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This week is action-packed, and full of great new titles on your favorite comic shop’s shelves! On your way to pick up your books, take a listen to our latest audio offering, then listen to Kevin Smith’s first installment of “Fat Man on Batman” where he interviews the creative mind behind Batman: The Animated Series, Paul Dini. As always, click past the break to see what’s cookin’. Lastly, never call an inker a tracer. They don’t like that.

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• ADVENTURE TIME #4

• ALTER EGO #108

• ALTER EGO #109

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #682 2ND PTG VAR DELLOTTO ENDS

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 2ND PTG DELLOTTO VAR

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1

• ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #229

• ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #4

• AVENGERS #26 AVX

• AVENGERS ACADEMY #29 AVX (Re-Order)

• AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX

• AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1 (OF 3) (Re-Order)

• AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2 (OF 3)

• AVENGERS CONTEST TP

• AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0 (OF 12) 3RD PTG CHO VAR

• AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVENGERS TEAM VAR AVX

• AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVX

• AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) X-MEN TEAM VAR AVX

• AVX VS #2 (OF 6)

• BACK ISSUE #56 (C: 0-1-1)

• BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #1 (Re-Order)

• BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #2 (Re-Order)

• BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #3 (Re-Order)

• BATMAN BRUCE WAYNE THE ROAD HOME TP

• BATWOMAN #9

• BIRDS OF PREY #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• BLUE BEETLE #9

• BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #1 (OF 3)

• CAPTAIN ATOM #9

• CATWOMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• CATWOMAN TP VOL 01 THE GAME

• CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4

• DANGER CLUB #2

• DAREDEVIL #13

• DARKNESS #103 (MR)

• DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #9

• DEADPOOL MAX PREM HC SECOND CUT

• EARTH 2 #1 (Re-Order)

• FANTASTIC FOUR #605.1

• FURY MAX #2 (MR)

• GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16 A CVR SEJIC (MR)

• GLORY #26

• GREEN LANTERN BRIGHTEST DAY TP

• GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9

• GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO

• GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #2

• GRIMM FAIRY TALES #73 A CVR SEJIC (MR)

• GRIMM FAIRY TALES #73 B CVR QUALANO (MR)

• HARDCORE #1

• HELLBLAZER #291 (MR)

• HULK SMASH AVENGERS #3 (OF 5)

• INCREDIBLE HULK #7.1

• INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #517

• JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #3 (OF 5)

• JUSTICE LEAGUE #4 3RD PTG

• JUSTICE LEAGUE #9

• LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #2 (OF 3) (MR)

• LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #2 (OF 3) SULTRY CVR (MR)

• LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #2 (OF 3) WRAP CVR (MR)

• LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9

• MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3

• MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE TP

• MONDO #2 (OF 3) (MR)

• NEW AVENGERS #24 2ND PTG DEODATO AVX

• NEW MUTANTS #42 EXILED

• NIGHTWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• NINJETTES #4 (MR)

• NOWHERE MAN #3 (OF 4)

• PLANET OF THE APES #14

• RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• SAGA #3 (MR)

• SAUCER COUNTRY #3 (MR)

• SCALPED #58 (MR)

• SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER #3

• SECRET SERVICE #2 (OF 7) (MR)

• SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS HC VOL 02

• SHADE #8 (OF 12)

• SHADOW #2

• SIMPSONS COMICS #190

• SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1

• SONIC UNIVERSE #40

• STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #4

• STEED AND MRS PEEL #5 (OF 6)

• SUPERGIRL #9

• SUPURBIA #1 (OF 4) (3RD PTG)

• THIEF OF THIEVES #1 3RD PTG

• THIEF OF THIEVES #4

• THUNDERBOLTS #174

• UNCANNY X-MEN #12 AVX

• URSA MINOR #1 (MR)

• VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #4

• VENOM #18

• VOLTRON #5

• WALKING DEAD SER 1 PX RICK/MICHONNE AF 2-PK CS (NET)

• WINTER SOLDIER #5

• WOLVERINE AND BLACK CAT CLAWS 2 TP

• WONDER WOMAN #9

• X-FACTOR #236

Things aren’t exactly rosy at the big C right about now. After Street Fighter X Tekken fell short of the company’s expectations, Capcom released a statement in a Q&A blaming the game’s reduced sales to “cannibalism because a large number of other games in this genre that were launched within a short time” While that sounds fairly plausible, many in the community are citing that the company has taken advantage of their players too many times with their increasingly annoying DLC practices and their seemingly cash-grabbing “super” versions of it’s games releasing in short time frames. Most recently it fact, it was discovered that practically all of the DLC that was planned for Street Fighter X Tekken was already on the disc in it’s entirety, and simply locked off behind a pay-wall.

