The fans literally demanded it, and now you can see it: the official Scott Pilgrim trailer! Giving us a much better look at what to expect from the movie, the basic gist is: holy accuracy, Batman! Seriously - if you've read the books, then you can literally see it come to life in this trailer, from 1-ups to giant hammers and visual sound effects! Needless to say, it's highly possible that Scott Pilgrim could be the single best and most accurate comic book movie ever.

Needless to say, the excitement for August's approach just skyrocketed. Did you enjoy the trailer? Leave your comments and let's chat about what you liked and didn't like!

If you caught this past week's reviews at Multiversity, you should know that the massive New Krypton saga had finally ended and that I was a big fan of it. However, despite DC's best efforts with their Free Comic Book Day offering, War of the Supermen #0, the final stand for the New Kryptonians was a bit difficult for newer readers to get into (unless they were just looking for some action). This is to be expected, though, when one is reading the climax of almost four years of stories. If you missed out the first time around, follow the jump to enter the strange world of New Krypton.

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Welcome to another edition of Burpee's Got You Covered, this time featuring everyone's favorite me....ME! Burpee couldn't make it due to a family emergency, and this being one of my favorite columns, I volunteered to step up! So do I like? Will Adi Granov continue his dominance? Will we even SEE an X-Men cover? Well, you'll just have to look behind the cut to find out!


Note: I decided to forgo the numbered system because I love all of these covers so much. There's a little of this and a little of that, so be prepared to have your face melt from the sheer AWESOME!

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Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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We already have our major players in the Avengers, with Robert Downey, Jr., Edward Norton, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth each playing the iconic roles of some of the most famous members of Marvel’s PREMIERE superteam, but who is going to play the others? We can’t go into an Avengers movie without Hank Pym or Simon Williams, can we? Well, Simon Williams…MAYBE, but Hank Pym, never! We have to make our guesses at who would make great fits for the characters, and I’m going to take a shot at who I think Joss Whedon himself will cast.

Much like Kevin Smith, Whedon has a tendency to use the same actors in different roles. Summer Glau was on no less than THREE shows he helmed, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, respectively. Then there are actors like Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, and Adam Baldwin. So don’t be surprised to see a few familiar faces if you’re a Whedon fan. It was undoubtedly intentional, and for that reason. Another tactic Whedon uses is to cast unknowns, so another way to describe my picks would not necessarily be picking an actor, but a TYPE.

Also, if I didn’t include your favorite Avenger, I’m sorry. There have been A LOT of members

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I’m not going to lie, dear readers…I really wanted to write about Dillinger Four today. It is SO nice up here in Boston and with sun comes copious amounts of pop punk and I have been listening to D4 almost nonstop for three days now. However, like I mentioned last week, pop punk is really hard to synch up to any scene in other form of media (comics, film, etc) that doesn’t explicitly involve A) high school, B) pizza parties or C) bubblegum. Much to my dismay (or maybe to everyone’s benefit), I read NO comics that featured any of these this week. Adding significantly do my dismay is the fact that the only tracks I could logically pair with Secret Avengers #1, easily my favorite book of the week, were metal tracks in the vein of Isis, who I already talked about last week and want to make a point of showcasing different styles of music in this column.

Then I read Blind Science while I just happened to be listening to Montreal’s Yesterday’s Ring and everything fell into place.

The results are curiously amazing, albeit mostly short. I assure you of this.

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The Eagle Awards are some of the most prominent awards in all of comics, only earning the highest tier of creators their prizes and doing a great job of spotlighting some books that deserve more recognition. In that vein, their announcement today that they've launched a new initiative to find new, original voices in comics is really not that surprising.

It seems they've launched the Eagle Awards Initiative, a campaign designed to get unpublished creators to submit original work to be judged and potentially published in an anthology collection that will be both printed and posted online. There will be cash prizes as well, but perhaps the most exciting aspect of this campaign is who the judges will be.

