Author: Stephen Schleicher

Hot on the heels of of Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero comes yet another BSG story that gives us bigger insight into the events leading up to the attack on Caprica. Issue #1 of the new Battlestar Galactica: Origins comic book series explores the origins of Gaius Baltar and his life and loves that lead up to the second Cylon War. Fans of both Sci-Fi’s re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series and Dynamite’s New Battlestar Galactica comic books series know Gaius Baltar as the brilliant computer scientist who unintentionally brought about the near-annihilation of the human species. Of course, where Gaius Baltar…

I really like sketchbooks, I especially like sketchbooks with themes.  The Hero Initiative has its own sketchbook coming out soon with 3-minutes being the theme. Comic fan Michael Finn has been going to conventions for years getting “3-minute sketches.” He’ll toss an artist a backing board, and ask him to do a sketch in three minutes, no more. The results are often stunning and surprising. Now, The Hero Initiative has collected Michael’s sketches into this great art book, featuring contributions from Neal Adams, Steve McNiven, George Pérez, John Romita Sr. and Jr., Walter Simonson, Michael Turner and MORE! If you…

Lots of feedback on the new chrome and black outfit to be worn by the new Captain America in issue #34. What do you think, love it, or hate it? Participate in the poll in the right column!

Moonstone Books has sent the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in January 2008.

Top Cow has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Paul Dini’s Madame Mirage #3. The espionage story featuring a holographic hitwoman is not too bad, and is worth checking out.

We’ve been waiting quite some time for Captain America to return, and he will in Captain America #34 arriving in January. But according to Marvel, we won’t be seeing Steve Rogers as Cap – he’s still dead. To help reimagine the new character and new costume Marvel has Alex Ross stepping up to help out. The design of the costume moves away from the chain mail design readers have known for years, and while the shield is still the same, look for the new Captain America to carry a gun. Take the jump for more info and images!

Image Comics dropped off the sneak peeks for next week a day early, so soak in the goodness and let the glow satiate you until next Wednesday.

Gene Simmons and his Simmons Comics Group will release Zipper this November through IDW Publishing. In Zipper, the soldier Xeng Ral lives only to serve the collective society on his home planet, Etheria. But then something forbidden happens: He starts to think as an individual, contemplating his own autonomy. The Etherian solution to such behavior? “Reconditioning”, which Xeng Ral escapes by stealing a protective zippered dimensional suit and plunging through a wormhole that lands him on planet Earth. Protected only by his suit, which conceals arsenal of interdimensional weaponry, Xeng Ral sets out to explore his new world while desperately…

Turbines to speed! Every once in a while you have the chance to get in on the ground floor of something big. I think Atomic Robo from Red 5 Comics is one of those titles just waiting to bust out. Atomic Robo has Nazis, explosions, and a robot that wears pants and cracks wise. What’s not to like?

Warner Bros. has hired Jerry O’Flaherty to direct the CG-animated Thundercats film based on the ’80s cartoon, comicbooks and toy line. The project marks the first feature directing gig for O’Flaherty, who served as an art director on such bestselling games as “Gears of War” and “Unreal Tournament 3” for Epic Games and the “Command and Conquer” series from Westwood Studios. The director will now work with scriptwriter Paul Sopocy to get a script together. via Variety

I would think we’ve all had enough Terminator films, comics, and television shows, but apparently Warner Bros. thinks otherwise, as they prepare to relaunch the Terminator franchise. Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins is an attempt to “reinvent the cyborg saga” that will be told over three films being written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. The producers said that the new film will carry the size and scale of “Terminator 3,” and will have an event-sized budget. It will likely be less than the $200 million pricetag of “Terminator 3,” which was saddled with extravagant costs that included above the…

DC Comics has announced the World of Warcraft: Series 2 action figures and the Uni-Formz: Batman (modern) figure have been canceled and will be resolicited. The Warcraft items will be resolicited in the November Previews and will arrive in stores in June 2008, while the Uni-Formz: Batman has no resolicitation date. This kind of sucks because I was really looking forward to the Batman figure. via DC Comics

When the Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Volume 4 ships in March 2008 it will feature the Hunger Dogs with restored to the original inks by Mike Royer. “We are excited to share with readers Kirby’s original vision for the epic’s end in Vol. 4 of the FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS series,” says Georg Brewer, VP — Design and DC Direct Creative.  “This collection features 24 pages at the size that Kirby penciled them, the way they looked before being altered to fit the larger trim size of the HUNGER DOGS graphic novel. Faithfully inked by Mike Royer, these pages are…

A Countdown tie-in? Really? Paul Dini is an incredibly busy guy. He’s got his Madame Mirage stuff over at Top Cow, Detective Comics, and that Countdown thing you might have heard about. Countdown seems to a preoccupation with Mr. Dini; he’s even gone so far as cram as many Bat-characters into the title as he can. So why not take an entire issue of Detective Comics and make it a tie-in issue? Sounds like a great idea, but is it? Is it really?