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Media Release -- DC Direct's Batman: Arkham Asylum Series 1 Action Figures, based on the best-selling video game published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, were the best-selling Toys to comics specialty retailers in 2011.

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Media Release -- The relaunch of the DC Universe and the dawn of the "New 52" began with August's Justice League #1 from writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee, giving DC Comics the best-selling comic book in 2011 to comics specialty retailers.

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via The Blog From Another World

Watch Video Reviews of This Week's Comics!

It's time for our weekly comic book reviews. This week, we take a look at Batgirl #5, Brilliant #2, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #5, Wolverine #300, and Invincible: Get Smart TPB Vol. 15.

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Media Release -- The biggest superhero brawl in the history of the Marvel Universe begins this April in Avengers Vs. X-Men #1!

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ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 18, 2012. This work, a list of the comic books, graphic novels, and other products that should be available in your local or online comic book shop next week, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2011 by Charles LePage.

This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World.

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Hear what the stars of "Blade," Harold Perrineau (Blade) and J.B. Blanc (Deacon Frost), have to say about the new anime series premiering Friday on G4!

"Blade" makes its North American premiere Friday, January 13 beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET exclusively on G4, and to celebrate we're bringing you an all-new peek at the series. Following in the steps of other hit Marvel anime series, "Blade" offers viewers 12 half-hour weekly episodes destined to leave you wanting more.

The "Blade" anime premieres Friday, January 13 on G4

Senior Art Director and host of the Mighty Marvel Podcast, Jeff Suter, talks G4's new "Blade" anime series with acclaimed actor Harold Perrineau ("Lost," "Oz"). Download the new Mighty Marvel Podcast now to get the latest on this new series.

Up next, Mr. Suter sits down with the voice of Blade's archenemy and series villain, Deacon Frost, voiced by J.B. Blanc ("The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!," "Wolverine" anime). J.B. talks the ins-and-outs of voice acting and really digs into how one finds their voice in the process of recording for animation! Download the MM podcast now!

Download episode #115, featuring J.B. Blanc (Deacon Frost), now!

Download episode #116, featuring Harold Perrineau (Blade), now!

The Mighty Marvel Podcast is the can't-miss comic book podcast, featuring the biggest stars in the industry such as Brian Michael Bendis, Jeph Loeb, Matt Fraction and more! Make sure you keep checking Marvel Podcast Central or subscribe to The Mighty Marvel Podcast on iTunes, so you never miss any of the action-packed installments!

Media Release -- ALTER EGO #106 (84 pages with color, $7.95) looks at the career of DICK GIORDANO through the 1960s—from his early years as a freelance artist through the "Action-Hero" era at Charlton and the first time around at DC! Featuring art by STEVE DITKO, PAT BOYETTE, PETE MORISI, FRANK McLAUGHLIN, JIM APARO, GIL KANE, et al.! Plus DICK's final panel at the Charlotte (NC) Heroes Con in 2009, with STEVE SKEATES & ROY THOMAS! Part I of JIM AMASH's interview with Charlton artist TONY TALLARICO (Blue Beetle, Son of Vulcan, The Great Society Comic Book)! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE & ROY ALD; MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt; BILL SCHELLY; & more! Cover by GIORDANO & Company! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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