On the heels of their split CD with THE LAST VAN ZANT and THE PARISH, DESOLATEVOID has been placed on RateYourMusic.com’s list of “Essential Doom Metal You’ve Never Heard.” Ranked 25th on an ever growing list, the article applauds the band’s “form of gritty, crusty, in your face, Southern sludgy metal…” and compares them to the likes of EYEHATEGOD, SOILENT GREEN, OUTLAW ORDER and GOATWHORE.  

The tireless and tour-hungry hardcore loyalists in LA’s TERROR, spearheaded by the endless enthusiasm of frontman Scott Vogel, have returned with a vicious new chapter to their storied career. The much anticipated new album, Keepers of The Faith, is a worldwide call to the community and an attempt to hear back from the faithful on the front lines. Hear the new track “Stick Tight” now at the below links as this is the shit that is sure to get your blood pumping and fists flying.  

Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke roll out the red carpet for the Main Man himself, Lobo, as the Last Czarnian crosses paths with Hal Jordan. Oh, and expect a few surprises, too.  

Wonder Woman is the greatest comic-book superheroine of all time, and I can prove it with math. If you need proof of Wonder Woman’s stature as the greatest comic-book superheroine of all-time, then, PLEASE, go add up all the issues of any other female character and see if you come close to SIX HUNDRED.  

Judgment Day is here!. This summer’s most extreme carnival of death metal starts tonight, July 2, 2010 in Portland, OR. Featuring Ibex Moon Records artists GRAVEHILL, CARDIAC ARREST and HOD (with FATALIST appearing on select dates), The Campaign For Death Metal Purity Tour gets underway at Plan B in Portland, OR.  

    “Wonder Woman was my first introduction to superheroes and, later, my first introduction to comics books. She’s always been a presence in my life and was very much the reason for my choosing comics as a career. Working on Wonder Woman over the last few months with Gail Simone and Greg Rucka has been an absolute highlight for me and I feel extremely privileged to be contributing to her landmark issue.  

“Did you bring your Lasso of Truth?” people ask me, and I have to laugh. But it’s true—Wonder Woman accessorizes. She is, after all, a very savvy woman. But as we all know, form follows function. Everything she wears has a purpose: Her golden bracelets deflect bullets, her Venus Girdle endows her with superhuman strength, her tiara boomerangs and her lasso holds others to the truth that she, herself, lives by. And that’s just what we can see. Wonder Woman’s intellect is her real power. She’s honest and disarming, and she kicks butt.  

Few artists are as synonymous with the character of Wonder Woman as Phil Jimenez, who who guided the character as both writer and artist during a celebrated run on the WONDER WOMAN title not long ago. What does Phil have to show us when it comes to celebrating WW’s birthday? Here you go.  

We promised big things the last few weeks, both with BATMAN #700 and SUPERMAN #700 – and we’d like to think we’ve delivered. And this week is no different, as we’ve got a big celebration of the Amazon Princess all this week.