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I’ll give you 2:1 that the scene at the front of this trailer is how the film opens too. Click here to view the embedded video. It’s certainly a handsome film. One week from today I’ll be able to tell you an awful lot more about The Wolverine. Keep checking in… Brand New Wolverine Trailer – Lots Of New Ideas And Footage

Next weekend sees the MCM London Expo, with DC Comics and IDW in attendance, with the likes of David Hine, Frazer Irving, Emma Vieceli, Tony Lee and a metric tonne of small pressers. A place to discover some real finds. Also the only convention you can access by cable car. Park at the Millenium Dome and then whizz yourself over. I expect to see cable cars full of cosplayers…. say hi to Brendon Connelly if you see him. The show is pushing this in the media as a teenager’s thing. It certainly skews lower in age than most shows. And it is pushing the Deadpool game debut and Edgar Wright talking World’s End. On at the same time is the Phoenix Comic Con... naming guests would take forever but it will include Ben Templesmith, Brett Booth, Christy Marx, Colleen Doran, Ethan Van Sciver, Frank Cho, Greg Capullo, Greg Horn, Geof Darrow, JMS, Katie Cook, Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, The Allreds, Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Peter David, Grace Randolph, Mike Mignola, Terry Moore and Whilce Portacio. Oh, and me. Please try and make it for the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards if you can. Friday 6PM Room 132, and there’s a free exclusive Adventure Time cover variant if you attend… and do say hi! The Image Expo has just added JMS and Kurtis Wiebe to the show. We should have a couple of Bleeding Coolers there. The Midwest Media Expo is trying to sell itself as a different kind of convention next year, very much in the wake of Motor City experiences on Saturday, it seems. Since 2005 we have rejected the model of “profits first, fan experience second”, and we have actively taken steps to reject offers which we feel ‘cheapen’ the convention experience. When we created our first convention, Youmacon, we set the goal to produce an event WE would want to go to. We offer the very best in engaging special guests, interactive live events, free-to-play video game rooms, and high-quality attendee created programming. Now, 9 years later Youmacon has become one of the fastest growing conventions in North America. In 2010, we brought our philosophy of high-quality production and fan driven content to the niche of Steampunk, with the award winning World Steam Expo. For the past few years, we’ve been working in the shadows to create a new event you in Spring of 2014. We can’t tell you much yet, but we can tell you this: Animation. Comics. Television. Movies. Gaming. Internet Culture. E-Sports. Welcome to a new convention experience. It’s not Comic Con. It’s the Media Expo. So what is it then? The Midwest Media Expo is a popular culture event similar to most Comic Conventions. However, instead of focusing on comic books, M2X is a celebration of all popular media, including: Animation, Television, Movies, Video Games, Tabletop Gaming, Internet Culture, and eSports. Balls to that, then. Conventional Matters: MCM, Phoenix, Image Expo, Midwest Media Expo

One Piece, Vol. 69 Manga | Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump has announced that One Piece will go on hiatus for the magazine’s next two issues because creator Eiichiro Oda has been hospitalized for a peritonsillar abscess, a complication of tonsillitis. The popular series is expected to return June 10. One Piece, which has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997, has sold more than 280 million volumes in Japan alone. [Anime News Network] Creators | Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly share their thoughts (and sometimes disagree) on their own world, the comics world in general, and digital media. [National Post] Creators | Lisa Hanawalt discusses her new book My Dirty Dumb Eyes, which comes out next Monday but is already creating a stir. [The L Magazine] Brigade Creators | Rob Liefeld talks about his Kickstarter campaign to help fund the revival of Brigade; the first issue will be distributed for free. [The Beat] Creators | The Unwritten creators Mike Carey and Peter Gross talk about how they develop their story, how it has evolved over the years, and what’s next. [Graphic Novel Reporter] Creators | Editorial cartoonist Dick Locher has announced he’s retiring after 40 years at the Chicago Tribune. [The Daily Cartoonist] Publishing | Ryan Sands discusses his just-launched publishing endeavor, Youth in Decline, which will gather Sands’ different projects under a single umbrella. [The Chemical Box] Comics | Students at York University are making comics about sexual violence in order to help change social norms; one is a single-panel cartoon showing Superman, head in hands, saying “I shouldn’t have worn such tight clothing! I was asking for it. . . . It’s all my fault” as a sympathetic Batman looks on. [Toronto Star] Little Orphan Annie Comic strips | R.C. Harvey takes a long look back at Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie. [The Comics Journal] Comics | Nicole Menard, co-owner of the French-language bookstore Top Titles in Melbourne, Australia, talks about her childhood love of Tintin and the French attitude toward comics in general. [The Courier Mail] Conventions | Mike Lauterborn reports in on the first-ever Westport (Connecticut) Comic Con, sponsored by the Westport Public Library. Featured guests included how-to-draw author Christopher Hart and Archie Comics writer Paul Kupperberg. [Westport News]

