Want to jump back into your favorite comic books to check in with some of your favorite superheroes and superheroines, but unable to pick up the pieces in the middle of a heavy storyline? Marvel has you covered by introducing the Point One program. Here’s the skinny.

The Point One program offers readers the perfect starting point for new storylines spinning out of the new year. Self-contained and featuring some of Marvel’s greatest talent and characters, these Point One books will lay the groundwork for a whole year’s worth of storytelling.

For years, this is the one problem that the comic book industry has dealt with. Now, fans can start fresh and continue getting weekly comics courtesy of Marvel without feeling like there are tons of back issues and trades that they have to read.

Starting in February, the publisher will be rolling out this new program on some of their mainstream titles, and eventually roll them out to all big books by May. Take a look at the complete list of effected books after the jump, and start picking up these new books this February.

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Yes, we know it’s Thursday already and that comics come out on Wednesday. However, that doesn’t mean that all of you have already gone out and purchased your comics for this week. We might still have a few stragglers. If so, this week’s “On Sale” is for you.

Of the comics out this week we’re particularly interested in Avengers #7, Osborn #1, Superior #2 and X-Men #5. Also, we’ve got some cover art for you after the jump so be sure and check that out too.

Comics On-Sale:
AVENGERS #7
AVENGERS #7 BLANK COVER VARIANT
AVENGERS #7 DJURDJEVIC GATEFOLD VARIANT
AVENGERS #7 MCGUINNESS VARIANT
AVENGERS #7 TRON VARIANT
CHAOS WAR: CHAOS KING #1 (CW)
CHAOS WAR: DEAD AVENGERS #1 (CW)
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #3
DEADPOOL CORPS #8
DEADPOOL MAX #2
HEROIC AGE: VILLAINS #1
HULK #27
IRON MAN: RAPTURE #2
MARVEL SUPER ACTION #1
OSBORN #1 (BIG)
OSBORN #1 GOBLIN VARIANT (BIG)

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Comics, comics, comics. This week brings new ones from our friends at Marvel. Among the ones dropping this week that we are particularly excited about are Kick-Ass 2 #1, Loki #1, Carnage #1 and Deadpool #28.

As they usually do, comics hit stores on Wednesday this week (That’s today!). So, head over early to your favorite comics shop for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic shop is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Check out the list of comics you can get below.

Comics On-Sale:

CARNAGE #1
CARNAGE #1 ADAMS VARIANT
CARNAGE #1 CRAIN VARIANT
CARNAGE #1 ZIRCHER VARIANT
CHAOS WAR #2
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
DAREDEVIL #510 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (SHL)
DAREDEVIL #511 (SHL)
DAREDEVIL #511 VAMPIRE VARIANT (SHL)
DEADPOOL #28
DEADPOOL #28 VAMPIRE VARIANT
HALO: FALL OF REACH – BOOT CAMP #2

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Comics, comics, comics. This week brings new ones from our friends at Marvel. Among the ones dropping this week that we are particularly excited about are I am and Avenger #2, New Avengers #5, X-Men #4 and Shadowland #4.

As they usually do, comics hit stores on Wednesday this week even though Monday was a holiday for some. So, head over early tomorrow to your favorite comics shop for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Check out the list of comics you can get below.

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #645
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #645 SPIDEY VS. WRAPAROUND VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: BLACK CAT #4
CASANOVA #4
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #2
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #2 VAMPIRE VARIANT
DEADPOOL CORPS #7
I AM AN AVENGER #2
INCREDIBLE HULKS #614

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This week on The Flickcast, Chris and Matt are back and ready to talk about a whole bunch of new and sorta new topics. Yes, they sometimes repeat themselves. But with 70 shows in the can, it’s bound to happen sometimes.

This week sees the boys talking about some of the new TV premieres this week including HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Hawaii Five-O, season four of Chuck, The Event and more. They also discuss the merit of Disney movies, the return of other shows including The Big Bang Theory, Ryan Reynolds next projects, Jon Hamm as Superman, the awesomeness and success of Halo Reach and more.

Chris and Matt also made some picks this week including Matt’s pick of the awesome Veronica Mars and and Chris’ pick of the upcoming David Fincher film The Social Network.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook and MySpace or via email.

Though Green Lantern is prepping to be one of the larger superhero flicks of 2011 (in spite of the possible awesomeness of Thor and Captain America), Ryan Reynolds is still sticking to his word and planning on going back to his role as Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool. In a recent interview with Hero Complex, Reynolds delves into the emotional trauma of the Merc with the Mouth and how much of a mess it will be to get into that character.

Many fans became smitten with him in that role after his performance in the poorly received X-Men Origins: Wolverine last year. Now, Reynolds has wrapped GL, is promoting Buried, and can’t wait to start killing people for money on film.

Here’s what he had to say about Deaadpool:

“It goes in such a different direction than a superhero movie usually goes. It’s a nasty piece of work. It’s just based in so much emotional filth, completely. It’s like ‘Barfly‘ if it were a superhero movie. It sort of treads into the world of an emotionally damaged person.  I always say that Deadpool is a guy in a highly militarized shame spiral…. It’s so different than the superhero movies to date, it departs so far from that.”

