For RPG fans that have been weaned on Bioware classics such as Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights, the wait for the possible successor is almost over. As an all new IP following in the footsteps of some of the earlier franchises the company is known for, expectations are high with this return to form.

The Web #1

IMDB listing for Angela Robinson

Wikipedia entry on Red Circle comics

TV writer Angela Robinson makes her comics debut with this DC/Red Circle book this week.

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Also this week:

Zero Killer #5 (of 6)

Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #5 (of 6). Art by Chriscross.

Push TP. Co-written by Bernardin.

Gold Digger Halloween Special 2009. By Perry and others.

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Also notable:

Wednesday Comics #12 (of 12). Final issue.

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So my 24-hour comic is completed, and if you wanna see it before I post it online, come to the Small Press Expo this weekend in Bethesda, MD. I won’t have a table, so I’m gonna try and figure out a way around that. If not, though, then you’ll have to look for me.

My latest review at GBCB is of Sentences.

Nigeria comes out against District 9.

The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century Limited Edition HC. $250 if you can afford it.

War Machine #9

AOD: Ash Saves Obama #2 (of 4)

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Also notable:

Blackest Night #3 (of 8)

Captain America: Reborn #3 (of 5)

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New posts at Great Black Comic Books: Why I Hate Saturn and Aya.

The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention is sponsoring a comics seminar in November.

Is there a new Vampirella in our future?

Losers director Sylvain White talks about his next movie, an adaptation of Frank Miller’s Ronin.

A report on the recent Morrie Turner exhibit in San Francisco.

New Shawn Martinbrough interview.

The secret history of Valerie from Josie & the Pussycats.

Eidos sends word that the Insane Night Map Pack will be available on the PlaStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and Games for Windows Live Marketplace starting September 17th. The map pack includes the FreeFlow Combat map and the Invisible Predator map and will be available for free.

In the ‘Totally Insane’ FreeFlow Combat map, players’ will be tested to their fullest as scores of escaped lunatics bear down upon BATMAN as they make their escape through the asylum’s secure records facility. These fast-moving foes will challenge all but the most practiced players, with quick reactions and expert timing needed to fend off wave upon wave of insane inmates, bent on taking down the DARK KNIGHT. In the ‘Nocturnal Hunter’ Invisible Predator map, players take on a wholly different approach, practicing their predatory skills to remain in the shadows, utilizing the Arkham watchtowers and Batman’s arsenal of gadgets to gain the upper hand on The Joker’s army of goons patrolling below.

D23 is a Disney convention, the first of its kind, held this past weekend. Here’s a report on the presentation for The Princess and the Frog.

Related: The songs from the movie that are being positioned for Oscar contention.

And a new trailer.

I must admit, I do kinda like Ne-Yo as a singer.

Also: Director Peter Berg says both Will Smith and Charlize Theron will return for Hancock 2.

Square Enix has recently concluded their annual pre Tokyo Game Show event. Themed as a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party this year, the most important information revealed was the release date of the title. 1UP reports the Japanese date as December 17, 2009.

When asked about the Western release, it was stated that Square Enix thinks the title may hit other shores within 6-8 months.

Japanese fans may be interested to hear that a PS3/Final Fantasy XIII hardware bundle is planned. No word of a Western release of the bundle was announced.

More details as they’re released.

The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century HC

interview with artist Dave Gibbons @ Newsarama

my review of Give Me Liberty @ Great Black Comic Books

Political Power: Barack Obama

3-page preview (plus cover)

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Also this week:

Stormwatch PHD #23

Tangent: Superman’s Reign V2 TP

Mayhem #2 (of 3). Co-written by Tyrese Gibson.

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Also notable:

Green Lantern Corps #40. Blackest Night tie-in.

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So Claudia, who’s  become a regular around here, has a really cool blog of her own called The Bottom of Heaven. So cool, in fact that it’s up for an award that you can vote on, so show some love, would ya?

Some British guy likes Black Lightning enough to want to make a movie.

A new Princess/Frog trailer.

And congratulations to Roland & Taneshia Laird of Still I Rise fame, who are expecting their first child.

So they say

Robert E. Howard’s Thulsa Doom #1

Amazon link to a whole bunch of REH Conan books

Amazon link to the first in a series of Dark Horse Conan TPBs written by Kurt Busiek

Amazon link to the first in a series of Dark Horse Conan TPBs by Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smith

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Also this week:

Buffy TVS #28. Pencils by Jeanty.

Black Panther #8

Luke Cage Noir #2 (of 4). Art by Martinbrough.

Barack the Barbarian #2 (of 4)

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Wow. Disney bought Marvel. What else is there to talk about, really?

Obviously, this is way, way, WAY bigger than comics. I’ve been away from my computer this weekend so I’m still absorbing this news, but one thing I did see briefly touched upon that I thought was interesting was how some are saying that this could be a sign that the recession/depression may be, if not over, then at least on its last legs. Too soon to tell, but if true, that alone would make this good news. Early impression I’m getting is that Disney plans to let Marvel do their thing, though I’m really hoping they’ll take a look at what Marvel actually publishes right now and decide that constantly telling bleak and grim stories with characters who appear on lunchboxes and pajamas and coloring books is perhaps not the way to go. Not that I want everything to be squeaky-clean Hannah Montana sweetness and light all the time in Marvel superhero comics – but Pixar has proven time and again that “all-ages” does not necessarily mean “juvenile” or “dumbed down.” That’s a lesson I really hope Marvel takes to heart now that they’re part of Disney.

Back on topic: Raven Gregory interviews his former editor Renae Geerlings.

Tintin in the Congo continues to rile people up – in this case the French.

New entries at Great Black Comic Books: Narcissa and Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool.