Variant Edition Tuesday 7/15/08

Variant Edition Tuesday is the quick dose of comic knowledge you need before you step into the comic book shop this week: the best books hitting the stands and the latest headlines.

This week: We report on the sad news of Michael Turner's death. We've got a look at some pre-Pre-Comic-Con news, including the new Invincible animated series and Boom! Studio's move to web publishing. Plus, Hulk vs., Iron Man Armored Adventures, Wolverine and the X-men, Hellboy 2 and The Dark Knight!

Then it's the Rundown with the books you can expect to find in shops this week, and Mike and Luis take a look at X-Force #5, Captain America #40 and Iron Man Director of Shield #31...and Nick tells us all about Mice Templar #5.
Our Pick of the Week: Marvel 1985 #3

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[iancontinence]

great show guys!!! keep it coming on schedule please!!!

[charmanderomega]

great show guys

[eon001]

You were disapointed with Hulk? whats wrong with you!?!?

[bazzjedimaster]

damn, Michael Turner was a grate artist

[shrekboy]

awesome tshirt lewis!!!

[sachaput]

Glad you like MARVEL 1985 as much as I do!

I'm so psyched for San Diego. My first trip there in ten years. I'll get the news before you guys for once. :-)

Good episode.

[BigRiggBlues]

Ah yes, good ole' Bastion. Seriously, how much more convoluted can they make this character's backstory? Ok, so first you have Mastermold, and then Nimrod shows up. The two become one.

Then Bastion shows up as leader of the Prime Sentinels, gets destroyed, and later combined with Phalanx remnants to become Template.

Then Template gets beheaded and is now combined with Nimrod.

Sadly, they can't retcon that or the fanboys would freak.

[wolfalchemy]

awsome

[RootBeerMaster]

That was a good show keep it up.

Wolverine and the x-men on cable my butt. I have ditial cable, with the on demand box and i still don't get nicktoons. Nickoloden is Cable. Nicktoons is like beyond HBO witch i can get. marvel and Nick has pretty much screwed there fan base.

[MaggotOli]

dark knight looks awesome even thought batman begins wasn't the greatest

[Hexy69]

Click my username to see my Michael Turner tribute vid. Such a lost to mankind in general. Awesome shirt, Lewis.

***** all around on this vid.