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UltimateInferno

scouse mouse combines our character and publishing format questions, asking: "Can you reveal when Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira will be returning to Avenging Spider Man for the Elektra and Wolverine team up? It's been months since we last saw Elektra and its killing me waiting for her Zeb-scripted return!"

Alonso: That’s a timely question, scouse mouse. We were just discussing how to announce some changes with the "Avenging Spider-Man" plans. Instead of me sitting through a bunch of meetings with visionary editor (and my own personal life coach) Stephen Wacker about it, let's just make some news here:

Joe [Madueira] and Zeb [Wells'] new Spidey/Wolverine/Elektra story has changed shape and is becoming a slightly bigger project. In addition, Dan Slott’s plan for "Amazing Spider-Man" has grown in scope and will affect just about every Spidey-related book in its wake. So, while Zeb and Joe get ready for their big project, we’ve got some big "Avenging Spidey" stories in the pipe, written an drawn by some of the biggest names in comics...before -- drum roll, please -- Chris Yost comes on as new regular writer, working closely with Slott to reflect some of the big Spidey events coming up soon.

Not to fear, we’re all big fans of the work Zeb’s been doing on the book -- this week’s Captain America story with Leinil Yu is particularly special -- so he comes back for one more issue in August that honors Spidey’s 50th anniversary with a very personal story. More on that in the next few weeks. Here’s some preview art for "Avenging" (and the secret Zeb & Joe Mad book) that I think you’ll like:

TexiKen

I can't say I'm surprised with that news, despite what was originally written about keeping Madueria scheduled accordingly to get issues out for the series. When they say a bigger project, it makes me think of Fear Itself and how it probably would have worked better as just a Cap/Thor crossover, just have it take over the Amazing series for a while to give Slott a break.

WiseManTobes

UltimateInferno wrote: »

scouse mouse combines our character and publishing format questions, asking: "Can you reveal when Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira will be returning to Avenging Spider Man for the Elektra and Wolverine team up? It's been months since we last saw Elektra and its killing me waiting for her Zeb-scripted return!"

Alonso: That’s a timely question, scouse mouse. We were just discussing how to announce some changes with the "Avenging Spider-Man" plans. Instead of me sitting through a bunch of meetings with visionary editor (and my own personal life coach) Stephen Wacker about it, let's just make some news here:

Joe [Madueira] and Zeb [Wells'] new Spidey/Wolverine/Elektra story has changed shape and is becoming a slightly bigger project. In addition, Dan Slott’s plan for "Amazing Spider-Man" has grown in scope and will affect just about every Spidey-related book in its wake. So, while Zeb and Joe get ready for their big project, we’ve got some big "Avenging Spidey" stories in the pipe, written an drawn by some of the biggest names in comics...before -- drum roll, please -- Chris Yost comes on as new regular writer, working closely with Slott to reflect some of the big Spidey events coming up soon.

Not to fear, we’re all big fans of the work Zeb’s been doing on the book -- this week’s Captain America story with Leinil Yu is particularly special -- so he comes back for one more issue in August that honors Spidey’s 50th anniversary with a very personal story. More on that in the next few weeks. Here’s some preview art for "Avenging" (and the secret Zeb & Joe Mad book) that I think you’ll like:

I am both looking forward to this, and kinda scared, cause the Cap story had me damn near weepy at some parts! I may have to go digital for it so I don't wreck it with manly manly tears

Blankzilla

That

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I have been loving Wells on Avenging Spider-Man. He has just been killing it every issue. So Yost replacing him makes me pretty bummed.

I hope Wells is leaving to go work on an Avengers book or something.

Blankzilla

Avenging Spider-Man 9

WiseManTobes

Blankzilla wrote: »

Avenging Spider-Man 9

*squeeeeee* /starts to shake with excitement

Robos A Go Go

The costume looks pretty good there.

Also, I wonder if they'll continue their occasionally seen flirting.

JyrenB

Yes, sir, I like it. The costume is really growing on me, too.

Course, the Dodsons are awesome.

Owenashi

I have to say, Marvel there looks a little like Power Girl due to the hair.

Blankzilla

Witch_Hunter_84

Looks pretty cool, I always hoped those two would get together. Even if it's only to punch bad guys in the face with sporadic flirting in-between strikes.

