're Talkin' To You...
"USA Today" (actually yesterday's) had an article about the birth and lifestyle of Fanboys, and how movie studios are in hot pursuit of them to help make their movies more successful. It ties in with this weekend's Comic Con panel of the movie "Fanboys," which is about a trio who try to break into
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26 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
"D'Oh!" in a Word Balloon
After 18 seasons, this friday, America's favorite yellow family will hit the multiplexes with "The Simpsons Movie." Though the plot is top secret, it won't discourage the millions of fans from seeing the film that has been talked and hinted about for years. "The Simpsons" for the few people
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26 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
"Watchmen:" It's Official!
Say "Hello" to... Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach Matthew Goode as Ozymandias Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian Malin Akerman as The Silk Spectre Read the full story from "The Hollywood Reporter" here.
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26 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Comic Book Club Preview: The Film Crew
Over the next few days, I'll be giving you a little preview of our Comic Book Club show at Comic-Con, by chatting with our special guests. Previously, I talked to Kevin Chesley of LA sketch comedy group, TROOP! Today, I'm talking with Bill Corbett, one third of The Film Crew, who were also the minds
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
One More Clue
We'll have the official word on the new Amazing Spider-Man artists on Saturday, but in the meantime, Newsarama has snagged a full page from ASM #549, penciled by a mystery artist, featuring Spidey, and the mysterious redhead named Jackpot. Knock yourself out figuring out who the artist is... Hone
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Going Postal
The second set of superhero-inspired postage stamps will make it's debut tomorrow at the San Diego Comic Con featuring the heroes of Marvel Comics. The 20-stamp set showcase popular heroes such as Spider-Man and Captain America, but half of the set is also made up of some of the most iconic comic co
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
I'm the G*DDAMN BATMAN!
Two years after the first issue flew off stands, All-Star Batman & Robin no. six finally sees the light of day this week. This series, notorious for being late, has now become a running joke within the comic community, seeing how only one issue was released in 2006. "All-Star Batman" has not been me
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
SDCC Comic Book Club Preview: Kevin Chesley
Over the next few days, I'll be giving you a little preview of our Comic Book Club show at Comic-Con, by chatting with our special guests. Today, I'm talking to Kevin Chesley, one sixth of LA's sketch comedy powerhouse, TROOP! Kevin will be making a very... special... appearance as part of our panel
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Things to Watch: The Green Hornet
Getting psyched for the recently announced, Seth Rogen starring Green Hornet film? The movie isn't even in the script stage, so you're going to have to continue to get psyched for a good long while now. In the meantime, you can check out this slick French version of the Green Hornet, on your int
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25 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Live Long and Eat Brains
It's official... There's way too much news to report on. SDCC hits today, and the trades are ablaze with more casting confirmations than you can shake a stick at. And no, not the kind of Stick that trained Daredevil*. First up, we've gotten the first real official confirmation of any sort of cast
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Happy Birthday Wonder Woman!
Today is Linda "Wonder Woman" Carter's B-day! Let's all show her some Pulp Secret Love! Thank you for being HOT, and still continuing to be so. Sincerely, Jeaux Janovsky, Pulp Secret Keeper (on behalf of all the other Pulpheads out there)
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Swank Iron Man Cameo Confirmed
Cinematical, via MTV, has confirmed the short-standing rumor that Hilary Swank is in Iron Man: When asked about the Sam Jackson cameo (he's said to be playing fellow Marvel character Nick Fury), Arad seemed to have been caught off guard. His reply: "The Sam thing was supposed to be the biggest secr
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Golden Age of Geekdom
Check out this article about the upcoming San Diego Comic Con from the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. The countdown to Comic Con is officially is on!-Chris R.
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Watchmen Movie Casting Rumors, part two
With official announcements regarding the upcoming Watchmen movie slated to be revealed this weekend at Comic Con, more and more early information is apparently leaking out regarding the casting for the project. While the internet rumor mill long had Jude Law pegged for the role of Ozymandias, th
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
This is a Simpsons Fan Blog, Right?
