The weekend is almost here (yay!).  What do folks have planned?  While you contemplate that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

ICv2 – Warner Bros. Options ‘Undying Love’ – Another comic book being optioned for the movies.

Kotaku – Week in Comics: Halo, Batman’s Dad and… What On Earth is Pinocchio Doing With His Nose? – Kotaku each week brings what they think are the highlights with a focus on video game related books.

Comics Alliance – Adam WarRock Drops Free ‘My New Warriors’ Comics Rap EP – Can’t go wrong with free music.

Con Coverage:

BND.com – Comic book convention to be held in Collinsville

The Beat – San Diego Comic-Con: The Map is here and we’ve annotated it

Hollywood Today – Comic-Con 2011: Getting Bigger and Bigger…a crazy sci-fi pop culture

The Mary Sue – The Avengers Might Show Up to Comic-Con After All

MTV Geek – Underground Toys Announces SDCC-Exclusive Doctor Who Toys!

Bleeding Cool – San Diego Debut: The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury by Brandon Thomas and Lee Ferguson

Focus Taiwan – Taiwan to be theme country at international comics festival in France

MTV Geek – Mumm-Ra Hunts The ThunderCats at SDCC!

The Beat – Comic-Con daily news: Banners, creator connection, Fantagraphics debuts, etc.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

IGN – Flashpoint #3

Bleeding Cool – Fear Itself #4 Vs Flashpoint #3

Comicsgirl – Gingerbread Girl

Complex – “Fear Itself” Goes Toe-To-Toe with “Flaspoint”