Archive for February 22nd, 2008

A New Era: Infinite Crisis, Civil War, and the End of the Modern Age of Comics

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Pop Matters As anyone who has been paying even slight attention to comic books can tell you, the last two years have been periods of unprecedented turmoil and upheaval. Marvel and DC in particular have been challenging the limits of their universes, not to mention the wallets ...

Foo Fighters sue comic book giant

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: NME The Foo Fighters are reportedly suing American comic book giant Marvel Comics for copyright infringement. The band are alleging that Marvel uses “substantial excerpts” of two of their songs to promote a new animated series. They say that their tracks ‘Best of You’ and ‘Free Me’ appear in ...

‘The Boys’ heading to the big screen

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Digital Spy Comic book The Boys will be made into a feature film by Columbia Pictures. Created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series charts the exploits of a squad of CIA agents who watch over superheroes that step out of line. The comic book was cancelled abruptly ...

Eight comic books to read before you die

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: SFGate Comic book geeks aren’t a proselytizing lot. I spent most of my comic-reading years trying to hide the fact that I’d rather spend my time reading The Fantastic Four and Batman than books without pictures in them. When you’re getting stuffed in a locker, there just ...

CBS throws episodes of original Star Trek series on the web

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/video/video.php Of course, you have to sit through a brief commercial before each episode starts, but they seasons 1 through 3 already posted. ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

Received my copy of Justice League the New Frontier today

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Thanks to the promotion folks, I received my copy of Justice League, The New Frontier today in the US mail.  I ripped open the package and noticed a couple quick things. First, I didn’t get the one with the cool cover and the 2–discs: No, mine looks like this (I’ll ...

Captain Kirk’s Guide to Women

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Captain Kirk’s Guide to Women (Star Trek) (Paperback) Casanova, Don Juan, James Bond — these are men of legendary romance, but only one man can boast that his seductive powers take him boldly where no man has gone before: James T. Kirk. Captain Kirk’s status as an interstellar ...

Aliens Game Details Revealed

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scifi.com Sega, publisher of the first-person-shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines, revealed details about the upcoming game based on the popular film franchise. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Window-based PC platforms in late 2008. In Aliens: Colonial Marines, players are part of ...

Wolverine Adds Monaghan

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scifi.com Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney are the latest mutants to join the cast of Twentieth Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Variety reported. Monaghan will play Barnell, a mysterious character from Wolverine’s past who has the ability to manipulate energy and electricity. Henney will portray Agent Zero, ...