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He may have saved everyone of us and stand for every one of us, but can Flash Gordon survive a new incarnation that attempts to make his adventures on the unfortunately-named planet of Mongo into a political allegory for the Iraq war? That's just one of the aims of the new Flash Gordon comic book, coming this summer from new publisher Ardden Entertainment. Find out more and look at some preview art under the jump. More »
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What's wrong with this picture? If you ask the fans of Sci-Fi's Flash Gordon, they're likely to tell you that they're not too sure, but it just might be the hair. At least, that's one of the the possibilities as they wonder just what happened to the original character's Fu Manchu look. More »
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