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------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/bGIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> From ComiX-Fan . . . WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA 2005 DAY 2 REPORT Day two of Wizard World Philadelphia has wrapped up, and once again Marvel and DC were on hand to divulge tidbits of information about numerous upcoming projects. Marvel kicked things off with their House of M panel, and despite the veil of secrecy surrounding the project a few tidbits of information were revealed. -Though the covers for issues #2, #3, and #5 were displayed, the cover to #4 was replaced by a "classified" image. -The fact that certain titles will not be affected by House of M will be explained. -The House of M event will continue to affect the Marvel Universe for the next 18 months. Readers will have a sense of what these changes will be by the end of House of M #8. Some titles will end, and some new titles will begin as a result of the event. -Young Avengers #9-12 will deal with the fallout from the event. -Moon Knight will be getting a new series in February 2006. A writer has been selected, though Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada declined to name who. -There are long term Polaris plans post-House of M which will address questions surrounding the character. -House of M will also reveal more about the "Magneto" that destroyed Manhattan in New X-Men. -Expect to see a new Masters of Evil in 2006. -Thor will come back eventually. -Quesada said that Marvel have secured a "stellar" creative team for Iron Man to follow on from writer Warren Ellis and artist Adi Granov. For more preview images from the House of M panel, click here. http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=34054 Next Up was DC's DC Universe panel, which gathered a larger crowd than usual after it was announced that the publisher would be giving away tickets for a screening of Batman Begins on Saturday night. -Green Lantern Corps: Recharge will debut in September, written by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons with art by Patrick Gleason and Christian Alamy. -September will also see Hawkman tie into the Rann-Thanagar War. -Still in September, and DC will be producing a line of Showcase Presents books that will collect classic stories in a 500 page black & white collections. The first characters to receive this treatment will be Superman and Jonah Hex, with Green Lantern, Metamorpho, and the JLA to follow. Darwyn Cooke's four-part Flash story will begin in October with issue #227. A new Vigilante series will debut in September, written by Bruce Jones with Ben Oliver on art and Michael Golden on covers. Jones told attendees that, "It's very, very, very dark." -Jones will also be penning a new Warlord series in January 2006 with artist Bart Sears. -Joe Kubert is returning to DC and Sgt. Rock in The Prophecy, a six issue mini-series Kubert will write and draw beginning in January 2006. -Staying with the Kuberts, and it was announced that both Adam and Andy have signed three year exclusive contracts with DC. -Jonah Hex is also set to return, written by Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Luke Gross. -Green Lantern: Rebirth artist Ethan Van Sciver will return to the character very shortly when he provides the art for Green Lantern #4-6. Van Sciver will then alternate with Carlos Pacheco as regular series artist. -Each of the seven issues of Infinite Crisis will feature two covers, one by Jim Lee and the other by George Perez. Marvel returned later in the day with EiC Joe Quesada's "Cup o' Joe" panel. -Despite their being exclusive to DC, the Kubert brothers still have some outstanding work to complete for Marvel. Andy will finish the first Ultimate Iron Man mini-series, whilst Adam is working on an upcoming issue of Incredible Hulk as well as Daredevil: The Target #2 (and yes, you read that correctly!). -A new Black Widow mini-series by writer Richard Morgan, artist Sean Phillips, and cover artist Bill Sienkiewicz will debut in September. -Writer Dan Slott and artist Juan Bobillo will once again be working on She-Hulk when the title is relaunched this October. Issue #1 will feature a cover by painter Greg Horn. -The Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius back-up stories from the recent Power Pack mini-series will be collected along with a new story. -The Pulse #11 will feature the birth of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's baby. -A new Sentry mini-series by writer Paul Jenkins and artist John Romita Jr. will debut later this year. -Andrea Divito will step in as guest artist for Young Avengers #7. -Classic Thor will return in Thor: Blood Oath, written by Michael Avon Oeming with art by Scott Kolins. -The Fantastic Four will have some of their most famous stories retold in Fantastic Four: First Family by writer Joe Casey and artist Chris Weston. The mini-series will be similar to what Earth's Mightiest Heroes was for the Avengers. -The Book of Doom by writer Ed Brubaker and artists Pablo Ramondi and Mark Farmer will tell the origins of Doctor Doom beginning in October. -Slott and Divito will team up for a new Thing mini-series beginning this November. -Writer Keith Giffen and artist Mitch Breitweiser are teaming up for Drax the Destroyer, a four-issue mini-series planned for the near future. -Runaways #9-12 will feature another guest appearance by Cloak and Dagger. -Captain America #11 will address the origin of the Winter Solider. -Expect an announcement about Neil Gaiman's next Marvel project at Wizard World Chicago. It will be set in the Marvel Universe, have ties to House of M, and most likely be a solo character series. -The new Daredevil creative team to follow the outgoing team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev