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And to top it all off, they even posted the footage from the San Diego Comic Con Panel...noice!

Yup, who knows how long this will be up but the studio taking this down might actually be a good thing. Man, I honestly never thought that The Spirit was going to make that big of an impact in general but every time we get a trailer or leaked footage (coming via Slash Film) my hopes sink even further. Now I hate to judge before the film comes out but this looks pretty bad. I'm wondering what kind of trump card Frank Miller can pull in order to save this little film. What do you guys think?

"Whoever can get me cheaper gas, fuck it, I'll vote for them!" Awesome....This comes via SlashFilm.

As technology grows ever so much, we're gonna be getting more and more of these. The footage is blurry cam but you can get the gist of it. The one shot of Jason running as he's getting ready to swing for the fences....yeah, to quote Mr. Harley: I like that shit! Check it out here at Atomic Popcorn (or on the picture above) before it, too, disappears!

As usual, with anything leaked....CATCH IT BEFORE IT'S GONE!

As usual, HURRY BEFORE IT'S GONE!

Diana & I were just having a conversation about this series this past weekend and straight outta Comic Con today comes this epic news that the entire series will be released on 25 DVDs this year. Besides the fact that this cartoon ruined Citizen Kane for me, I loved it. Although the price tag of $179.99 may be a little steep, the hours and hours of extras could make it worth it. I mean 147 episodes? Plus, you know the packaging is gonna be cool (all the DVDs in one of those Ghost Traps? Or Ecto 1 shaped case? Nice!) That's gonna keep you entertained for a very long time. Hit up the Time Life website to check out all the details (IGN has an even better list here)and to put your order in (the way they make it seem is that this will be the only place to get this set from) and if you do order before Sept. 1st, you get an extra 10% off. So are there any other 80's cartoons that you think need to be released on DVD?

I've never at down and watched Tron all the way through. Yeah, sorry but I haven't. I will, though....eventually. But I digress. Disney pulled off a top secret announcement this week at Comic Con by showing footage from the sequel the to 1982 film that destroyed peoples minds with it's special effects and gave video game players a much needed lift in the confidence column. Check out the story here at Aintitcool and then head on over here to check out some more details about the footage screened. So far we know this:

• Jeff Bridges is back....and the bad guy?!
• The title is Tr2n (reminds me of 2 Fast 2 Furious...bah!)
• Rumors are that the film will be in 3-D
• That guy up there won't be in it

So what do you guys think? Can the modern world be as enthusiastic about this film as audiences were when it was originally released?

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So could this a proper return to form for Guy Ritchie? After Revolver and Swept Away I certainly hope so. I need the magic of Lock, Stock... and Snatch to return cause those were bloody brilliant! What you you guys think of this so far?

Hmmm...well, at least we're getting some new stuff outta Comic Con (happening this weekend down south in San Diego) but not totally impressed by this footage. Still looking forward to it, Jigsaw looks pretty cool but at least they have until December to iron out any kinks. What do you think of the footage?

UPDATE: Well, some breaking news coming from Harry Knowles over at Aintitcoolnews. Apparently, the director of this film, Lexi Alexander, has been pulled off the film. What does that mean? Get all the details over here. Fucken movie studios....guess we'll never see a truly great Punisher film on the big screen. Or maybe this was a good thing? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

UPDATE 2: A full trailer which was also shown at the show has been embedded here. If you want, head on over to Spike here for the trailer in beautiful Quicktime HD

Lets get something straight: I buy toys, action figures, dolls, whatever you wanna call them. Right now, I'm on a Mighty Muggs binge. The design is simple. The lines are crisp. And the packaging is super minimalistic. I love them. But I've decided to stop before it gets outta hand (which Diana will argue it already has) and simply get the cool ones (but they're ALL so cool!). Well, Comic Con has always brought us some good toy news and this year doesn't fail: Hasbro has announced that in addition to there Star Wars, Marvel & Indiana Jones lines, they're now bringing Transformers & G.I. Joe into the fold! Not to excited about G.I. Joe (although I'll probably swoop that Snake Eyes up there) and Transformers are cool but not sure about how well they'll translate in Muggs form. The pics up there look cool, though. Check out more Transformers pics here and the G.I. Joe pics can be found here. Also, while looking around, I came across Mighty Muggs Lounge. This blog is dedicated to all things Mighty Muggs, If your interested, you gotta check it out. Also, coming out later this year, Hasbro will be releasing blanks so you can create your own characters (I sense a brodiemash figure coming soon). Maybe once they're released, we'll have some kind of contest here to see who can create the best Fresno related custom Mighty Mugg (Autry? Chief Dyer? Pat Hill? K-Fed? Mike Oz?) Now I'm off to my weekly Muggs hunt at local Targets.

Well if Samuel L. Jackson isn't the busiest dude in the business, I don't know who is. Seriously. If he's not starring in a movie as a cop terrorizing his neighbors, or Nick Fury-ing up some Iron Man credits, he's popping up in yet another movie I'm itching to spend my dollar bills on. Exclusive pics of Sam Jack as Octopus, The Spirit's nemesis in the Eisner/Miller comic/movie, drops via Comic Con Magazine. The Spirit was also given a new release date a few weeks ago bieng moved up from early 2009 to Christmas Day 08'. -partymarty