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“Ahem. We have to go to war now. Please stop that.” - Dracula to Xander & Renee

“That is, in fact, a giant Godzilla woman wreaking havoc on your minions.” - Buffy to Toru

This issue is brutal on the first page, brutal on the last page, and brutal right in the middle. Granted, the brutality in the middle is aimed at a soul-less vampire who was about to kill what he believes to be a helpless school girl, but still … the cold ease with which the Scoobies dispose of the “Vamp in the Box” shows us that they understand just how serious things are. As Buffy herself says in the lead-in to the next scene, “This is war.” The stakes of which are the powers of every Slayer, and consequently, the power those Slayers need to fight the forces of Twilight. Continue Reading »

In every group of friends, there’s inevitably an asshole that the rest of the friends only tolerate. (According to Dane Cook, if you have to ask who it is in your group, then odds are, it’s YOU.) Well the same is true in the world of comic books and superheroes, and Cracked.com has compiled a hilarious list of the worst offenders …

The 6 Creepiest Comic Book Characters of All Time

Marvel.com did a cool thing with Astonishing X-Men #1, in honor of the Giant-Sized final issue of the Whedon/Cassaday run, due in stores on May 28th. It’s been a great 24 issues so far, and if you haven’t read this series yet, I encourage you to buy the trade paperbacks and check them out.

Okay, now check out the cool thing …

Video provided courtesy of Marvel.com

But why quibble? No matter what you call this movie, Iron Man rocked.

(The following review is all qualitative, and does NOT contain any spoilers.)

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In case the title of this post and the nice logo above didn’t pretty much give it away, Saturday May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day. This is a single day each year when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away certain comic books absolutely FREE. Now don’t get crazy — these stores aren’t just throwing away profits. There are specific comics, contributed by the publishers as part of the promotion, and each store has a per-person limit. The idea is to reward existing comic book fans, and hopefully create some new ones.

So find a participating store near you, and be sure to go get your free comics tomorrow!