The Dark Knight Rises Update: Empire reveals Batman and Bane covers!

Via Comic Book Movie, Empire Online has released the two covers for the latest issue of Empire magazine, which spotlights Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan's next and final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. CBM has also posted up what appears to be the official synopsis of the movie. SPOILERS be here of course, so read at your own risk!

"Every hero has a journey. Every journey has an end. Christopher Nolan returns to complete the epic Gotham trilogy that launched with Batman Begins and reached the stratosphere with the billion-dollar blockbuster The Dark Knight. Batman is now hunted by the law led by his friend Commisioner Gordon for taking the blame of Harvey Dent's murders and protecting his reputation. He must quickly deal with the arrival of new villain Bane who is bent on the destruction and chaos of Gotham City, face old wounds and get a handle on the enigmatic Selina Kyle before his city is lost for good."

On the covers are Tom Hardy as Bane and Christian Bale as Batman, and each look as impressive as the other. It's almost fully revealed, so here's a look at the Batman cover, with The Dark Knight sporting what looks like a new gadget:

Now, here's Bane below:

Impressive does not even begin to describe how these covers look. For more information and details on the story, visit the source posts at CBM and Empire Online!

The Dark Knight Rises soars into theaters on July 20, 2012!

Get ready for ball smackin' with Kick-Ass 2!

This October, Dave Lizewski and Mindy MacCready will be donning the costumes once more to kick ass and take names, as Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. set up to bring fans "Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall"! That's right, Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are coming back to the streets, to finish the job against crime and take on their archnemesis, Red Mist! Not only that, their actions have gone viral on the web, and now every person in this planet wants to be a superhero, in one form or the other! Comic Book Resoruces has this amazing interview post with Millar on the direction the writer is taking this series once the second story launches. Check it out via this link, and here's a teaser image of one page that's already making me excited to read the next installment!

Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall #1 debuts on October 6. It will also be serialized in smaller form via Mark Millar's CLINT Magazine next month!

Plug Device: Playground Reborn

The local gaming magazine that I have known quite well since the start has entered another stage in its history!

Playground Magazine has just launched their brand new official website! It's still in its soft opening stages, but it's a start and a taste of things to come in the future for anything and everything gaming and beyond! You can check it out here, or simply click on the direct link in the blog list section! Enjoy the preview!