The New York Comic Con kicked off the 2009 comic book convention season, and was a big success selling out most of the days of the show. With many more conventions ahead of us, this week we as the all important question about you and the con. [poll id=”70″]
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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...
Arriving in stores this week from Top Cow are The Darkness #75 and Berserker #0. Berserker is produced by Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia through his DiVide Pictures. It received a lot of hype at New York Comic Con, and Top Cow has sent a sneak peek of both issues, that you can see after the jump.
Marvel is sending Agents of Atlas #1 back to print, complete with a variant cover. The variant cover features interior art by artist Carlo Pagulayan. The second printing arrives in stores March 11, 2009 and features a cover price of $2.99. UPDATE: Marvel let us know the second printing will actually be $3.99. via Marvel
Good news for Star Wars fans, the Cartoon Network has announced it is giving the go-ahead for a second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The CG-animated series has been a ratings blockbuster for Cartoon Net. It scored the most-watched premiere for a series in the network’s history when it debuted Oct. 3, and has won its 9 p.m. Friday time period among boy demographics ever since. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” will conclude its first season on Friday, March 20. While I understand the reason behind having season breaks, there is a lot of money tied up in…
With H.A.M.M.E.R. Agents swarming the gates of the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four get sucked into Marvel’s Dark Reign event. Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1 written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Sean Chen.
Crank 2 really should be named Crank 2: Electronic Boogaloo as that’s exactly what Jason Statham’s character needs to do to stay alive. The latest movie poster hit the webs, and pretty much tells you what the movie is about. Still want to see it. via Yahoo
Archie Comics has announced real life bowling champs Chris and Lynda Barnes are getting the comic book treatment and placed in an upcoming isue of Pals-n-Gals Double Digest #131. “7-10 Slipâ€: When Pop Tate breaks his arm in a fall, the kids rally together to raise money for his medical bills. They get some help from real-life bowling champions Chris and Lynda Barnes. This husband-and-wife team is noted for winning the most prestigious titles in bowling: Chris is the PBA player of the year and Lynda the 2008 USBC Queens champion. Now they’ll “bowl†you over Archie Comics style, in…
I have absolutely no information on the release date or pricing of these statues, but I can guarantee you one thing; I will be buying and displaying every single one of these works of art. These are so much better than those Women of the DCU statues that had half the bodies cut off and embedded in a pillar. UPDATE: Pricing $99 each Wonder Woman – June 2009 Zatanna – August 2009 Catwoman – October 2009 Black Canary – November 2009 More images after the jump.
The four part Magnum Opus storyline from Marvel Comics will jump between Deadpool and Thunderbolts, and promises (according to Marvel) to be the fight of 2009! The company has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Deadpool #8 that kicks off the battle royale that arrives March 4, 2009.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew is taking a deep long look at Tatsuya Ishida’s most awesome webcomic Sinfest. From the Wiki: The subject matter of Sinfest is often human nature, with particular attention paid to sexuality and religion. Less frequently, the strip will parody popular culture or indulge in political commentary. There are some recurring types of strip, such as “You Had to Be There” (where the reader is not told what the characters are discussing), “Japanese Calligraphy” (where one of the characters transforms over four panels into a kanji ideograph, usually related to…
Swimming around inside of a dead guy is really the least of your problems It’s been a couple months since I had the opportunity to review Hexed #1 from Boom! Studios. I was so thrilled with how the first issue kicked off, I couldn’t wait for the second to arrive. Hexed #2 hits stores this week, and continues the thrill ride set in a world of magic.
Attendees at the New York Comic Con are home, and are finally getting around to posting their images from the show. Here’s another roundup of costumed show goers.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores February 11, 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 February 9, 2009.
If you are tired of vampires, perhaps you’d like to check out a werewolf tale set in the old west. Co-Creator of the Zuda Comics series dropped us a quick email about the launch tonight (Monday) at sundown. Our special thanks to everyone who has helped make HIGH MOON a success in 2008. 2009 has plenty of surprises in store (along with a HIGH MOON trade in October!) via Zuda Comics