Image Comics have announced a comic series co-written by musician Ziggy Marley.

The Grammy Award-winning son of legendary reggae icon Bob Marley will be working on Marijuanaman alongside writer Joe Casey (Gødland) and artist Jim Mahfood (Mixed Tapes).

Marijuanaman follows the adventures of an alien superhero who comes to Earth to protect the marijuana crops that his people desperately need to survive.

“I have been reading comics since I was a little boy in Jamaica,” said Marley. “I am very excited to be a part of Image Comics, Comic-Con and the comic book community.”

Marley will be signing posters for the series at San Diego’s Comic-Con International on Saturday July 24.

Marijuanaman will debut on April 20, 2011.

343 Industries has submitted job listings for a new Halo game.

The studio will be looking for new character and concept artists, senior animators and mission designers for the project.

“343 Industries is forging the future of Halo, expanding and building upon one of the most important and successful franchises in gaming history,” read the listing.

“Halo is a rich and exciting universe that encompasses AAA video games, New York Times best-selling novels, world-class animation and much, much more. Just you wait.

“343 is set to revolutionise gaming and entertainment by putting the industry’s fiercest talent in one room and diving for cover. Come be part of the awesome.”

343 Industries was formed by Microsoft to develop new games in the Halo franchise, and have so far has worked on Halo Waypoint.

The next title in the series, Halo: Reach, is currently being developed by Bungie for release in September.

J.H. Williams has outlined the first arcs on his forthcoming Batwoman solo series.

Best known as an artist, Williams will be co-writing and illustrating the first arc of Batwoman following writer Greg Rucka’s departure from the title.

“The stories are going to be quite varied, even though they all will have interconnecting threads that carry the series through, because we ultimately have a much bigger story to tell,” Williams said

“But the bigger story can kind of be broken down into arcs within the greater arc, and each of those individual arcs have their own unique flavour.

“The first arc is very much a horror story, and then the second is an espionage/intrigue sort of thing, and after that sort of a fantasy epic for the third, and initial plans for the fourth are more along the lines of a family drama.”

Williams illustrated last year’s celebrated Batwoman-starring Detective Comics run along Rucka.

He said that he would not be using the new title to conclude the unfinished narrative that was originally meant to conclude during the previous run.

“I just felt like I didn’t really want to tell that story without Greg,” he said.

The title will be co-written by W. Haden Blackman.

Sony has said that PlayStation Home has become a “huge success”.

Director Jack Buser hit back against scepticism for the project and insisted that it has done well for the platform holder.

“Home is new. We’re doing a lot of really new stuff that I think the industry is still wrapping its head around,” he said.

“We’re seeing a lot of innovation in the space, and some of us have hit success. The proof is in the pudding. With numbers like we have, it goes without saying that Home has been a huge success for our company, something that we have been very proud of.”

Buser explained that the average user session is 70 minutes, with 85% of users returning back to the service more than once, and has currently clocked over 14 million users worldwide.

It was added that the micro-transaction business model is “quite profitable” for the service.

PlayStation Home entered open beta in late 2008 and is free to download for all PlayStation 3 owners.

Allan Heinberg has written a bonus story for July’s Uncanny X-Men #526.

Best known for his work on Young Avengersand television shows including Sex And The City, Grey’s Anatomy and The O.C., Heinberg will be providing the back-up feature with Siege artist Olivier Coipel.

“When editor Nick Lowe asked if I’d be interested in coming up with this story, I actually had some time to devote exclusively to writing comics,” Heinberg said.

“I am a big X-Men fan. In fact, I was briefly Chris Claremont’s assistant back in the early ’90s. He was very patient with my fanboy questions and generous with his time.

“If the X-Office will have me, I’d love to write more X-Men stories.”

The story addresses the effects of the ‘Second Coming’ storyline’s conclusion on the Young Avengers and Scarlet Witch, leading into Heinberg’s forthcoming Avengers: The Children’s Crusade miniseries.

The story was added after the solicitation for the issue had been released.

Mark Millar has lifted the lid on his upcoming superhero comic Superior, reports Bleeding Cool.

Illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, the creator-owned venture centres on a 13-year-old boy with Multiple Sclerosis who transforms into an “an adult overpowered” hero.

The Kick Ass scribe released concept artwork for the book in a special issue of Wizard magazine, which he guest edited. The illustrations depicted a Superman-like hero and his mechanoid nemesis Abraxas, who is described as “Darkseid meets Brainiac meets Darth Vader”.

Millar said: “Superior in a lot of ways is the project I’ve wanted to write my entire life. It’s everything I love about those big bombastic kind of Superman/Captain Marvel heroes.”

Superior is slated for release in October.

Microsoft has said that there is “unprecedented demand” for the new slim Xbox 360.

The firm said that customers are eager to try out the new device and that it has received a sales spike across the entire Xbox range.

“We are hearing great feedback from retailers that the new Xbox 360 250GB is experiencing unprecedented demand,” read a statement according to VG247.

“Consumers are eager to experience this new console, completely redesigned for the future of entertainment: sleeker, smaller, and whisper-quiet.

“Strong demand for the new Xbox 360 250GB combined with a $50 price reduction in the US on the Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite consoles, now $149.99 and $249.99 respectively, has resulted in a significant sales spike for Xbox 360 since the new console hit shelves on or around June 14.”

The system outsold the PlayStation 3 by 194,600 units to 154,500, but failed to better either the Wii or DS, with sales of 334,800 and 383,700 respectively.

DC’s webcomics imprint Zuda Comics is thought to be in jeopardy following the publisher’s move into the digital sector.

Zuda’s line has been reduced to “a handful of titles” and a number of its creators have been laid off.

The report follows the launch of the firm’s official app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. As many Zuda titles are reliant on Flash technology, very few are expected to be released for Apple devices.

Creators including Matthew Petz, Kevin Colden and Brock Heasley are thought to be among those affected, based on a series of Twitter posts.

DC is yet to make an official announcement on the future of Zuda Comics.

Heavy Rain‘s downloadable content was scrapped in favour of Move support.

Quantic Dream president David Cage said that it is “unfortunate” Sony opted for a Move version of the title instead of continuing the Chronicles DLC.

“Chronicles are on hold as all the team is focused on Heavy Rain Move,” he told Nowgamer.

“We proposed three episodes about one hour long and focused on the background of the main characters. I thought fans would really enjoy these episodes because they explained many aspects of Heavy Rain and why characters are who they are. Unfortunately, Sony preferred to ask us to focus on Move to support the device rather than on creating new content.”

Cage added that he can understand the decision, but that it is a disappointing one for those who wanted more content.

“On our side, we did not want to spend more time on Heavy Rain, which would have meant delaying new projects.

“This is a decision I can understand, and I am certainly happy we had the opportunity to play with this device and to support it, although I am certainly disappointed for fans we could not finish the story of Heavy Rain the way we intended.”

The Move version of the PlayStation 3 exclusive will be released by the end of the year. Existing versions will be patched to offer the same motion-sensing capabilities.

Telltales Games has announced a pilot scheme for new adventure games.

Similar to television pilots, it will test the waters for new properties by releasing singular episodes.

The scheme has launched with the release of Puzzle Agent, which was created by Telltale co-founder Graham Annable based on his work on the indie comic series Grickle.

“Puzzle Agent combines accessible Professor Layton-inspired puzzling, generous doses of Nordic folklore and enigmatic gnomes, with dark David Lynch and Coen brothers-inspired sensibilities,” read a press release.

The title can be purchased on PC for $9.99 and will be available on Mac, WiiWare, iPhone and iPad soon.