According to EW.com, the October 7th episode of The Simpsons will the Best. Episode. Ever*: The plot is all about our beloved Comic Book Guy (pictured), who gets some competition in Springfield from a new store, "Coolsville Comics & Toys," run by "hipster" Milo, voiced by Jack Black. What's even
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
DJ: The Last Director
With Comic-Con hitting tomorrow (technically), the news is starting to leak out fast and furious, including news about who is writing and directing the "Y: The Last Man" movie. According to the Hollywood Reporter: D.J. Caruso and Carl Ellsworth, the team behind the hit thriller "Disturbia," are r
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24 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
I hope the TV Series is better
Painkiller Jane spoiler, like you care. I think Joe Q and Jimmy P are good guys they both came on the Comic Book Club show. So I figured I would check out PainKiller Jane. I was intrigued by the first issue. I thought it was kind of funny and I liked the concept of a woman who is a good guy and f
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23 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Zero 2 Hero
Do you daydream about seeing your name grace the cover of the comics as you go to the stands every Wednesday? Well, your dream may be coming true now that Zeroes 2 Heroes has stepped onto the scene. Zeroes 2 Heroes is a "custom comic studio" that finds new comic talent, and helps them get their drea
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23 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Watchmen Movie Casting Rumors Continue
The buzz surrounding the upcoming Watchmen movie adaptation continues to build on the horizon with more casting rumors. At this point, it would be easier to start naming those who haven’t been rumored to be involved in the project at one time or another. We can now take Malin Akerman’s name of
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23 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Comic-Con Week!
Okay gang, it's Comic-Con week... In case you haven't heard by now, 4 day passes AND Saturday Passes are Sold-Out, so if you're looking to get in one of the other days, better go grab your passes now. We'll have plenty more news on the Con this week, but in the meantime, we're getting psyched for
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23 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Punish Pullo
Is the man to the right your new Punisher? Aint-it-cool certainly seems to think so, as they're reporting that Ray Stevenson has been cast as Frank Castle is the eternally in production Punisher 2.For those of you who have no idea who Stevenson is, he's best known for the part of Titus Pullo in the
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22 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
When Amazons Attack?
Man there is a lot going on here. Wonder Woman finally confronts her Mom, but Superman picks her up and flies her away? Really superman? I feel like they needed that moment to talk things out a little bit. Hey Ma, Why have you gone crazy and attacked all of America? Oh, Wonder Woman, the thin
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22 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Don't buy Aquaman
I like Aquaman, there I said it. I know he is a lame super hero. The blunt of a lot of jokes, but I keep buying Aquaman Sword of Atlantis and it sucks!!!! It is so confusing , even the characters in the comic are confused, and not just once but so far twice they have tried to explain all the c
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20 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Week in Comics: Everyone Else
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Hack/Slash #3 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Up Why You Should Pick it Up: Somehow, this series just gets better every month. Clearly, the
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20 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Week in Comics: DC, Part 2
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Justice League of America #11 Recommendation: Borrow It How it Compares to Last Month: Even Why You Should Pick it Up: For those of you who hate Brad Meltzer's ru
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20 Jul
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The Week in Comics: DC, Part 1
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: All Flash #1 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Even Though This Was The First and Only Issue: Up Why You Should Pick it Up: Flash fans: releas
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20 Jul
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The Week in Comics: Marvel, Part 2
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Super-Villain Team-Up: Modok's 11 #1 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: N/A Why You Should Pick it Up: So... This book was really enjoyable, an
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20 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Week in Comics: Marvel, Part 1
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: World War Hulk #2 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Even Why You Should Pick it Up: I keep going back and forth on this series... One second,
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20 Jul
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Here Ya Go, Pervs
I'll be honest... I'm only posting this to kill some time while I get today's reviews together. The VERY female-friendly "Girl Gaming Network" has posted some pics of their reporters cosplaying, and a bunch of sexy pics of the other female "stars" attending. Check 'em out here. Discussion poin
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19 Jul
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HULK VS. EVERYONE
Talking about latest Hulk issues here people.Finally Hulk battle royal! Man this is what I have been waiting for, Hulk pissed off and kicking the crap out of everyone. I loved it in World War Hulk X-Men #2, he used his thunder clap! I am pretty sure that is what it is called. Anyway, he leveled the
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Week in Comics: Meltdown
[Nope, you're not crazy. Today is Thursday, and the regular reviews will be coming tomorrow. In the meantime, here's advanced notice of a trade released yesterday. As usual, you weigh in below and let us know what YOU think.] Title: Meltdown: The Definitive Collection Recommendation: Buy i
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
TokyoPop TV
TokoPop is getting into the fun-filled world of online video, with new webisodes four days a week on their Myspace Page. The videos are essentially flashified, moving versions of OGNs already published, with voice-overs, music, etc, to make a sort of loose animation. This is certainly a direction
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Can't Afford Joss Whedon?
