Superman leads a huge new release week; 24-Hour Comics Day is Saturday; Brad Meltzer interview
Kyle’s latest video has NES flair; 24-Hour Comics Day pushes artists to their limits; Brad Meltzer’s Decoded to start season 2; and it’s the largest release week of comics in more than a decade in this week’s Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
Amazing Spider-Man costume, Green Lantern game trailer, Thor and Captain America get toys
SPIDER-MAN GETS ‘AMAZING’
Sony has revealed official title of the new Spider-Man film: “The Amazing Spider-Man.” The costume of Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man movie reboot was also recently revealed, and you can check it out at the site: 
http://www.theamazingspiderman-movie.com/.
GREEN LANTERN GAME TRAILER RELEASED
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is an action-adventure title that is scheduled for release in conjunction with the Green Lantern movie releasing this summer.
The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is inspired by the feature film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan. In the game, players will be able to wield the Green Lantern ring to restore intergalactic order.
THOR, CAP TOYS
Chris Hemsworth, who plays “Thor” in the upcoming film, and Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, recently visited Hasbro’s showroom at Toy Fair in New York. The “Thor” line is set to debut March 1, and the Captain America toys hit the shelves on May 16. The “Thor” movie releases May 6, and Captain America: First Avenger hits on July 22.
REVIEWS
Matt and Kyle review Amazing Spider-Man 654.1, Jennifer Blood #1, Silver Surfer #1 and more.
Kyle Roberts’ interactive Iron Man vs. Batman rules the Internet
Planet 46 Comics Podcast co-host Kyle Roberts has spent nights and weekends hunched over action figures to make this spectacular stop-motion animation of Iron Man vs. Batman. It’s already making the rounds throughout the internet, as Topless Robot, Comics Alliance, ToysREvil and more sites have been picking up on the super-fun (and funny) video.
- Matt Price
Lost’s “You All, Everybody” on Rock Band 2
Drive Shaft’s “You All, Everybody” is available on Rock Band 2. The guys who uploaded this video played the song with “Lost” characters as the performers. You can get the track here. This is totally fantastic.
From Dogmatic2120, who uploaded the vid:
Haha, so this song is from the show LOST, for those who don’t know or are just unaware. It’s by the fictional band Drive Shaft whose bass player, Charlie (a major character for 3 seasons) ended up on the plane that crashed on the island. It reminds me a lot of Oasis and I thought the chart was alright. Really cool to see it show up in Rock Band.
- Matt Price
Dr. Horrible goes 8 bit
Via Mashable comes word of one of the most fantastically geeky things I’ve seen recently – Act I of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog adapted into a (nonplayable) 8-bit flash game. Created by YouTube user DoctorOctoroc. Virtual Neil Patrick Harris as Mario-style 8-bit character attempting to build a freeze ray? Sold. For those who somehow missed out, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” was a fantastic web series created by Joss Whedon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”).
- Matt Price
X-Mas Origins: Santa
As you celebrate the holiday, enjoy this fan-made Santa Clause/X-Men Origins mashup that’s pretty clever:
Comics Q&A: Who is Deadpool?
See the first “Comics Q&A” at NewsOK.com by clicking here. Kyle Roberts and Matt Price answer your questions about comic books, comic strips, comic-based movies and more. This week, we answer the question, “Who is Deadpool?” as the “Merc With a Mouth,” as played by Ryan Reynolds, is slated to have a large role in the new “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” film. Got a question you’d like to see answered? Post it in the comments here, or e-mail Matt at mprice@opubco.com.
“30 Days of Night” comic book to be distributed at Comic-Con
FEARnet, the horror and thriller Web site, along with IDW Publishing, is debuting a limited edition, 16-page introduction to FEARnet’s web series “30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust.”
The comic book, limited to 10,000 copies, will be distributed at FEARNet’s booth #4313 during Comic-Con.
Part 1 of the Web series “30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust” is available now on FEARNet.com.
– Matt Price
Sneak Peek: The Dark Knight
Bedlam on NCAA Football ’09
OU beat writer, Jake Trotter, and OSU beat writer, Scott Wright, battle it out on the newly-released NCAA Football ’09. Look for my review of “NCAA Football ’09″ in an upcoming Weekend LOOK.
– Matt Price
