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John Byrne Says He Would Be Back at Marvel if C.B. Cebulski Shook His Hand
At the Marvel Fanfare panel at New York Comic Con earlier this weekend, Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski addressed what he's claimed is his top wishlist item: getting John Byrne back at Marvel. Talk of Byrne's return has reached a fever pitch since the pair had breakfast together and Byrne started posting an X-Men fanfic comic on his Byrne Robotics forum. There were even rumors, squashed by Bleeding Cool Rumourmonger-in-Chief Rich Johnston, that Chelsea Cain's Vision comic was canceled to make room for one by Byrne.
At Marvel Fanfare this weekend, Cebulski said that while Marvel hasn't formally discussed a project with Byrne, the door is open for his return and, Cebulski seemed to imply, the ball was in Byrne's court.
However, Byrne sees things slightly differently, responding to a question about bringing his X-Men comic to Marvel and brought to us by the John Byrne Says twitter account:
Why wait for a slow news day?
There you have it folks. The saga continues…