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CBR Week in Review: 1/29-2/5

Comic Book Res. News - 1 hour 54 min ago
Everything comes up "Before Watchmen," "Amazing Spider-Man" teasers invade the internet and a whole host of 4-star reviews this week on CBR.

SPINOFF REVIEW: "The Raid"

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 19:58
The Indonesian martial-arts film "The Raid," which opens in the United States next month, is a masterfully choreographed and gloriously bloody blend of style and substance.

New Watchmen pics, end-of-the-world hotties & Luke's FB page!

Sci-Fi Wire - February 4, 2012 - 19:00

Sometimes they're funny. Sometimes they're serious. Sometimes they enhance the science-fictional conversations of the day. No matter their agenda, they're always the Best Comments portion of the weekly installment, "Hottest Stories and Best Comments." Click through to see if yours made the (sometimes arbitrary and capricious, yet totally valid whims of the editor) cut!

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "The Ninjettes" #1

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 18:58
Dynamite Entertainment has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of "The Ninjettes" #1 by Al Ewing with art by Eman Casallos. Check out the "Jennifer Blood" spin-off February 8.

"Fringe" Season 4: 5 Questions About "Making Angels"

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 17:58
Worlds -- and Astrids -- collided in last night's episode of Fox's "Fringe," and SPINOFF has its regular five questions about all of the fallout.

A Collection of Comic Book Easter Eggs

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 16:58
Every week, CSBG examines three different examples of in-jokes and references that comic book creators have hidden in their work. Come see the whole collection of classic "Easter Eggs!"

A Collection Mom Forgot to Throw Out

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 15:58
Robot 6's Shelf Porn feature returns with a look at the collection of Victor Liew in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who shows us his spinner racks, Star Wars toys, graphic novels, original art and more.

REVIEW: "Stormwatch" #6

Comic Book Res. News - February 4, 2012 - 14:58
Doug Zawisza gives Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda's "Stormwatch" #6 4 stars, saying of Cornell's final issue, "This is how a writer should end his stay on a book."

17 super-powered teens who prove villainy isn't just for grown-ups

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 23:20

Teenage angst mixed with superhuman abilities is a recipe for disaster. Just ask the janitor at the high school of Stephen King's Carrie. But it's also a recipe for a great film, which is why we are excitedly looking forward to Chronicle hitting theaters today.

Which Lost star will start fighting aliens on S2 of Falling Skies?

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 21:41

Guess who's joining the resistance? The cast of Falling Skies is about to get help from a Lost favorite. Who needs machine guns and ammo when you have John Locke and his trusty knife?

REVIEW: "Fatale" #2

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 21:28
Kelly Thompson has kind words for Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' "Fatale" #2, giving the Image title 4.5 stars and calling it "prettier and cooler than any single comic has a right to be."

Meet Merlin's Knights: Camelot's 'ultimate kick-ass fighting force'

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 21:23

Something new is brewing on Syfy's Merlin this season. The knights of the Round Table have come to life on the BBC series, and the four actors who play them—Eoin Macken (Sir Gwaine), Rupert Young (Sir Leon), Tom Hopper (Sir Percival) and Adetomiwa Edun (Sir Elyan)—are thrilled to be a part of the iconic group, the actors said in our exclusive interview.

Gamer dies in Internet cafe ... and no one notices

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 21:00

When Chen Rong-yu sat down to a gaming session in an Internet cafe in New Taipei on Tuesday, it was the last thing he ever did. Rong-yu died at his computer while playing League of Legends. But that's not even the bad news.

FIRST LOOK: "Hellboy," "Lobster Johnson," "B.P.R.D." Covers

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 20:58
Dark Horse has provided CBR with an exclusive First Look at the covers for "Hellboy" Volume 5, "Lobster Johnson" #5 and "B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth: O'Donnell"

EXCL. PREVIEW: John Byrne's "Next Men: Aftermath" #40

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 20:28
Courtesy of IDW Publishing, CBR presents an exclusive preview of John Byrne's "Next Men: Aftermath" #40! The issue hits stores Wednesday, February 8.

Police video camera nabs falling meteor during Texas traffic stop

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 20:02

Cops catch some wacky things on their dashboard cams: drunk drivers, drug-addled pedestrians and maybe even the occasional streaker. But one cop in Texas might be the first officer ever to come back to the station having captured footage of a meteor streaking across the sky.

COMMENTARY TRACK: Lemire on "Animal Man" #6

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 19:58
"Animal Man" writer Jeff Lemire shared his insights and introspection with CBR's COMMENTARY TRACK, taking us behind the scenes of issue #6 and "Tights," the movie about Buddy Baker's life.

DC Reveals Creative Teams for "Deathstoke," "Grifter" & "The Savage Hawkman"

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 19:30
DC Comics has announced the writers and artists joining "Deathstroke" writer/artist Rob Liefeld on "Grifter" and "The Savage Hawkman" with a glimpse at Liefeld's new cover art.

UFC Fanboy Fighter Goes for the Title

Comic Book Res. News - February 3, 2012 - 19:28
With his championship bout hitting in a few short weeks, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Benson "Smooth" Henderson spoke with CBR about his love of comics and his run for the UFC Lightweight World Championship.

Marty McFly will sing himself Back to the Future in a new musical

Sci-Fi Wire - February 3, 2012 - 19:08

It worked for Mel Brooks. It worked for Monty Python. Can turning Back to the Future into a Broadway musical pump some new life into an old franchise and introduce it to a new generation? Director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale might roll the dice, thinking it just might.

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