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Comics: X-Men - PREVIEW: Uncanny X–Men #517

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The X–Men are still reeling from the return of Magneto!

Gear: Accessories - Decorate Your Phone the Marvel Way This Holiday Season

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Get your favorite Marvel heroes engraved on your cellphone or iPod, courtesy of Coveroo!

Movies - The Super Hero Squad Show: Ep. 15 Preview

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This Saturday, at 7:30 PM on Cartoon Network, Hulk and Silver Surfer form an all new team!

Comics: Thor - PREVIEW: Thor: Defining Moments Giant Size #1

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Everything has been leading to this moment!

Comics: Marvel Heroes - The Weekly Watcher: November 20, 2009

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Ben Morse recaps the biggest Marvel news of the week including updates to the "Thor" movie cast, a special offer for Marvel's Facebook fans, information on Hitman Monkey and more!

Marvel.com - Marvel On Demand: Free Video (11/20/09)

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Watch the latest videos from Marvel.com and see what's coming next week!

Comics: Marvel Heroes - PREVIEW: Avengers: The Initiative #30

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Nightmare strikes!

Comics: Marvel Heroes - PREVIEW: Dark Avengers: Ares #2

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The mission gets personal!

Comics: Marvel Heroes - PREVIEW: Dark Wolverine #80

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Norman Osborn tries to enhance Daken's public image!

Comics: Marvel Heroes - PREVIEW: Ender's Shadow: Command School #3

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Bean lowers his guard...

Gonick on the End of "History"

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Larry Gonick, the creator of the long-running “Cartoon History of the Universe” comic series talked with ROBOT 6’s Chris Mautner’s about wrapping up his magnum opus after working on it for over three decades.

BOOM! Studios Titles On Sale November 25, 2009

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BOOM! Studios has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale November 25, including Howard Chaykin's "Die Hard: Year One" #3, "Monsters Inc." #3, "Muppet Peter Pan" #3, and "Uncle Scrooge" #385!

VOTE: Top 100 Comic Book Storylines Of All Time

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CSBG needs your help in counting down the 100 greatest comic book stories ever created! Vote for your favorites and come back later this month to see where your choices land in the Top 100 Storylines of All Time!

Powell Breaks Silence on "The Goon"

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Award-winning creator Eric Powell returns with a new silent issue of his highly acclaimed horror-comedy, news on the animated film adaptation, and the imminent release of his self-published kids' comic. Plus, an exclusive preview of of "Goon" #33!

FIRST LOOK: "RoboCop" #1 Variant

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Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment, CBR presents an exclusive first look at Johnny D's variant cover for "RoboCop," on sale in January 2010 from writer Rob Williams and artist Fabiano Neves.

IDW, Desperado Announce Publishing Agreement

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IDW Publishing and Desparado have announced that the two companies have forged an agreement that will bring the Desparado lineup of creators and books to IDW where they will be published under a new imprint.

PREVIEW: "Wonder Woman" #38

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Courtesy of DC Comics, CBR presents a preview for "Wonder Woman" #38 from the creative team of writer Gail Simone and artist Aaron Lopresti. The issue hits stores next Wednesday, November 25

Claudio Sanchez Brings Music To "The Amory Wars"

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The Coheed & Cambria front-man spoke with CBR about "The Amory Wars," which releases the final volume of "Second Stage Turbine Blade" in December, including an all-new story titled "33."

Marvel Comics On Sale November 25, 2009

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Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including ""Dark Wolverine" #80, "Fantastic Four" #573, "Powers" #1, "Thor: Defining Moments" and more.

REVIEW: "Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man"

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CBR's Chad Nevett reviews "Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man" and likes what he reads, giving it a 3.5 star rating and saying that the comic is "a strong conclusion to the 'Dark Reign: The List' one-shots."

