I Smell Sequel........

Recently over on his website, Peter David (writer of "stuff") posted a picture of himself wearing the classic Blade Runner jacket. As you'll see in the picture below, Mr. David has shed a ton of weight. So when compared to Harrison Ford............



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.........I say, since Ford's too busy with some stupid indy flick, Indiana Jones 7 or somethin', they should get David to sign on for a sequel. I can smell the boat loads of opening weekend cash from here.

Bust-in' out, and Approval From the King

Well, as seen yesterday, this is Alex Maleev's concept drawing for the upcoming Spider-Woman series.........

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Here's what Frank Cho had to say when Maleev posted the pic on Cho's board.........
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"Nice rack! Bravo, Alex. Bravo. However, I get the sneaky feeling that Marvel
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So, here is the new, bust line reduced (on the left vs. the original on the right, according to Maleev), Spider-Woman........

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Well, I guess that's reduced. However, I think anything approved by Frank Cho should just be left alone.

Eight Legged News (sic) from the Interwebs

Alex Maleev Spider Woman concept sketch, as found at his message board.......
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This series has been a long time in the making. First it was supposed to happen in 2006, then no later than the beginning of 2007, and now it looks like more of a 2008 launch. For those uninformed as to what I'm talking about, Brian Bendis, and his Daredevil partner in crime (Alex Maleev) are working on a Spider-Woman solo series. This is the first piece of art I've seen since the whole thing was announced, so the status of it is a bit clearer, but there is still no official launch date.
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Also, what does Dan Slott have planned for Spider-Man post One More Day?

Good Day!

Which One Should I Go With Today?

"Choices Choices.........."

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"Oooooooo! Nazis........my favorites!........but it just doesn't seem right."

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"Bitchin' helmet.........but it just isn't going to put across the message I want."

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"I sense good in this one, he won't do, not nearly evil enough."

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"Nah, too flip floppy. I want to inspire fear, not laughter."

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"There really is no answer to 'which evil bastard should I be today?' Eh, might as well just be all of em' rolled into one."

Entertainment in the Mighty Marvel Manner.......

Brian Bendis posted this over on the Jinxworld forums, and I just thought you might like to watch it for yourself.........



Happy Thanksgiving to all.

It was wonderful how they incorporated the Back to the Future theme in there as well, and I liked the robocop cameo at about one minute and thirty seconds in.

It's still better than Elektra.

Miller Time!

George Miller, it has been confirmed, will direct the JLA movie for Warner Brothers! The same man who brought you the Mad Max films, and the excusable Happy Feet will be directing the first ever live action coupling of the JLA........oh, wait, I forgot about these guys.......

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That's beside the point though. I'm getting more and more excited for this film by the day.

On a different note, Marvel is hitting us up with another big event soon! This time it's called Secret Invasion, and it will be written by Brian Bendis. Check out the awesome trailer for the upcoming event.

That's all I got for now! More later, I promise.

THUNDERSTICKS!

Well, apparently if you're in attendance at tonight's Triple A Baseball "Bricktown Showdown," you'll have a shot at getting your very own set of Spider-Man Thundersticks (the most annoying giveaway in sports stadium history), adorned with the design below.......



Check out ESPN2 at 8 PM eastern tonight, and you might hear an ESPN analyst trying to speak intelligently about comics.

Marvel's press release really stresses the "burgeoning relationship with Triple A baseball," so lets hope that the deal is very fruitful. Comic Book/Triple A baseball fans UNITE!

On another note, Marvel is having a Halloween costume contest this year. Here's the ad for it, and for more info, check out this link.............



It's okay, I'm creeped out by that ad too.

Secret (Zombie) Wars!?!?!?

Nah, not really, but I do have some Marvel Zombies news.

Check out the all new Art Suydam cover (an homage to Secret Wars #8) for the Marvel Zombies: The Covers HC........