will be announced soon. -X-Men movie director Bryan Singer will begin his run on Ultimate X-Men in December or January. -Sean McKeever's critically-acclaimed Sentinel is set to return later on this year. -1602: The New World by writer Greg Pak and artist Greg Tocchini will feature the Hulk, Spider-Man, and a new 1602 version of Iron Man. For more preview images from the Cup o' Joe panel, click here. http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=34054 WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA 2005 DAY 3 REPORT Wizard World Philadelphia may have came to a end today, but it went out with a bang. Both Marvel and DC provided con attendees with exciting hints of what is to come for both companies later this year. The first panel of the day belonged to Batman, with DC's Dan Didio, Scott Beatty (Batman Begins comic adaptation), and Bruce Jones (Batman/Scarecrow: Year One) on hand to answer questions about the Dark Knight. -The first topic for discussion was the many roles of Batman. Though Batman is often thought of as a detective or dark hero, Didio said that Batman's current role is primarily as an "urban commando". He has an army at his disposal which he uses to protect the city. One of the reasons that many of the Bat-centric heroes are moving away from Gotham is to signify another change in Batman's persona. -Frank Miller and Jim Lee's All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder was a hot topic during the panel. Didio referred to the series as an unofficial "Batman: Year Two" and explained the importance of Robin in the title. Miller intends to show how Dick Grayson affected Batman's personality and outlook as his sidekick, Robin. -Infinite Crisis was mentioned constantly throughout the panel, and it looks as if the mini-series will have a serious effect on the Batman books. In Crisis, fans will not only see the return of the Joker, but also the answer to the question, "Who would replace Batman if he died tomorrow?" -Bruce Wayne will be playing a major role in the Batman titles after Infinite Crisis. Didio said, "Even though I think Bruce Wayne is just a mask, I think it is important that we see that mask." -Didio also answered some general questions about Batman as well. He assured fans that Barbara Gordon will never walk again. He thinks the story was too important to just undo, and that Barbara is doing more good as Oracle than she ever could as Batgirl. Upon being asked whether either of the newly signed Kubert brothers would be working on a Batman title he answered that they are still in discussion, but that the Kuberts will have drawn every major DC character by the end of their three year tenure. -Didio also assured fans that Gotham Central would be staying around for awhile, and that it is a core book in the DCU. Just 30 minutes after the Batman panel, Marvel presented its' highly anticipated Ultimate panel. In attendance was Marvel's head of marketing John Dokes with Ultimate editors Nick Lowe and John Barber. Much like the Batman panel, the Ultimate universe panel was more of a Q&A. First up was a PowerPoint presentation of what is to come in the Ultimate Universe featuring a sneak peak at the Ultimate Annuals and the next arc of each respective title. -Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 will introduce Spider-Man's new girlfriend, who has appeared in the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man before, and will feature the return of the Rhino. -Fans were also treated to a glimpse at Brian Michael Bendis' and Mark Bagley's upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man 'Warriors' story arc, beginning in issue #79, including character designs for Ultimate Iron Fist and Ultimate Shang-Chi. -The next Ultimate topic of discussion revolved around the Ultimate Fantastic Four. Things started off with a look at the controversial 'Crossover' arc that will be featured in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21-#23. Marvel gave the fans a taste of what to expect by showing not only issue #21's cover but several interior pages as well. -When asking about whether Reed Richards would meet House of M Reed Richards rather than 616 Reed Richards, fans were answered with a mixed answer that hinted at it being a possibility. -The Ultimate Defenders will return in Ultimates Annual #1. Also it was revealed that all mysteries will be solved before the end of the current Ultimates 2 series. -Last on the slate was Ultimate X-Men. Fans were first shown the cover and interior art from the upcoming Ultimate X-Men Annual #1. This issue will feature the return of not only Gambit and Rogue, but also Juggernaut. -Fans were also treated to some details about writer Brian K. Vaughan's final arc on Ultimate X-Men, 'Magnetic North'. This arc will last from issues #61-#65 and will tie together all of the stories that have been running throughout the pages of Ultimate X-Men during Vaughan's tenure. It will also feature the return of characters such as Polaris, Mystique, Havok, Northstar, and, of course, Magneto. -After 'Magnetic North', X-Men movie director Bryan Singer will begin his twelve issue run with Vaughan co-writing. The first story arc is set to begin in January. -Barber implied that there's a good chance that Ultimate Apocalypse will appear during Singer and Vaughan's tenure. -Barnes & Noble will be publishing an Ultimate X-Men hardcover edition similar to their earlier Ultimate Spider-Man volume. So that is it for Wizard World Philadelphia 2005. I hope everyone enjoyed the announcements made at the convention, and stay tuned for Wizard World Chicago since I was told there would be many more exciting announcements made later on this Summer! RATNER 'RUSHES' TO HELM X-MEN 3 Rush Hour director Brett Ratner has signed on to helm the third film in 20th Century Fox's X-Men movie franchise, according