Celebrate Your Geekdom
from Nintendo of Canada:
Whether you are a classic gamer looking for nostalgic appeal, a social gamer looking for a little friendly competition or an adventure seeker looking to explore new worlds and race against time, Nintendo has something for you this holiday season.
With a strong line-up, including some of their most popular franchises such as Super Mario Bros., Kirby, Donkey Kong Country and Pokémon, you can be sure Nintendo has something for young and old gamers alike.
from GeekChicDaily:
So you think being a cyborg would be boss? What if it required getting filleted like sushi and implanted with alien tech? When astronaut Alan Ulysses Grant has an uncomfortable encounter with an alien space probe (not THAT kind of probe) he awakens to that very fate.
Ulysses Squared is the latest project from Witchblade co-creator Brian Haberlin, who describes the passion project as an illustrated novel. As he tells GeekChicDaily in our exclusive interview, “I… like the idea of kind of a children’s book for adults. Something lushly illustrated, similar to Dinotopia, but not eight panels a page.”
Designed to repair otherworldly warriors injured in battle, a lost alien craft stumbles into our galaxy. When it encounters astronaut Alan it sees his vulnerable human features as injuries. The probe ship gives him the only makeover it knows, transforming him into an a$$-kicking cyborg super-soldier. If he gets into serious danger, armor spouts out of his body to encase him for his safety (see the armor design in our exclusive Ulysses Squared image gallery). Unfortunately, the ship also gives similar gifts to an old broken-down Soviet space weapon, code-named Ares.
Though he says the theme of the story is man dealing with transformation, Haberlin’s primary motivation in creating the character goes all the way back to one of his first childhood heroes. “I really wanted to make my Six Million Dollar Man. I loved that show when I was a kid… he was like our 007, but with these extra powers.” Check out GCD’s exclusive images from Ulysses Squared, and be sure to read our feature interview with Brian Haberlin. Look for Ulysses Squared on shelves Q3 of 2011.
Crater Face from Skyler Page on Vimeo.
from J!NX:
The J!NX IDentity Holiday 2010 Collection Arriveth!
Another season beckons, and so new garments must be unleashed. Check out our latest holiday offering of 8 spectacular designs. Find the ones that bring the most tickle to your respective fancy and don them upon your person forthwith!
from Atom.com:
Legend of Neil Finale
It all ends now. The epic, super-sized, finale three seasons in the making is finally here. Will Neil finally defeat Gannon, finish his quest, and rescue/bang Princess Zelda?
After three amazing seasons, The Legend of Neil finally comes to an end. It’s been a long, bawdy road filled with lots and lots of adventure, autoerotic asphyxiation, and Felicia Day’s extremely dirty mouth, and we bring it to a close with this extra large finale. See if Neil can rescue Princess Zelda, and then watch it all from the very beginning.
About Riese: Kingdom Falling:
Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.
Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.
Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.
from Things from Another World:
Last Sunday, AMC’s The Walking Dead television series premiered to an audience of 8.1 million people. If your first experience with Robert Kirkman’s award-winning The Walking Dead comic book series was this weekend, you’re not alone!
For those who may have stumbled upon the series late in the game, we’re here to tell you that you can still be there from the beginning of the series. Yeah, of course you can pick up the numerous Walking Dead TPBs and hardcovers, but starting in January, you can join the series issue-by-issue.
The Walking Dead Weekly is a program that will reproduce each issue of the series starting with issue #1 on January 5th! The first four issues are available for pre-order now, the first of which is 35% off when you pre-order or subscribe by 11/30.
If you don’t want to go to the trouble to order the issues each month, we’ve made it easy for you to get them all with our Walking Dead Weekly series subscription.
Start Your Walking Dead Weekly Series Subscription
Learn More About Comic Book Subscriptions at TFAW
from VIZ Media:
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, brings the artistic styling of creator Usamaru Furuya’s manga (graphic novel) series, Genkaku Picasso, available to domestic readers now. The new property will be published in North America under the Shonen Jump imprint, is rated “T+” for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN.
Hikaru “Picasso” Hamura, a grouchy teenager with a talent for drawing, dies in a freak accident. The gods decide to revive him, but only on the condition that he use his artistic gift for the good of humanity. Picasso discovers that sketching a person’s aura yields a surreal portrait of their psyche. Stranger still, Picasso can dive into these dreamscapes and help people by exploring their deepest emotions, memories and perceptions.
“Genkaku Picasso blends mind-bending artwork with the teenage drama of a talented adolescent who gets a second chance at life,” says Daniel Gillespie, Editor, Shonen Jump. “Using his artistic skill, Picasso is able to draw a picture symbolizing a person’s subconscious, and then enter that portrait and manipulate the symbols in order to help them recover from past traumas. The series’ unique plot and multi-faceted characters are sure to engage readers on many levels. We recommend Genkaku Picasso to any fan of M.C Escher!”
Creator Usamaru Furuya made a splash with his 1994 manga debut in the legendary “underground” manga magazine Garo with his innovative four-panel series Palepoli. He also created a gag series called Short Cuts for Young Sunday magazine, which was later serialized in the English-language manga magazine Pulp and published as a graphic novel by VIZ Media (rated “M” for Mature). His other works include Jisatsu Circle, a manga adaptation of the film Suicide Club, The Chronicles of the Clueless Age, a collaboration with the writer Otsuichi, and Happiness, a series of shorts that ran in IKKI magazine. Genkaku Picasso is Furuya’s first series for Jump SQ.
For more information on this title, and other Shonen Jump titles, please visit ShonenJump.com.
from ThinkGeek:
Greetings, walking dead!
