While sitting across the aisle from one of those cute school girls, I was passed a note that Mark Haven Britt will be making an appearance at Comic Relief in Berkeley, CA this Saturday (August 25, 2007) from 5 to 7:00 PM. Mark will be signing Full Color, his new graphic novel published by Image Comics. Well darn, I’m not in Berkley, and I have a football game to produce and direct at that time. Otherwise, I’d be there with bells on – yes… I would be wearing bells… Since I can’t go, perhaps a Major Spoilers reader will drop…
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Stephen Schleicher
Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...
Will Layla Miller survive? If that is a question you are dying to have answered, then tough, you’ll have to wait until September 12 for the answer. Until then, you can get a taste of X-Factor #23 after the jump.
Diamond Comic Distributors sent its breakdown of the top 300 comics that shipped in July 2007. Marvel took eight of the top 10 titles, while DC came away with two. In fact, DC was only able to nab eight spots in the top 25. Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues to be a favorite coming in at position 12, but Dark Horse appeared only four more times in the Top 100 with #81 Star Wars Legacy 14, #90 Star Wars Dark Times 4, #96 Hellboy Darkness Calls 4, and #98 Conan #42. Take the jump for the complete list, and take…
Dynamite Entertainment has announced it will be releasing an Ultra-rare Red Sonja #25 Art Adams cover. Best of all you can get it for free, but only with orders placed through Graham Crackers Comic. This Ultra-Rare RED SONJA #25 Art Adams Black and White Exclusive Cover Edition was made available to celebrate both Red Sonja’s 35 years in comics and Graham Crackers Comics 25 years in business! Less than 5,000 copies of this variant edition of Red Sonja #25 have been produced, and it is available now only at Graham Crackers Comics through GrahamCrackers.com and their great Chicago area stores.…
Marvel has provided Major Spoilers with the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping November 2007. Take the jump for a hint of things to come including Ultimate Origins, Howard the Duck, and World War Hulk: Aftersmash!
The spooky holiday is just around the corner, and Silent Devil and Halloween Man have teamed up for the upcoming Halloween Man: Superdeformed. Take the jump for the sneak peek from the company that features a cover by Jami Deadly.
And you thought San Diego was crowded. According to Mantan Web over 500,000 fans attended the Comic Market, or Comiket, in Japan last weekend (170,000 on the first day alone), making it the largest comic convention on the planet. The Mantan Web site has lots of pics from the event, and if you like cute asian girls dressed up in costumes, you’ll want to follow the link. Via Mantan Web
Thor, meet Iron Man. Iron Man, meet Thor. Now touch gloves and come out fightin’! Ever since it was discovered Tony Stark created Clor, readers have been speculating when Thor and Iron Man would come to blows. Looks like it is about to happen in the pages of Thor #3. Take a look at the sneak peek Marvel sent Major Spoilers. Even though there isn’t dialogue, this looks like it is building to an awesome battle.
Dynamite Entertainment has announced it will be releasing two – that’s right two – trade paperbacks collecting her early adventures. Wait. Did I say twice? How ’bout a little double-double? Not only is the company releasing two volumes of classic tales, Dynamite is also releasing two trade paperbacks of Red Sonja’s current Dynamite series. Take the jump for the solicitation information and images of the cover.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores August 22, 2007. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated August 20, 2007.
DC Comics has provided the solicitation information and cover images for titles shipping in November 2007. Pay attention to Countdown, which gets a name change to Countdown to Final Crisis, another installment of Booster Gold, and lots of Countdown related tie-ins.
Dynamite Entertainment has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this Wednesday. Take the jump for Highlander #10, New Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero #1, Savage Tales #1, and Terminator 2: Infinity #2.
Over at his MySpace page, Jon Favreau posted a message to let everyone know we’ll be seeing some of that Iron Man footage real soon. I hear you all loud and clear. You want to see the footage that we brought to SDCC. Why not post it in HD instead of having everyone download a grainy bootleg? I agree. I am trying to get a version out to you ASAP. This is a big movie, however, and it takes time to get the proper approvals from all parties involved. I am happy to report that both Marvel and Paramount have…
It’s been a while since the last installment of After Hours. JustSomeRandomGuy posted the latest installment, and here it is for your laughing pleasure. “The Beginning of the End of the End of the Beginning” Part 1. Who is Lance M. Donovan? What is Plan B? Stay tuned to the Marvel/DC parody series to find out… [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=cNOUKZ0EdWk[/youtube] Fun stuff, but maybe not as funny as some of the previous videos, although the Stan Lee character is pretty believable.