Especially with so many great talents leaving us this month, we’re sad to say that we have just learned of the passing of comic artist Mike Turner.  Mike popped onto the scene as the artist for Witchblade and later created Fathom under his own company, Aspen Comics.  Turner was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer called chondrosarcoma in 2000.  His talent will be missed.

Aspen also encourages anyone wishing to make a charitable donation to please send to Michael Turner’s requested charities:

The American Cancer Society Or The Make-A-Wish Foundation 

UPDATE: We have all of our winners!  Thanks for playing.

Hey Central Florida locals!!  You wanna win tickets to see Mongol at the Enzian??  Okay, fancy pants.  Let us test your Genghis Khan knowledge!  Only the true smarty is going to get this one!  If you know the answer, email it to steve@uberbotrocks.com.  First come first serve for emails with the right answer.  One ticket per person, good for any showing of Mongol at the Enzian!  Click Here For Showtimes!!

Question:

After defeating the Tatars, Genghis Khan ordered the slaughter of all people taller than a cart handle.  He did this:

A) To help him deal with the insecurity he had towards his height.

B) To insure the loyalty of the next generation.

C) So he would be the only one allowed on the roller coasters.

D) Uberbot rocks.  Baba Booey Baba Booey!

It’s the final friday of the month and that means it’s trading time!! 7pm!! We hope to see you here!  We’ll bring the little debbies!!

Details : This is a smooth, simple event. You can truly bring anything you wish to trade on the final Friday of every month. However, we do ask that you keep this a trade only event. Cash transactions between attendees are not permitted. Trade fun and trade smart. Überbot is not responsible for personal trades made in-store but we are more than happy to advise on trades to make sure things stay enjoyable and even-steven.

There is a little bit of everything for this comic day!!  It’s also a Previews and Wizard day so loads o’ extra things to look over!  Check the link below for the full list and try and make it to Comic Day Repartee tonight between 6pm and 8pm!  Get 10% off on all of your new book purchases during this weekly event!

>> SHIPPING THIS WEEK: June 25th, 2008

Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, Mongol.  This amazing film has come to Central Florida and can only be seen at our favorite place to see a movie, The Enzian!  We’re working with the Enzian to offer our local friends some free goodies, discounts and more!!

To learn more visit our Mongol Promo Page!!  

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.  

– George Carlin

Our favorite comedian.  We’ll miss him.

OLD MAN LOGAN” Part 1 ( of 8 ) MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN—who last teamed for the monumental CIVIL WAR—bring us the most important WOLVERINE story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him…and in his place stands an old man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the HULK GANG. A man forced to help an old friend—the blind archer, HAWKEYE—to drive three thousand miles to secure his family’s safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan. 

>> SHIPPING THIS WEEK: June 18th, 2008

Our favorite name in special effects has always been and will always be the great Stan Winston! You might not know who he is but you know his work. Winston won visual effects Oscars for 1986’s Aliens, 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day and 1993’s Jurassic Park and was nominated for his work on Heartbeeps, Predator, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and A.I. From Mr. Roboto to Pumpkinhead to Iron Man, he always raised the bar for creativity and quality.

We’ll miss you Stan! You were a true inspiration!

Hulk might be our favorite of the Marvel characters. Frankenstein meets Jekyll and Hyde? How awesome is that? With that said, we weren’t very excited to see the Incredible Hulk. Maybe it was because of the negative buzz left after the last movie, the talk of Edward Norton fighting with the studio over the final cut, or the director being the guy that did classics like Transporter and Transporter 2. With all that said, the Hulk was pretty damned good!! It works really well right along side of Iron Man and only suffered by comparison because of the amazing acting chops and witty script in Iron Man. However, Hulk easily overtook Iron Man in action, action and more action! In a way, that was also its only flaw. You can tell there was more to this movie but much of the character moments were left behind to make way for scenes that set up the big action. The studio is already saying that the Bluray release of Hulk will have over 70 minutes of extra footage! That is a sign that they lost some of their direction. Regardless, you have to really look for those flaws when watching the film. It is a MUST SEE for the summer. How can you not want to watch Hulk on the big screen? 7.8 out of 10 for the Hulk!

Some small fanboy rambling spoilers - One of the best things about the Hulk was the way it sets up the direction of the Avengers franchise. Our favorite Marvel team book is Mark Millar’s Ultimates and this movie is very much Ultimate Hulk. Not only do they establish that Banner was unknowingly working on the Captain America super serum, they also bring up Cap a few times. Both the Hulk and the Abomination are essentially a botched Captain America which is a much preferred origin. Also, Starks appearance in the movie is identical to Nick Fury’s roll in the Iron Man movie. Add to this that both the Cap and Thor movies are going to be period pieces and you have the perfect set-up for The Ultimates movie. Remember, the first issue of Ultimates is just a Captain America WWII story! If Marvel pulls that off, it will be an amazing event as we’ll have four movies that stand on their own but also act as “issues” in a big story arch. Very nice.

New muzak at the Bot for our in-store customers!

Bird & The Bee-Please Clap Your Hands ep
Chambao-Con Otro Aire
Cut Copy-In Ghost Colour
Hanne Hukkleberg-Rykestrasse 68
Chris Joss-Teraphonic Overdubs
Ladytron-Velocifero (also Live at Firestone TONIGHT!)
The Mary Onettes-self titled debut
Mates of State-Re-Arrange Us
Presets-Apocalypso
Ting Tings-We Started Nothing