Author: Stephen Schleicher

Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers another dose of sneak peeks for titles arriving in stores this week.  Take the jump for Dead Space #6, Devoid of Life, G0dland #25, and The Sword #11.

Well of course he has – but not in the way you are thinking (although you are probably right there too), rather Marvel has announced Amazing Spider-Man #571 has sold out at the distributor level, prompting the company to go back to print. The new cover features interior art from John Romita Jr.

Here’s your weekly reminder to get your entry in for the 2nd Annaul Major Spoilers Costume Contest. The grand prize is a limited edition Hellboy Animated Statue as well as the first Library edition of the Hellboy series. Complete details for the contest can be found here. All entries must be received by October 21, 2008 to qualify.

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores September 17, 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 September 15, 2008.

DC Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in December 2008. TRINITY #27-31 Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton Covers by Jim Lee & Scott Williams and Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino The Dark Trinity, having revealed a traitor in their midst, attempts to take the newly ordered world by storm with a new recruit by their side! Meanwhile, find out exactly where the original Trinity – Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman…

Today, the nominations for the 4th Annual Podcast Awards open. It would be such a thrill for the Major Spoilers Podcast to make the nominated list and maybe even win an award. We’ll need a crap-ton of nominations to make the cut, and we could really use your help. Go to Podcast Awards and nominate “Major Spoilers Podcast” in the Best Produced and Entertainment categories. Use the following URL for the Podcast URL field: http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/category/major-spoilers-podcast/ Don’t forget to put your name and e-mail, and why you think we are deserving of the award. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPS! And for…

Arriving in stores this week is the second installment of the Broken Trinity series from Top Cow.  The series has the connection between the Witchblade, The Darkness and The Angelus broken, only to be rejoined by all new artifacts. Top Cow has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue, that you can see after the jump.

Forget those shuffling zombies of today, the real zombies were shuffling and killing off major civilizations centuries ago.  Zombie Omega tells the tale in The Minions of Ka. The 128-page graphic novel titled The Minions of Ka, focuses on the Great London Fire of 1666. For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church has used the power of the undead to spread fear among heretics and non-believers. Now, in the late 17th century, the Church has their sights set on the throne of Charles II. An unnamed warrior for hire finds himself caught between the Church and the English Monarchy in…

Eva Longoria was seen leaving Marvel Studios with a stack of reading material.  Is she being prepped to play the Wasp in the upcoming Avengers movie? via Flawed Hollywood

Archie Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in December 2008.

Michael George, the comic book retailer and convention organizer, got a reprieve on Friday when Macomb County judge James Biernat set aside his murder conviction. “I’m convinced it will be a miscarriage of justice to allow the verdict to stand,” Biernat said from the bench at the start of a 45-minute statement, adding that each of his reasons on its own “is enough for a new trial.” The ruling drew elation from George and his supporters, and disdain and anger from Barbara George’s family and other supporters. The new trial is set to begin on December 2, 2008. If you…

Here’s what we know about the Marc Guggenheim, Michael Green, and Greg Berlanti Green Lantern script: It will feature Hal Jordan It is “an incredibly faithful rendition of the character” The film is currently undergoing a rewrite The images by Brian Murray are reported to be concept sketches for the film, and as they have been pretty much pulled from teh Interwebs (except for Cinematical) it looks like these could be how Hal will appear If the concept sketches are to be believed, Emerald Dawn could be the storyline for the film. Even with the Emerald Dawn adaptation, I wonder…

Check out this beautiful image of Hellboy done by Detective Comics cover artist Dustin Nguyen. Simply awesome. You can see the entire image at Dustin’s Deviant Art page. via Dustin Nguyen

Priceless.  More students should declare their allegiance to the Man of Steel in this way. via Hero Complex