I had so much to gab about—I’m such a cape-yenta—that I split the news column this week into one about movies/TV as well as one about print. This is the print one. The other one came yesterday. So unless you like reading (i.e., are over the age of 30), you most likely don’t want to …
Hit the break for news about The walking Dead; Captain America joining Alpha Flight; the end of Batman, Inc.; the return of the Human Torch; as well as two new Avengers teams!
THE new ultimate SPIDER-MAN. Everyone’s speaking about it, so I feel like I “should” mention something. So right here it is: The ultimate world has quite much sucked farts out of dead infant bats for years. The one title, the one shining light, was ultimate Spider-Man. So what did they do? They broke something that wasn’t broken. I can’t state I care all that much about it (although utilizing diversity as a stunt is a bit demeaning), as well as I’m quite sure I won’t bother to checked out it. I’d rather try to catch up on back problems of The Boys.
CAPTAIN AMERICA (CANADA) COVER VARIANT. In August, Captain America get’s renumbered at #1 (the second Captain America #1 written by Ed Brubaker—this is just stupid as well as ridiculous). as well as there will be a Fred Eaglesham variant cover offered only at the comic-con in Toronto. method to reward your fanbase, Marvel…I want one.
BATMAN, INC. I’m a grant Morrison fan, however I likewise tend to believe his stuff reads a great deal much better in trades, where his complicated, decompressed, I-think-you-should-know-what-I-am-thinking-but-often-you-just-feel-stupid composing style can be digested in chunks. So, I can’t state I’m dissatisfied that Batman, Inc. will end not with problems #9 as well as #10, as originally solicited, however with a double-sized one-shot titled “Leviathan Strikes”. It will be a cliff-hanger on which Bruce Wayne will dangle up until 2012, when Morrison’s Batman: Leviathan will be released as a 12-issue series that will culminate whatever Morrison has ever done with Batman as well as will, presumably, end his involvement with the character. We requirement an omnibus before that, please.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Is anyone other than me reading this series? I’m lovin’ it. writer Jonathan Hickman reports that he will wrap the series in five more issues—with a total finish. If you’re not reading this, you’re missing an extremely complex as well as interesting attempt to turn Leonardo DaVinci into a superhero (trust me, it works), also many other famous historical characters, as well as the incredible art of Dustin Weaver—some of the very best comic book art I’ve ever seen.
FUTURE foundation BECOMES great AGAIN? See the teaser? marvel figured out that the only method to get people to buy great 4 comics is to make events. Coming in November, they’re 4 again. might be Human Torch coming back. might be just the end of the FF as well as the return of an F4 book with #600, with the present lineup. The book is guaranteed to be “quadruple sized,” whatever that means. (I believe it means it’ll expense eight bucks.) No word on whether this means the “FF” books is being cancelled, or whether it’ll be like Avengers Academy (i.e., about the FF youngsters in institution discovering to be supergeeks). The promo pix include Spider-Man, so obviously somebody needs to tell marvel that 1+1+1+1+1=5, not 4. however my greatest really hopes are that Spidey is off this team. It’s ridiculous having him bring two of his own books as well as be on two teams as well. who the hell does he believe he is, Wolverine?
SCOTT SNYDER IS A SELLOUT. By which I mean that the American Vampire/Detective Comics author’s new picture comic book, Severed, offered out its very first issue. It’s always great when new books sell. A second printing is on the method September 9, together with problem #2.
THE REVENGERS … Was the name of a superhero comic I made when was eight. Seriously. however it’s likewise the name of the latest Avengers spin off by Brian Michael Bendis as well as Gabriele Dell’Otto. The team looks a bit bit like a poor-man’s Defenders. Or even a poor-man’s fantastic Lakes Avengers. question guy (Simon Williams) is team leader, joined by D-Man (the guy who appears like yellow Daredevil as well as utilized to work with Captain America); Anti Venom; Virtue, a.k.a. Ethan Edwards (a skrull); a new Goliath; Atlas; Devil Slayer; Century; as well as Captain Ultra. All guys who either utilized to be criminals or who, at a minimum, have beef with one or more Avengers.
THE RETURN OF NORMAN OSBORN as well as THE DARK AVENGERS. Doesn’t that noise like a fantastic name for a band? Norman Osborn is returning in a storyline that will cross between new Avengers as well as The Avengers, beginning in Avengers 16.1—which features the art of Neal Adams! It’s being called “The Hammer War,” as well as Brian Michael Bendis pronull