First Look At The Marvel Comics’ iPad App

What will Iron Man, Captain America and the rest of Marvel Comics’ characters look like on the iPad? Marvel offered a first look at its app for the upcoming touchscreen device today, promising a slew of superhero stories, all “optimized for the iPad through painstaking recoloring and redigitizing of select content.”

“We’re excited to introduce an unparalleled digital comic experience to our fans with the Marvel Comics App for iPad,” said Dan Buckley, publisher and CEO of Marvel Publishing, in a press release Friday. “The iPad is the first device that offers us a chance to present digital comics that are even close to replicating the experience of reading a print comic.”

Read more HERE.

Iron Man 2 Movie Site Has Launched

The new “Iron Man 2″ movie website launched today and you should check it out HERE.

While most websites launched to promote an upcoming movie don’t offer much beyond a hub for all of the official imagery and promo material as its released, there’s a lot to like about the new “Iron Man 2″ site. Along with letting you listen to John Debney’s score for the film, there are also a slew of downloads and brand new images that cover a wide range of scenes and characters.

New Sarah Silverman Video Book Trailer

From comedienne Sarah Silverman — famous for her audacious, irreverent, surprisingly sweet, and gleefully outrageous sensibility — comes her first book The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, an explosively entertaining memoir where, as the title promises, nothing is off-limits.

The 288 page hardcover is due in stores on April 20th, 2010.

iBooks App Is Now Available In The App Store

Apple has released the iBooks app into the App Store. The iBooks app will only run on the iPad and includes a complimentary copy of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. Some of the features of the app allows you to highlight your favorite passages with the built-in bookmarking feature, read a free sample of any book on the iBookstore, built-in search, and spoken word.

The app’s page also states that only the ePub format is supported and to add ePub books from outside of the iBookstore to the iBooks app, they must be DRM-free and synced to the iPad using iTunes 9.1 or later. The iBooks app is free.

Legendary Comic Book Creator Neal Adams Returns To Batman In 2010.

Legendary comic book creator Neal Adams will be returning to Batman in 2010.

Batman: Odyssey, a 12-part mini-series launching in July, brings Adams back to the character he helped redefine. Adams’ energetic, realistic and sweeping style is both timeless and modern, and its an understatement to say his return to The Dark Knight has been something fans have been clamoring for.

Odyssey finds Batman facing a series of seemingly unrelated challenges, villains and allies, old and new, that push him to his limits as never before. The battles get more intense and, in turn, more deadly, The Dark Knight Detective discovers that there might be an over-arching force behind his troubles. And if this is so, if there is a dark and mysterious matrix being super-imposed over Batman’s life… what sort of life-changing voyage must he go on to free himself from this powerful and insidious direction?

Worse… where can he go that he has never gone before for his desperately needed Odyssey?

“I have been collecting bits and pieces of Batman’s life and time over the years since I was doing Batman regularly,” Adams said. “With even this massive series, I haven’t been able to shove them all in. but the juiciest and richest morsels are there. Have comic books always been this much fun?”

Adams, who will write and pencil the entire series, will also ink the first two issues, followed by pairings with some of the most lauded artistic collaborators in the comic book industry.

John Grisham Writes First-Ever Children’s Book, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

John Grisham, the mega-selling author behind such legal thrillers as “The Firm” and “The Pelican Brief,” will write two books for young readers. But he won’t be straying far from the courtroom settings that made him a literary star. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer will be his first offering for Penguin Young Readers Group. The publisher says it will tell the story of a “13-year-old amateur attorney who unwittingly becomes involved in a high-profile murder trial.” A second novel featuring Boone is scheduled for 2011.

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is described as follows:

“A perfect murder

A faceless witness

A lone courtroom champion knows the whole truth . . . and he’s only thirteen years old

Meet Theodore Boone

In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom.

But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows so much—maybe too much—he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth.

The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served.”

Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer will keep readers guessing and pages turning.

The 288 page hardcover ($16.99) is due in stores on May 25, 2010.

