Photo Ops: Mark Hamill & Jim Lee

Normally I could give a rat’s ass about some photo op sent by some PR firm that wants to sell their event or product, but this particular photo is pretty cool. Mark Hamill, the man that made Luke Skywalker a household name and the voice of The Joker in the first Batman cartoon series, stands side by side with legendary comic book artist (and DC Universe Online lead) Jim Lee in this photo. The photo was taken at Sony Online Entertainment’s annual fan party during San Diego Comic-Con on Friday

Honestly, I watched the original Star Wars trilogy films and thought Hamill’s character was kind of a panty waist, but this guy’s voice work as Joker was — dare I say it — groundbreaking. He really did a great job of capturing the essence of the Joker (who I admittedly liked more than Batman in the series). Enough gushing, click on the photo for a larger view. Thanks SOE and BHI for the photo.

Spyro and Cynder Return

Sierra Entertainment today announced The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, the third chapter in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. Developed by Etranges Libellules, the game will be released this fall for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films) will reprise their roles as the characters of Spyro and his mentor Ignitus. Joining the Spyro roster this year are Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady. In the final chapter of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face the Dark Master (voiced by Mark Hamill).

The game introduces two new elements into the Spyro universe: Spyro can now fly at any time and players can drop-in/drop-out with the new cooperative feature. The co-op feature allows players to have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them freedom to explore Spyro’s world.

More details can be found at www.spyrothedragon.com.