Just because the holidays are over, it doesn't mean we can't enjoy some of the Christmas-themed confectionery delights brought to us by some of the members of the World of Warcraft community.

Blizzard has finally announced the winners of the recently concluded Holiday Dessert Contest, with 15 entries recognized for their dessert making talents. Check out the pictures of these sweet creations in the full article!

Due to uber popularity and issues flying off faster than you can say "I'm gonna get me a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King", the first World of Warcraft comic book is going back to the press for a second printing. Details in the full article.

Apparently even Thaddeus Loenbrough of the Royal Photographic Society of Azeroth is getting into the Christmas spirit by asking the World of Warcraft community of gamers to submit their cool holiday screenshots for two special contests. Blizzard has announced the return of two of its annual screenshot contests to hail in the season of Winter Veil across the world of Azeroth.

Check out the contests' details in the full article!

When you've got a universe as big as the World of Warcraft, its no surprise that the idea of making a comic book on it would pop up sooner or later. I'm sure fans have already caught a whiff of this graphic continuation of the WoW franchise, and for those of you who are wondering how the first issue will come out, then wonder no more! Here we have the first few pages of this highly anticipated comic book that will be published by Wildstorm/DC Comics.

The first cover was made by the comic book legend, Jim Lee, himself, while the interior art was provided by French artist Ludo Lullabi. With what we've seen so far, it looks like it's shaping up to be one great comic book.

The first few pages already gives a brief look at the main protagonist of the story. It features the unnamed human who falls into the clutches of an Orc Shaman and becomes his slave. However, the human unwittingly learns the Horde's tactics during his enslavement and soon ends up fighting both the Alliance and the Horde. People on the WoWWiki site are calling him the "anti-Thrall" for lack of a name.

Walter Simsonson is writing the story to this massive undertaking and has fully immersed himself into the world by researching the lore and the various factoids littered in the World of Warcraft. He even asked help from his grandson who became an official resource for his script.

He acknowledged the help of many others and how the the project's scope was a bit overwhelming, saying:

There are occasional visual moments, often surrounding the use of magic or magical stuff, where I needed to know how the visuals in the game worked when certain things happened. And I have a friend who lives nearby who is a WoW player. He has played the game almost from the conception, and he seems pretty cool with what we're doing so far.

People can expect to see the comic book hit stores this November 14. Fans and comic book collectors alike definitely won't pass up the chance to get their hands on this pretty little piece.

Thanks to Tracey for the tip!

In case you're wondering what's been going on lately with the upcoming World of Warcraft comic book under works by Walter Simonson, we've got an update.

The DC site has just updated with their November Solicitations, and as you've guessed, World of Warcraft #1 is right up there in the November 14 listing. And what does DC have to say about the comic's story synopsis? Here's a snippet:

When a human is found unconscious on the shores of Kalimdor, with no memory of who he is or how he arrived there, how will he survive? Enslaved by an Orc Shaman, he must fight for survival against members of both the Alliance and the Horde. Will he strike the uneasy balance with the other races he'll need to find the secrets of his past?

WoW #1 contains 32 pages, is priced at US$ 2.99, and will be available with two different covers: One is drawn by Jim Lee, while the other will be drawn by Blizzard Art Director Samwise Didier. Guys interested in pre-ordering the comic book are advised to drop by DC's site for details via the source link.

BlizzCon 2007 is already exciting as it is given all the details and information we know about it so far. In an interesting development, we learned today that the famed event is about to become more important as it will be graced by the presence of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee.

Lee has worked with both Marvel Comics and DC Comics and his most notable creations include X-Men, Punisher, Superman and even the Dark Knight himself, Batman. In case you don't know, he also did the cover for the recently announced World of Warcraft comic book - hence his presence at BlizzCon.

If you want to catch him, be sure to be at the DC booth on August 3 between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. He will be happy to chat with attendees as well as sign autographs. BlizzCon 2007 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.