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Yep, that's the cover to the book about covers from a series which is famous for it's covers. That's completely confusing (at best) to me.

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You can own your very own 104 page zombie cover bonanza for only $19.99 on October 24th!

33% Off Sale!

Three days of bloggin' for the price of one! Can't beat that deal!

First off I got a preview of the upcoming Wolverine Annual, written by crime novelist Gregg Hurwitz, and drawn by Marcelo Frusin.........







Gritty, with lots of growling and gritting of the teeth. Sounds like the 90's.

Now check out this little tidbit I picked up at Sean (Marvel Zombies) Phillips's blog.......



Yum........Marvel Flesh.

On another note, Cap has been dead now for a couple months, but that doesn't keep his books from sellin' out. Captain America The Chosen #1 (brought to you by First Blood writer David Morrell and Mitch Breitweiser) has sold out at Diamond and is going back to press for a second print. Check out the cover (from one of Breitweiser's interior pages) for the second printing.......



Along my journey through the blogosphere, I found Stuart Immonen's website. Here's a nice little picture of Stuart drawing some Ultimate Spider-Man stuff, and an answer to a question that he gets all the time......



Before I go, I would like to show you some more Tony Daniel artwork. This time, it's a commission he did featuring Thor......



His Batman stuff is going to be awesome! Awesome I tell you!

Runnin' Runnin'.........

Whew! It's been one brain bustingly crazy day for me. So, I am going to skip the pleasantries and head straight into the preview of Runaways #28......

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Although this book is way late shipping wise, I do have to say that this looks like one of the best issues yet. Not only does Joss Whedon provide the script, but the ever improving Michael Ryan does the art!
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I've been scoping the interwebs lately for some cool blogs done by comic book creators, and I stumbled upon one today! That blog happens to belong to upcoming Punisher War Journal artist Cory Walker. Mr. Walker does a sketch each day and posts em' to his blog. Today's sketch happens to be of the recently deceased "happy new god" Lightray.

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Besides that, I also came across Mark Brooks's Deviant Art page, which he updates pretty frequently. A couple days back he posted the pencils-inks-finished product of his Ultimates Saga cover. Check it out below (click to view a larger version)........

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On another note, Baltimore Comic-Con was this last weekend. lots of big stuff was announced, but it was one of the smaller projects that caught my eye. That project happens to be the relaunch of X-Force. I have nothing really to go by other than the Clayton Crain cover (for the first issue) below, but from this image, I have this strange feeling that we might have a hit on our hands (if nothing else, it will have Wolverine.........oh........maybe that isn't so great).

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I have lost my will to blog for the night......

Iron Man Teaser Trailer!

Okay, let me say something real quick here...........Iron Man is going to rock. That's pretty much it.



I rest my case.

What's Brubakin' in Your Kitchen?

Ed Brubaker (writer of Uncanny X-Men, and many other top notch books you should read) had this to say over on the Bendis Boards about the X-Men: Disassembled image released on Friday......
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Wow. I just want to say, I have no idea what that image is, or why they released it. I was not consulted on this at all. Weird...

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Here's the link to the post if you wish to confirm.
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The image in question is this one.......
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So, if I had to guess, Brubaker is playing dumb and he has everything to do with this project. It looks like Brubaker is finally getting his shot at a big Marvel event.

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From the information I pulled together, it sounds like this X-Men event will be a house cleaning with the full menu of usual event stuff (deaths, title cancellations, deus ex machinas, etc.). Is it just me, or does that sound kind of like House of M?
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Okay, so here's the bottom line: Brubaker is Brubakin' an X-event, and I'm sold (as you should be too).
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On another note, I stopped by my local comics shop today and noticed some old Marvel previews laying around. One particular cover had Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 on it. However it looked off. Well, turns out Bryan Hitch changed the cover in between the time that the preview went out, and when the actual issue came out.

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Here's the cover that was on the Marvel Preview......

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Here's the published cover.......

