Dark Reign: The List – Hulk sells out

Marvel has announced that Dark Reign: The List – Hulk has sold out at the distributor level, and is going back to press.

This time, the Hulk Family is up against Norman Osborn’s right hand herself, Victoria Hand! But she’s not alone—Moonstone (AKA the new Ms Marvel) is along for a battle of both minds and mettle! When Bruce Banner and Skaar come a knockin’ on a secret HAMMER facility’s door, smashing ensues! Nothing will ever be the same for Banner and Skaar!

The variant issue, featuring a cover by Paul Pelletier, arrives November 25, 2009.

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Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Sideshow Collectible’s Hulk

Of all the incarnations of the Hulk, I think I like this one the best.  And in the hands of the sculptors at Sideshow Collectibles, the Green Goliath moves into the realm of three dimensions.

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Another Daredevil movie on the way, too

Here’s some gravy to go along with the heaping helping of Ghost Rider 2 news we presented earlier – Marvel is developing a new Daredevil movie.  Fortunately, instead of a sequel, this will be a reboot.  Empire Online has no other information other than the fact that Ben Affleck won’t be involved in the project.

It’s odd that Marvel is going for a reboot of the Daredevil film when the director’s cut of the film was much better than the theatrical release.  It’s certainly much better than the Ghost Rider film which Columbia seems to want to force down viewer’s throats.  On the other hand, with Marvel trying to bring all its properties back in-house, rebooting the film (ala The Hulk) could do wonders for the crimson crime fighter.

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Kirby estate goes after Marvel

If your a Marvel fan, and laugh with glee every time you hear the next chapter in the Siegel/Warner Bros. lawsuit, then that grin may quickly fade after news that the Jack Kirby estate has served notice to Marvel, Disney, Sony, Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures, that it is terminating copyright.

It all boils down the Kirby estate trying to regain the rights of the characters Kirby created (a very extensive list that includes Captain America, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, The Silver Surfer, and Thor, among others) and make money off someone. If the suit is successful, everything would hit the fan in 2014, when Kirby would own the copyright, but Marvel/Disney would own any trademarks.

Interestingly, the same law firm that represents the Siegel estate, Toberoff & Associates, is also representing the Kirby estate.  Now sounds like a good time to be a dead creator that has a family looking to score big of changes in company structure and copyright law.

What will be the upshot of all of this?  Millions spent in the courtroom trying to settle this argument, with the estate walking away with millions more, and the publisher still producing comic books feature the characters in question.

UPDATE: Here is Marvel’s official statement on the termination notice.

“Marvel received the termination notices and is reviewing the information and has no additional comment at this time.”

Yikes.  Sounds like it took them by surprise.

via Super Hero Hype