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After the hugely successful $207 million-dollar opening of Marvel's The Avengers, writer and director Joss Whedon wrote a special thank you note to his fellow "peeps" to share what he plans to do with his percentage of the substantial gross. You can read the article on Collider.com

Greetings Geeks, It's time for this weeks Grottocast. A recap of the past week in Geek. This week we discuss a partnership between Sega, Namco and Capcom, Toshiba's new tablets, Buffy Season 8 Hard Cover Graphic Novel, and The Avengers! Hit the jump to view the episode.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a HUGE phenomenon in the '90s. It spawned a spin off series (Angel) and saw it's way to 7 successful seasons. Unfortunately, the fans and creator Joss Whedon wanted more. So it was several years later that Joss finally got his chance to create Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8...as a comic book. Dark Horse comics has now collected the first two arcs of Season 8, plus two one-shots into a gorgeous hard cover book. Hit the jump for my full review.

DARK HORSE’S FREE COMIC BOOK DAY OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A SPECIAL FOUR-PAGE STORY FROM CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN AND STEVE LIEBER’S ALABASTER As if Free Comic Book Day couldn't get any better. Dark Horse is already giving away Star Wars, Serenity, Buffy, and The Guild comics. But they couldn't stop there. They are also including "Alabaster: Shelter." A special short story told across all their Free Comic Book Day offerings. The art for this looks amazing! Check out the PR and art sample after the jump.

Greetings Geeks, I know it's really early, but I'm excited about this announcement from Dark Horse for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Yeah, Free Comic Book Day isn't until May 5th, but this announcement that just came down has me giddy as a school boy. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Star Wars, The Guild, and even my personal favorite, Serenity! Check out the press release after the break