Forget a new series of Seth Green’s The Freshman, the creator wants to take the concept to the next level - movies.

Or - “Because I’ve Fallen Further Behind Than Ever Before…”

I have to tell you, two weeks of being unable to type without crying like a little girl really makes your work pile up.  The last couple of weeks of comics have been a tumultuous ride, with a whole lot of minor things happening that made me happy.  An old favorite disappoints, while a surprise contender impresses the heck out of me.  British vampires, time-lost Arcturans, underground civilizations, the chupacabra, and a fifty-foot stalk of marijuana await you, beyond the fold!

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In stores today is Top Cow’s Freshman: Summer Vacation Special #1, written by Hugh Sterbakov and illustrated by Sheldon Mitchell.  The comapny has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue, that you can see after the jump.

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Top Cow Entertainment has announced the Freshmen: Summer Vacation Special will feature new bonus material in addition to a brand-new story by Hugh Sterbakov.

“We’re going to have a bevy of extras, including a new, back-up text story written by yours chubbily, in addition to some pin-ups and other goodies,” said Sterbakov. “Also, as a special bonus just for our readers and hidden deep within these pages will be the true, honest, secret of the universe. Believe it. Or not.

Some of the bonus content readers can expect to find include pin-ups, a bonus story by Sterbakov, characters sheets, and photos of the creators

A peek of some of the extras can be found after the jump.

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Top Cow has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in December 2007. According to Filip Sablik, Vice President Marketing and Sales for Top Cow, December and January are going to be big months for the company when it releases a whole slew of Darkness titles that should have fans on edge.

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Top Cow VP of Marketing and Sales Filip Sablik sent Major Spoilers a whole bunch of pictures of the Top Cow booth and attendees from the San Diego Comic-Con. Take the jump for celebrity shots, booth babes, new merch and more.

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Top Cow Productions and CS Moore Studio have announced a new series of busts based on Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov’s Freshmen series. The first bust out of the gate will feature the Puppeteer.

The Puppeteer (aka Annalee Rogers) is a beautiful, troubled young woman with the ability to read people�s minds, and control them for minutes at a time. The 1/6 scale, limited edition Puppeteer Bust will be sculpted by Clayburn Moore, and marks the Studio�s first bust release based on a Top Cow Productions character. A mock-up of the piece was debuted by Moore, Top Cow, and Seth Green during a panel discussion at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Friday, July 27.

�Freshmen is a fun series,� said Moore in a prepared statement. �I�m looking forward to working with Top Cow and Seth Green to bring the sexy Puppeteer to statue form.�

Top Cow has announced Seth Green will appear at the San Diego Comic-Con promoting the Freshmen II Fundamentals of Fear Trade paperback. There attendees will also be able to get an exclusive Freese College Beavers t-shirt and mini-lithograph.

While the t-shirt my be an exclusive to the con, a variation of it has been solicited for October.

Green and writer Hugh Sterbakov will appear at the Top Cow Panel on Friday at 5:30 PM in Room 1AB and will sign at the Top cow booth on Saturday from 2 - 4 PM.

via Top Cow

Top Cow sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in September 2007. Pilot season continues with Cyblade, Madame Mirage gets another issue, and First Born concludes.

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Or - “It’s Always Sad When You See People Make Mistakes You’ve Already Made…”

Freshmen was one of those series that really captured my attention and fascination when it came out.� The story of a group of new college students given super-abilities based on what they were thinking about at the time, the first series had beautiful covers, compelling stories and dialogue, and a cast that I not only like, but recognized from my college days.� It’s sequel has had a lot of scheduling issues (4 issues have come out since last summer) and they’ve irritated me by having a continuing lenticular cover that is only available in a 1:25 variant when no one in Topeka (or, apparently, even Northeast KANSAS) orders enough issues to GET one…� But is it enough to offset my enjoyment?

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Top Cow has announced Jorge Correa will come on board as the new penciler for Freshmen II #5 and #6.

Who is Jorge Correa?
Jorge Correa is a native of S�o Paulo, Brazil. He majored in art at ABRA (Academia Brasileira de Artes) and also at F�brica de Quadrinhos (today known as Quanta Academia de Artes) studying under established industry artists such as Ivan Reis and Marc Campos. Correa’s inking work has appeared in Lady Death, Chastity, Dungeons & Dragons, and Superman. As a penciler his credits include Pirates Of The Caribbean and Stargate SG1. Correa will take over from original series artist Will Conrad to complete the final two issues of the Freshmen II limited series.

Top Cow has sent a five page preview of issue #5 that will ship in mid-June.

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Or - “Apparently, I’ll Only Be Reviewing The Odd Issues Of This Title…”

But, really, aren’t they all a�little odd?� If you’re wondering what happened to my rundown of issue #2, well…� thereupon hangs a tale:� I decided after my lukewarm response to�the first issue�(compounded by the length of time between issues) not to recap the rest of Freshman II, a decision borne out by my overall feeling of “meh” when reading issue #2.� So, why am I doing it now?� Remember yesterday when I (jokingly) said I should recap something I didn’t like?� I went through the stack of things to be reviewed (which sits right next to my stack of comics to go� into my office/spare bedroom�to be filed away) and couldn’t find anything heinous, grabbed the issue that most closely fit the bill, and went to bed.� This morning, I grabbed the first book off the stack of things to be reviewed, and am only just now realizing that it wasn’t the book I chose to recap, but the top book of the OTHER pile, which had slipped off�it’s own stack�during the night.� (Notice, I never said it was an INTERESTING tale…)� Since it’s Tuesday, and I won’t have time to write tonight when I’m again home with my comics, (It’s ‘Idol’ & ‘House’ night) here we are.� But perhaps, we’ll all be a little bit more careful about stacking slippery bagged comic books eh?� Knowing IS half the battle!� PORK CHOP SANDWICHES?

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The second Freshmen series just keeps building and building. Issue 3 is hitting the stands soon and Top cow sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at the issue that reveals an all new enemy for the team. The on-going series also dives deeper into Mr. Fiddlesticks.

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Top Cow Productions let us know they have created a special supplemental issue, entitled Freshmen II #1.5, and have made it available for free on the Freshmen website (www.freshmencomic.com).� This online issue expands the story for some of the characters in the group.

�This story is a stopgap between issues #1 and #2, and it develops a subplot that explores the relationship between Brady and Renee through Annalee’s powers. It’s a simple, quiet story featuring just a couple of our kids, and it’ll reveal the finer details of a shortcut we’re taking in developing the plot between the first two issues.�, commented writer and co-creator, Hugh Sterbakov.

According to Sterbakov, you don’t need to read #1.5 in order to enjoy issue #2.

If you missed the first six issue run of the Freshmen created by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov, head over to Drunk Duck and read the first issue there (www.drunkduck.com/Freshmen).

Top cow has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at Freshman II #2, which is scheduled to be in stores December 20, 2006.� Take the jump for the seven page preview and issue description.
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