Eric Powell has been a busy man as of late. Last week it was announced that his amazingly awesome epic The Goon had gone digital and now MTV has debuted the first look at Powell’s new Goon spin-off miniseries Buzzard.

Buzzard will be a three-issue miniseries set in The Goon‘s universe that focuses on a former sheriff who now craves flesh! But not the kind of flesh you may assume. The Buzzard man was originally the sheriff of a town where all the inhabitants went all George Romero on him and started craving brain pancakes for breakfast. Buzzard himself was spared of the Left 4 Dead syndrome until he meets a mysterious Priest, who cast upon him a spell that intended to turn the sheriff into a zombie but instead achieved quite the opposite: a near-immortal man who must consume the flesh of the dead.

Powell talked to MTV News about the characters origins…

Journeyman fans rejoice! Kevin Falls, creator of the late (and some would say, ‘great’) NBC show, is working on the pilot to Brian Michael Bendis‘ upcoming TV adaptation of Powers.

Previously, FX’s president and General Manager, John Landgraf had been asked about the project and he was able to confirm that it was still in the works and that Bendis had an outside writing partner who he described as,

What he had not confirmed previously was the identity to this mysterious writer.

[UPDATE]: Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the new BOOM! Studios series, which will be published in April. It’s called Cold Space and is co-written by Samuel L Jackson and Eric Calderon, with art by Jeremy Rock.

The main character of the series, who was modeled after Jackson, is an outlaw who’s caught in the crossfire between two warring factions after he crash- lands on their hostile planet.

Here’s the official synopsis from BOOM!

COLD SPACE #1
(W) Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Calderon (A) Jeremy Rock
From legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson and Emmy nominated writer/producer Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling Afro Samurai, comes their next original series “” Cold Space! When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself caught in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity… because where there’s war, there’s money to be made! A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and Irredeemable cover artist, Jeffrey Spokes!
32pgs, FC $3.99

[/UPDATE]

A mysterious press release came to us today from comic book publishers BOOM! Studios.

The statement simply said “BOOM! Announces….” followed by an image with a figure who is unmistakably actor Samuel L. Jackson.

The image is here at right, so click for the full large view.

Everyone’s anticipating Mass Effect 2, especially after seeing the preview that ran during the NFL playoff game last night.

You only have one more day til Mass Effect 2 will be released (January 26, 2010), which means you also have one more day to get in on the pre-order deal!

Pre-order Mass Effect 2 for Xbox 360 or PC from Amazon and receive $10 credit towards a future video game purchase. Also with the pre-order, you will get the bonus Inferno Armor, which monitors and regulates sub-systems to allow for greater response times; plus, its able to recognize elevated heart rates and pupil movement in people close by, almost acting like a lie detector.

Be sure to read the fine print on the product page, which will explain how to get your credit and bonus armor, and remember, today’s the last day to get in on this deal before the game’s release tomorrow.

Here’s some specs for the game, according to its product page…

We all know the words to the song: movies that are based on video games and video games that are based on movies are almost always terrible. It’s just how things are. Even though the chances are rare, we still get excited about the prospect of our favorite titles being made into games and movie — the thought of playing in a world we love or watching a world we’ve played in be brought to life is just too irresistible — and so we will always hope for those few and far between times that the adaptation will work beautifully.

One fantastic sign for a fan is when the makers of their favorite game or movie are open to the possibilities, but also very adamant about the effort being put in to make something great. This is the way things are when it comes to BioWare’s brilliant Mass Effect franchise.