Hard Copy: SINISTER DEXTER Comes to IDW

It was announced today that the exploits of 2000 AD’s FinniganSinister Dexter “Finny” Sinister
and Ramone “Ray” Dexter will be hitting American shores when the long-running
world of SINISTER DEXTER is reprinted by IDW in 2014! Continue reading

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Training Simulations: EXATO GAME STUDIOS ANNOUNCES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR GUNCRAFT-THEMED CARD DECK AND DLC

Exato Game Studios is laying down a royal flush with a brand newGC_Background_zps9eaa468d Kickstarter campaign combining collectable playing cards with downloadable content for upcoming voxel-based shooter, Guncraft. Backers of $5 or more will be granted a real-life collectable Guncraft USPC card deck, as well as an exclusive (and explosive!) DLC pack based on the familiar royal suit of characters with weapon sets to be used in-game. Continue reading

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Equipment: The Hulk Smashes Through the Ages in His Own Marvel Minimates Box Set

Fans love the Marvel Minimates “Through the Ages” box sets because  they offer aHulkThruAges1 chance to collect some of the coolest alternate looks for the character featured in each set. But in Diamond Select’s next box set, Hulk
Through the Ages, you can collect four of the Hulk’s coolest alternate personalities! Continue reading

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Transmissions: Weird or What with William Shatner

William Shatner is a pop culture icon and Syfy has him. In his new hit show Weird or weird or whatWhat “The Shat” examines the unusual and the strange. This week he takes a look at medical mysteries. Continue reading

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Equipment: DC Collectibles Announces San Diego Comic-Con “Con Exclusives

DC Collectibles, the high-end toy and collectible line from DSBFF_SDCC_C Entertainment, today revealed four “con exclusive” products that will only be available to those attending San Diego Comic-Con on July 18-21. Check out the exciting line-up below! Continue reading

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Equipment: Star Trek’s Enterprise-E Makes ‘First Contact,’ and the Excelsior Joins the Fleet

Diamond Select’s fleet of electronic Star Trek ships is undergoing a rapid expansion of late, and two new Excelsior1starships are preparing to join fans’ collections!

First up is a limited variation on the U.S.S. Enterprise E – the First Contact edition! With a new, detailed paint scheme based on Star Trek: First Contact, this new E is visually distinctive from the previous edition,
which was based on its appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis. With the same great lights and sounds as the previous E, it will be a striking addition to any fan’s collection, and will be ready to ship this summer. Continue reading

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E.V.A.: Gina Torres of ‘Serenity,’ ‘Firefly’ Added To Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, June 1-2

The fans asked… and Wizard World has answered.  Actress Gina Gina_Torres_photo_by_Giuliano_Bekar-LO
Torres
, who played “Zoë Washburne” in Firefly,” and Serenity, will attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, joining fellow cast members Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, and Jewel Staite at the event, set for May 30 – June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center. Continue reading

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Hard Copy: Dead Space Liberation Review

The dark and mysterious depths of space have fascinated manDead Space Liberation for centuries. Countless explorers and writers have spent swaths of their lives sitting and wondering what may lurk in the tiny cracks of space. In the case of Dead Space: Liberation, Electronic Arts newest Dead Space graphic novel, the answer is isolation and possible human extinction. Continue reading

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Astronaut Selection (Contest): Win a Pair of Purple “Goo” Gloves from the Set of Warehouse 13

Back in October a group of reporters were able to venture to the set of Warehouse 13. While we were there we were able to explore, take photos and talk to the cast. Some of usWarehouse 13 rubber gloves were able to leave with parting gifts…official Warehouse purple gloves.

As I was leaving one of the prop people told me to grab a couple of pairs of gloves since next season they are going to cloth from the current rubber. Well I have 2 pairs and if you are a fan of Warehouse 13 you may want a pair too. Continue reading

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Hard Copy: Heed The Creed…Assassin’s Creed Graphic Novel Review

White cloaks, vague historical conspiracies, and arm blades impaling unsuspecting victimsacdesmond are just a few things people have come to expect from the Assassin’s Creed universe. In these regards the three-part English adapted graphic novels will not disappoint.

 

Published through Titan Books, the trilogy is adapted from the 2009 French graphic novels of the same titles. Book one is titled Desmond, book two is Accipiter, and book three Acquilis.  Written by Éric Corbeyran, the three novels take you on a fast paced adventure that begins just before the events of Assassin’s Creed 2, the novel’s video game counterpart, and follows hero Desmond and a band of assassins as they attempt to thwart the evil Templars.  While any stalwart fan will notice that the novels do not link up perfectly with the games, they do well in providing some back story otherwise unavailable. Continue reading

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