The Gold Box deal of the day over at Amazon today is Harry Potter Years 1-7 Gift Set on DVD for $29.99 (63% off the list price of $78.92) and Blu-ray for $49.99 (63% off the list price of $78.92)

Note, this sale is only for today, Monday, September 26, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last.

Both sets contain the first seven Harry Potter films, while the 9-disc Blu-ray set also comes with tons of bonus features [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is the H.P. Lovecraft-themed shirt “Love Cthulhu” by artist jimiyo.

The sale began at Teefury today, Monday, September 26, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Dead Island
Xbox 360 I PS3 I PC
DEVELOPER: Techland
PUBLISHER: Deep Silver
RELEASE DATE: September 06, 2011

Ever since the release of that incredible first cinematic trailer, fans of horror video games and the zombie sub–genre have been frothing at the mouth to get their hands on the latest title from developer Techland (Call of Juarez and its two sequels, Bound in Blood and The Cartel) and publisher Deep Silver, Dead Island.

The game takes place on the island of Banoi at a beautiful vacation resort. Unfortunately, the beauty is quickly diluted by pure hell when a plague breaks out, turning most of the tourists on the island into bloodthirsty zombies and leaving you to fight to survive and try and escape the many horrors you’ll encounter.

But does the game live up to all the hype created by that first trailer, or does it fall a little short?

First of all let me just say I never allow my anticipation levels for a game to elevate over a cinematic trailer (apart from Skyrim, perhaps). [...]

Sixteen years after the last direct-to-video sequel to The Howling was dumped into video stores across the nation like a dirty diaper the series is getting a reboot with The Howling Reborn, coming to DVD and Blu-ray on October 18, 2011.

You can check out the plot synopsis, DVD cover art, and the film’s trailer at the end of this article [...]

Kato Origin #11
Written by Jai Nitz
Pencils by Colton Worley
Inks by Colton Worley
Colors by Carlos Lopez
Letters by Simon Bowland
Covers by Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla
Dynamite Entertainment
Release date: August 31, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

I want to say upfront that I have not read the other books in the Kato Origins line. Normally this isn’t that big of a hindrance when reading a single issue. There is normally a brief recap, and then plenty of information to keep you in the know. This isn’t necessarily the case, and I’ll get to why that is in a moment [...]

Zorro Rides Again #2
Written by Matt Wagner
Art by Esteve Polls
Colors by Oscar Manuel Martin
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover by Matt Wagner
Dynamite Entertainment
Release date: August 31, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

I’ve always found Zorro interesting, although I sometimes confuse him with the Lone Ranger. (Even though the Ranger has a sidekick and Zorro doesn’t, figure that out.) Zorro Rides Again is the kind of comic book that shows why comic books get to keep the word book in their name. This book takes place in a Spanish colony, where corruption runs rampant, and the weak need to be defended, by none other than Zorro! [...]

Vs. Reality
Book 1 in the Vs. Reality Series
Written by Blake Northcott
Kindle Edition
Smashwords
Price: $.99
Release date: July 25, 2011

Meet Donovan Cole, pseudo-MMA fighter. Once an undefeated competitor, he is now consistently losing. Armed with his fantasies/dreams of making it big, he can’t seem to grasp that he might not be destined for greatness. After yet another loss, his friend Todd “Jens” Jennum drags him off to an elitist club called Platinum…and that’s where the action begins [...]

When it comes to influential rock bands, not many can claim to have been a part of three of them. For Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice, bass player Tim Bogert has been an integral part.

I gave him a call at his Californian hill-top house to talk about his cocaine snorting, women chasing days in Cactus, quitting the music business to work at the Musicians Institute, and dealing with a “moody” Jeff Beck [...]

The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell for only $1.99 (that’s 72% the regular price of $7.19).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Sunday, September 25, 2011, until 11:59PM PST.

If you’d like to own a physical copy of The Fifth Woman, the book is also available in trade paperback for $9.03 and mass market paperback for $7.99; the latter version is currently part of Amazon’s 4-for-3 promotion [...]

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition for Playstation 3 for only $14.99 (that’s 50% off the list price of $29.99).

