The biggest question going into Dynamite and Top Cow’s new crossover series Witchblade/Red Sonja, which brings modern day cop Sara Pezzini together with barbarian Red Sonja is: does the title pass the Bechdel Test? Do the bearer of the Witchblade, and the least clothed warrior of all time actually talk to each other, and not about men? Happily, the answer is yes... Though they do fight a big old snake monster, so take that as you will.

Okay, glibness aside (for probably half a sentence), whatever has been done with the characters over the years, I think we can all accept that both Witchblade and Red Sonja started off as cheesecake, pure and simple. Over time, writers like Ron Marz (Witchblade), and Brian Reed and Mike Oeming (Red Sonja) have transcended the origins of each title, and made the characters something special and unique. There’s a problem, though, and that’s at the end of the day, the Witchblade still rips all of Pezzini’s clothes off when she puts it on, and Red Sonja is dressed in what could generously be called two bicycle chains. Read more...

Tags Dynamite Comics, Red Sonja, Top Cow, Witchblade, Witchblade/Red Sonja

By Danica Davidson

For the next arc in “Uncanny X-Force,” Marvel will be releasing “Final Execution,” which it promises to be a mega arc and comparable to “Dark Angel.”

“Rick [Remender] and I and editor Nick Lowe have been working on it for months,” said artist Mike McKone.

Remender, the writer for the arc, said he wanted to make it accessible to new readers, but it would still have a lot to do with past issues. “This is the story that deals with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants,” he said. “They are the baddest . . . bad . . . I’m trying not to cuss.” Read more...

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MTV Geek is pleased to give you your first look at Vampirella #19 from Dynamite Entertainment, hitting stores in May 2012:

VAMPIRELLA #19
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN
Art by JOSÉ MALAGA
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (25%), LUCIO PARRILLO (25%), ALÉ GARZA (25%), FABIANO NEVES (25%)
Old enemies resurface, Dracula is on the prowl, and Vampirella struggles with the machinations of both her foes and her supposed allies, Cestus Dei. And in the face of intrigue and violence, a terrifying scheme, hatched beneath the city of Seattle is on the verge of casting all that lives into a sea of blood!

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This week, new comics include vampires, demons, and two women stretching the limits of the Bechdel test, so let’s get into it:

First up, over at DC/Vertigo, there’s a new issue of the always excellent AMERICAN VAMPIRE #24, which is in the middle of one of its strongest arcs yet. The biggest “problem” with the book has been the lack of competent enemy for uber-bad vamp Skinner Sweet. We’ve finally gotten one, in the ‘50s no less, and we can’t wait to see how it all plays out. Read more...

Tags All-Star Western, American Vampire, Aquaman, Avengers Academy, Flash, RASL, Red Sonja/Witchblade, Spider-Man Fights Substance Abuse, The Bulletproof Coffin, The Sixth Gun, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Venom, wolverine and the x-men

We’ve already brought you 10 board games that don’t exist, but what if you’re not a pasty-faced nerd who sits inside all day? Well, then you’ve probably never heard of these ten ridiculously geeky sports. But don’t worry, we’ll coach you on how to get out of your chair and play them - right now! But first read this list. Then get out of your chair:

10. Timmy Ball (From The Fairly Oddparents)
The hardest thing about playing this game from The Fairly Oddparents’ resident wish-maker? You have to be Timmy to win. The game involves taking a purple ball, and hitting your friends with it. Every time you hit one of your friends? You get a point. But, again, the only person that gets points is Timmy, so good luck with that.

9. Anbo-Jitsu (From Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Called the “evolution of martial arts” by Commander Riker, Anbo-Jitsu involves wearing protective armor, holding a staff, and wearing a helmet that effectively renders you blind. And then you fight. Come to think of it, I think they played this on the current season of Top Chef. No? No Venn diagram for that reference? Okay then. Read more...

