Walt Simonson is one of my favorite writers and artists ever and to see him still doing top-notch work on books I want to read makes me very happy.

Here is a first look at his work on Avengers #25 with Brian Michael Bendis, which is an Avengers Vs. X-Men tie in.

From the press release:

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Avengers #25, an explosive tie-in to the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men! From superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis & legendary artist Walter Simonson; Captain America has declared war on The X-Men! The impending doom of the Phoenix Force lurks ever closer; forcing The Avengers to suit up and join the battle to save the Earth! But, which Avengers will follow Captain America to the front lines? Find out in Simonson’s epic return to Marvel with Avengers #25, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this April!

You’ve heard It’s Coming—and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

For more on Avengers VS. X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

I’m going to level with you: This episode is going to make for a long summer. That’s really all I can say right now…. It was… just…

Friday can’t come soon enough for you guys.

From the press release:

In the epic Clone Wars season finale, “Revenge,” Savage Opress and Darth Maul, now reunited, pursue Obi-Wan Kenobi in search of revenge.

“Revenge,” airs at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, March 16th on Cartoon Network.

Here’s another clip from Friday’s episode. There’s no Darth Maul, but gives us a glimpse of Savage’s quest, and lets us know that Mother Talzin is still alive and kicking.

From the press release:

This week, in “Brothers,” the dark warrior Savage Opress is on a quest to find his long-lost brother. Could Darth Maul truly be alive, after more than a decade since his gruesome bisection at the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi? Savage voyages into the depths of a twisted planet to find whatever became of the fallen Sith Lord.

“Brothers,” airs at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, March 9th on Cartoon Network.

In two weeks, on March 20th, we can get our hands on the next Armored Core installment. Let’s take a look at what we have to look forward to. This has been a consistently strong series in my experience, and ArCo5 looks like it won’t disappoint. (more…)

I got hit a few different times by different people on different mediums asking me why it is we don’t cover My Little Pony.

I’ll be honest, I simply wasn’t aware it was worth covering.

To that end, I’ll be getting the first season on DVD to offer my opinion of it. In the meantime, enjoy these clips from the show.

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive look at Darth Maul from The Clone Wars.

Of course the preview still doesn’t reveal his legs in any meaningful fashion, so that’s still a secret yet to be revealed. Reading about him in Darth Plagueis and watching him again in The Phantom Menace 3D has made me more excited for this Darth Maul arc of the show than I’ve ever been. March really can’t come soon enough.

As far as the clip itself, you’ll have to go over there to watch it.

And is it just me or does it sound like the audio is ripped right out of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, right down to Moleram’s laugh?

This four part arc begins in March.

This episode is the one I’ve been waiting for this entire arc–well, at least since they resolved the miscommunication with Anakin so quickly.

This seems like a bad guys version of the Dirty Dozen with a dash of the Departed and I’m completely okay with that. (Would that be like a reverse Manchurian Candidate?)

Seriously… It’s very much like those things. Trust me.

From the press release:

The conspiracy against the Chancellor is set. The playing pieces are on the board. Now, Count Dooku makes his move… In the next all-new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an extremely popular four-episode arc comes to its shocking finale. Obi-Wan is still deep undercover as the assassin Rako Hardeen, and he’s part of Cad Bane’s bounty hunter team tasked to kidnap the Supreme Chancellor. Guarding the Chancellor are the Jedi Knights, including Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan must stop Dooku’s plot, but is it already too late to stop the devious plans of the Sith? Find out in “Crisis on Naboo,” a new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February 10th on Cartoon Network.

Here’s a clip from JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM, the highly anticipated next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Warner Home Video will distribute the film on Blu-Ray, DVD and for Download on February 28, 2012.

I have to admit, I love hearing Nathan Fillion as The Green Lantern.

And The Royal Flush Gang has always been one of my favorites. I can’t wait to see this cartoon.

You can preorder it on Amazon here.

This episode looks like quite the free-for-all. It reminds me very much of movies like “No Escape” or “The Most Dangerous Game”.

It should prove to be an interesting episode, especially with Obi-wan in the mix.

In the second clip, I’m very excited to see sets and lighting arrangements from Revenge of the Sith and I love the fact that Anakin is angry that they’re keeping things from him. No wonder he’s pissed in Revenge of the Sith.

From the press release;

Which bounty hunters will be the last ones standing? It’s a tournament of champions, Star Wars-style, in the next all-new episode of The Clone Wars. Obi-Wan Kenobi is still deep undercover as the criminal marksman Rako Hardeen, and he’s done such an impressive job that he’s qualified for Count Dooku’s ultimate test: surviving the Box.

The Box is a technological marvel, a reconfiguring obstacle course where sloppy players are eliminated, because Dooku needs the best if he’s going to carry out his wicked plot to kidnap the Chancellor. A dozen of the galaxy’s most skilled and notorious bounty hunters are selected to compete for the mission – including the unforgettable Embo, who makes a return appearance. Cad Bane also enters the fray, and he’s been keeping a close eye on “Rako.” Can Obi-Wan prove his skills to survive to the finish, without revealing he’s a Jedi Knight?

Check out the non-stop action and danger found in “The Box,” the next chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February 3rd on Cartoon Network.

Roughly ten years ago I watched a 26 episode anime called Cowboy Bebop and it changed my life. It’s still my favorite show of all time and the music is to die for. A couple of years later the creator of Cowboy Bebop Shinichirō Watanabe came out with another series titled Samurai Champloo which was not better then Cowboy Bebop but still better then most everything that has come out. Basically I realized at that point that Watanabe was a master, but he was the type to wait long periods in between shows. However the wait is finally over as he is officially starting his third show in April. The Japanese title is Sakamichi no Apollon and the English title might end up being called “Kids on a Slope”. We’ve got the 30 second teaser trailer for you right here which came out on Thursday.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b8M4pO4tBs

The other big news is that he is teaming once again with the amazing composer Yoko Kanno, who brought the amazing soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop to life. Anyone who could find and place this song into a series is a genius.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuAzPR0ACVw