From Bleeding Cool, the judges include Peter Bagge, Karen Berger, Tom Breevort, Chris Claremont, David Finch, Dave Gibbons, Geoff Johns, Gilbert Shelton, Jeff Smith, Bryan Talbot, Ethan Van Sciver, Mark Waid and Brian Wood.

How crazy is that? That's a murderers row of editorial and creative talent, a collection of mega talents from all walks of comic book life. It's impressive to say the least, and to have your work analyzed by one of them is likely a prize in of itself for your average creator.

This initiative fully launches in July, and if you're interested in participating or learning more you can check out their website.

With Fox fast tracking the return of the X-Men and director Matthew Vaughn signed on to direct the upcoming X-Men: First Class, it only made sense that significant casting news would be right around the corner. I mean, the movie is set to launch June 3rd, 2011, almost a year from today.

Thankfully, today they cast the lead in the movie as James McAvoy has been cast as Professor Charles Xavier in this film that will capture the inception of the war between Professor X and Magneto. They also cast it very well, as McAvoy is an exceptional actor (see: Atonement, his stage work) who also is well versed in big budget movies (see: Wanted). He's likely to be able to handle all aspects of the role, from the presumably physical (I can't imagine the movie won't take place pre-paralysis) to the pathos of it as well.

Now we just need to find out who gets cast as Erik Lensherr. Given the quality of this casting, I can't imagine it won't be someone high quality.

Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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Comics aren't just for kids anymore. In fact, it's been quite some time since they have been. With heaps of violence and overblown sexuality appearing in a good chunk of the books on the market, comics have acquired an even worse label than childish: sophomoric. While I would certainly contest this point with works by Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and the like, this stereotype certainly isn't without some merit, and this negative view of comics hurts the industry in more way than one. For example, what parent is going to want their child reading comics when all they know of comics is the abundance of blood and the massive amounts of cleavage? What happened to the innocence? Think about it: some people may get into comics from the films or from a friend's insistence, but a large chunk of comic fans were reading comics when they were kids. The industry needs to start appealing to younger readers or else the comic-reading generations will just cycle out.

All of that being said, follow the jump to see what I find to be the perfect example of the all-ages comic. This is the Friday Recommendation, after all. Would it help if I said it won the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story -- overall, not just for kids -- in 1995?

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Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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Cover: Felipe Massafera
Writer: George R.R. Martin
Art: Rafa Lopez

Prepare for a ten issue vampire epic on the bayou from the writer of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels! From the New York Times Best-selling author, George R. R. Martin, comes a tale of vampire clans, death and debauchery, legendary bloodmasters, and even a few epic steamboat races on the muddy Mississippi. This is Martin's FEVRE DREAM, an antebellum story of power, loss, and the fever of bloodlust. It is 1857, and Abner Marsh is a remarkably ugly man -- but the best steamboat man on the river. When the pale Joshua approaches him with a partnership and enough money to build the boat of his dreams, it seems too good to be true. But Joshua is a mystery of a partner, a man who keeps strange hours and stranger friends. It's only a matter of time before Abner begins to wonder where the FEVRE DREAM is heading, and if it may turn out to be a nightmare, after all. Each issue of this stunning full-color epic is illustrated by Rafa Lopez, an artist whose skilled line captures every moonlit drop of blood in delicious detail. Adapted by the Hugo-nominated author Daniel Abraham, this version of FEVRE DREAM stays faithful to Martin's original dark vision, while bringing the torture and joy of his vampires to almost-human life.

This haunting series is available with Regular and Wraparound painted covers by Felipe Massafera and a very limited Nightmare retailer incentive.

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts

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Welcome back, true believers! We've got a great round-up of comics for you this week. Take a look behind the cut for all the reviews you've come to know and love from your favorite crew.

I'd also like to remind you, you can check out our rating system 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

For those wondering, Pass would be anywhere from 0 to 3.9, Browse would be 4 to 6.9, and Buy would be from 7 to 10. So what are you waiting for? Hop on past the jump and enjoy!

