G.i.JoeRetaliation

Upcoming: Smile fans will be pleased to find out that Raina Telgemeier is set to release two more original graphic novels through Scholastic's all ages Graphix imprint. Sisters is expected in 2014, with another unannounced book to follow sometime after that...

One year ago today we were looking at Hasbro's first wave of 3.75" G.I. Joe: Retaliation figures and thinking, "Man, this movie is going to be so much better than the last one." Then the movie got rescheduled until March 29, 2013, apparently in the name of making it EVEN better than that last movie...

Video: The party rises (on) in MakeEmLaugh's Bane's World. Manga: New images of the full-color Dragon Ball Z manga are now online, which you can check out up close in the digital edition of Weekly Shonen Jump. Movies: Guys, you probably shouldn't join COBRA...

Toys: G.I. Joe Retaliation's Snake Eyes is getting the Hot Toys treatment in 2013, although the figure won't come with Timber the wolf. Upcoming: Michel Fiffe's trailer for COPRA #3 has us intrigued. Art: This transforming cardboard EVA Unit-01 is one of the most impressive papercraft figures to ever protect Tokyo-3...

Movies: The latest trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation probably won't please our London-based readers. Video: Nadav Nachmany celebrates Hanukkah with Samurai Jew: The Eighth Night, the first chapter in a new animated series about a Jewish warrior...

Movies: G.I. Joe: Retaliation won't be coming out on June 29 as originally planned. Paramount is moving its opening to March 29, 2013. You know, for the 3D that the kids like. Sing it with me, "G.I. Noooooooooo!" Theme Parks: China's forthcoming One Piece theme park is totally unsanctioned, in true pirate form...

Toys: It appears Loki will join the heroes of The Avengers movie in Hot Toys' 1/6 scale figure line. Postage: Soon Japanese One Piece fans will be able to send mail via Tony Tony Chopper stamps. Donations: The Hero Initiative has received about $1,100 in donations related to The Avengers movie so far, though more fans may be donating an amount to match the cost of their movie tickets this week..

Art: Colleen Coover pays homage to an almost legendary rejected '90s Marvel Comics try-out page that teamed Wolverine and Queen's Freddie Mercury. Digital: Dark Horse Digital is having a 10 percent off sale April 27-29 for fans who sign up for the publisher's newsletter by Thursday...

Movies: G.I. Joe: Retaliation has some new character posters that help the Rise of Cobra Healing continue. Digital: Eisner Award nominee Dave Kellett has made his Coffee: It's What's For Dinner available to download for free. Statues: The 1:1 scale Mobile Suit Gundam statue reopened to the public this week in Japan...

Movies: The latest image from G.I. Joe: Retaliation demonstrates Snake Eyes' major costume upgrade from the first film. Gaming: The first of five installments from Telltale Games' The Walking Dead game will arrive on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, PC, Mac and iOS in April...