Now this is more like it I don’t know what happened in the second part of that two-part crossover issue that began in Invincible #57, and frankly, I don’t care.  What I do care about is the intricate universe Robert Kirkman has created in Invincible and the myriad of characters in it. The latest issue returns readers to the good ol’ days of a young superhero and all the people in it.
Author: Stephen Schleicher
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...
Welcome to Lovecraft was rated quite highly when the Major Spoilers crew gave it a look-see, and it was clear at the end of the series there was more story to tell. IDW Publishing and Joe Hill just released the first installment of the next chapter of this compelling story, in Locke & Key: Head Games #1.
February 12, 2009, is Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday. For everyone interested in the sixteenth president, NBM Publishing brings back to press Rick Geary’s THE MURDER OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, volume 7 of Geary’s TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER series. Geary reveals that assassin John Wilkes Booth worked with a group of Southern sympathizers out to kill not just the President but much of the executive branch. He also details the flight of the culprits and the hot pursuit of federal agent.
Marvel has announced it is sending X-Men Noir #2 back to press for a second printing. The new edition is scheduled to be in stores February 18, 2009. via Marvel
Check out this collection of sneak peeks from this weekend’s new Batman: The Brave and the Bold, featuring the Gentleman Ghost, Deadman, Kamandi, the last boy on Earth. Two more after the jump.
It’s Friday, which means it is Support Our Advertisers Day. Bat & Wolf While monster hunter Madison Shepherd approaches mid-life, Montague and Campbell approach mid-death, transformed into the very monsters they once burned at the stake. But after saving Madison’s daughter Carla from certain un-death, the overweight vampire and balding werewolf race to save their former friend from monsters and mid-life crisis alike. I’m very happy to have Bat & Wolf as an advertiser, and you can show your support for Major Spoilers by clicking on the banner at the top of the page to find out more about online…
Image has sent Major Spoilers sneak peeks of Heathentown and Ted McKeever Library Book Two: Eddy Current. You can see the previews after the jump.
Details are beginning to emerge on the settlement between Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox over the Watchmen movie. The film will still open on March 6 Warner Bros. will pay between $5 million and $10 million in the $1.4 development fees Fox claims it invested in the movie when it had the rights. The rest of that load will cover the legal fees. Fox gets a percentage of gross sales – somewhere between 5% and 8.5%. Fox also gets a percentage of gross for any sequels or spinoffs. I don’t know if that includes video game revenu or not.…
Marvel has a new viral campaign going for its cosmic Secret Invasion followup, War of Kings. The company released several banners for fans to put on their websites to promote the issue and to promote their own inner geek. I must say I was pleasently surprised with Marvel including me in its campaign. Rest of the banners after the jump.
The Death of Batman of Earth Prime (or Zur-En-Arrh, we don’t know which, but does it really matter?) Two years ago, we were teased with the promise that Legends Live Forever (not a Queen lyric by the way) – even if they get killed in the process. As you might have already heard, Batman finally dies in this issue, but as always, it is getting there that is the most infuriating. Or is it half the fun? In any case Final Crisis #6 is here and the death of Earth is upon us.
Yes, it does involve a great deal of money. Yes, Fox now does get a sizable chunk of the box office receipts in addition to a big pile of rolling around in cash. No, Fox does not own any portion of Watchmen going forward. Yes, Producer Larry Gordon is in a heap of deep at the moment, as it looks like Warner Bros. will be targeting him for reimbursement for the company’s payout to Fox. The official announcement will be made on Friday.
Amazing Spider-Man wasn’t the only sold out title this week. DC Comics has announced Final Crisis #6 will go back to press for a second printing. FINAL CRISIS #6 Second Printing (NOV088149) features a pencils-only version of Doug Mahnke’s art from the final page of this issue. The new printing is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 28, the same day as FINAL CRISIS #7. Please note that this issue has a special Final Order Cutoff date of Sunday, January 18. Oh, and if you haven’t read Final Crisis #6 yet, you probably don’t want to take the jump…
If you thought guest appearances by President Barack Obama in comics were done, guess again. Image Comics is getting into the act again as the President makes his first superhero-related initiative in Youngblood #8, written and illustrated by Rob Liefeld. “Obama re-instating the YOUNGBLOOD program with his picks is a natural, with SAVAGE DRAGON having featured Obama already,” Liefeld told Comic Book Resources. “And with YOUNGBLOOD having featured George H. Bush in its past as well as a Saddam Hussein styled guy and YOUNGBLOOD featured alongside Dan Quayle in WILDC.A.Ts and Bill Clinton in SUPREME, Image has a long history…
HitFix has some brand new issues from the upcoming adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass comic that he wrote for Marvel.