First Look at Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #3 Preview

Batman:  Return of Bruce Wayne #3 hits the shelves tomorrow and Yanick Paquette steps into the artist’s chair and joins forces with writer Grant Morrison to tell a pirate’s tale – featuring our hero, a time-lost Bruce Wayne, struggling to find his way back home as some of his own friends struggle to prevent it from happening.

Gfest has been a little disappointed thus far with this series.  Although, in typical Grant Morrison fashion he takes the reader on a long and confusing journey prior to providing the "pay-off."  Let's hope the Scottish James Robinson knows has a plan to tie this story together that will fit into the DC Universe.  By fit into the DC Universe, Gfest means make Bruce Wayne Batman again!

Click read more for the complete 6 page preview.

Texas Police Confiscate Hundreds of Weeds They Thought Was Marijuana

What was first thought to be one of the largest marijuana seizures in the Corpus Christi Police Department's history turned into an embarrassing incident for the cops, as the clueless officers spent a busy and exciting evening harvesting hundreds of horsemint weeds (pictured) from a city park.

The incident began when a teenager riding his bike through Waldron Park in Flour Bluff discovered what he thought were pot plants growing there about 8 p.m Thursday.

The police then spent about an hour pulling up, bagging and tagging around 400 plants. But when they took their haul back to the station, tests revealed that it was a common weed called horsemint.

Police didn't they explain how their big "drug haul" will be disposed of, now that they've spent untold hours and plenty of taxpayer money clearing weeds of the the city park.

The estimated street value of the horsemint is $0.

DC Universe Online Trailer Released - Will Blow Your Mind

Sony has posted the official E3 trailer for the upcoming -- and long-awaited -- DC Universe Online MMORPG that's coming out this fall.

"This trailer also shows the tremendous influence Jim Lee has brought to the table working as the Executive Creative Director on this title – his edgy take on the DC Universe has been transformed from the traditional 2D comic book medium into an immersive 3D interactive environment where you become the next legend!" the post reads. "Between now and our release in November, stay tuned for tons of exciting releases from the team – we can’t wait to show you what is up our sleeves!"

Gfest's Bitching a Classic Game - Round 3

Bitching A Classic is a fun little game gfesters love to play, because it celebrates to extreme negativity of many comic book fans. We give you little snippets from ridiculously negative customer reviews on Amazon of highly regarded classics. You see if you can guess the book.

Today's Clues:

• The story was so terrible that it was the same even if I read it backwards. The art was so bad, I didn't even know whether it was comic book art or a collection of Picasso's.  I would rather watch an infomercial.

• I came away feeling cheated and like I'd gotten screwed with my pants still on. There are some inspired moments but mostly I was asking the question, "Yeah, okay, interesting - but when's the freaking story gonna start??!

• The biggest letdown, I felt, was the artwork.  The graphics seemed very amateurish and sloppy.  For instance, from start to end, I couldn't tell if Catwoman was black or white (in terms of ethnicity).

• This story is basically terrible. its poorly drawn, stupid looking..and batman is barely in it.

• this book is short! It took me about 30 minutes to read and I highly doubt I will wish to read it again.

So which classic just got bitched up? 

Click HERE for the answer. 

Top 10 LEGO Movie Tributes

Amy-Mae Elliot over at Mashable has done the citizens of Gfest a HUGE favor.  She scoured You Tube for the top 10 Lego tribute movies.

So head on over to her fantastic list of wonderful Lego movies by clicking here

Your friends at Gfest thank you Amy!!

Gaiman and MacFarlane in Legal Battle Over Spawn

Superman vs. Lex Luthor?  Batman vs. Joker? Neither compare to REAL comic book rivalry of Neil Gaiman vs. Todd MacFarlane.

It's the most epic copyright infringement clash yet, featuring two of the industry's biggest titans battling it out over the rights to specific characters.

Gaiman is the bigger star, thanks to his classic comics series Sandman.  But in the 1990s, MacFarlane was no slouch: his comic series Spawn led to a 1997 film adaptation that grossed nearly $100 million worldwide, a line of action figures and an HBO series. Back when Spawn was launching, he and Gaiman collaborated on creating three supporting characters: Medieval Spawn; Angela, a red-haired angel; and Cogliostro, a one-time Spawn ally.

E3 2010: Xbox 360 Slim Announced

Microsoft unveiled and confirmed the Xbox 360 Slim. Smaller, sleeker, and a whole lot sexier. It’s black and shiny, quiter, less suceptible to RROD, has built in WiFi, a 250 GB hard drive, and all only for $299, the same as the old Xbox 360.

The wait for the new Xbox 360 is very short.  The new Xbox 360 ships today in North America and will be in retail later this week. The machine costs $299 USD, the same price as the existing 250 GB model. (picture courtesy of gamingbolt)

What Happens When World Cup and Manga Combine

I just have no clue what the hell this is.  Gfest is not immune to the ways of World Cup soccer, but seriously, what in the world would possess someone to wear this.  Did we miss some sort of soccer manga character?

Katy Perry is a Sexy U.S. Traitor

Saturday, during the America vs. England World Cup Match, Katy Perry went to dinner in London wearing this tight, rubber dress that was composed of equal parts of the American and British Flags.

You 're Not British Bitch!

You cheer for the country that buys your shitty music and puts up with your stupid PR crap.  And, the only country dumb enough to do that is AMERICA!

BOOM! STUDIOS ANNOUNCES IPAD/IPHONE COMIC APP

Hey, DC Comics!  Can you hear me?  Yes, I am talking to you Dan Didio.  In case you did not know comics can be read electronically.  In case you also did not know, Apple has sold two million iPads and 35 million iPhones.  These devices have the ability to allow the owner to watch videos and read books on them.