to Variety. Ratner replaces Matthew Vaughn, who left the project last week due to personal reasons. The directorial saga of X-Men 3 would appear to have come full circle, with comic book enthusiast Ratner having been amongst the directors originally considered for first X-Men film that Bryan Singer ultimately helmed. Ratner then spent a full year developing Superman Returns for Warner Bros., the film that saw Singer opt out of directing X-Men 3. Reportedly, the X-Men 3 budget is locked, and both Fox and Marvel consider the script by Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg to be at least as strong as that of the first two installments. Returning stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, and Alan Cumming have all been signed up, with Kelsey Grammer, Vinnie Jones, and Maggie Grace recently added to the ensemble cast. +++++ From the DC Comics Online Newsletter at http://www.dccomics.com ARTISTS ADAM AND ANDY KUBERT SIGN 3-YEAR EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENTS WITH DC COMICS June 6th, 2005 - DC Comics has signed two of the hottest artists in comics to 3- year exclusive agreements: Adam Kubert (Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men) and Andy Kubert (1602, Origin, Ultimate Iron Man, Ultimate X-Men). "I am so thrilled and excited to be a part of DC Comics," says Andy. "After making my home at Marvel for the last 15 years - a place that I love and will continue to do so - I get to stretch my wings a bit and tackle the DC icons! I can't wait! As a comics artist, I can't tell you how fortunate I feel right now to have the career that I have had, in a medium that I love so much. I am very, very lucky." "This is a big move for Andy and myself...huge...and it's hard to put into words the excitement I'm feeling," says Adam. "I could say how accommodating and professional DC Comics has been in all our dealings, in particular Dan DiDio and Terri Cunningham (VP - Managing Editor). I could say that I'm finally going to get to draw all those iconic characters I grew up with. I could say that I sincerely feel my best work is yet to come. It's difficult to put this all into a compact soundbite. So, let me steal a quote from my mom instead: 'What more could a mother want?'" "Without a doubt this is one of the highlights of my time here at DC," says Dan DiDio, VP - Executive Editor, DCU. "Never has any signing felt so right. Both of these men belong here, and the entire company is excited that they will be working on our greatest characters." +++++ From ICV2.com Geppi Plans Comic Book Museum At Camden Yards June 06, 2005 The AP is reporting that the Maryland Stadium Authority has voted to lease space at Baltimore's Camden Station, the gateway to Camden Yards, to Steve Geppi, a minority owner of the Orioles and the founder of Diamond Comic Distributors, for a comic book and pop culture museum. The lease will have to be approved by the Maryland General Assembly's Legislative Policy Committee, but approval is expected and the museum should be open in about a year. The proposed Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) would be located on the second and third floors of Camden Station, a restored brick train station, which also hosts a sports museum, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, a museum dedicated to local sports icons such as the Baltimore-born Babe Ruth and the Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. Geppi's personal collection, a portion of which is on display at the Diamond International Galleries at Diamond headquarters in Timonium, Maryland, would form the core of the new Geppi Entertainment Museum's collection. Although a number of previous attempts to create a viable comic art museum, such as Kevin Eastman's Words and Pictures and the International Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton, Florida, have failed, the GEM's location in the tourist-friendly confines of Camden Yard and the Hollywood-driven increased visibility of comic book heroes could well make Geppi's effort a success. 'Land of the Dead' Comics 5-Part Adaptation From IDW June 06, 2005 Universal Studio Consumer Products Group has licensed IDW Publishing to publish a five-part comic book adaptation of Universal Pictures' horror film, George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, which is scheduled for release on June 24th. The Land of the Dead comic is a monthly, full color, 32-page five-issue miniseries with issue #1 debuting in August. Romero resurrected the zombie genre with his groundbreaking Night of the Living Dead film in 1968, which played with the conventions of the Hollywood horror film and brought a savage ferocity to the genre. He followed this low budget black-and- white epic, which was shot in the Pittsburgh area, with two color epics, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Dawn of the Dead was given a big budget Hollywood remake in 2004 (which also spawned a comic book), but now Romero himself is returning to the genre with Land of the Dead, which is set years in the future well after Romero's original Dead Trilogy. Chris Ryall is writing the comic book adaptation of Land of the Dead, while Gabriel Rodriguez provides the interior art. The first issue will sport two covers, a special photo cover and an art cover by newcomer Chris Bolton. Classics Illustrated 'War of the Worlds' Planned For July June 08, 2005 Jack Lake Productions, a Canadian publisher, is publishing a special 50th Anniversary Edition of Classics Illustrated #124 War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. The 48-page full color book has been painstakingly recreated to do full justice to Lou Cameron's excellent artwork, which made this comic, first published in 1955, one of the favorites of the entire series. A hardcover edition of the book will be available for $14.99 ($19.99 