Marvel has unveiled what is sure to be just the first in a line of teasers for the upcoming Avengers Academy series. Above is Veil the first member of the team.

DC has revealed the previously classified cover to Blackest Night #8.

If you have not read Blackest Night #7 yet you may want to avert your eyes. We knew a White Lantern was coming, it’s just not who we assumed it would be.

Here are the newly revealed covers to Green Lantern #52 with Sinestro as the White Lantern.

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DC revealed today that Aquaman returns to the land of the living following Blackest Night. Here is a preview of the cover to issue 2

Starting in May’s issue 144,  Luke Cage will lead the new team of Thunderbolts, villains looking to redeem themselves as heroes. They will be based out of the Raft super prison.

The announced team consists of Juggernaut, Crossbones, Ghost, Moonstone and  Man-Thing

Marvel has just revealed the latest X-Men Second Coming Image.

Marvel has just released a new image for the upcoming Heroic Age, the follow up to Dark Reign and Siege. Here is the new image.

Just revealed today is the Amazing Spider-Man #623 Joe Jusko Kansas City Comic Con Variant Cover. Available only at the show on March 27 and 28th

Disney today unveiled the character sketch and description for the Red Queen and others  from the upcoming Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton. It arrives in theatres March 5th.

Here’s the official character synopsis from Disney…

IRACEBETH, THE RED QUEEN (Helena Bonham Carter) is the tyrannical monarch of Underland. With her oversized head, fiery temper and propensity to scream for people’s heads to be chopped off, she rules her subjects through fear. “She’s got emotional problems,” says Bonham Carter. “It takes nothing, practically, for her to lose her temper. Her tantrums are that of a two-year-old.” Her younger sibling, the White Queen, has designs on the throne and crown that Iracebeth once stole from her.

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Marvel has just released the second teaser image from the upcoming X-Men Second Coming storyline:

Marvel has released the solicits for their April Avengers books and it shows that every Avengers series is being cancelled. This means an obvious relaunch in May. Here are the solicits:

SIEGE #4 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
THE MARVEL BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR!!
This double-sized finale brings the Dark Reign to a shattering conclusion and brings with it the bombastic new HEROIC AGE. Every single page of this book is a shocker: Lives are changed. Heroes fall. Deaths. Revenge. Villain comeuppance. And when the dust settles, who will be in charge of the Marvel Universe??
You will find out here and only here. This is the one they will be talking about.
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

SIEGE: EMBEDDED #4 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
As the SIEGE of Asgard escalates to its final chaotic moments, one man must decide which is more important – living through the day, or getting the truth behind the
story of the century!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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DC has unveiled the cover to the upcoming Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne storyline. Enjoy.

With the announcement today of Brightest Day it seems inevitable that we will see the much rumored arrival of White Lantern Hal Jordan to save the day at the end of Blackest Night. We have already

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DC continues to reveal more information about Brightest Day the follow up to Blackest Night. It will not just be a stand alone story as it will tie in to the launch of several new titles including the new Flash #1 . Also there will be a new

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DC revealed this morning that after the final issue of Blackest Night a new 26 issue bi-weekly event that starts in April written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi. More details to be revealed after Blackest Night concludes.

Here is a glimpse at what is to come this upcoming season. Enjoy

DC has just released the previously Top Secret Covers to Blackest Night #7

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DC has just released some preview pages for Green Lantern #50 which comes out on January 27th . This issue has been dubbed Blackest Night #6.5. Here are pages 2 and 3

PAGE 2

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Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert

We begin right where issue 5 left off, with Hal Jordan and Barry Allen being chased by Black Rings as the Color Corps battle the Black Lanterns and the newly turned heroes. As The Flash and Green Lantern try to avoid the rings, they are attacked by Green Arrow and Impulse telling them to stop fighting since the resurrected heroes belong to Nekron.