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}  Vie de merde T11 – Le mariage El DIablo Scarlatine Hard cover Full colour ISBN : 9782822202688 Format : 210 x 320 mm 48 pages Prix : 10,45€ Parution : Mercredi 29 Mai 2013 Série : Vie de merde La Série Vie de Merde, c’est au départ un site web sur lequel chacun peut déposer des anecdotes d’épisodes malencontreux de sa vie quotidienne. C’est devenu un phénomène : un site culte sur lequel 400.000 personnes se connectent quotidiennement en France pour se régaler des malheurs jamais trop dramatiques des autres. Un phénomène qui s’exporte aux Etats-Unis avec succès sous la bannière « Fuck my Life ». C’est depuis 2009 également un phénomène éditorial, les éditions Michel Lafon ayant publié un recueil des anecdotes les plus drôles puis un collectif illustré Vie de merde est devenu en 2010 le label d’une collection de guides humoristiques en BD abordant des thèmes aussi divers que les premières fois, la vie de bureau, les anniversaires alimentés par une sélection des meilleures anecdotes du site web Vie de Merde. L’Album  « Aujourd’hui, j’ai voulu détendre l’atmosphère pendant notre cérémonie de mariage à la mairie. J’ai répondu non à la question fatidique. Le maire m’a pris au sérieux et est parti. Il faut qu’on attende trois mois pour avoir une nouvelle date… » ; « Aujourd’hui, mon fiancé a décidé de ramener un clown à notre mariage… ». Et oui qui a dit que le mariage était le plus beau jour de sa vie ? Ente galères et malentendus cela peut vite devenir un cauchemar… Yep, no preview pages and mini cover image on the Jungle! BD site…are they actually TRYING to sell these books or not? My previous look at this series can be found here: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} http://www.comicbitsonline.com/2011/12/01/vie-de-merde-les-enfants-st-life-with-kids/ this link will take you to all the reviews http://www.comicbitsonline.com/?s=Vie+De+Merde

Press Release: Ben’s Bargains Launches Superhero-Sized Sweepstakes Trip With GameRant LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – May 20, 2013) – Ben’s Bargains (www.bensbargains.net) and video games news and review site Game Rant (www.gamerant.com) today announced a sweepstakes to send one lucky winner and a friend on an all-expenses paid trip to San Diego and badges to the most globally-recognized event in comics and pop culture, Comic-Con® San Diego. The winner and a guest will receive a grand prize of round-trip airfare, four-day and three-night hotel accommodations, two badges to Comic-Con, $500 spending cash, and the opportunity to attend exclusive events at Comic-Con — an ultimate package valued at more than $4,000. “Since Game Rant will be covering Comic-Con in full-force this year, they’re an ideal partner in offering this highly sought-after experience to comics fans everywhere,” said Phong Vu, Managing Director of Ben’s Bargains. “That’s why we couldn’t be more thrilled to have Game Rant join us as a partner for this sweepstakes.” Comic-Con enthusiasts can go to www.bensbargains.com or www.gamerant.com to enter the sweepstakes, which starts today and closes June 16, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Users must be U.S. residents 18 years of age and older to enter the sweepstakes and can earn additional entries by sharing the sweepstakes with their friends on social media. Complete details and official rules are available at www.bensbargains.com/sdgiveaway. About Ben’s Bargains Ben’s Bargains is one of the leading destinations on the Internet for the best deals on consumer electronics, entertainment, apparel and more. For over 12 years, Ben’s Bargains and its team of dedicated deal-hunting experts have been scouring the internet 24/7 to provide real value on all of the most high-demand products and services. For more information about Ben’s Bargains, visit us at www.bensbargains.net or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BensBargains. About Game Rant Game Rant was born from the desire to bring the same news, reviews and opinionated editorial to the video game arena that Screen Rant brings to movie and TV news. The goal at Game Rant is to cover video game news, previews and reviews by doing more than rehashing the same info as other publications. We take an editorial approach to all content, adding insight, background and analysis to generate worthwhile and original reading material for gamers to dissect and discuss. For the latest video game news and reviews visitGame Rant at www.gamerant.com or follow them on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/GameRant or Twitter at www.twitter.com/GameRant

