The marketing campaign for the upcoming Green Lantern movie started off sluggish late last year with an interesting but frustratingly earthbound teaser trailer. Now of course raising awareness of the Emerald Avenger’s big screen debut was always going to be a difficult task; the Green Lantern is one of the most iconic characters in all of the DC Universe, but he’s not on the same level of instant recognizability as his fellow DCU stalwarts Superman and Batman. A lot of lower-tiered DCU heroes and heroines have always had that problem, as the negative fan reaction to David E. Kelley’s failed Wonder Woman TV pilot most recently proved.

Not much is known about the plot of the Green Lantern movie except that it’s an origin story focusing on Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds, barely edging out Bradley Cooper for the coveted role) and it concerns an intergalactic threat known only as Parallax. Somehow it involves Blake Lively looking hot, a very David Crosby-looking Peter Sarsgaard turning into something that resembles the veiny-headed mutants from Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and lots and lots of aliens bearing power rings. Any studio would be understandably nervous.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at Teefury today is the Blade Runner-inspired “San Angeles Replicants,” by artist Captain RibMan.

The sale at Teefury began at midnight EST (Monday, May 23, 2011) and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it won’t be sold on the site anymore.

The limited-edition t-shirt is available in Men’s and Women’s sizes in military green.

It’s the 22nd century, and the Doctor (Matt Smith) with companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) arrive on a small island that is home to an old 13th century monastery. The site also happens to be a mining location, where humans are gathering and transporting acid for some unexplained reason.

The mine workers use an avatar system, where they control flesh-grown ‘gangers of themselves. Built from something known as The Flesh, the situation turns awry when the monastery is hit by a solar storm – resulting in the ‘gangers separating themselves from their controllers, causing a tense situation that the Doctor fears may go out of control…

During TARDISblend 27, we review the events of The Rebel Flesh, part one of a two-part adventure written by Matthew Graham. We discuss the cliffhanger at the end of the episode, something that had been ruined and spoiled for some fans by the Daily Mail recently – either way, the ending was a surprise for some, but predictable for others.

ComiXology is running a sale today on issues #1-12 of X-Factor for only 99 cents each.

Note, the sale is only for today, Monday, May 23, 2011 and ends at 11pm EST in North America.

You can download the digital versions for the iPad or iPhone of issues of this Marvel comic book series from Peter David for only $.99 each at the ComiXology App.

The printed versions of this run are available in X-Factor Vol. 1 (for $10.19) and X-Factor Vol. 2 (for $10.19), so you can see what a great discount the digital version is today.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Supernatural-themed shirt called “Singer Salvage” by artist heartjack.

The sale at RIPT began today, Monday, May 23, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.