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Comcast has a Spider-Man 3 site that features the “final” trailer for the film being released on May 4th. Aside from several new shots, a few seconds on the origins of the black costume, and lots of good Spider-Man action, it features the first real good shots of Topher Grace as Eddie Brock (Venom).

It’s looks like Venom will play a large role in the film and could possible be the main villain (and not the Sandman). It’s interesting that Sony has not really released any info about Venom to the “public,” with the only appearances of the character appearing in an NBC.com exclusive clip and this Comcast clip. If it weren’t for the Venom toys that appeared in stores this past Saturday, his appearance would almost be a secret.

Every preview I’ve seen looks better and better and I have no doubts, but I wonder how the public is going to react. I’m glad they’ve used Venom as a villain. Sam Raimi was originally opposed, but the character was a great villain in the comics before he became over-exposed and watered-down. From the few snippets in the trailer, the character of Eddie Brock (Venom) has similar motivations and that should provide quite a few dramatic moments.

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It looks like the US Post Office is rolling out new graphics for many of the mailboxes located within its offices to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars. You’ve got to admit, those are pretty cool looking.I only hope that Lucas will release at least Episode IV: A New Hope into theaters sometime this year. Carter has turned into a huge Star Wars fan (and not because of me) and I would love to take him to see one of them in the theater–several times.

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The annual Toy Fair Expo in New York was this past weekend, so expect a few posts as I see stuff come in over RSS that looks too cool.

First up is the Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon LEGO set. Priced at $499, I’m sure I’ll never own one, but at over 3 ft. and 5,195 pieces, it's the largest Star Wars LEGO set ever produced. Nice.

Next up, the Star Wars / Mr. Potato Head variants must have been successful, because this year we get . . . Spuder-Man. Not as cool as Darth Tater or the Spud Trooper. I think it’s because it can only be Spider-Man and not a regular Mr. Potato Head.

On the subject of Spider-Man, it looks like the official line of "Spider-Man 3" toys will feature more than figures from the upcoming film. That’s cool. One thing that always bugged be was having 20 different versions of Spider-Man and only 1 or 2 versions of a villain. The Spider-Man 3 lines looks like it will include previous villains Green Goblin and Dr. Ock (since the new line is 5" scale, as opposed to 6"). Check out the full gallery for "movie" versions of Scorpion, Rhino, the Lizard and more images of confirmed Spider-Man 3 villains Sandman and Venom.

Of course there was a ton of Star Wars stuff being shown. New Star Wars Transformers, vehicles and everything else. With the exception of a General Grevious figure for Ep. III, I can’t remember the last SW figure I bought. The 3 3/4" line is still growing with a mix of resculpted figures and 2-second screen time aliens. There are a few gems in there this years. View the gallery and be sure to pay close attention to the animated Boba Fett (from the Star Wars holiday special) and the 4-5 figures based on Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art.

That’s about all that really caught my eye on the first pass. There may be more later.

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Here's the first look at the Silver Surfer from next year's Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer. It appeared first in USA Today, so check there for a larger image.

Looks pretty good if you ask me. Very silver and lots of emotion in the face, which is a hard thing to pull off, given that the Surfer's face is practically featureless.

I expect the trailer to hit the 'net anytime today, since it can be seen with Night at the Museum that was also released today.