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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler returns from Wondecon armed with the new issue of The Walking Dead and a slew of indie comics, including Nonplayer, Blue Estate, Undying Love and the not-so-independent Marvel superhero event Fear Itself.

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While host Blair is at Wondercon in San Francisco, her trusted co-workers fill in and deliver their Staff Picks. You’ll get the favorite comics by Fresh Ink Online graphic designer Ernie Moreno, MMO Report producer Patrick Roche-Sowa, G4tv’com’s features editor Kevin Kelly and social media guru Antonio Hernandez, Attack of the Show producers Brian Compton and Christian Jalandoni, and yours truly, producer Frank Meyer. Comics that get the once-over include The Walking Dead, Invincible Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Captain America, Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine, G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War, and Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. Enjoy.

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This week Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler reviews five new graphic novels: Scalped: Rez Blues, Freak Angels, Gotham Central: Book 4, Takio Vol. 1, and Finder: Voice. Which one gets Pick of the Week? Tune in and find out!

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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

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Activision and Beenox plan on making the first details of the next Spider-Man game known to the public on April 1st. The date wasn't chosen because the whole announcement is a prank; instead, it's right in the middle of New York's WonderCon comic book show, the perfect place to drop word on Spidey's upcoming game. (Lest you think I have some advance word, that's a picture from Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions above.)

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4:30-5:30 Activision Spider-Man— Marvel, Activision, and acclaimed developer Beenox are headed to WonderCon with all-new Spider-Man videogame content! First, take a tour with Beenox down memory lane of the award-winning Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and discuss their post-launch reactions and what key learnings from the fans they are applying to future games. Next, be the first to check out exclusive details, screenshots and videos of the next Spider-Man game, with game development talent from Beenox, acclaimed Marvel writer Peter David (co-creator of Spider-Man 2099), voiceover talent Josh Keaton (voice of Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Manand Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions) and Marvel’s VP of games production, TQ Jefferson. Room 103

Shattered Dimensions was universally lauded as a great game, shocking given Spidey's history with gaming, so I can only imagine that the sequel has similar "core" aspirations. Let's hope so. As of right now, we can't tell you anything else, except that Activision made a good decision to stick with Beenox for the next game, and that April 1 will bring more news. Stay tuned. Excelsior!

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This week on Fresh Ink Online Blair Butler reviews a gaggle of new comics, including Jennifer Blood, Wulf, The Invincible Iron Man, Northlanders, Wolfskin, Thunder Agents, Fear Itself Prologue: Book of the Skull, and Carbon Grey. But will Punisher Max or Xombi take Pick of the Week? Tune in and find out, kiddies!

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Quickly becoming a cross-media pop-culture phenom, we learned last month that The Walking Dead would be making the inevitable jump to video games. Now, Robert Kirkman, creator of the original comic book and the highly-popular TV series has dropped some details on the upcoming shambling-shooter of a game. Set for a release this Fall to coincide with the return of the TV series for its second season, Telltale Games, best known for adventure games like Sam & Max and the recent Back to the Future, will soon release The Walking Dead as an episodic game, running multi-platform. In an interesting twist, the game will actually adhere to the canon of the comic series, rather than the acclaimed TV series on which it's tentpolled. While no substantive details have been released about the game, Kirkman does make some promises about where it's heading. Hint: It will involve a lot of gory messes.

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Even though it's been a very busy week, nothing can keep Blair Butler from gushing about her favorite comics. This week on Fresh Ink Online, we get a rundown of some recent graphic novels that peaked her interest, including Scenes from an Impending Marriage, Angelus Vol. 1, The Sixth Gun, The Killer Vol. 3, and Age of Reptiles Vol. 1. So there's you're reading list for the weekend. Marriage, sex, violence, boobs, and dinosaurs. Hell yes.

