Voltron

The corporate licensing stars are aligning in just such a way that suggest the next piece of 1980s nostalgia to be reborn in a Tron-level event will be Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Believe it or not, a bidding war is taking place for the film rights to the classic animated series, and a brand new cartoon is on the way along with loads of ancillary products from a variety of licensees... R

Gaming: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds will get its first DLC on March 1, which will include new costumes for six playable characters (including a classicish Thor, Iron Patriot and Steve Rogers) for $5. Publications: Wizard World Digital will launch as a free (ad supported) weekly publication on February 23...

Movies: Edgar Wright is reportedly working on Ant-Man again. Can they just make this thing already? Advertising: The majority of the most talked movies on Twitter come from Comic Book Land, a place I made up to paraphrase "movies based on comic books...

Hollywood: Mark Millar's directorial debut will be titled "Miracle Park" and feature a plot that's "'X-Men' meets 'Trainspotting.'" Theme Parks: Is Euro Disney expanding to accommodate Marvel's heroes? Quite possibly. Evil Robots With Aliens Inside: Ever wanted to build your own Dalek...

Come on, smarter-than-me USB drive maker peoples! A Voltron jump drive?! All I'm gonna want to do is play with this thing and have it fight the evil, mindless Stapler and Smartphone Robeasts inhabiting my desk! Not, ya know, actually use it to save files...

Artist Robert Burden has painted a nostalgic series of portraits based around the action figures he played with as a child in the 1980s, including characters from Marvel and DC Comics, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "He-Man" and "Voltron." As he explains on his website: "My current paintings are epic 'portraits' of the small action figures that I played with as

While the constant barrage of Hollywood announcements about comics-to-film projects are no longer surprising, motion comics and animation suddenly seem like the hottest train to jump on, with more and more comics moving towards movement: -- The "Kick-Ass" movie will have a 60-90 second sequence that animates the art of John Romita Jr...