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Believe it or not, I am the proud owner of multiple concept albums where rappers take on G.I. Joe-related personas and rap about how awesome Cobra Commander, Destro and the Baroness are. Seriously, I think if I get two or three more of these things, it will officially qualify as a subgenre. Cobracore, or maybe Wrist-Missle-Hop. The latest? A brand new album from Wordburglar, rapping in character a

Sitting on a hip hop and comics panel at last year's New York Comic Con, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels -- one third of iconic hip hop group Run-D.M.C. -- spoke about his love of comics, and how they informed his approach to rap. Now his celebrated career is informing his approach to comics. Yesterday at Midtown Comics McDaniels announced the launch of "Darryl Makes Comics," his ne

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If you're reading comics news online, chances are pretty good that you have some pretty strong feelings about the X-Men. We know we do. But the question is, are your feelings about the X-Men so strong that you're willing to do an entire ten-song hip hop album dedicated to Marvel's Merry Mutants...

Movies: If you haven't seen them yet, the latest issue of EW has new stills from Iron Man 3 and The Wolverine to feast your eyes on. Creators: Return of the Dapper Men writer Jim McCann competed on The Price is Right last week and was awesome to watch...

Creators: Stan Lee participated in an AMA on Reddit yesterday and revealed, among other things, that his favorite DC character is Lobo. Movies: It appears Joe Carnahan's Daredevil adaptation probably isn't moving forward. Gaming: The latest Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Heroes and Villains DLC packs give players (who didn't preorder, anyway) access to Nightwing, Katana, Shazam, Zatanna, Damian

MC Chris released a tune paying homage to The Hub's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on April 1, but the NSFW jam named after show villain "Discord" is no mere April Fool's Day joke. Feeding off all the fan frenzy epitomized by bronies and other fans, the character-focused song alternates between breakneck verses, a poppy hook rivaling the singalongs of Matt & Kim, and a very meta

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...

If you want to hear about the cultural significance of the 1987 CGI-enhanced live action sci-fi franchise Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, all you really need to know is that it involved a killer TV show with interactive action figures...