Learn the Secrets of Green Lantern on Your iPhone and iPad

Learn the difference between a green, yellow and pink lantern.

Learn the Green Lantern oath so you can recite it with us when we all attend this week’s premiere of the big-budget Green Lantern movie in Hong Kong.

Sure, he’s not as famous as Spider-Man or Batman, so DC Comics has you covered with an iPhone and iPad app that will condense 70+ years of history on the Emerald Gladiator himself.

In the app you’ll get a bunch of free Green Lantern comics, the trailers for the movie, animated movie and video game plus as much GL trivia you can handle so you come out looking like a Guardian of Oa, not a Guardian of Ga’hoole.

Download it here.

Marvel Sends Spider-Man to the Apple Store for New Costume

Spidey ditches the red-and-blue for Jony Ive chic.

If for some reason one of the major news channels in the world didn’t spoil it for you, Marvel Comics killed off the one of the Fantastic Four (don’t worry, no body was found!) and will replace him with none other than Spider-Man.

Marvel recently revealed his new costume, and that of the entire Fantastic Four, as they change their name to the Future Foundation – we were facinated by the choice of colors and think it a cool shout-out for the most futuristic family in comics as inspired by the work of Apple.

Find out who Spider-Man is replacing on the team with more images below:

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Super Hero Geek Chic With DC Comics and Chocoolate

Superheroes saving your wardrobe this fashion season.

Although the new apparel from I.T’s Chocoolate brand might not make people look up to the sky they are still just as eye catching. Comic book fans can get a stylish zip-up jacket or Hoodie with one the crest of one of three favourite super heroes from the DC Universe, Superman, Batman and The Flash. The black and white logo hoodies sport a spray paint street tagging style that will make all those other gangsters think twice about messing with you. If you are a die-hard purest than the zip-up jackets with hoods will be what you want, each in the same colour scheme and proper logo colours of each hero.

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Iron Man 2 Tony Stark Mark V Briefcase Replica

Want to do business like Tony Stark?

Briefcases usually denote you’re there to do business. They’re meant to carry your papers and, most of the time, are geared to blend in. Not this bad boy.

If just giving out the Iron Man 2 Blu-ray isn’t a big enough gift for the Shellhead in your life, then perhaps this Iron Man 2 Tony Stark Mark V Briefcase Replica is showing you how to get things done.

It has a resemblance to the movie version that ought to get testosterone-filled colleagues in the boardroom sit up and take notice. Inside, it will come with a genuine leather interior and a custom molded lazer cut EVA foam (which reads “STARK”), where the exterior features a movie accurate machined look, boasting brushed aluminum and durable red automotive paint alongside a couple of buckles that function as locks for additional privacy.

It won’t come cheap though at HK$3,500/US$460 a pop, leaving only 1,000 units worldwide for purchase.

Iron Man Anime Coming Soon, CGI Armor and All

Madhouse anime goes CGI.

With 2 sucessful Iron Man movies and his participation in the 2012 Avengers movie its about time to release the obligatory anime since he already has a kids show and an American animated movie.

As part of a four-series collaboration between the Japanese Madhouse animation house and Marvel, Iron Man will star in a 12 episode anime that will premiere in Japan on Animax in October.

Madhouse – the studio behind Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Trigun to name a few – is doing the animation based on a script from British comic book writer Warren Ellis – but its gone through a lot of changes since the first trailer was released:

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