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With the release of Blackest Night 6 today, DC has also revealed the real covers to the resurrected titles that tie into Blackest Night. Here they are:

Atom And Hawkman #46

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Below is the last page for Blackest Night #6 which comes out next week December 30th. Let the speculation begin on where the story goes from here. Here is the last page:

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SIEGE #3 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

The Marvel blockbuster of the year!!
In the halls of Asgard and on the streets of small town America the entire Universe is gripped in a the greatest battle ever seen: SIEGE!! Lives have been lost! Lines have been drawn! And the battle for Asgard is in full force. The moment for revelations and life-changing moves is here, and for some, this will be the last choice they ever make in this world. What happens next is so epic, so historic, that it changes the entire dynamic of the Marvel Universe. You’re gonna want to be there for this one…trust us.
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 615

Major Developments : Spider-Man tracks a lost young girl to an island inhabited by Sandman.

Last Page: Sandman has a new power, the ability to create multiple versions of himself out of sand.

ASTONISHING X-MEN # 33

Major Developments: The X-Men battle a giant Brood creature, then head to find out who is behind the weaponizing of dead mutants.

Last Page: Cyclops tells the team when they find the man responsible they will kill him.

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The Final issue of Blackest Night hits in February and here are the solicits for that and all the tie ins for that month.

BLACKEST NIGHT #8
On sale MARCH 31 • 8 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS, OCLAIR ALBERT & JOE PRADO
1:25 Variant cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI • 1:100 Sketch variant cover by IVAN REIS
The extra-sized conclusion to the most talked-about event in comics is here, and the results will change the course of the DC Universe for years to come. Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself? And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world’s greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

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• ACTION COMICS #884
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• Major Developments: General Lane arrests Lois and tells her not to run the Reacton story, Lois Lane quits the Daily Planet. Dr. Pillings is revealed as Kryptonian to Flamebird
• Last Page: Dr. Pillings cures Nightwing, but also gains his DNA data.
• ADVENTURE COMICS #5
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• Major Developments: Superboy Prime trashes the DC Offices, destroys the Black Lanterns after absorbing a black ring and going through the color spectrum of emotions.
• Last Page: Superboy Prime is promised to be left alone with his love, who is back with a Black Lantern ring on her finger.

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 614

Major Developments: Spider-Man and Electro battle and destroy the Daily Bugle. Electro is arrested.

Last Page: Electro is introduced by the Chameleon to Kraven’s widow.

DARK X-MEN # 2

Major Developments: X-Man is targeted by Osborne and the Dark X-Men to power his Omega Machine.

Last Page: After absorbing a bunch of psychics power, X-Man knows the truth behind what has happened since he left.

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DC has unveiled another major event for 2010 The Return of Bruce Wayne. Here is some preview art.

Here is a description:

The World’s Greatest Detective is facing his toughest mystery.

Lost in the timestream, believed to be dead by his friends and enemies alike, Bruce Wayne must use every bit of intelligence, every ounce of strength and training he’s acquired over the years to find his way back to the city, and adopted family of vigilantes, he’d left behind.

Blasted by the mysterious and powerful Omega Effect in the pages of FINAL CRISIS during a deadly battle with the malevolent New God Darkseid, Bruce Wayne

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The full cover to issue 33 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8 has been revealed and it shows Barack Obama as the secret identity of the villain Twilight. Buffy #33 hits stores in March.

Army of Two #1 will be released by IDW in mid to late January and you can win an advance galley copy. We have an exclusive 3 page preview below. Here is how you can win an advance copy:

1)Retweet this contest.

2)Post a comment on this post.

3) Provide a link to this contest.

Contest is open to all residents of North America and the winner will be chosen at random on December 16th. Here is a description of the series:

Peter Milligan (w) • Dexter Soy (a) • Chester Ocampo (c)

Coinciding with the release Army of Two: The 40th Day, this new ongoing monthly series, written by comics veteran Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Greek Street), follows ex-Army Rangers Salem and Rios as they form their own Private Military Corporation: Trans World Operations. But the pair get more than they bargained for as they are unexpectedly caught in a brewing war between the Mexican Army, drug cartels, and The Maras-one of the most powerful street gangs in Mexico!

Now On to The Preview

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