Also, are there any books you'd like to see us review? Let us know in the comments, and one of us will get right on it! We'll also keep those books in mind for future weeks!

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Written by Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Calderon
Drawn by Jeremy Rock

From legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson and Emmy nominated writer/producer Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning Afro Samurai comes the second issue of their new original series – Cold Space. When Mulberry, an on-the-run outlaw, crash lands on a hostile planet and gets caught in the crossfire, he finds an opportunity to make a deal and make some money! Covers by Dave Johnson and Jeffrey Spokes.

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts on the issue.

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Written by Claudio Sanchez, Peter David
Drawn by Chris Burnham

Huge hit The Amory Wars comes to BOOM! this spring – right on the heels of creator Claudio Sanchez’s band Coheed and Cambria’s hot new album release Year Of The Black Rainbow this April! For the new The Amory Wars series, Eisner Award-winner Peter David joins this science fiction franchise, so don’t miss out! Heard about the ground-breaking The Amory Wars but never had a chance to get into it? This is a great entry point for new readers – also solicited this month, The Amory Wars Ultimate Edition, collecting the previous two trades published by Image! Created by Claudio Sanchez, lead-singer of Coheed and Cambria!

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts on the issue.

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Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Horacio Domingues

The secrets of Jailbait revealed! Where does she come from? How did she end up with Max Damage? And what will her tombstone say? Max Damage is about to learn a lesson and his path to redemption may very well be paved in blood! This is the issue that all your friends will be talking about! Covers by Dennis Calero and Rafael Alberquerque.

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts on the issue.

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Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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Today marks the launch of a new series from Boom! Studios written by Fabien Vehlmann and illustrated by industry giant Sean Phillips. This series, titled 7 Psychopaths, is in the vein of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and tracks one colonel in the British army as he works with the sanest insane person in Britain to pick a team of seven to kill Hitler once and for all. This hotly anticipated series is on racks today.

Check out my review after the jump.

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Writer: Felicia Day
Artist: Jim Rugg
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Jim Rugg

Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) concludes her hilarious origin story of the Knights of Good, the stars of her multiple award-winning web series!

Cyd Sherman has finally assembled her in-game team: Vork, Bladezz, Zaboo, Clara, Tinkerballa, and her own character, Codex, but is the guild ready for its first quest? With her boyfriend pushing her away for a bandmate and her therapist only confusing matters, Cyd decides it's time to find out, and pushes for the guild to join a major tournament. Leading directly into the web series, this prequel has all the touching humor and insight of Day's cult sensation, and is a great read for Guild fans new and old!

See the show at watchtheguild.com!

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts on the issue.

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Writer: Zack Whedon
Penciller: Andy MacDonald
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Massimo Carnevale

The first story arc in Dark Horse's thrilling reimagining of the Terminator franchise reaches its stunning climax!

All the fighting Kyle Reese has lived through has led to this moment, the most important of his life. On the precipice of the mission that will send Kyle to his fate in 1984, his friend Ben has discovered something in 2029 that makes Kyle's trip a life-changing moment for Ben as well. Will the future be rewritten once again, and can Ben do anything to help prevent Judgment Day?

* Written by WGA Award nominee Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Fringe, Deadwood)!

Follow behind the cut for my thoughts on the issue.

