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2008 another blockbuster video game year? December 31, 2007 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The Street writes that 2007′s major video-game sales numbers may soon be eclipsed — 2008 doesn’t look like a slouch, either, with “Spore” and “Grand Theft Auto IV” both being moved back into the new year.   Video game sales were at $13.2 billion as of November this year, up 52 percent... Read More
‘New Frontier’ trailer, comics, more! December 31, 2007 “Justice League: The New Frontier” is coming to DVD and high-def from Warner Premiere in February.  A recently released trailer has me very excited for the film!   You can check out the sizzle reel with background info at the official site; or you can befriend the New Frontier on myspace and... Read More
Gamers battle hunger December 31, 2007 A recent press release indicates that STAT Gamers, a local group of gaming enthusiasts, will be hosting a charity event on January 5th, 2008 at Game HQ, 1620 J SW 89th St., to support  the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. From the release: A Thrall Harvest is a charity event in... Read More
Matt Price’s 10 best graphic novels of the year December 31, 2007 From outer-space adventure to destructive romantic relationships, comic books in graphic novel format continued to push the medium forward. The following are the best graphic novels for 2007: 1.       Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press) Scott Pilgrim,... Read More
Happy birthday, Steve Rude! December 30, 2007 Steve Rude turns 51 on New Year’s Eve!  We recently received some announcements from Steve about “Nexus” 100, and Rude Dude’s 2008 Free Comic Book Day plans: All in Sundra Completed Phoenix, Arizona – December 30, 2007 - Rude Dude Productions announced today that Steve Rude’s first ever painted... Read More
Sooner to pen ‘Green Lantern Corps’ tale December 29, 2007 Writer Sterling Gates, an OU graduate who has been writing Green Lantern tales for DC, was in town recently and mentioned that he is writing a two-part upcoming story in “Green Lantern Corps” about the Alpha Lanterns. Recent information provided from DC Comics to retailers indicates that the story will... Read More
Best toys of 2007 December 28, 2007 From special correspondent Chris Borthick, here are the top 10 toys for 2007: Batman  (DC Classics Wave 1):  This latest sculpt of the Dark Knight is easily one of the best ever done.  Featuring the classic Batman costume with yellow bat shield, shadowed face and incredible articulation this... Read More
Skrulls! December 28, 2007 Read into it what you will, but Marvel sent out a great teaser image by Leinil Francis Yu, who will be the artist on the upcoming ”Secret Invasion” series, showing more than a few members of the Marvel Universe (some living, some dead) as Skrulls. Make your own inferences, but the paranoia is being... Read More
Dave Sim’s Glamourpuss December 28, 2007 As seen at The Beat, Dave “Cerebus” Sim has announced his new comic-book project. “Glamourpuss” looks to be a parody on the fashion industry.   Reaction so far ranges from excitement to confusion.   Sim’s more outspoken views definitely cost him fans in the later years of... Read More
Happy 85th birthday, Stan Lee! December 28, 2007 In honor of Stan Lee’s 85th birthday, here are my 85 favorite comic books by “The Man.” 1. Avengers No. 4 — My favorite for sentimental reasons, as Captain America is revived by the Avengers. Historically, this issue is important as Lee directly tied the Marvel of the 1960s to the Timely heroes of the... Read More
“Lost Girls” going to UK December 27, 2007 An e-mail from Chris Staros of Top Shelf indicates that on Jan. 1, copies of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s erotic epic “Lost Girls” will be available in the United Kingdom and the European Union. Chris says he expects these copies to go fast.  It’s an impressive, deluxe edition, though not for the... Read More
Matt and Greg best of 2007 podcast, part 1 December 27, 2007 Greg and I discuss the lists you can see below on this week’s podcast! Listen to Greg and me expound on the qualities of “Captain America” and “Buffy.” Listen to Greg mispronounce “mythos.”  There’s not a more fun way to spend about 12 minutes. Read More
Matt Price’s ten best comic-book titles of the year December 27, 2007 Monthly comics remain the backbone of many comic-book stores, and several strong storylines worked their way into fans’ hands in 2007.  While some fans suffered from “event fatigue” as last year’s “Civil War” and “Infinite Crisis” were followed by “World War Hulk” and “Countdown,”... Read More
Ten Best Titles of the Year – Elwell Edition December 27, 2007 Matt and I have been working on our lists for the best of 2007 and with the New Year rapidly approaching, here’s a look at my uninformed opinions on the matter. Note: I cheated, as you can clearly see, by grouping a few titles together. But this ain’t rocket surgery, folks. I can do what I want. You’re not... Read More
Gibbons’ “Watchmen” set visit, part 2 December 26, 2007 Via superheroflix, we find that Dave Gibbons has posted the second part of his reflections upon visiting the set of “Watchmen. Read More
Merry Christmas! December 25, 2007 [img]2008866[/img] Read More
The Dark Knight Before Christmas December 25, 2007 Check out the Night Before Christmas Batman style in this action-figure parody on YouTube. Read More
“It’s like somebody with a fever is screaming at your pants!” December 24, 2007 When I saw the first episode of “The Venture Bros.” – the pilot, not the first season opener – I fell in love. It asked the question, quite well, what would happen if “Jonny Quest” grew up? Would he still be an adventurer or would the frightening world of the future swallow him whole without his... Read More
“Proof” interview December 24, 2007 If you missed my interview with Alexander Grecian, creator of the Bigfoot-as-government agent comic book “Proof,” in the Oklahoman or at newsok.com on Friday, here it is again! Comic book writer Alexander Grecian reworked a Chinese fable into one of last year’s best comics in “Seven... Read More
Hercules, Angel, Superman and more in latest NewsOK comics podcast December 22, 2007 Listen to Elwell and I expound eloquently here. Read More

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