Marvel just released its Top Ten Heroes of 2007. The list is quite diverse and it really took into account all of the gripping storylines that the Marvel Universe had to go through in its various titles. If you’ve been reading all of the Marvel titles then you’d probably think that a big majority of […]

One of the most hotly anticipated movies next year is the new Iron Man movie. The cleverly cast film (Robert Downey, Jr. is a spot on choice for Tony Stark) is scheduled to be shown on May 2, 2008, which marks beginning of the summer film season. Of course, a superhero film will never be […]

I’ve been so caught up with work and family over the past two years that, truthfully, aside from music, I pretty much stopped all of my other hobbies. I rarely played games and STOPPED reading comics.
But the realization that life is too short and that to celebrate life one has to indulge in one’s passions […]

Among Spider-man’s rogue’s gallery, I have to say Scorpion is one of my least favorites. I am not too sold on his origin story (a private investigator hired by J Jonah Jameson, who was eventually used in an experiment to grant him scorpion-like powers), and really, even though he may be the bad guy I’d […]

The backlash over the strong arm tactics that Marvel and DC Comics have employed on Zcult.fm is gaining steam. Many comicbook fans have been quite incensed over the legal threats the Big Two have issued on the website. The consensus has been universal, Marvel and DC are hurting true comicbook lovers and not just […]

Obsessive comicbook fans who absolutely must read every single issue that comes out from their beloved titles, or completists that want to read every single issue that is included in massive yearly crossover events can either do two things — spend a majority of their income buying comicbooks or download digitally scanned copies of the […]

I’ve been collecting comics since I was 13 years old. I am now more than two decades older so you can just imagine the kind of storage problem I have with regards to my comics. In fact I actually stopped collecting comicbooks a couple of years ago because I just could not bear the look […]

If you are one of the lucky people that own Apple’s iPhone or iPod Touch, and are looking for the perfect background image for your device, then look no further than rwpeary’s Flickr photoset. Comic book geeks are going to love this huge collection of mobile device formatted wallpapers, from Marvel, DC, and some […]

A friend of mine just called me yesterday and you could hear the excitement in his voice. World War Hulk, the big comicbook event at Marvel Comics has just finished with the release of the last issue and he said he just finished reading it. I asked him how it was and the verdict was […]

You may remember that earlier this year, Captain America was assassinated. Well, you comic book geeks out there will, no doubt, be interested to know that a new Captain America is finally making his way into the comic pages of the Captain America monthly comic in January of next year.
This new Cap was designed […]

Today, the first real look at “Wolverine and the X-Men”, a new animated Marvel series, has made its way online. It appears that the BBC has locked in to air the series in the UK, but there is no word on what station will run the series in the US - although Kid’s WB […]

CBR has a look at some plans for promoting the new Spectacular Spider-Man animated series that is coming to Kid’s WB in 2008. The series is already being promoed on the network, and it looks like it may be the best animated version of the wallcrawler yet.
The plans for marketing the show are as […]

The geek related movie news has been slowing down over the last few weeks, but there is something geek-movie related to talk about: Superman: Doomsday.
It seems, at first, like a sure fire winner. It’s the Death of Superman Story. It’s so violent in had to be rated PG-13, and it’s co-directed by Bruce […]

Coming down the pipeline from Anime News Network is some crazy news you likely weren’t expecting.  Tyndale House Publishers will be releasing a manga series aptly titled “Manga Bible” which will have popular Japanese manga artists retelling famous Bible stories.  Hidenoi Kumai has been announced as the author of the first volume, with Kazumi Shinozawa and […]

Wizard Online has the scoop on what to expect from the next installment in the X-Men franchise, the Wolverine solo film.
The movie will supposedly cover his time in Vietnam, early meetings with Victor Creed, his involvement with Weapon X, and much much more.
The movie is being written by David Benioff, a life long comics fan, […]

This week’s reviews include Fantastic Four #548, Shanna The She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest #1, and Thor #2.
I didn’t intend to make it an all Marvel week, but there just wasn’t anything from the other companies that I found terribly compelling on the shelf this week. I have given up on Countdown, and the […]