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A New Black Panther Cartoon We Don’t Get To See?!?

I’m going to try to ask this question as calmly as possible: WHY THE F@$%! DOES AUSTRALIA GET THIS CARTOON AND THE MAIN SUPPORTERS OF THE BLACK PANTHER COMIC BOOK (re: the U.S. buyers) CAN’T EVEN WATCH IT ON THE INTERNET?!? I was so geeked over the announcement of this animated project two years ago and now I get kicked in stomach. BET was advertised as the network that the cartoon would be on, but maybe it was too “racy” for BET - you know how they like to over censor everything. But, hone...

Twisted Pixel Breaks the 4th Wall With Their Upcoming Game, Comic Jumper

Twisted Pixel’s upcoming platformer game Comic Jumper, features the adventures of Captain Smiley as he jumps from comic to comic righting wrongs and breaking the fourth wall more than Deadpool. Each time he jumps into a new comic, he takes on the artistic style of the comic - ranging in styles from Jack Kirby to Frank Miller. Smiley is accompanied on his adventures by his “sidekick,” Star - the sentient logo on his chest who hates him. Sarcastic, fun and visually cool, Comic Jumper is sure to be...

New Lord of the Rings RPG On The Way?

With the success of Dragon Age: Origins, it looks like Warner Bros. Interactive Games wants a slice of the fantasy rpg pie and is going to use Lord of the Rings to get it. From what little details exist, publisher Snowblind Studios (Justice League Heroes) says Lord of the Rings: War in the North will be an online, three player co-op RPG that takes place in parts unseen in the movie. Players will interact with key LotR characters from the movies as they forge their own destiny in the War of the R...

Trailer For The Long Awaited Alan Wake Hits…

Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s Uncharted franchise looks like it will finally see the light of day… which is good for a game that uses light as a weapon. As cinematic as any game I’ve seen, Alan Wake puts you in the titles character’s shoe as he struggles with a waking nightmare in which light becomes your main weapon. The Sony commercial about how much like a movie Uncharted is seems to have influenced Alan Wake. Wake is a writer who moves to a small town with his wife to relax and is thrown into...

New Iron Man 2 Trailer – Will Whiplash Become The Crimson Dynamo?

When Iron Man came out in 2008 I thought, “Wow. This is going to be tough to beat.” Just from what I’ve seen from the Iron Man 2 trailers… it’s going to do just that. As more of the plot details are released, we see that Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash character plays a big role at the beginning of the movie and is once again jailed. Stark corporate rival and baddie, Justin Hammer approaches Whiplash with the job of recreating the Iron Man armor into something he can sell the military. I’m gonna go out...

New Trailers For Rockstar’s Upcoming Red Dead Redemption

Man. I just got completely through with Dragon Age and now I can see Red Dead Redemption on the horizon. I may have to have someone set a password on my Xbox. Check out these new trailers and let me know if you are planning to rent or buy. I'm geeking just thinking about pretending I'm Clint Eastwood in Hang 'Em High... Xbox 360 Games - E3 2010 - Red Dead Redemption PS3 Games - E3 2010 - Red Dead Redemption PS3 Games - E3 2010 - Red Dead Redemption

Vin Diesel Set to Star & Produce Sequel To Chronicles of Riddick

Variety is reporting that Vin Diesel has decided to return to the character that helped lauch his career. Reteaming with Pitch Black and Chronicles writer and director David Twohy, this third chapter in the franchise is said to be returning to the tone that Pitch Black set for the character. A shooting date hasn't been set yet as Diesel is trying to workout a shooting schedule for the fifth Fast and the Furious movie and this one. Is this going to be a good thing for Vin's career or is he jus...

The DC Front Office Shake-Up Is Complete

A few months ago, in an obvious reaction to Disney acquiring Marvel, Warner Bros hired Diane Nelson as new President - replacing the longtime Paul Levitz. Nelson has finalized her executive team and announced that Dan Didio and Jim Lee would act as Co-Publishers, Geoff Johns would become Chief Creative Officer, Jim Rood would take on Executive V.P. of Sales and Marketing and Patrick Caldon is now Executive V.P. of Finance and Administration. The last two probably won’t affect the comics too much...

Percy Jackson & The Olympians Movie Review

Once again, one of my favorite novels has been bastardized by Hollywood - and for no good reason at that. It seems that every director out there thinks he is Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) and can do whatever the hell they want with no concern for the fans - and instead try to stroke their own egos by making it their own. That being said, if you have never read the books you will enjoy this movie. Logan Lerman, who plays Percy, does a fantastic job of catching that characters personality and Kevin Kidd ...

Cryptic’s New Star Trek MMO… Boldly Going Nowhere

I’ve had Star Trek Online MMORPG from Cryptic Studios now for a week and I’ve already canceled my free 30 day subscription. The game was awful! Age of Conan was more finished. Cryptic has once again put out yet another unfinished game that leaves you feeling like your part of some beta test. First, it took me literally hours to download and install all of the patches that didn’t get included on the disc. HOURS. It’s not that my connection was slow, I’ve read the same on the internet from other p...