In all my eagerness to get the Women of the DC Universe story up, I completely missed this little tid-bit from Adam.

Catwoman issue number 82 will mark the end of the DC Comics ongoing series. Adam will at that time cease doing covers for DC, and focus all of his efforts on completing his much anticipated 6-issue story, All Star Wonder Woman.

What? Catwoman is being canceled?

Dear Reader, have you not been listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast where we discuss such things?

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Over at the official Adam Hughes site, the master has unveiled his Women of the DC Universe poster that you’ll only be able to pick up at the various conventions Hughes will be appearing at this year.

This is the line art, before DC asked Adam to add Catwoman. You’ll notice on the art on Adam’s table, he had lightly penciled Selina Kyle in on the left hand side. The editors at DC saw this photograph, and asked that she be added to the roster of Heroines and Villianesses on the piece. At that time, the image had already been inked and was in the process of being colored. That’s why we the have line art without Selina.

If you haven’t been reading Catwoman - and obviously many of you haven’t because DC is canceling the series, then you have missed out on some great Adam Hughes covers.

If anyone goes to a con and is able to pick one of these freebies up, do you think you could pick one up for the Major Spoilers HQ wall of hot art?

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Regardless of what people may say or think, I love the Adam Hughes statues Sideshow Collectibles has put out (That White Queen Comiquette is sweet I tells ya, sweet!). Today Sideshow Collectibles announced the next character to get the AH! treatment will be X-Men’s Rouge!

“The Rogue Comiquette! A statue of our favorite ‘Can’t Touch This’ mutie-cutie, but for all you mylar geezers & aging nerdsters who pine, PINE I say, for the classic green latex outfit. If you can remember when Rogue wore this saucy little number, back when she was a freshly-minted good guy, or even before, when she was an evil (but still cute) mutant with two, TWO I say, white stripes in her hair… well, you’re probably old enough to have spilled New Coke on your parachute pants. The Rogue Comiquette is guaranteed to cause 63% less marital strife than the Emma Frost statue.”

Unfortunately, the Comiquette is not quite ready for her public debut, so be sure to keep an eye on future Sideshow Newsletters for updates and the opportunity to place your Pre-Order for this upcoming AH! babe.

Not much to see at the moment, but take the jump and see the sketch the statue is based on.

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced the limited-edition Adam Hughes Red Sonja Statue has been re-solicited. The statue features real gems for the eyes and is limited to 138 pieces. The statue is based on Adam Hughes’ cover to Red Sonja #2 and is 9-inches high.

“In the formula for Red Sonja’s success, of course, are the 4 “C”’s - the character, creators, the concept and the (alternate) covers :-)! In addition to our regular team of Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Brian Buchellato and Stephen Sadowski, there have been so many great creators chipping in- Frank Cho, Jim Lee, Roy Thomas, John Romita (Jr. and Sr.), Michael Turner, Marc Silvestri- the list goes on. The cover that Adam Hughes did for the RRP of issue #2 is a great contribution, and we are absolutely ecstatic to be able to bring his work to life. From the Amazons to Zatanna, Adam’s portraits of the women of comics are infallible. And to have the hands of Shawn Nagle produce this piece is something amazing on its own. Shawn has sculpted some of the greatest comic and cinema characters of all time, never missing a single detail. His sculpture of Red Sonja is no exception- Shawn sculpted the She-Devil with a sword masterfully, bringing out every detail of this rare edition. And Adam loved it, which is the highest honor we could get!”

Take the jump for a whole lotta pictures of the statue.

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced the release of its next Dynamite Select Poster. Adam Hughes’ retro style cover to Red Sonja #7 will measure 18″ by 24″ and is part of the 35th anniversary of Red’ Sonja’s first appearance in Conan #23.

The poster will sell for an incredibly low $10.99 and will ship in February 2007. If you get this poster, run to your local wal-tar and get a nice frame for this one, as it will make a nice wall hanging for your comic collecting room.

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Okay, get your mind out of the gutter.� Adam Hughes and Sideshow Collectibles have unveiled their latest collaboration in the form of an awesome Emma Frost statue based on Hughes’ design.