Each week Dynamite Entertainment provides us with an exclusive, extended look at exclusive, extended previews. This week the publisher has provided us with a look at DARK SHADOWS: YEAR ONE #2, MASKS #7, RED SONJA?#75 and WARLORD OF MARS #25. For more Dynamite Entertainment previews for this week be sure to visit our previews board.DARK SHADOWS: YEAR ONE #2 Marc Andreyko (w)Guiu Vilanova (a)Patrick Berkenkotter (c)FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER?FOR THEBerkenkotter “virgin art”?retailer incentive coverBerkenkotter B/W art?retailer incentive coverA blood-thirsty monster terrorizes the people of Collinsport! As the bodies pile up, the Collins' family faces an unspeakable truth: the killer is one of their own! The vengeance of Angelique hits Barnabas and his family hard--- and threatens to tear them, and the innocent townspeople, apart! Plus: Victoria Winters appears at the estate, but will anyone believe her warnings? Or will her tales of time-travel and vampires get her burned at the stake? The retelling of the classic "Dark Shadows" history continues here! MASKS #7 (of 8) Chris Roberson (w)Dennis Calero (a)Alex Ross, Ardian Syaf, Francesco Francavilla, Stephen Segovia (c)4 regular covers will be shipped in equal ratiosFANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER?FOR THEAlex Ross “virgin art”?retailer incentive coverAlex Ross “sketch art”?retailer incentive coverArdian Syaf B/W art?retailer incentive coverFC • 32 pages • $3.99All hope seems lost. The Shadow, Green Hornet, and the other masked heroes are outnumbered, outgunned, and surrounded by the Black Legion forces of the Justice Party, who are bent on expanding their chokehold on the surrounding countryside. Even the arrival of the new Zorro and Black Bat is not enough to turn the tide. But what of the Spider? RED SONJA?#75 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +Written by Eric TrautmannArt by Marcio AbreuCovers by Mel Rubi (cover A), Erik Jones (cover B), Walter Geovani (cover C)(Fans - each cover has it's own UPC so you and your retailers can order the Special Anniversary Covers of your choice!)SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!On the snowy steppes of Hyrkania, Red Sonja faces off against an army bent on crushing her homeland. Old scores are settled, alliances are broken, and rest assured, with the She-Devil With A Sword entering the fray, blood will surely flow. WARLORD OF MARS #25 32 pages FC • $3.99 • MatureWritten by ARVID NELSONArt by EVERTON SOUSACovers by JOE JUSKO (50%), LUCIO PARRILLO (50%)Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!• PARRILLO “virgin art” cover retailer incentive• RISQUÉ ART cover retailer incentiveIt's Judgment Day on Mars. Everything John Carter has achieved has lead him to this final confrontation with the cruel tyrant of the Martian north. But he's going to be so busy commanding his army that he's not going to be able to rescue Dejah Thoris this time – she's going to have to rescue herself! And even if Carter is victorious, he has upset the ancient religion of Mars and smashed the red planet's eons-old customs. What will be his reward? The epic battle to unite all of Mars awaits you in Warlord of Mars #25: The Final Reward!

Posted On Today at 09:25:39 am EDT by Reverend Meteor [Reply] [Quote] [New] Quote:I want Ben back, and always have but. Quote:1. I don't want it done badly. 2. I don't want Kaine to become a 'bad guy' again or have clone degeneration again in order to achieve it. Quote: I've been enjoying Kaine as the Scarlet Spider and although I enjoy the darkness in his character I don't want a sad end here. I'm happy with Ben being revealed as alive and not embracing the responsibility at all, having a family and NEVER wearing the webs again. That sort of counterpoint might show Kaine he has more of a sense of responsibility than he realises. I like that idea better than Ben coming back as a hero. Let Ben reunite with Janine and live happily ever after with their baby Reilly. I don't need him to be a hero...just be alive. He didn't deserve to be horribly murdered. He was a good man.

Posted On Today at 09:20:01 am EDT by Reverend Meteor [Reply] [Quote] [New] Quote:I have never minded holding the minority view. Quote:Okay, that's a lie. There are days my teeth grind when I see some of the stupid decisions made by DC and Marvel that sell. It explains how Bendis' garbage sells out. Quote:Anyway, I've read some of those issues and I'm left indifferent. I think Brubaker could have easily created a new character rather than: Quote:1) Have Bucky miraculously survive the rocket blowing up. Quote:2) Bucky just happening to be in the vicinity of a Soviet vessel. Quote:3) Said Soviets managing to save his life. Quote:4) Soviets decide to brainwash him and keep him on ice for decades, thawing him out to act as an assassin. Oh, and they give him a bionic arm. Quote:The only super hero I think who has a dumber origin than this is Rob Leifeld's Cable. I don't want Bucky around either but an origin replete with coincidences is hardly a deal breaker. Granted Cable is the worst character ever created but I'm sure if we put our heads together we could come up with 10 characters whose origins were dumber than Bucky's. The only reason I dislike having Bucky alive is that it takes a win away from Baron Zemo. Helmut could always say well at my dad killed Bucky. Now Heinrich has effectively done nothing special in terms of super villainy. Oh how it rankles. I love the Zemos.

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