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Cover: Gianluca Pagliarani
Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer
Art: Gianluca Pagliarani

Before history was recorded in stone and ink, some men wrote it in blood! Ellis and Wolfer, the writing team on Gravel, unveil the next six-issue barbaric epic of Wolfskin, this time joined by Gianluca Pagliarani, the star artist of Ignition City! His leather boots have carried him far, across an Earth both young and terrifying. He has wandered from the boreal climes of the his former home among the Northish tribes to the bustling seaports of the southern fjords, neither escaping his past nor embracing his future. But for the nomadic, berserker warrior named Wolfskin, past and future are about to collide in an unprecedented adventure of cataclysmic proportions. Having slaughtered his own tribesmen in the throes of an uncontrollable blood-rage, Wolfskin hopes to find a purpose in life by accepting a position as guide and hired swordsman on a rescue quest to the volcanic, High Northish ice plains. Accompanied by a rogues gallery of misfits and magicians perched between prehistory and the advent of technology, Wolfskin will become the central player in the greatest undocumented heroic legend to ever be lost in the corridors of time.

This all-new, full-color six issue series is available with several historic covers. Series artist Pagliarani provides the Regular and Wraparound covers, maestro Felipe Massafera delivers the lush Painted cover, super-star artist Juan Jose Ryp serves up the violent Blood Thirst cover, and retailers are able to order a super-limited Bronze & Blood edition.

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Conan the Barbarian and the genre he inhabits has never really been my thing. Sure, I get a kick out of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, but I've never really found myself drawn towards the comics (despite the talent that works on those books). It seems to me to be a very specific genre that aims for a particular audience, so I never gave it a shot. Leave it to Warren Ellis to manage to draw me in and show me exactly what I'm missing.

Wolfskin collects three issues and one annual (written by Mike Wolfer with a story by Warren Ellis) starring the eponymous Wolfskin, a warrior from the North who has decided to walk South. Happening upon a small village, he gets mixed up in the battle of two warring parties and, unlike Yojimbo, decides to deal with them in a rather unorthodox way. Part Conan, part samurai, and part epic viking tale, Wolfskin manages to effectively tell a violent and sweet tale for just three issues, as well as an additional story in the annual.

So, seeing as I've never really ventured into the barbarian genre, what did my trip as planned by Warren Ellis have in store for me?

Follow behind the cut for more in depth thoughts on Wolfskin.

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We figure it might help to let you guys know what's coming out this week in comics, so welcome to our weekly feature! Our reviews come out tomorrow, so be sure to look over this list to get a preview of what we may or may not be reviewing tomorrow. We've added all of our own personal recommendations into this list as well, so be on the look out for bolded asterisks. Whenever you see one of those, it means we think you should be reading it. So keep your eyes open!

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The Top Cow solicits are in, and it looks to be another solid month for Top Cow. With a Matt Smith drawn variant cover, the second issue of the big event Artificats, and a brand new Darkness mini which is described as the darkest Darkness story, there is something for everyone come August!

Check behind the cut for the full list of solicits.

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Our good friends at Archaia have released the titles they're releasing in July, and there are a lot of solid titles coming from the indie publisher as you can see behind the cut.

Archaia has built an unparalleled reputation for producing meaningful content that perpetually transforms minds. With a slate including such popular Eisner-Award winning titles as Mouse Guard and The Killer, as well as Awakening, Gunnerkrigg Court, Robotika, Killing Pickman,Artesia and the Publisher’s latest additions of Titanium Rain, God Machine, Roddenberry Productions’ Days Missing, The Jim Henson Company library and Mr. Murder Is Dead and Lucid with Before the Door Pictures, Archaia has become synonymous with quality content.

For more information on Archaia or any Archaia titles please visit www.Archaia.com. Archaia can also be found on Facebook (facebook.com/archaiacomics), MySpace (myspace.com/archaiacomics) and Twitter (twitter.com/archaiacomics).

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The island was not purgatory. It was not Hell. Whatever happened, happened. Oceanic 815 crashed on that island because Desmond failed to push the button. Eventually, some of them got off the island. They came back. Juliet set the bomb off, which sent them to island present. And finally, the Jack/Fake Locke showdown happened. Jack, the man of science turned man of faith, sacrificed himself to save the island (and the world if you believe mother when she said "if the light goes out here, it goes out everywhere") but for someone so obsessed with saving others, he had to let that obsession go before he could do the most important thing in his life. What an amazing character arc, from his eye opening to his eye closing. What an amazing show, from his eye opening to his eye closing.

