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Wednesday Trending Topics: Avengers Vs X-Men Vs The Release Date
I'm sure we haven't heard the last of one of today's top stories — that Avengers Vs X-Men #1 has been spotted on sale a week early in some places — but the bigger picture is of course that the project appears to be off to a fast start with this week's #0 release. It's just over a month until the release of The Avengers now, and it's shaping up to be a good one for Marvel.
Most-Read Comic Stories Today:
It's a lovely summer's day in London already. I've spent today in Soho Square, reading comic books and watching people come by. Some had comics, books, newspapers, magazines… no one had digital devices out. Why? You just can't read them in the sun.
X-Men Vs Avengers #0 – The Temptation Of Eve
The Scarlet Witch has been the central figure at a number of Marvel Events over the years, since Brian Bendis started writing the Avengers. Disassembled, House Of M, Childrens Crusade… and now Avengers Vs X-Men. She's been quite the loose cannon. Or should that be loose canon?
Avengers Vs X-Men #1 On Sale Already
It is meant to be embargoed till next week. 8pm Tuesday, to stores throwing launch parties, Wednesday for everyone else. Mind you, it was also supposed to be distributed to comics in a sealed separate box, rather than being mixed in with all the other comics and that didn't happen either.
Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:
Dark Knight Rises Character Return Confirmed
Warner Bros. have "done an AMC" and spoiled one of their own surprises in a piece of internally-developed blurb. I'll run it after this warning.
"These ARE The Droids We're Looking For" – Legoland Star Wars Ads
The Lego Star Wars Miniland Experience has opened at Legoland, Windsor, in England. These ads are currently running on the London Underground, presenting a very optimistic twist on classic Star Wars scene.
Total Recall Posters Reveal That Film Has Swapped Mars For… England? Rumors
The most interesting thing in this new motion poster for Total Recall is not the actual motion of Colin Farrell dissipating like a fart on the wind (though we're all very impressed by that), but rather the backdrop for all that hot graphics action. This poster originated over at JoBlo, but it takes a keen-eyed Brit like myself* to notice a certain landmark in the futuristic cityscape.