Don't have enough moolah to win yourself a dinner date with Joss Whedon at Comic Con? Then why not pony up cash for the next best thing: a lunch date with CB Cebulski! The Cebuls* is auctioning off the chance to look over your portfolio, while eating at one of the fine dining establishments aroun
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Wizard Fan Award Nominees
Wizard Universe has posted the nominees for their version of the Peoples Choice Awards, because nobody has better taste than internet fanboys. I kid, I kid. Check out the full list of nominees below, and go vote over here.I'm really pulling for "Sexy Slave Leia Statue" to win for "Favorite Comic Mer
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
King of Queen
With the first two issues of "Green Arrow: Year One" released this month, it seems that the Emerald Archer (after pretty much every other DCU hero) may finally be getting a proper origin story. Green Arrow, created in 1941 by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, is actually the billionaire playboy, Olive
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19 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Emmy Noms!
Nominations for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmys were announced today, and Heroes received a few, including Best Drama Series, and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Masi Oka (Hiro)! This is great news for fans of the freshmen series, that was by far, last season's biggest television hit. "Heroes"
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18 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Giant Homer Plays NSFW Horseshoes
Ah, internet. How I love you. Check out this kind of NSFW riff on the giant chalked Homer here. Just swipe your mouse on the graphic, and wait a few moments. For those of you completely lost, to promote the new Simpsons Movie, Fox painted a giant naked Homer holding a donut next to a giant, na
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18 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
John Layman Joins Marvel MMORPG
Here's some relatively good news for those of you anxiously awaiting your chance to swing with Spidey online: John Layman (Gambit, the surprisingly enjoyable House of M: Fantastic Four) has been hired as a "Design Writer" for Cryptic's upcoming Marvel based online game for the PC and Xbox. Quoth the
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18 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Today's Most Vendy Video
Oh man. These videos, depicting a super powered robot Coke machine, are amazing. I spent the past couple of minutes sifting through them, so some of the best are posted below. But be sure to check out the Vending Machine Red homepage, including this picture of his anatomy (pasted to the right). C
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18 Jul
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Biggest Watchmen Casting News Yet!
The Coming out of LA (not nearly as dirty as it sounds) has the scoop on the Watchmen casting news we've all been waiting for, via this e-mail from Second City: A casting director has asked us for help in locating actors who can do strong impersonations of specific historical figures for a featur
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18 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
What's your pull?
OK, DMZ #21 rocked! Before we talk about what is coming out, I just wanted to say it has been great and this issue is no exception. Justin was the one who pointed out DMZ to me.Anyways what are people looking forward to? For me I am looking forward to Captain America, Hack/Slash, Hulks (X-men and WW
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17 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Spoiler Alert
You guys have read this weeks Lying in the Gutters, right? And since, like me, you like to ignore spoiler alerts, and swipe the whited out spoiler text, you know that... Well, I'm not going to spoil it for the rest of you, but the plot twist involving everyone's favorite beclawed mutant answers a
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17 Jul
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Today's Danciest Video
Superman and Wonder Woman... I always knew their powers were to shake it like nobody's business. - Alex Via Geekanerd.
