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Thoughts on the Search for the Next Sorcerer Supreme
I find it pretty amusing that Marvel is actually doing stuff like “Odds on who will be the next Sorcerer Supreme,” because, really, folks, and I mean this with absolutely zero disrespect to Brian Michael Bendis, but come on, the guy doesn’t go by what “makes sense” for stuff like this. He goes by what [...]
NYCC Thoughts on Immonen’s Next Move
I have recently been bemoaning the artwork on New Avengers, so to learn that Stuart Immonen, only one of my favorite artists in all of comics, is going to be the next artist on the title, well, I quite reasonably am extremely excited! Not only is Immonen a great artist, but he’s also timely, so [...]
NYCC Thoughts on Hickman’s Fantastic Four
When I featured Jonathan Hickman on a Month of Writing Stars, I noted that he was likely to soon be too famous for such a feature, and unsurprisingly, a week or so later, it was announced that he is going to be following Mark Millar on the Fantastic Four! This is great news, as the [...]
Thoughts on the $3.99 Standard Comic Book…
After thinking about it a bit more, I actually think that Marvel MAY actually be handling this situation as well as they can handle it. Note the stress of the word “may.” Brian Hibbs recently wrote a great column about possible price increases and the possible market reaction, and I found myself absolutely agreeing with [...]
Thoughts on the Current Heroclix Situation…
So what does the closing of Wizkids actually mean for the Heroclix brand? Does this mean that it is simply just going to continue under the “Topps” name now? Anyone out there actually play Heroclix? Heroclix has always struck me as a neat little game, but I’ve never actually played myself, so I was wondering [...]
Thoughts on the new Black Panther…
According to Marvel.com (and an article in the Washington Post), Marvel is introducing a brand-new female Black Panther. Reginald Hudlin is still writing the book. I think that what we have here is a clever way of Marvel ending the Black Panther/Storm marriage. If T’Challa is killed and replaced by a female Black Panther, then [...]
SDCC Thoughts on Neil Gaiman Writing Batman
You have to hand it to DC. They already had a good deal of notable announcements, from the Milestone characters to Warlord returning to the Archie characters to Kevin Smith’s Batman mini-series. But then they dropped the big bomb – Whatever happened to the caped crusader? Neil Gaiman. Andy Kubert. January 2009. Talk about just [...]
SDCC Thoughts on Morrison’s Vertigo Work
From the Vertigo Panel coverage at CBR: “One of the things I’m always asked at conventions,” said Stewart, “is when is the next Seaguy.” Stewart said that he’s been asked that question for five years, and now both “Seaguy 2: Slaves of Mickey Eye” and “Seaguy 3: Eternal,” will be out soon. This is followed [...]
SDCC Thoughts on Kevin Smith’s Batman Mini-Series
Sounds like fun (I like that he’s already done most of the mini-series), but can’t say that I am a fan of Onomatopoeia. Then again, it could be Batman fighting Constantine Drakon, so I should just count my blessings, eh?
SDCC Thoughts on Mike Grell’s Return to Warlord!
As you can tell by the exclamation mark, I am quite pumped about this one! Chris Arrant at Newsarama has a good interview with Grell (that’s where the image comes from). In the interview, Grell first explained that it was meant to be a mini-series to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Warlord, but soon was [...]
SDCC Thoughts on the Superman Titles
I know I recently gave Supergirl a hard time for having ANOTHER new creative team, but I have to say, the idea of getting a Geoff Johns protege to write the book and then have the book basically tie directly with Superman? That’s a smart idea. Has Supergirl’s title EVER been this tied to the [...]
SDCC Thoughts on the Idea of Stan Lee Doing Ultimate Spider-Man
That’s how IDW described the concept of Larry Hama being behind the G.I.Joe reboot for the new IDW ongoing series. Well, would anyone actually want that? Remember Just Imagine Stan Lee? I’d have stressed instead the fact that Hama’s recent G.I.Joe work has been just as good, if not better, than his old work, so [...]
SDCC Thoughts on Diggle Named New Thunderbolts Writer
If it weren’t for that pesky Neil guy, Andy Diggle becoming the new Thunderbolts writer would be the coolest news of the Comic Con for me, personally, as Ellis’ Thunderbolts was a really great book, so I was fearing the worst with his departure, and Andy Diggle is one of the few writers out there [...]
SDCC Thoughts on the Agents of Atlas Ongoing
On the one hand, Marvel has certainly given the Agents of Atlas a real slow burn, by having them make guest appearances in a number of books in back of their critically-acclaimed (it was critically acclaimed, right? I mean, I liked it, but I forget if other people did or not) original mini-series, so the [...]
