Leave it to Neal Adams to leave his mark…again. The legendary artist who redefined the look of Batman (and comics overall) has put his distinct stamp on the fledging medium of Motion Comics, with Marvel’s Astonishing X-Men: Gifted. Gifted is Marvel’s first foray into turning a regular comic book into a Motion Comic and considering the praise this storyline received, thanks to creators Joss Whedon and John Cassidy, expectations were high, so Marvel turned to someone they knew would not only respect the work but make it groundbreaking, and who better than Neal Adams and Continuity Studios.  

CAPCOM’s DARKSTALKERS RETURN TO COMICS UDON Launches New Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors Comic Series Toronto, ON – Nov 11, 2009 – After the hugely positive response to the Darkstalkers™ Tribute art book, fan outcry for more Darkstalkers™ stories became clear. Now, the ghoulish monsters and sexy seductresses of Darkstalkers are coming back to comics! This January, UDON bring fans more tales featuring creatures of the night with an all-new 3 issue miniseries titled ‘Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors’.  

Jose “Aladdin” Barrales, frontman of Pomona, CA thrashers, BONDED BY BLOOD, wrote an expansive blog on the band’s MySpace page that looks back at an eventful 2009 and presents a rough sketch for their plans in 2010. Read on for more on the release of the followup album to 2008’s FEED THE BEAST and how you can play a part in their touring plans next year.  

McFarlane and Kirkman’s HAUNT faces multiple distribution-level sell outs instantly after release! 10 November 2009 (Berkeley, CA) – HAUNT, the sales record-breaking new superhero series conceived by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman, faces yet another sell out with both its first and second issues completely sold through on a distribution-level.  

ROB HALFORD GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH A SALE OF CLASSIC METAL RECORDINGS! So you’ve been saving up your hard-earned cash, waiting to complete your collection of Rob Halford’s recorded works. The wait is now over. The Meal God’s Holiday Sale runs November 2nd through December 31st featuring US$7.99 & US8.99 digital downloads from Fight and Halford at: www.HalfordMusic.com.  

strong>RENOWNED ROCK DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF GUITAR ZEUS CONQUERING HEROES WITH PERFORMANCE & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT J&R MUSIC AND COMPUTER WORLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, at 6:00PM Rock and roll icon Carmine Appice will make a special appearance at J&R Music and Computer World on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00PM to celebrate the release of his latest Guitar Zeus album “Conquering Heroes” with a short performance, followed by an autograph signing session. Fuel Records released the Guitar Zeus project by legendary drummer Carmine Appice, featuring a compilation of 24 of the best Guitar Zeus songs. Conquering Heroes hit the streets on August 25th. The double-disc set showcases... 

All-new cG & TRADITIONAL ANime SHORTS add NEW CHAPTERS to renowned video game franchise; seven NEW STORIES AVAILABLE ON blu-ray & dvd FROM warner home video on FEB. 9, 2010 Go deeper into the Halo universe than ever before with Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises. Produced by 343 Industries, a part of Microsoft Game Studios, the exciting tales-beyond-the-games will be distributed February 9, 2010 by Warner Home Video as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™ for $29.98 (SRP) and $34.99 (SRP), respectively, as well as single disc DVD for $19.98 (SRP) due date for... 

SIEGE is coming! It’s all been leading up to this universe shattering four issue limited series from the superstar team of Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel! Following the events of DARK REIGN: THE LIST, Norman Osborn sets his sights on Asgard and nothing will stop him from completing his mission. But what does he want? How do Loki and Thor figure in? And just how does this relate to the inner strife between the Cabal? Marvel’s greatest heroes unite against the deadliest threat they’ve ever faced, but even they have no idea what’s coming next. The most jaw dropping comic book event of the decade begins in December with SIEGE: THE CABAL and continues in January’s SIEGE #1! Watch... 

HATEBREED SETS OUT ON SECOND LEG OF “DECIMATION OF THE NATION TOUR” BAND CONFIRMS TWO U.S. IN-STORES (New York, NY) — HATEBREED is celebrating their new self-titled album with a second North American run aptly named the “Decimation of the Nation 2” tour. The official kick off is November 6th in Cleveland’s House of Blues. The tour spreads across the continent, hitting venues in 41 cities, including parts of Canada. Cannibal Corpse and Unearth will handle the outing’s supporting responsibilities. The tour supports HATEBREED’s latest release, a self-titled album that hit stores on September 29th. The first single from the new effort, “In Ashes They Shall Reap,” is currently... 

CAULDRON SETS OFF ON THE “WASTE THE WORLD” TOUR THIS FRIDAY Toronto traditional metal trio, CAULDRON are anticipating this Friday’s kickoff of the Waste The World tour with headliners, MUNICIPAL WASTE alongside GOATWHORE (11/6-11/16), OFF WITH THEIR HEADS (11/18-12/2), BRUTAL TRUTH (12/4-12/11) and PHOBIA. Here are the dates:  

The Flood will be hitting the road this winter on the heavily anticipated SAW VI tour with Mushroomhead. Both bands were featured on the SAW VI soundtrack, which is in-stores now! The Flood just wrapped up recording their debut album with Sylvia Massy (Smashing Pumpkins, Tool) at her Radiostar Studios in Weed, California. The album will be released via independent label Deify, sometime in 2010.  

Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB have released their brand new album, TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE, worldwide as a free download. TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE is absolutely free, including artwork, and will remain a free download forever. Fans and non-fans alike are encouraged to download the album and even pass it on to everyone you know.