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An Inhuman Number Of Variants On Their Way…
The future of comics starring Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's The Inhumans character at Marvel are very important to the publisher, which is why the big names of Matt Fraction and Joe Madueira were originally put on the Inhuman series But that pressure may have contributed to what saw Fraction to walk off the book,[...]
Marvel Comics' The Avengers To Publish Its Final Issue With #44 In April 2015
But how literally should we take this? Because Marvel have announced to retailers a new promotion for the Avengers #44 Final Issue Variant to help bump advance orders of Axis #1. Just as retailers were encouraged to do with Wolverine #1 and Wolverine #12, retailers are told that they can exchange two ripped off front covers of[...]
Chip Zdarsky's Cover For Axis #1, Right Way Up And Upside Down
Marvel Party promotion Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1 Inversion Looper Chip Zdarsky Deadpool cover And here it is.   And to save you turning your computer screen, tablet or mobile phone around… Oh and there's also a Skottie Young cover too. But that only works one way round. See?   We mentioned this happening two weeks[...]
A New Comic Book Series Starring Jean Grey To Be Announced In A Couple Of Months?
Maybe she'll get a better code name as well, since everyone decided that Marvel Girl was just  bit terrible sometime in the eighties. But All-New X-Men writer Brian Bendis has been hinting for some time that he'd like to see an ongoing Jean Grey series. Well, Bleeding Cool sources that have proved fairly reliable in the past, tell us[...]
New Funko Pop! Figure Based On Guardians End Credit Scene
Ryan Penagos, Marvel's Agent M, has announced on Twitter another new Pop! figure from Funko related to Guardians of the Galaxy… this one from the end credits scene:   Joining Dancing Groot from @OriginalFunko, Howard the Duck makes his Pop! debut soon! pic.twitter.com/uguOWG21Kd — Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) August 25, 2014 Ryan Penagos, Marvel's Agent M, has announced on[...]
Netflix's Ted Sarandos Talks About Upcoming Marvel Series
Netflix's Chief Content Office Ted Sarandos chatted with Empire Magazine (hitting the web via CBM) about their upcoming Marvel series Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist and pulling them together for The Defenders. When asked what made them choose these particular heroes: "It was really based on the theatrical model of The Avengers. Could you take[...]
DC And Marvel Ch-Ch-Changes – Dan DiDio Closes Off Phantom Stranger's Story For Futures End
DeMatteis, Dan DiDio and Phil Winslade . Avengers World #15 will be co-written by Frank Barbiere in addition to the previously solicited Nick Spencer. Justice League #33 will be drawn by Doug Mahnke and Keith Champagne instead of Ivan Reis and Joe Prado. Captain America #25 will see  Stuart Immonen join the already solicited Carlos Pacheco on art. Aquaman And The Others: Futures End #1 will no longer be drawn[...]
Deborah Ann Woll Talks Taking On Daredevil Role After 7 Years Of True Blood
With True Blood wrapping up last night, Deborah Ann Woll can turn her attention to her next project, the upcoming Netflix / Marvel series Daredevil  She talked with Zap2it about playing Matt Murdock's love interest Karen Page But after playing Jessica Hamby for seven years, how do you approach taking on a new character: I'm already[...]
Prints Charming: Rocket Raccoon #1 Gets A Third Printing, Outcast Gets A Fourth
In for a penny… Rocket Raccoon #1 from Marvel will be getting a third printing as it inched towards a 400,000 print run in total. Bee And Puppycat #2 from Boom! continues to perform and will be getting a second printing. Outcast #1 from Skybound/Image is going to a fourth printing. While the newly launched Fade Out #1 from Image[...]
Buy Men Of Wrath, Get A Cheaper Thor
Normally Marvel Comics publishes the Icon line slightly grudgingly A creator owned line to keep Marvel exclusive creators in house but keeping them happy to allow them to explore other creator owned work, of late it has been a John Romita Jr and Brian Bendis show. Men Of Wrath by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney is[...]
Trying To Make Up for All Those Milo Manara Spider-Woman Posts
In the interest of balance, the Alex Ross' Daredevil cover for the Marvel 75th Anniversary Magazine. Best we could do.   And if that's just not doing it for you, Starlight's Gorlan Parlov has his own take on the Spider-Woman issue with a great bit of mickry…  So we've run that Milo Manara Spider-Woman cover far too many times[...]
First Official Dancing Groot Toy Announced
Ryan Penagos, Marvel's Agent M, tweeted this yesterday. It's real! The first official Dancing Groot toy, from the amazing folks at @OriginalFunko! #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy pic.twitter.com/I5xNdgE0H8 — Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) August 22, 2014   Since the movie debuted at the beginning of the month there has been a growing swell of voices calling out for a dancing baby Groot toy[...]