Adri Cowan

Because we're feeling the pull of the yuletide (whatever the heck that is), we decided to start a countdown to Christmas in the tradition of that old holiday standard, The 12 Days of Christmas. Except we shook it up, tossed it over to some of the craziest and most talented comics creators we know, and made our own version: The Twelve Days of Comic Book Christmas...

Because we're feeling the pull of the yuletide (whatever the heck that is), we decided to start a countdown to Christmas in the tradition of that old holiday standard, The 12 Days of Christmas. Except we shook it up, tossed it over to some of the craziest and most talented comics creators we know, and made our own version: The Twelve Days of Comic Book Christmas...

-- HollyVOOD is a comic book about a different type of gangster than you're used. Check out the animated trailer for the Eastern European gangster epic about survival and pursuit of the American Dream. -- If Warner Brothers actually moves forward with filming a movie about Legos, I will be there at midnight on opening night...

-- Because we know here at ComicsAlliance that you have a sick, nerdy mind, here's an article from ChicagoNow that explores five pirate books for the perverted reader. --Human Tetris in Japan IS as cool as it sounds. -- Cinefools talks to Brent Strickland about Wonder Woman for WB and that *gulp * fan-made Wonder Woman Megan Fox poster...

-- Awesome Atomic Robo costume? Yes, please! -- Though it's no longer too new, "Curls : The Printable Brain" is a fantastic mini-comic about a device that can print out what you are thinking without the process of drawing or writing down anything...

-- Good for the environment, good for nerdiness: Metalsouls is a small workshop that creates amazing sculptures (like this one of Batman) welded using scrap metal from old cars and motorcycles. -- Have you checked out Magnificent Creatures yet from DWAP Productions...

-- "Catwalk ­ Black Cat Crossing" is our cute-tastic vid of the day: an animated short film that takes the viewer into a detailed designed comic city, full of odd incidents. -- Lots of zombie news this week:­ If you're in DC on Saturday, August 15, make sure to hit up this Zombie dance party, and get in free if you¹re in zombie gear, or are actually undead. Brains! -... Read M

-- Cullen Bunn shares a promo image on his blog of his upcoming dark fantasy Western comic, "The 6th Gun," and it¹s pretty intense. -- An old-school goof-up: Cartoon Brew has a clip from a 1952 "Popeye" episode with an audio surprise ­ a vocal outtake that was incorporated accidentally to the final cut. -- Gr...

-- Have you checked out the new lady spy thriller "Woman of A.C.T.I.O.N." #1 by Chris Sims and Chris Piers? Well, the first ten pages are free online, so now you can. -- Take a look at these freaky horror stories from Filipino artist Alfredo Acala and writer Jack Oleck...

-- The Girls Entertainment Network has commandeered the "Music Of Video Games" channel on YouTube, and is starting with Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which coincides with the release of said game on XBLA. -- "Rolling Stone" presents an impressive gallery of Pearl Jam's illustrated tour posters, much of which, to our delight, seems to be influenced by pop and comic book art...