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Sunday Trending Topics: Was Your Weekend Marvelous, or Wonderful?

Published Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:13:06 -0500

Last updated Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:17:10 -0500

As C2E2 came to a close a few hours ago, Joe Quesada tweeted "Thanks all for making it a great con. Because of your support, Marvel, once again, dominates." And just as I was pondering the validity of that statement, a BCer took us to task in the forums for Marvel-centric coverage of the show. It's an interesting assertion on a weekend which was in fact dominated by a single DC character with bright blue pants, but that's probably besides the point… mostly. Did Marvel dominate the show buzz this weekend, here and elsewhere? If I have a little time in the morning we'll try to Comic Science the truth out of that.

Meanwhile, for today, Marvel swept the comic news, and DC swept the tv/film news:

Most-Read Comic Stories Today:

Marvel To Run "I Am Captain America" Variant Covers

With the movie coming out, we know there's going to be all sorts of promotional and ncentive materials going around as the opportunity to sell everything Captain America raises its head. It looks like Marvel will be running I Am Captain America variants on a number of titles. Here are a couple, from Captain America itself, and Deadpool.

Garth Ennis To Write Nick Fury MAX Series With Goran Parlov

The last time Garth Ennis wrote a mature readers Nick Fury comic, Fury, it had the reputation of being so offensive that George Clooney's people turned down a Nick Fury movie project after reading it.

A Few More Marvel Covers For June…

Here are a few more Marvel June covers. Some seen, most not. A few previews pages thrown in. And I'll start with my favourite five.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Dark Knight Rises Role Revealed

I wouldn't call this a spoiler, but you don't like it when I make that decision for you. So, letting the Little Bleeders call the shots, I'm going to open this story with a whole load of filler, pushing the actual content down enough that the news itself won't be on the front page preview.

Fixing The Wonder Woman Costume (UPDATED)

It didn't take long for yesterday's made-for-photoshop pic of Adrianne Palicki in the new TV Wonder Woman costume to start inspiring potential improvements on the original.

Amanda Seyfried Has Auditioned For New Superman Movie

The timing has shaken out so that Amanda Seyfried is doing the international PR rounds for Red Riding Hood just as Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch is about to be released. This will perhaps appear a little inopportune as Seyfried talks openly regarding her casting in the Sucker Punch lead role of Baby Doll, before having to pass it up – and therefore loudly pegging the film's star Emily Browning as a "second choice."