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,  

This is the biggest change in Peter Parker’s life in years and it’s all happening in Amazing Spider-Man #648, from the new ongoing creative team of fan-favorite Spidey Scribe Dan Slott and red hot artist Humberto Ramos!  

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.  

KnuckleBonz Unveils a Ronnie James Dio Limited Edition Collectible! A Portion of all Proceeds at KnuckleBonz.com will be Donated to the ‘Stand Up and Shout’ Cancer Fund Created in Honor of Ronnie James Dio  

Britain’s veteran extreme metal band, Cradle Of Filth, is now streaming a new video blog on the mini-site for the band’s forthcoming album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, at:  

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.  

The official full CMJ schedule is available online now.  

DEAD NEON is the primitive nuclear doom metal project of Las Vegas poet Jarret Keene. Inspired by a morbid tour of the Nevada Test Site with only GOATLORD’s Distorted Birth and LEONARD COHEN’s The Future loaded on a half broken iPod,  

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.  

Mortiis returns to satiate fans’ desire for new music this October 10 with “Perfectly Defect,” a completely free, full-length, downloadable album.