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Movies: Select AMC Theatres will host "The Ultimate Marvel Marathon," screening Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor in 3D, Captain America (3D) and The Avengers in 3D all in a row on May 3. DVD: Shout! Factory has signed a deal with Saban to release every Power Rangers (and VR Troopers, and Beetle Borgs) series on DVD/Blu-ray and digital beginning this summer...

This week on War Rocket Ajax, Chris and Matt are joined by Sam Humphries, writer of Our Love Is Real and, starting soon, Ultimate Comics Ultimates alongside Jonathan Hickman. Humphries tells us how he went from the self-published sci-fi story of a man in love with a dog to writing one of Marvel's most prominent superhero titles, with a side trip to the Aztec empire along the way in Sacrifice... R

Fresh off his indie books Our Love is Real and Sacrifice (and announced gigs on Boom! Studios' Fanboys vs. Zombies and Higher Earth and Marvel's John Carter: Gods of Mars), Marvel has announced that Sam Humphries will join current scribe Jonathan Hickman to co-write Ultimate Comics Ultimates...

After introducing comic culture to sexual satire involving vegetables with Our Love is Real and dropping teenagers into ancient Aztec cultures with Sacrifice, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that writer Sam Humphries is expanding his horizons even further for his new project...

On sale next week is the first issue of Sacrifice, the new six-part indie comics miniseries written by Sam Humphries and drawn by Dalton Rose. The book finds a troubled teenage boy lost in the ancient Aztec empire, where he's become a central figure in a religious conflict...

Popular comedian, noted comics evangelist and occasional comic book writer Patton Oswalt has purchased his last book from DC Comics following an unpleasant encounter with a survey worker hired by the publisher. On his Twitter feed, Oswalt described being accosted at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, California by a man from the Nielsen Company, whom DC has commissioned to conduct market research with

Events: If you want to help the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund AND learn about comic book promotion from Our Love is Real writer Sam Humphries and our own Andy Khouri, pick up a ticket for the Comics College master session at Los Angeles' Meltdown Comics...

Anime: Japan's giant 1/1 scale Mobile Suit Gundam statue can now be observed at ground level in its deconstructed state in Tokyo for the low, low price of about $6.50 USD. Indie: Our Love is Real by Sam Humphries and Steven Sanders is headed for wide release via Image Comics in November...

Between writer Sam Humphries and artist Steven Sanders, they've rocked Fraggles, mutated beastly X-Men and reimagined national history. Despite these respective forays into comic weirdness, it's their united effort that may shatter your doggone senses...

Music: The title track from Kirby Krackle's upcoming album, Super Powered Love is now available for download via outlets like iTunes. The album itself is also available for pre-order as its Comic-Con release approaches. Gaming: If you were one of a bazillion players affected by Sony's PlayStation Network downtime awhile back, today is the last day you can cash in on their "Welcome Back"