Please take your seats. Class is now in session. Since its inception, Marvel Comics has been defined by hard-hitting action, engrossing story lines and an ever expanding library of some of the most heroic and complex characters of all time! Beginning today, Marvel is excited to present an all-new video series devoted to giving fans an educational deep dive into some of the most iconic Marvel Super Heroes, you may, or may not be, familiar with. Start taking notes – this is MARVEL 101.  

Ruthless killers. Relentless villains. X-Men?! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look inside the highly anticipated UNCANNY X-MEN #1 – the new ongoing series from blockbuster creators Cullen Bunn and Greg Land! Eight months have passed since the end of Secret Wars, and the X-Men find themselves in a world that hates and fears them more than ever. Refusing to accept one more mutant death, Magneto has gathered together the deadliest team of mutants ever assembled for one goal – to proactively eliminate any and all threats to their species. They’re not afraid to get blood on their hands.  

The wait is over. Marvel has just released a first teaser trailer for the up coming Captain America: Civil War. Featuring an array of avengers from the Marvel U, including Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Falcon, Black Widow and more (Not seen, Ant-Man, Vision and Spider-Man) Civil War is based on the hit 2006 comic book which pitted hero against hero on the subject of hero registration.  

A work of rare passion, drama and intrigue released just over a week ago via Metal Blade Records, the self-titled debut from occult heavy metal alchemists, MIRROR, has been reaping the critical accolades of media critics both stateside and abroad.  

The unstoppable POWER TRIP has been confirmed as the opening act for a massive US Winter Tour, the crew set to slam the States supporting Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Deafheaven in January and February.  

Comatose Music proudly welcomes the return of PATHOLOGY! After bouncing between several labels since 2010, this San Diego trio has come back home to Comatose Music for the release of their first new full length CD in nearly two years!  

Bestselling writer Joe Harris (The X-Files) and artist Martín Morazzo (Vertigo Quarterly), creators of GREAT PACIFIC, reunite for an all-new ongoing science-fiction series set in the year 2045—where it no longer snows.  

NEUROSIS announces the details for the band’s upcoming stateside 30th anniversary performances set to take place in San Francisco this March, including the opening support acts and ticket links.  

Bestselling writer Chip Zdarsky (SEX CRIMINALS, Howard the Duck) teams up with artist Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung-Fu) for the laugh-out-loud romp, KAPTARA, VOL. 1: FEAR NOT, TINY ALIEN. This collects issues #1-5 into trade paperback and will be available in December.  

Returning with opus number fourteen, The Plague Within, earlier this year, British goth metal pioneers PARADISE LOST celebrated a tremendously successful 2015 achieving top ten positions for the latter in Germany and Finland as well as chart entries in Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and their native UK.  

Platinum selling metal act DROWNING POOL have released an all new single titled “By The Blood,” exclusively via Loudwire.com. “We’re excited as hell to get our brand new single out to everyone!” says guitarist CJ Pierce. “Back to the core sound you know from Drowning Pool! Crank it up! .” The single made its radio debut yesterday on SiriusXM’s Octane. Drowning Pool will release Hellelujah on February 5, 2016 via Entertainment One Music. The new LP will be the first since signing with the label earlier this summer.  

Having released two critically acclaimed albums this year (debut full-length, Duende, and EP, Echoes), Sweden’s The Great Discord is now launching a bass play-through for the track “A Discordant Call“, taken from Duende.