We’ve seen that brief teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy-maker, The Dark Knight Rises, but we’ve yearned for something a little more…substantial.

Yearn no longer, my fellow geeks, as the first theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has finally been unleashed upon us, and it is pretty freakin’ spectacular.

I shall delay you no longer—you can check out the brand new trailer by heading on over to the other side now! [...]

Back in July, Marvel announced their plans for their new Season One graphic novels, which are lengthy complete stories featuring specific characters with their origins being retold (hopefully with some new twists that makes long-time readers want to read these beginnings over again).

Marvel is launching three new titles that will be packaged with download codes to obtain free digital copies of the graphic novels along with the print version. You can check out the covers here below [...]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Rachel McAdams, Kelly Reily
Release Date: December 16, 2011

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is back, and this time he is facing the greatest challenge of his life. His former partner, Dr. John Watson (Jude Law) has moved on with his life as he prepares to wed Mary Watson (Kelly Reily). Holmes is left alone to let his mind wander between his latest inventions (which include “urban camouflage” and adrenalin shots) and ongoing investigation in crimes which nobody else even believes are even happening.

Though the story of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows continues roughly where the first film left off, an unknown amount of time has passed. In that time, Holmes has become increasingly erratic as he obsessively tracks what he believes is an international scheme by Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris) [...]

A new photo has been released from the highly anticipated film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey which features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.

Check out the photo here below.

Along with Bilbo are some of his traveling companions: James Besbitt as Bofur, Stephen Hunter as Bombur, Graham McTavish as Dwalin, William Kircher as Bifur, and Jed Brophy as Nori [...]

On Saturday Night Live this past Saturday, former Weekend Update anchors Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and current host Seth Meyers got together for a Weekend Update Joke-Off.

Watch the segment here below [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a tribute to 1980′s movies called “Class of 1985″ by NikHolmes.

The sale began at Teefury today, Monday, December 19, 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 [...]

Flash Gordon Archives, Vol. 5
Written by John Warner, Bruce Jones, George Kashdan
Art by Carlos Garzon, Gene Fawcette, Al Williamson, Frank Bolle, Al McWilliams
Introduction by Michael T. Gilbert
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: December 14th, 2011
Cover Price: $49.99

Collected in Flash Gordon Archives, Vol. 5 are 10 issues of the Whitman Flash Gordon series (28-37) including issues 31-33 which were an adaptation of the 1980 Flash Gordon movie. Talk about a treasure trove of excitement! Nearly 300 pages of classic comics reprinted and restored, and believe me, the book is totally worth the price.

These are, obviously, stories from another time. Comics were written a lot different then. There were no suck thing as “story arcs.” A comic was either a story told in one issue or a story that simply never really stopped, just continued from issue to issue. [...]

Red Sonja #60
Story by Eric Trautmann
Pencils by Patrick Berkenkotter
Colors by Marcio Freire
Letters by Troy Peteri
Covers by Fabiano Neves, Walter Geovani
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: December 14th, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

5 years of publishing at Dynamite and this book is still going strong! And Red Sonja #60 proves why it’s not going anyplace anytime soon. While not trying to change the world or win an Eisner, this book accomplished what it sets out to do-tell a fun tale of everyone’s favorite She-Devil with a sword!

I was not familiar with writer Eric Trautmann until a couple of weeks ago when I read his FANTASTIC Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1. And while I’m not a regular Red Sonja reader right now, I’ll be honest, the fact that he wrote it weighed heavily on my choosing to review it. I was NOT disappointed. [...]

Dark Horse Comics has announced that the publishing company will be collecting the entirety of Brian Wood‘s critically acclaimed Channel Zero comic book series.

Released originally in 1997, Channel Zero was a vision of a future that was not precisely what we hope and dream of. Wood’s first real voyage in the comic book industry told a story that was forward thinking for its time, while still being relevant today. Themes such as freedom of expression, surveillance, media infiltration and computer manipulation are prevalent through the pages of this politically charged graphic work. And readers that may enjoy Brian Wood’s work on other stories may not realize that the majority of Channel Zero was both written and drawn by Wood. [...]

Conan Road of Kings #11
Script by Roy Thomas
Pencils by Mike Hawthorne
Inks by John Lucas
Colors by Dan Jackson
Letters by Richard Starkings & Comicraft
Cover by Alexsi Briclot
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: December 21st, 2011
Cover Price: $3.50

Conan Road of Kings #11 is a “breather” issue. It’s the issue in between grand adventures that slows down the pace for a minute and let’s you explore some of Conan’s character traits and lets his personality do most of the heavy lifting, story-wise. Hey, it’s Roy Thomas writing Conan. Thank you again, Dark Horse! [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a Firefly-themed shirt with a nod to Jack Daniels whiskey called “Browncoat Whiskey” by absenthero.

