Voltron

Between Nickelodeon's new Voltron Force animated series and Netflix streaming much of the original show, fans are feasting on some Robeast-slaying action of late. Dynamite Entertainment's been waiting to join the party for awhile, but has finally debuted four pieces of promo art from December's Voltron #1, the first issue of an ongoing series by writer Brandom Thomas and an unannounced interior ar

Images: Chris Haley grafts The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield's Comic-Con speech about playing the Webslinger onto the film's poster in tribute to what the character is all about. Manga: Our own David Brothers joins Carlo Santos, Christopher Butcher, Eva Volin and Deb Aoki for Comic-Con's "Best and Worst Manga" panel, spotlighting some cool titles you may want to investigate.

School Supplies: Monogram's got a set of 16 Marvel erasers headed to market in August. Not sure if the Deadpool one regenerates as you use it. Apps: You can now digitally imagine your 31st century fate with the new Futurama Head-In-A-Jar iOS app...

Street Art: San Francisco street artists Keb, Wand, and Buter make The Super Hero Squad Show-style versions of Marvel and DC characters have a ball on a wall. Movies: A Voltron live action movie is moving forward from Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment...

Voltron fans have had their calendars marked for the June 16 premiere of Nicktoons' sequel Voltron Force for a few months as promo images and new promo videos have trickled in, and judging from new schedule info, they may want to prepare to commit a chunk of their evening (or their TiVo) to the event...

We sort of got off on a weird foot with the last promo for Nickelodeon's Voltron Force. We like Swizz Beatz as much as the next blog, but a funky jam coupled with modern CGI cats seemed a little jarring compared to the orchestral tone of the original '80s Voltron and its various sequels...

Movies: The very purple Abin Sur gets his own Green Lantern movie poster. Spoiler warning: I don't think he's going to make it. Charity: G-Man creator Chris Giarrusso is drawing free sketches for fans who donate at least $25 to the American Liver Association's current fund-raiser...

Gaming: Dorkly discovers the real makers of pokeballs. Silph Co. is a lie! Humor: Everything is Terrible ran its Mondo Superhero series last week. It's completely and utterly NSFW. Movies: CA's David Brothers takes a look at five manga Hollywood should turn their attention to following this past weekend's release of Priest, which was based on a manhwa...

Premiering June 16 is Voltron Force, the new animated series based on the 1980s classic Voltron: Defender of the Universe cartoon. In support of the show, Nicktoons has launched a new website loaded with imagery and information about Voltron Force, including the show's theme song by Swizz Beatz...

World Events Productions has revealed via Facebook some images from the forthcoming Nicktoons animated series, Voltron Force. Based on the 1980s classic Voltron: Defender of the Universe about a team of heroes who drive lion-inspired spaceships that combine to form a giant robot, the new series is just one piece of a true media blitz of new Voltron material...