Even though Batman is one of the most prolific names in movies, comics, and TV, his history in video games has been somewhat less than encouraging as of late, as evidenced by the recent Batman Begins game. However, things weren’t always like this. Lets head back to a time when Batman games were *gasp* good.

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A review of the new 2 disc platinum edition release of Disney’s The Little Mermaid which includes the infamous Priest boner scene!

Nearly 3 years after the release of the Black Album, Jay-Z has released a new single.
“Show Me What You Got” is a classic banger from producer Just Blaze, and we could expect nothing less. A video for the song has been shot and will appear on MTV monday, and on YouTube within minutes, no doubt.

Jay-Z’s very public retirement has had him taking over Def Jam and even appearing in NBA Live 07, though few believed he would leave rapping behind, as he continued to appear on albums by the likes of Kanye West and Beyonce.

MTV reports Hova’s long rumoured comeback album, Kingdom Come will be released November 23rd.

Ultimate Power #1
written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Greg Land

Here at last, it’s the big crossover between JMS’s Squadron Supreme and the Ultimate Universe! It’s a 9 issue series – which is supposed to take place between Ultimates 2 and Ultimates 3 – and it’s being divided into three sections: Issues 1-3 will be written by Bendis, issues 4-6 will be written by J. Michael Straczynski , and issues 7-9 will be written by Jeph Loeb. Er, I guess Greg Land’s onboard for the whole thing.

If you read Squadron Supreme or the Ultimate books, this book is something worth keeping an eye on – At the end of the series, someone from the Supremeverse will end up in the Ultimateverse, and vice versa. Granted both universes have their set of crap characters, but I can’t imagine someone like Ultimate Longshot in the Supremeverse being the gimmick they’re selling. And heck, even if it is, it should still make for an interesting read.

The story kicks off with Reed Richards trying to find a cure for Ben Grimm, and accidentally opening up a connection between the two universes – You’d think after the Zombie fiasco, he’d know better than to poke around like that, but thank God he doesn’t yet! Anyway, while the premise is a somewhat tired story concept in the normal Marvel U, I couldn’t help but notice this page in the previews –

I was moderately interested in the book, but not terribly, until I saw that. This puts a whole different pressure on Reed to find that cure, and while some of the work from these writers has been hit or miss for me lately, I find myself looking forward to this book a LOT.

YoJoe.com is running a story on a pretty rare figure nicknamed “Pimp Daddy Destro”. This version of Destro was originally meant for an exclusive 3-pack with Cobra Commander and the Baroness. He features a leopard print jacket lining and collar. His upper legs also features this interesting pattern. The article gives foudation to the figure’s availability as a loose item and why it is more common to find them as such, instead of in the mock-ups for the three pack. In light of the recent interview with Ron Rudat, I find these types of articles enlightening regarding the creation of what we see in the stores. Give it a look if you have time.

This is gonna be one meaty issue of awesome. Not only do we get the first part of the last leg of Planet Hulk – Allegiance: Part 1 – but we also get a back up story with pencils by the awesome Gary Frank, fresh off his stretch on Squadron Supreme:

This back up story – which will also be written by the main story’s writer, Greg Pak – deals with events from Civil War (specifically, supposedly involving some new info about the Thor clone), and the Illuminati’s role in punting the Hulk into space, and ALSO someone finds out what happened to the Hulk. Gasp!

The super-duper-special anniversary issue will also include reprints of The Incredible Hulk #’s 3, 152 and 300. Issue #3 was chosen because it’s a story where the Hulk tore up Manhattan, which led to Dr. Strange exiling him (actually to space, according to the cover). #300 is a story … well, it seems to be one largely about the Hulk beating the crap out of stuff. Greg Pak hints that it might or might not be a teaser of World War Hulk, but more topically, it touches on the ideas of exile and of the Hulk being a monster. #152 is a story where the heroes of the Marvel U put the Hulk on trial, and try to decide whether the Hulk is hero enough, or too much monster. I’d say the connection’s only marginally less obvious than it is with issue 3.

Also, here’s some unlettered pages from the main issue. Art chores are by Carlo Pagulayan, who did the first arc, and he’s splitting this last arc with Aaron Lopresti, who did the second arc.

Sources – Pak’s interview at The Pulse, Newsarama.com, Marvel.com

Updated – Previous articles indicated it would be issue #143 in the issue, but instead it’s issue #300. Sorry folks. On the upside, it makes previously confusing comments in other articles make a lot more sense, now that we know this. Also – We’ve added new images from the upcoming issue #100, both for the issue, and for Gary Frank’s pages.

Also, the issue will hit stands on November 1st, and it’ll cost $3.99.  I can’t wait!

The title says it all. According to Fwooshnet.com, an excellent source for all your Marvel Legends needs, Toy Biz has cancelled all remaining products for 2006 in Canada and International outlets. This is no small announcement. The Fwoosh lists the following products that this affects:

• X-Men 3 – Series 3
• Marvel Legends boxed set – House of M
• Marvel Legends – Series 14
• Marvel Legends – Series 15
• Marvel Face Off – Series 2
• Marvel Masterworks – Series 2
• Marvel Showdown – Series 4
• Marvel Icons Series 2
• Marvel Icons Series 3
• Spider-man Rotocast figures
• Spider-Man Series 18

If you have any of these pre-ordered somewhere, you should check to make sure that it is still valid.

If I can dig up any more information on this, I will make sure to share it.

That seems like a really long post title, so let me break it down for you. Star Wars came out in 1977. Next year, being 2007, will be the 30th Anniversary of the franchise. To celebrate such an occasion, Hasbro is putting out a special line of 3 3/4 inch figures. They have finally announced the figures in Wave 1.

• Galactic Marine
• Mustafar Lava Worker
• R2-D2
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Mace Windu
• Clone Trooper
• Super Battle Droid (can attach to R2-D2)

You can see pictures and descriptions of these figures here on Hasbro’s site.