We hope your Halloween was full of corn syrup and cosplay. Ours also featured the first episode of The Walking Dead. Don’t worry — we won’t spoil it for you if it’s on your DVR other than to say holy headshots, Batman, and we are concerned that nobody is double-tapping.
But enough about brain splatter! The stuff we have below will make you forget all about the rotting, chewed-up corpses of yesterday. We promise. When was the last time a monkey disappointed you?
Electronic Spy Camera Shirt!!
Even James Bond has to have an off day when all his fancy duds are at the $1.50 Dry Cleaners and he’s down to his last pair of underpants. But just because his suit jackets are gone doesn’t mean he can’t hide fancy spy gadgets on his person. Enter the Electronic Spy Camera Shirt. It’s so deliciously obvious. Centered in the artwork on the shirt is the man himself, holding a camera to his face. But not just a picture of a camera. Hidden behind the soft cotton exterior is a fully-functioning spy camera. That’s right. Whatever your chest can see, the camera can see. A cable connects the camera to a small black box that fits discreetly in your pocket. Just reach in, press the button, and your shirt will capture the evidence before you.
Critical Hit LED D20 Die!!
We love positive reinforcement. Which is why we thought that dice could be improved by the addition of a red LED that flashes when you roll a 20. We mean, it just seems RIGHT, doesn’t it? Players will love the extra celebration that comes with flashing lights when they land a crit on that nasty mindflayer. GMs are going to love the way that with the appropriate mood lighting, they can look extra evil — and glowy! — behind the screen when they dominate the fighter. (Again. That guy has like, no Will.) Make your RPG a little more awesome today with the Critical Hit LED d20 Die.
Win a $1000 ThinkGeek Shopping Spree — Mirror universe holiday
In a world… where ThinkGeek hands you presents for all your loved ones… for free… can a geek survive? Brace yourself, cadet, because this contest might launch you straight into that mirror universe (where you have a sweet goatee). Enter to win a $1000 ThinkGeek Shopping Spree. That’s plenty for gifts, leaving your previously-saved holiday fund for more selfish pursuits. And a beard trimmer for your fantastic goatee.
$10 Off Your Order — Candy or gadgets? Gadgets or candy? Both?
Early November is all about eating Halloween candy. Your kid’s candy, leftover candy, 50% off candy. Om nom nom! Either way, your “nutrition” for the next week is all set, right? Perhaps you should busy your fingers with a new toy or gadget from ThinkGeek instead. Use the code SUGARHIGH for $10 off orders of $40 or more, good through 11/5/2010 at 11:59 PM ET.
Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!
from KoldCast TV:
PULL THIS!
First Edition is a pioneering series that addresses the sometimes ridiculous, always fantastical, behind-the-scenes world of the comic book industry. Tune in this season to find out how a naïve writer, a hapless artist, a bad boy colorist, an otherworldly inker, a washed up editor, and the hottest lettering team this side of Themyscira come together to make the most daring comic of their lives.
New Episodes Every Wednesday
from Immedium:
As the new film Megamind debuts this Friday, we cheerfully nudge you to see another big headed and slippery character, Sid the Squid.
The author David Derrick is a Dreamworks artist on How to Train Your Dragon and the aforementioned Megamind. Maybe Will Ferrell will take on a real acting challenge and portray our friendly 10-armed hero! 5 star Amazon reviews of Sid the Squid and the Search for the Perfect Job have flooded in, such as this praise from “Happy Reader”:
“This is the perfect read-out-loud book for children of all ages. The story is clever and engaging, with the type of subtle repetitive pattern that kids seem to love, followed by surprising and delightful outcomes. The story is humorous and the lesson taught is encouraging as children anticipate what Sid’s (and their) place in the world might be. The illustrations are charming with depth and unexpected detail perfect for kids (and delightful for their adult reading companions!). The witty feel of the book comes from the sense of humor evident in the paintings. Overall, a fabulous new addition to my collection of treasured children’s books.”
CONTEST: Win a 8 x 10 print of the book cover! Ask your child to draw Sid the Squid and email us a photo of them and their artwork to Sid@immedium.com. One lucky winner will get a photo print of Sid (suitable for framing).
We also offer the same GIVEAWAY for our second new adventure Space Cadet Topo: The Day the Sun Turned Off. Email your submissions to Topo@immedium.com.
The creators DGPH recently autographed copies at a toy workshop in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
“Space Cadet Topo is a fun-packed, enjoyable and incredibly imaginative tale of against all odds valor that takes you on an amazing journey of galactic proportions… This is a roller-coaster of a book. The story bolts you in and the illustrations take you on this amazing ride through space as our hero tries to save the universe. At times throughout the book I felt as if I were immersed in a video-game game; climbing through mazes, discovering new characters, testing my abilities… The crisp illustrations are littered with so many fun elements that will have kids (and adults) reading this story over and over again, each time discovering something new.” — I Like Characters
Two people who order autographed Space Cadet Topo books will get a free NASA Journey to the Stars educator’s guide and DVD!
The Octonauts travel the Globe:
International dateline update — our favorite ocean explorers have leapt onto the small screen to make new friends worldwide. For those of you who aren’t visiting the United Kingdom to watch the telly, you can still whet your Octo appetite here:
The Octonauts “sub” site: bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/octonauts/
1. Listen to the Theme Tune!
2. Dance to the Creature Report
3. Play at the TV show’s site
In France, Les Octonauts are stationed on channel TF1.
videos.tf1.fr/octonauts/
In South America, Los Octonautas headquarters is on Discovery Kids.
tudiscoverykids.com
discoverykidsbrasil.com
About Riese: Kingdom Falling:
Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.
Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.
Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.