Well, all that could be set to change, as the company is now said to be re-evaluating their practice of on disc DLC according to Senior Vice President of strategic planning and business development, Christian Svensson. According to a post he made on Capcom’s Unity Blog:

“We would like to assure you that we have been listening to your comments and as such have begun the process of re-evaluating how such additional game content is delivered in the future. As this process has only just commenced in the past month or so, there will be some titles, where development began some time ago and that are scheduled for release in the coming months, for which we are unable to make changes to the way some of their post release content is delivered.”

One of those titles is the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma, which is said to have a large amount of DLC from launch. Will the company actually change it’s practices, or is this just another round of PR spin? Only time will tell. 

It’s not often that we get to talk about games AND comic books in the same post. Purveyors of games, comics and puppy-dogs ahem… horsemen of the apocalypse can now enjoy a prequel comic starring the game’s protagonist, Death, when they pre-order the Angel of Death Edition at Best Buy. With a cover designed by lead artist, Joe Madureira and a story written by Andrew Kreisberg and drawn by Roger Robinson, it makes for an unexpected bonus if you were already planning on getting the game to see what type of zany antics that Death guy gets up to after the end of all things.

Check out the full press release after the break.

Darksiders II slices its way into retail August 14th

DARK HORSE WORKS WITH THQ ON EXCLUSIVE DARKSIDERS^® II PREQUEL COMIC!

May 14, MILWAUKIE, OR—As announced through Best Buy, fans eagerly awaiting Darksiders^® II can get an exclusive Darksiders prequel comic from Dark Horse Comics when they preorder the Best Buy exclusive Darksiders II: Angel of Death edition for Xbox 360 ® or PlayStation® 3!

With a stunning cover from game creator Joe Madureira, this Best Buy exclusive print issue takes place before the events of Darksiders II, as Death travels to Earth to hunt down and confront a rogue demon!

Written by Andrew Kreisberg (Batman Confidential, Green Arrow and Black Canary, FOX’s Fringe) and drawn by Roger Robinson (Batman: Arkham City, Azrael), Darksiders II: Death’s Door reveals essential secrets from the world of the upcoming game!

Preorder your copy of Darksiders II today!

About Darksiders II

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to redeem his brother’s name. Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape.

The original Darksiders^®, released in January 2010, received critical acclaim including the Best Fantasy Game 2010 award from IGN. Darksiders followed the story of WAR, wrongly accused of starting the apocalypse, on a quest to reclaim lost honor and take revenge on those who wronged him.

About THQ

THQ Inc. is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.  THQ, Darksiders, Vigil Games and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

About Dark Horse Comics

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists.  In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and best-selling prose author Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and the Occultist. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Mass Effect, Serenity, and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry’s leading publisher of licensed material.

 

This is why Moore doesn’t like us, people…

Source:  Comic Book Resources

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Mondays suck. That’s why we here at Mighty Ink Comics and Entertainment vow to brighten it up a little bit by giving you something to nod your head to. Those who listen to our podcast know we have a wide range of musical tastes. Music Mondays will feature music from, inspired by, or remixed from our favorite games, comics, and other media.

In the interest of getting more content and podcasts on the site, we’ve created new bite-sized episodes for your listening enjoyment! In Mighty Bites Episode 1, we discuss The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and its addictive nature, as well as Matt’s obsessive compulsive item management and my need to rush evildoers and bash them in the face with swords. Enjoy!

Takin’ a Bite Out Of:
-SKYRIM-

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Why is Kratos scowling at me? Maybe because we neglected to report on his new game? Maybe because we didn’t say anything recently about being featured in Playstation Battle Arena All-Stars Melee: Brawl? Maybe because we neglected to post May’s Video Game Ink Drop? Yeah, that’s the one. This month is choca-block with amazing titles to rob you of any free time or extra sleep. Most of us already have Diablo III ready to rock, Resistance: Burning Skies decends upon PS Vita, and Sonic the Hedgehog: Episode 2 (of 2) finally makes an appearance. Click on “more” to see the complete list. Whatever you do, just don’t hog the controller when Kratos is around. He yells. A lot.

