Yesterday you saw my review of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and today we're bringing you Matt and I's takes. Given that Matt and I are very, very different when it comes to both comics and movies (for the most part), odds are this was going to provide highly disparate takes. Or would it?

Find out what we both thought after the jump.

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This week I make my return to reviews. While it's more of a fly by than a comeback it'll still be nice to return to WINCBD. This week my selection of books consists of X-Men: Legacy #238, Justice League: Generation Lost #6, Green Lantern Corps #50, and Wolverine: Origins #50. Which books will I give some love to and which books will I slam like a beer on the set of 4 Color News & Brews? Well check out after the jump.

0: Uwe Boll will direct the adaptation of this comic
0.1 - 1: Burn upon touching
1- 1.9: Abysmal
2.0 - 2.9: Art. Writing. Editing. All bad.
3.0 - 3.9: You'd be a masochist to pick this up.
4.0 - 4.9: "I'll give it another month...but that was not good."
5.0 - 5.9: "Really? The Watcher? In the face? I guess it was fun."
6.0 - 6.9: "Hmm. That was decent."
7.0 - 7.9: Well made but a few problems
8.0 - 8.9: Nearly flawless
9.0 - 9.9: Outstanding
10: Perfection. Issue of the year contender

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Threadless, one of the most well known community-run online apparel stores is offering you the chance to have a t-shirt you design featured in an upcoming issue of John Layman's Chew. The only restriction is that it has to be related to comics, but I'm sure if you're reading our website that should be no challenge to you. Also available as prizes are the first two trades signed by Layman and Rob Guillory, an iPad, some cash and a whole lot more. Check out Threadless' official page for the full details and then get started designing!

Last week, fourteen-time number-one best-selling author Janet Evanovich’s first-ever graphic novel, Troublemaker, saw a much-anticipated worldwide English-language release.

Troublemaker is available everywhere, from department stores to bookstores and comic shops across the U.S., making the title one of the most widely distributed the company has published without any Hollywood tie-ins.

Cowritten by daughter Alex Evanovich, Troublemaker is the continuation of the popular Barnaby series, which features the high-stakes misadventures of the main character, Alex Barnaby; NASCAR driver Sam Hooker; and, of course, Beans, the Saint Bernard. The third book in the series, this exciting new volume delivers more fast cars, fast-paced action, and steamy romance.
“I’ve loved comics all my life and it’s really exciting to be working with Dark Horse to produce my very own graphic novel,” said Janet Evanovich. “I’m also excited that I could do this with my daughter Alex (the family comicaholic).”

“This is a groundbreaking project in which Janet and Alex are telling the third chapter of an established prose series in graphic-novel format,” said Dark Horse president Mike Richardson. “We feel that this book will open up the characters to a brand-new audience, as well as expanding the authors’ fan base.”

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Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that copies of Artifacts #1, have sold out at the distributor level. A second printing of Artifacts #1 is being sent to Diamond Comics Distributors to meet the demand for the publisher’s 13-issue mega-event series and will be available in upcoming weeks.

Written by Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern) and featuring the art team of Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Rick Basaldua (The Darkness), Sal Regla (Magdalena) and Sunny Gho of IFS (Velocity), the Artifacts event series promises to be Top Cow’s most ambitious art series to date and will weave together story lines from a number of Top Cow titles. The first issue kicks off with the abduction of Hope, the daughter of Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado and quickly spirals into a conspiracy, which threatens to destroy the entire Top Cow Universe.

”We have been working on Artifacts for almost two years and nothing has been more gratifying than hearing and seeing the reaction from reviewers and fans alike,” commented Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “Ron, Michael, Rick, Sal, Sunny, and Marc have delivered a breath-taking, show-stopping first issue and let me assure you, we are just getting warmed up.”

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Dark Horse sent over this little bit of news today:

Fans of the series, now would be the time to get pumped.

Let's cut to the chase: you want your reviews now and I'm not feeling particularly full of banter, so I'll tell you what comics I'm reviewing and you'll follow the cut to see what I have to say. Sound good? I thought so too. This week I'm reviewing Wonder Woman #601, Secret Avengers #3, Green Arrow #2 and Fantastic Four #581. As usual, read and enjoy our 10 point scale before following the cut if you haven't before.

0: Uwe Boll will direct the adaptation of this comic
0.1 - 1: Burn upon touching
1- 1.9: Abysmal
2.0 - 2.9: Art. Writing. Editing. All bad.
3.0 - 3.9: You'd be a masochist to pick this up.
4.0 - 4.9: "I'll give it another month...but that was not good."
5.0 - 5.9: "Really? The Watcher? In the face? I guess it was fun."
6.0 - 6.9: "Hmm. That was decent."
7.0 - 7.9: Well made but a few problems
8.0 - 8.9: Nearly flawless
9.0 - 9.9: Outstanding
10: Perfection. Issue of the year contender

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Sure, Edgar Wright's adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series isn't coming until August 13th, but that doesn't mean we won't have features about the film itself ahead of time. While we're not part of the cool kids who saw it at SDCC, the sneak previews around the nation last night did give a few of us the chance to see the film. You'll see Matt and I talk about it more on Friday as well as Brandon and I discussing it on the next 4 Color News & Brews, but for now, you simply get my take.