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It seems that upcoming id Software first person shooter RAGE will be hitting another platform besides the consoles, PC, and Mac; this time on a comic book. Whetting the appetites of the PAX East atmosphere, Publisher Bethesda Softworks made the announcement of a partnership with Dark Horse Comics to adapt the post-apocalyptic frag-fest that will serve as the spiritual successor of classics like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. The three issue comic series will be a prequel to game's storyline in which an asteroid-devastated Earth in the near future has become a horrid wasteland under the tyrannical control of a global military dictatorship called The Authority. The game's creative director Tim Willits is on board the comic, with writer Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi) and penciller Andrea Mutti (DMZ) in a storyline promising "a new twist" on the typical futuristic survival drama. Check out the full promotional image below.

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To celebrate the release of Pokemon Black and Pokemon White today, we've got a very funny (and true) comic for you from Katie Tiedrich of Awkward Zombie. For the full joke, click the "Read More" tag.

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Despite the fire alarm going off and the risk of being engulfed in flames (well, maybe that’s exaggerating it a bit…), host Blair Butler reviews a whole slew of new comics on this week’s Fresh Ink Online, including 5 Ronin Wolverine, Ultimate Captain America, Secret Warriors, Secret Six, and Powers. Yet it’s Irredeemable and Locke & Key that compete for Pick of the Week. Which one will nab the title? Watch and find out.

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Between pummeling bad guys and saving the world, superheroes rarely have the time to seek out romantic relationships. So how does a crime fighter find true love? By logging onto SuperHarmony.com, a web site designed to pair superheroes and villians with their soul mate. Check out this week’s links to see the hilarious testimonials from Batman, Wonder Woman, and the lovable Lex Luthor.

• Harmony.com for superheroes. [UnrealityMag]

• 20 women with actual mustaches. [SuperBooYah]

• Super mutated rats with laser eyes. [FilmDrunk]

• Why Valentine's Day will always suck. [CollegeHumor]

 

Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler reviews the latest and greatest comics on the stands, including Garth Ennis’ brand new Jennifer Blood, Uncanny X-Force, Uptight, Who is Jake Ellis?, Superman/Batman, and The Magdalena. But will Morning Glories or G.I. Joe: Cobra nab the coveted Pick of the Week title? Tune in and find out.

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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler brings you another week of comics, with reviews of new issues from Wolverine, Ultimate Captain America, Punisher Max, Thunder Agents, and The Walking Dead. Plus some new titles thrown into the mix. Interested? We thought so. Also, if you'd like to take a look at the superhero-related Valentine cards Blair was talking about, check out Comics Alliance's Comic Book Valetines.

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For more comic book goodness, check out Los Angeles Times Hero Complex blogger Geoff Boucher's 'Get Your Cape On' pick of the week, and don't forget to visit our friends at Comics Alliance!

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The debut trailer for X-Men: First Class has arrived! After Fox tormented fans all day by coming through quite late with the promise of posting the heavily-anticipated trailer on the film's Facebook page, the clip has finally made its debut. What we've heard so far about the film depicting the beginnings of the X-Men team, set in 1962 has been puzzling considering its cast of characters. The folks behind the film have been quite clear that, despite some pretty gaping anachronistic character appearances, this would still be a direct prequel to the X-Men films of Bryan Singer and Brett Ratner, which were also branched-off in Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. So, how will this prequel helmed by Kick-Ass director Mathew Vaughn stack-up in a field of comic book movies that's heating-up in 2011 and will only explode in 2012? Let's get a look!

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It seems that the cast of The Avengers could continue to grow. News is going around about a supposed prematurely-leaked press release which names actor Kevin Pennington (Horrible Bosses, 90210, Miss March) as the newest addition to the mega-cast, playing S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Wendell Vaughn. Of course, to comic fans, that name may ring a bell as the alter-ego of Marvel's cosmic-powered enforcer Quasar. Coming just days after the legitimate reports of Cobie Smulders being in final negotiations for the role of Agent Maria Hill, the alleged addition of Pennington, is nevertheless still an unconfirmed rumor. So, with still no signs of cameos by signature Avengers founding members Ant-Man or Wasp for the film, could Marvel be going overboard in stacking this film with obscure comic nods?

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