Movie tie-in games have historically been an uphill battle. That’s usually not the case, somehow, for Spider-Man. This time around, not only will you be able to put yourself into Spidey’s web-shooters, but also his co-creator’s! For the first time ever, Stan “The Man” Lee is playable and starring in his own side mission exclusively for Amazon.com pre-order holders. Folks that reserve at Gamestop (boo) will also get a treat as they get to play as Rhino. While these bonuses will certainly be available later on as DLC, this is currently the only way to access them. I’ve always wanted to say this: Excelsior!

Source: Comic Book Resources

Beginning this Fall, the CW is about to get a lot greener. No, not that week-long “we care about the environment” campaing like NBC. They’ve ordered a full season of “Arrow” based on DC Comics’ Green Arrow character that we previously mentioned here. While this is in no way related to Smallville (for real this time), hopefully it can fill the superhero void in their line-up.

Source: IGN

If you are an aficionado of freebies like we are around these parts, you’ll appreciate this one. Rockstar is giving away copies of Midnight Club 2 for PC on Steam for users that join Steam’s Rockstar Community. According to the Steam page, the company plans to distribute the non-giftable free copies of the game in users accounts by May 29th. If you plan on taking them up on their offer however, you should probably do it sooner rather than later, as this deal is live only until May 15th.

via Joystiq

Source: Steam

5/25 Chicago, IL. Other cities announced as well. Click below for details. Be ready!

via Ain’t It Cool News

According to MSNBC, the damage caused by the big fight in The Avengers movie would cost around $160 Billion. I capatalized that “B” on purpose. As Marvel and Disney start planning for a sequel to this blockbuster, will there still be blocks to bust?

Source: msnbc.com Entertainment 

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If there was ever any doubt that gamers are still crazy about Minecraft, take a look at these stats. Which stats? These stats.

Did you miss out on NECA’s recent Portal Device Replica? Countless did as only 5,000 were made, and ebay auctions are ridiculously expensive. This summer, NECA will be releasing another 5,000 pieces, only this time they’ll be of the variety that P-Body uses during Portal 2′s co-op campaign. If orange and red isn’t your taste, the Atlas version is sure to follow soon. Test on, and click below for the preview video.

Source: NECA via Just Push Start

We’re a little late this week, but it’s been busy what with all the Avenging and what-not. After Free Comic Book Day last week, expect a few new enthusiasts running amok in your local comic shop. To them, we say “Welcome brothers & sisters!” Also, “Sorry about Astonishing X-Men after issue #25!”

Source: Continental Comics & Comixology.com

Ladies and gentlemen, as promised… Nick Fury!

Did you miss out on Free Comic Book Day? Dark Horse knows that feel, bro. They’ve offered the home version to those of you who didn’t get out there, or simply couldn’t find these books during your journey. It’s worth checking out if only to get some Serenity/Star Wars/Buffy/The Guild action on the go! Full press release follows, then join us in the comments and play “Six Degrees of Joss Whedon” with each title.

Source: Dark Horse Digital
 MAY 7, MILWAUKIE, OR—If you missed out on picking up your Free Comic Book Day comics at your local comic-book store, you can get them from Dark Horse Digital for a limited time!

Both Star Wars/Serenity and Buffy/The Guild will be available for free download on Dark Horse Digital starting today and running through the end of May.

Dark Horse Digital is available through all modern web browsers and features cloud storage in both the Android (beta) andiOS apps.

Make sure to check out these awesome titles from Dark Horse and support Free Comic Book Day! Free Comic Book Day has happened the first Saturday in May every year since 2002—ten years in the running!

For more information on Free Comic Book Day, visit FreeComicBookDay.com.

To find and support your local comic shop, visit ComicShopLocator.com.

About Dark Horse Digital

Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has grown to become the third-largest comics publisher in the United States and is acclaimed internationally for the quality and diversity of its line. In 2011, the company that revolutionized the comic industry proudly presented its groundbreaking digital-publishing program, Dark Horse Digital.

Dark Horse Digital offers its most popular titles at an unprecedented value, while providing the highest-quality reading experience possible. Single-issue comics are priced as low as just $0.99, and there is also an extensive list of free introductory #1 issues. Additionally, DH Digital’s “bundles” group together story arcs spanning multiple issues into affordable packages, allowing readers to get all the issues that comprise a complete narrative, starting at just $3.99 and up. And through cloud-based technology, Digital Store purchases can be read and enjoyed on your laptop, desktop, mobile browser, and Dark Horse Bookshelf app, available now on iTunes.