Turambar

Go for it, Pete!

Solar

The Dodsons are so amazing

I love their artings

Arivia

goddamn that looks good

now, please

WiseManTobes

Mile High Club? heh

Arivia

I just love how goddamn HAPPY Carol looks during all of that. That's what I want to see out of women in comics.

WiseManTobes

I hope that we get a bunch of Peter/Carol, as well as Spidey/Marvel. Just seems like a haven for some fun moments

Solar

Arivia wrote: »

I just love how goddamn HAPPY Carol looks during all of that. That's what I want to see out of women in comics.

:^:

Robos A Go Go

It's also nice to see them referencing her history as a pilot, since it's details like that that set her apart from similar characters.

Kyougu

ASM 683 was fantastic. Specially the two page spread.

Confident, take charge Peter is the best he's been in years.

warder808

Hey, anyone looking forward to the new game based on the movie? I think it looks pretty damn fun! Cant wait to pick it up. The last game I played was Web of Shadows.

Blankzilla

The Omega Effect got off to a great start in AvSM

Great humor, great art and manages to do a Spider/Punisher team-up that doesn't conveniently ignore Frank is a mass murderer.

TexiKen

Scarlet Spider #4 is a good fight issue, I really like how Stegman shows how Kaine actually injures people to put them down in a fight as opposed to the usual punch knockout stuff in comics. I actually like Scarlet Spider more than Venom right now, Texas connection aside, because it's moving at a nice quick pace while still having Kaine lighten up.

The book does need to be better about Houston geography though, or at least try not to be so specific. The first page states that Kaine's fighting on the Chase Building (Chase Tower) but it's actually the Centerpoint Energy Building. It's just a very distinct building in the city, and a quick wikipedia search would show what's what. I do appreciate the effort, but surely someone working at Marvel is from Houston or knows someone. Heck, call up one of the comic stores.

Solar

Everyone who works for Marvel is from New York

everyone

Man of the Waves

Do they get NY geography correct?

WiseManTobes

Heh, Try being a Canadian reading stuff set in Canada, ( last Alpha Flight was hilariously bad for it) , CN Tower is the background of the Saddledome in Calgary, Polar bears at Niagara Falls.

Arivia

WiseManTobes wrote: »

Heh, Try being a Canadian reading stuff set in Canada, ( last Alpha Flight was hilariously bad for it) , CN Tower is the background of the Saddledome in Calgary, Polar bears at Niagara Falls.

Oh god really? I wanted to pick up that Alpha Flight series, now I'm glad I didn't.

WiseManTobes

The series itself was pretty good actually, but ya the geography errors got a bit insane, altho you never know if people are bugging us Canucks or if they really don't know!

Antimatter

canadians arent real people

Arivia

Neither are transformers.

Turambar

Which leads to

Canadians = Transformers?

Arivia

We transform from maple tree form into beaver form. Technically, this means dams are snuff-based incest.

Antimatter

Arivia wrote: »

Neither are transformers.

realer than you are

SatanIsMyMotor

Arivia wrote: »

Neither are transformers.

This made me laugh A+

UltimateInferno

Heh, Scarlet Spider/Venom/Carnage .

Turambar

Is that the Symbiote event they've been playing towards in Venom?
Isn't Spidey supposed to be a part of that as well?

Hensler

Minimum Carnage? Carnage gets his hands on Pym particles and starts messing fools up at the cellular level.

Caveman Paws

So the new Scarlet Spider does not have a Spider Sense power, but still dodges bullets pretty easily. I always though the Spidey-Sense was what let Peter stay one step ahead of bullets?

Hensler

Caveman Paws wrote: »

So the new Scarlet Spider does not have a Spider Sense power, but still dodges bullets pretty easily. I always though the Spidey-Sense was what let Peter stay one step ahead of bullets?

I think it's probably just an oversight on the part of the writer, but if you need some way to explain it, I'd say it's because he still has the speed and reflexes of Spider-Man, just not the limited precog danger sense. He doesn't know where the bullets are going to be anymore, but he can still move fast enough to dodge them if he know's they're coming.

UltimateInferno

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