Sunday, March 4, 2012

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Geek Gear: Futurama ‘I Hate Bottles’ Shirt

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:50 AM PST

Futurama

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Futurama-inspired shirt called "I Hate Bottles" by kgullholmen.

The tee went on sale at RIPT today, Sunday, March 4, 2012, 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 [...]

Video Game Deal: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:37 AM PST

Star Wars

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition for PC for only $10.99 (that's 63% off the list price of $29.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Sunday, March 4, 2012 until 11:59pm PST while supplies last.

The item currently has a free one-day shipping promotion on it: Use a Discover Card to purchase this and enter promotion code DSCVRSHP to get free one-day shipping. See the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page for more details.

See the main Sale page for more deals [...]

Geek Gear: ‘Arrakis, Dune Tours’ Shirt

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:50 AM PST

Dune

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Dune-themed shirt called "Arrakis, Dune Tours" by Jack Lightfoot.

The sale began at Teefury today, Sunday, March 4, 2012, 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 [...]

‘Star Wars’ Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie Has Died

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 07:10 PM PST



Ralph McQuarrie, famous for his concept art and paintings for the original Star Wars trilogy, died today, March 3, 2012. He was 82.

McQuarrie's official web site posted the message of his passing today, but no cause of death was given, although he had been suffering from Parkinson's disease. You can read the full message here below.

Along with his Star Wars art, McQuarrie also worked on the original Battlestar Galactica television series, as well as the movies E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Of all his amazing art and illustrations, it was his concept work on 1985's Cocoon that won him the Academy Award for Visual Effects [...]

Comics Of Doom: Episode 115: Justice League: Doom Review

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PST



Hello everyone and welcome back to Comics of Doom, your place for all things in the world of comics. This week saw a lot of things happen in comics, one thing in particular was the DC Animated release of Justice League: Doom and adaptation of Mark Waid and Howard Porter's Tower of Babel story from the pages of Justice League. This week, in keeping with tradition, we here at Comics of Doom sit down and discuss the adaptation and our thoughts on the animated film. Well, most of us do. Hunter just sits there and randomly interjects about Empowered. Anyway, we hope you have as great of a time listening as we did discussing.

So sit back, relax and listen while we give our review of Justice League: Doom [...]

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Comics Deal: John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars TPB

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:04 AM PST

Warlord of Mars

The deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is the John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars trade paperback for only $13.49 (that's 55% off the list price of $29.99).

Note – This deal is valid only for today, Saturday, March 3, 2012, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last (and there's a limited supply, so it will sell out, so hurry!). 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.

The John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars trade paperback edition from Dark Horse collects all 28 issues of john Carter: Warlord of Mars plus all three annuals, collected for the first time [...]

Jonathan Hickman Ends ‘Fantastic’ Run

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:01 AM PST

Fantastic Four

Marvel Comics announced on Friday that acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman would be wrapping up his 3-year Fantastic Four run in October.

While the future of the Fantastic Four title is surely not in jeopardy, it remains to be seen whether or not Hickman's initiated FF series will continue with another creative team. Jonathan Hickman's run with these characters has been highly praised by many within the industry and created a strong and rejuvenated interest in the characters. For example, when I was starting to get in to the Fantastic Four, many suggested Hickman's run alongside Mark Waid's, John Byrne's, and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's tenure with the title. Therefore, in many readers' eyes, he's placed amongst the greats. So, while this news may come as a shock to many fans, Hickman isn't the only one who's shifting creative gears [...]

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