Enough Gfest ramblings about the piss poor management at DC Comics.  Congratulations to Boom studios for announcing the arrival of the BOOM! Studios Comics app for the iPad and iPhone.  BOOM! partnered with comicXology to create this app that will, "create an incomparable reading experience for BOOM! Studios fans and comic fans everywhere...BOOM! will release its mobile app with nearly 50 comic book titles optimized specifically for mobile devices. " 


To read the full press release from BOOM! Studios click read more.  

First 2010 E3 Video of Playstation Move is Breathtaking

A few months ago at the Game Developer's Conference, Sony showcased the PlayStation Move, a motion controller that offers one-to-one control in video games. You hold the PlayStation Move, the PlayStation Eye sees it, and you control the game through your actions.

IGN editors Ryan Clements and Greg Miller (luckiest men on earth) received a nearly two-hour, private PlayStation Move demo at the 2010 E3 Conference.

You can watch a shirt video clip below to view how wonderful the motion control system works.  To read the full reaction from Ryan and Matt click here.

Covers To Brightest Day #4 Revealed

Black Lantern Firestorm and Black Lantern Hawkman And Hawkgirl?  WTF!

These beautiful covers are courtesy of the source and Johns, Tomasi, Reis, Finch, Gleason, Clark and Syaf.

Brightest Day #4 hits Wednesday and Gfest hopes the story itself is as good as the cover art because the last three issues have been slow to say the least.

Steve Jobs Enters the Controversial World of Banning Books

As the most cultured gfesters already know, Ulysses was banned from publication in the United States because of a scene in which Leopold Bloom masturbates on a beach while fireworks burst nearby. The courts eventually decided the episode wasn’t obscene because it didn’t promote lust.

Well, history seems to be repeating itself, this time in Apple’s App Store. Sarah Weinman at the Daily Finance says that a Webcomic adaptation of the book has been banned from iPads and iPhones because one panel contains a cartoon penis.

Gfest understands Steve Jobs reluctance to let Playboy or Penthouse have a porn app on the Apple system.  But this is a whole different ballgame.  Censoring works of literature crosses over into a whole new world of control and controversy that Apple would be wise to avoid.  History has not exactly looked kindly on book banners Mr. Jobs. 

Cartoon Penis after the Jump...

EA reveals that Rock Band 3 to Feature Guitar with Strings and a Keyboard

Electronic Arts has revealed a slew of new details and images for the new “Pro” instruments that will be available for use in the upcoming Rock Band 3.

First up, there’s the all-new Pro Guitar, which features 17 frets worth of buttons and six strings in place of the traditional plastic flipper used for strumming. Basically, it’s about as close as you can get to a real guitar without being a real guitar.
The other major new addition is the mini keyboard which will allow you and your friends to perform endless renditions of Piano Man Simple. The keyboard also includes an adapter that will let you use the keyboard outside of the game on a computer with appropriate software.

Geoff Johns Reveals Live Action Blue Beetle Series?

On his Twitter feed, Geoff Johns just announced there are many plans in store for Jamie Reyes, the current Blue Beetle. First off, Jaime will be appearing in "most of" the episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold this coming season.  But the big news is that there is a live action series in development.


Geoff tweeted that they have test footage of a transformation sequence that he describes as "awesome", which he hopes to be able to debut at Comic Con International in San Diego this year.
Jaime's Blue Beetle comic lasted 36 issues and was widely loved by critics, but and was cancelled just as Jaime made his first appearance in Brave and the Bold.  Jaime has already become a very popular character with viewers of the series, but is he ready to carry an entire series by himself?
 

Geoff Johns Teases Upcomming Events in Brightest Day

In a letter to fans posted on DC Comics website, Geoff Johns dropped a few clues about the near future of Brightest Day.  He also talked a LOT about the new Young Justice animated series, but let's focus on the news we actually care about involving Brightest Day.  In the coming weeks we will:

• Meet a new alien killer who will become J’onn J’onzz’s greatest enemy
• See Hawkman and Hawkgirl discover a great secret about their past
• Meet the mysterious and deadly Siren
• Meet the new Aqualad who will also appear on the Young Justice animated series

On the face of things, the one that really excites us is J'onn's new enemy.  We have been enjoying that storyline.  The rest of the announcements we share as a public service, not because they excite us at all.  Are we alone?  Did these teasers excite anyone else?   

Megan Fox Seduces and Murders Look Alike Mannequin

In a photo shoot for Interview Magazine, Megan Fox gets intimate with her naked look-alike mannequin.  It's classic Megan Fox: so hot, so strange.

See more pictures after the jump...

Matt Groenings Futurama Hellboy Mashup

Not often we get a Mash-up from the creator of the animated characters, but Matt Groening created this wonderful Futurama/Hellboy Mash-up for a friend.  It's lovely!  Gfest loves Zapp Brannigan, so fiting.

NEW Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two World E3 TRAILER

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is this week at the Los Angeles Convention Center and for the show, Capcom has debuted this new trailer for "Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds," coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 19, 2011. The game pits 30 characters from across the Marvel and Capcom universes against each other.
Wow!  Gfest thinks it looks pretty damn good!

Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2: E3 2010 Exclusive Trailer

The epic saga continues in the The Force Unleashed 2 where you once again play as Starkiller, only this time seeking vengeance for being betrayed by Darth Vader himself.

The game comes out on October 26th, 2010 for the Xbox 360, Playstation, Wii, PSP, DS, PC and the iPhone.  Enjoy the exclusive E3 Trailer.