The Notorious Lisa J of RangerBoard and podcasting fame scored another interview with Power Ranger alum, Nakia Burrise, the third Yellow Power Ranger known to us as the lovable Tanya Sloan.

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MARVEL

AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
Legends Live Again.
The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the “return” of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century. In fact…they may just have to do it again in the Twenty-First.

CABLE #3
JOHN ROMITA JR. VARIANT
Your name is Nathan Summers. You’ve just met a nice Jersey girl. She’s blonde, soft-spoken, and she doesn’t mind the fact that you have a kid…or a bullet in your chest…or a big scary guy with a robot arm that wants to kill you. But you can’t stay here. The future of mutantkind is resting on your shoulders and the longer you stick around, playing house, the bigger the risk. Especially when an old friend comes blasting out of the past…

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 1
Larroca 50/50 Cover
IRON MAN! You know you love him! And as the summer’s most anticipated movie boot-jets its way into theaters, here’s the perfect jumping-on point for new readers and Iron Man fans alike! Tony Stark – Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite…except younger, faster, smarter…and immeasurably evil. Rising star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #13
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Where has Nick Fury been and who are the new Howling Commandos? It’s the debut of all-new characters and some surprising revelations about some classic ones as Nick starts to put his plan to stop the Invasion together. But will it be enough?
The Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev bring this very important Secret Invasion issue to life.

SECRET INVASION #2
The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire’s plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE!!

YOUNG X-MEN #2
Who are the New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and what do Dani Moonstar and Magma have to do with it? Whatever their plan is, Cyclops has put together the Young X-Men to stop them. But can they survive?

Episode 51 is already in the can and almost ready for laucnh. If you didn’t catch it at the end of the last episode of R5 Central, click the above picture and check out the promo for the up coming episode which features an interview with Matt Mullins who plays Wing Knight and Japanese action super star, Mark Musashi.

Stay tuned…

And these are the last of the pictures I was holding out on. Steve and company wanted me to keep these on the downlown ’til the megaton trailer hit. And now that it’s out, so are these new pictures. Click the above pic and take a gander at the Dragon Knight and Wing Knight Cycles.

If you didn’t grow up in the 80’s, then the name Samantha Newark might not be familiar to you right away. But for those of us who did, then you’ll automatically recognize her as the voice of Jerrica/Jem from the classic 80’s animated series, Jem. Now while Sam provided the speaking voices for the characters, singer Britta Phillips was tapped to provide the vocal performances. But their voices were so similar, it was almost impossible to tell them apart.

After keeping herself busy with a ton of projects including everything from television theme songs to video game soundtracks, Sam finally has her debut album ready for release on May 1. And after hearing some of the songs she’s recorded so far on her MySpace page, it’s long overdue. I have to say I was surprised since I expected her to sound exactly like Britta Phillips. but Sam’s voice is so powerful and distinctive it’ll have people asking why they had to get someone else to do the singing at all.

Sam’s self-titled CD; Co-written and produced by multi instrumentalist and songwriter Johnny Douglas is full of infectious uplifting and very modern Pop Music. It blends smart, acoustic based songwriting with contemporary touches of viby electronica, crowned with her rich, distinctive, and highly expressive vocals. Twelve delicious original songs ranging from the very fun and danceable “Jemboy” a tribute to her legions of fans, to the contemplative melancholy of “Suicidal Rainbows” and the sweetly sensitive “Rainy Day Girl”, Sam’s CD spans a beautiful sonic landscape of moods and emotions, always maintaining her unique sound.

For more info on Jem, check out the Truly Outrageous Jem Primer.
For more info on Sam herself, go to her official site or her MySpace Page.
And check out the video above to see the album’s first single, “Jemboy”.

A couple music videos courtesy of HJU’s very own, NinjaJack. Enjoy!

And a Henshin Justice Tribute to boot!
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GP-12 SOUSUKE BANKI?
Airs May 4th 2008.