Tags Battlestar Galactica, Calvin and Hobbes, Cerebus, Discworld, Futurama, Judge Dredd, Sam & Max, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Fairly Oddparents, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

MTV Geek is pleased to give you your first look at Army Of Darkness #4 from Dynamite Entertainment, hitting stores in May 2012:

ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL. 3 #4
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by ELLIOTT R. SERRANO
Art by MARAT MYCHAELS
Cover by TIM SEELEY
It's a rumble in the jungle as dark forces break loose in Brazil and it will take the combined might of Ashley J. Williams and his female counterpart from a parallel world to stop it! Who will survive the confrontation and make it to the cliff-hanger ending that will have Army of Darkness fans screaming for more? Read more...

Tags Army of Darkness, Dynamite Entertainment

Starting with Deadpool #50, writer Daniel Way kicked off his biggest arc yet, DEAD, which finds the Merc With a Mouth to kick the bucket any way he can. And you would think with a title like that, Deadpool wouldn't be making it out alive... And you may be right. All we know is that we got a peek at issue #55, and there may - or may not - be an all new Deadpool under the mask. To find out more, we chatted with a very mysterious Way over e-mail. Oh, and scroll down after the interview for a look at issue #55, and the new/old Deadpool:

MTV Geek: Okay, Daniel, this arc is coming out of Deadpool: DEAD, which seems to imply that… Deadpool is NOT dead? OR IS HE??? You’re messing with my mind here, man.

Daniel Way: All I can say is that Wade Wilson, AKA Deadpool left the possibility of a “normal” death behind a very, very long time ago.

Geek: It looks like maybe we’re getting a new Deadpool under the mask; or is it the old Deadpool, with a new look? Feel free to spoil the news here.

DW: No “maybes” about it—this IS a new Deadpool.

Geek: Heck, I’ll just ask, as the cover seems to imply this anyway… The “cure” for Deadpool’s healing factor, that he’s currently searching for as of issue fifty, made Evil Deadpool handsome again, before he died. Is it possible that Deadpool may have misinterpreted exactly what that “cure” does, and what we’re seeing from #55 forward is the new, gorgeous on the outside Wade Wilson?

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Tags Daniel Way, Deadpool, Marvel

There's been a lot of controversy around Before Watchmen since DC's announcement 2 weeks ago. While we're psyched DC is bringing in the likes of Len Wein, J. Michael Straczynski, Darwyn Cooke, Amanda Conner, Jae Lee, Brian Azzarello, J.G. Jones, Adam Hughes, Lee Bermejo, and Andy and Joe Kubert to takes the reins on Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbon's masterpiece, we've been hella curious about what went on behind the scenes that lead to DC greenlighting BW a quarter of a century since the original series.

Well LUCKILY we came across this account of Jim and Dan's weekly Ouija board session! Annnnnnd now it all makes sense!

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Tags Before Watchmen, Dan DiDio, Jim Lee, Ryan Dunlavey, Tom Akel, Watchmen

By Danica Davidson

Marvel’s been releasing a lot of interesting news lately on titles we can expect this coming May, and the latest announcement concerns an addition to the creative team of Ultimate Comics: Ultimates.

Starting with issue #10, Sam Humphries (Our Love Is Real) will be co-writing with Jonathan Hickman. The art will be provided by Luke Ross, and the new issues promise to vault off into its reimagined world.

“It’s been a little overwhelming,” Humphries said about his new writing gig, but added that it was also exciting. He said in the Ultimate Universe, you get to take the big guys and have leeway to throw them around, specifically naming off such characters as Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Nick Fury. Read more...

Tags Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Sam Humphries, Ultimate Comics: Ultimates

MTV Geek is pleased to give you your first look at The Bionic Woman #3 from Dynamite Entertainment, hitting stores in May 2012:

THE BIONIC WOMAN #3
32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Art by LENO CARVALHO
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
The Bionic Woman is smashing down mansion doors and kicking holes in yachts, dodging bullets in the tropics and turning super-spy in the Mediterranean, all in a frenzied quest to uncover the real secrets behind the Mission, and shut them down once and for all. But she's not the only one on a hunt, and she's about to find out that you should never kick a hole in a yacht you're on and that not all bullets can be dodged.

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Tags Dynamite Entertainment, The Bionic Woman