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Johnny is slightly more on fire and Sue has had a bit of a makeover.

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Well, that's pretty much all I've got in the way of observations for today.
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Oh, and before you leave, I'd also like to congratulate Tony Moore (artist on Fear Agent, and Exterminators)! He got married today!

I See Funny Colors.......

I noticed this awhile back, and I'm pulling it out of the back of my head for a blog post because I can't think of much else to say right now...........

Joe Mad's art for Ultimates 3: We've seen like two pieces that have been fully colored and finished. Here they are.......

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Now, the part that bugs me isn't the actual pencils. It's the coloring. It's shiny! Really, really shiny! It's distracting and it looks like someone went crazy with photoshop. At first I thought it was just Joe Mad. Then, I saw this pencils only version of the first piece you see up there, and I realized Joe Mad isn't the problem........

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That's some awesome art right there, I swear to god it is (good old Donny Baker).

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Just like with David Finch, the colors can make or break Joe Mad's art. Let's hope that a change is made before the first issue of Ultimates 3 ships in about three years or so.

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As I was typing the above content, a very vague and interesting email landed in my inbox. All the email contained was the words "September 10th" and this........

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It looks like Marvel is turning into the new DC. Instead of Crisis's though it's Disassembled's and War's.

Ra's Al Ghul and a Duck..........

I gotta admit, that's one uncreative title I got there.

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So, how long has Ra's Al Ghul been dead? Way too long according to DC Comics, so they're bringing him back! Check out this piece of promo art for Ra's upcoming revitalization drawn by Tony Daniel, the uber talented penciller who is the next regular artist on Batman.........

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The only logical thing to follow that item with is a Howard The Duck preview. Howard is getting his own title again, and Ty Templeton is behind the typewriter, while Juan Bobillo is providing the art. So check out a preview of the first issue, which is scheduled to ship on October 3rd...........

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My final piece of info I'd like to pass along is that Wildstorm is looking for a new colorist! Here are the qualifications needed.......

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Job Description: DC Comics seeks a Colorist III for the WS Production department. Position will utilize computer programs (Adobe Photoshop) to color comic book pages daily. Lay flats when other work is not available or as instructed. Print color proofs as required. Attend colorist meetings as needed. Reference other color separation houses’ work and techniques to enhance skills. Perform other elated duties as assigned.

Requirements: High School Diploma/GED, or equivalent experience. Minimum two years Computer Colorist experience required. Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and/or other computer coloring programs required. Color guide interpretation skills and understanding of color theory required. Painting/airbrush skills required. Ability to perform figure drawing or anatomy required. Excellent organization skills and oral communication skills required. Reading documents, detailed work, confidentiality, deadline work, verbal and written communications, interaction with others, multiple concurrent tasks. Telephone, copier, personal computer.

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For more info, check out this site.

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And if you get the job, you might get a chance to color all those pages that Jim Lee so diligently produces for All Star Batman and Robin and Wildcats.

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Windows Excel........sior

BEEEEEEFCAKE!

There are no words.


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Actually, that's a lie. I could blog about a Beefcake Cartman figure for quite some time. However, I will spare you and just give you the essential info.......

• The figure was produced by Mezco Toys


• It is being sold exclusively by Wizard (Here)


• Only 3000 figures were produced


• The factory sample of this figure (aka the first one ever produced) is being auctioned off on ebay (Here)


• The ebay auction kicked off today and runs for one week

This figure is definitely in the running for best action figure ever behind my mint condition carded Badrock...........What're you lookin' at?

The Punisher Gets Punished?

Well, apparently Frank Castle is in for a hurtin'.

Check out a preview of the Punisher Max Annual, written by Entourage's Mike Benson below. The word from Marvel is that this time, Frank Castle might be the one getting punished.........

PUNISHER MAX ANNUAL #1
Written by MIKE BENSON
Pencils & Cover by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
Rated T+…$3.99
On-Sale—9/26/07