Author: Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

Boom! Studios has a bunch of titles hitting stores this week, and Major Spoilers has your sneak peek of Cthulhu Tales #8, Fall of Cthulhu: Godwar #3, Last Reign: Kings of War #1, Warhammer 40,000 Exterminatus #4, Warhammer 40,000: Fire & Honour #3, Warhammer: Crown of Destruction #2, and Zombie Tales Volume 2: Oblivion Trade Paperback.

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It’s another month, and another roundup of comics headed our way.  Dark Horse has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for issues arriving in February 2009.

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Slash Film has obtained two new posters for the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek flick.  These are pretty moody and remind me of my days of green and white computer screens as I tried to program the likeness of Spock on a computers that had yet to invent the original Wolfenstein.  The poster features Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, and Zachary Quinto as Spock. The film is scheduled for release on May 8, 2009. via Slash Film

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Warner Bros. released six character posters across the Internet yesterday, causing fans to scramble to find out what major sites got the exclusives. The new character artwork was made available Wired.com’s Underwire blog (Ozymandias), LATimes.com’s Hero Complex blog (The Comedian), EW.com’s PopWatch blog (Doctor Manhattan), USAToday.com’s Lifeline Live blog (Rorschach), MTV.com’s Splash Page blog (Silk Spectre II) and AccessHollywood.com (Nite-Owl). As March approaches, expect to see more run all around the web type promotions to build the hype for the movie. via Watchmen Comic Movie

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The final episode of Captain Blasto has arrived! The episodic video web series comes to a close as Captain Blasto is forced to stop the crooked crooks he recruited when their bogus burglaries become real.

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Man, now I wish I hadn’t given away all those HeroClix.  Suddenly I think they’ll be that much more valuable, especially if Topps decides HeroClix aren’t viable in the long run. Press Release The Topps Company announced today that WizKids will immediately cease operations and discontinue its product lines. Scott Silverstein, CEO of Topps, said “This was an extremely difficult decision. While the company will still actively pursue gaming initiatives, we feel it is necessary to align our efforts more closely with Topps current sports and entertainment offerings which are being developed within our New York office.” Upon notifying our…

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Adventure, Romance, Historical Fiction Some of you have probably read a romance novel or two, or you may be someone who gets lost in your own dreams.  Heck, you might even feel like you are living a whole other life in another place and time.  Even if you feel like you fit in one of these categories, you’ve got nothing on Beatrice Whaley – the Dreamer.

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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 12, 2008. 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 October 10, 2008.

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IDW Publishing has announced a six-issue mini-series called The Dreamer, that follows the adventures of young Beatrice Whaley in 18th century. The Dreamer is equal parts 18th-century adventure and 21st-century teenage slice-of-life tale. It is the story of 17-year-old Beatrice Whaley, a wealthy high school senior who lives in Boston and aspires to a career on Broadway. But her plans for her future are rudely interrupted by the past when she awakes from a vivid and unforgettable dream about a soldier in a redcoat. As the dreams continue, always starting where the last one ended, she attempts to keep the…

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The Darkness #7 marks the 71st issue of The Darkness in its entire run of volumes.  As this issue builds to issue #75, Top Cow sent us a sneak peek at the issue that arrives this week.

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Sometimes I think these publishers take potshots at one another just because they can.  Call me crazy, but the variant cover to the upcoming Captain Brittain and MI-13 #18 and Ghost Rider #30, seems to be a direct smack at DC’s upcoming Faces of Evil covers.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we’re traveling to a galaxy far, far away to a time even older than long ago to examine Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 1: Commencement. From Dark Horse Comics Thousands of years before Luke Skywalker would destroy the Death Star in that fateful battle above Yavin 4, one lone Padawan would become a fugitive hunted by his own Masters, charged with murdering every one of his fellow Jedi-in-training! From criminals hiding out in the treacherous under-city of the planet Taris, to a burly, mysterious droid recovered from the desolate landscape…

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