Whether he's painting Pokémon, imbuing The Legend of Zelda's Link with a little extra muscle or imagining what Batman's TV watching hours might look like, artist Willem Rosenthal can't seem to help but inject his subjects with fun. In addition to his illustration work, Rosenthal is also the creator of Max FBI and Transdimensional, two free video games that bring his blazing style to life ...

The Ghostbusters have tooled around in some sweet rides over the years, including several different models of the Ecto-1 and all kinds of weird vehicles in the animated The Real Ghostbusters series and associated toy line. IDW's Ghostbusters #9, however, will introduce the team's first RV. Written by Erik Burnham with art by Dan Schoening a backup story by Tristan Jones and covers by Schoening, ...

Skating: Santa Cruz Skateboards has released its second line of boards and decks based on The Simpsons. I am having a cow over the "Bart Toybox Deck," man. [SCS] Movies: According to Chris Hemsworth, a certain bad dude from The Avengers movie could pop up in Thor 2, while an even badder dude might menace the team the next time they assemble. [MTV Splash Page] ...

Celebrating its Superman Facebook page's 2,043,695 and counting "likes," DC Comics has released two new preview pages from Superman: Earth One Vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis. Due out October 31, the OGN will explore a darker side to the young Superman, as demonstrated by a cover featuring the Man of Steel floating solemnly over a pile of burning human skulls. This brand of ...

As much self-proclaimed hipster-themed art as we see around these parts, it's sometimes easy to overlook when artists convey the team as simply hip. Artist Andy MacDonald delivers in this regard, with an art series that dons the X-Men in contemporary, costume-inspired fashions that don't overdo things and look unironically awesome. It's no surprise considering how impressed we've been with ...

If you thought you had plenty of The Amazing Spider-Man movie action figure options from Hasbro and Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select and Minimates lines, prepare to further empty the contents of your wallet. Hot Toys, Medicom and Kaiyodo will be releasing their own respective takes on the Webslinger this year and they all seem to do most everything a plastic spider can. ...

Movies: G.I. Joe: Retaliation won't be coming out on June 29 as originally planned. Paramount is moving its opening to March 29, 2013. You know, for the 3D that the kids like. Sing it with me, "G.I. Noooooooooo!" [Deadline] Theme Parks: China's forthcoming One Piece theme park is totally unsanctioned, in true pirate form. [Crunchyroll] Digital: DC Comics is giving away a downloadable ...

The playable character promos for Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes keep on truck'n as the game's June 19 release date -- on every console and handheld, pretty much -- approaches. Though what seems like dozens of retailer-specific preorder exclusive playable characters will be available when the game arrives in stores (such as Bizarro, Gorilla Grodd, Black Manta, Captain Cold, Black Adam, ...

This past weekend my wife and I, along with our pooch Pearl the pug, attended the 12th annual Oregon Humane Society Pug Crawl in Portland. This year's theme for the OHS fundraiser was "Pug Nation: A Better Pug for a Better America!" which came alive in a parade of costumed pugs and pug mixes wearing a variety of patriotic costumes. While the entire parade was a feast for my pug-loving senses, ...

Food: Hardee's/Carl's Jr. will serve a special "Grilled Cheese Bacon Burger" in honor of The Amazing Spider-Man movie. Sadly, it doesn't appear to feature a Spidey logo grilled into the toast. [Pitch Engine] Movies: There's a Hook prequel movie called Rufio in the works and all the right people seem to be involved. [io9] Creators: Greg Rucka shares his motivations for, and creative ...