The buzz around the internet has been that True Blood has been in contact with Law and Order: SVU's Chris Meloni. And today it was announced that Meloni will indeed join the cast as a season regular for season 5!

Alan Ball says Meloni will be "An ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands.” Can't wait to see what that means exactly.

True Blood doesn’t have an official premiere date for Season 5, but at this point we can probably expect the series to return June 2012.

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The adorable Chad Michael Murray made his way to Northern California to sign his first book, the graphic novel Everlast, which I will be reviewing later this week, so make sure you check back later for that.

He arrived early, and before the signing, happily snapped pictures of the line of fans that had come up to see him. Some of those pictures you can find on the Everlast Blog.



The signing took place at Comix Experience on Divisadero Street. If you've ever been in there, you know its small and intimate, really the perfect place for a guy like Chad, who is really kinda shy.




But it really gave him a chance to actually talk to fans, unlike other signings, where everything is rushed.



Though most of the his fans know him best from One Tree Hill, there were a few little girls who adored him from A Cinderella Story. And Chad was more than happy to interact with all of his fans no matter what brought them in. I brought one of his smallest fans with me, and not only did he take extra time to interact with her, but he picked her up for a couple of pictures as well, making for a very memorable experience for her. Thanks for being so fantastic, Chad!

The Lovely Kenzie took a pic with Misty

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Game of Thrones released a trailer on 12/9/11 on YouTube. It was played after Boardwalk Empire on Sunday on HBO.

Season 2 of Game Of Thrones premieres April 2012. For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/gHfJPE.

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via Machinima



Director: Jon M. Chu
Release: 6/29/2012
Studio: Paramount
Website: www.GIJoeMovie.com

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DARK HORSE PRESENTS:

JOHN ARCUDI’S THE CREEP!

December 12, MILWAUKIE, OR – With another incredible addition to the increasingly impressive lineup, Dark Horse Comics will publish John Arcudi’s three-part suicide mystery, The Creep, beginning in Dark Horse Presents #11!

In the summer of 1987, a young teenage boy commits suicide. The boy’s mother is unsatisfied with the police’s lack of interest in the motivation behind it, or what connection it might have to the suicide of the boy’s former best friend. She remembers that she heard an old college boyfriend of hers, Oxel, is a private detective. What she doesn’t know is Oxel suffers from a debilitating condition called acromegaly. Will the contact from his old flame be all that Oxel needs to take the case?

“Murder mysteries are common in suspense fiction, but you don’t hear much about suicide mysteries. Oxel starts to wonder if maybe he was hired to help this woman solve the riddle of her life more than that of her son’s death. But then, in the end, it turns out that this really is a suicide mystery, after all. And add to all that the additional layer of this ex-girlfriend knowing nothing about Oxel’s disfiguring illness, since she hasn't seen him in 20 years,” Arcudi says. “And after seeing Jonathan’s Dear Creature,it struck me that he was perfect for The Creep and we were lucky to get him.”

“I’m very pleased to be working with Dark Horse again and a comics vet like John. We’re just getting into the swing of things, but I already have a lot of interesting material to draw. Since I’ll be coloring The Creep, it’s also a good chance to stretch myself artistically (most of my comics have been straight black and white). The fact that I get to do that in service of a good writer is icing on the cake.” – Jonathan Case

Dark Horse Presents #11is on sale April 18^th, 2012!

About Dark Horse Comics

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and best-selling prose author Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and the Occultist. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Mass Effect, Serenity, and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry’s leading publisher of licensed material.

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DARK HORSE COLLECTS CHANNEL ZERO!

THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF BRIAN WOOD’S FIRST SERIES!

December 12, MILWAUKIE, OR – Out of print and unavailable to readers for more than three years, Dark Horse Comics is giving new life to a critically acclaimed classic with the complete collection of Brian Wood’s Channel Zero!

DMZ and The Massive creator Brian Wood launched an all-out assault on the comics medium in 1997 with Channel Zero, an influential, forward-thinking series that combined art, politics, and graphic design in a unique way. Hitting on themes of freedom of expression, hacking, cutting-edge media manipulation, and police surveillance, it remains as relevant today as it did back then.

The Channel Zero collection contains the original series; the prequel graphic novel, Jennie One (illustrated by Becky Cloonan); the best of the two Public Domain design books; and almost fifteen years of extras, rarities, short stories, and unused art. Also featuring the now-classic Warren Ellis introduction and an all-new cover by Wood, this is the must-have edition. A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America!

"Channel Zero is literally the start of my comics career, the first proper comic I ever made, and as such as informed everything that's come after it, especially DMZ and the upcoming THE MASSIVE.” Tells Brian Wood. “It also put me and Becky Cloonan together, helping build a creative partnership that has lasted a decade. This edition here is the definitive one, including everything worth printing, including a color section that includes the original covers to the single issues."

Praise for Brian Wood & Channel Zero:

“Wood’s message is clear enough: apathy is the real enemy, and it is harder to fight than any totalitarian government.”—Wired

“It’s about anger as a positive force of creation…Someone’s remembered what comics are for. Meet Brian Wood.”—Warren Ellis, award-winning writer of Planetary

"Dramatic Black and White visuals...Controlled sense of rhythm." — I.D. magazine

“Your handbook for the media revolution.”—Eyeballmagazine

"Strangely prescient... lucid and sharp”- Matt Fraction

"A seemingly endless barrage of powerful art"- Newtype USA

"Fascinating... this is a paranoid future Grant Morrison could not conceive of" - Comics International

The Channel Zero Collection is on sale May 30^th, 2012!

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As a reminder: ALL REVIEWS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Publication Date: December 14, 2011

Format: FC, 32 pages
Price: $3.50
UPC: 7 61568 16912 6 00311

The heartbreak and sorrow of Orchid’s world has never been so palpable as it is when General China’s story is finally revealed. And as shocking and tragic as it is, it isn’t his alone. Orchid, Yehzu and Simon’s rescuer is much more than she first appears to be, but she may not be the savior they need.

Anzio’s execution still lies on the horizon, and they still don’t have a plan to save him. The world is a dire place, especially when it’s full of bears with scorpion stingers.

I adore this storyline, each new element makes the story more vivid. The action took a bit of a backseat this time, so that the story telling could shine. Morello’s imaginative take on the future, has a Mad Max and Lost World feel. This should be in your must read pile.

As always to check out a preview head over to Dark horse.

 And each issue features new music by Tom Morello at www.NightWatchmanmusic.com

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