DC Comics has officially confirmed speculation that the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, is gay. In Earth 2 #2 (out Wednesday) Scott returns from a business trip and passionately embraces his boyfriend, Sam. Earth 2 writer James Robinson explains: The original version of Alan Scott was an older man, and he had a ... [Read More]

DC Comics is breaking its promise not to change the sexual orientation of characters in their ongoing reboot. Senior VP Sales Bob Wayne says their position “has evolved” just like the President of the United States, but it probably has more to do with the publicity generated by all the speculation. Courtney Simmons, DC ... [Read More]

One month after being released in Japan, Necomimi are now available to American otaku. These robotic cat ears monitor your brainwaves to detect your mood and move accordingly. The anime streaming website CrunchyRoll is sell Necomimi for a limited time as part of Shinji's Deal of the Day. CrunchyRoll premium subscribers (14 ... [Read More]

Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block returned this week after a nearly 4 year hiatus. It will air as part of Adult Swim on Saturdays Midnight - 6AM. In addition to the regular lineup, two new series premiered: Deadman Wonderland, which is about an amnesiac boy named Ganta. He's framed for the murder of his ... [Read More]

The Walking Dead Social Game is delayed but not dead. A limited number of Facebook users have been invited to a closed beta. Gameplay footage shows menus screens like custom character creation and weapons store. There's also some of those hardcore gamer elements the developers promised. Zombies respond to sound but that's not ... [Read More]

The Walking Dead season 2 ended with the appearance of a mysterious hooded figure. Now we get our first look at what's under the hood: actress Danai Gurira looking every bit as badass as her comic book counterpart. Series creator Robert Kirkman told EW, “We looked at a lot of talented people that were really fantastic, ... [Read More]

AMC has renewed both Talking Dead, a live talk show where guests discuss the most recent episode of The Walking Dead, and Comic Book Men, an inside look at the lives (or lack of) of comic book geeks. Season 2 of both series will consist of 16 half-hour episodes. The respective hosts were ecstatic and even shocked at the ... [Read More]