#Comic Books

Marvel Senior VP Smack Talks DC’s “Returnability Ponzi Scheme”. It’s On!

DC is doing itself something of a swag-heavy dance these days, trumping their magnificent sales. I’ll admit, I was sampling the cheddar popcorn they were selling. Not smackin’ lips on their claims? Marvel senior VP  Tom Brevoort. A man who launched an impressive volley of words.

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Joss Whedon: ‘The Avengers’ Won’t Be ‘Obnoxiously 3D’, Doesn’t Admit 3D Sucks.

In what was a pretty obvious move, today Disney announced that they were wunder-converting The Avengers into stupendous 3D.  Whedon says don’t panic though, it isn’t going to be total balls.

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‘A Christmas Story’ x Galactus = Poor Planet Eating Ralphie.

‘The Avengers’ Gets Some New Posters. Everyone Strike A Pose!

New posters for The Avengers, which kindly reminds you that it is also dropping next summer. Its staring at The Dark Knight Rises in abject jealousy, muttering to itself.

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Infographic: Comics on the 2011 New York Times Bestseller List!

Infographics! They’re swank as fuck, distilling information into little morsels our ADD brains can handle. Simple info! Colors! Check out a neat one about the comics on the New York Times Bestseller list this year.

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Variant Covers: Get Friggin’ Drunk, Batman’s Black Hole Is Coming.

Glory be to you, comic book friends. It’s 10:42 on Tuesday evening as I burp this out of a chemical-coated caffeine ravaged mind, and I’m writing it with a bit of a grin. ‘Tis the season for days off and leisurely loitering as we go into a collective slumber until January 2. How are you? Not rhetorical, how you doing? Hit me. This is Variant Covers, the comics column where I talk about this week’s releases that I’m either snagging, wish I was snagging, or am curious about. Per usual drop a line on what you’re digging, I’m always looking for new hotness in my greasy mitts.

Let’s party.

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Christopher Nolan: Bane’s Voice Is Awesome, Shut The F**k Up.

Chalk me up as one of the guys and gals who couldn’t understand a fucking word out of Bane’s mouth during the IMAX prologue. Whether it was because IMAX is always bass-y or because I’ve been to too many concerts or because as the wave of criticism suggests it’s fucking  unintelligible, I couldn’t. Christopher Nolan don’t care!

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New Official Images For ‘The Avengers’ Feature Bros For Life, Flying Iron Guys.

Want a couple of new images from The Avengers? Of course you do, you little glutton!

Hit the jump for the official drops.

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Trailer: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Official Theatrical Trailer. Officially.

ALRIGHT IT’S FINALLY UP AND AIN’T NO ONE TAKING IT DOWN ‘CAUSE IT IS SANCTIONED AND SUCH. WATCH IT. LOVE IT. LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW.

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Trailer: ‘The Avengers’ International Trailer Brings New Looks. And Sexy Thor.

The Avengers’ International Trailer brings with it some language I don’t understand, new footage, and a handsome as hell Thor that has me feeling things.

Hit the jump to check it out.

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