From The Vault - 30 Days Of Night

With Halloween almost upon us this week’s From The Vault has a supernatural twist to it with IDW’s hardcover omnibus of ‘30 Days Of Night’.

Originally a three issue story from Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, the story follows a group of survivors in a town in the north of Alaska. This area is so remote that in the winter the sun doesn’t rise for 30 days. So when a savage pack of vampires turn up and start feeding on the population the remaining survivors must find a way to defeat their undead foes without the aid of sunlight. Since the initial run of this story in 2002 the ‘30 Days’ universe has expanded to include several other stories and a successful film adaptation. This hardcover collection includes the original 30 days of night, Dark days and Return to Barrow, and is available in store or online for £18.99.

But if vampires aren’t your thing then head on over to the website and take a look through our full range of stock, where I’m sure you’ll find something to ‘sink your teeth into’.

http://www.thecomicguru.co.uk/new_stock.php?sessionid=783706033

This Week In Geek (17/10/2011)

Monday 17^th

Green Lantern (DVD/Blu Ray)

- The latest superhero romp makes the jump to DVD and Blu Ray today. If you’re a fan of Ryan Reynolds and loud noises, you’ll probably love this.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 (DVD)

- Season 3 of the award winning Cartoon Network series. One for big and small Jedi alike.

Wednesday 19^th

Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes cross over #1 (comic)

- The pairing you never thought could happen! IDW Publishing and DC Comics are proud to present the greatest tale of the 23rd century! Or is that the 31st century? As you'll see here, it's both. Eisner-nominated writer Chris Roberson and Star Trek and Legionnaires veteran artist Jeffrey Moy partner up to bring you the most bizarre partnership of any century! In this first issue, a group of Legionnaires end up lost in the 23rd century, but it's a universe that isn't familiar to either the Legion or the crew of the USS Enterprise!

Friday 21^st

The Walking Dead Season 2 (TV)

- Season premiere of NBC’s hit adaptation, based on the graphic novels of Robert Kirkman. Catch it on FX at 10pm.

Batman Arkham City (Video Game)

- The sequel to 2009’s smash hit Arkham Asylum, AC sees us controlling Batman through a walled off section of Gotham City as he attempts to unearth the murderous plans of Doctor Hugo Strange. 3^rd person action adventure goodness from developers Rocksteady.

Paranormal Activity 3 (Film)

- Much like the demonic entity depicted within, it appears this franchise isn’t going to die anytime soon. Catch the now traditional yearly cash in sequel in cinemas from today

Contagion (Film)

- An all A list cast star in this viral outbreak thriller from Traffic director Steven Soderbergh. Gywneth Paltrow’s death throes could be a particular highlight.

FVC - Fallout fan film

We’ve got another video game related Friday Video Club this week with the awesome Fallout fan film ‘Nuka Break’.

Nuka Break is set in the world of the wildly successful Fallout video game series and follows a small group of survivors as they navigate the post apocalyptic wasteland in search of an ice cold beverage, dodging mercenaries and bounty hunters as they go. The film is a non profit film made by fans of the series and has since led to a web series following the exploits of the same characters, the links to which can be found via the creator’s Youtube channel.

So head over and take a look. If you’ve missed any of our previous videos then head over to the official Comic Guru Youtube channel to check out previous offerings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9UwlAAnlmg&feature=colike

The new Avengers trailer

No explaination needed really. Enjoy!

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/avengers/

From The Vault - X-men movie tie in books

Cast your mind back to the year 2000. Tony Blair was still in power, the Olympic Games were draining government funds in Australia and a phenomenon was starting in cinemas across the world. This miraculous juggernaut has been gathering speed ever since and is now a permanent fixture in the summer release schedules, annually flooding our screens with gods, monsters and men in odd looking costumes. I am of course referring to the superhero movie, and its relatively humble beginnings with Bryan Singer’s take on Marvel’s X-men. From Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen locking wits as Professor X and Magneto to Hugh Jackman’s big screen debut as Wolverine X-men was the first of the new wave of comic adaptations, and it can be argued that without the film’s success (it grossed $296 million worldwide) we wouldn’t have seen studios taking a gamble on other comic properties.

To tie in with the release of the film Marvel issued three exclusive preview comics which dealt with the back stories of Wolverine, Rogue and Magneto, with all three stories receiving only limited runs in order to maintain exclusivity. At Comic Guru we currently have all three in stock in both the original and exclusive covers, so if you are interested in owning a rare piece of cinematic memorabilia then either head over to the official Comic Guru website or visit us in store.

http://www.thecomicguru.co.uk/new_stock.php?days=14&session_id=783706033

This Week In Geek (10/10/2011)

Monday 10^th

Simpsons Season 14 (DVD)

- The latest season of everyone’s favourite yellow family is now available to own on DVD.

Tuesday 11th

Haven Season 2 (TV)

- Catch the second season premiere of this Stephen King-inspired drama on ScFy at 9pm.

Wednesday 12^th

Batman Arkham City hard cover omnibus (comic)

- Written by Paul Dini, this series bridges the gap between the Akham Asylum and Arkham City video games. The collection includes all 5 comics from the initial run.

Friday 14^th

Real Steel (Film)

- Hugh Jackman and 10ft tall boxing robots, a combination so stupid it might just work. Stranger things have happened.

The Three Musketeers (Film)

- D'Artagnan and the gang get 3Dmalized in this action romp from Resident Evil director Paul S Anderson.

FVC - Walking Dead web series

Ahead of the premiere of season two of the fantastic comic adaptation The Walking dead on October 21^st, producers NBC have released a web series focusing on the origins of one of the best known zombies of the series, a walker known to fans of the series as ‘bicycle girl’. This festering sack of decaying flesh is one of the first zombies Rick Grimes actually manages to get a close look at after he wakes from his coma, a moment when he realises that the creatures he first assumed were monsters are in fact humans who have been unwillingly reanimated after death.

This mini series focuses on the events preceding the girl’s zombification, showing us her futile attempts to escape the carnage with her young family. All the episodes are on AMCTV.com but as we’re outside the USA we are forced to use Youtube for our viewing pleasure. Below is the link to episode one, and if you check out the official Comic Guru channel you will find the other five.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmoPd-JJLMM&feature=colike