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Do we really need another zombie tale set in the Marvel Universe? According to Fred Van Lente, the answer is yes. In the next installment, one of the zombies escapes from zombie world and stumbles into Marvel 616 territory, thus making Marvel Zombies an in continuity title.
“Marvel Zombies 3” will focus on a different group of zombies than Kirkman and Phillips’ books. “This is partly because ‘MZ3’ is set in a very specific period of ‘MZ’ continuity,” Van Lente explained. “For fear of giving away too much, I’m going to tell you when, exactly. But let’s just say the pursuit of sweet, sweet human flesh makes for some odd allies.”
The four issue mini-series will debut in October. I don’t know about you, but the zombie genre has overstayed its welcome.
Peter Bickford from Human Computing, the makers of that awesome ComicBase comic inventory system, sent us a quick note letting everyone know about the company’s Wizard World LA schedule.
In a matter of hours, we’re heading down to the fabulous Los Angeles Convention center where we’ll be showing off both ComicBase 12 and Atomic Avenue under a giant rocket ship at Booth #335 (right next to Artist Alley). Come on by and say “Hi!” to Joe, Mark, me, and the rest of the crew. We’ll be running some very cool Show Specials on both new and upgrade versions of ComicBase that you won’t want to miss.
I’ll also be holding a special ComicBase/Atomic Avenue User Group meeting on Friday, March 14th from 5:30-6:30pm in the Wizard School Room. The user group gives us a great chance to meet up face to face, find out what’s planned for future releases, and talk directly to the development staff. Hope to see you there!
If you are heading out to Wizard World LA this weekend, we’ve got the rundown from Top Cow of what they have going on at the show. Marc Silvestri, Seth Green, Paul Dini, and Joe Casey, are just some of the guests scheduled for the show.
Take the jump for the complete run down and show exclusive issues. If you are attending the show, please contact me!
Platinum Studios and AT&T have announced the field of aspiring comic creators have been narrowed to three. This means the online voting is on for the second annual Platinum Studios’ Comic Book Challenge.
The Finalists
- Jorge Vega from Brockton, Mass., for Gunplay”
- Shawn Granger from La Verne, Calif., for Grey Shades
- Josiah Grahn from Richmond, Ky., for Banana Barry
Between now and Sunday August 26, you can visit the AT&T Blue Room (www.attblueroom.com) to check out the work by the creators, view the live pitch, and cast your vote.
The level of competition has been intense this year, said Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, chairman of Platinum Studios. The top 10 entrants should be extremely proud of their accomplishments. We are eagerly awaiting the public vote for the winner of
Platinum Studios Comic Book Challenge.
The winner of the challenge will be announced August 28, with the winner getting his comic book or graphic novel published and premiered at a major Wizard World Convention in 2008.
via Platinum Studios
Here’s something to ponder – Storm Trooper in a Bikini.
You can see the rest of the set at the Flickr site.
Speaking of pictures, did you go to Wizard World Chicago? We’re looking for readers to share their photo diary of the convention. Drop me an email at schleicher.at.mindspring.com, and I’ll get them on the site.
We mentioned the writing team of Millar and Hitch will be working on Fantastic Four in 2008 yesterday, now we have the trailer Marvel showed at its panel to announce the event.
Just a hint – someone escapes the carnage.
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Alex Ross is coming back to Marvel, and guess what project he is working on?
According to Ross, this project has been in the works for two years.
In an interview with Newsarama, Alex said he would be the designer, cover artist, and co-storyteller with Jim Krueger.
It could mean many things. It implies as much a return of Captain America, sure, as it also implies my return to Marvel and maybe some other things. But I can tell you that my ego wasnt fueling the design of that image
Of course he is being very cryptic in his interview without giving anything major away. It does look like this is an in continuity story, so we’ll have to wait and see what that means. To me the image evokes a phoenix rising from the ashes, and it looks like Bucky is by his side. I wonder if Marvel will go down the Dark Phoenix Captain America route, after all it worked before…
From DC’s perspective every running series (Amazon’s Attack, Sinestro Corps., Countdown, and so on) is going to end with big suprises. Take the jump for other highlights from the panel including the announcement of new kids titles.
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Word out of Chicago is artist Dustin Nguyen will make a return to the Batman universe taking on the art duties for Detective Comics. This is not the first time Nguyen has drawn Batman, he is currently doing work on Superman/Batman, and this fall, you’ll see his Batman work in DC’s Halloween Special, in a story written by Paul Dini that features – surprise – Zatanna.
Dustin Nguyen joins Paul Dini’s Detective Comics in early 2008.
It was announced at Wizard World Chicago that Bryan Hitch’s next project at Marvel will be reuniting with Mark Millar for a 12-issue run on Fantastic Four.
The duo plan on returning the Fantastic Four to the top of the charts, and promise to get the issues out monthly too.
In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Hitch said, “Well, we’re actually four issues in now and when I get back from holiday I’ll be starting on issue #5. So, yeah, I’ve done four issues in the time it would have taken me to do one issue of “The Ultimates,” so I think we’re cracking quite well.”
Good stories, good characters, monthly, and two great names behind it? Sounds like a winner to me! Millar and Hitch join forces to tackle the Fantastic Four beginning in 2008.
According to Joe Quesada, it’s that pesky marriage between Peter Parker and Mary Jane that is limiting the stories writers can tell.
What other things spilled out of the two Marvel panels? I’ve got the highlights after the jump.
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In Image Comics The Overman series, kicking off in December, the end of man is very near.
According to writer Scott Reed, “The story is a stark and direct manifesto of the future. It’s set in a neo-deco futuristic Pittsburgh, and begins much like a detective story. The plot escalates beyond that, into something surreal and incredibly devastating”
The five-issue mini-series is written by Reed, and will be illustrated by Shane White.
If you are at Wizard World Chicago this weekend, you can stop by the Image booth (#5206) to get a sneak peek at the first chapter.
Or you could just take the jump and check it out for yourself.
As mentioned in the last Wizard World Chicago summary, Ra’s al Ghul will be returning to the DC Universe. Yet another one of those incidents where a character that was killed in 2004 makes his return.
But unlike Jason Todd, Donna Troy, and the rest of the lot, Ra’s actually has a practical method of resurrecting each time he dies – the Lazuras Pit. After Death and the Maidens, it looked like he wouldn’t be returning at all. So what’s the dealio?
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Ready for another weekly series? It may be coming according to Dan DiDio. More highlights from the DC Nation Panel after the jump.
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