JOHN CARTER trailer in full

6 Comments POSTED ON Dec 01 2011 AT 1:17 pm BY The Beat

Led Zeppelin: check Avatar references: check 300 references: check Vast CGI alien crowd scenes: check Insane shots of Helium flyer fleet: Check.

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IDW offers graphic novels on NOOK

1 Comment POSTED ON Dec 01 2011 AT 11:54 am BY The Beat

DC isn't the only publisher betting big on the new generation of tablets -- IDW has made more than 30 of their GNs available for the NOOK, including Darwyn Cooke's Parker adaptations, and works by Joe Hill, Max Brooks, Anne Rice, and Eric Shanower. Unlike DC's exclusive with Amazon, this doesn't seem to have pissed off any retail partners...yet.

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Marvel updates app to 3.0 but you must redownload all your purchases

0 Comments POSTED ON Dec 01 2011 AT 11:48 am BY The Beat

Marvel has updated its iOS app with a bunch of new features -- however, the App store tells me that you will have to restore all your purchases after the upgrade. The new features sounds worth it, however. What could go wrong? To entice you, Marvel is running a big sale on stuff like SCHISM, ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN, and other recent releases. That's a nice way to get people up to speed with the current goings-on for future print or digital purchases.

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Box Brown’s THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT now available

1 Comment POSTED ON Dec 01 2011 AT 9:00 am BY The Beat

An anthology of Box Brown's much lauded EVERYTHING DIES mini-comic and webcomic is now available. Winner of two Ignatz Awards, EVERYTHING DIES deals with various historical and religious takes on the end of the world, second comings, death, and other eschatological matters. This Lulu-produced collection includes selections from both versions of the strip. Brown's THE SURVIVALIST is also available for pre-order and will be at BCGF this Saturday.

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