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• Comics Deal: Spider-Man Short Halloween Premium HC
• Geek Gear: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ‘Thanks for all the Fish’ Shirt
• Geek Gear: Battlestar Galactica ‘Caprica Toasters’ Shirt
• Watch Now: Zombie FedEx Commercial
• Video Game Deal: ‘Warhammer 40K: Space Marine’
• On The 162nd Anniversary Of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death, ‘The Raven’ Gets An Official Trailer
• First Look At Lee Bermejo’s ‘Batman: Noel’
• Image Comics Goes Day-And-Date Digital
• Comic Review: The Poe Twisted Anthology
• Robert Zemeckis Bringing Us ‘Charlie Fort’
• Billy Ray Writing ‘The Thin Man’ For Johnny Depp
• ‘Zorro’ Reboot On Its Way
• Johnny Depp To Jump Into The Wonderful World Of Dr. Seuss

Comics Deal: Spider-Man Short Halloween Premium HC Posted: 08 Oct 2011 06:05 AM PDT The comic book deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is Spider-Man Short Halloween Premium Hardcover for only $7.99 (that's 60% off the list price of $19.99). Note - This deal is valid only for today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last (but hurry, they're running out fast!). This premium hardcover edition collects the Marvel comic book series Amazing Spider-Man Family #4-6 and Spider-Man: The Short Halloween, which was written in part by Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader and Seth Meyers. Visit the TFAW's Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item. Also, the sale version is a "nick and dent" so if it does sell out before the end of the day, there's also the brand new version on sale for only $11.99 [...]

Geek Gear: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ‘Thanks for all the Fish’ Shirt Posted: 08 Oct 2011 05:30 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-themed shirt called "Thanks for all the Fish" by artist Adho1982. The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Geek Gear: Battlestar Galactica ‘Caprica Toasters’ Shirt Posted: 08 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is the Battlestar Galactica-themed shirt called "Caprica Toasters" by artist mephias. The sale began at Teefury today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Watch Now: Zombie FedEx Commercial Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:18 PM PDT Zombies are everywhere these days, popping up in commercials left and right. Check out this new one from FedEx of how the shipping company will still come through -- and in a big way -- during a zombie outbreak. Once you watch the actual commercial, check out the way-cool video on the making of the commercial [...]

Video Game Deal: ‘Warhammer 40K: Space Marine’ Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:14 PM PDT Part of this week's video game deal over at Amazon is Warhammer 40K: Space Marine for $20 off! - Xbox 360: $39.99 [33% off the list price of $59.99] - Playstation 3: $39.99 [33% off the list price of $59.99] - PC Download: $39.99 [20% off the list price of $49.99] Note, these deals are valid only for this week through Saturday, October 8, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last [...]

On The 162nd Anniversary Of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death, ‘The Raven’ Gets An Official Trailer Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:33 PM PDT On this day 162 years ago, famed author and poet Edgar Allan Poe died. In celebration of his life and his works, as well as the upcoming new Poe movie starring John Cusack in the lead, titled The Raven, an event was held in Baltimore, Maryland including director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin) and co-star Luke Evans (Immortals, Robin Hood) meeting with press and members of the Poe House and Museum. Also in conjunction with the anniversary and event, the official trailer for The Raven has been officially released online after debuting last night on G4's Attack of the Show. You can check out the trailer as well as some unusual facts about Poe by continuing on over to the other side now. * Poe wrote a fabricated news story of a balloon trip across the ocean to garner attention and publicity in New York City. * Poe was a champion for higher wages for writers and international copyright law, as his writings were continuously published without him getting credit or compensation. [...]

First Look At Lee Bermejo’s ‘Batman: Noel’ Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:04 PM PDT DC Comics showcased some really cool artwork and information for the upcoming Lee Bermejo scripted and drawn Batman: Noel that is scheduled to come out later this Fall. If you're unaware of what it is that I'm talking about, Lee Bermejo, artist on the insanely beautiful Brian Azzarello-penned Joker graphic novel, will be taking his artistic prowess and expanding on it by branching out into the writing field on his own Batman-centric original graphic novel entitled Batman: Noel. And I've gotta give it to Bermejo on this one, not only does the preview art that DC released look really pretty, the concept for the story sounds awesome [...]

Image Comics Goes Day-And-Date Digital Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT Welcome to the future, comic book fans! Image Comics announced on Wednesday that it would be the start of their day-and-date digital initiative that brings the majority of their top-selling catalog to digital platforms on the same day that their comics hit brick and mortar stores. Their comics will be available on the comiXology powered apps for mobile devices, as well as through the browser based sites of comics.comixology.com and comics.imagecomics.com [...]

Comic Review: The Poe Twisted Anthology Posted: 07 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT The Poe Twisted Anthology Edited by Enrica Jang Written by Phillip Jacobson, Marta Tanrikulu, Alex Cormack, Jason Ciaramella, Kyle Richey, Mark Mullaney Art by Phillip Jacobson, Mark Mullaney, Alex Cormack, Erique "Zeke" Savory, JR., Sherezada, Ben Frazier, Dirk Strangely Letters by Andre Frattino Covers by Andrew Jerz, Alex Cormack, Phillip Jacobson & Enrique "Zeke" Savory, Jr. Red Stylo Media Release Date: August 21, 2011 Cover Price: $19.99 Today marks the 162nd anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death at the age of 40. In the spirit of celebrating his legacy, we bring you The Poe Twisted Anthology, a collection of graphic stories inspired by select works of the Dark Master. These are not clever retellings; the words 'rehash' and 'regurgitation' do not apply here. The thirteen authors and artists accepted the challenge to create fifteen unique graphic pieces using Poe's work as their inspiration. From the introduction by Enrica Jang: "We pay tribute, we aspire, but in the end, we paint the pictures for you." [...]

Robert Zemeckis Bringing Us ‘Charlie Fort’ Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Everyone and their mothers want to cash in on the current comic book craze within the film world. THR is reporting that Universal, Robert Zemeckis, and writer Evan Spiliotopoulos are set to bring the comic book Fort: Prophet Of The Unexplained for a film entitled Charles Fort [...]

Billy Ray Writing ‘The Thin Man’ For Johnny Depp Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT And this project just got a whole lot more interesting. A remake of the brilliant Thin Man, itself based off of a Dashiell Hammett novel, isn't a piece that is being clamored about too much. It's a beloved classic, and at this point, it doesn't seem like it will be done the justice it deserves. That is, until this bit of news [...]

‘Zorro’ Reboot On Its Way Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT What's next after this? Just when you thought the remake/reboot craze couldn't get crazier, Deadline is reporting that Sony has hired writers Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia to write a new take on the Zorro franchise, which would be based off of a novel penned by Isabel Allende, from 2005 [...]

Johnny Depp To Jump Into The Wonderful World Of Dr. Seuss Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT It's being reported that Johnny Depp and his Infinitum Nihil production company have teamed with Illumination Entertainment to develop a live–action movie about beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss, for Universal Pictures. The project is being developed with the potential for Depp to star in the lead role. Seuss, who's real name is Theodor Geisel, wrote numerous timeless classics, many of which were eventually turned into feature films. His more notable works include How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who!, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. There's a lot of ways a movie like this could go, of course, and producers aren't sure exactly what route they'll take yet. Depp has played Seussical (not the musical; rather fantastical, fitting to the creations of Seuss himself) roles such as the Mad Hatter and Willy Wonka, so they could tell the story of Dr. Seuss's life along with animated glimpses of his infinitely wonderful and strange creations. [...]

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