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MTV Geek Now Officially Officially Official

Published Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:52:03 -0500

Last updated Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:54:25 -0500

Bleeding Cool first reported on it during San Diego Comic Con this year. Then ran a number of mentions over the month. Then caused its beta site to be pulled behind a firewall when we noticed it was there. Well now MTV Geek is finally official.

It has an intro from Stan Lee behind what seems to be a thirty second lilicon advert, the first issue of Nick Spencer's Image book Shuddertown that came out in March, a look around Mike Mignola's studio an a lot of repurposed content from Splashpage and the like.

The issue of Shuddertown is more interesting in that a lot of exclusive comics content is going to be premiered here, in deals with the big companies. Say, I wonder if they'd like Wrong Time For Love?

I'd love to watch the videos, but they've been locked to the USA. So I'm just imaging Stan Lee going "MTV! Excelsior True Believers!" a lot.

Anyway, here's the press release to prove it.

New York, NY, October, 05, 2010 – MTV today announced the launch of MTV Geek (http://geek.mtv.com), a central hub for comic related and inspired content on MTV.com. GEEK will curate comics, animation and interviews, creating a daily destination for comic fans within the MTV community. The content will span a variety of geek interests including sci-fi, fantasy, music, horror, toys, tech, and gaming.

"The geniuses at MTV are finally entering the field I love the most, Comics!" said comic's legend Stan Lee, who introduced the site launch online. "MTV is going to blow your mind with what they have planned."

At launch, the site will feature comic previews from all major publishers including Marvel, Image, and Dark Horse and POW! Entertainment, along with exclusive full issues and graphic novels. MTV has partnered with Comixology to provide a custom online viewing experience for previews, full issues and exclusives.

"MTV has always been on the forefront of pop culture and current trends," said David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology "MTV Geek's new spotlight on geek culture is a testament to this and a bright future for comics, which comiXology is thrilled to help power."

In addition, the site will provide ongoing coverage of events and conventions from around the globe with coverage of this years' DragonCon, Star Wars Celebration, Baltimore Comic Con, and San Diego Comic Con at launch, followed by breaking news throughout New York Comic Con beginning on October 8th. As an ongoing video series, MTV Geek Studio Tours will present fans an inside look into the studios of top comic artists, companies, designers, sculptors, animators, technologists, and more.

"MTV.com has a long history of creating content experiences that connect our audience with their individual passion points," said Kristin Frank, General Manager, MTV and VH1 Digital. "The launch of MTV Geek underscores our commitment to providing fanboys and fangirls with a best-in-class curated experience that will serve as the voice of the geek community."