The most highly-anticipated movie of the year is just around the corner, and Marvel Comics is celebrating it in style! Check out The Rundown for this official Marvel press release (with preview art), detailing Invincible Iron Man week.  They will have interviews, clips, and more - al

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Us geeks have good lives. Tons of entertainment: TV shows, movies, comics, games to give our lives meaning and purpose (must live to see Episodes 7-9). But not everything can be as amazing as the Buffy Musical. Sometimes, the people we trust to entertain us betray us. They take what we know and love and shoot a missile right through our 2-met

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What a wonderful world it would be if every comic book cover was an artistic masterpiece. Alas, this is not so. For every stunning Bill Sienkiewicz or Brian Bolland cover, there's a dozen or more mediocre (at best) covers - and yeah, we're lookin' at you DC Countdown! Who is your favorite cover artist, and why? What's the absolutely w

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The premiere zombie comic book, Walking Dead, is nearing its 50th issue mark.  To celebrate the occasion, Image Comics decided to get Erik Larsen and Invincible's Ryan Ottley to do a superhero variant cover.  But the feedback was so overwhelming that they have decided to change it from 1-in-100 to 1-in-25!  Read

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Our world is boring. We can’t fly, cast spells, or get pet dragons. But in the world of fantasy and fiction, all this is possible. If you lived in one of these fantastic worlds, maybe you to could be one of the great and powerful. So think of this as your travel guide to the 7 coolest fictional worlds to live in. Airfare is not included. Fro

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American comic book publishing house, Marvel, announced it has teamed with French publisher, Soleil, to bring American audiences several popular European titles. Titles like Sky Doll, Universal War One, and Samurai, that have never been translated into English until now. This is the official press release from Marvel Comics.

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I confess, I did not watch the Superbowl last night.  And while that shouldn't surprise anyone that a geek like myself didn't catch the Superbowl, the news here is that I missed the new Iron Man movie spot!  Luckily, Marvel is showing it online for those of us who didn't see it the first go-round.  Co

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Let’s take the time to explore this fashion forward practice a little further. This advice can be used by men and women. There are many ways to style belt buckles for many occasions. The key is to consider if the belt buckle will be the focus of your outfit or an accessory. In Part 1 of How to wear geeky belt buckles, I talk about tucking in

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We just learned that the project had been fast-tracked for a 2009 release under the helm of Oscar-winning director, George Miller, some 3-4 months back! Now it turns out the Justice League movie has been indefinitely postponed. This does have to do with the writers' strike, but there are other issues, as well. Now we have to wonder if we

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Back to the Future writer, Bob Gale, is headed to comics. And what better way to break-in than on ol' Webhead, his bad self? Plus, he is introducing a Brand New Villain!

Check out preview art (cover and interior pages) and see the official Marvel press release right here on The Rundown! Th

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Remember when comic books were just plain fun? Pre-Watchmen and Batman: Dark Knight? So do I, and thankfully some of those kinds of comics are still around. Justice Society of America, Booster Gold and Ultimate Spider-Man all make legions of fans remember what made comics great to begin with. PastePotPete presents,in no particular order, t

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Justice, Equality, Patriotism . These are just some of the ideals that have been embodied by the comic book character, Captain America for over sixty years. Many have thrilled to his exploits during that time and sure he may be dead now, but you know how it is with the comic book publishing industry: dead for sales today, br

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Watchmen is considered by many critics to be the best comic story of all time. ALL TIME! How could other creators and companies possibly hope to top that? Well, they couldn’t. But soon after, DC created the Vertigo line. Amazing writers (mainly British) like Grant Morrison (Doom Patrol and Animal Man), Jamie Delano (Hellblazer), Neil Gaiman (

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Another Dark Horse press release involving a classic sci-fi movie property.  Dark Horse is the premiere comics company for movie adaptations and, many years back, they released several Terminator-based projects, many of which became hot collectors' items.  Hard to find now, Dark Horse has fi

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It’s the fifty most influential moments in comic book history. These are the moments that we remember for their shock, awe, and influence. They shaped the industry to being the crossover filled, variant covered, month-long-delayed industry we all know and love. Here are links to the full list in one neat little post for your convenience. The

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This is my last installment for the movies adapted from comic books and this time I shall be listing the best villains in movies adapted from comic books. It cannot be doubted that the antagonists in comic books are as significant as the heroes themselves as they help define the character of the hero. They also help in forming

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Phoenix Rising?  We got this cryptic press release Friday and the artwork is phenomenal.  We will keep you apprised of the situation as it unfolds, but for now, check out the John Byrne-like picture - pretty exciting stuff in itself!  Further, we have a bunch of other preview artwork from many of the hottest titl

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Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly) and brother, Zack, have released the first part of their superhero satire, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. To be released online in three parts that will only be available through July 20th, the entire DVD with commentary track will be released at a later date.

Dark Hor

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