Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s only maker of real pinball games, announced today the availability of the X-Men pinball machine based on the Marvel comic book series.The newest addition to the Stern collection celebrates X-Men, one of the most popular comic book series to date. X-Men will join Stern’s revolutionary line-up of comic inspired machines including Spiderman, Iron Man and Batman.  

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Infernal Man-Thing #1, coming this July! From legendary creators Kevin Nowlan and the late, great Steve Gerber comes the highly-anticipated supernatural epic that’s 20 years in the making! When the Man-Thing resurfaces, it must solve the mystery of the “Screenplay of the Living Dead Man” – and it’s the only thing that can! It’s the story fans have been clamoring for and this July, Infernal Man-Thing #1 hits comic shops everywhere, the Marvel Comics app and the Marvel Digital Comics Shop!  

The upcoming Image Comics series REVIVAL has a much different take on the undead from that in THE WALKING DEAD, but their two worlds will exist under one cover as a preview of REVIVAL #1 will appear in the next issue of Robert Kirkman’s bestselling phenomenon.  

If you’ve got a taste for bloodsuckers, then look no further! Dark Horse does vampires right and gives readers who crave creatures of the night a crypt full of creepy comics!  

Death thrashers SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER and USDM brutalists BLOODSOAKED will invade Europe this November as part of the “Hammer Of Gore” European Tour 2012. The tour will run from November 2nd – 11th and hit Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Austria and Sweden. Exact cities and venues are currently being confirmed. Support will come from COFFIN SYRUP, GORGY and MANGLED ATROCITY.  

Now that the dust is settling on the blockbuster that is The Avengers movie, and everyone at Marvel and Disney are finished patting themselves on the back, the question now becomes…what new Avengers should be introduced in the sequel. With the vast history of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, countless heroes have had the privilege of being an Avenger. Mutants, Androids, Demi Gods, Sorcerers and Aliens are just the few who have graced the halls of Avenger Mansion. Here is a list of who we think might work…  

With the expected box office reaching one billion dollars the weekend, The Avengers movie can sure be considered a mega, mega, mega hit! Critics and fans alike have heaped praise on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as they grace the silver screen on their way to possibly the highest grossing film of all time. I personally loved the film, I thought The Incredible Hulk stole the show. Action from beginning to end. So with all this praise, we thought…is there anything we, as Fanboys and Fangirls could actually hate about this film? We came up with 10 possible things that can irk us as “Avenger Disciples” See if you agree. Again, we don’t need any hate mail coming our way, just playing Devil’s... 

This coming August, Vampirella and Barnabas Collins meet for the first time EVER in Dark Shadows/Vampirella #1!  Written by the acclaimed Marc (Manhunter) Andreyko and drawn by Patrick Berkenkotter, with a cover by Fabiano Neves, this will be a cross-over to remember!  Be sure to pick up Dark Shadows/Vampirella #1 this coming August!  

I bet you never had toast like this. For everyone who’s looking for a little excitement with the first meal of the day…Introducing “Pop Culture Toasting”.  

This June, prepare for an all-new brand of justice as the fan favorite creative team of Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey bring fans a new line-up of Earth’s Deadliest in Dark Avengers #175! Featuring the Dark Scarlet Witch, Dark Spider-Man, Trickshot, Ragnarok, Skaar and Luke Cage – this new team will take on a mission that only they can tackle! Can Luke Cage keep this team in check or is he in for a world of hurt? Find out in Dark Avengers #175 hitting comic shops, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop this June!  

With all that is going on with The Avengers movie, X-Men vs Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers Hot Dogs…lol Seems Marvel is trying to throw some of the focus back on the Mutant team everyone used to think were the big dogs over at the House Of Ideas! How quickly things change. All of you mutant fans are left picking up the scraps after the blow out The Avengers have created with the…um #1 movie opening ever!!! Well, Marvel has this for all you X- Lovers…  

With all the excitement surrounding The Avengers movie, and the after credit scene involving one Thanos…the supposed monster villain of the Marvel Universe, it’s suffice to say that “The Mad Titan” will be the next bad guy in Avengers 2. With all this hoopla, over on Ebay, the very popular Infinity Gauntlet comic book mini series has become even more popular.