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IDW isn't the only comics publisher teasing J.J. Abrams' new "Star Trek" movie hitting theaters on May 8. Trekkies and comics readers got some major eye candy to chew on this week in the form of a 6-page Spock comic from "Battling Boy" and "Batman: Year 100" creator Paul Pope.

The story, titled "When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge," appears in this month's issue of WIRED, which is guest-edited by Abrams, but can also be read online at WIRED.com.

The story, co-created by Pope (who drew the living Tribbles out of it) and someone named "K/O," appears to set the stage for Spock's role in Abrams' new movie. Filmgoers should get some insight into Spock's puzzling predicament, but Pope's electric Kool-Aid drawing skills alone make this comic worth a gander. The scene with Uhura dancing is straight out of the original series. Read more...

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Though rumors have been buzzing of a potential relaunch of the “Daredevil” franchise at Fox, former “Elektra” star Jennifer Garner hasn’t been involved in any talks that may have occurred so far.

MTV News caught up with Garner during a press event for her upcoming romantic comedy, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." When informed that a relaunch is in the works, Garner asked, “Is there really?” She then jokingly added, “Actually, we’re shooting it right now.” Read more...

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Gambit fans, this one's for you. A new trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" that debuted on Facebook today offers a bit more footage of Marvel's kinetic Cajun, including a pretty spectacular shot of ol' Remy LeBeau (played by Taylor Kitsch) using his powers to go airborne.

Since I'm pretty sure there are one or two people out there who don't have Facebook accounts (yet), I grabbed a few screenshots from the new "Wolverine" trailer that reveal the threat Gambit poses both on the ground and in the sky in the upcoming film -- as well as a quick shot that appears to show the mysterious "Weapon XI" character zapping Sabretooth (just because it looked cool). Check out all of the images after the jump, with the Gambit pics posted in sequence. Read more...

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It's not a secret that the fan community was up in arms over Tobey Maguire's dance moves in "Spider-Man 3" -- but would moviegoers whistle a different tune if Maguire was dancing right in their faces!?!?

Sony Pictures Entertainment heads Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton are pondering a question along those lines for "Spider-Man 4," it seems. While Peter Parker will (hopefully) leave his dancing shoes at home for the next "Spider-Man" sequel, it's very possible that he'll be webslinging at audiences everywhere, as Pascal and Lynton told Forbes.com they might shoot the next "Spider-Man" film in 3-D. Read more...

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The 25th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kicked off in a big way this morning, with plans for a new live-action movie announced just before New York City's "heroes in a half-shell" turned the lights green at the Empire State Building.

Yes, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael will indeed be making another trip to the big screen in 2011. The film, which looks to be a live-action and CGI hybrid, will be produced by Scott Mednick ("300," "Superman Returns"), Galen Walker (producer of 2007's CGI film "TMNT"), TMNT co-creator Peter Laird and Mirage Studios president Gary Richardson, among others.

I dropped by this morning's "green-lighting" event at the Empire State Building, which was attended by a number of TMNT notables, including 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" director Steve Barron, and managed to get a few more details about the upcoming movie and anniversary events, as well as some photos of the Turtles and their party van parked outside. Read more...

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The "Iron Man 2" cast is already jam-packed with fresh actors from Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson to Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell. If you're concerned about how director Jon Favreau will handle such a sizable ensemble, let's add some more worries to your plate -- two more actors have joined Tony Stark's second adventure.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kate Mara and Clark Gregg have joined the cast of "Iron Man 2." Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent that repeatedly nudged Pepper Potts for information on her employer in "Iron Man." Read more...

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Not content to work merely in music, modeling and movies -- including this summer's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Tyrese Gibson will add comic books to his repertoire this summer as he launches his new superhero limited series "Mayhem" through Image Comics.

In an official press release, Gibson summarized "Mayhem" as the gritty adventures of a masked, gun-slinging vigilante battling a mysterious crime lord for control of Los Angeles. The creative team consists of Gibson, Mike Le ("Don't Forget to Validate Your Parking") and William Wilson ("Urban Monsters"), with art by Tone Rodriguez ("Urban Monsters," "1001 Arabian Nights"). Read on for more details about the series, including the debut issue's cover. Read more...

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It's been a long time since we heard any news regarding Matthew Vaughn's live-action adaptation of "Kick-Ass," a violent comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. For a while, one of its young stars, Chloe Moretz, was keeping fans posted about production (and her experiences with co-star Nicolas Cage) on her personal website, but fresh information has been hard to come by over the last few months. However, we finally have our first, honest-to-goodness piece of news out of the "Kick-Ass" camp.

As promotion for their new issue, Empire has posted the first look at Moretz as pre-teen assassin Hit Girl, and provided the first peek at one half of the father-daughter vigilante team from the film. Read more...

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I know we've mentioned that Wolverine is the best there is at what he does ad nauseum, folks -- but we can't help it if he keeps giving us reasons to revisit that old tagline. This time around, what Logan does well is to get the word out there about "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" in a way that had me cracking up here at Splash Page HQ.

Anyone checking out last night's NBA Playoffs was probably a bit annoyed when the network broadcasting the game switched over to a discussion between commentators Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Arguing with Barkley, Smith announces, "If you force him out, he's limited from long range." Pretty standard fare, right?

But when asked about the subject of their argument, Smith explains, "Chuck thinks that Wolverine is the toughest member of the X-Men team, but he's wrong" -- and that's when things get crazy. Read more...

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Stranger things have happened in the comics world than C-list superheroines suddenly selling an unprecedented number of books. But when that character is The Huntress, whose collected mini-series "Huntress: Year One" shot up to #10 in overall book sales on Amazon.com Monday, there are a few possible explanations that come to mind -- several of which are very enticing.

Initially reported by comics blog The Beat, the "Huntress" sales spike has prompted a lot of chatter around the comics scene lately. With Batman and the Frank Miller-coined term "Year One" both hot commodities in Hollywood these days, a massive sales spike for a character who could easily be marketed as a "female Batman" is, well... it's pretty much an open invitation to speculation. Read more...

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