Dark Horse Announces New Senior Director of Marketing 11/16/2009

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MICHA HERSHMAN JOINS THE DARK HORSE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AFTER 13 YEARS WITH BORDERS GROUP

NOVEMBER 13, MILWAUKIE, OR -- It was announced today that Micha Hershman has joined the Dark Horse marketing department. In his thirteen-year tenure with Borders Group, Hershman developed an extensive professional experience with comics, graphic novels, science fiction, horror, and related merchandise. After handling the buyer duties for the chains rapidly growing...

DH Teams with The Hundreds to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Usagi Yojimbo! 11/17/2009

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DARK HORSE AND THE HUNDREDS BRAND ANNOUNCE TWO LIMITED-EDITION USAGI YOJIMBO T-SHIRTS TO BE RELEASED THIS SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 17TH, MILWAUKIE, OR -- Dark Horse has teamed up with the LA-based clothing label The Hundreds for the creation of two extremely limited T-shirts featuring new art from creator Stan Sakai, to be released this coming Saturday. The T-shirts, which have been produced in a limited run of only two hundred of each...

Matt Kindt Gives Away Original Art! 11/18/2009

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From now until December 11th, every copy of 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man sold on creator Matt Kindts website will come with an original 5x7 water color!

Kindt is down to only 300 copies of his critically acclaimed book, and orders are coming in fast. So click here to be...

Art Is a Potent Weapon: Interview with Eric Drooker 11/18/09

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Eric Drooker has proven to be one of the most original and captivating artists of the modern era. His distinctly powerful work has graced the cover of the New Yorker nearly twenty times, been personally selected by Allen Ginsberg to accompany his poems, and, in Flood!: A Novel in Pictures, garnered the prestigious American Book Award.

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Dark Horse Tim Burton Skins On Sale Today! 11/18/2009

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THE NEXT WAVE OF DARK HORSE SKINS ARRIVE FEATURING ARTWORK FROM THE LEGENDARY TIM BURTON

NOVEMBER 18TH, MILWAUKIE, OR -- The popularity of skins that both personalize and protect our modern electronic devices is growing by leaps and bounds. Dark Horse Deluxe, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, and manufacturer GelaSkins have teamed up to launch a new collection of special designs for this contemporary platform, drawing on their longtime relationships with...

Zack Whedon Breathes New Life into Terminator 11/20/2009

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DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES CREATIVE TEAM ON HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES

NOVEMBER 19, MILWAUKIE, OR -- In 2029, Kyle Reese will be sent to 1984 to stop a T-800 from killing the mother of the resistance, Sarah Connor. But before his future son will send him back in time, Kyle Reese is simply another survivor in a desolate future.

In a brand-new series, Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible, Deadwood, Fringe, Rubicon) brings his...

The Art of Emily the Strange

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A new Flip Books download is available at DarkHorse.com

Click here to go see it now!

Insomnia Caf HC

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Peter Kolinsky was among the world's foremost experts on rare books, with a top position at a prestigious auction house, until black marketers took an interest in him. Since narrowly avoiding jail time, Peter's lived a lonely life in a tiny apartment, with a menial job he hates.

Things look like they might turn around when, looking for a late-night snack, Peter wanders into a caf and meets Angela. She shows him the Archives, where books currently being written are somehow on the shelves. It's a book-lover's dream until the black marketer who ruined Peter's life returns with a grudge. On the run, will Peter find salvation in the Archives, or further ruin?

* M. K. Perker's art for Air has just been honored with an Eisner nomination for Best New Series!

Eisner-nominated artist M. K. Perker makes his American solo debut!

Citizen Rex #5

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If you think Citizen Rexhas been wild so far, you won't believe what Mario and Gilbert Hernandez have planned next!

Everyone who's anyone in our fair city is attending the ultra-exclusive Blanc Masque gala, forcing all of the story's competing interests into one building as plans are put in motion and deals are struck. Sergio becomes a spy, a rebuilt Rex leads a unit of floppy-bots on a frontal assault of high society, and all hell breaks loose in the private meeting room at midnight! Plus, Rex's motives revealed, and Sergio remembers how he lost his shoes.