To get started, simply log on to Digital.DarkHorse.com or download the app to create an account, and begin building your collection today.

Source:  AleroArt.com

I'm gonna get a freaking awesome Kangol hat out of this...

First off, You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of the series until now. Although a number of the games have released on this side of the pond, in Japan it’s kind of a big deal. There’s Monster Hunter themed restaurants, plush characters, cosplay. It’s pretty insane. All this for a game that essentially boils down to killing dragons and other large fantasy beasts only to fashion hats and fancy armor to allow one to kill Even BIGGER beasts that provide the opportunity to gird oneself with even more impressive and bad-ass armor sets from monster parts. It really shouldn’t work, but I’ll be the first to admit I’m pretty solidly hooked at this point.

Monster Hunter meat. THIS is how the world ends.

It all started on the PS2. I picked the original PS2 Monster Hunter game up on a whim, as it was one of the last games available from a Toys R Us store closing and was deeply discounted. I’d heard it was a big deal in Japan and I figured it couldn’t hurt to give the game a shot. The worst that could happen is I’d be out thirteen bucks on a PS2 game. After playing on my own and thinking I had and understanding on how things worked, I was eager to play with a group and tackle some tougher creatures. Monster Hunter was one of the few (at the time) PS2 games that took advantage of the optional online adapter. While the game’s lobby system was clunky, convoluted and difficult to grasp, I soon found myself paired up with a few other fellow hunters and finding out that I only had a partial knowledge of how things worked. I soon found myself learning the intricacies of the game’s combat and the almost meta game of crafting items, and I’ve been addicted to the series ever since.

The gameplay, while initially fairly daunting, is very rewarding and encourages cooperation between players. While it is possible to take on many of the game’s beasts alone, the true fun of the game is in partnering up with 3 other people to hunt building sized creatures together. All items that are used in the game are obtained from gathering plants and other items from the world and combining the different ingredients to make equipment that will help in a quests. Each monster essentially has it’s own move set and it’s own set of “tells” to let players know what attack is coming. Once a player figures out what attacks are coming next and how to avoid them, the game really starts to open up, but this experience won’t come without a good deal of trial and error. The best advice I can give to people that are looking into getting into the game is be prepared to die… A lot.

That being said the game is an absolute blast online. I think that it’s both the community and the flexibility of the game that keep me huntin’ into the wee hours of the morning. Because taking down the game’s numerous beasties is so hinged on cooperation, the community is one of the best out there. You can often find high level characters paired up with lower level players showing them the ropes or helping out on particularly tough quests. I often find myself wishing that modern day conflicts were as easy to solve as they are in the game. If we could all just band together and fight dragons and create stylish hats from the resulting parts, the world would truly be a better place.

This is THE weekend to be a comic enthusiast as not only do we get some movie called Avengers, we also get Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, May 5th! Click below to see the full list of what your local shop may be giving away. Get there early as these books are sure to run out! Also, Hugh Jackman expresses his love for FCBD in the video below.

Source: CBR

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DARK HORSE DIGITAL: MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU SALE!A GALAXY OF STAR WARS COMICS FOR $99.99! MAY 4, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Comics is joining in on the May the Fourth madness with a very exclusive limited offer to their digital comics readers.

Get blasted into a galaxy far, far away with this amazing May the Fourth Be with You MegaBundle!May you pay a fourth of the regular listed price for these digital comics? Why, yes! This is the MegaBundle you’re looking for, but only here for a limited time, it is.This collection places 3,600 pages of Star Wars goodness right at your fingertips, including some of our most popular Star Wars series, such as Knights of the Old Republic, Blood Ties, Star Wars Tales, Rebellion, and Dark Times, as well as some of our newest series, such as Dawn of the Jedi, Agent of the Empire, and Crimson Empire III.Star Wars fans can also check out a free, exclusive preview of Darth Maul: Death Sentence #1 on Dark Horse Digital! And for May 4th only, Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color™ will have Star Wars: The Old Republic Volume 1 available for $4.99 in the NOOK Comics™ store.Dark Horse Digital is available through all modern web browsers and as an app in both the Android and iTunes stores.

The May the Fourth Be With You Sale ends Sunday at midnight. Stop by Dark Horse Digital and get all the Star Wars comics you could want and more!

