New Comics for the week of 07/15/2009

ACTION COMICS #879
AGENTS OF ATLAS #8
AIR #11 (MR)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 DKR
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #2
BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER HC
BETA RAY BILL GODHUNTER #2 (OF 3)
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #90
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8)
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 (OF 3)
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #25
BUCK ROGERS #2
CAPTAIN AMERICA #601
CREEPY COMICS #1
CROSSED #6 (OF 9) (MR)
DARK AVENGERS #7 DAX
DARK REIGN MISTER NEGATIVE #2 (OF 3) DKR
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC
DEAD AT 17 AFTERBIRTH #2 (OF 4)
DEADPOOL #12 DKR
DILBERT TP FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD
DMZ #43 (MR)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #1 (OF 24)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #1
DR WHO MAGAZINE #410
FABLES #86 (MR)
FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #4 (OF 4)
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH ESCAPE #3 (OF 6)
GI JOE MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (OF 4)
GI JOE MOVIE ADAPTATION TP
IRON MAN ARMORED ADVENTURES
JSA VS KOBRA #2 (OF 6)
LAST RESORT #1
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #38
MIGHTY AVENGERS #27
NEW MUTANTS #3
OLYMPUS #3
PUNISHER #7
ROTTEN #2
SIMPSONS COMICS #156
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #7
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #43 REAPING PT 1 (OF 2)
SUPERMAN BATMAN #62
TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #3 (OF 4)
TITANS #15 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
UNKNOWN #3 (OF 4)
UNTHINKABLE #3 (OF 4)
USAGI YOJIMBO #121
WALKING DEAD #63 (MR)
WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #2 (OF 3)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #21
X-FACTOR #46
X-MEN FOREVER #1 2ND PTG GRUMMETT VAR
ZEKE DEADWOOD ZOMBIE LAWMAN #1 LEGALLY DEAD

Ryan Reynolds is the "Green Lantern"

Ryan Reynolds has landed the coveted role of “Green Lantern,” getting the starring role in Warner Bros.’ live-action film based on the DC Comics hero.

Martin Campbell will direct. The studio is still working on the picture’s budget, but production is expected to begin in January.

The news caps off a memorable summer for Reynolds, who played Deadpool in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” a performance that prompted Fox to begin development on a spinoff film. Reynolds followed that by starring opposite Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy “The Proposal,” which crossed the $100 million mark this week.

Warners and Campbell chose Reynolds, who vied for the superhero role along with “The Hangover” star Bradley Cooper and Jared Leto. The momentum built for Reynolds in the last week, as he was the only actor whose option was extended.

Greg Berlanti wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green. Donald DeLine will produce with Berlanti. Reynolds’ reps at UTA are working out his deal.

The actor will next star in “Buried,” a dark indie drama that will begin filming shortly in Barcelona with Spanish director Rodrigo Cortes. Reynolds will play a civilian contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and awakes in a coffin, struggling against time to coordinate a rescue even though he doesn’t know where he’s buried in the desert. 

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Intel and Google working out a deal for an Android-based MID?

While Google has already hit a low blow to Intel by announcing Chrome OS for netbooks, Intel is still seeking a partnership with them for another small form factor device, the MIDs. Digitimes is citing MID makers in Taiwan that Intel is supposedly in talks with Google for their Android platform to be developed on Intel-based MIDs. However, the MID manufacturers also noted that Android based MIDs won’t be out before Intel has launched Moorestown based MIDs that will be powered by Moblin OS.

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“Warehouse 13″ Starts Strong

The two-hour debut of “Warehouse 13? was the strongest debut for a series on SyFy/SciFi Channel since the debut of “Eureka” according to SciFi Wire.

The premiere drew an audience of 3.5 million viewers according to preliminary ratings and was the most watched cable show for the evening.’

“Warehouse 13? drew the third-highest total viewership for a Syfy original series, trailing only the series premieres of “Stargate Atlantis” (4.2 million total viewers on July 16, 2004) and “Eureka” (4.1 million total viewers on July 18, 2006).

When final DVR viewing is included, “Warehouse 13? will increase its viewership and may surpass one or both of those premieres.

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Attention Brawlers! Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Hits XBLA on July 29

The day you’ve been waiting for is just around the corner. Today we are announcing that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be available globally as part of Microsoft’ s "Summer of Arcade" through Xbox Live on Wednesday, July 29 for 1,200 Microsoft Points. The PSN date is to be announced soon, check the Twitter for more info since that seems to be the MvC2 team’s preferred method of info release.

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Battlefield 1943 Update

Major Nelson has posted a brief update outlining the continued problems with Battlefield 1943 on Xbox Live.

I know many of you have been having problems with getting online and finding a match in Battlefield:1943. I just heard from EA, and they wanted me to let you know that “Battlefield 1943 has been so well received and in such high demand we exceeded our server capacity. I know many have a hard time getting in, but a lot of people are playing and overwhelmingly love it. Because of this many people at DICE and EA have been working non-stop since the game launched to add more servers so that we meet the demand and keeping our community as up-to-date as possible. Because of these efforts we will have enough servers to meet these player count demands very soon.”

That’s the latest update directly from the developers. Assuming things stabilize, I also want to make sure everyone doesn’t forget that starting tomorrow, July 10 at 19:43 CEST/7:43am ET/10:43am PST the Coral Sea Community Challenge will begin as planned because a lot of people are playing and EA wants to start tracking this and reach that goal of 43M kills as possible.

For all the latest updates on the servers and the Coral Sea Challenge, watch the official BF1943 Twitter.

MechWarrior Reboot Under Development

It is a good day for fans of giant robots. Piranha Games has officially confirmed that a new MechWarrior title is in development (via IGN), and that it will be a complete reboot of the classic series.

The new title will be set on the planet Deshler circa 3015, with the players taking on the role of "wayward nobleman" Adrian Khol. The production budget is still being set, but a full single-player campaign, four-player co-op play and a full range of multiplayer options are being planned.

Particular emphasis will be put on "information warfare," with unmanned drones being used to relay information about the battlefield back to players. There will also be different classes of mechs, with pilots gaining experience and becoming better the more they use a particular machine.

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Bendis and Quesada Swing Into Amazing Spider-Man #601

You knew that Mary Jane Watson returns to Peter Parker’s life in Amazing Spider-Man #601, from the web-tastic team of Mark Waid and Mario Alberti, but now superstars Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada are along for the ride too! In an all new six-page story by Bendis and Quesada, Peter and his old classmate Jessica Jones reflect on their life together in high school as Jessica comes to a major decision about her future with the team, following up on the events of New Avengers #51!

And the best news—you get more friendly neighborhood content for the same friendly neighborhood price in Amazing Spider-Man #601!

Dollhouse Premieres Friday, September 25

The second season of Joss Whedon’s "Dollhouse" will premiere Friday, Sept. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Series creator and executive producer Joss Whedon will write and direct the episode that will set the stage for Season Two.

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Battlefield 1943 Available on Consoles Now

EA and DICE have today released Battlefield 1943, their partial remake of Battlefield 1942 using the Frostbite engine can be had for £9.99 or 1200 MS Points but of course only features the Pacific theatre maps from the original title. A PC version is to follow later in the year.

"We are excited to witness the intense battles that are going to take place on these tropical Pacific Theatre maps, ripping them to shreds and leaving nothing but debris behind," says Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on Battlefield 1943. "Reliving these classic maps with the DICE Frostbite engine’s destruction capabilities and full FPS gameplay ups the ante on what can be done in downloadable games.


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