Note, this sale is valid only for today, Saturday, September 25, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-themed shirt “Snozberry Smoothies” by artist Jason Tracewell.

The sale began at Teefury today, Sunday, September 25, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Domestic Violets
By Matthew Norman
Paperback | Kindle
Harper Perennial
Release Date: August 9, 2011

Have you wished that you’d have everything you ever wanted by the time you reached a certain age? Meet Tom Violet, he’s just like you. He wants to be rich and famous with a gorgeous wife and a career as a novelist by the age of 35. Well, Tom is 35 now and has a beautiful wife, but hasn’t become a successful novelist like his Pulitzer Prize-winning father. He’s written a novel which sits in a desk and Tom works a soul crushing job that he doesn’t love. Did I also mention he has a crush on his young female co-worker? Tom Violet’s life is not the one he wanted but he’s going to try to change it [...]

In Decemmber, Dynamite Entertainment will be bringing the story and characters from the classic animated series Voltron to comic book stores nationwide. I’m fairly certain that all of those reading this site already know what Voltron is and are already heading down to their shops to put in pre-orders [...]

20th Century Fox has tapped into the works of the great science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov twice before — Fantastic Voyage (1966) and I, Robot (2004). Hoping that the third time will be the charm the studio is turning the author’s 1954 novel The Caves of Steel into a major motion picture and have already hired newcomers Henry Hobson and John Scott 3 to respectively direct and write the film [...]

Red Sonja #57
Written by Eric Trautmann
Art by Noah Salonga
Colors by Ranier Petter
Letters by Troy Peteri
Covers by Fabiano Neves, Walter Geovani
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

Red Sonja #57 was so action packed it is ridiculous, and I mean that in a good way. Out on an assassination assignment in Koth, she stumbles into a huge plot between members of an elite family and a ruler that may not be all he seems…one of whom she saved, another who she contracted to kill. The beginnings of the cross and double cross are brought to light, but only after Sonja battles a huge stone golem and dozens of men-at-arms [...]

BOOM! Studios and Evil Ink! Comics began rolling out their New York Comic-Con schedule this week, and one of the most prominent releases is Chondra Echert and Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez‘s Key of Z comic book series.

The comic stars Nick Ewing, a man who has lost everything as a result of gang warfare in a zombie-infected New York City. Which, yes, we’ve seen a lot of stories about surviving in a post apocalyptic world, and more specifically, stories about surviving the impending Zombie Apocalypse. But one thing that makes this one stand out is that this isn’t a survival story, it’s a revenge story [...]

The Devil’s Diadem

Paperback | Kindle
Written by Sara Douglass
HarperCollins Voyager
Release Date: July 26, 2011

Set in 12th century England, The Devil’s Diadem is the story of Maeb Longtofte, whose mother died too soon and whose father ditched her to serve the Knights of Templar only to come home and die, leaving her with nothing but rags and a name of somewhat low ranking nobility. She’s an orphan with no place to live and no dowry to attract a potential husband. It is her noble name that affords her the opportunity to serve Lady Adelie, Countess of Pengraic. Thus begins Maeb’s roller coaster ride to infamy and riches. But there’s a catch. Actually, there are several catches and twists and turns so mind-blowing, you’ll never predict what will happen next [...]

The deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is the Black Panther: Back To Africa trade paperback for only $5.49 (that’s 68% off the list price of $16.99).

Note – This deal is valid only for today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last.

This trade paperback edition collects the Marvel comic book series Black Panther #35-38 and Black Panther Annual #1 from the creative team of Reginald Hudlin, Dave Wilkins, and many others.

Visit the TFAW’s Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item. Also, if the deal does sell out before the end of the day, there’s a Nick and Dent version for only $6.79 [...]

To help celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jim Henson’s birth Archaia Entertainment debuted the first 20 pages of their upcoming graphic novel, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, which is based on a screenplay that was written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl.

Archaia timed the preview to coincide with search giant Google’s own home page tribute to Jim Henson, which takes the form of [...]

Hellllllllooooo nurse! Warner Bros. Games, DC Entertainment, and Rocksteady have released a brand new Batman: Arkham City trailer this week that focuses on the Joker, and I’ve gotta tell ya… it gets me kind of hot.

Check it out here below [...]