The Marvel Super-Hero Team-Up trade paperback is headed your way in September, and it’s going to feature a new variant cover by Jorge Molina.
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Muther F’n Jackson and Marvel Work Out Differences; Fans May Now Rejoice
Much like the public quote fest that took place between Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Marvel over Iron Man 2, Samuel Jackson and Marvel have been talking back and forth through the media for some time as the two tried to work out a deal to get Jackson back in the eyepatch of Nick Fury. Things looked pretty tense as Marvel did away with Terrence Howard and replaced him with Don Cheadle in the role of Jim Rhodes.
The good news is a deal has been reached. The better news is Jackson has signed a nine – NINE! – picture deal with the studio.
The movies include “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America,” “The Avengers” and its sequels.  Also on the table is the possibility of toplining a “S.H.I.E.L.D.” movie, which is in development.
Nine movies? If it is true that Jackson gets a minimum of $7 million per movie, that would put this deal somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 million. Can you say “CHA-CHING!” With fans eating up Jackson’s appearance in the first Iron Man, as long as the studio continues to deliver solid films based on its huge archive of properties, Jackson is going to be a very rich, and very busy guy for the next six years.
Of course this means we’ll never see The Hoff reprise his role as the cigar chomping leader of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Dark Reign Tie-Ins Continue to Sell Out
Marvel has announced three of the Dark Reign tie-in issues have sold out at the distributor level and are being sent back to press with variant covers. New Avengers #49 has a cover price of $3.99, Punisher #2 hits shelves for $2.99, and War Machine #2 by Greg Pak also features a $2.99 price tag. All three issues arrive in stores on March 25, 2009.
Marvel Sneak Peek: Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
War Machine is mad as hell and packing heat. Not just because Terrance Howard is out of Iron Man 2: Electric Boogaloo, but because of those damn dirty Skrulls. It gets intense in Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #35, and Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek.
Howard Out Cheadle In for Iron Man 2
Check out this weird casting news – apparently Terrence Howard has been given the axe for the Iron Man sequel, and is being replaced by Don Cheadle.
Marvel had no comment, but sources close to the deal said negotiations with Howard fell through over financial differences, among other reasons. Marvel, which had wanted to work with Cheadle, then decided to take the role in another direction and approached the actor, who is shooting Antoine Fuqua‘s “Brooklyn’s Finest” with Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke.
I really dig Don Cheadle, and can’t wait to see his Jim Rhodes character get a larger role in the sequel.
New Wave of Minimates on the Way
Diamond Select Toys has announced the next wave of its Marvel Minimates line will be on the way soon, with all new characters, villains, and costumes.
Series 23 will contain several two-packs featuring characters taken from the past twenty years of Marvel history. Nova will be paired with Gamora, Cloak will team up with Dagger and the Spymaster will take on War Machine in this all-star lineup. The variant War Machine featuring Jim Rhodes will also be available as a limited chase figure.
With the ongoing success of the Amazing Spider-Man, it was only a matter of time before his villains got their due as Minimates! Series 24 will feature two-packs consisting of Spider-Man & Shocker, Cosmic Spider-Man & Transformation Venom, “Back in Black†Spider-Man & Kraven and the limited Tarantula variant. Additional pieces will also be included for transforming Transformation Venom into Eddie Brock and each Spider-Man into Peter Parker.
If you were/are worried that the Minimate line was getting thin to the point of being canceled, fear not, as DST has assured Major Spoilers there are going to be Minimates well into the future.
Iron Man Movie Reactions
I had the opportunity to see the Iron Man movie last evening. The best part about this showing? It wasn’t sold out, wasn’t packed with noisy kids talking during the movie, and not a single cell phone went off during the flick. All in all, a great movie going experience.
But what of the movie itself? I have a few early thoughts after the jump.