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On last night's Attack of the Show, Blair Butler dropped a comic book bombshell: Jonathan Hickman's new Marvel mini-series, Shield, will be on shelves in April 2010.

In Shield, Hickman and artist Dustin Weaver go all the way back to ancient Egypt to chronicle the history of Shield, and detail how heroic historical figures worked to protect the Earth from Galactus, the Celestials and other terrible adversaries. Sounds absolutely epic.

Click the video embedded below for a peek between the Shield covers as well as other comic-book picks.

Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler gears up for Thanksgiving with reviews of Invincible, Punisher, Irredeemable, Nola, and Phonogram The Singles Club. But is it Amazing Spider-Man or Batman and Brother Power the Geek that nabs the coveted Pick of the Week title? Watch and find out!

And tune in next week for a Turkey Day guest host spot by ultimate fighter and ultimate comic lover Nate “Rock” Quarry! Woo-hoo!!!

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Host Blair Butler hips you to the latest comics on the stands in this week’s Fresh Ink Online, including Daredevil, Punisher Max: Kingpin, Booster Gold, Luke McBain, Supergod, Crown of Shadows: Locke and Key, and the Batman Doc Savage Special. And please don’t freak out that she didn’t get to pick up this week’s Green Lantern Corps. Blair is already upset enough and you don’t want to make her cry. Seriously. She will cry.

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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler gives the rundown on this week’s latest and greatest comics, including Secret Six, Age of Reptiles, Stumptown, Cinderella, Lobo: Highway to Hell, and others. Which one will take Pick of the Week? Tune in and find out.

Plus, make sure to check out Blair’s gore-tastic and hilarious animated short series Slasher School at www.g4tv.com/slasherschool. You shall not be disappointed. We promise.

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In this banzai episode, Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler blasts through reviews of Detective Comics: Batwoman, Days Missing, The Web, Fantastic Four, and more. But it’s a battle between two Dark Reign The Lists over Pick of the Week that’ll really have you on the edge of your seat. Will Wolverine or Punisher take the crown? Watch and find out.

Make sure to check out Blair's animated frightfest comedy Slasher School too, as it will properly prep you for Halloween scariness. And make you laugh. Enjoy.

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On this week’s Fresh Ink Online, host Blair Butler barrels through a slew of comics, including The Brave and the Bold, Dark Reign: The Invincible Iron Man, and Resurrection. Plus she investigates newer floppies such as FVZA, Underground and The Eternal Conflicts of the Cosmic Warrior. Yes, it’s the newbies versus the vets, so tune in or get left in the dust!

Make sure to tune into Blair’s new animated short Slasher School on Attack of the Show all next week, starting on Monday. You will not be disappointed… and you might even get a little bloody! Yikes!

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Host Blair Butler rockets through a cavalcade of comics, including Booster Gold, Punisher: Max, Anna Mercury 2, Liberty Comics, The Marvel Project, Wet Moon, and B.P.R.P. 1947. Which one will nab Pick of the Week? Well, there’s only one way to find out, kiddies…WATCH!!!

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Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler, in all her crazy hair glory, charges through a slew of comic book reviews, including Irredeemable, War Heroes, Planetary, G.I. Joe, Hector Plasm, Daredevil, Criminal and Doctor Voodoo. Plus we catch up with last week’s reviews as well, since instead of a new podcast you got our awesome 2-part Brian Michael Bendis interview. Hey, ya can’t say we don’t aim to please. Well, maybe you can, but you’d be wrong. Enjoy!

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Dig this 2-part Fresh Ink Online special where host Blair Butler chats with comic book legend Brian Michael Bendis at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood.

In Part 1, they chat about the evolution of Spiderwoman, from The Avengers to his upcoming print and motion comic editions, which leads to a spirited discussion of comics going digital via Kindle, iTunes, and Apple or Microsoft tablets. What does the future hold for comic books, and does going digital represent the death of print media?

