Marvel

This week marks the three-month countdown to Comic-Con, and while it's time to get started on a legendary cosplay outfit, sport your geek pride now with vintage Marvel comic-book cover iPhone 5 cases ($35).

The snap-on cases feature a choice of four covers from the premiere issues of Marvel comics that first introduced us to the characters we've gotten to know well in countless movies, Saturday morning cartoons, toys, and pajama sets. For cases adorned with vintage covers of the X-Men, Hulk, and Spider-Man, read on.

We're getting excited about our favorite Marvel superheroes getting back into costume for the release of The Avengers, but are we ready to devote over 700 minutes to the festivities? Tickets just went on sale for what's billed as The Ultimate Marvel Marathon on May 3. Spend the day — and we mean, All. Day. — with Tony Stark and the gang in a six-film movie marathon at selected AMC Theatres for $40.

Watch Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor 3D, and Captain America: The First Avenger 3D. That's 10 hours of comic book superheroes on the big screen before even getting to the main event, the midnight premiere of The Avengers. Sounds epic for die-hard comic fans.

Would you be able to sit through a full day of theater screenings?

Just when I thought Tim Gunn couldn't get any cooler, he shows up on an episode of Crazy Sexy Geeks to critique superhero costumes. If you’re wondering where Tim’s comic book street cred comes from, look no further than the Marvel comic, Loaded Gunn, where he teams up with Iron Man to kick some ass. It's a classic. And when the Project Runway guru brings his candid "make it work" attitude to the table, no one is safe — especially not the Black Canary: "What is she ready for here? A cocktail and a roll in the hay?"

The takeaway lesson for all you burgeoning superheroes? Lose the fishnets. Check out the full 10-minute interview to see what Tim has to say about Spider-Man, Batwoman, and more!

Hold on to your hats, nerds — a company called Roundtable Concepts is launching their own line of Marvel-branded LCD and LED HDTVs that will arrive styled in classic Marvel comic book characters like Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and more. Ranging in sizes from 22" to 46", these TV sets will have your choice of superhero embellished on the bottom corners of the set, but it's when you power it on that all the magic happens — an image of your character (and their name) will flash across the screen for about 8 seconds.

Find out more (including the price!) after the break.

First we had the work of Tim Burton, then the great art style of Frank Miller, now we can look forward to sticking Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, and much more to our beloved gadgets.

Today, GelaSkins announced its latest comic-themed skins from Marvel. Choose from 75 templates for your laptops, iPhones, and iPods, some of which were ripped straight from the comics themselves. Personally, I like the comic book cover collage which features new and retro covers alike. Would look pretty sick on your laptop, no? Prices start at $15, so head over and choose your superhero now!

Procter & Gamble Co has found a way to reopen the Rochas fashion house thanks to a licensing agreement with Italian manufacturer Gubo.Co SpA to produce ready-to-wear apparel under the Rochas brand. The announcement was just confirmed by WWD who says the first collection will be shown in March 2009. Olivier Theyskens, Rochas' former designer is currently at Nina Ricci.

We always thought Diane Von Furstenberg was more of a Marvel Comics girl than a D.C Comics girl but now we may have to reconsider. With “Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa, one of the stories revolves around who Diva finds herself in a downtown bar to celebrate a male colleague’s successful leveraged buyout and his pending promotion. It turns out, however, that Diva was the brains behind the project. You go Girl! However, D.C has traditionally been the more fantastical of the two comic book houses as Marvel sets its universe in present America. And we all know successful leveraged buyouts are a thing of the past. Guess its a good thing DVF went with D.C Comics.

Frette is feeling a little worried about its image announcing that it has a new line of more affordable yoga and loungewear to go with its $1,500 sheets.

Top womenswear labels are bracing for the psychological impact of the global financial turmoil.

Monstreal Fashion Week starts next Tuesday.

Roberto Crivello and Savania Davies-Keiller’s new 2,500-square-foot DDCLab flagship at 7 Mercer Street in SoHo highlights the designers’ use of high-tech fabrics and performance design