Take the jump for more information and glorious photos!� This is a statue you will want to drop your money on.
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Bad news once again for Adam Hughes fans.� He will not be attending the New York City Comic Con in February.� This is the second con Adam has canceled recently - the other being Baltimore back in September.

From Adam’s partner Allison

Hey all…a heads up. For a while Adam was in talks with the New York City Comic Con (in February at the Javits Center) to be a guest. We had thought it was a deal, and even mentioned to some folks on the group to look for us there. It seems however that there’s been a change in plans. At this point, I thought it was important to let folks know that Adam will NOT be attending the show this year.

Sorry to disappoint. The rest of Adam’s 2007 convention schedule can be seen here: http://www.justsayah.com/pages/AHpg9.html

Another downer for fans.� Here’s an Adam sketch to cheer you up.

The San Diego Comic-Con website has been update with a list of the first wave of special guests that will appear at the show next summer.� Among them are Neil Gaiman, Adam Hughes, Scott Kurtz and more.

Once again, Comic-Con is looking ahead to the coming year and special anniversaries to celebrate both in programming and our annual Souvenir Book. 2007 marks the 100th birthday of Herg�, the creator of Tintin, one of the most beloved comics characters in the world. It’s also the 25th anniversary of 2 indy comics stalwarts, Groo (created by Sergio Aragon�s and aided and abetted by Mark Evanier) and Love and Rockets, created by Los Bros Hernandez. More anniversaries and themes and special guests will be added as we work towards the event.

I for one hope to be able to make it to the 2007 convention, as SNAFUs and sheduling conflicts prevented The Chort and me from attending in 2006.

via San Diego Comic-Con (link)

Dynamite Brings Rare RRP Adam Hughes cover to life

Dynamite Entertainment released images and information today concerning the release of the Dynamite Select: Adam Hughes Red Sonja Statue (OCT063322). Based on the cover of the EXTREMELY RARE RRP edition of Red Sonja #2 by Adam Hughes, this 9� tall rendition of the She-Devil with a sword was beautifully sculpted by Shawn Nagle, who has produced pieces for Marvel, Toybiz, Diamond and Neca.

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Sad news for those of you heading to Baltimore, Adam Hughes won’t be able to make it. Adam’s partner Allison posted the following over at the AH Yahoo Group:

hey guys…
bad news; Adam will have to cancel his appearance at the convention in Baltimore this coming weekend. I’m really sorry to have to announce it; but wanted to let everyone know. Nothing to worry about; but work related stuff will be keeping us home this weekend.

So sorry guys! Try and have some fun without us!
:-(
Allison

To make you feel better, here is one of Adam’s Dejah Thoris pieces.

Official Press Release

New York, NY � August 21 � DC Comics, the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, announced today the signing of superstar creator Adam Hughes to an exclusive contract. His first project under the new deal will be All Star Wonder Woman, both as writer and artist.

Frank Miller. Jim Lee. Grant Morrison. Frank Quitely. All stars.

A legendary collection of talent for legendary characters.

In that vein, it is with great honor that DC Comics introduces the latest addition to the very elite list of characters, titles and creators carrying the name �All Star�: All Star Wonder Woman, written and drawn by Adam Hughes.

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Ah yes, Adam Hughes, he is to good girl art as Alex Ross is to realistic images of heros. Just found out Hughes will be working on DC’s All Star Wonder Woman. Most of you will remember Hughes long run as the cover artist for Wonder Woman (heck, I bought a lot of those issues just for the cover alone), and now he gets a crack at the pages within. I’ve been a big Hughes fan since the mid ’80s and love what he does with the human form.

But even better than the art, Hughes will also be writing the stories. Hughes said he hasn’t sat down with DiDio and crew to work out a schedule, but we can probably expect the title to begin sometime in 2007. Knowing how slowly books come out, it will probably be late 2007 before we see anything hit the stands. With Hughes’ other demands, here’s hoping he can turn out product faster than Lee/Miller’s All Star Batman and Robin…

Via Newsarama (link)