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17 Jul
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Kim Pine Online
In my continuing quest to trick you all into reading comics online, I'm pleased to announce that Bryan Lee O'Malley has posted up scans of his delightful "The Wonderful World of Kim Pine," from this year's Free Comic Book Day, along with the Scott Pilgrim strip. Both of these shorts were from the "C
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17 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Year One
So I go back and forth on year one's, but so far I really like Year One Green Arrow. Tip of the hat to Andy Diggle. They are really filling in some nice details to the story of Oliver Queen. I also think the color scheme is interesting with all the different yellow and blue panels. At least I hope
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16 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
CGSociety on Transformers Designs
CGSociety has a great feature on Alex Jaeger, the guy who designed all the new Transformers for the movie. He's previously worked on Star Trek: First Contact, among other movies. Check out the full feature here. Unrelated, except for also being a peak behind the scenes, here's a few Quicktime VR
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16 Jul
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Read Comics Online
Yes, I know. Dead horse. Beating it. Gotcha. Regardless, a couple of very, very good comics have shown up online, particularly two of my favorites from the past few months: Crossing Midnight #1: Mike Carey's book is mystical, weird, and excellent. Jim Fern's art is the perfect accompaniment
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16 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
Iron Man To Get Sauced on X-Box 360
Hold on to your rocket boots, Iron Fans: Tying into the upcoming movie, Sega is releasing a video game version of everybody's favorite tin-headed jerk. Gamespot has the whole scoop: "The E3 demo of the game showed off Iron Man flying through a snowy mountain range while he battled enemy forces ho
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16 Jul
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Getting the Band Back Together
The San Diego Comiccon is THE event of the comic book fan's year: big announcements, new events, next big movies, interactions with creators and the opportunity for a band of comic book creators who sought to reinvent the industry in the early nineties to get back together for one time only. Yes, th
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16 Jul
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Today's Most Spider-Pig Video
Hey, who knows if The Simpsons Movie will actually be good? I certainly hope so. Regardless of whether the whole movie is funny or not, this clip makes me laugh, and laugh. - Alex
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15 Jul
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Sucker for Vampire stories
Before we get started I saw a ad for Marvel water in a Marvel Comic book. Come on Marvel water? Is it supposed to give you powers? Marvel water, MARVEL WATER? Sorry. I liked Anita Blake Vampire Hunter. I know some of her expressions in the comic were way over the top and she is very girlish for some
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14 Jul
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Batman Confidential
Pow! Baff! Spoiler! So Michael Green took over after Andy Diggle on the Batman Confidentail series. I felt like Andy did a great job of exploring different aspects of the Batman world. One of them was dealing with Bruce Wayne. He had talked to me during a phone interview for Pulp Secret about how
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14 Jul
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Damn skrull talk!
Ohhhh be warned talking about New Avengers #32 OK so I can't avoid talking about skrulls. Everytime I see someone and talk comics, it comes up. So who do you think is a skrull? Why must we try to guess? So somebody can say told you! I knew it the whole time. Don't be that guy. Yes, it was
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13 Jul
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Today's Most (Last?) 300 Video
Please. America. Stop making 300 trailer remixes. That being said, while not perfect, this one certainly got my blood going at parts, and has some nice dialogue sync. - Alex
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13 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
San Diego Comic-Con Update
Good news, Pulpites, in addition to the sexy geekboys from The Stack, I'll also be attending the San Diego Comic-Con! I'll be running around with a cameraman spreading the Pulp Secret love as well as appearing on the following panel: Thursday, July 26th:6:00-7:00 How To Become an Internet Geek Sup
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13 Jul
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The Week in Comics: Everyone Else
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #1 Recommendation: Read It In The Store How it Compares to Last Month: N/A Why You Should Pick it Up: Your mission: translate Stephen Colbert's
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13 Jul
Blog: Pulp Secret Report
The Week in Comics: Marvel
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: The New Avengers #32 Recommendation: Borrow It How it Compares to Last Month: Even Why You Should Pick it Up: After last months big reveal (Elektra is a Skrull! OMGWTF????)