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Comics? But of course. This week we’re looking forward to getting our hands on some New Mutants#17, Captain America: Patriot #1, Thor: First Thunder #1 and the debut of X-23.

Usually, as you know, comics hit stores on Wednesday. Hurry in to your favorite local comic shop for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one. Also, be sure to check out covers for some of these books after the break.

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643 SHS VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643 SPIDEY VS. VARIANT
ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #3
AVENGERS & THE INFINITY GAUNTLET #2
CAPTAIN AMERICA: PATRIOT #1
DAREDEVIL #509 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (SHL)
DEADPOOL #27
DEADPOOL #27 SHS VARIANT
HALO: FALL OF REACH – BOOT CAMP #1
HEROIC AGE: ONE MONTH TO LIVE #3
HEROIC AGE: SUPER HEROES #1
INCREDIBLE HULKS #613
INCREDIBLE HULKS: ENIGMA FORCE #1
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER #4
NEW MUTANTS #17

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It’s a good day when we get a new trailer for a cool comic. Fortunately, today is one of those days.

As in the past with motion comics like Astonishing X-Men and Spider-Woman, we’ve got a new trailer for an upcoming comic to share with you today. This one is from Uncanny X-Force and like the previous ones, this new one looks to be pretty darn cool.

Here’s the scoop on the trailer and the comic’s story directly from Marvel:

After Cyclops disbands Wolverine’s black-ops group, Logan assembles a brand new team to face a deadly new threat, courtesy of fan favorite creators Rick Remender, Jerome Opena and Dean White in Uncanny X-Force #1. Now get an exclusive look at the first issue—and the team’s deadly new mission—in this all-new trailer. You can’t miss Uncanny X-Force #1, in stores October 6.

Even though this isn’t a motion comic exactly it still manages to capture the story and look of the comic itself. And yeah, it moves a bit too.

Click through to check out the new trailer.

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This week Marvel has more comics for you to enjoy. What, did you think they wouldn’t? Of the ones coming out we’re most interested in are Secret Avengers #4, Deadpool #26, New Avengers #3 and Avengers Academy #3.

Like most weeks, comics are on sale Wednesday this week so head on over to your favorite comics shop early for best selection. Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one. Also, be sure to check out covers for some of these books after the break.

Comics On-Sale:

AGE OF HEROES 4
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #636 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #637 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640 (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640 QUESADA VARIANT (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640 QUESADA SKETCH VARIANT (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640 WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT (OMT)
ATLAS #4
AVENGERS & THE INFINITY GAUNTLET #1
AVENGERS ACADEMY #2 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
AVENGERS ACADEMY #3
AVENGERS ACADEMY #3 MCKONE VARIANT
AVENGERS ACADEMY #3 WOMEN OF MARVEL FRAME VARIANT
DAREDEVIL #508 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (SHL)
DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER – THE JOURNEY BEGINS #4
DEADPOOL #26

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Among Marvel characters Deadpool ranks pretty high in popularity. Sure, he’s probably not as famous as Wolverine or Spider-Man, but he’s found a place on the list of many a comics fan’s favorites.

Plus, he’s already had the big screen treatment as a character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and may soon have his own movie franchise and be represented again by star Ryan Reynolds. Until the, we will just have to content ourselves with the comic version.

A great example of that looks to be the upcoming comic Deadpool: Pulp #1. Written by Mike Benson and Adam Glass with art by Laurence Campbell, this comic features Deadpool as the CIA’s deadliest, and craziest, agent.

But for better or worse, crazy is what it will take as Deadpool hunts down a rogue CIA agent to recover a stolen nuclear suitcase she’s carrying before she hands it over to America’s enemies. Who is she and is Deadpool crazy enough to stop her? We’ll just have to wait for the comic to find out.

Deadpool: Pulp #1 hits store shelves on September 1. Until then, check out the preview gallery of this comic after the jump.

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This week on The Flickcast Matt and Chris go a little off topic while discussing all kinds of new things. Some of these things include Deadpool directing rumors, new trailers for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and The Expendables, the intricacies of Christopher Nolan’s Inception and how people today have a serious case of self-entitlement.

They also made two more picks this week including Matt’s pick of the TV show Dream On and Chris’ pick of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook and MySpace or via email.

San Diego Comic-Con has ended and everyone has pretty much gone home. We’re almost back to business as usual here at the site and that means it’s time to turn our attention to other things like new comics.

With that in mind, we’ve got a list of all the new comics coming out from our friends at Marvel this week. Some of the ones we’re looking forward to include Secret Avengers #3, Franken-Castle #19, Wolverine Weapon X #15 and the debut of Ultimate Comics Mystery #1.

Comics are on sale Wednesday this week so head on over to your favorite comics shop early for best selection. Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one. Also, be sure to check out covers for some of these books after the break. Click to make them larger.

Comics On-Sale:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #634 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #635 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: BLACK CAT #2
ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED – THE CHARMER #3
AVENGERS #2 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (HA)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE 1940S NEWSPAPER STRIP #2
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #891
FANTASTIC FOUR #581
FRANKEN-CASTLE #19

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