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R. Kikuo Johnson's debut graphic novel, Night Fisher, is a compelling yet unsentimental coming of age story. It’s a portrait of awkward adolescence on the cusp of adulthood illustrated with the darker, more realistic tones of teenage life. Night Fisher is filled with bold artwork, psychological intricacies, and mature depictions of immature actions.

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Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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Here we are folks - it's the season 3 finale of Chuck, filled to its two hour brim with double crosses, right crosses, and all kinds of other things like that. We get the return of Daniel Shaw, the death of a big time character, and tons of game changers for season 4. It's a colossal season finale that has two more parts that match with the best of the series.

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From Mark Waid's super star universe of Irredeemable comes the latest issue of Incorruptible. What has happened to Jailbait, and what exactly will Max Damage do to get her back? I know I'm wondering. The Irredeemable sidekick book has been entertaining so far, and I can only imagine what Mark Waid has planned.

The secrets of Jailbait revealed! Where does she come from? How did she end up with Max Damage? And what will her tombstone say? Max Damage is about to learn a lesson and his path to redemption may very well be paved in blood! This is the issue that all your friends will be talking about! Covers by Dennis Calero and Rafael Alberquerque.

Check behind the cut for a 6 page preview!

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Everybody loves some Sammy J! From classic Hollywood cinema like Snakes on a Plane to modern epics like Afro Samurai, Samuel L Jackson is amazing at not taking himself too seriously and acclimating himself to the pseudo-persona given to him based on his roles. So how about a comic book by him starring him? Oh, here you go! Cold Space! And now we get the second issue!

From legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson and Emmy nominated writer/producer Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning Afro Samurai comes the second issue of their new original series – Cold Space. When Mulberry, an on-the-run outlaw, crash lands on a hostile planet and gets caught in the crossfire, he finds an opportunity to make a deal and make some money! Covers by Dave Johnson and Jeffrey Spokes.

Click behind the cut for a six page preview!

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Did you see a little Oscar-nominated film called Inglourious Basterds? Did you read a little Eisner nominated book called Criminal? Have you ever imagined of combining the two elements and seeing what happens? Well, the comic book gods were listening to your prayers because now we have just that! Teamed up with Fabien Vehlmann, Boom! Studios presents 7 Psychopaths, a new title you're not going to want to miss.

From Criminal co-conspirator Sean Phillips! 7 men, 1 impossible mission – assassinate Hitler! With World War II in full swing, there’s only one-way to draw the war to a quick end: kill Hitler. But who would be insane enough to try? Joshua Goldschmidt knows just the men to do it. Insane? Psychotic? Mad? Call them what you will, but the seven psychopaths are now the only hope the world has! In the vein of Inglorious Basterds, with art by the critically acclaimed Sean Phillips.

Check behind the jump for an 8 page preview of Sean Phillips goodness!

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Starting this week, Peter David teams up with Claudio Sanchez to bring an adaptation of the second album by Coheed and Cambria's story. Considering many people often consider the second album the best album, anticipation is running high for the story here. But have no fear - with Peter David on the title, you can expect good things.

Huge hit The Amory Wars comes to BOOM! this spring – right on the heels of creator Claudio Sanchez’s band Coheed and Cambria’s hot new album release Year Of The Black Rainbow this April! For the new The Amory Wars series, Eisner Award-winner Peter David joins this science fiction franchise, so don’t miss out! Heard about the ground-breaking The Amory Wars but never had a chance to get into it? This is a great entry point for new readers – also solicited this month, The Amory Wars Ultimate Edition, collecting the previous two trades published by Image! Created by Claudio Sanchez, lead-singer of Coheed and Cambria!

Check behind the cut for a 6 page preview, as well as a variant cover!

