New York Comic Con 2010

For three days, NYC's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center became the center point of a collision between all things horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book at the 2010 New York Comic Con. Throughout the expansive show floors, hundreds of exhibitors showed off their latest creations to the eager attendees, many of whom were in costume. Panels were held to announce future projects and answer questions from the fans. Screenings of yet to be released movies and shows were displayed on massive televisions. No doubt, New York was the place to be for comic book fans.

Marvel by the Month

Oct: Beta registration has started at www.heroup.com for Marvel's free-to-play MMO Super Hero Squad Online. In the months following the game's release, characters will be added to the game on a weekly basis.

Dec: A new Heroes for Hire series will be launched. It will be penned by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and it will star a rotating cast of mostly street-level heroes.

Jan: X-Men will begin a new story arc entitled "Serve and Protect," which will see the team reintegrate itself into the greater Marvel Universe beginning with a team-up with Spider-Man. Also a mysterious new event called "Age of X" will begin and will have a major effect on the X-Men teams.

Feb: A new War Machine series entitled Iron Man 2.0 will deal with developing new technology for the military. The villainous psionic entity known as Onslaught will return in the event "Onslaught Unleashed."

May:  Sega's Thor: The Video Game will release alongside the Thor movie in theaters. The game will feature classic Thor villains including Ymir, Surtur, Ulik, and Loki.

July: Sega will release Captain America: Super Soldier. The game takes place in World War II with Captain America fighting the forces of Hydra and other Golden Age villains.

DC Comic Releases

Jan: The final chapter in Superman: War of the Supermen will pit General Zod and the people of New Krypton against humanity, leaving Superman with the dilemma of supporting the planet he comes from while protecting the planet that raised him.

Feb: Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul are the creative force behind a new comic featuring The Flash. The comic is under the banner of Brightest Day to tie in with Blackest Night crossover series. The first arc is entitled "The Dastardly Death of the Rogues" and will feature The Flash searching for the killer of one of his Rogues Gallery rivals.

Mar: DC Universe Online, a new MMORPG released by Sony Online Entertainment, will offer players more than just their choice of weapons. With a new character create system, players get to design their characters' outfits and even determine their moral alignment.

Apr:The tentatively titled Batman 3 will go into production in New Orleans. Christopher Nolan will be returning as director with a script written collaboratively with his brother Jonathan Nolan.

Jun: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong and Peter Sarsgaard star in highly anticipated Green Lantern movie. DC has also announced that there is an animated series in the works that is set to air on Cartoon Network following the movie's release.

Iron Man

A 12 episode anime starring everyone's favorite rebellious hero is the first in a series of Marvel anime projects from animation studio Madhouse (Death Note, Trigun). Iron Man originally premiered on Japan's Animax network earlier this month, but made its American debut at New York Comic Con. Unlike anime-inspired shows like Teen Titans, Iron Man is a fully-fledged Japanese endeavor with everything from the character design to the dialogue distinctly in the Japanese style. The show's storyline is completely original, but is similar in tone to the current Invincible Iron Man comic book series. The anime is expertly drawn and voice actor Keiji Fujiwara (Fullmetal Alchemist's Lieutenant Hughes) is fantastic as Tony Stark.