An all new era for the X-Men begins in Generation Hope #1, from acclaimed writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salva Espin! The enigmatic and immensely powerful Hope Summers has escaped death squads, jaunted across the timestream and made her way into the ranks of the Uncanny X-Men, but her trials are just beginning! With Hope’s arrival in the present triggering the emergence of mutant children all around the globe, she’s headed to Japan —
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Tron: Original Movie Adaptation #1, from acclaimed author Peter David and rising star artist Mirco Pierfederici along with covers by Greg Land and a stunning variant cover by Salvador Larocca! In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures’ 3D high-tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY, in theaters on Dec. 17, 2010,
Now that DREDG–Gavin Hayes (vocals, guitars), Drew Roulette (bass, keyboards, samples), Mark Engles (guitars) and Dino Campanella (drums, keyboards)—has finished work on their fifth album, the band will hit the concert trail with Circa Survive, Codeseven and Animals As Leaders from October 19 in Carrboro, NC through November 28 in New York City. Once those dates conclude, the band will perform a handful of headlining shows.
Torture Division’s Evighetens Dårar Now Available Evighetens Dårar, the latest offering from Swedish death metal masters TORTURE DIVISION is now available through Abyss Records. The Digi-CD compiles material from the trio’s Evighetens Dårar I (2009), Evighetens Dårar II (2010), and Evighetens Dårar III (2010) demos and was mixed/mastered by Dan Swano at Unisound Studios. In preparation for the release, TORTURE DIVISION has posted several tracks from the album, including “Traumatic Inhuman Severance,” “Total Death Punishment” and “Overtorture (Bound To Be Dead)” on their myspace page.
SNAIL GAMES today announced that its browser-based MMO Heroes of Gaia has exceeded 10 million plays on Kongregate.com, making the free-to-play title Kongregate’s most-played MMO to date, as well as the most-played overall game of 2010 on the popular Flash game portal. Heroes of Gaia reached this milestone in less than 11 months, averaging more than 1 million plays per month.
Dark Descent Records has just completed a deal to release the complete CD discography from classic Swedeath metallers Toxaemia. Tentatively set for a January/February 2001 release, the CD will contain everything every released by the band, including Kaleidoscopic Lunacy, the Buried to Rot demos and the Beyondthe Realm EP (released by Seraphic Decay), as well as previously unreleased material recorded during the Buried to Rot sessions.