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney

Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie!

If you’ve ever wondered how a movie gets made, you’re not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn’t know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture.

Complete with 208 pages of photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art by Jeff Kinney, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary ($14.95) is the perfect companion to the bestselling series.

Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking at Home by Mario Batali

The bestselling author of Italian Grill and Molto Italiano delivers a gorgeous collection of mouthwatering recipes to bring some Italian favorites home in his newest cookbook, Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking at Home ($29.99).

Chef Mario Batali’s zest for life infuses the casual Italian fare that has made his restaurant Otto Enoteca Pizzeria a perennially popular New York City destination. Now you can have the flavors of Otto at home, with Molto Gusto, a collection of recipes for everyone’s favorites, from pizza, pasta, and antipasti to gelati and sorbetti.

Mario has written the definitive book on great pizza making for the amateur, the novice, the foodie, and the gourmet cook, teaching how to make really great pizza at home without any fancy equipment. Here too are recipes for classic pizza, Otto’s special pizzas, and even kids’ pizzas.

Looking for something a little lighter? Try the antipasti. Based on seasonal vegetables, with a few recipes showcasing seafood and meat, these dishes can make up an entire, healthy meal. Also included are many of Mario’s favorite simple pasta dishes, and to finish it all off, fantastic recipes for gelati, sorbetti, and copette.

Filled with Mario’s infectious personality and love of robust flavors, and illustrated with luscious full-color photos, Molto Gusto makes it easy to spend a night on the town without leaving home. The 272 page hardcover is scheduled to be released on April 6, 2010.

New Trailer for Angelina Jolie Action Thriller Salt

Columbia Pictures has revealed the new trailer for action thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Phillip Noyce-directed film hits theaters on July 23rd.

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt’s efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: “Who Is Salt?”

Second Full Length Trailer For The A Team

20th Century Fox released the second full-length trailer for Joe Carnahan’s silver-screen adaptation of The A Team.

The film, which stars Liam Neeson as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Sharlto Copley as Capt. H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock, Quinton Jackson as Sgt. B.A. “Bad Attitude” Baracus, and Jessica Biel as resident HBIC, is set to hit theaters June 11th.

Glee Gone Wild: The New Issue of Rolling Stone

The newest issue of Rolling Stone has a Glee cover story. With its group dance numbers and earnest covers of songs like Journey’s buoyant “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Glee seems like the sunniest show on TV. But darkness lurks just barely below the surface — the series also seamlessly weaves in plots about teen pregnancy, scheming wives and the most hard-hearted cheerleading coach to ever grip a whistle. Rolling Stone’s Erik Hedegaard ventures into the Fox hit’s most controversial corners, uncovering the stories behind stolen car stereos, illegal substances, Facebook-revenge fantasies and more in the new issue, on sale at newsstands today.

The too-big-to-miss spring premiere of Glee airs at a special time Tuesday, April 13th at 9:28-10:30 PM ET/PT following American Idol on FOX.

The Songs of Lennon And McCartney Will Be The Theme For The Remaining 9 On American Idol

American Idol’s Top 9 performance night next Tuesday will focus on the songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Ryan Seacrest announced during Wednesday night’s telecast. The guest performer for the following evening’s results show will be Rihanna, who will sing “Te Amo,” before another finalist is sent packing.

American Idol last focused on the music of the Beatles’ legendary frontmen in season 7, when Top 12 and Top 11 week carried the themes of “Lennon-McCartney songbook” and “Beatles,” respectively.

Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest Entries

The Washington Post’s fourth annual Peeps Diorama Contest drew more than 1,100 sugar-inspired entries. See the winner — a candy-colored take on the movie “Up” — and 37 of their favorites HERE.

For their winning diorama based on the Pixar flick Up, Michael Chirlin and Veronica Ettle of Arlington constructed a miniature Victorian house from plywood and Popsicle sticks, and placed it atop salvaged mattress springs to give it an airborne quality.