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TV: AMC teases the February 10 return of The Walking Dead with some new zombie-fighting footage. Sales: Until January 5, you can get 20 percent off of your entire purchase at the Fantagraphics online store with the code "DEJAVU". Toys: Hot Toys is teasing its upcoming line of Iron Man 3 products with an image of an unspecified Mark VIII toy...

Toys: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are now an option in McDonald's Happy Meals. Gaming: The first chapter of Telltale's The Walking Dead video game is currently available for free on iOS devices. Conventions: Portland's Stumptown Comics Fest has announced many of its 2013 guests, including Ming Doyle, Becky Cloonan, James Kochalka, Boulet, Matt Bors, Erika Moen and more ...

Continuing an annual tradition, Top Shelf is set to announce its fall sale of select merchandise through its website. From now until Friday, September 28, the popular indie comics publisher is offering deep discounts on several of its titles, with over 100 titles going for three dollars or less, including collections of work from creators like Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, James Kochalka and others.

Video: College Humor imagines how awkward Bale's Batman would be in Marvel's much lighter Avengers movieverse. Sales: Barnes and Noble is currently running a "buy 2, get 1 free" sale on select DC/Vertigo graphic novels. Video: Youtube user Arlox imagines if Hasbro (or, I suppose Kenner...

Toys: Big Chief Studios' limited edition 1/6 scale Amy Pond figure is now available for pre-order, with an estimated shipping date within the year. Sales: The Walking Dead #100 sold an estimated 335,082 copies in July. The previous month, The Walking dead #99 sold an estimated 55,710...

Movies: A new poster for Dredd 3D sees star Kyle Urban stand amid some Mega City One destruction. Digital: All digital Viz titles are currently on sale, with discounts up to 20 percent off. Animation: Zane Houston puts his Marvel and DC Lego heroes into motion in the "Egos Collide" short...

Diamond Comics Distributors has released its list of the top-selling comic books and graphic novels for 2011 -- at least, the ones purchased by comics specialty stores and not necessarily resold to customers. Those tremendous caveats aside, the lists indicate some interesting trends...

Gaming: New Marvel Comics items are now available on Xbox Marketplace, including web-shooters, Hulk hands and Captain America's shield. Records: The Dark Knight Rises trailer had had more than 12.5 million views in its first 24 hours on iTunes than any other film in the history of the the site...

Music: The custom Transformers Autobot logo ukulele by Etsy seller Paul Celantano is exactly what meets the eye in a good way. Manga: Viz is currently selling the first volumes of its digital manga series for 20 percent off. The promotion lasts until the end of the day, December 12...

At the ICv2 Comics, Media and Digital Conference last evening at Comic-Con in San Diego, ICv2 president and comics analyst Milton Griepp presented his annual white paper running down the sales trends and figures for the comic book market over the last year...