The most powerful and, perhaps most ostentatious of all Mega Man X video game series armor designs is set to get the action figure treatment from Bandai as part of its ongoing D-Arts series... and fans probably won't even have to enter a secret code or wait until the year 21XX to get one. Initially teased by Capcom earlier this month, the figure has yet to receive a firm release date or pricing info (either in Japan or internationally), but Tamashii's press images make it clear that the figure will follow in the oversized footsteps of previous MMX offerings and include swappable hands, a Mega Buster, effect parts and all the articulation the D-Arts line is known for. Cosmetically, the figure has the most in common with the versions seen in Mega Man X4-X6, with colorways matching the first X4 suit. You can unlock the ultimate armor goodness with your eyes after the jump.

Eight years after the end of the anime based on writer/artist Naoki Urasawa's acclaimed horror manga Monster, the story is coming back to TV under the guidance of Hellboy and Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro.

Along with screenwriter Steven Thompson, whose credits include The BBC's Sherlock and Doctor Who, del Toro will bring Monster to HBO. Thompson will write the pilot episode, with del Toro planning to direct. This will mark the first time the network has delved into adapting manga. At least there's plenty of material to mine; Urasawa produced 18 volumes of the series between 1994 and 2001.

[Warning: Potential spoilers for those who haven't read the series or seen the anime follow.]

Following a screening of Iron Man 3 on Sunday night, director Shane Black, screenwriter Drew Pearce and stars Rebecca Hall ("Maya Hansen") and Guy Pearce ("Aldrich Killan") met with the press at a conference in Beverly Hills on Monday to answer questions about the new Marvel Studios film based on the superhero created by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. ComicsAlliance was there to hear the filmmakers' remarks about the thematic content of the distinctly character-driven film, the challenges of being newcomers' to the Iron Man franchise, Black's preoccupation with Christmas, and some information about the alternate version of the film made especially for the Chinese market.

Ever finished a video game and then immediately wanted to read a comic about that game -- not just the one you bought, but the one you played, with all the choices you made? Way back in 2009, Apple developers apparently wanted the same thing, filing for a patent on a technology that would do just that. The company illustrated the concept with the image above, among others, presumably under the belief the potential of a comic starring an extremely unhappy Commander Shepard with a very phallic gun would sell the idea.

It seems to have worked. The United States Patent and Trademark Office finally granted the patent Wednesday.