Syracuse-based heavy rockers, BRAND NEW SIN have announced a string of tour dates in support of their latest release, United State. The band recently released a video for the song “The Lord Came Down.” The video, directed by Eli Brown, was shot in early November in Detroit, Michigan in the basement National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) building.  

Well, well…things are never easy in the Buffyverse? Are they?  

After experiencing great success with Voltron #1, Dynamite Entertainment is bringing back the iconic Defender of the Universe in an all-new adventure! Written by Brandon Thomas, illustrated by Craig Cermak, with covers by Admira Wijaya and Jonathan Lau, Voltron: Year One will be released wherever comic books are sold beginning April 2012.  

DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, revealed today a new brand identity. The new identity is reflective of the company’s mission to fully realize the value of a rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters, distinguished by incredible breadth and depth across publishing, media and merchandise. A new logo for DC Comics was also introduced, closely aligning with DC Entertainment’s new mark.  

Kscope is pleased to announce the release of Not The Weapon But The Hand, the debut album from Steve Hogarth (Marillion) and Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan), due out February 28th in North America.  

This April, the biggest names in the industry pit the largest super hero franchises against one another for the biggest war in comics history in Avengers Vs. X-Men! To celebrate this blockbuster event, Marvel has your first look at the Avengers Vs. X-Men #2 Bradshaw Variant by red-hot artist Nick Bradshaw! With the opening salvo fired, the time for talking is over. What side does Wolverine choose and what decision will Hope make that may turn the tide of the war… just as it begins?  

Anime powerhouse Viz Media is announcing that the latest episode of their popular anime series Naruto Shippuden will be broadcast on Hulu.  

With the success of Avatar and a slew of animated films coming out in 3D, what other entertainment medium would benefit from the image poping effects of 3D? hmmm, Metal Music! Well, the wait is over, here comes Meshuggah in spectacular 3D!!!  

This April, prepare for the biggest super hero war in comics history as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the jaw-dropping cover to Avengers Vs. X-Men #2 by superstar artist Jim Cheung! From the powerhouse creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brubaker, John Romita Jr., Adam Kubert and Olivier Copiel comes a groundbreaking event pitting Earth’s Mightiest against the X-Men with the entire Marvel Universe at stake. With the opening salvo fired, the time for talking is over and in Avengers Vs. X-Men #2, allegiances are decided upon as quickly as they are broken. What side does Wolverine choose and what decision will Hope make that may turn the tide of the... 

DC Entertainment and LEGO Systems, Inc announced today that all-new, free digital comics are now available in the LEGO Hero Factory app created by DC Entertainment and sponsored by LEGO Systems.  

Prepare for Armageddon. Israeli epic black metallers ETERNAL DECAY will embark on a 16-date tour of North America beginning with a planned massacre in Toronto on Valentine’s Day. One of the best kept secrets in the underground, ETERNAL DECAY are poised to shock, awe, and devastate with their dynamically arranged and undeniably ferocious brand of symphonic black metal.  

Bassist Mark Evans, author of the new book Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside Of AC/DC (Bazillion Points Books), joined AC/DC in 1975 and remained with them through their barroom days, their first international tours, and the majority of the Bon Scott-era albums: High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, T.N.T.