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There's always been a seamless crossover between video games and comic books, and odds are if you're a fan of one, you're a fan of the other. Comics have been adapted into video games and vice-versa for almost as long as video games have been "a thing," and as both mediums have evolved, so too has the quality of those crossovers. With the holidays around the corner, we've put together a selection of some of the best video game related comics and art books for the gamer in your life.

One of the worst things about not being able to make it to San Diego Comic Con is missing out on all the cool exclusive pieces of merchandise that are only available at the show. There are so many cool art prints and badges and even vinyl records that it can be heartbreaking to know there's only one place to get them and you aren't there. If you couldn't make it to this year's show, Mondo has you covered, as it's releasing the remaining inventory of exclusive posters and enamel pins from this year's convention on the website, including some rad Batman Returns posters and cool X-Men pins.

Listen: We can agree that drawings are cool, right? I mean, they're great. We talk about them pretty much all the time here at ComicsAlliance. But the thing is, drawings have their limitations, and one of the key limitations is that they are not gigantic pieces of actual metal that look like killer robots with buzzsaws. It's just a flaw of the medium. Fortunately for us, Aurelian George has create

Animation: YouTube user etoilec1's awesome Dragon Ball Z flip book has me hoping he considers putting his skills to use in comics someday. TV: The latest "Fan Corrections" segment on Conan examines proper zombie behavior on The Walking Dead...

Creators: After more than three decades, The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening has ended his syndicated comic strip, Life In Hell. Industry: Want an insight into just what comic editors do? Dark Horse's Jim Gibbons provides some insights...

Threads: The next Comics-On Tees line from Threadless will include creations by Jeffrey Brown, Jeff Lemire, Anders Nilsen and Paul Hornschemeier. Brown's design is now online, but fans will have to wait until C2E2 in April for the line's full reveal...

Customs: John Harmon fuses Batman and Darth Vader with his Darth Knight custom action figure. Creators: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird comments on Michael Bay's vision for the franchise's next feature film and similarly advises chill-pill-takeage...

TV: Disney XD has revealed the short form series that will fill out its Marvel programming block starting April 1. Segments include "Master Class," which features Joe Quesada explaining how artists bring characters to life, and an exploration of theoretical IRL superhero tech called "What Would It Take...

Auctions: Heritage Auctions has some of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns art you can bid on... if you've got Bruce Wayne money. Industry: Fantagraphics co-founder Mike Catron and original staffer Preston White have returned to the publisher in editorial and art department positions, respectively...

Movies: New promo art for The Avengers movie situates the team in some action poses. Anime: A judge has ruled that 4Kids still has the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime rights in America... for now. Digital: Robot 6 has posted the entire first issue of Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins' Pinocchio Vampire Slayer: Of Wood and Blood...