Earlier this month, THQ underwent a restructuring process. The result of the restructuring caused a couple Australian studios to close in addition to layoffs in Phoenix. Sometimes when studios close, projects they were working on cease to exist. It now appears that the Australian arm of THQ was planning on making a game based on The Avengers before it closed.

Guitar manufacturer Peavey is at CES this week to promote their Marvel Universe guitars, which are standard electric guitars painted with a popular Marvel character.

This week’s featured comic is Kane & Lynch # 1 for $1.99 based on the video game of the same name. The comic follows both Kane, a medicated psychopath, and Lynch, an unrepentant traitor, as they decide to go their separate ways until someone puts a a huge bounty on their heads. Now assassins and bounty-hunting goons from all over the planet after them, forcing the two back together to not only save each other but to find out who who is paying the bounty…

The fifth and final volume of X-Men is out now, volume 5. Join Wolverine, Rouge, Professor X, and all the others (including Captain America) as they stop the evil antics of that troublesome Magneto.

This volume picks up right where 4 left off with the X-Men battling the strange mutant villains of the world while trying to protect Professor Xavier in the process. Because the Old Soldiers are in this volume you will see Captain America and some other hero’s as well. Including old favorites like Longshot and Red Skull.

Title: The Incredible HulkRelease Date: June, 13, 2008Publisher (Developer): Marvel Films, Universal StudiosRating: PG-13Pros: Good acting, plenty of action, lots of Marvel fan boy easter eggs, great music, solid story, Hulk effects goodCons: General effects are okay, has some missing plot points, lacks enough dialogueOverall Score: One thumb up, one sideways; 80/100; B-; * * * our of five

This Hulk film isn’t a sequel to the 2003 Ang Lee adaption but is instead a completely new start for the franchise, although it doesn’t completely ignore the 2003 film. In this latest version, it is stated that Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) has been the Hulk for five years and that he is on the run in South America, which is where the 2003 film left off.

If anything, this new film really has more in common with the comic book and the classic ‘70s television series then anything else…