Late last week Excelsior! the makers of three of the major comic apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch announced that they would be bringing Marvel Comics to their apps for the very first time, only problem is, is that the service is currently only available for US customers.

The first Marvel Comics to be made initially available via the apps will be Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men, Robert Kirkman’s Marvel Zombies miniseries, the first 30 issues of Ed Brubaker’s Captain America and X-23 and X-Men: Age of Apocalypse. …read more

At their recent iPod event - Apple launched a new service called “iTunes LP”. A service that gives the listener a palette of multimedia items when purchasing a specifically formatted album off of iTunes. It now seems, that Apple could very well be bringing digital comics to iTunes LP as well.

Tyrese Gibson’s, Mayhem is the first digital comic book to be made available on the iTunes store through the iTunes LP format. Priced at $3.99, you get the digital comic, music, a 45 minute making of video and desktop wallpapers.

As reported by 9 to 5 Mac;

“Tyrese Gibson’s Mayhem is the first digital book for sale on iTunes 9, and its being sold in the extended multimedia format, iTunes LP/iTunes Extras.
Mayhem’s comic iTunes LP ($1.99) is the first comic book to explore the format as a form of highly visual creative expression.

Its introduction makes it easy to see the potential of book or magazine sales through iTunes. And, let’s face it, it’s built for handheld devices and, we think, the fabled Apple tablet (October? January?) …read more

Just a quick note to let you know that following on from the popularity of the game titles, The Marvel Super Hero Squad television series is set to hit the Cartoon Network on September 19th.

Personally, I think its great to see a comic based cartoon which is so obviously aimed at children for even reasonably tame shows like Iron Man Armored Adventures can be a bit too much for the wee’ens who are more interested in the pretty colours than the storylines themselves. …read more

In what is sure to remain a contentious issue for some time, Marvel announced at SDCC that they had purchased the rights to Marvelman from creator Mick Anglo. …read more

The Punisher. I don’t think there is a greater comic book character out there that is begging for someone to make a decent video game about. So as you can imagine, I was excited to hear about a digitally released Punisher game coming to the Playstation network.

My “Oh Ohh” meter started to go off when I found out that the game was going to be an “arena based shooter”. Really?, with The Punisher? Ok, I’ll give it a shot! …read more

Everyones favorite vigilante - The Punisher A.K.A Frank Castle has a new game out on the PS3. Punisher: No Mercy, an online multi-player shooter features up to six multiplayer modes, tournaments with rewards, Marvel characters and a story mode brought to the screen by artist Mike Deodato.

Punisher: No Mercy was built using the latest version of the Unreal Engine and is available for $12.95 on the PAL Playstation Network.

See below for a full list of features and stay tuned for our review.

• Online Multiplayer for up to 8 players

• Six multiplayer game modes (Vigilante, Team Deathmatch, Punish the Punisher,
Elimination, Time Trial, Survival)

• Regular and Elite Online Tournaments with special rewards …read more

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As the September release date for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 nears, a lot of news is flying around concerning the game so to make things easier for you, I’ve sourced the major pieces of info for you which will hopefully give you a starting point for the game thus far. …read more

I’ve been doing a lot of reading up on Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 recently (something you shall all benefit from shortly) and thus have been inspired to make this weeks Wednesday Weekly Wallpaper that of the Hulk from MUA1. This is how I feel on a Wednesday - hump day - I’m with you Hulkster, ‘Ronny smash too!’

Can you tell that I’m REALLY excited about this game and next week will show you exactly why!

Enjoy true believers! …read more

With Marvel Super Hero Squad. THQ will soon be releasing it first title in it’s licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, inc. Based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad animated series, the game is destined for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2 and PSP.

Click on the jump below for the games trailer and press release. …read more

Update: Due to the response this article has created we here at Medianator have decided to turn this into a bit of a competition for shits and giggles sake to see who can produce the best DIY superhero! Please include your superheroes name, their powers and anything else you want for extra credit e.g. Origins, nemeses etc.

Prize: 1st Place - Gets to choose a graphic novel from a selected range.

Prize: 2nd Place - Street Fighter comic released in conjunction with SF4

Competition Closes: Midnight on Thursday June 18th

Send entries to: ryan.elders@medianator.com (if you don’t receive a reply from me by the next business day then I didn’t receive your email - if this happens then please post below and I’ll get in contact with you myself!)

“If I was/when I become a superhero my superpower will be…” is a thought that takes up a lot of space in my head quite frequently (incidentally, this week it’s flying - I hate public transport!) Well now my inner thoughts are given shape thanks to Marvel.com’s Create Your Own Superhero. …read more