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13 Jul
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The Five Most Memorable Vehicles from Comics
Aside from having crazy powers, superheroes often have some of the most distinct vehicles on the road (or in the air/water). While you might not often encounter them filling-up at your local gas station, ride easier knowing that somewhere, superheroes are speeding around protecting the roads, skies
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13 Jul
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The Week in Comics: DC
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Justice Society of America #7 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Up Why You Should Pick it Up: Justice Society of America is back on track, aft
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13 Jul
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Wood in the 'Hood
Here's a little article about Brian Wood's actual 'locale'. (Does that sound french for Local?) He lives right near me, maybe he's eating cereal just like I am? Yeah, that's getting a little creepy... - Justin
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12 Jul
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A Touching JSA
Spoil-nation!I had to buy the variant cover because Starman is eating a sloppy joe and wiping his face with Superman's cape, NICE!Great issue! I did think it was weird that they gave Nate or Citizen Steel the same look as his Grandfather that was a little presumptuous of Doctor Mid-Nite. I am still
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12 Jul
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MAD Goes Pulp Secret
Well, it was bound to happen!After Pulp Secret featured MAD a few weeks back, MAD has now returned the favor with a blurb on Pulp Secret on the letters page of the current issue. Check it out. It just hit the stands yesterday!Featured above, Mad E-I-C John Ficarra, Pete LePage and Ana Hurka-Roble
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12 Jul
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Extra! Extra!
I was on a long drive last week and hadn't picked up my comics for the week yet, so I was desperately looking for a comic book store. I was in Lake Placid, which is a pretty big town even though it is way up in the wilds of upstate New York and I walked into a newstand on main street to see if they
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12 Jul
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Supergirl Returns
Fans eagerly awaiting the seventh, and final, season of Smallville, will have a new casting tidbit to tide them over until the season premiere in September. Laura Vandervoort has landed the role of Supergirl on the CW-hit series. Vandervoort will play Kara, Clark Kent's cousin, who was also born on
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11 Jul
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The To-Do List
[Got a comic book related event anywhere in the country? E-mail us at tips@pulpsecret.com, and we'll post 'em up daily.] What: Peter Kuper and Kevin Pyle @ The Strand Why: From the New York Magazine Website: "Pyle and Kuper have double identities—illustrators by day, for mainstream publicati
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11 Jul
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Today's Most Whedony Video
Joss Whedon answers YOUR questions on MySpace Comics. Well, most of your questions. Some of them he kind of avoids. And I love the fact that a guy who has made some of the best looking television in recent years filmed this video against a white wall in an echoy room. But that's just me being a v
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11 Jul
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Hellboy Non-News
Guess what, Hellboy fans? Selma Blair has joined the cast of the upcoming Hellboy video game, Hellboy: The Science of Evil. Considering every other Hellboy cast member was on board, and they've all previously lent their voices to the Hellboy animated movies, this isn't really that shocking. Nice, th
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11 Jul
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Death is the New Pink
Every true fanboy takes death with a grain of salt in the comic world because it seems as if the character is brought back to life before the funeral even ends, but with the Death of Captain America being the most talked about moment in comics so far this year, and the recent killing of Bart Allen,
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11 Jul
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Only one Punisher
Sure I take a lot of heat for liking The Punisher, but lately even Alex and Justin have been enjoying this latest arc. The Punisher Max #49 is a crazy way to end this latest arc!I have really enjoyed Garth Ennis's work. I didn't see that ending coming, I was like where is this going? This arc has be
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10 Jul
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Comic Book Club Tonight w/Heidi MacDonald & Timmy Williams
