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Fred Van Lente Day

Twelve Effects A-Sounding…

Original Incredible Hercules Assistant Editor Nathan Cosby did a very nice job preparing the sound effects for Incredible Hercules, and then, well, things got a little crazy.

Here’s one “normal” one, then eleven random amusing ones from throughout the run (inclluding the last one, which is a tribute to Mr. Cosby, written by Mr. Fred Van Lente himself!!)!

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On the Twelfth Day of Fred Van Lente…

Welcome to Fred Van Lente Day, everybody!

Pretty soon, Fred will be here to chat with us all, but for the rest of the day, it will go down “Twelve Days of Fred Van Lente” style!

So imagine the next posts all preceded by, “On the twelfth day of Fred Van Lente, my true love gave to me…”

And enjoy!

Clear Room On Your Calendar This Sunday to Spend Fred Van Lente Day With Us!

And Mr. Fred Van Lente himself, who will be stopping by for an online chat with you, the readers, this Fred Van Lente Day (which is this Sunday), at 4pm Eastern time!

So come share the holiday with us, and Fred Van Lente, of course!

If you wish to join in the chat, just be sure to visit the site at 4pm – I’ll have a link to the chatroom where the chat will be!

Fred Van Lente Chat Transcript!

Let’s celebrate Fred Van Lente Days Past now, with a transcript of the ultra-cool online chat Fred had with readers this past Fred Van Lente Day (otherwise known as this past Saturday). One bit from the chat that I wanted to spotlight first before you begin reading – Fred and artist Dennis Calero will be signing copies of X-Men Noir at Jim Hanley’s on 33rd Street in Manhattan, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 6-8pm. That’s tomorrow, people!

Okay, enjoy the chat! Continue Reading »

Hope You Had a Happy Fred Van Lente Day!

See you again next year!

The chat transcript of the Van Lente chat will be up some time this week! Look for it!

X-Men Noir #1 Review

X-Men Noir, by Fred Van Lente and Dennis Calero, is a pretty slight genre piece, but it’s also a pretty entertaining one at that. Continue Reading »

Top Five Dennis Calero Covers

Here are the top five Dennis Calero covers!

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Top Five Variant Takes on the X-Men

Here are the top five variant takes on the X-Men! Note I don’t mean What If…?s or Alternate Realities, but stuff like X-Men Fairy Tales.

Enjoy! Continue Reading »

Top Five Action Philosophers Covers

Let’s work in some Ryan Dunlavey love, too! Here are the Top Five Action Philosophers (the cool philosophy history series by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey) covers!

Enjoy! Continue Reading »

Marvel Zombies 3 #3 Review

This week saw the penultimate issue of the third Marvel Zombies mini-series by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker, and like the previous two, it’s been a blast! Continue Reading »

Top Five Marvel Zombies Stories

Marvel Zombies has been quite the popular concept, no? So here are the Top Five stories containing the Marvel Zombies!

Enjoy! Continue Reading »

The Fred Van Lente Chat Room is Live!

Click here to go to the chat room (then just enter your name and enter the room and join the chat!)

The chat will officially begin at 3:30 PM Eastern!

Fred Van Lente to do Wolverine Comic for Free Comic Book Day 2009!

Yep, Fred Van Lente, along with art team supreme Gurihiru (from Power Pack fame) is going to be doing a new Wolverine one-shot comic book for Free Comic Book Day 2009! The comic, sub-titled “Origin of an X-Man,” is presumably designed to coincide with the release of the Wolverine movie, due out the day before Free Comic Book Day! That’s quite a vote of confidence by Marvel in Van Lente! Read on as we reveal (for the first time) the cover for the issue by comic book superstar artist Ed McGuinness!! Continue Reading »

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