March 28, 2007, San Diego, CA – With the recent release of new one-sheets showing the first official poster images of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, fan anticipation for the big-screen TRANSFORMERS movie opening on July 4 continues to grow. This interest is evidenced in another way, too—the first two issues of IDW Publishing’s Transformers: The Official Movie Prequel comic book miniseries are officially sold out through Diamond Comic Distributors.

The Movie Prequel comic book, co-written by longtime TRANSFORMERS scribe Simon Furman and IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall and featuring art by fan-favorite artist Don Figueroa, offered fans the first official look at the characters and storyline to come in the summer movie release. Read the rest of this entry »

Mary Jane is the love of Peter Parker’s life. It all began with a blind date set up between Peter’s Aunt May, and Mary Jane’s Aunt Anna and, grew to become one of comic’s most enduring love stories. Uninterested in dating any girl Aunt May might try to set him up with, Peter dodged several attempts to meet “that nice Watson girl next door.” But when he finally came face to face with the gorgeous redhead, she not only took his breath away, but took the words right out of his mouth by uttering her now famous line, “Face it, Tiger… you just hit the jackpot.” Read the rest of this entry »

Na na na na, na na na na…oooh ooohhh goodbye! O.K. so he finally got kicked off! FINALLY! No more nonsense is how I look at it! He was on my last and final nerve. Now, we can watch adults play the game and no more children that throw temper tantrums and yell at their fellow team mates. Adios Rocky! Hit the road Jack!

Lisi, you are odd girl! I’m not sure, but I think you may have some screws loose up there. You’re just an odd duck. I know this is a game, but Dreamz was SO right when he said, she didn’t like me and now she’s playing me as if she does. Trust me, you NEVER forget when someone tells you they don’t like you or acts like they don’t like you. Read the rest of this entry »

This year marks 25 years since Hasbro introduced the legendary G.I. JOE VS. COBRA storyline, and to commemorate the anniversary, Devil’s Due Publishing, Inc. has commissioned artist Chris Lie (G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6) to draw an unbelievable wraparound cover featuring EVERY well-remembered and loved G.I. JOE team member from the past 25 years! G.I. JOE: AMERICA’S ELITE #25 begins a new 12-issue story arc written by Mark Powers (Former Editor of X-Men) titled World War III, featuring G.I. JOE “Sins of the Mother” artist Mike Bear. Issue #25 is available July 4th, 2007 and contains 9 extra pages of content including a fold-out poster of the cover and special bonus features! G.I. JOE is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS). Read the rest of this entry »

RUNAWAYS, the award-winning series from Brian K. Vaughan, has been nominated for another award- one that will put the book in the hands of thousands of kids! Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy HC is up for the Georgia Peach Award, where the winners of the award become required reading in the Georgia school system, vastly expanding the audience for this critic- and fan-favorite!

In the nomination letter, the Co-Chairs explained what this award means, “The purpose of the Georgia Peach Award is to highlight and promote the best current young adult literature for Georgia high school age students, to encourage young adults to read, and to promote the development of cooperative school and public library services for young adults.” Read the rest of this entry »

By Boot Scraper

If you’re in you late teens or early twenties, you probably know more than you should about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Almost every kid in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s was a Turtle fanatic. I know I was. Those green super heroes were into everything from Halloween costumes to lunchboxes. Now, with the new movie out in theaters and this new game, it seems the turtle fever may strike another generation of kids. Read the rest of this entry »

By Boot Scraper

If there is one name that you need to know when speaking about WWII first-person shooters, it’s Call of Duty. Medal of Honor may have started the craze back in the late ‘90s, but Call of Duty is the franchise that perfected it. That art of unloading your M1 Garand into the face of your Nazi foe has never been done better than in the several Call of Duty games that have been released over the past several years. Now, with the pocket power of the PSP, Call of Duty can be played while you’re taking a… well, you know. Read the rest of this entry »