Or – “You’ll Never Have This Much Fun With A Liefeld Character Again…” One of the great things about the Marvel Universe is that everybody has a story. Even someone who’s appeared as seldom as the Texas Twister or Stingray has backstory, family, friends and continuity. The cast of this book, f’rinstance, has ties to The X-Men, X-Force, The Avengers, The Defenders, Spider-Man, the awesome but completely forgotten “Lost Generation” miniseries, and, if this issue is to be taken literally, The frickin’ Micronauts. Last issue, the nextwave five were faced with no fewer than three different evil superteams bent on…
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If you can’t wait for Marvel to release its adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower, here’s something to tide you over. embedPlayer(370512145) via Marvel Comics (link)
Stephen King will appear as a Guest of Honor at the New York Comic Con (February 23-25, 2007) to discuss the Marvel Comic adaptation of his The Dark Tower series. King will participate in a special panel hosted by Marvel Entertainment Editor in Chief Joe Quesada on Saturday February 24. In a press release prepared by Marvel, Ruwan Jayatilleke, Director of Development, Marvel Publishing said, “We are absolutely ecstatic that Stephen King will be attending the February 2007 New York Comic Con. His appearance will be a huge thrill for Dark Tower enthusiasts, comic book fans, and convention-goers alike. Marvel…
Or – “20 Years In Any Other Medium Might Actually CHANGE Things.” When I was young, a Limited Series was a 4-issue affair. Jack of Hearts, Vision and The Scarlet Witch, Hercules, even the whole frickin’ World of Krypton fit into that 4-issue format without feeling cramped. Not so in the age of Decompression… Naaah, these days, a limited series is 6, or 8, or 12 issues, if not 52 of ’em. Stories take longer now, though roughly the same amount of action ends up taking place. Mostly that’s a good thing, in that conversations and character bits that would…
If you have enjoyed the Marvel direct to DVD animated features that have been released, Marvel has announced the soundtracks to Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers 2 and Iron Man are now available via the iTunes music store. Each album sells for $9.99.
Marvel Comics has announced Onslaught Reborn has sold out at Diamond Comics Distributors. The company has told us they don’t have plans at the moment to go back to press with a second printing, but it is considering it. We’ll keep you updated, should this change. Covers for issues #2 and #3, plus more info after the jump.
That’s the question Marvel Comics posed to Major Spoilers readers when they sent us the cover to Fantastic Four #544. The cover features the Human Torch, The Thing, Storm, and Black Panther in what looks like the new team up following the events of Civil War. Click the image to embiggen. What do you think?
Marvel Comics has let us know the Marvel Zombies hard cover will be going back to press for a third time, and will feature an all new cover by zombie painter Arthur Suydam. The cover for the third printing will be a zombie homage to Fantastic Four #49. Marvel Zombies third printing will be availabe January 24, 2007 for $19.99.
Marvel Comics has announced its newuniversal #1 has sold out, and the company is going back to press for fans of the series. With a new printing comes a new cover, painted by Esad Ribic, who did the covers for Marvel’s House of M. The Warren Ellis (w), Salvador Larroca (a) newuniversal #1 second printing will be in stores January 17, 2007 for $2.99. If you want to see the variant cover, you know where to click.
Top Cow has sent us an early look at the Cyberforce/X-Men crossover scheduled to be in stores December 27. Cyberforce and the X-Men meet head on, while on a trip to Japan. Check the six page preview for details. Oh, and check this out; this crossover issue is 32 pages with no ads. More details and two covers after the jump.
The French Magazine Cine Live has published a group shot of the Fab Four from the upcoming Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer movie. Someone has scanned the image and posted it on their flickr site. You’ll have to follow the link to see everything, as Flickr has a “download image” option disabled, and I’m feeling a bit Grinchy this morning :) . From Cine Live Magazine via Flickr (link)
Marvel has sent us a sneak peek at the upcoming Iron Man: Hypervelocity #1. This issue finds Tony Stark designing all new Iron Man armor, and testing it out throughout the series. I wonder why he needs yet another Iron Man suit? Guess that is why we have a six part mini-series to explain it all. Take the jump to find out more and see a five page preview.
The first issue of Spider-Man: Reign has sold out at Diamond Comics Distributors. Marvel has let us know the issue, telling the story of an aged Peter Parker coming out of retirement, is going back to press. The second printing will be on sale January 10, 2007 for $3.99 with an all new variant cover. If you missed out, Marvel has sent a preview of the issue (with new cover) for you to check out.
Marvel Comics has sent us cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in March 2007. take the jump for the complete list. DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #2 (of 7) Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH Pencils and Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE Roland has incurred the wrath of the evil sorcerer Marten, and must flee his home in Gilead with two of his young friends. But arriving in the supposedly friendly town of Hambry may be no safer, for the dreaded agents of Marten are abroad—The Coffin Hunters! Though it’s…