Next week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew is breaking down the best and worst comic book and pop culture moments of 2008. Does the Dark Knight make the cut?  Which list will Dan DiDio land on?  What about Secret Invasion and Final Crisis?  What other moments struck the show’s hosts as they look back on what happened over the past 12 months?

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LOS ANGELES - January 5th, 2008 - BOOM! Studios announced today that after selling out in five days, FARSCAPE #1 will be receiving a second printing. The second print will have a slightly altered cover to distinguish itself from the first printing.

Diamond Comics Distributors will make the second printing of FARSCAPE #1 available on January 14th, at that time the second printing’s code will open for orders, and a Diamond Daily article will also run that day alerting retailers to its availability.

FARSCAPE #1 second print has a tentative street date of February 4th.

“All of us involved with the Farscape comic books are ecstatic that the fans have embraced the project in such an overwhelming way,” said BOOM!’s Managing Editor Matt Gagnon. ” I couldn’t be happier with the team we have in place.  We’re having a blast continuing the Farscape mythos, and we hope it shows.”

FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!

Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O’Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores January 7, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details.

This list was last updated January 5, 2009.

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Red, Yellow, Green, Violet and Blue… What Kind of Lantern are You?

Geoff Johns has been spinning a tale of epic proportion across the entirety of the DC Universe, and it will hopefully pay off in this summer’s Blackest Night.  Until then, readers have been given a rebooted origin story of Hal Jordan, and are currently being fed the origin stories of the rainbow corps of lanterns.  We’ve seen the birth of the Red Lanterns in their blood spewing conversion, and continue to see the Yellow Lanterns and their baby stealing ways in Green Lantern Corps, but it isn’t until Green Lantern #36 do we see how the Blue and Violet Lanterns get their powers.

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Here’s the teaser we’ve been waiting for - the one I would bet money on featuring Storm as the new Black Panther.

Of course Bea Arthur is probably a close runner up.

via Marvel

Set to arrive this week is the final tie-in book to Top Cow’s Broken Trinity series.  Angelus is written by Ron Marz, with art by Brian Stelfreeze.  Top Cow has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue, that you can read after the jump.

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In its eigth year, Free Comic Book Day gives away thousands of comics to new and old readers alike, and this year, Archie Comics will have two titles to offer up to comic fans.

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Archie Comics has announced that Stan Goldberg will be speaking at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) this Thursday (January 8, 2009) beginning at 8:00 PM.

Stan’s appearance is in conjunction with the exhibit “From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch:  The Art of Harvey Comic” that began December 18, 2008 and runs through March 15, 2009.

For more information, contact MoCCA at www.moccany.org.

via Archie Comics

Studio 407 and Myriad Pictures have announced plans to bring the upcoming Night Projectionist series to the big screen.  In the last couple of weeks Studio 407 and Myriad have announced first look deals that will also bring Hybrid to theaters.

Story takes place on Halloween Eve in a small-town movie theater, where an all-night Draculathon draws throngs of moviegoers who suddenly find themselves locked inside the theater, which is slowly filling with vampires.

The first issue of Night Projectionist arrives in February.

via Variety

This week, Boom! Studios is offering up four titles for our weekly sneak peek that arrive in stores this week (Jan 7, 2009).  Take the jump for Cthulhu Tales: The Series #10, Hexed #1 (read our early review here),  Last Reign: Kings of War #2, and Warhammer 40K: Defenders Of Ultramar #2

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Actor Pat Hingle, who played Commissioner Jim Gordon in Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin has passed at the age of 84.

Hingle died Saturday night of myelodysplasia, a type of blood cancer, at his home in Carolina Beach, N.C., according to Lynn Heritage, a cousin who was acting as a spokesperson for the family.

via Los Angeles Times

And you thought Secret Invasion was over.  Not with the release of this week’s Secret Invasion: War of Kings One-Shot from Marvel Comics.  The company has sent Major Spoilers a massive sneak peek of the issue, that you can read after the jump.

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Note from the Editor: The Hero Initiative is a great organization that supports creators in need.  Major Spoilers had its own campaign to raise money for the organization last year, and will have something similar this year.  I encourage you to read the following press release and consider helping out.

Press Release

LOS ANGELES, Calif. January 5, 2009 – The Hero Initiative announced today that annual memberships for the organization are now available for purchase. There are four levels of membership: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Excelsior!

A Bronze membership costs $29 and includes: a personalized membership card (which will arrive approximately 4-5 weeks after you sign up), a quarterly newsletter and a Hero Initiative sketch card from a randomly selected artist. Artists include Mike Bencic, Dan Brereton, Dick Giordano, Bob Hall, Dan Jurgens, Mike Mayhew, George Pérez, Joe Quesada, John Romita Sr., Dave Simons, Jim Valentino, Carly Wagner, Bob Wiacek, Richard Zajac and more!

A Silver membership costs $99 and includes: all of the Bronze perks, plus a Hero Initiative T-shirt (your choice of Dawn or Hero Hand), a copy of the Marvel Then and Now DVD and a copy of The Unusual Suspects graphic novel.

A Gold membership costs $250 and includes: all of the Silver perks, plus invitations to Hero Initiative VIP Members-Only parties at 2009’s Wizard World Los Angeles and Wizard World Chicago.

An Excelsior! membership costs $500 and includes: all of the Gold perks, plus your flat item (maximum size 11” x 17”), signed and personalized by the one and only Stan Lee.

“I’m always amazed and happy to see the support that fans have shown Hero,” said Hero Initiative President Jim McLauchlin. “Hopefully, this will be a new way they can show affinity, and get some nice goodies in the process.”

This is the first time memberships to The Hero Initiative have been offered. It was put into place with the fans foremost in mind and on consultation with GeekInTheCity.com, a website that covers all things geek, from comics to movies to games. As such, GeekInTheCity’s Aaron Duran is member #1, Jen Duran is member #2 and Stan Lee is member #3. Creator Paul Dini (Detective Comics, Madame Mirage) is also a member already, as is Mid-Ohio Con promoter Roger Price.

The Hero Initiative does more than help people in need,” said Aaron Duran, explaining why he was eager to help start this membership drive. “They give back to those that inspired our hopes and dreams. They help artists and writers in need, artists and writers that inspired all our tomorrows. Please help the Hero Initiative protect theirs.”

To become a member of The Hero Initiative, fans can sign up at www.atomiccomicsstore.com/heroinitiative.html or on-site at The Hero Initiative booth at the following upcoming comic book conventions: Phoenix Cactus Comic-Con, Jan. 23-25; New York Comic Con, Feb. 6-8; WonderCon, Feb. 27 – March 1; Orlando MegaCon, Feb. 27 – March 1; and Wizard World Los Angeles, March 13-15.

While we are covering more and more Doctor Who, here at Major Spoilers, at least we are not uber-Doctor Who fan’s as those pointed out in this music video from The Chaser.

And if you are curious, the original Doctor Who theme song and show open after the jump.

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When the Bat’s away… yada…yada…yada…

Nightwing down?  Pizza Boy only hope for rescue?  Gordon and Bullock weepy over Batman?  Who is that girl in the tattered rags?  What the hell?  None of this makes sense from the previous issue…  Time to tune in for the latest installment of a world without Batman. (Cue organ music.)

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