Want to hang out with me, Justin, and Pete tonight? How about the writer of the PW BEAT Blog (the SECOND best blog in comic-dom), and the star of Fuse TV's hit sketch show, The Whitest Kids U Know? Then check out the deets below! - Alex COMIC BOOK CLUB A Live Weekly Talk Show about Comic B
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10 Jul
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Sleeps Wherever a Spider Can
For those of you who like to pretend you're Mary Jane and would enjoy resting on Peter Parker's giant costumed head, your ship has finally come in. For , you can get this online exclusive Spider-Man Speaker pillow from Target... The pillow has an mp3 player plug coming out of it, so don't worry,
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10 Jul
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The Science of Crisis
Who would have thought that Crisis on Infinite Earths had an actual scientific basis? According to Nature, the International Weekly Journal of Science:"Fifty years ago this month Hugh Everett III published his paper proposing a "relative-state formulation of quantum mechanics" - the idea subseque
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10 Jul
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Optimus Prime Vs. GEICO Auto Insurance Agent
Ever wonder how Optimus Prime manages to payoff repairs for all the damages rendered while doing battle with the Decepticons? If so, you're in luck. Using highly advanced alien technology, the crew at McSweeney's has intercepted and decoded a message from GEICO to Optimus.It shows the ghastly monet
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10 Jul
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It's No "Batman & Robin," but...
Joel Schumacher only WISHES his Batman movies were this good: In honor of the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, I thought I would look back and show the fan made movie, "Batman: Dead End," that premiered at the 2003 Con. Kevin Smith said that this is "possibly the truest, best Batman movie ever
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09 Jul
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Full San Diego Con Schedule Is Up
Check it out, Pulp-Heads, the full San Diego Comic-Con schedule is finally up, and it's a doozy. The highlight for me is definitely this listing: Saturday, July 28th: 7:30-8:45 Comic Book Club—Iron your capes, unplug the Bat Signal, and set your decoder rings on awesome: the Comic Book Club is
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09 Jul
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Manic Mutie Monday!
Extinction? Genocide? Just another day for the X-Men! It has been two years since 90 percent of the mutant population was wiped out by Scarlet Witch with her uttering three words: "No More Mutants," on what has now become known as "M-Day," the worst day in Mutant History. With only 198 mutant
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09 Jul
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Zuda Comics
I guess it's a web comics kind of day? DC has launched what is, essentially, YouTube for Web Comics over at ZudaComics.com. For the nominal fee of nothing, you can upload your web comic to Zuda, and they'll display it, using the latest social networking technology. The actual site goes live in
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09 Jul
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Graphic Novels, Now Smaller Than Usual
Remember last week when we were talking about getting comics on your iPhone? And you all laughed at me? Well, keep laughing, America, because that hasn't happened yet. What you CAN do is read graphic novels on your PSP, including over 50 different books from Top Shelf, and more. Even luckier for
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09 Jul
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Who Wants to Be A Superhero?
Courtesy of the Sci-Fi Channel, here are the names and super-powers for the heroes on this seasons Who Wants to Be A Superhero. It kind of makes you long for the days of first seasons Fat Mama, am I right? My early pick goes to Whip Snap, if she can turn people to sand then we've got ourselves some
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09 Jul
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Teaser for the next A Comicbook Orange
Can you guess what comic we'll be reviewing on Wednesday?
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08 Jul
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Read Black Summer
Alex had me read the zero issue of Black Summer and I am hooked! This really seems like it is going to be a cool comic. I am very interested to see where this comic is going to go. Well drawn, well written, and it is a cool way to look at what super heroes have to deal with. Check it out and let m
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07 Jul
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Rick Spears and Rob G at MoCCA
OK, I know I'm two weeks late in posting this, but hey, it's been a busy time here at Pulp Secret and Next New Networks. At any rate, MoCCA was a blast -- especially meeting some of the creators whose work we've covered on Pulp Secret shows, like Jeff Lemire and the good people at Top Shelf, my old
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07 Jul
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Why? The last man, WHY?
Lets talk about Y The Last Man #57 (Spoil town)Wow, that is a lot of full nudity! Is there anything sexier than a naked woman holding a monkey? OK so the last man on earth has been searching everywhere for his love, just so they could have break up sex? THAT WASN'T A FART! Why put that in there? Any
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06 Jul
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The Week in Comics: Everyone Else
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Welcome to Tranquility #8 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Up Why You Should Pick it Up: Want to buy a completely original take on superheroe
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06 Jul
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The Week in Comics: DC
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Action Comics #851 Recommendation: Buy It How it Compares to Last Month: Down Why You Should Pick it Up: This gets a "Down" only because there were forty or fifty
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06 Jul
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The Week in Comics: Marvel
[Every Friday, we'll post some of the best and worst of the week. You weigh in below, let us know what YOU think.] Title: Ultimate Power #6 Recommendation: Read It In The Store How it Compares to Last Month: Even Why You Should Pick it Up: Ultimate Power continues to be the movie ver
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06 Jul
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Jason Returns
Norwegian cartoonist Jason is about to publish his first full color graphic novel entitled I Killed Adolf Hitler. I've read all of his other work and it is fantastic. He seamlessly blends action, pathos and relationship (I love that stuff) into an expressive silent world. Definitely check it out. He
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06 Jul
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Today's Most Off-Tune Video
Hey, did you guys know that Hayden Planetarium, star of TVs Heroes is releasing an album next year? She sure is, and boy did she sing a song from it at the Fourth of July concert in Washington DC. I couldn't decide which of the following comments were a better capper to this post, so here's both:
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05 Jul
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Thor's back, please don't suck.
If you haven't read Thor#1, you might not be missing much. Spoiler.It was a lot of recap and explaining of things. I am happy to see the old hammer! Thor is back and he looks like a college kid? An interesting disguise. I would call this a zero issue, with all the explaining, but he is back! I jus
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05 Jul
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The Incredibly Wasted Hulk
Looking for a comic-book themed drink to cool off with this holiday weekend? Then why not drink The Incredible Hulk? No, I'm not talking crazy; I'm talking a drink invented by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs almost six years ago I rediscovered through accidental internet searching: How to Make an Incred
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05 Jul
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Harry Potter vs Comics
Once we slog through all of this Transformers hype, my guess is that a Harry Potter hysteria will spread across this nation with the velvety touch of a cloak of invisibility, what with both the movie coming out and the release of the 7th and final book in the series. It leaves comic book reade
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05 Jul
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Breaking! Real Life Snake Kidnaps Milhouse
I'm going to try and not be too snarky about something that was an actual crime, but last night while checking out the Kwik-E-Mart (nee 7-11), we witnessed someone literally walk out with a larger than life-size Milhouse. After taking a bunch of pictures with the standees, including Homer, Comic
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04 Jul
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OK let's talk Transformers
Notice possible chance of spoil..erJust saw the movie, man Transformers weren't in much. They should have called it Sam and friends. What, we couldn't call him Spike? Or they could have called it Optimus Prime looks like a bitch, the movie. They really geared this towards kids fine, but Bumble Bee p
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04 Jul
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Don't Buy Comics Today
Remember, because of the Fourth of July holiday, there are no new comics on sale today. Why not relax by putting away the books you have littered all over your apartment/house in little un-bagged stacks? Or is that just me? We'll be back tomorrow with more hilarious and insightful comic book crit
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03 Jul
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A Valiant Effort
There's a lot fo talk in the air about Valiant Comics these days stemming from the upcoming release of Harbinger: The Beginning, a harcover collection of Harbinger #0-7, as well as an original story featuring the introduction of a NEW Valiant character. What's the word? An original story and a new c
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03 Jul
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Today's Most Akira/Kanye West Video
For his latest single, "Stronger," Kanye West borrowed some scenes for the classic anime/manga Akira. You can check out some comparison footage here, and watch the video below. Now someone get me a mash-up of the video, with the appropriate Akira scenes placed back in. First person to do this win
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03 Jul
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Wired on The Best Geek Vacations
Yes, I am going to spend all day calling you geeks and nerds. Deal with it. Wired filed a report on their Top 8 (?) Best Geek Vacations, which you can check out here. My favorite is number six: Sidi Driss Hotel Welcome to the underground dwellings that were Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home in S
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03 Jul
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Neil Gaiman + Hellboy 2 = Geekgasm
The comic book nerd perfect storm has arrived: Neil Gaiman and his daughter, Maddy, went and hung out on the set of Hellboy 2, and filed this exclusive report. Despite not particularly liking Hellboy at all (the movie, NOT the comic books), Guillermo del Toro has become increasingly confid
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02 Jul
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Skrull this!