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Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: David Lapham
Art: Javier Barreno

Nothing is sacred as Crossed returns! The biggest hit horror series of the year returns with an all-new six-issue series written by David (Stray Bullets) Lapham! Set right at the start of the Crossed outbreak, this epic tale of depravity promises to shock and disturb you with even more intensity than the first series! The Pratt family lived a idyllic life on a horse ranch in North Carolina. A few generations of family working, living, and learning together. But not all things should be shared with, nor done to, other human beings. Much less your own family. Some men are just born evil, some men are turned Crossed. But which is worse? Imagine, for a moment, the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares... and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed.

Crossed: Family Values #1 is available with a Regular cover by Jacen Burrows, a Wraparound cover by series artist Javier Barreno, a Torture cover by Juan Jose Ryp, and a special rare Red Crossed retailer incentive.

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When I was a younger lad and first getting into "adult" comic books, I read a little book called Preacher by some duo I'd never heard of. After reading it, the name Garth Ennis is one that I consistently trust to deliver disturbing, cringer worthy, and often polarizing story telling. Heck, I've seen articles where people refuse to read things by him anymore because it just gets to be too much. Well, for those uneasy with Ennis steadfast mantra of delivering some of the creepiest and, pardon the language, but most frakked up books available on the market., then stay away from Crossed - this one's a doozy.

Crossed is a zombie story without actually be a zombie story. It fits in the same vein as a story like 28 Days Later or Dawn of the Dead, but only to the extent that there are deranged beings created by an unknown infection. Instead of being zombies though, these creatures are basically human. If you are infected by the Crossed plague, you basically resort to an insane primal being. Your instincts devolve, your need to shtup everything that moves in grotesque ways becomes the most prevalent, and you are not above extreme violence and cannibalism - even to those that have become like you. Where it came from? Nobody knows. But you don't want to be near anyone who has been infected, or it's already over.

The story follows 5 survivors of the initial outbreak as they try to adapt and survive in this new post-apocalyptic environment. Follow me beyond the cut to find out some of my thoughts Crossed, by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows. As a note, mild spoilers are discussed. Nothing that would ultimately ruin the overall story, but you should be warned regardless.

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As I was flipping through my new copy of Invincible Iron Man #26 this past week I was surprised to find an insert which allowed me to download the first episode of the new motion comic adaptation of Iron Man: Extremis for free on iTunes. At first I believed this to be an Invincible Iron Man exclusive, but Marvel has just announced that throughout the next couple of months you will be able to find similar download codes in the following comics (only for the first episode, unfortunately):

• AVENGERS #2
• AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HANDBOOK
• AVENGERS PRIME #1
• AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT
• BLACK WIDOW #2
• INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #26
• IRON MAN NOIR #3
• IRON MAN: LEGACY #3
• NEW AVENGERS: LUKE CAGE #3
• THOR #610
• THUNDERBOLTS #144
• ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #2

If you haven't read Warren Ellis' brilliant Extremis yet (shame on you) and are a fan of Marvel's new motion comics, then now is as good a time as any to start following this new adaptation. If you're already buying any of these titles, then there's no reason to at least check out the digital comic (and if you're buying more than one you can give the code to a non-comic reading friend who enjoyed the Iron Man films!).

I got this in my email and it looked pretty cool so I wanted to share it with everyone. Below I've got the description of this new book and below that you can check out some great looking pages as well as some information on the title itself. The title is written by Tyler James, drawn by Matt Zolman and colored by Ty Tyner. So without further ado here's a little info.

After a freak experiment gives teenager Eric Ardor incredible abilities, he enthusiastically joins the ranks of the superpowered set as the masked crusader EPIC. He quickly learns he's one of the most powerful heroes around: super strength, speed, flight, invulnerability. You name it, he's got it. Unfortunately, he's also just discovered his only weakness...beautiful girls! Eric's powers are inexplicably linked to the attraction and arousal center of his brain. While other boys his age lose their cool around hot chicks, EPIC loses his powers! Living in Miami, home to the zaniest super-villians AND the most beautiful women in America, it’s gonna be a problem...

