Author: Stephen Schleicher

Marvel today released the solicitation information for the next big X-Event – Divided We Stand. No more X-Men and mutants in chaos! Plus if you look forward far enough you might get a clue or two about who is and isn’t a Skrull. Take the jump for the complete rundown along with cover images.

Laura Vandervoort – Supergirl from the CW’s Smallville, has joined the list of guests for the 2008 Emerald City Comicon scheduled for May 10th and 11th at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. “‘Smallville’ is shot just a couple hours north of Seattle and we’ve had many requests for an actor from the show to appear, so we’re very excited to have the lovely and talented Ms. Vandervoort out to the convention this year,” says Organizer Jim Demonakos. “In addition, Jamie Bamber, who plays ‘Apollo’ on the new ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ will also be appearing.” In addition…

Following the relaunch, Top Cow has sent a seven-page sneak peek of the Darkness #2, which finds Jackie taking on the rebels.

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores January 23, 2008. 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 January 21, 2008.

A lot of good work came from Sejic during his Witchblade: First Born run, and Top Cow Productions has announced Stjepan will now be the regular artist for the ongoing Witchblade series beginning with issue #116. “Historic run, on the rise artist, longest running, and consistent,” said Sejic in a prepared statement, “In my personal dictionary these descriptions all fall under ‘hype’. As a fan, I’ve read my share of hype but as an artist my job is to destroy the skepticism in fans’ minds. I’m committed to doing just that. Ron [Marz] has amazing stories outlined and I’m extremely…

Aaron Lopresti signed an exclusive contract with DC back in November, and now we learn he will be the artist on Gail Simone’s Wonder Woman beginning with issue #20. The offer came about two weeks later and I just could not turn down working on not only one of the DC icons but a pop culture icon as well. Now I can actually have a conversation with someone outside of comics and they will actually have heard of the character I’m drawing. Can’t wait to see how Simone’s writing and Lopresti’s art mesh. via Newsarama

Remember that huge teaser DC sent out a while back talking about legends living forever? Look at the very bottom of the story as posted, and you’ll notice I mentioned the only Justice League member not present was the Martian Manhunter. Well several months of speculation and the rumors have moved from Batman (the only character pictured who hasn’t died) back to J’onn J’onzz. Why not Batman? Word is Warner Bros., the parent company of DC, stepped in and politely told DC not to screw with the film franchise, leaving poor ol’ J’onn as the sacrificial lamb. Even though J’onzz…

Good news for those who are hoping for the House of Ideas to come through with movie continuity. According to actor William Hurt let slip he has a seen with Iron Man in the upcoming Hulk redo. “I don’t know how it’ll work,” Hurt admitted, saying it was a thrill to appear as General Thaddeus Ross during Downey’s scene. “I know it’s weird [to work with a character from another movie], and to know it’s a device. We did something; I don’t know what that’s going to be like [to watch].” I’m all for making sure we are on our…

Robert Kirkman has posted an image of Science Dog over at his blog site. The fictional movie character from the pages of Invincible is a hero to the title character and he’s appearing again in Invincible #50. via Kirkmania

I can understand fans wanting to pick up Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, DC and Marvel figures, but really, who would have guessed there would be enough people interested in Silence of the Lambs for Diamond Select Toys to launch a line of toys based on the movie? All four Minimates feature all-new Art Asylum sculpts and accessories, including Hannibal’s removable straight jacket, Buffalo Bill’s signature Death’s Head Moth and Hannibal the Cannibal’s trademark mask and gurney! Fortunately there is no Buffalo Bill hiding his package figure! If these are the same size as my DC Minimates, I look…

Are you a Dave Cockrum fan? Why not buy his stash – that is his personal collection of comics his estate is currently selling through Clifford Meth. The collection includes a lot of Avengers stuff (no Legion of Super-Heroes stuff remains) including: Avengers 106 VF/NM (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $55 (on hold) 107 VF/NM (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $55 (on hold) 108 VF/NM (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $55 (on hold) 124 VF (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $35 125 VF/NM (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $60 (on hold) 126 FN- (DAVE COCKRUM INKS) $25 Meth is out of the country starting Jan 12, but returns in February…

My good friend Bryan is probably jumping up and down over the announcement that the 90’s television series Duckman is heading to DVD. I remember Bryan staying up late night to catch the show on his antiquated VHS machine, instead of going out and getting drunk with his fellow men. No definitive release date has been announced (sometime in 2008), but it has been suggested the first collection will include the first two seasons of the show (22 episodes in total). The series consists of 70 episodes that aired right before USA’s Up All Night on Saturday nights from 1994…

Now this is a maquette I would buy in an instant if it were real. Classic lines, great art style, no cheesecake pose to get the fanboys and fangirls in an uproar…sigh, if only… Amazing art via TraditionalDanimatio

When I was in college, I worked at the local radio station and ended up spending four years missing out on the holidays because I was low man on he totem pole. Fortunately, one Thanksgiving eve, while cooking a pot of stew for my holiday meal, I turned my television to the the recently launched Comedy Central where programmer thought it would be a great idea to run a marathon of a little show called Mystery Science Theater 3000. I fell in love with Joel and the bots instantly. I think this song sums up what was so great about…