Skrulls cool character or built in editing device? Has anyone ever said man I can't wait for the next appearance of the Skrulls!I was reading Wizard, and they brake down who they think is a Skrull. It is like they take a character like Iron Man make him a dick for a while and then say oh, he is a Sk
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02 Jul
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...And Evil Shall Inherit the Earth
Yup, that's the second Countdown teaser image... Click over to Newsarama for the larger version. And in case you missed the first one: And here's Dan Didio talking you through it. So, now that you're all up to speed, what's going on here? From left to right, we've got: Roid Rage Mar
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02 Jul
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Spoiler: After People Die, There Are Funerals
The net is all abuzz about the recently leaked "Spoiler" that Fallen Son: Iron Man ends in Captain America's funeral. This has gotten out of control. There are things that actually are spoilers, and I guess, in the long run, its better for people to be ultra careful than not. But how is that a sp
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02 Jul
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The Five Most Controversial Moments in Comic Book History
Like any community that draws active fans, the comic world has its share of controversies. While each point of contention might not be enough to fragment the comic world and send it spiraling into cataclysm, they often stir the pot enough to send readers yammering on-and-on for months.Collected here
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02 Jul
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Meet Comic Book Guy in Person
OK, this is a promotion I can begrudgingly get behind. To promote the new Simpsons movie, almost a dozen 7-11s [I'd say 11 7-11s, which is accurate, but textually confusing] nationwide have been converted into Kwik-E-Marts, complete with Squishees, Pink Donuts, and Comic Book Guy hanging out readin
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02 Jul
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Patton Oswalt on D&D, Geeks v. Nerds
Wired sat down with certified comic book fan Patton Oswalt to talk about the important issues, on the eve of the release of Ratatouille. Some choice excerpts: Wired: You're nearly 40, and you've returned to playing Dungeons & Dragons. Please explain. Oswalt: It's a benign way to have a midlife c
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02 Jul
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Spider-Man Robs Pharmacy
The guy puts on the black costume again, and suddenly he's all evil-ish. A man in a Spider-Man mask robbed a DC area pharmacy last week, first waiting for the pharmacist to clear out, then sneaking behind the counter. After being discovered grabbing a few bottles of Oxycontin, he implied he had a
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01 Jul
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Amazons Attack does anyone care?
Freaking spoiler OKSo I took some heat at the last Comic Book Club, for looking forward to the next Issue of Amazons Attack #3. When superman took off because Kansas was in trouble, I was like OH man , did they do something to his parents...? Then is #3, nope just a fire. Lame! I have to say I am v
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01 Jul
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Confessional
I may be going out on a shaky limb here, but let me present a scenario: it's a busy week and the weekend has already hit and you haven't made it to the comic book store. I know it sounds crazy but it happens sometimes right? You get caught up with work, or get trapped in a Sliders marathon: you end
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