About Dark Horse DigitalFounded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has grown to become the third-largest comics publisher in the United States and is acclaimed internationally for the quality and diversity of its line. In 2011, the company that revolutionized the comic industry proudly presented its groundbreaking digital-publishing program, Dark Horse Digital.Dark Horse Digital offers its most popular titles at an unprecedented value, while providing the highest-quality reading experience possible. Single-issue comics are priced as low as just $0.99, and there is also an extensive list of free introductory #1 issues. Additionally, DH Digital’s “bundles” group together story arcs spanning multiple issues into affordable packages, allowing readers to get all the issues that comprise a complete narrative, starting at just $3.99 and up. And through cloud-based technology, Digital Store purchases can be read and enjoyed on your laptop, desktop, mobile browser, and Dark Horse Bookshelf app, available now on iTunes.To get started, simply log on to Digital.DarkHorse.com or download the app to create an account, and begin building your collection today.

Okay, so this review written by Rolling Stone Magazine’s Peter Travers is probably bugging me a little too much. I still want to know how, “all your senses will be blown.” Maybe it’s just me. In an effort to answer this question, I turn to you to do some research. I’ve provided worksheets below. Please meet back here after seeing the film to share your results. For Science!

Source: hollywoodreporter.com

1. Live to Rise – Soundgarden
2. I’m Alive – Shinedown
3. Dirt and Roses – Rise Against
4. Even If I Could – Papa Roach
5. Unbroken – Black Veil Brides
6. Breath – Scott Weiland
7. Comeback – Redlight King
8. Into the Blue – Bush
9. A New Way to Bleed (Photek Remix) – Evanescence
10. Count Me Out – PUSHERJONES
11. Shoot to Thrill – Theory of a Deadman
12. Wherever I Go – Buckcherry
13. From Out of Nowhere – Five Finger Death Punch
14. Shake the Ground – Cherri Bomb
15. Pistols At Dawn – Kasabian

Source: YouTube & Squidoo

Aaron Ray has thrown down the gauntlet, and challenged Mike Peters to a Thor-off! You can see more of Aaron’s work at his blog.

Source: Old Time Traveling Circus

If rocking your love of The Avengers on a t-shirt or belt buckle isn’t quite good enough, you can keep your favorite heroes even closer. However, I must warn you; Just like every good comedian, you should know your audience before showing them your art gallery.

Source: SuperHeroStuff.com via Geeks Are Sexy

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After a lazy beginning, a rally that fell on deaf ears, and a (potential) blockbuster Avengers flick, Marvel may be tempted to take a third stab at bringing the Green Goliath back to the sliver screen in a solo effort. Forbes spoke to Marvel’s Paul Gitter:

If Hulk’s successful turnaround continues, Gitter says Marvel “will spin him off to a stand-alone program next year,” supported by a big budget franchise movie in 2015.

Great news, right? Well, hold on there, True Believer. Read on…

The entertainment studio is also exploring ways to promote Hulk as a “corporate icon,” similar to MetLife’s usage of Peanuts’ Snoopy, where The Hulk’s image conveys a message about channeling strength to overcome workplace challenges.

So does this mean Hulk is going to be the new Office Linebacker? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Source:  Dark Horizons via Forbes

Apparently, Iron Man doesn’t like the twitter feed in the left column… Ah well, I guess we’ve got to step up our game! Click below to tune into another episode of Mike’s show.

Source: Continental Comics & Comixology.com

• 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #7

• ACTION COMICS #9

• ACTION COMICS #9 VAR ED

• AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #685 ENDS

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SECRET ORIGINS TP

• AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 02 (MR)

• ANIMAL MAN #9

• ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 01 THE HUNT

• AVENGELYNE #8 CVR A LIEFELD

• AVENGERS ACADEMY #29 AVX

• AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP VOL 03

• AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1 (OF 3)

• AVENGERS KREE SKRULL WAR HC

• AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (OF 12) AVX

• AVENGERS X-SANCTION HC

• B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #224

• BART SIMPSONS PAL MILHOUSE #1

• BATMAN AND ROBIN #8

• BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 03 BATMAN ROBIN MUST DIE

• BATWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• BLUE ESTATE #11 (MR)

• BOYS #66 (MR)

• DANGER CLUB #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG

• DAREDEVIL #12

• DARTH VADER AND SON HC (C: 0-1-1)

