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Full Monthly Marvel Solicitations For May 2012. Mostly.

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Courtesy of Midtown Comics‘ listings and skipping the trades, here’s a look at the Marvel solicitations for May 2012. One word of warning, the credits on these do get mixed up, especially when there are double shipping issues – and there are a lot of those this month. But those pictures sure are pretty. AGE…

The Launch Of Bendis And Hitch’s Age Of Ultron

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We already showed you what the DC Free Comic Book Day retailer customizable version would look like. Now we have the Marvel version, only available to retailers who order vast quantities. It’s intended to be used in mailshots or attached inside local newspapers, or given away in mass drives, each copy featuring the details of…

First Minutemen Art From Darwyn Cooke – And The Watchmen Contract

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FastCoCreate has a new interview with Alan Moore talking about Watchmen – accompanied by the first art from Darwyn Cooke from the Minutemen book. It seems an odd article for DC Comics to have agreed to provide such artwork for, as negative as it is, including such paragraphs as; More recently, Moore says some lawyers…

The Justice League Of Hanna Barbera

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Welcome to the Justice League Of Hanna Barbera, by Brazilian artist Daniel HDR. Can’t Boom just buy the rights and make this happen?

Neal Adams Addresses The Comics Industry

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Neal Adams writes for Bleeding Cool, about Ghost Rider creator Gary Friedrich; Fellow creators, we can help Gary Friedrich without taking any kind of position in his case with Marvel. Gary is sick, and he’s about to lose his house, and though he will tell you he is not destitute, he needs help. If I…

The Justice League Of Atlantis?

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This is the cover to Aquaman #7 by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, the first part of the two part story “The Other League” by Geoff Johns. And from the solicits for issues 7 and 8… Who destroyed Atlantis? In the start of a new storyline, we follow the hunter as he stalks and kills…

Power Girl Gets A Sense Of Modesty, Dick Grayson Gets Ears

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This is the cover to Worlds Finest #1, featuring the newly designed Power Girl and Huntress, with reference to their Supergirl and Robin identities in Earth Two. And in a dramatic break from costume design, Power Girl no longer has the boob window in her costume, getting a full body covering one piece. Which means…

The Day That Marvel Put A Bullet In The Head Of Artists’ Alley

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As a result of the Ghost Rider case between co-creator Gary Friedrich and Marvel Comics – a case that Gary is still appealing -  Marvel has demanded that he pay them $15,000. This is the money Gary has raised over several years, selling Ghost Rider prints at shows such as San Diego Comic Con. The…

The First Shots In The Walking Dead Creator Owned War

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DC Comics are publishing Before Watchmen in a deal with rather strong ethical considerations concerning the original Watchmen contract. Marvel are demanding the destitute Gary Friedrich pay back $17,000 for selling Ghost Rider prints after he lost his case for credit, royalties and ownership for creating the character. And you kind of expect it from…

SCOOP: Doctor Who/Star Trek – The Official Crossover

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Make it… geronimo! Bleeding Cool has squirrelled out news of an upcoming crossover that might send certain minds reeling. That in May, IDW are to publish a Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover series. Featuring The Doctor, Rory, Amy, Captain Picard, Worf, Data, Geordi LaForge, Deanna Troi, Will Riker and the rest. And that…

Loki’s Army Revealed In Avengers Superbowl Trailer – And We Know Who They Are. Ish.

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We’ve finally been given a look at Loki’s forces in the new, extended trailer for The Avengers, as premiered online just after a cut-down version graced the Superbowl. Here are four screen grabs from the single shot in which they appear with any degree of clarity: So it’s not the Skrull or the Kree –…

The Avengers Superbowl Trailer Is Here – And It’s Extended

The Avengers Superbowl Trailer Is Here – And It’s Extended

Here’s the new TV spot for The Avengers as premiered during the Superbowl – just, longer now. And that’s a good thing. For those of you who watched the Superbowl just to see this commercial, tell me: was it worth it?