To augment the release of EA and BioWare's latest "Dragon Age: Origins" video game expansion pack, IDW is giving the digital crowd an advance chance to catch the first issue of its upcoming "Dragon Age" comic book series on the iPhone and PSP. Written by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston with art by Mark Robinson plus a cover by Humberto Ramos, today's special digital premiere on the iPhone ...

Since the invention of the Happy Meal in 1979, McDonalds and its kids meal-packing competition have released countless licensed toys. As the most coveted collectible meal, however, McDonald's Happy Meals have seen an abundance of top-tier superhero brands in their boxes and bags over the years. As such, it's worth exploring which of the fast food titan's toys most appeal to the superhero comics ...

We're big fans of Webcomic creators taking reverent shots at their favorite superheroes here at CA, which is why Marvel editor Nathan Cosby's recent tweet linking to his summation of every "Daredevil" story in one comic, I wanted to make sure it found its way to you, the reader. The comic's got a cute Chris Giarrusso vibe to it that's hard not to love, especially considering Cosby's status as ...

Avengers fans got an eye full of teaser images over the past weeks showcasing heroes from Marvel's main title, "Secret Avengers" and "Avengers Academy," but now Image Comics is trying its hand at the team promo game with parodies that cleverly announce a team book straight from the pages of Robert Kirkman's "Invincible." "Guardians of the Globe" is headed to fans this August, although its ...

Once in awhile you catch a Batman image so wonderful, you experience what's known as "[Chris] Simsian Joy" and io9's link to a painting by Andrew Zubko of Batman's improved method of shark dispatching definitely qualifies as one of those occasions. Batman's had something of love/hate relationship with sharks over the years. Despite a diet that consists mostly of sea life, the cartilage-filled ...

You've heard of story time before bed, but for Tim Miner and his daughters, every night also includes five minutes of family drawing time - super hero style. That's the focus of 5 Minute Marvels, a blog sharing the family's take on iconic heroes from multiple points of view. Miner began the blog earlier this year after his 6-year-old daughter Grace started drawing super heroes and invited him ...

As something of a fair weather KU basketball fan, I had a pretty decent weekend watching the Jayhawks take the men's Big 12 Tournament. Why only decent? Well, between plays I had to endure commercials - notably Muscle Milk's miserably ironic bro-bashing bits, which happened to take a jab at comics in the most condescending of ways. Here's the copy from the TV spot: Chet: He believes comic ...

The giant robots of Japan had better hide their stash of devil fruit, because "One Piece" creator Eiichira Oda's Straw Hat Pirates are coming to Kumamato Prefecture's Karashima Park by way of a sizeable ship. Celebrating Oda's hugely successful manga and anime achievements, a citizens group in Kumamato convinced their prefecture assembly to erect a replica of the "One Piece" protagonists' ...

Whether you're a fan of manga-flavored wrastlin' or literal guerrilla warfare, Oni Press' ECCC announcements seem to have something for every action adoring taste this fall. The publisher has not only unveiled "Super Pro K.O." by Jarrett Williams, but also the adoption of former Image series "Guerillas" by Brahm Revel both for release in the upcoming quarters of 2010. "Super Pro K.O." (not to ...

This weekend marks one of the Pacific time zone's most celebrated shows - Emerald City ComiCon 2010. ComicsAlliance Editor-in-Chief Laura Hudson is en route for all the Seattle action and you can expect live coverage of the show's biggest panels including Mondo Marvel, DC Nation, Image, Dark Horse and more. There's also the matter of our exclusive Dark Horse Twitpic contest, which could score ...