• DEFENDERS #6

• DETECTIVE COMICS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

• DIAL H #1

• DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #6 (OF

• DOROTHY OF OZ PREQUEL #2 (OF 4)

• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 03

• EARTH 2 #1

• EPIC KILL #1

• EXILED #1

• FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #2 MAIN CVRS

• FURY MAX #1 (MR)

• GARFIELD #1

• GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16 A CVR SEJIC (MR)

• GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16 B CVR ATKINS (MR)

• GI COMBAT #1

• GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #178

• GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS TP VOL 03

• GREEN ARROW #9

• GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 11 (MR) (C: 0-1-1)

• HULK RETURN OF MONSTER PREM HC DM VAR ED 90

• HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1 (OF 5)

• INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #516

• JUSTICE LEAGUE #6 2ND PTG

• JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN

• JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9

• KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #5

• LIFE WITH ARCHIE #19

• MARVEL HEROCLIX GALACTIC GUARDIANS 24 CT PRIMER DS (NET) (C:

• MARVELS AVENGERS AVENGERS INITIATIVE

• MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE TP

• MIND THE GAP #1 CVR A

• RED LANTERNS #9

• RED SONJA #66

• RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #3

• SECRET AVENGERS #26 AVX

• SHADOW #1

• SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1

• SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #236

• SPAWN #219

• SPIRIT WORLD HC

• STAR TREK ONGOING #8

• STORMWATCH #9

• SUPERCROOKS #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG YU VAR (MR) (PP #1017)

• SUPERMAN #1 3RD PTG

• SUPREME #64

• SUPURBIA #3 (OF 4)

• SWAMP THING #9

• SWEET TOOTH #33 (MR)

• TANPOPO COLLECTION HC VOL 01

• TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 (THE CULLING)

• THE LONE RANGER #5

• THE SPIDER #1

• TOY STORY #3 (OF 4)

• ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10

• VENOM #17

• VOLTRON YEAR ONE #2

• WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #5 (OF 5)

• WORLDS FINEST #1

• X-FACTOR #235

• X-MEN #28

• X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1 PULLBOX NORD CVR

• X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1 REG RIBIC CVR

Source: Sold Out, unfortunately at Think Geek

Cap'n America!

To celebrate the release of The Avengers, Mike Peters is bringing back his Livestream show for one week only! Join him as he draws an Avenger a day. Today’s feature is Captain America. Click below and watch how he does what he does. Also, he plays some pretty cool music while he draws…

Oddly enough, we start off our week of Avengers coverage with box office totals. In an interesting turn of events, The Avengers movie, featuring characters such as Captain America, has opened several countries that aren’t America on April 27th. Even though we here in the states have to wait a full week longer to see the action, the movie is already setting records clocking in as the ninth highest overseas grossing film of all time. According to boxofficemojo.com, here’s how it breaks down:

Taking into consideration that the film hasn’t opened in China, Russia, or Japan, expect this number to climb significantly. Comic Book Resources gives further details:

The movie earned $24.7 million in the United Kingdom, marking Disney’s best-ever three-day weekend there. It also brought in $19.7 million in Australia, a record $15.9 million in Mexico and $12.9 million in South Korea. In addition to Mexico, “The Avengers” also scored the biggest-ever openings in New Zealand, Taiwan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines.

As we continue our coverage, we’ll give you updates as more numbers come in. Either way, this should be an exciting week!

Sources: CBR & Box Office Mojo

Things we learned during the recording of Episode 31 of GCPD: No. 1. As cool as it sounds on paper, It is not a good idea to have a Nerf gun war during the break: It makes for an exhausting second half of the show. No. 2. YouTube surfing, while good for morale, is inherently dangerous to productivity. And the most important lesson of all: No. 3. As far as internet fanboyism is concerned: “haters gonna hate.” That being said, we’re glad to be back with another entertaining and hefty sized episode of GCPD. So without further ado, reload your Nerf Maverick and let the games begin!

Topics Discussed this Episode:

• Matt’s Thoughts on Comic Book Men
  
• Did Archie Get Caught Up on Walking Dead? NO? DEAR GOD MAN, WHY?
• Our Take on the Playstation Vita
• Theft of Nicolas Cage’s Action Comics #1 to be Made Into Movie
• Penny Arcade Adventures OTRSPOD Episode… 3?
• Mass Effect DLC to add More Clarity to Explain Ending.
• EA Wins Worst Company in America Award from the Consumerist

& So much more! After the break we hit you with this week’s Supey Bats award winner and chime in on our updated playlists and pull-lists. Don’t forget to stick around after the close of the show proper for the GCPD Unplugged/Blooper goodness that only we can provide.

