As if Micro isn’t enough Smilin’ Stan Lee for you today, here’s what may be the most unexpected Stan story of recent times: Lee is teaming with the National Hockey League to create a different superhero for each of the 30 teams in the league to debut next year. And, oh, it gets odder. From the official press release:
Stan Lee’s vision
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Finally, a USB hub made from a replica human skull. I hope it’s a replica, at least. At just $25, the 4-port USB 2.0 Skullhub (two ports in each cheek) features a carved out cranial area for you to store candy or your keys or whatever else someone who’d buy the Skullhub would want to put in there.
The USB ports are unpowered, so make
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Ridley Scott is returning to the work of Philip K. Dick for the first time since 1982’s Blade Runner, to executive-produce a new BBC mini-series adaptation of The Man In The High Castle. The novel, set in an alternate reality where the Nazis won the second world war, will be adapted by playwright (and writer of Spooks) Howard Brenton …
On the eve of New York Comic-Con, I’m proud to present Techland’s Digital Age of Comics panel. The venerable Douglas Wolk will be moderating a star-studded panel of comic giants.
Marvel Comics publisher Dan Buckley will be joined by Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik, Comixology CEO David Steinberger, Dark Horse Comics’ Aaron …
For the first time in series history, gamers will be able to play in a pre-release beta for a Gears of War game. As a make-good for letting down the folks who were eagerly anticipating the April 2011 arrival of Gears of War 3, Epic and Microsoft announced yesterday that they’ll offering a sneak peek of what the newest version of what …
AMC has made some bold choices when choosing original programing, but none gets us more excited than The Walking Dead. With Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and Gale Ann Hurd (producer and writer of The Terminator, producer of Aliens) the project is definitely in good hands, and we’ve been interested …
Every week I go to my Local Comic Shop (Midtown 4 Life!) and I buy too many comics. Then I come home and lie to my girlfriend about how much money I spent this week (thanks a lot, hardcover edition of Parker: The Outfit). Finally, I scan a pile of great panels and share them with you. Welcome back to Panel of the Week!
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FriendShuffle takes the idea that you share similar interests with your Facebook friends and runs with it. You go to FriendShuffle.com and sign in with your Facebook credentials, and then any web address—article, video, blog post, whatever—that one of your friends has tagged using Facebook’s "like" button will show up chronologically
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Starkiller–Darth Vader’s secret apprentice-turned-Rebel Alliance founder–isn’t just returning once in The Force Unleashed II. The ultra-powerful Force wielder’s coming back over and over again in the sequel’s new teaser clip. The big mystery has been how are fans getting to play as Starkiller yet again, when the canonical ending of …
Sprint is hoping to make installing apps on new Android phones a more streamlined experience with Sprint ID. The basic premise is pretty simple: the company has created several "packs" of similar applications—Entertainment, Socially Connected, Health and Fitness, Business Productivity, Sports, etc.—which users can download in one
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It appears that roughly 2/3 of the people in the comics industry are currently working with 87-year-old superhero godfather Stan Lee on some new project or other, and that all of them are going to be announced at Comic-Con. One of them is “7,” to be published by the new Stan Lee Comics imprint (and debut with an animated video); courtesy …
