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Tuesday Trending Topics: Simonson On The Avengers

Published Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:33:01 -0600

Last updated Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:33:26 -0600

The announcement that Walt Simonson will do a six issue stint with Bendis on The Avengers seems to have everyone's attention today, and with good reason. Not only is Simonson a fantastic artist and storyteller, but he understands how to develop that sense of wonder with his work as well as anyone who has drawn a comic in the past 25 years. (below is a Hero Initiative sketch cover by Simonson from a couple years back)

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And Now… A Superman/Supergirl/Superboy Crossover

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Walt Simonson Returns To Marvel With Brian Bendis For Avengers

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The Best Star Wars Lego Corporate Response Ever

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Star Wars Live Action Show Gets A Title And Tasty Description From Producer Rick McCallum

Already pretty deep into development, but so-far stalled due to budget and technical concerns, the live action Star Wars show is one of the great undelivered promises in modern TV (somewhere just behind season four of Veronica Mars and something, anything more for Firefly).

UPDATED – The 13 Films Universal Are Restoring And Reissuing To Mark Their Centenary

First to lay out many of their plans are Universal. As well as revamping their globe logo with a new look and new audio, with this new version set to premiere with The Lorax in February, they're also promising a new wave of restorations and reissues from their catalogue.

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