Archie Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Betty #169, Jughead and Friends Digest #24, and Sonic the Hedgehog #181, all arriving next week.
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...
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving next week. It’s a small collection this week featuring Crawl Space #1 (yay zombies!), PVP #35, and The Walking Dead #43 (yay, more zombies!).
Twentieth Century Fox has announced May 1, 2009 will be the release date for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie will center around Wolverine’s past with Victor Creed and the Weapon X program as well as his interactions with other mutants. “Wolverine” is expected to feature many other mutants — some new to the film franchise and some from one or more of the three “X-Men” films. Liev Schreiber is reportedly in final talks to take on the role of a younger version of nemesis William Stryker, played by Brian Cox in “X2.” Wolverine will shoot in Australia, New Zealand, and…
I know some of you are big fans of the X-Men and are really interested in what is going on in the new Messiah Complex event. Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a “select panel” sneak peek (sans word ballons) from Uncanny X-Men #492.
Now he’s back. From outer space… well you get the idea. Silver Surfer returns in Silver Surfer: In Thy Name #1 and Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue that arrives November 7th.
The first “season” of Dynamite Entertainment’s Battlestar Galactica series is set to be collected in a trade paperback to be released this February. Sharon leads her strange army into the heart of the Cylon empire. Here, she’ll find not only the answers to who she is, but the secrets of her very existence. Back on the Galactica, Adama works to put down a violent uprising aboard his ship, while battling the “returner” virus that has crippled more than half his crew! The volume will also inlcude all the covers from the series including the photo covers for those who can’t…
Zombies 2 – Electric Boogaloo Several years ago I had a freak out, and stopped eating meat, stopped with the caffeine, and processed sugars. There are a couple of good things about avoiding those things. First there’s that whole healthier living thing, and second, I got to eat all the veggie pizza, been burritos, and tofurkey sandwiches that I wanted (really tofurkey isn’t as bad as it sounds). The toughest part about my sudden conversion to semi-vegetarianism (I still ate eggs and cheese), was the first two weeks. Every Big Mac commercial, every KFC ad, even the smell of steak…
Getting the greenlight for a pilot a month ago, Viper Comics’ Middleman graphic novel now has a couple of stars – Matt Keeslar and Natalie Morales. “Middleman” centers on Wendy Watson (Morales), a twentysomething struggling artist recruited by a secret agency to fight comic book-type villains. Keeslar will play the title character, a sci-fi superhero who serves as her guide. Gleason will play Ida, the robotic gatekeeper and veteran assistant to Keeslar. Middleman is written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach who is also producing the pilot. If you want to find out more about Middleman, check out the huge preview of the…
In an excellent interview with DC’s Main Man in Hollywood Gregory Novek, Voices from Krypton ask why Welling won’t be Superman in the JLA movie. VOICES FROM KRYPTON: And then there are all of those Internet rumors about Tom Welling being cast as Superman… GREGORY NOVECK: Not happening, if for no other reason than it would just confuse the issue. VOICES FROM KRYPTON: And if that’s the case, I wonder why they wouldn’t just use Brandon Routh again. GREGORY NOVECK: I think part of it is that the character is larger than the actor. If you look at Batman, Superman…
Yup, throw enough money at someone and they pretty much do anything. In an interview with Superhero Hype! Sam Raimi gave an update on the film. “Right now, Sony is meeting with different writers to try and bring a fresh new story and approach to the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise,” Raimi told us, “so I’ve been in meetings with Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, the producers, and Amy Pascal. Different writers have been coming in and spinning different tales of where ‘Spider-Man’ can go from here.” Let’s just hope it isn’t Clone Saga… via Superhero Hype
Boom! Studios is releasing The Savage Brothers trade paperback today, and to get you into the story, the company is letting you read the first 22 pages for free at the company website. Written by the creator of the hit Sci Fi TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and EUREKA staff writer Johanna Stokes with art by new fan favorite and current BLUE BEETLE artist Rafael Albuquerque, THE SAVAGE BROTHERS tells the post- zombie-lyptic tale of Dale and Otis Savage–who’ll hop in their Ford F-150, and bring back, or put down any of your undead relatives… for a price. Things get…
Even before the first issue of Batman and the Outsiders #1 hits the stands, DC has announced a new creative team of Chuck Dixon and Julian Lopez. Not only is the original cover (right) getting ditched in favor of two new ones by Doug Braithwaite and Ryan Sook, but the original writing team of Tony Bedard and Koi Turnbull have been given the heave ho too. But wait, there are even more changes in store for the Dark Knight and his covert underground strike force.
George Lucas announced yesterday he is planning on bringing the Star Wars franchise to a live action television series soon. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lucas said he was just beginning work, but did say the series will feature minor characters from the movies and will not feature any of the Skywalker clan. This shouldn’t be confused with the animated series Lucas is also working on called Star Wars: The Clone Wars. via Variety
To help kick off the DVD release of the Transformers, Paramount is rolling out the life sized model of Bumblebee and erecting him in the courtyard of the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center at the corner of La Brea and Santa Monica Blvd. Stop by and get your picture taken, or just marvel at what someone can do with a bunch of car parts, a forklift, a 10-ton crane and lots of money. Bumblebee will be on location from today (October 16) until Sunday October 21st. via Superhero Hype