CDN), and a soft cover version will sell for $9.99 ($12.99 CDN). The re-issue of the Classics Illustrated War of the Worlds will ship during the first week in July, just after the launch of the new film version of the science fiction classic directed by Steven Spielberg debuts on June 29th. The book will be offered in the next edition of Diamond's Previews and will be distributed to bookstores via Hushion House Publishing. Jack Lake Productions has already published 26 Classic Illustrated Juniors, including Grimm Fairy Tales, Cinderella, Paul Bunyan, The Ugly Duckling, The Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio and other classics of children's literature in comic book form. Jack Lake has also published The Story of Jesus (#129) and The Ten Commandments (#135) from the original series, but the publisher is using War of the Worlds to see if there is enough interest to re-print a number of the other titles from the original Classics Illustrated series, which consists of some 169 titles published by Alfred Lewis Kanter from 1941-1971. 'Time' Showcases Five Graphic Novels For Summer Reading June 08, 2005 Time Magazine's Andrew D. Arnold, who happens to be one of the most perceptive critics (and champions) of literary graphic novels, gets an entire page in this week's (June 13th) issue of Time to showcase five superb graphic novel offerings from five different publishers. The first book Arnold discusses is Daniel Clowes' masterful Ice Haven, published by Pantheon, an initially puzzling blend of 30 short comic strips set in a weird suburban village that somehow coalesces into a superb and satiric portrait of our era. Arnold's second selection goes back in time to the 1950s as portrayed in the Little Lulu comic books written by John Stanley and illustrated by Irving Tripp. Dark Horse is about to publish the fourth collection of comic books in this series--a series Arnold recommends in toto and correctly notes is "as entertaining and revisitable as I Love Lucy." The other three graphic novels profiled in Time all have an international flavor. Joe Sacco's War's End, from the Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly, continues his in-depth illustrated reportage of the Bosnian War and demonstrates that the potential of the graphic novel medium for displaying conflict and character with subtlety and clarity is unrivaled even by documentary filmmaking. Manu Larcenet's Ordinary Victories, which won the grand prize at France's top comic festival in Angouleme last year and is published here in the U.S. by NBM in its ComicsLit series, also deals frankly with the forces of history and class but its observations are subjectively filtered through the less-than- exemplary character of its protagonist, a burned-out photographer. Numerous European artists have taken "funny animal" cartooning out of the realm of children's comics in order to create some of the most interesting portraits of the human condition, and Why Are You Doing This? by the Norwegian artist Jason (published here by Fantagraphics) is one of the best examples of this genre. Paramount Boots 'Watchmen' Producers Shopping Project June 08, 2005 Variety is reporting that Paramount has pulled the plug on the live action feature film adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen. The Watchmen project, which was originally set up at Universal in 2001, is now in what Hollywood euphemistically refers to as "turnaround," but which could be better described as "limbo." Producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are shopping the project, with director Paul Greenglass (The Bourne Supremacy, aka The Bourne Witch Project because of its abundance of shaky, headache- inducing, hand-held camera work) to other studios. Paramount was reportedly nervous over the film's $100 million budget, but fans and retailers will be disappointed that the project has been dropped by yet another studio. Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, is one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, a perennially strong seller, which would likely have been able to reach an even bigger audience with the added promotion of a major motion picture adaptation. New Asterix Film Greenlit Depardieu is Obelix Again June 10, 2005 Variety has reported that a third Asterix film, Asterix at the Olympic Games, has been greenlit, with shooting scheduled to start next March and release (first in France) in early 2007. Gerard Depardieu will once again play Obelix; a new Asterix is being sought. The last Asterix film, Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, was a huge hit in France ("Live Action Asterix Film Boffo in France"), although the property owners were reportedly not happy with it. The books are in print in English, so if the film makes it to the States, there will be plenty of product to sell based on media attention. +++++ From The SCOOP! at http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/ Superman Celebration Hits Metropolis Industry News, Scoop, Friday, June 10, 2005 This weekend, Metropolis, IL plays host to the 27th annual Superman Celebration! Special guests on hand include John Schneider (of Smallville fame), Margot Kidder (Lois Lane of the '70s and '80s Superman films), and Noel Neill (of the 1940s and '50s The Adventures of Superman serials). Another special featured guest will be Mark Waid, prolific comics writer and creator. The festivities began yesterday, June 9 and will continue until Sunday, June 12 at historic Fort Massac State Park. The celebration also includes an auction and dinner on Saturday, June 11. Visit http://www.supermuseum.com/ for more details about the event and all the special functions the citizens of Metropolis have planned for fans. +++++ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. 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