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Movies: Marvel has posted another photo of actress Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen from Iron Man 3. She looks a lot happier than the last time we saw her. Toys: Mattel's 6" Injustice: Among Us style Joker will look a little something like this in DC Unlimited's third figure wave...

Movies: The latest batch of Avengers movie concept art gives fans a closer look at SHIELD's vehicles and various tech. Contests: Archie Comics is hosting a special Mega Man fan art contest in honor of the blue bomber's 25th anniversary...

What happens when you mix Steve Rogers, Harvey Pekar and James Kochalka together? Apparently, the answer is Steve Rogers' American Captain, a fictional diary comic by America's favorite super-soldier that helps him try to make sense of the world in which he's woken up, sixty-plus years after ending up frozen after fighting Nazis...

Animation: A new minute-long promo gives Young Justice fans plenty to ponder before the show's January 5 return to Cartoon Network's DC Nation block. Digital: You've got until the end of tomorrow to redeem code "DHNYE2013" at Digital...

Video: Stan Lee reads "A Visit from St. Nicholas" like a true believer... in Santa. Proposals: Eddie Zarick shows off his arc reactor proposal prop. How could any body turn down a ring stored in this thing? Toys: DJango Unchained is getting a lovingly MEGO-like 8" toy line from NECA...

Yes, yes; we all loved The Avengers movie this year, but as writer/director Joss Whedon revealed during an appearance at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood last night, the movie that made it to screen was somewhat different from the one he initially envisioned, with that version including not only a mysterious second villain, but also an appearance by Janet Van Dyne, AKA the Wasp... Read

Animation: Studio Ghibli has revealed posters for its next two animated feature films, Kaze Tachinu and Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, both set for release in Japan this summer. Webcomics: Second Quest artist David Hellman has reunited with writer Dale Beran after five years for more A Lesson is Learned, But the Damage is Irreversible...

Movies: Though he won't be in Iron Man 3, Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his Nick Fury role next in Captain America: Winter Soldier. Gaming: DC Universe Online players can now buy "Organic and Tectonic (Nature and Earth) weapon style packs" in the PC and PS3 Marketplaces...

Toys: Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys will follow up the first "Best of Marvel Minimates" series with a second wave of colorful comics-style two-packs featuring Mr. Fantastic and Doctor Doom, Daredevil and Venom, the Punisher and Deadpool, and the Hulk and Loki in the spring of 2013...

News: Underground comix legend Spain Rodriguez passed away earlier this week after a long battle with cancer. The Comics Journal's Patrick Rosenkranz remembers the 72-year-old artist, whose work mixed sex, violence, politics and social conscience, and helped to define and defend American counterculture for decades...