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LOST week from Multiversity kicks off! In addition to the normal Spoiler Alert episode, we bring you a team up between Multiversity EIC and the creator of FuckYeahLost, Crit Obara! Listen in as Matt and Crit share some of what they expect from the season/series finale, followed by their immediate (and quite shocked) reactions two minutes after the final moment airs. Were they right? Were they satisfied? Did they survive it ok? Find out in this additional episode to everyone's favorite comic book podcast!

Welcome to the LOST retrospective, brought to you by the dynamic duo of Matt and Crit, who you know from the weekly articles reviewing and recapping each episode. LOST is arguably the greatest show of all time, and is definitely the one that will have the greatest impact from our generation of TV. With that in mind, we have decided to take a look back at each season of LOST, picking our favorite episodes and moments to share with you the reader. Each day of this week we will take a look at one season, each of us picking our five favorite episodes from the season. Will we pick the same episodes? Yes, most likely. But when it comes to LOST (and when it comes to Crit and Matt, really) there are bound to be purposeful coincidences.

So with the series now officially over, let's take a look back at the show that has been so important since September of 2004. Follow us behind the cut for more, and let us know your thoughts about your favorite episodes/moments in the comments!

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We live in a world where indie made comics is more prevalent than ever. What with the advent of the internet and online stores, it allows for us to get all sorts of different comics one might not easily ascertain. Such is the case of Zombie Ink Comics and their title, The Red Eye.

Written and illustrated by Kyle J. Kaczmarczyk, the book follows the adventures of the titular character, the Red Eye, who is a ghost agent for the United States during World War II. While kicking some Nazi ass, cryogenically frozen along with his greatest nemesis (almost like a reverse Demolition Man scenario). He wakes up in the year 2365, where the game has drastically changed and now, blind and relatively alone, he has to once again find his nemesis and save the world.

I am always up for a little Nazi ass-kicking, as well as sci-fi adventure, so obviously the initial pitch catches me. Follow me after the cut to find out how much I liked the book.

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Hello again! It's that time of week again! What time of week? The Multiversity Comics podcast time of week! With a brand new format and more focused and relaxed dialogue, we are happy to bring to you our most fun podcast yet. All the aforementioned limitations of podcast space still apply though, so we will still be taking down old episodes from our provider as needed, so be sure to download now and stock pile these episodes (because in a few years they'll be worth something!). Of course, if you don't, we will be archiving everything to MegaUpload and other online media storage providers and linking here, so be sure to check back for all your favorite episodes.

Episode 14 of Spoiler Alert (with Matt and Mocle) is now online for your enjoyment! Feel free to hop on iTunes and grab a personal copy, or listen below!

As a note, there will be no episode next week as both Matt and Mocle will be away on vacation. Matt will be living the high life in the Garden State and Empire State, while Mocle will be at rehab for his inappropriate behavior with the hope that he will finally learn how to be a friendly co-host.

Also, we are still taking submissions for our mail bag! You can mail questions and suggestions to spoileralert@multiversitycomics.com and you can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes by clicking here or by checking out the button on the side of the page! And don't forget to check mattlovescomics for the weekly mail bag posting, and feel free to join our forum if you have anything you want to say. Of course, you could just say anything in this post!

And remember: spoilers abound.

So you picked up the first issue of Justice League: Generation Lost after Brandon Burpee gave it a most excellent review. Unfortunately, if you are new to DC Comics, you may be wondering "...this is the Justice League? Who are these guys, and why should I care?" The core of this new series is made up of the core team members of Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire's Justice League International, otherwise affectionately dubbed as The Super Buddies. This is my favorite iteration of the Justice League, which means quite a lot from a Grant Morrison fanboy, so I urge you to follow the jump for a crash course in JLI history.

