Top Cow recently released a deluxe hardcover edition featuring the art of superstar artist Marc Silvestri. How does the collection hold up against Silvestri's illustrious 20-year career in the comic book industry? Find out inside!

“Pinocchio protects a town from an undead menace and discovers that the vampires have a deeper agenda than the mere sucking of blood.”

CC2K's Tony Lazlo offers us one of his insanely long and detailed examinations of a major movie series. This time it's Batman.

A look back through the six modern-era Batman movies yields some unexpected results, including the revelations that Batman Forever isn't as bad as I remember, that The Dark Knight isn't as good as I remember, and that Batman & Robin is good for one thing: reminding me how much I like the 1960s TV series.

And finally, that Batman Returns just might be the best damn one of them all.

Those statements may shock you, but I encourage you to keep reading.

My naïve, anachronistic, Gen X lineup for the forthcoming Avengers film

In late 1976, my dreamy, scrawny nine year-old self had zero interest in comic books. This wasn’t evidence of a general lack of enthusiasm for superheroes, as I did watch Hanna-Barbera’s corny “Superfriends” each Saturday morning, as well as “Wonder Woman” during prime-time, and reruns of the old “Superman” series whenever I stumbled across an episode. Let’s face it, what were Steve Austin and Jamie Sommers but superheroes in civvies, and I watched their respective shows with relish. But I barely knew what a comic book was.