Author: Stephen Schleicher

Drat!  My TiVo has been acting up lately, locking up at the most inappropriate times.  The most recent lock up failed to record Hellboy: Blood and Iron, the second Hellboy Animated movie.  I was really looking forward to it too.  Guess, I’ll have to wait until it hits on DVD to pick it up. In our interviews with Tad Stones, he has always said a third picture was in the works, but only if the first two did well. no green light yet but when I have time I proceed as if we have one so that means organizing reference…

The Fantastic Four have been around for more than 40 years, and in May, Marvel will be giving the first family the Marvel Spotlight treatment in Marvel Spotlight: Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. Some of the biggest creators in their history help out with a behind the scenes look at the past, plus a look into the future of the New Fantastic Four. Marvel Spotlight: Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer arrives May 23 for $2.99. Hey, just in time for a movie tie-in! What a coincidence! Full cover after the jump.

Marvel has also dropped off a sneak peek to Spider-Man Family #3. If you haven’t seen the first two issues, you may be out of luck as both have sold out at Diamond. Take the jump for a six page preview.

Hulk is back and Hulk is mad! This may World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker hits stores as the Hulk prepares to dispense his own brand of justice. Major Spoilers has sneak peeks of both the Prologue and Hulk #106 that you can see as soon as you take the jump.

Marvel Comics has announced Omega Flight #1 has sold out at Diamond and will go back to print with a variant cover by Scott Kolins. In the wake of Civil War, Canada has put together its own super-team called Omega Flight, the last line of defense for the Great White North against super villain insurgents from abroad. Unfortunately for the Canadians, before Omega Flight can band together, a powerful team of villains have decided to turn their northern neighbor into a playground for plundering. The new printing will be available May 9, 2007 for $2.99. via Marvel Comics

Dynamite Entertainment has announced it will be giving fans a chance to win an original art page from Savage Tales #1 featuring Red Sonja.

Dynamite Entertainment has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at titles arriving in stores this week. This week features the continuing adventures of the Highlander, Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse, and the New Battlestar Galactica: Zarek.

While I think Matthew could write up a pretty kick-ass series for Legion of Superheroes, Christopher Bird is actually waging a campaign to be the next writer for the DC series. Check out his site for all of the dailies, which are pretty damn funny.  While he is just goofing around I think he might actually be on to something. via Christopher Bird

Even though Grindhouse did awful at the box office this past weekend (only $12 million US), comic artists are churning out their interpretations of one of the movies favorite characters, Cherry Darling. Check out art by Jasin Martin of SuperReal, Josh Howard, and Cameron Stewart.

Well I called BS yesterday in regards to the Goyer penned Supermax movie. Late yesterday, Goyer posted the following on his website: SUPERMAX Is it real? The answer is “YES”, it’s a real project. It’s just in the early stages of development, but amongst the tidal wave of super-hero movies hitting the screen, this more classically post-modern take could be pretty damn fun. The basic concept actually came about through Justin Marks, a terrific young writer my wife Jessika (a producer) had previously worked with. They thought the idea of a prison-break story set in a jail designed exclusively for…

The Interwebs is a buzz today over an article posted at Wizard Universe that “claims” David (Batman Begins, but got punted from The Flash) Goyer has sold Warner on the idea of doing a DCU villain movie. But this isn’t some Secret Six retelling, instead it is about Green Arrow. Or at least it has Green Arrow in it for about 10 minutes. Come on you really want to believe that?

If you missed out on any part of Marvel’s Civil War series – and there is a good chance you did since many of the title issues and tie-ins sold out – Marvel has announced the Trade Paperback of the series is set to debut this week. Fans will also be able to experience Civil War in a brand new way with each issue of Civil War Chronicles, which presents every issue of the Civil War event in chronological order, allowing readers to see the nuances of this epic tale in the order they occured. Featuring two Civil War tales…

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores April 11, 2007. 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. Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice and Diamond Comics Distributors for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated April 09, 2007.

Sean Wang let us know he’ll be returning The Tick for two issues to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the character. The Tick 20th Anniversary special Edition #1 is published by New England comics. Wang will also be writing and illustrating The Tick Comic Con Extravaganza #1 one-shot. “Most people know me from my sci-fi adventure series RUNNERS, which is about a motley crew of alien smugglers,” says Wang. “And recently, more people have discovered my work through MELTDOWN, a superhero story published by Image Comics earlier this year. But what a lot of people don’t realize is that I…