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Dabel Bros Publishing and iVerse announced today that they are teaming up to bring comics to the iPhone.  First up is our friend David Atchison's The Warriors. What's even better is that the first issue will be free to download, with subsequent issues running only ninety-nine cents!  

I am a journalist. I am a proud member of the Milwaukee Press Club, and I've been writing and self publishing articles for the last two years. I haven't made a single dime doing it, but I AM doing it. There are a lot of people out there in my position who are just as broke and have no job, but they've chosen to take retail positions, technical writing jobs, and other various career paths because they do not want to starve. I can't fault them for that. I've been trying to do the same. Until I do, however, I feel I have a responsibility to spread information. News is like that, and usually, to be honest, I don't have much to do because the main stream media outlets pretty much have it covered. This is especially true in my chosen field of journalism: entertainment. Hell, even CNN has it's own version of Access Hollywood. But then the elections in Iran went wrong, and I found myself in a pretty weird place.

Hollywood, CA - Twentieth Century Fox announced today that Mel Brooks has signed a deal to make the long-awaited sequel to his 1981 classic History of the World: Part I.  Titled simply, History of the World: Part II, press releases indicate that the sequel will cover roughly 800 years, starting with a Viking Funeral, which somehow leads to the accidental discovery of America by Columbus, and spanning to a future world run by invisible robot overlords.

A Look at the Stars of the Upcoming Movie
By
Kenneth Holm
Senior Staff Writer

            Well, I cannot believe that I am saying this, but it is only about a week until we see Watchmen on the silver screen. This has been a long road for comic book fans, and an even longer road for the studios that have been involved with it. Consider this: there have been plans to do a Watchmen movie since the lat eighties. Now, however, not even frivolous lawsuits can stop the juggernaut that this movie has become. You see the trailers everywhere you look and there's always a story online about it. Hell, even the soundtrack is awesome! However, there is always one thing that can make or break a movie... Actors.

Top Ten Video Game Villains of 2008
By
J. Sternberg

            While 2008 was an amazing year for games, it wasn't without its share of WTF moments, or flat out crying-shame disappointments. This list isn't covering just game releases, but the industry's gaffes as a whole. So lets get started shall we?

Top Ten Films of 2008
By
Michael C. Riedlinger
Editor-In-Chief

            What a crazy year for film, you know? We saw dead careers come back to life with a roar, great actors die before their time, and the living dead were practically impotent when they finally showed up at the end of the year. 2008 is the year that the writers went on strike and genre films changed tact and proved that it was those very writers who could turn a bit of clichéd fare into potential award winning blockbusters. Oh wait, I forgot that my compatriots in the world of film criticism tend to look down their noses at mainstream fare. While I agree that 2008 saw its fair share of crap, there were plenty of main-stream gems to get excited about.

Top Ten PS3 Games of 2008
By
J. Sternberg
Staff Writer

            2007 was quite simply a shit year for games. Call it a sophomore slump, the first major year of Sony's PS3 was a bust on all fronts, without anything really memorable outside of Call of Duty 4. This year was the complete opposite, with more memorable games coming out on a monthly basis than most of last year as a whole, here's what I consider the best of the best.

The Prodigy, Rave pioneers from the UK, announced that they will be releasing a new album on March 2, 2009. Currently on tour in their homeland, The Prodigy have released their first single, Invaders Must Die as a free download from http://www.theprodigy.com . The video for the single, which is also the title of the forthcoming album, is also now on Youtube. Check it out below, hold onto your hats, and let Liam H, Kieth Flint, and Maxim blow your hats off! Turn this one up to eleven before playing!

Death... Not Only Walks, But Is Off And Running
By
Kenneth Holm
Senior Staff Writer

            As you may have noticed, this is my first article is about two months. After my self-imposed exile from the hallowed halls of Dorkgasm, my first step was to renew my professional contacts. First off the bat was a call to James Zahn, the multi-hyphenate auteur behind the Death Walks the Streets multimedia brand. You may remember from an article by our own Hearstian editor Michael Reidlinger in regards to Zahn's presence at this years Chicago Wizard World. Well, it turns out that big events are in store for one of the most eagerly awaited franchises in film. Yes, sir, big things.

            Dabel Brothers Publishing, the comic book industry mavericks responsible for adapting the likes of Jim Butcher, Laurell K. Hamilton, and George R.R. Martin, announced today that they will next tackle Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. The series, left unfinished by Jordan's death last year, covers eleven volumes, one sequel, and one prior adaptation by Dabel Brothers Publishing, A New Spring. The final volume of of Jordan's series will be completed next year by Brandon Sanderson, a writer chosen by Jordan's editor/widow, Harriet McDougal.