Author: Stephen Schleicher

Top Cow has announced the winners of the 2008 Pilot Season event is none other than Twilight Guardian by Troy Hickman and Reza, and Genius by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, with art by Afua Richardson.

Looks as if everyone is happy to get their hands on Captain Trips.  The second issue of the first installment of Stephen King’s The Stand arrives in October, and Major Spoilers has a sneak peek, just for you.

I like the tag Oni Press is using for the upcoming Labor Days title – Revolution has a gigolo, and his name is Bags.  Bags just happens to be a down on his luck slacker, who’s stumbled across a mysterious videotape, and it’s up to him to find the truth. The graphic novel is by Philip Gelatt with art by Rick Lacy.  Oni Press has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the 144 page black and white comic that arrives in October.

Marvel has finally done what I’ve been speculating for some time – putting original comic book stories on the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited site. Iron Man: Fast Friends brings insight into the bond between Tony Stark/Iron Man and his best friend, Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes.  Weaving in and out of the events in the feature film, the digital comic series explores the kinship of the two through the eyes of Rhodey. Featuring original storylines by Paul Tobin, with art by Ronan Cliquet and covers by Dave Bullock, the weekly series launches September 17, 2008, in advance of the September 30 DVD…

Looks like DC is collecting Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen’s first six issues of Detective Comics into a hard cover and have asked Dustin to do a whole new cover, that frankly is jaw dropping. so this cover is special to me for many reason. originally, i thought this was a trade paper back, i could still be wrong, but hopefully im not. It is announced as a hardcover. i did this cover about 3 months ago, it collects our first ( dini, derek, and myself and mr milligan guest stars!) 6 issues of our run- special to me #1.…

Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in December 2008. FRANK FRAZETTA’S SILVER WARRIOR #1 (of 4) – GEM OF THE MONTH story JOSHUA ORTEGA art NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS cover A FRANK FRAZETTA cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS cover C NAT JONES The creative team from last year’s hit series FRANK FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER team up to tell the story behind of one FRAZETTA’s most famous paintings: The Silver Warrior! North of Iparsia, there is a land of frost known as Icevald. Akrila Sangrilak, the Silver Warrior, has…

It’s been announced that Artemis Fowl creator and writer Eoin Colfer is writing a sixth book for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. Before his 2001 death, Adams had stated that he wanted to write a sixth book, “to finish Hitchhiker on a slightly more upbeat note.” The Salmon of Doubt, a collection of essays, short stories, and letters by Adams and other writers, was published in 2002. Even though fans think they know Douglas Adams, I really have misgivings about this announcement.  While Colfer says this will be the best thing he’s ever written, I was not all…

Dark Horse Comics has announced Jesse Reklaw will be going on the road to promote his book The Night of Your Life, a hardcover collecting five years of Reklaw’s comic strip, Slow Wave. “This is the largest book tour I’ve been on – fifteen different events in nine states,” admits Reklaw. “In some newsweeklies my comic strip has been running for over ten years. I’ve followed the dream lives of people who’ve grown up, gotten married, had kids, etc. So it’ll be fascinating to meet these people in real life. I’m also really happy with the book; some of these…

If you didn’t get a laugh, or at least appreciate what Marvel is doing with its Embrace Change commercial that ran this week on ESPN2, I’d encourage you to check out the video, or take a look at the still images from the spot.  If you think Marvel is missing out by promoting the Secret Invasion story now, I have a feeling, the Skrulls aren’t going to be off Earth by the end of issue #8. via Marvel

Another Thursday is upon us, which means a brand new set of Archie Comics sneak peeks for the Major Spoilers Nation.  Take the jump for Archie #589, Archie’s Double Digest #192, Jughead #191, and Sonic X #37.

Radical Publishing is giving comic book fans a chance to speak with Steve Niles, during a live webcast.  Tuesday September 30, 2008, Niles will be availbe to talk about his upcoming mini-series; City of Dust: A Philip Khrome Story that arrives in stores in October. “Readers are a priority at Radical Publishing, and I know the impact that interacting with a creator can have on the experiences of readers.” states Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine. “Steve’s a friend of mine, as well as a passionate creator and we’re excited and proud to be working with him on CITY…

I’ve always been a big believer in supporting one venture with another.  The Major Spoilers Podcast is a good example of this – you can get great reviews and commentary on the podcast that are not available on the site and vice versa. Hays Entertainment has announced it has launched a Leviticus Cross website that features information the the entire Leviticus Cross comic and universe, which includes art, bios, trailers and lots of other bonus content. Leviticus Cross is a coming of age story set in a prehistoric past, in which a girl named Shadow must accept her destiny. Check…

The Balitmore Comic-Con has released its updated list of guests participating in the convention kicking off Saturday, September 27, 2008. Guests We’ve announced guests from all walks of the industry already, including stars such as Brian Michael Bendis, Jeff Kinney, Jim Lee, Bernie Wrightson, Tim Sale, Darwyn Cooke, Mike Mignola, Steve Dillon, Guy Davis, and Geoff Johns, just to name a handful. We regret to announce a few cancellations: David Finch (whose wife is having a baby), Gene Colan (back problems), John Romita Sr. (conflict), and Mike Grell (conflict) are unable to attend this year. But don’t despair! The Baltimore…

Top Cow has announced that Paul Dini’s Dinicartoons has found a new home at Top Cow.  Featuring Dini’s popular Jingle Belle, the first one-shot arrives in November, featuring Santa Claus taking on Frankenstein. The Dinicartoons cast of characters includes: Little Rashy and Superrica the sock monkeys; Polly Green the Halloween witch; Ida Red, the spunky Texas cowgirl; Tashi Ounce, the snow leopard girl; and Hyper Hyena the… well, the name says it all. “Some Dinicartoons books will feature already known characters like Jingle Belle and Sheriff Ida Red,” said Dini. “Others will be completely new creations.”