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Yesterday I had fun with data and comic books and launched a new weekly column (but it’ll come out on Tuesdays from now on).  Hope everyone is geared up for the weekend as there’s a lot of comics this week to pick up and read.  Here’s the news you might have missed in the last 24 hours, including reviews.

Around the Blogs:

GeekWeek – Antje Traue Cast As Female Villain In MAN OF STEELWe’ll be getting the third member announcement pretty soon I’m betting.

Comicvine – Stussy Releases A Line of Marvel-Themed ClothingIt’s all about the Geek chic and style.

Bleeding Cool – Greg Capullo’s First Batman And Robin PencilsSome nice art that makes me want to go to Boston Comic Con.

The Beat – Thwipster aims to be Groupon for nerdsPretty cool.

IGN – This Week In Digital Comics – 4/27/11For those who don’t like physical copies..

GeekWeek – The 10 Best Supermans Of All Time – Yes, there’s been over 10 Supermen that’d result in the need of a top ten list.

Comics Alliance – ‘Green Lantern’ Increases VFX Budget as Hollywood Trends Towards Deadline DisastersThe special fx at times looks a bit cheesy, here’s hoping this money will fix that.

Kotaku – Week in Comics – Kotaku each weeks looks at the comic book releases with an emphasis on video game related comic books.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

GeekWeek – Action Comics #900

Evansville Courier Press – Inanna’s Tears

Bleeding Cool – Locke And Key #6 and Brightest Day #24

Comic Book Resources – Planet of the Apes #1

Comicvine – Comic Book Reviews For The Week of 4/27/11