Music Featured:  Riot Inside’s “Too Fast” From the new EP ’404′ Check out Riot Inside’s official site here.
 BADLUCK’s “Case Closed (Instrumental)” and Graphiqs Groove’s “Deep Sky Blue” both of which are available at the Free Music Archive.

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Mondays suck. That’s why we here at Mighty Ink Comics and Entertainment vow to brighten it up a little bit by giving you something to nod your head to. Those who listen to our podcast know we have a wide range of musical tastes. Music Mondays will feature music from, inspired by, or remixed from our favorite games, comics, and other media.

In anticipation of this weekend’s release of The Avengers, Mighty Ink Comics will be devoting much of our coverage to the biggest movie of the year. Check back for updates, exclusive artwork, and more!

Avengers Theme Song – Agnee – Hello Andheron – YouTube.

Sometimes, things we need to get off of our chests don’t necessarily fit in a category that fit our normal content. That’s why we’ve introduced Sunday Confessions. If there’s something cool or kind of embarassing that you need to get off of your chest, this is the place to do it.

Before I begin, I want to go on record that I am all about cleanliness in the men’s room. As most of our long-time readers and listeners know, this is a subject that I dwell on frequently, especially when it comes to enthusiast hobbies. Most times, I wash my hands before and after the um… event. It’s almost obsessive compulsive. To reiterate, the washroom is probably the cleanest room in my home. Now, without further ado…

This week’s confession may seem like common sense, but it has to be said. Some of my best gaming moments have happened in the washroom. If you’re like me, you spend a good chunk of time in the lavatory. Pardon the pun, but why should this time be wasted?

The portable handheld was almost certainly created for the bathroom. With features like PS Vita’s remote play, it’s kind of obvious that this is what it’s intended for. After the Gameboy was released in the US, how long did it take some industrious gamer to figure out that his high score didn’t have to wait until he left the washroom? I think it’s high time for game advertising to appeal to this demographic. Years ago, Nintendo had an ad campaign aimed at kids playing the GBA in church. In fact, its where our logo comes from. Imagine, if you will, laying the smack-down on someone in a little online multi-player. What better insult than, “I just destroyed you AND my toilet, son!” Maybe not that line, but you get the idea. Then there’s survival horror. How many “Oh crap!” moments have you had while playing Dead Space or Resident Evil titles? To paraphrase George Carlin, “first you say it, then you do it!” You’re in the right spot after all.

This is a bit much.

Most devices are pocket-sized enough to accompany their owners anywhere, so why not everywhere? Some of my best gaming moments have happened while sequestered. I won’t go on to detail which ones, but it’d be remiss to discount that. As smartphones are the primary portable gaming platforms now, everyone’s pretty much on board allready. I’m not taking credit for starting a trend, but it’s time to come out of the watercloset, wash your hands, and step into the sunlight! Let there be no shame in your game.

Don't get carried away, or this is what you'll have to do to dry it out (Source: methodshop.com)

Without limiting it to gaming, I can trace this back to my childhood. It comes from trying to find peace and quiet to read. I previously wrote about how adamant my mother was about keeping “evil” things out of the house, and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series was no exception. I loved those books, but I could only read them at school. One summer, I got the opportunity to volunteer for the Michael Jordan Foundation thanks to my aunt Phoebe. Of course, it was an unpaid gig, but she gave me the entire run of Goosebumps books that had been sent to her by a friend at Scholastic. She was cool enough to wrap them up in a shoebox, give me a new pair of shoes, and send me home incognito. After that, it just became second nature.

Sega "Toylet" Games

Of course, now that we’ve gotten to this point as a culture, there’s always that step too far. In some places, they’ve incorporated gaming into the very act of going to the washroom. I’m not really too sure how I feel about this, but for now I’ll just say that men definitely have an unfair advantage here. However, I’m sure Madcatz will come up with a peripheral to address this compatibility issue. I’m surprised Dave & Buster’s hasn’t jumped on this yet.

As always, thanks for reading, folks. Tune in next time as I share with you all how I wrote the majority of this article in my head while I was taking a shower!