"Comics must be hardwired into the Hernandez Family's DNA."-Comic Book Resources

Conan the Cimmerian #16: Free Companions part 1

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A new story arc begins, leading to Conan's tumultuous time fighting and looting with the kozaki -- a wild group of fellow mercenaries also known as the "Free Companions." Conan and his fellow warriors, regrouping and recovering from their battle with the wizard Natohk and his desert hordes, find themselves on the verge of having to serve in another war! Timothy Truman begins an original tale that will explore events alluded to in Robert E. Howard's Conan tales, and he will also share artistic duties with Argentine sensation Toms Giorello to illustrate a time in Conan's life when he tries to keep his barbarous nature and hot temper in check in order to prove that he can be a leader of men.

"The latest incarnation of Conan has done nothing but live up to its predecessors."
-Broken Frontier

Episode 231 - Drinks with John McCrea, Garth Ennis & Friends

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Reviews: Batman/Doc Savage Special #1, Ghoul #1, Tracker #1, Supergod #1, Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1

Jimmy went out last week with John McCrea on his last night in town. Garth Ennis, Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Keith Burns and Lee Bradley all joined in on a beer fueled/fun filled/late night interview. It's informative, raucous, hilarious and fun! But...WHO is Darth Guinness?! News includes Lava-Roid now available, Dollhouse cancelled to no one's surprise, Zack Whedon does a Terminator comic, Angel of Death online again and more!

Episode 230 - King Con with Jamie Tanner

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Reviews: Stumptown #1, Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1, Lobo: Highway to Hell #1

Jimmy attended King Con in Brooklyn over the weekend and chatted with Jamie Tanner about his Kickstarter project. Joe reveals the surprise he had planned much to Jimmy's chagrin as he can't attend. Jimmy's lack of sleep continues as he bought the new GTA IV extension pack called Episodes From Liberty City. Joe tries to keep his rambling on track to no avail. News includes a Pride & Prejudice & Zombies prequel, comics are good for kids, library workers fired for hiding comic, animated Halo, Milestone comics are back, Professor Bendis and more!

Episode 229 - BSG Spectacular with Luciana Carro, Aaron Douglas & Michael Hogan! Plus, a Ben Templesmith Drive-By!

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Reviews: Casper and the Spectrals #1, World's Finest #1, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box #1

It's a Battlestar Galactica spectacular as Jimmy chatted with Luciana Carro ("Kat"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief") and Michael Hogan ("Tigh") at the recent Big Apple Comic-Con. He also had a quick chat with Ben Templesmith over drinks last week in which Ben dropped an exclusive! News includes convention craziness about SDCC, Angouleme, and Heroes, Marvel on iPhones, Liefeld & McFarlane together again, Heroes kills off major character, Tennant's last Doctor Who episodes, a yankee-fied Being Human and more!

Episode 228 - Happy Halloween with Emily Hagins (Pathogen) and Aaron Marshall (Zombie Girl)

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Reviews: Justice League of America #38, Angel Vs. Frankenstein

Young filmmaker Emily Hagins joins us to discuss her film Pathogen. She wrote/directed it when she was 11. Now 17 (as of today..HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!), she is working on new films and continuing to grow as a filmmaker. Aaron Marshall joins us as well to discuss the documentary, Zombie Girl, that he did following Emily around in her feature film directorial debut of Pathogen. The boys talk about the recent Doomsday Film Fest. And, uh-oh...Tony Lee and Ben Templesmith are in town so Jimmy is off to join them later. Expect stories next week! News includes 30 Days of Night sequel, Nick buys the Turtles, Newsarama sold, Deadpool Corps., Dollhouse delayed, Iowa hates zombies, etc.

