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Yes, it is I, Norimaro — James Bond of videogame girls and comic book babes — here with my top secret, patented single page peeks at this week’s new DC releases! Fear my elite scanner skillz!


Yes, it is I, Norimaro — James Bond of videogame girls and comic book babes — here with my top secret, patented single page peeks at this week’s new Marvel releases! Fear my elite scanner skillz and check back later for this week’s DC Teases!


Yes, it is I, Norimaro — James Bond of videogame girls and comic book babes — here with my top secret, patented single page peeks at this week’s new releases from Avatar, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Image, Zenescope and more! Fear my elite scanner skillz!


Alex & Justin reviews X Necrosha #1, Dark Reign: The List – Punisher #1, and X-Factor #50!


Kotobukiya is offering both existing and brand new members of their Koto Club a special $20 off coupon to go towards the purchase of one of two new, rockin’ Fine Art Statues: Villain Series Venom or Avengers Reborn Thor. If you’re a member, or are thinking about joining up, use the following code for your discount: KOTO10302009. This offer is good until November 12th.


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Sinestro’s got a point. Halloween is a busy time for geeks and parents alike, so I’ll keep this week’s dose brief.

With a double dose of DC Undead (Green Lantern and Blackest Night shipped–both were solid), I didn’t expect my favorite read this week to be so far removed from the Halloween spirit–yet somehow, amidst all the ghouls and gore, my favorite comic moment would be a simple superhero beatdown. But when the Dark Avengers came a-sniffing for Bucky-Cap in New Avengers #58, the star-spangled substitute showed them why he is more than qualified to weild the sheild:


Sideshow Collectibles’ latest bust is such a beautiful piece of work, I’m going to make an exception and not cheapen it with make any juvenile “Legendary Scale Bust” innuendo! Bendis isn’t the only fanboy who had a secret crush on Spider-Woman and this piece captures why.


NO CURE FOR COMICS

By Matt Bergin on October 30, 2009 at 9:31 am

We all dread the inbox flood of junk mail from family members–sappy proclamations of love, spiritual advice, Snopes-worthy hoaxes presented as dire warning. I know they come from a good place, but I tend to just delete them on instinct. But every now and then I get a gem…like a recent note from my mother about getting/feeling old, which was accompanied by these images. Geeky. Cute. Thanks, Mom!

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Writer Brian Bendis’ exclusive interview with MTV Splash Page offered details on what to expect from a POWERS television pilot should the show go into production. Describing development as ‘healthy’, after recently revealing that showrunner Kevin Falls and director Michael Dinner were attached to the project, Bendis offers interesting bits about his process behind determining the story arc, and how to approach POWERS for television. See the video, as always, after the jump.


In this video interview with Marvel.com Editor Ben Morse, writer Brian Michael Bendis tells us what to expect with Siege, the latest — and they swear — the last big Marvel EVENT in the never-ending chain we’ve been besieged with since House of M.