In Part 2, Blair and Brian chat about the evolution of intellectual property and creator-owned books. They get into the history of bringing Bendis' acclaimed comic Torso to the big screen, and he gives insight into consulting on the Iron Man movie and being part of the Marvel creative committee. You’ll also get juicy details on the  Powers TV pilot for FX, plus updates on Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Thor movie and the upcoming Avengers movie. In addition, Brian talks about the re-launch of Powers on November 27 and the December launch of Marvel’s 4-issue mini-series Siege, which kicks off with the Siege of the Cabal debut issue, unites Thor, Iron Man and Captain America, and marks a seismic shift in the Avengers books via the end of the Dark Reign plot. Whew!

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Host Blair Butler gives ya the scoop on The Brave and the Bold, Superman Secret Origin, Spider-Woman, and a slew of quickie reviews. But is it the gore-tastic No Hero or the action-packed Wolverine Old Man Logan that nabs Pick of the Week this time? Watch and find out!

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It’s a massive double-webisode of Fresh Ink Online this week as host Blair Butler blasts through two weeks of comics, including Batman and Robin, Batgirl, Beasts of Burden, Daredevil, Armor Wars and Secret Six. Plus she looks at Dark Reign Avengers, Ultimate Avengers, Models Inc., Kick Ass, Ultimate Iron Man, and more. Whew! Which one takes Pick of the Week? Tune in and find out!

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Host Blair Butler reviews some of her favorite graphic novels, both old and new, on this week’s Fresh Ink Online. Among the stuff covered are Blacksad, Moresukine, Ball Peen Hammer, Irredeemable, Stuck Rubber Baby, Pherone and Skim. But which classic will get the coveted Pick of the Week, Destroy!! or Aliens Book One? Tune in and find out, Earthling…

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Blair Butler returns after a week off with a whole slew of comicy goodness, including new issues of Fantastic Four, Batwoman Detective Comics, Teen Titans, Spider-Man, The Invincible Iron Man, Immortal Weapons and many more. Plus she looks at Kevin Smith’s Batman: The Widening Gyre, Blackest Night Titans, and Luke Cage Noir. But is it perennial faves Northlanders, Incognito or Jonah Hex that nabs Pick of the Week? Or does the emergence of Sweet Tooth upset the applecart? Tune in and find out!

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Hey, gang! Host Blair Butler is out this week on a rare vacation. Yes, even Blair gets to take some time off once in a while. So instead of a new episode of Fresh Ink Online, we are running this awesome interview with My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way.

Of course, in addition to being a big rock star, Gerard is a superb illustrator and writer, and the man behind the terrific comic The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse Comics). We here at Fresh Ink Online are always thrilled when he stops by, and this is a very special opportunity to get inside his head.

In Part 1 of this sit-down chat, Gerard talks about how he became involved in the comic book world, who his influences and collaborators are, and how the surprise success of the band nearly pulled him away from his true passion, comics.

In Part 2, he chats in depth with Blair about The Umbrella Academy, how it came to be and where it’s going. He also discusses upcoming comic projects and what’s next for My Chemical Romance.

This is fascinating stuff from a man who truly wears many, many hats. Of course, he is not actually wearing a hat here, per se, but you get the picture.

Come back next week when Blair returns, all tan and filled with sunshine, to cover two weeks of brand new comics. And make sure to visit us on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace if ya got the guts!

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…and after the jump, dig Gerard’s Fresh Ink Online guest hosting gig from a few months ago.

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Host Blair Butler fires of reviews of Frankenstein’s Womb, Hercules: The Knives Of Kush, Punisher Noir, Blackest Night: Superman, We Kill Monsters, Ex Machina, and Wolverine Weapon X. And will Daredevil or Day’s Missing take the Pick of the Week? Tune in and find out, kiddies!

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After the jump, dig our Day’s Missing Roddenberry interview and trailer!

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