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Alright, time for some new Who! I love Saturdays. If I'm not out having fun, I get to stay in and have just as good of a time, thanks to a dynamite cast and the on-going adventures of my favorite Time Lord. Of course, one thing noted is that this season can be a tad bit spotty with it's episodes. Some are great, and some are meh. So what about this week?

Well, this week we have an episode written by Chris Chibnall, who previously wrote in season 3 the episode "42." I've made no secret of my absolute adoration of season 3 of the relaunch of Doctor Who, so this already bodes well. Our happy crew of travelers mistakenly land in the wrong place, only to find themselves right next to a great big drilling operations as a crew of scientists attempt to explore the inner Earth. Unfortunately for them, there's something already down there. Something asleep, and something quite upset. And whatever's down there has it's own plans for this drilling operation.

Follow behind the cut for some thoughts on the latest episode of Doctor Who. As a note, some mild spoilers are discussed. Then again, the image at the top of the review is pretty much a spoiler in it's own right, so I've already been a jerk, now haven't I?

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Here at Multiversity we get all sorts of self-published comics sent to us for reviews. Some of them are great and easily better than certain titles any of the industry giants are publishing, while others...well, not so much. Follow the jump to find out whether Nicita Designs' Riot Shell is the former or the latter. As the titular character exclaims on page three, "Time for the pain!"

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So, in the ongoing development of this column, I began to ask myself “is there one defining characteristic of a piece of music that would help it specifically synch up with a comic book.” Despite my best efforts (AKA my delusions of grandeur), there really is no way I can admit that EVERY song is capable of working in this particular capacity. Some songs, for better or worse, lack an overall fullness to them and are more of a flash in the pan work, existing for however long its duration is and no longer. In short: for a SONG to become a SOUNDTRACK (for ANY other medium really) it requires DEPTH. For a song to be a soundtrack it can’t go in one ear and out the other…it needs to hit you square in the face. Now, I’m not insinuating that songs without this depth are bad or in any way unlistenable…I’m an unabashed pop-punk fan (the Dillinger Four kind, not so much the Sum 41 kind) and 98.7% of pretty much all pop-punk songs lack any depth whatsoever (this is, after all, the POINT of pop-punk), but unless the scene being tracked is a pizza party or a high school block party, the vast majority of the genre would not work. As much of a borderline bullsh*t characterization it is, a song really needs to be “driving” in order to properly augment an ongoing story…the song needs to actually take your mind on a journey rather than leave it standing still.

It was around this point in my thought process that I received the following text message…”aaaaand Isis breaks up. MTL show is gonna be their last.”

And just like that, one of the most powerful, relevant and creatively superior (minus that one record that sounded a little too much like Tool) metal bands in existence were calling it a day. Bummed I was.

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Who doesn't love Nazis? Well, let me be more specific, who doesn't love it when Nazis are around, because they're the best villains of all time? Well, Radical Publishing seems to love their villainous ways, because they're publishing a new title from the folks behind Jonah Hex and Power Girl called Time Bomb, which has everything you could want! We have Nazis, Time Travel, and Doomsday Weapons! How about that? The book ships in July, check out the full press release after the cut.

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So, as the story goes, Geoff Johns was appointed Chief Creative Officer, and with this title came all sorts of fun new responsibilities and tasks. One of them was to push DC characters into new mediums and get them more out in the world, even the more obscure characters. So he teamed up with Akiva Goldsman, writer/director/producer on the television show Fringe, and the two of them came up with a series of alternate world comic covers where something was a tad bit off.

And lo and behold, as promised, DC posted all the alternate reality covers. Created in collaboration with Hank Kanalz and a slew of talented artists, these hilarious covers are placed in the show for the hardcore DC fans that happen to be watching.

Click behind the cut for the remaining DC covers and, as Johns says on the DC site, feel free to harass Hank Kanalz if you'd like to see these comics actually made!

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