Source: Society6

Draw Something seems to have come out of nowhere. The app that seems to have what it takes to take down Words with Friends and maybe even Angry Birds has been on everyone’s screen for a few weeks now. We check in with correspondent Andrew Luna to get his take on the phenomenon…

I have been playing this game for about a month now called Draw Something by OMG Pop. The premise of this game is quite simple: you draw a picture for a friend who then has to guess it using a set of scrambled letters. Extra letters are mixed in to throw the player off from figuring out the drawing. Once they guess the drawing correctly or give up, they are then given three words to choose from to draw a picture for you. The catch is the colors you start out with are limited to four basic colors: red, black, yellow and blue. If you don’t like the three words given to you, you do have the option to pick another set of randomly generated words but in order to do that you have to use a “bomb”. Initially you are given three bombs, once those are used the game offers the player the option to purchase more using real money. Speaking of money, if the player wants to upgrade their color choices they have the option. In order to do so, they have to use the game’s currency, which are gold coins. Depending on the difficulty level of the word choice you choose to draw determines the coins you will receive. The same concept applies for guessing your friend’s drawing. If you guess a second choice word you receive two gold coins, third choice rewards three coins and so forth. If the player you draw for guesses your drawing you also receive the coins. In the end, both players are rewarded something unless they give up on guessing their friend’s drawing. If they do give up the game moves onto the next “round” and both players get a chance to guess again. This lowers the difficulty level since the games moves onto the next round regardless if a player gives up or guesses correctly. Plus with there being no time limit, the player can play at their own pace. This game is fun if at least one of the players can actually draw, actually draw using their fingers on a touch screen and are given something that is fun to draw. (Chances are you are not going to have at least three of these things).  Because of the lack of a time limit and since the game does progress to the next round regardless if the drawing is guessed, that means this game doesn’t truly end. At first the idea and concept is quite fun! The real difficulty is being able to draw, and if you’re like me chances are you can’t draw for the life of you. Plus having fat thumbs doesn’t help much. (Stick figures is what you get with me) The lack of having the ability to draw doesn’t help if your friend cannot draw either, which in turn makes this whole concept become a type of torture device. To sit there staring at scrambled letters trying to decipher a drawing that looks like a 3 year old kid made while touching the screen with sticky fingers isn’t fun, it isn’t fun at all. This whole “forever” concept reminds me of E.T. for the Atari 2600. (At least E.T. looked prettier than the drawings that are regurgitated from my fat fingers) Plus having a set of limited color choices and art skills that involve a touch screen will give any friend or foe the impression that you fail at being creative in life. At least with E.T. he was able to eventually find his way home (not in the actual game of course). With Draw Something, the only dying that will occur is either your patience or your relationship with your friend. This game would be more enjoyable if the user was given more. Maybe start out with five colors? Have a game mode that includes a time limit and rewards the player more coins. Of course when it comes to games on smartphones these days there is never such a thing as a reward. In fact, games such as Draw Something remind me of the craptacular movie games that were released on the NES (Back to the Future had deadly bees?). The only reason for games like these to exist is to keep the player entertained for a short period of time, which contributes to A.D.D. Games like Draw Something would be especially fun if there weren’t two versions, a free and a paid version to skip the ads that show up between rounds. How about a pay version that actually rewards the player?Maybe give them a fourth choice allowing them to make their own word. No one wants to draw some celebrity with their fat fingers on a touch screen with only four color choices. How about a free version that is actually fun to play. Either way, it looks like most social network games are heading into this direction. Especially games like Draw Something that depend on a player’s wallet for a source of income to reward them sooner instead of later. Kind of sad since this takes the fun out of games because in the end, it’s all about how much money the company can make from the user and their fingertips.

Chris Tourre and Lance Curran want to make your beer a little geekier. The idea is that each six-pack crafted by Arcade Brewery, operating out of New Chicago’s Beer Company , will feature a complete comic book story. It’s like they’ve taken the concept of Bazooka Joe and replaced it with a cold, refreshing beverage! With creators like artist Tony Moore (The Walking Dead) and writer Jason Aaron (Wolverine & The X-Men, Deadpool)  already on board, this is sure to be something big. There’s currently a Kickstarter campaign to get the project going by January 2013 featuring incentives like original artwork from Moore and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother, Daniel Bryan’s WWE ring attire), brewery tours, and the opportunity to star in your own six-pack adventure. Well, at least this time it’ll be a six-pack adventure you can be proud of.

Source: Kickstarter (Thanks to Ryan Armstrong for the tip!)