Fantastic Five: First Five Avengers for Relaunch Fully Revealed!
Over the past week, Marvel has been slowly revealing the first five members of its highly-anticipated relaunch of the Avengers series, which will be in the highly capable, talented hands of Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. Now, the dust has settled, the teasers have been shown, and now we know the first five characters who will make up the new team. So far, it appears to be an interesting mix of the classic team lineup and a bridge to characters of the past few years! As we see here, Thor will be in the lineup! It’s going to be interesting to see how he overcomes the current events of Siege to make his return to the team that he helped to found! The artwork featured gives us a great tease as to what’s to come, and just what sort of stance we can expect from our heroes as we enter a new era and age in Marvel Comics! Let’s see who else will be joining the Asgardian god!
Marvel Announces Spider-Man And Super Heroes All Ages Series
Who says comic books aren’t for kids anymore? While the majority of modern day comic books target older readers, Marvel Comics is doing their part to bring in new comic book readers. Marvel has announced two new ongoing all ages series.
The two new titles are part of the Marvel Adventures line. Spider-Man #1 and Super Heroes #1 will launch with oversized debut issues. Both premiere issues will be packed with full length all-new stories and bonus back up stories and will retail for $3.99. Both issues are scheduled to arrive in comic book stores in April. Later issues will be regular sized and priced at $2.99.
Stark: Disassembled Selling Out
It’s been a good week for Iron Man. First, the new Iron Man 2 movie trailer debuted to overwhelmingly positive feedback, and now the latest Iron Man comic book epic is selling out in stores.
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Comic Book Previews for September 2nd, 2009
Before you hit the beach, the mountains or some other locale for the Labor Day holiday, don’t forget to swing by your local comic book shop and pick up this week’s new releases! Image Comics continues to serve up plenty for fans of their runaway hit series Chew. Issue four bows this week, along with reprints of the first three issues! This is your chance to catch up on the adventures of Detective Tony Chu all in one week! Pete Wentz, frontman for the band Fall Out Boy, sees his co-creation debut this week with the first issue of Fall Out Toy Works, the first in a five issue limited series! Mice Templar: Destiny #3 also lands in stores this week, giving fans of Image even more to be excited about! Read more
Stark Disassembled Iron Man Wraparound Cover Revealed
Marvel Comics has revealed the wraparound cover for Invincible Iron Man #20. The wraparound cover is by Patrick Zircher. Invincible Iron Man #20 is the beginning of the eagerly anticipated “Stark: Disassembled” storyline.
Iron Man 2 Viral Campaign Responds To Applications
Comicbook.com recently reported on the new viral marketing campaign for the highly anticipated Iron Man 2 movie. On the website StarkIndustriesNow.com, fans can submit an application to join Stark Industries (the company run by Iron Man alter ego Tony Stark).
For everyone wondering what happens after you fill out the application, we filled out an application a couple days ago, and we just received the following response.
Hey there!
Thank you so much for being one of the first people to apply for a job at Stark Industries. So far, the response has been incredible. You are among the best and brightest and your interest in joining our ranks is truly appreciated.
Iron Man 2 Movie Viral Campaign Already Underway
With a May 7, 2010 release date, Iron Man 2 is still over nine months away, but the online viral campaign to support the movie is already underway. A big part of the success of the original Iron Man movie was the online buzz that the movie received after the trailer premiered at Comic-Con.
Director Jon Favreau is no dummy, and he has actively been catering to both comic book fans and the online audience to build the buzz for the second movie. For the last several months, Favreau has been updating twitter fans with teasers about the Iron Man 2 movie. Favreau also returned to Comic-Con in 2009 with a host of celebrities from the movie and actively acknowledged the role that Comic-Con attendees helped to play in the success of the first movie.
Comic-Con 2009 Will be Site of Marvel Anime Series’ Debuts!
While Comic-Con 2009, kicking off in mere days in San Diego, California, will certainly have many reveals, exclusives and major announcements, Marvel has already promised the unveiling of a major project with Japanese anime studio, Madhouse. Teaming up with the Japanimation giant, Marvel will have four new versions of some of their original and most well-known heroes. Read more
Cover Gimmicks Return To Comics
Remember back during the nineties when gimmick covers became really popular in the comic book world? Well, Marvel Comics is bringing the nineties back with foliogram covers, which are part foil and part hologram.
Marvel Comics has announced that Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 and Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #1 will have foliogram variant covers. The covers are reflective and give an interesting look to Spider-Man’s webbing, Tony Stark’s technology, and Captain America’s shield.
“This is Marvel doing the nineties right,” said David Gabriel, who is Marvel Comics Senior Vice President of Sales & Circulation. “We’re taking two of the most popular cover treatments of all time—foil and holograms—to create an all new kind of cover, as a ‘thank-you’ to fans who’ve been demanding this kind of variant! Retailers and fans don’t need to worry. We’re only doing this on a limited basis. You won’t see one on Ms Marvel #46 or Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #4. We’re using them to mark very special occasions…such as the launch of Ultimate Comics line.”
Ant-Man Movie Still has Interest, at Least From Edgar Wright!
Edgar Wright has certainly made a name for himself by directing a fair share of films that appeal to certain genres, such as his work on Shaun of the Dead and the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which may help to explain his continued interest in working on a big screen adaptation of one of Marvel Comics’ earliest, and arguably more niche, comic book characters, Ant-Man. Read more
