Apple is currently dealing with the public fallout from the discovery that someone had hacked iTunes accounts to fake purchases for 41 of his comic apps in the bookstore – comic apps that were, themselves, stolen intellectual property. The trail began with the discovery this weekend that 41 out of Apple’s top 50 book apps belonged to …
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Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Book Club: Volume 2
Welcome back to the Scott Pilgrim Book Club. We’re psyching ourselves up for Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (due out July 20) and the Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World movie (due out August 13) by discussing each volume of the series over the course of six weeks. This week, Douglas Wolk, Graeme McMillan, Mike Williams, Evan …
Exclusive Preview: Carla Speed McNeil Gets Kitty Pryde Drunk
The third and final issue of Marvel’s Girl Comics anthology comes out next Wednesday–and one reason we’re particularly psyched about it is that it includes a short story by the mighty writer/artist Carla Speed McNeil, the creator of the fantastic, long-running “aboriginal SF” series Finder (whose “Torch” story arc is currently a …
Comics on Our Pull List 7/8/10
Every week I make some “suggestions” for all those pilgrims out there that get all penitent on new comics day. I’m not here to tell you how to live your life, no no. I’m just saying that these five books here, these right here, well, they probably won’t be bad. Probably.
Batman and Robin #13
I am loving Damian as Robin. As a reader …
Mario Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before
It’s so hot out and I don’t have AC. I bet I could fry an egg on that sidewalk or curb or whatever it is.
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Whedon, Abrams To Team-Up At Comic-Con?
Welcome to what may be the most popular panel at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego: The LA Times is reporting a rumor that Entertainment Weekly has managed to pair JJ Abrams and Joss Whedon for what is sure to be an hour of comedy, storytelling masterclass and maybe, finally, an official confirmation that Whedon is directing Marvel’s …
Encom: Arc Wars Reboot?
Disney’s marketing campaign for TRON: Legacy has been a delightful mixture of cryptology and insane genius. The latest bit of outreach has left most of us in the Techland office confused. I received the following postcard sometime in the last four days and I’m baffled as to what it means, if it means anything at all. Any guesses from …
Star Wars Recreated With Action Figures
“Video Games Live” Concert Special Coming to PBS
I’ve always believed that video game music forges a special bond with the player. You generally spend so much time with those themes repeating themselves into your head that you can’t help to react to them when you hear them in a different context.
That emotional attachment is probably why the Video Games Live tour has been so …
AMC Goes From Zombies To Post-Civil War America
Not content with critically acclaimed dramas like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, nor the buzz of the upcoming Walking Dead adaptation, AMC is continuing to branch out in the drama department with new Western pilot Hell on Wheels.
Set in the 1860s, the series focuses on the construction of America’s first Transcontinental Railroad, as …
Telescope Takes First Image Of The Entire Universe
Last year, the European Space Agency launched the Planck telescope, sending it nearly a million miles deep into space. Using technology with light sensitivity, the telescope was able to capture the first image of the universe. Studying the evolution of space through heat left behind by the Big Bang, the Planck’s data will be used to …
In Which I Interview Optimus Prime
An interview with Peter Cullen needs no introduction. He’s the man behind the iconic voice of the leader of the Autobots that many of us grew up with in the 80s. With the recent resurgence of Transformers hysteria due to Michael Bay’s live-action adaptations, Peter Cullen has been hard at work on the films, video games and upcoming …