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Well, it's
Sunday and I just sat down to start this weeks article. I usually try to
find one or two stories a day so it's a bit easier than scavenging at the
last second. But college student I am, I have mastered the art of
procrastination. What else would be the point of this little intro?
Well without further delay...
DC Let's Fans Decide...
Recently, all visitors to
DC Comics website have been treated to
a pop-up poll asking them to choose the newest member of their Power Compny
title. Visitors can choose from Firestorm, Batgirl, Superboy, Booster Gold,
and Haunted Tank. The current leader in the poll is Firestorm with 25% of
the votes.
Marvel Adds Another Name To Their
"Exclusive" List...
Gary Frank (Kin and Midnight Nation)
is the most recent addition to Marvel Comics growing list of exclusive
writers and artists. Frank's first Marvel work can be seen in Avengers #61
and #62.
CSI: The Comic...
Starting in December CBS' acclaimed
forensic investigation series CSI will soon comic book. Author of graphic
novel The Road To Perdition, Max Allan Collins, has been selected to write
the 5 issue mini-series. IDW Publishing stated that CSI: The Comic will stay
true to the look and the feel of the series but it will have it's own
seperate storylines.
CSI will return on Thursdays next
fall for it's third season while it's spinoff, CSI: Miami, will premire on
Mondays.
Make Mine Manga...
Viz Communications, recently unvieled
a preview issue of an American version of manga magazine Shonen Jump at a
trade show in LA. The Japanese version of Shonen sells 3.4 million copies
per week, and features such manga series as Dragon Ball and Yu-Gi-Oh!. A
single issue of the Japanese Shonen usually runs around 450 pages. The
American version will be slimmed down and it will cost around $4.95 and will
launch in November.
Hellboy Teaser Poster Revealed...
Fans attending San Diego's Comi-Con
have a chance to grab the new Hellboy movie teaser poster. Meanwhile the
movie is entering it's fifth week of design. Director Guillermo Del Toro has
said that the film "...would be influenced, but not dictated, by the Hellboy
comic book. We're using it as a bible, as a reference for the colors and the
textures of the movie, but not as a storyboard.".
Just In Case You Didn't Know...
Marvel exclusive Kevin Smith will be
writing a Daredevil/Bullseye miniseries called Target. For more info you can
go to Movie Poop
Shoot or News Askew
X2 To Focus More On Wolverine...
X-Men 2 producer Ralph Winter has
told Cinescape that Wolverine will again be the focus of the movie. He said
that, "We're going further and deeper about Wolverine, it's an ensemble
piece, no question about that, but Wolverine is the story that we're
following… You want to follow Wolverine, but you don't want to neglect
Magneto, Rogue or Charles Xavier. It's a delicate balance to peruse one
story, but not at the expense of others. There will be other villains, but I
don’t want to spoil the role that Magneto's going to play in this movie,"
Winter added. "That's going to be fun, and it has interesting little curves
down the road."
Whiz Kids To Release New HeroClix
Line...
WizKids Games recently announced a
series of licensing deals with independent comic book publishers and
creators that will significantly enhance the hottest game of the year,
HeroClix. The combined deals will allow WizKids to release Indy HeroClix, a
line of collectable miniature figures designed for use with the HeroClix
game system. Considering the publishers that have signed on to date, Indy
HeroClix will include characters from the universes of such noted comic book
publishers as CrossGen Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Chaos Comics, Top Cow, and
2000 AD, as well as individual characters from creators J. Scott Campbell
(Danger Girl), David Mack (Kabuki), and Billy Tucci (Shi). HeroClix fans can
also look forward to the release of DC HeroClix on September 4th as well as
the release of the Marvel HeroClix: Fantastic Four Expansion Pack in the
near future.
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