Episode 227 - Big Apple Con with Melody Anderson, Erin Gray, and Miracle Laurie

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Reviews: Beyond the Wall #1, Anchor #1, Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King #1, Where the Wild Things Are

Alison Rosen joins us via Skype to recap her time at the Big Apple Con with Jimmy. We did a little video for you as well. Check it out below. Joe also attended the show and chatted with many comic folks. Jimmy interviewed many folks and you'll hear him with Melody Anderson (Flash Gordon), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) and Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse). He also talked to Battlestar stars Michael Hogan ("Col. Tigh"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief Tyrol) and Luciana Carro ("Kat") which you'll hear in a couple of weeks. News includes the Comic-Con wars, Favreau not on Avengers film, Calvin & Hobbes at MoCCA, JSA on Smallville, MarvelFest 09, Tara McPherson at Dr. Sketchy's and more.

Episode 226 - Kevin Conn Baltimore Con Recap

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Reviews: Haunt #1, X-Babies #1, Planetary #27

Kevin Conn (a.k.a. Lava-Roid) attended the Baltimore Comic-Con and joins us in studio to give his recap. Jimmy gives a lesson on the ethics of contacting someone famous via their friend and Joe tells us of the wedding he attended over the weekend. No, not his own. News includes Battlestar Galactica: The Plan update, SDCC preview night sold out, Bellydance/Comic convention, Gravel, Singer back to X-Men, Marge Simpson in Playboy, Diamond retailer summit highlights and more!

Episode 225 - Doomsday Film Festival & Gay Bride of Frankenstein

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Reviews: Astro City: Astra Special #1, Die Hard: Year One #1, sky Pirates of Neo Terra #1, Zombieland

Doomsday Film Festival directors Andrew Miller and Kristana Textor join Joe in studio to discuss the upcoming horror fest. Meanwhile, Jimmy has drinks and chats with Dana Aber, Ashley Kate Adams and Jeremiah James from the cast of The Gay Bride of Frankenstein. Jimmy talks of his deadly plague and new niece Chloe! News includes The Guild comic book, new Doctor Who logo, Transformers 3, a dark Mickey Mouse, Archie gets Betty too (told ya) and more!

Episode 224 - Zombieland with Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick

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Reviews: Underground #1, Spider-Woman #1, Beautiful Creatures #1. New fall shows of Heroes, Family Guy, Flash Forward, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, etc.

Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick join us to discuss the upcoming film starring Woody Harrelson. We also talk some of their upcoming projects like Venom and Earth vs. Moon. And we hear about what it's like to hang with William Shatner. Jimmy is on The Daily Alison with Alison Rosen (last week's guest)and gets an Absinthe infused visit from Molly Crabapple and the Dr. Sketchy's crew. News includes Splatterman, Ignatz awards at SPX, Lil' Batman, Daredevil reboot, Wolverine and 007 hate cell phones, Primeval returns, Free Enterprise 2 and trouble with the new V TV series.

Episode 223 - CNI One Shot! Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville)

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Smallville star Cassidy Freeman ("Tess Mercer") joined us for a phoner to discuss the upcoming season 9, her character, musical background, hanging with Allison Mack, and making Zod kneel before her! Tune in to this interview first and then check out the season premiere of Smallville tonight on the CW at 8pm EST.

Episode 222 - Alison Rosen (The Daily Alison) & Michael Emerson Drive by

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Reviews: Beasts of Burden #1, Vengeance of Moon Knight #1, X-Men Legacy Annual #1

In studio guest, Alison Rosen, joins us for another "Converting to Comicdom" segment. Did we convert her? You'll have to tune in to find out! It's another loooooooooooong episode so please forgive. 'Twas lotsa fun though! Alison is hilarious, smart and charming so I'm sure you will dig the extra CNI goodness that came out of it. Good friend Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) also joins us at the beginning of the show via phone to discuss his recent Emmy win! News includes Jack Kirby's kids suing for Marvel hero rights, Shin Chan creator's death, Archie Andrews gets an agent, Notorious MSG in a videogame, UK Jedi woes, a Roddenberry Apple computer for sale and more!

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