Young Justice is about to start it's new season very soon on Cartoon Network, and we are very excited to see what's coming up. In our opinion, YJ is second only to ThunderCats when it comes to current American animated series, and takes top spot over previous beloved DC animated shows (Scream at us in the comments section JLU fans!). The character interactions, dynamic stories, and big-name guest appearances have made Young Justice into a show that is not to be missed. In honor of the upcoming season, we've put together some of our videos from this year's San Diego Comic Con to satiate your appetites of teens in tights. Wait, that sounded creepier than we meant it to...

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Tags Aqualad, Artemis, Cartoon Network, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, mtv, MTV Geek, Robin, SDCC, Superboy, Young Justice

In September, DC will taking a bold new step: rebooting and relaunching their entire superhero line of comics, with fifty-two brand new titles. It was certainly the hot button issue of San Diego Comic-Con this year, with daily panels allowing fans to question the DC brass, visuals everywhere, and every friendly conversation turning – at some point – to armchair quarterbacking the decision.

Lucky us, then, we got to snag some one-on-one time with two of the three heads of DC Comics, Co-Publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee. In the first clip, Didio gives the lay of the land, and how DC hopes to, “make comics the leader in the pop-entertainment business.” For Lee, he addresses one of the big questions inherent in the relaunch: why 52 books at the same time?

SDCC 2011: Dan DiDio And Jim Lee Talk 'The New 52'

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Today we’re checking out Kotobukiya’s Ghostbuster Bishoujo Statue of Lucy, which made its U.S. premiere at San Diego Comic Con! We saw the preliminary artwork for this statue at Toy Fair, and now only 5 months later, this gorgeous specimen is in our hands! Errr…did that come off as a little creepy? Oh well, here’s our review of the Ghostbuster in question who, by judging from her clothes, has just had a run-in with the ghost of a crazed sex fiend... or a Japanese panty collector. Hey, we're not making that last bit up-- they totally exist!

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Tags Bishoujo, Ghostbusters, Kotobukiya, Lucy, mtv, MTV Geek, SDCC, Statue, Toy Review

Fringe – one of the best shows currently on television – faced a number of huge hurdles last year: the war with our alternate universe got deadlier; Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) was flung into the far future, then disappeared forever; but worst of all, the show was moved to the so-called FOX “Friday Night Death Slot.” Good news, though, the one-time procedural show about all things weird in science made it out of the death slot to run another season, which will launch this fall.

While at San Diego Comic-Con, we got to chat with the stars of the show, Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), John Noble (Walter Bishop), Lance Reddick (Broyles), Jasika Nicole (Astrid), Blair Brown (Nina), and new full-time player Seth Gabel (Lincoln Lee). Oh, and also Joshua Jackson, who was there even though he clearly was gone forever in the cliffhanger. Hmmm…

First up were Torv and Noble, who may or may not have made your faithful reporter blush nervously when they turned the interview back on him, asking “who he was wearing,” and what it’s like to be on Fringe. Luckily, that wasn’t caught on camera, but we did chat with the actors about what it’s like to play three, entirely different roles on the series. For those of you who haven’t been watching so far, Noble plays the daffy Walter Bishop, the evil Walternate, and sometimes Walter before he had a piece of his brain sliced out; while Torv plays hard-nosed Olivia Dunham, her alternate universe double who’s a little bit looser, and – seriously – the spirit of Leonard Nimoy inhabiting Olivia’s body. It’s that kind of show, folks:

SDCC 2011: Anna Torv and John Noble Discuss Their 'Fringe' Alternates

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Are you a fan of the BBC's or Syfy Channel's version of the supernatural drama Being Human? Recently at San Diego Comic-Con, MTV Comics' own Tony Lee asked the original U.K. Being Human's creator, Toby Whithouse, what he thought of the American version:

"I think they've done an absolutely sterling job," Whithouse commented, "I'm genuinely really delighted. I think the thing we were worried about most when the U.S. started doing their own version, was that one of the things that works for the U.K. version is the mixture of tones: you have a comic scene next to a tragic scene next to a dramatic scene next to a horror scene. And my concern was that an American version might try to homogenize it in a way, and make it all one thing. But what I think they've done quite admirably is repeat that mixture of tones and styles."

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Are you a major Beavis and Butt-Head fan but couldn't get out to San Diego Comic-Con this year? Did you hear about all the cool stuff that happened when "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville interviewed the cartoon's creator Mike Judge at the Beavis and Butt-Head panel? No problemo -- MTV Geek has a video of the event that you can watch right now! Just check out the clips below to find out what the triumphant return of Beavis and Butt-Head on MTV this Fall will be like!

In the introduction to the panel, Knoxville heaped much praise on Judge, describing himself as a "huge huge fan" of the animator's work:

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Torchwood, the Doctor Who spin-off that found an elite team of alien hunters taking the fight to Wales (and that’s the simple version) has headed to the strangest place of all for their fourth season: the good ol’ USA. To find out more about the move, and what’s coming up with Starz new iteration of the series, we chatted with series stars John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Bill Pullman (Oswald Danes), Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond), Mekhi Phifer (Rex Matheson), and writer/producer Jane Espenson at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.

First up was Captain Jack himself, who chatted with the affable Richard Starkings about whether Barrowman felt – with the expanded ensemble – that Harkness was no longer at the center of the show. Worry not, fans, the immortal (or IS he? BUM BUM BUM) Jack is still very much the fulcrum that everything revolves around.

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Though “Vengeance” won’t be upon us until January of 2012, the cast and crew of the sequel to Starz hit series “Spartacus” were out at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 in force, including stars (sorry, “starz”) Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), Dustin Clare (Gannicus), Manu Bennett (Crixus), Executive Producer and Head Writer Steven S. DeKnight, and brand new Spartacus Liam McIntyre.

But first, we chatted with geek icon Lucy Lawless, who’s been cosplayed possibly more than any other actor as both Xena Warrior Princess, and evil-ish Cylon Deanna on “Battlestar Galactica.” Lucky for us, she loves you geeks right back:

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For the last few years, Mattel has had the exclusive license to produce action figures and other toys based on the larger than life Superstars of the WWE. During this time, Mattel has proven to have been a perfect choice as wave after wave of current wrestlers and beloved classic Superstars of old have been represented in well sculpted, accurately painted, and highly articulated detail. Today, at San Diego Comic Con 2011, Mattel is hosting an event to announce new WWE product and just happens to have a few special guests in tow.
Here are all the highlights from the panel:

-The room is crazy busy, and everyone is excited…making me nervous.

-Slide show presentation starts with WWE brand manager Enrique Rualcaba, showing basic figures including Survivor Series Legends that include Legends like The Rock in the basic line.

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Tags Action Figures, Bret Hart, Mattel, mtv, MTV Geek, panel, Rey Mysterio, SDCC, Triple H, WWE

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau -- Jaime Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones -- took time out of his busy schedule at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to chat with MTV Geek about TV's latest hit. "I read the pilot script before I read the book," he told us in a video interview, "and it was just an amazing world to experience!"

Coster-Waldau also noted how touched he's been by the enthusiastic fan response to the show:

"The biggest fear for the show when it came out is that only hard-core fantasy and sci-fi fans would watch it...but I think what's amazing is that it's kind have been able to cross-over!" Read more...

Tags Game of Thrones, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, SDCC