Sousuke is in bed with a cold. But HatsudenBanki (Generator) appears at the city and tries to destroy it with lightning. Sousuke, despite his state, goes to confront HatsudenBanki and a lightning strikes both. When Sousuke wakes up, he’s surrounded by Ugatz for some reason and HatsudenBanki wakes up in the Ginjiro with the worried team surrounding him. It appears that the lightning has made Sousuke and HatsudenBanki switch bodies.

REBIRTH: CHECKMATE FOUR
Airs May 4th 2008.

1986. Yuri managed to save Otoya from his situation. However, she has no idea that Jiro=Garuru is behind the attack.
Meanwhile in the city a strange event was taking place, a man, who just said “I’ll punish myself for what I did” electrocutes himself and falls. However, he miraculously recovers and starts attacking people. Who this man could be?

2008. Wataru and Shizuka save a man from drowning in the river. The smiling man seems to have amnesia and it follows Wataru wherever they go. Shizuka doesn’t want him to be near but Wataru just can’t leave him like this and get’s him home to have something to eat.
However, this man was that “Electrocuting Man” 22 years ago…

MARVEL

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #12
“CHANGING OF THE GUARD”
Daddy’s home. IRON MAN comes to Camp Hammond, and he’s NOT happy.
The first year of the Initiative comes to a dramatic close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or…awarded their full Hero’s License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they’ll be assigned to as the NEXT era of the Initiative begins! Plus: as a new 3-D MAN appears, the base is suddenly short one Skrull…but not how you’d think…
Also guest-starring MS. MARVEL!

NEW AVENGERS #40
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
Very special guest artist Jimmy Cheung returns to the pages of New Avengers for this very important tie-in issue. Spinning right off of events in NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1, find out exactly how the Skrull empire was able to infiltrate the Marvel Universe and who instigated the invasion and why.

NEW WARRIORS #11
Would you trust a man who puts you in harm’s way? Someone who throws you into the path of a maniac for what he claims is the greater good? The New Warriors are becoming increasingly suspicious of their leader. When Night Thrasher pits the team against a super-villain who’s out of their league, the Warriors are left to wonder: What could possibly be worth their lives?

THOR: AGES OF THUNDER #1
As the Mighty Thor reclaims his rightful spot in the Marvel Pantheon, we join Matt Fraction and Patrick Zircher for a special examining the triumphs and tragedies that have befallen the God of Thunder across the eons. As the things he holds dearest are threatened by unimaginable forces of evil, Thor must rise up, again and again, to hold the line against terror and chaos as only the God of Thunder can!

ULTIMATE HUMAN #4
Hulk vs. Iron Man – the conclusion! The full scope of Peter Wisdom’s terrifying plan is revealed, but Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are powerless to stop his mad scheme! Has the world traded the horror of the Hulk for a menace many times more deadly? The dream team of Warren Ellis and Cary Nord deliver a shock ending to the climax of this critically acclaimed event.

X-MEN: LEGACY #210
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night, as Exodus learns when he squares off against Xavier on the astral plane, with the fate of Professor X’s mind at stake.

DC

TEEN TITANS #58
Welcome to the mind of M’gann M’orzz, Miss Martian! It’s bad enough when the world you live in is alien to you, but when you have something inside you clawing to get out and destroying everything you stand for, that’s at least a little bit worse, right? Also: more of Clock King’s malefic machinations!

With Grand Theft Auto 4 hitting stores this week, Broadcast Gamer becomes Radio BG for one week only! Outside of the theming, this episode is also packed with the features you expect: the mailbag, the weekly editorial, a preview of Age of Conan, news for the week, and a review of Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core contributed by Boric Phallico and Silrayne! Use your preferred podcatcher to download this week’s episode, or you can download it directly.

Game Talk Featured:
Mailbag
Editorial: Gran Tarismo Prologue… DLC?
Age of Conan MMORPG Beta
Final Fantasy Crisis Core
XenoSaga: Episode 2