Comics News Roundup 08.03.07
The San Diego Comic-Con has just wrapped up and it’s the perfect time to start Face Rockery’s Comics News Roundup blog series. This series will not only feature comics news, but related pop culture news as well. There’s a lot of ground to cover so let’s get started.
ITEM! Spider-Man 4 needs a writer! Sam Raimi, the director of the 3 Spider-Man films, is not yet sure if he’ll be directing the 4th movie of the awesome Spider-Man movie franchise. In related news, Superman is crying in a corner.
ITEM! “Thrice-monthly” Amazing Spider-Man creative teams announced! Dan Slott, Marc Guggenheim, Bob Gale, and Zeb Wells write, while Steve McNiven, Salvador Larrocca, Phil Jimenez, and Chris Bachalo draw. It’s an experiment that could go brilliantly successful or very, very wrong.
ITEM! Phil Jimenez and Marc Guggenheim are now Marvel exclusive! Both creators recently played prominent roles at DC . Jimenez did some pretty drawings for Wonder Woman and Infinite Crisis, as well as creating the first Countdown teaser image. Guggenheim killed Bart Allen.
ITEM! DC gets comic book rights for Heroes! The comic book material about the show on NBC.com will be presented in graphic novel form with new covers by Jim Lee and Alex Ross. Heroes creator and non-comic book guy Tim Kring says “It’s a dream come true.” The comics blogosphere collectively rolls their eyes.
ITEM! Terry Moore and Warren Ellis will take over Joss Whedon’s Runaways and Astonishing X-Men, respectively! The awesometastic Simone Bianchi will handle art chores for Astonishing X-Men while the indecipherable Humberto Ramos will take care of the Runaways.
ITEM! The 30 Days of Night and Incredible Hulk movie websites have gone live! More fuel for geeky anticipation!
ITEM! The Iron Man Mark 1 armor unveiled! And Comic-Con people thought the Iron Man crate contained Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. Shame on you guys.
ITEM! Ed Brubaker wins the Eisner Best Writer award! Other winners include All Star Superman for Best Continuing Series, James Jean for Best Cover Artist, Absolute DC: The New Frontier for Best Publication Design, and Iron Fist for Best Kung Fu Kicks to the Face.
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