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'My Name Is Bruce'After numerous delays, the new Bruce Campbell movie, "My Name Is Bruce," has finally announced an October release date, but for comic book fans, the first taste of the long-awaited film will come a month earlier. A one-shot comic book companion to the movie, written by Milton Freewater, Jr. and penciled by Cliff Richards, is due out on September 24th from Dark Horse Comics.

Both the movie and the comic will feature Bruce Campbell, the sarcastic star of the campy, cult-horror movie "Evil Dead"... as himself. Kidnapped by a fan who believes that he is Ash (his character from "Evil Dead") and can defeat the demon plaguing a small Oregon town, the actor is forced to face down a real monster -– which turns out to be more difficult than it looks in the movies. (After the jump, an interview with the writer and an exclusive three-page preview!) Read More...

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'Fringe' #1If “Fringe” is the new “X-Files,” then the Fringe comic is the equivalent of having a book that shows what really happened to Mulder’s sister. Or if the show’s Dr. Walter Bishop is the new Hannibal Lector – handy to consult on cases despite those pesky mental institution surroundings – then the Fringe comic is like having Hannibal pre-cannibal.

Neither comparison is perfect – J.J. Abrams’ television series tend to be in classes unto themselves – but the point is, while the comic isn’t necessary to enjoy the show, it sure does help. “The comics are going to fill in the blanks,” said “Fringe” co-creator/writer/executive producer Roberto Orci. “There will be a payoff.” Read More...

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'MK vs. DC'Midway Games has released two new screen shots of their upcoming "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" video game. While not much can be seen other than MK character Scorpion unleashing a fatality on some poor sucker, it's definitely enough to get any red-blooded comic-slash-gamer fan's excitement levels up for the highly anticipated game.

Screen cap after the jump, and you can check out the other shot via Newsarama. Read More...

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'Invincible Iron Man' #5With Labor Day fast approaching, it’s only fitting to look back at our first love this summer. We speak, of course, of the "Iron Man" movie. What did we learn from it? That a-hole industrialists make awesome heroes, Gwyneth Paltrow’s secret superpower is wearing absurdly high heels, plus metallurgy sort of rules. But mostly, we’ve realized that we cannot humanly wait until April 2010 for Robert Downey Jr. to don another steely suit as he possibly grapples with his love of hooch.

Thanks to comics scribe Matt Fraction ("Casanova," "Immortal Iron Fist") and illustrator Salvador Larroca ("Uncanny X-Men"), we’re pretty much getting that sequel now with "Invincible Iron Man," the Marvel title that springboards effortlessly—and satisfyingly—off the blockbuster film. Here, Stark traces a series of catastrophic suicide-bombing attacks to one dude: Ezekiel Stane, son of fabled foe Obadiah Stane (or, Jeff Bridges in the movie), who’s a busy little villain, what with dealing Iron Man-esque nuclear gizmos to the highest baddie bidders and also refining the technology to finally whack Stark.

After the jump, Fraction gives Splash Page a taste of his greater designs on Iron Man, then offers us an exclusive, explosive peek at this arc’s penultimate issue (number 5, out Sept. 3). Read More...

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Despite Fox's best efforts to halt the film's premiere, it's clear that, when it comes to marketing the highly-anticipated film, there's no stopping the "Watchmen" juggernaut. Even our friends to the south are getting in on the hype, as the Brazilian film mag "Set" recently debuted four covers featuring characters from the film. Check them out below and click here or on the image for the high-res scans.

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'Rest'Anyone who’s ever felt overworked can be tempted by the premise of “Rest” – a new limited-edition comic series published by Devil’s Due and produced by Divide Pictures, “Heroes” star Milo Venitmiglia’s company (the main character also shares Milo’s likeness).

“Everyone wants more time,” Ventimiglia said. “As an actor, I work 12-15 hours a day, and at the end of the day when I’m not acting, I read 90-100 emails about business for the production company, so yes, I can identify with a guy who takes a drug so he doesn’t need to sleep. I don’t sleep much as it is!”

John Barrett, a New York-based office professional type, is approached by an old college buddy to take part in a pharmaceutical experiment – take a pill which allows you to function without sleep. What he does with his extra time – and why the government is sponsoring the experiment – becomes the focus of the four-to-five issue run, which starts in October. (It’ll later be collected as a trade paperback next year). Read More...

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Believe it or not, after 30 years Ralph Hinkley and the cast of "The Greatest American Hero" are finally flying away on a wing and a prayer to the world of comics and animation.

As this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Splash Page landed an exclusive interview with the cast of the 80's superhero action/comedy to discuss the upcoming comic series and animated webisodes. Published by "GAH" star William Katt's Catastrophic Comics (in a partnership with Arcana Studios), the upcoming comics will revamp the series about a reluctant superhero who's given superpowers via a mysterious costume. Read More...

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It's been a good week for "Watchmen" fans. On Monday we brought you Zack Snyder giving us an exclusive tour of the Owl Ship, yesterday came news of four new images from the film, and now today we've got all seven character-specific posters from Comic-Con. What will tomorrow bring? The whole film leaking online? For now, check out the one-sheets below.


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'Terminator Salvation' Prequel ComicMust be tough, being John Connor -- what with all those Terminators always trying to kill you, your mother, your friends. But it's even tougher to be someone outside of John Connor's immediate circle come Judgment Day.

Thanks to the upcoming prequel comic to "Terminator Salvation" from IDW Publishing, we'll get a glimpse of what life is like for the rest of the world once the machines take over -- and before John Connor is the leader of the resistance -- starting with the first issue, due in January.

"One of the toughest things with stories involving time travel," said writer Dara Naraghi, "is that no matter what you do, there's always some sort of paradox."

Naraghi hopes to avoid those paradoxes when he fleshes out a different part of the post-Judgment Day world. "I get to play in my own sandbox, with a lot of new characters who won't be in the movie," Naraghi said. "There's a lot of breathing room." Read More...

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'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' Prequel'To hear Kevin Grevioux tell it, the war between vampires and werewolves has been going on for centuries. Now if only it would continue for the next couple years, we might actually have something, namely, of course, a story about the war between the vampires and werewolves which has been going on for centuries.

Grevioux will introduce the first of those stories with his new comic “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” the cover art for which you can only see exclusively on MTV News. Its release and story coincide with the in-development “Underworld” prequel, which “is basically Lucian’s origin story, how he came to be the first Lycan leader and also what the slave system was like for the werewolves under the rule of the vampires,” Grevioux explained. “You know, ‘Spartacus’ with werewolves or ‘Gladiator’ with werewolves.” Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.