Author: 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...

Marvel Comics sent us a promo image for Heroes for Hire #15 with the following tag information: World War Hulk has arrived…and The Heroes For Hire will be no more. Some will die. Some will live. The only thing certain is that the future just got a lot DEADLIER! Take the jump to see the full image!

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Set between Halo 2 and Halo 3, Halo: Uprising attempts to tie the two games together and answer questions fans have been asking for a long time. “It was an honor to be asked to add something to the Halo pot,” said writer Brian Michael Bendis. “To bring to Halo what the graphic novel brought, some humanity and perspective—something you can’t get in the game based solely on the nature of the different mediums. Alex and I also have tried to create a juicy sci-fi story that even if you don’t play or know anything about Halo, you could buy…

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Silent Devil has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at its forthcoming 2-part graphic novel “Astronaut Dad”. Written by David Hopkins with art by Brent Schoonover, Astronaut Dad follows three NASA families during the early days of the space program. “This is one project I couldn’t turn down,” says Silent Devil co-founder Christian Beranek. “David Hopkins has done great work with SD before on Antigone and Brent’s artwork is amazing. This series represents the future of the medium, being that original graphic novels are quickly becoming a widely embraced form of mass communication.” This sneak peek comes on the heels…

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You may remember the brouhaha surrounding the Platinum Studios plot to get Cowboys and Aliens to hit the number one spot several months ago, as a way of generating interest among the “Hollywood Elite” to pick the property for a film development deal. Well apparently it worked! Variety is reporting DreamWorks and Universal Pictures have joined forces to turn the comic into a movie. Imagine partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will produce along with Platinum Studios chairman-CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Ervin Rustemagic and Rich Marincic co-produce. Script will be written by Mark Fergus…

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Steve Niles, the creator behind 30 Days of Night (soon to be a major motion picutre!) will release a four issue mini-series called Strange Cases this August. The series focuses on a disparate group of men and women who hunt what frightens humanity most as they’re drawn to Holcomb Manor, a legendary nexus for all things supernatural. Immediately upon arrival our starring slayers are given an offer they may not live long enough to refuse. Along the way, established horror icons Val Helsing, Kolchak and Cal MacDonald among them  are twisted in ways even the most dedicated reader would never…

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I really like the ultimate universe. It doesn’t have the heavy baggage from 616 and it’s easier to jump on as a new reader. Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Ultimate X-Men #84 that gets Bishop hoping to kick some butt.

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Once again Image delivers the goods in the form of a bunch of sneak peeks for your Thursday pleasure. This week’s installment features previews of Invincible, The Walking Dead, Death Dealer, and the Weird World of Jack Staff.

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Platinum Studios has announced the top 50 entrants for its second annual Comic Book Challenge. Entries for the 2007 challenge were accepted throughout May. The top 50 entrants unveiled on AT&T blue room hollywood will next pitch their ideas to a panel of industry and Hollywood insiders at a secret location near the 2007 International San Diego Comic-Con — a process that will whittle the field to 10 semifinalists. Kicking off in late July, the 10 semifinalists will then be narrowed down to three finalists by the general public through an online voting process hosted by the AT&T blue room…

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I was really hoping the Endangered Species series would be full issue stories spanning months worth of X-Men titles. Instead, the series will be comprised of seventeen eight-page back up stories. With three simple words, the entire mutant race was decimated, reduced to a mere fraction of its former size. Now Beast, with a team of unlikely allies, must race against the clock to prevent their own extinction. Marvel Comics has sent us the checklist of each chapter and issue, along with the creative team attached to each installment.

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Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in September 2007. A lot of firsts this month include Mice Templar, Lucha Libre, Parade (with Fireworks), and more. And speaking of more – Image sent along some preview pages to get you excited.

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