X-Men’s Gambit to return in August?
Marvel is teasing a potential “Gambit” event – whether series, storyline or something else — with a promo released today. More will be revealed Sunday, April 15 at the Next Big Thing panel, 11am Central during C2E2 2012 in Chicago.
- Matt Price
Stan Lee talks about almost quitting comics
In a new clip from “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story,” Stan Lee talks about almost quitting the comic book business in the ’60s and how his wife convinced him to give it another shot.
EPIX will present Marvel Heroes Weekend, April 27 – 29, a marathon of superhero movies including Iron Man 2, Thor, the world television premiere of Captain America: The First Avenger and the EPIX Original Documentary With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story. Hosted by legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, the marathon also includes EPIX Extra: Mighty Movie Superheroes, examining the origins and fan following of the mighty team. The weekend celebration of Marvel’s famed superheroes and their creator features the movies that have led up to the highly anticipated theatrical release of The Avengers on May 4.
Stan Lee himself will appear in the region later in May: He’s a guest at the upcoming Dallas Comic Con on May 19-20.
Stan Lee in 1943.
DC Comics to bring back ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’
DC Comics has announced the return of He-Man for the 30th anniversary of the fantasy warrior who was the star of an action figure line and animated series.
An all-new comic book series will begin in July, written by James Robinson, with pencils by Phillip Tan and inks from Ruy Jose. The six-issue limited series is a new take on the warrior, according to a release from DC.
Here’s how DC describes the book:
In the new series, Robinson reintroduces the Masters of the Universe® to comic readers with Skeletor having won a major victory and rewriting the world of Eternia where he now rules from Castle Grayskull and the Masters have no memory of their former glory. Adam is a simple woodsman haunted by dreams of a heroic warrior, wielding a powerful sword in battle. He is found by a mysterious sorceress who tells him his dreams are of the way the world should be, that he is Eternia’s champion He-Man. Adam sets off on a quest to regain his power and reawaken the Masters of the Universe.
Robinson is known for his award-winning “Starman” series. He recently wrote “Justice League of America,” and is the writer of the upcoming “Earth 2″ for DC Comics.
He-Man has appeared in comics from several publishers, including DC and Marvel Comics in the 1980s, and more recently MV Creations, Image and CrossGen.
Robinson talked to MTV Geek about bringing the character back.
“I agree to some people Masters of the Universe is considered a cheesy cartoon,” Robinson said. “However, I know for a fact that a certain generation of people, who grew up at the right time, hold genuine affection for Masters of the Universe. The challenge is to write something that raises the standard for the series, with a cool, modern story that nevertheless honors the fans of the animated series and toy line.”
- Matt Price
Marvel teases new Matt Fraction-David Aja series
Marvel has released a teaser for the new Matt Fraction-David Aja series, to be revealed Saturday, April 14 at C2E2 in Chicago.
The ongoing series will be revealed Saturday at the show and at events.marvel.com over the weekend.
- Matt Price
Happy Easter 2012!
Have a safe and celebratory Easter! Check out a gallery of Easter-related comic covers at Comics Should Be Good.
- Matt Price
Avengers vs X-Men #1 review; Avengers movie scene with Black Widow; Captain America 2 news
Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss Captain America 2, a new “Avengers” scene and the Eisner awards nominations. They also review “Avengers vs. X-Men” #1, “Hell Yeah” #2 and “Supreme” #63.
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Art spotlight: Kyle Chaney of Plan B Comics
Oklahoma City-based Kyle Chaney, owner and operator of Plan B Comics, shared the above digital painting of Iron Man. Plan B Comics is an umbrella organization for several that produce their comic books under the “Plan B” line. Chaney is the colorist for much of the line of comics.
The studios involved include:
Plan B Comics – Kyle Chaney
Kreative House Studios – Florentino Santibanez
Tyndalls Quest Comics – Rick Tyndall
Harley Comics – Sean V. Harley
Skribblboy Comix – Ocie and Anthony Taylor
Edgeverse Media – Aaron Baniewicz
My Way Comicz – Sam Hill Jr.
Psyence Books – Keith Braun
Comics from Plan B include Z: The Dream Warrior, Nightraven, Lucero, Venger Prime, Krossfire, Butcher Brothers, DeadZone, Elementis Special Operations Unit, Devin the Devil, A799, Soul Heir, D.A.D., The Caine Chronicals, The Plan B Showcase Books and many pin-up books.
“We have attended a few shows so far and we have plans of attending many many more,” Chaney said. “We have bee as close as Oafcon in OKC and all the way to ComiConn in Connecticut. We recently visited the Planet ComiCon and had a great turnout for fans wanting to see our stuff. … It was a great show.”
Plan B Comics can be found online at www.planbcomics.com and on Facebook.
- Matt Price
Valiant Comics reveals pullbox variant for Harbinger 1
Harbinger #1 will go on sale on June 6 from Valiant Comics, and today the company revealed the “pullbox variant” for issue 1, by artist Mico Suayan.
The comic is written by Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier, BPRD) and drawn by Harvey Award nominee Khari Evans (Carbon Grey).
George Perez cover to Worlds’ Finest 3 revealed; artist to attend C2E2, Heroes Con
DC Comics has revealed the cover to Worlds’ Finest #3, featuring the Huntress and Power Girl, as drawn by George Perez.
Perez announced today via his Facebook fan page that he will be attending the C2E2 show in Chicago on April 13th-15th. Perez also announced via Facebook that he will attend the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC in June.
“I was a guest at the very first Heroes Con 30 years ago so it’s an anniversary event!” Perez wrote.
Heroes Con will be held June 22-24.
Perez said this latest announcement should fill out his convention schedule for 2012.
“This marks the last convention announcement for 2012 — I am already fielding offers for 2013 now. It’s so nice to feel wanted!” he wrote.
- Matt Price
Eisner Awards nominations announced
Marvel Comics’ Daredevil leads all nominees for the prestigious Eisner Awards, honoring the best in the comics industry.
Comic-Con International has announced the nominees for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2012.
The Eisner Awards are given each year during Comic-Con International in San Diego.
The most-nominated work is “Daredevil” from Marvel Comics, written by Mark Waid. It received six nominations. “Daredevil” was nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best Single Issue, Best Writer (Mark Waid), Best Cover Artist (Marcos Martin), and Best Penciller/Inker Team (two nominations: Marcos Martin, and Paolo Rivera/Joe Rivera).
Archaia had the second-most nominated project, “Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand.” The original graphic novel was based on an unproduced, feature-length screenplay written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, adapted by artist Ramón K. Pérez. The book is up for Best Graphic Album-New, Best Penciller/Inker, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
The largest direct-market publishers, DC and Marvel, tied for the most nominations. Each received 11 nominations plus 2 shared nominations.
More information can be found at http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php.
Click past the cut for the full nominations list.
- Matt Price
