Our featured trailer this week is The Muppets, a revival of the beloved Jim Henson creation, but the story isn’t so much the film this teaser showcases, but the brilliance of the clip itself. This is one you don’t want to miss. Alexander Payne, director of the Oscar-nominated Sideways returns with George Clooney in the lead role with the dramedy The Descendants.
This time Max Damage is hitting the streets looking for a good, honest man. He is looking for a great leader for the people, that can help this town rise from the ashes and into a brave new world. But the thing is, that Max’s past is catching up with him and not in a good way. At the other side of town, a league of villains are playing football with the severed head of an innocent producer. Anala Patel, is looking for information on Hayes Bellamy. Mr. Bellamy security camera captures Anala’s curiosity this makes Mr. Bellamy activates a trap and knocks her unconscious. He calls one of the villains in his payroll to get her. the villain is part of the same gang that was playing headless football and by the looks of it, this guy and a woman are infiltrating this gang under Bellamy’s orders. Max and Armadale, finish their quest, they find the honest man, but it turns out that Max killed his little boy a few years back. That is the gist of Boom! Studios Incorruptible #18 coming out this week for your reading enjoyment.
Wow! I guess this has been a huge success. Marvel has a huge hit with this book. I might have to pick this comic out when it comes to third priting. Marvel is pleased to announce that VENOM #1 will be going back to press yet again with VENOM #1 THIRD PRINTING VARIANT by the creative team of Rick Remender and Tony Moore! America’s newest black ops agent, Flash Thompson, hits the ground running taking on the missions too dangerous for the Marines, too secret for the White House…and too messy for the Avengers.
Comikaze Expo, the largest multimedia pop culture, comic book, horror and gaming convention in Los Angeles, has set its date and location: November 5-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Comikaze’s creators expect 60,000 attendees and more than 300 vendors. The show will kick off with appearances by the father of modern comics, Stan Lee, and Comikaze’s official “spooksperson,” horror icon Elvira, at the event’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
We have two fine selections shipping in July from NBM Publishing. They’ve brought us books such as The Sky Over the Lourve and the upcoming release of The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti. In July they’ll have two brand new graphic novels for you and one will require you to flash your ID, so check it out.
Be fearful gamers! The Rapture is upon us! According to a radio evangelist, on May 21st the righteous will ascend to heaven, while sinners are sent to roast in eternal hellfire! Having spent most of our lives playing murder simulators, and teabaging virtual corpses in shooter games, we’re all going to fry! But our salvation is at hand, because I’ve found a list of games we can all play to earn some good karma and maybe buy our way into heaven. Read on as though your soul depends upon it!
Twisted
Metal
made its debut at last year’s E3 convention, and now the game is
really starting to break free from the silence. The game’s developer, Eat
Sleep Play, is finally unveiling some details on the reincarnation of
the title on the PS3, and Creative Director David Jaffe has stated
that the team has been hard at work on the project. He claims that
the game, while still in its early pre-release stages, stays true to
the classics and is a fast and ferocious action driving game. The
game sports a brand new look with HD graphics yet still retains the
chaotic and hyper-violent feel of the originals. Of course, there
will be a slew of new features and improvements to the combat system
and other game mechanics, but nothing too altering or extreme.
Needless to say the new face of Twisted
Metal
is an even crazier, over-the-top action game than its predecessors.
Remember all the all inspiring “The Governator” products and
project that were coming our way that involved comics from Archie Comics, an
animated TV series, a 3-D movie and an array of consumer products? It was a
joint effort between, A Squared, Archie, and POW comics.
It basically would have
seen the extra awesome idea of a recently retired governor of California
deciding to take on global villainy and disasters with the help of a team of
teens. He’ll be living a double life with his heroics a secret even from
his family. Sucks right?
This double-sized 15th anniversary issue of Witchblade not only has a lot of substance but sustenance too. Witchblade #144 is the perfect issue to get any newbie caught up with all the Witchblade lore, although with two stories, it might not be what hardcore fans are really looking for.
The first story from Witchblade #144, “cleverly” titled “Origin Secret.” Why not a normal title like “Secret Origin?” We’ll talk about that when we get to the second story. “Origin Secret” focuses on an internal affairs agent investigating the death of Sara Pezzini’s former partner Jake McCarthy. In the process Jake’s journal is found detailing Sara’s history as the bearer of the Witchblade.
Electronic Arts, and Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture promise to enlarge your Johnson with their new game Shadows of the Damned. And, just for the record, the game’s protagonist calls his gun Johnson, and they’re talking about in-game power-ups. If you thought I was talking about anything else, you have a filthy mind.
