Before Luke Skywalker…before Flash Gordon…there was BUCK ROGERS! With his trusty ray gun and jet pack, trailblazing hero and sci-fi icon Buck Rogers finds himself out of his time in into the future! The inspiration for countless sci-fi heroes finds new life in Dynamite Entertainment’s Buck Rogers, written by Scott Beatty and illustrated by artists Carlos Rafael and Carlos Lopez. Now, for the first time ever, Buck Rogers fans can own the first story arc “Future Shock” in one gorgeous hardcover collection now available for order through Diamond Previews!
John Stewart Get’s the Green Light A Review of Green Lantern #49 By: Andrew Sanford Slight Spoiler Alert Most superheroes are haunted by some sort of personal tragedy or failing. For Green Lantern John Stewart, that may be speaking a little lightly. During the DC miniseries event Cosmic Odyssey back in 1989, Stewart failed to save the planet of Xanshi from being destroyed. This tragedy left Stewart a shell of his former, more arrogant persona. Now a more serious character, Stewart has spent years trying to amend for the death of millions but with Blackest Night in full swing, those millions may not give him the chance.
Marilyn Manson’s insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff’s attorney, a lawyer for the goth rocker said today. Stephen Bier, better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy, brought his breach-of contract case in Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2007 against Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner.
On January 13th, 2010, Ibex Moon Record’s INCANTATION and DIVINE EVE will hit the road in Europe as part of the Vengeful Scapegoat tour with HATE, NOCTUM and NERVE. The tour will provide INCANTATION an opportunity to promote their new, limited edition 7″ picture EP, Scapegoat. The EP features previously unreleased tracks from the Primordial Domination recording sessions and will be limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies.
Premiere Radio Networks announced today that multimedia personality, producer and writer Kerri Kasem will join Nikki Sixx as co-host of the soon to be launched nationally syndicated radio programs Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx and The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx. From radio to TV, entertainment to sports, Kasem is an established broadcaster with a proven talent to excel in any arena. Her career has included hosting and producing several successful national and local radio shows, as well as programs for networks such as MTV, E!, ESPN and Spike.
It was December 19th 2009, 6:30 pm and snowflakes were falling on West 34th street in New York City. However, the snowstorm outside was nothing compared to the storm brewing on 7th floor of the Manhattan Center. Ring Of Honor Wrestling was in town for “Final Battle 2009” and while the fans got revved up for the last ROH show of the year I was getting ready for my first ROH show ever.
In the January 2010 issue of Decibel (Mastodon cover), Funebrarum’s Matt Medeiros picked his Top 5 old school death metal releases of 2009. Two of the five spots went to Ibex Moon releases: Asphyx’s Death…The Brutal Way at #1 and Goreaphobia’s Mortal Repulsion at #5. In the same issue Death…The Brutal Way made Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2009 list, landing at #20. Finally, in the CD review section, Avulsed’s Nullo (The Pleasure of Self Mutilation) received a score of 8/10.