So what did I think of the most anticipated comic film of 2010 (at least for me) - did Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World get a rating of awesome like it's titular hero? Find out after the jump.

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UPDATE: The first video we placed of the trailer went down. We've replaced it with another site's. Get your viewings in while you can, people - I doubt this will last too long.

UPDATE #2: Removed again. Our third attempt to keep it up is underway!

With little fanfare, the Thor trailer leaked online. While I think this was carefully orchestrated in order to build buzz for the movie, I would still say watch it before Marvel sends out their cease and desist order! Supposedly, the site that posted the video had it sent to them anonymously, but who can complain, right?

It really sets the tone of the movie, and who doesn't love Agent Caulson! If this doesn't get you amped for May 2011, then we're not entirely sure what will. But suffice it to say, this looks pretty wow-tastic. While watching the trailer, you really get the feeling that this is Thor. It's fantastical and it's got an epic feeling to it, and could easily surpass Iron Man at this point. While they obviously changed the Donald Blake element of the story, it does keep the same basic premise of Thor being cast out, and we really do learn a lot from the trailer. The descriptions people did online really didn't do this justice.

Here's to hoping we see the Cap footage soon as well! Let us know what you thought in the comments below.

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After a week off for celebrating the fantastic day of my birth, I have returned to bring you your favorite set of reviews. After a week away, I felt the only thing appropriate was to focus on some smaller titles that I feel needed some love - or possibly some hate! But before we start to look at the titles that I picked during the draft, let's take a look at our scale:

0: Uwe Boll will direct the adaptation of this comic
0.1 - 1: Burn upon touching
1- 1.9: Abysmal
2.0 - 2.9: Art. Writing. Editing. All bad.
3.0 - 3.9: You'd be a masochist to pick this up.
4.0 - 4.9: "I'll give it another month...but that was not good."
5.0 - 5.9: "Really? The Watcher? In the face? I guess it was fun."
6.0 - 6.9: "Hmm. That was decent."
7.0 - 7.9: Well made but a few problems
8.0 - 8.9: Nearly flawless
9.0 - 9.9: Outstanding
10: Perfection. Issue of the year contender

This week my reviews include Action Comics #891, The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #3, Pilot Season: Stellar #1 and Time Lincoln: Fists of Fuhrer #1 Quite a fun list this week.

Check out all the reviews after the jump.

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Hello all! It's that time again. I'm back a different banner, one I like better. I'm also posting reviews with a decidedly DC theme, with three DCU proper titles (Green Lantern #56, The Flash #4, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4) and a Vertigo title (American Vampire #5). Am I showing a bias? NAH! By now you should know how rating structure, but if you don't it's below!

0: Uwe Boll will direct the adaptation of this comic
0.1 - 1: Burn upon touching
1- 1.9: Abysmal
2.0 - 2.9: Art. Writing. Editing. All bad.
3.0 - 3.9: You'd be a masochist to pick this up.
4.0 - 4.9: "I'll give it another month...but that was not good."
5.0 - 5.9: "Really? The Watcher? In the face? I guess it was fun."
6.0 - 6.9: "Hmm. That was decent."
7.0 - 7.9: Well made but a few problems
8.0 - 8.9: Nearly flawless
9.0 - 9.9: Outstanding
10: Perfection. Issue of the year contender

Nowe that we have that out of the way, click the cut for the reiews!

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Written by Matt Fraction with art by Whilce Portacio with a back up by Allan Heinberg and Olivier Coipel.

“THE FIVE LIGHTS” After the events of SECOND COMING, the X-Men’s world has changed. We can’t tell you much without spoiling the crossover, but here are some words to whet your appetite: Hope, Emma, Namor, Sebastian Shaw. Classic X-Men artist Whilce Portacio is back again for this story-arc of epic proportions!

What did we at Multiversity think of the first entry into the post-Second Coming world? Find out after the cut!

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The Blue Beetle test footage from San Diego Comic Con impressed a lot of people, and it is now on the Internet in all its glory. It was revealed that this test footage will tie into Blue Beetle's appearance on Smallville next year, but some have theorized that this type of footage isn't often developed unless they have some intent to develop his own show.

A Jamie Reyes/Blue Beetle TV show? Sign me up, please. Get John Rogers to script the pilot and I'm even more in.

Look for more on Blue Beetle's appearance on Smallville (along with Booster Gold!) soon.

In more exciting alternative media news, Marvel has released a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming Thor video game. There is no gameplay footage in the trailer, but hey, that's what makes it a teaser, isn't it? As Matt Fraction is the story consultant, this will probably be a game to keep an eye on if you're a fan of a solid plot in your video games (though there's nothing to suggest that the gameplay won't be good). Expect the game to be released in Summer 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii and Nintendo DS, and be sure to check Marvel's site for more information, including some concept art.

Looks neat, doesn't it? Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is the next animated show from Marvel, and the trailer features all of the original Avengers team as well Nick Fury, Loki, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who I assume to be Maria Hill, and many more (as well as an... interesting theme song). Look for this show to debut on Disney XD in Fall 2010.