This past weekend was the annual Toronto Fan Expo featuring a number of panels and events dedicated to Sci-Fi, horror and comic books. There were a number of celebrity panels featuring Dean Stockwell, James Marsters, Summer Glau, Stan Lee, Tahmoh Penikett and a whole pile more.

I’ll have more to say on the upcoming podcast, but in the meantime here are some of the photos that I snapped over the course of the three day conference. More photos and video to come.

 Podcast Episode # 79 - Free Lamb for Everyone! [61:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the podcast we look at a new DVD release from DC, Batman: Under the Red Hood as well as the Xbox 360′s first game in the 2010 Summer of Arcade, Limbo. Plus Valve has released a new game for free on the Steam service, Alien Swarm.

Batman: Under the Red Hood (01:38 – 26:53)

DC has come up with another direct to DVD release with Batman: Under the Red Hood. Robin is dead and Gotham has a new villain in the Red Hood. We take a look at this new release and see if it stacks up to other Batman animated films.

Limbo (27:07 – 37:38)

The Xbox Live Arcade has launched it’s third annual Summer of Live Arcade with a series of new downloadable games. Limbo, the first release, is a black and white side-scroller with a lot of different puzzle elements involved. We gave it a whirl to see if it was worth the $15 price tag.

Alien Swarm (37:47 – 59:14)

Valve has released a remake of Alien Swarm which was originally a mod for Unreal Tournament 2004. So what’s the big deal about some remake for a six year old game? This one is completely free! We jumped on with some 4 player co-op to see if there was much to offer beyond the appealing price tag.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

LucasArts has released a trailer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 a little earlybefore next week’s E3 conference . Starkiller is back as Vader’s apprentice but it looks like they’re on opposing ends this time. The trailer doesn’t show any actual game-play but it does give some hints as to what direction the story is headed. It’s currently scheduled to be released October 26, 2010.

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 Podcast Episode # 68 - Gargamel's Cat [56:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On this week’s show, we look at the first six issues of Batman: Reborn – Batman and Robin from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. We also have a recent DVD release, the appropriately titled, Lesbian Vampire Killers. And we wrap up the show by kicking off the summer movie season with Iron Man 2.

Batman: Reborn – Batman and Robin (01:48 – 20:35)

Lesbian Vampire Killers (20:51 – 36:23)

Iron Man 2 (36:24 – 53:57)

 Podcast Episode # 37 - Snap it to a Slim Jim! [48:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Its time again for another episode of the podcast. This week, we look at a new animated film from the DC universe, a new film in theatres and a new demo that’s just hit the Xbox 360.

• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
• Zombieland
• the demo for Brutal Legend

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