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Published Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:27:50 -0500

Last updated Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:28:02 -0500

It was the warmest March 16 on record at BC HQ today, March Madness is in full swing, and so is Spring convention season with the start of Wondercon. Major launches such as Before Watchmen are being solicited, and I understand there are lots and lots of juicy tidbits coming this weekend, starting just a few hours from now…

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Those Marvel Solicitations For June 2012 In Full

Welcome one and all to all the comics that Marvel is selling in June. Including a batch of Avengers Vs X-Men tie-ins, a bunch of Amazing Spider-Man "Motion" variant covers and… the Zomnibus.

DC Puts Before Watchmen On Previews Cover With Just One Word

There are few examples of one single word suggesting one specific comic book character. Shazam. Kimota. Snikt. Thwip. And…

Jeff Parker And Declan Shalvey's Thunderbolts Becomes Dark Avengers In June and Rumors

Marvel were set to announce this at Wondercon. But it's just gone public on the Diamond site, so…

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Watch The New Trailer For LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Here's a true story: when I saw the ferris wheel in this new trailer for LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, I mistook it for the London Eye and immediately got extremely excited at the prospect of watching Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Lex Luthor and the Joker all tearing a LEGO London to pieces. Bonus points for taking out people who walk slowly down Oxford Street.

Real But Sometimes Unbelievable Test Screening Cards For David Cronenberg's Videodrome

Not long after Twelve Monkeys came out, Terry Gilliam had an installation on display at The Hayward Gallery and somewhere amongst its myriad of explorable bits and pieces there was a filing cabinet full of test screening cards for the film. I couldn't quite believe my eyes. Where did they find these people? And why did the studio think this was a useful way of surveying them?

VIDEO: The First Four And A Half Minutes Of "Nazis On The Moon" Film, Iron Sky

For better or worse, the quality of these four minutes belie the hip B-movie reputation, low budget and Finnish origins of Iron Sky, the long-time-coming, "alternative history" sci-fi caper. The film takes place in a world where the Nazis regrouped on the Moon at the end of World War 2 and decades later prepare to invade the Earth.

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