The Mattel booth was an interesting one with a heavy emphasis play sets and toys that take advantage of tablets and smartphones, as well as a very cool revamp of Viewmaster and a neat Halo Needler dart gun.
Read More »Comic Shop Picks: Princess Leia and Hawkeye get new #1’s and Green Lantern goes bad?
It’s a decent week at your LCS this first week of March. Star Wars fans should be happy about another #1 in Marvel’s burgeoning sci-fi universe, and Avengers followers have yet another book to buy with another revamp for Hawkeye. Oh, and there are some strange things afoot in both …
Read More »Toy Fair 2015: SH Figuarts debuts Injustice and more Mario
Tamashii Nations and Bluefin have some of the best-looking toys out there right now. Chances are that you’ll be into something that they’re offering, whether it’s their new Injustice series, their awesome re-imaginings of Star Wars, or their incredible Super Mario line.
Read More »Comic Shop Picks: Fire & Stone wraps up and Darth Vader arrives within own book
Marvel’s ongoing series starring one of the greatest villains of all time arrives with Darth Vader #1. And while one sci-fi comic book saga is just getting started, Dark Horse’s massive Alien/Predator/Prometheus crossover comes to a definitive close.
Read More »Marvel’s Princess Leia series sees what royalty is like without anyone to rule
The first offshoot of Marvel’s new Star Wars line is almost here with Princess Leia #1.
Read More »The Star Wars Humble Bundle is selling by the skiff-load
An all Star Wars Humble Bundle has smashed through every sales-speed record appearing on the charity gaming website save one, and become the second-fastest grossing bundle that Humble has hosted.
Read More »Comic Shop Picks: Superman gets a new direction and Spawn returns from the grave
The original Spawn returns this week with an issue number (250) that comics just don’t see these days, Superman gets new everything in an issue that brings the first arc of Romita’s run to a close, Valiant’s villain-led Imperium arrives, and Marvel’s Star Wars rolls on.
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront Concept Art Revealed
Star Wars fans prepare to whet your appetite, check out this concept art that just released. In the foreground there are two Rebels, a male and a female, armed with a scoped rifle and standard blaster respectfully. Around the tree from them are a pair of stormtroopers and a shooting …
Read More »Even more Star Wars arrives on GOG.com
Following up on the previous round of releases, Republic Commando, Empire at War and more are now available on GOG.com.
Read More »Marvel Comics talks up new Star War comic in new featurette
Have you picked up the new Star Wars #1 from Marvel yet? If not, check out this new featurette and see what you’re missing.
Read More »Second wave of Lucasarts Star Wars classics arrives on GOG.com
Another wave of classic Lucasarts Star Wars games has gone up for sale on DRM-free retailer GOG.com, and man are there some good ones in this set.
Read More »Comic Shop Picks: It’s Star Wars week!
Star Wars launches into a brand new universe from Marvel Comics this week, and is the ‘don’t miss’ title on the slate, though there’s plenty more vying for your dollar as well.
Read More »Marvel plans NYC Star Wars signings for next week
If you’re in Manhattan next week, you can get your hands on some exclusive covers for Star Wars #1 and take home a signature to boot.
Read More »Marvel’s original Star Wars comics headed back to print as graphic novels
2015 not only sees the Star Wars license go back to the House of Ideas for a round of new comics, but also for a re-issuance of the original comics from the ’70s and ’80s, in the form of 3 oversized hardcover books.
Read More »Marvel previews new Star Wars title
The first issue of Marvel’s new take on the Star Wars franchise is almost here.
Read More »The Sunday Review: The Brutal Gamer Archive for the week of 11/24/14
Thanksgiving week in the US saw a little lull in news and reviews here at BG, but there was still plenty to like this past week with Black Friday deals, the first of our Godzilla review retrospectives, a look at the new Batman book from DK, and the debut of …
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