The sale at RIPT began today, Sunday, December 18, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Part of today’s video game deal of the day over at Amazom is Warhammer 40K: Space Marine for PC Download for only $24.99 (that’s 50% off the list price of $49.99).

Also, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II Retribution Complete Pack for PC Download is on sale for only $29.99 (that’s 50% off the list price of $59.99).

The THQ Ultimate Bundle download is only $59.99 (that’s 70% off the list price of $200.89) and includes the following game downloads:

- Homefront + Maps and Shotgun DLC Pack
- Metro 2033
- Red Faction Guerrilla
- Red Faction: Armageddon + Path to War DLC Bundle
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
- Saints Row 2
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Note, these deals are valid only for today, Sunday, December 18, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last.

Also, if you order the THQ Ultimate Bundle between now and 12/31/2011, you’ll receive a $5 promotional credit good towards any of the 2011 bestselling Video Game Download like Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the month of January 2012 [...]

While Warner Brothers and Legendary Picture try and figure out who will step up and be the strong male lead in their 300 prequel, titled 300: Battle of Artemisia, they’ve gone out and found who they want to play the female lead.

It’s being reported that negotiations have began with French actress Eva Green for the job, which would see her playing Artemisia, a “ruthless, gold-covered goddess” who pushes the God-king Xerxes to build his massive army. [...]

Now that the epic Walt Disney action adventure take on The Lone Ranger has survived that health scare and continued forward, casting has resumed.

The first to officially join Johnny Depp‘s Tonto, Arnie Hammer‘s Lone Ranger, and Helena Bonham Carter was female lead Ruth Wilson and the great Tom Wilkinson, who’s set to play the film’s villain, and now some smaller characters are being given faces. [...]

Voltron #1
Written by Brandon Thomas
Art by Ariel Padilla
Colors by Marcelo Pinto
Letters by Marshall Dillon
Covers by Alex Ross, Sean Chen, and Wagner Reis
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

Every 5 to 7 years World Events Productions reboots Voltron for a new generation. And every 5 to 7 years I get really excited and then I get extremely let down. Well, not this time! Voltron #1 is the fresh take on the property that fans have been waiting for!

Writer Brandon Thomas writes a story that both stays true to the original concept, spirit, and execution of the classic Voltron story, yet throws in enough twists and turns to keep it fresh and very accessible to new readers [...]

Red Wasp Design has been hard at work making all of your Cthulhuian dreams come true this holiday season. It began with the Cthulhu Christmas Calender app and now comes new information and goodies from Red Wasp’s Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land game.

The game is based on the many works of author H.P. Lovecraft, and now has both a release date and shiny new hi-def screenshots to take a peek at, which you can see below now. [...]

Darth Paper Strikes Back
An Origami Yoda Book
By Tom Angleberger
Amulet Books
Hardcover
Release Date: August 23, 2011

Darth Paper Strikes Back was extraordinarily entertaining. Granted, I went into it without much as far as expectations go. I was unsure how much I was going to enjoy a young adult novel, especially a sequel to another one I had never read. But, lo and behold, it was cute and I found myself reminiscing about my middle school years. Not that I had a lot of Star Wars stuff or anything. Okay, maybe I did, don’t judge me! But in all honesty, the book deals more with interpersonal relations between students than with anything Lucasfilm-ish [...]

Ohhh, you rascally modders and your sorcery. I shall never understand how you do it.

Someone decided to take the simple people of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and turn them all into the next contestants of So You Think You Can Dance while LMFAO‘s “Party Rock Anthem” blares out in the background. The results, suffice it to say, are rather hilarious. [...]

As far as flash mobs go, you won’t find me personally crossing my fingers to see one break out…except of course if Star Wars baddie Darth Vader is leading the charge.

Students at Algonquin College recently, while stressing out about exams week, were surprised by the appearance of none other than the Sithian Dark Lord Vader himself, who used his Force Maestro skills to conduct the singing of “Carol of the Bells” by the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir. [...]

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is PlayStation 3 320GB game system for only $259.99 (that’s reduced from the usual price of $299.99).

Also today, with this purchase you will receive a $50 credit to use towards future purchases at Amazon.com. Click on the link on the product page under the banner “$50 Credit With PlayStation 3 320GB” where there’s instructions on how to ensure you get the $50 credit [...]