Wizard World Chicago: More Funnybook News!

wwtMask

I'm shocked that no one's started a thread for the con this weekend. Some interesting stuff has been announced at WW: Chicago. I'm mostly gonna cover Marvel stuff because there's a good bit of it and because I like Marvel a lot.

The Mondo Marvel Panel, which revealed:
Genndy Tartakovsky on a Luke Cage miniseries!
World War Hulk: Aftersmash, follow up tie-in books for post WWH
Kirkman and Liefeld on Killraven
A bunch of X-Men related stuff


DC dudes, feel free to chime in with some info.

Oh yeah, some pics:

Bloods End

I am absurdly excited for the Resurrection of Ra's. Morrison, Daniels, and Dini on the same project? Coolies.

Calamity Jane

Finch? CHRIST.

GOD, MAN.

Bloods End

So. Many.Lines.

Blankspace

Yeah, Finch is a strange case.


His work on New Avengers was pretty decent, he had a few too many lines, but nothing major.


He has been getting worse ever since.

Cheeto

Anybody post this anywhere yet? http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/2007...om-wizard.html

I just got back from Wizard World Chicago today (Aug. 10). I have exciting news! At the end of the DC Nation panel today, it was announced that there will be a “The Dark Knight” panel [on Saturday, Aug. 11]!

While they didn’t specifically mention “The Dark Knight,” they did drop several hints that it’s definitely going to be that. Here’s the information:

At 10 a.m. at the DC Comics booth, several things will be given out to those lucky enough to be at the head of line to get them:

1) A secret item.
2) A wristband.
3) A piece of paper with important instructions.

The wristband will get people into a “special DC/Warner Brothers presentation” in the Dave Cockrum Room at 6 p.m. (not 2 p.m. as previously thought). They’re going to pack the room full with people.

No electronics of any kind allowed. Nothing that can record sound and/or images. This includes cell phones, MP3 players, video cameras, still-image cameras, etc.

No one will be allowed in the panel if they have any of these items. Though I wasn’t sure if this was a joke (even though they said they were being serious), apparently there will be people scoping out the room with night-vision goggles.

They said they want this to be something special for the people in the room and not something special for 1 million people on YouTube.

At the beginning of Wizard World this morning, I talked to a guy working the DC booth. At first he acted like he knew nothing about any “The Dark Knight” panel, but after his boss left, he told me there will be footage shown (but no trailer).

Sharp101

wwtMask wrote: »

Oh my god.

wwtMask

Sharp101 wrote: »

wwtMask wrote: »

Oh my god.

I know, right? Essential Luke Cage vol. 1 is one of my favorite trades. I look forward to anything that'll capture the awesomeness of 70s Cage.

tbumpkins

Sharp101 wrote: »

wwtMask wrote: »

Oh my god.

This is giant. I mean, god. I hope this is the start of a great working relationship between Genndy and Marvel. In the interview, he says he'd love to do a wartime Cap. :!!:

And how much truth is in the wiki, saying he wants to do a Dark Tower cartoon for HBO. Cause I just shat myself and it better have been worth it.

Lux

The best DC news out of SDCC & WW is regarding the Mattel toys.

Salvation Run & Countdown: Arena don't cut it.

Bad Karma

Will there be a new writer on Robin? Yes.

Is Vertigo part of the multiverse? No. We all love Swamp Thing. Write your letters to Karen Berger telling her that the DC Universe would be good for him.


Where do you see the All-Star imprint going? “We still put out All Star books”? We have long term plans for the two existing All-Star books. Jim Lee is working hard on his stuff, while Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely aren’t complaining.

A fan asked about the Marv Wolfman-written Raven mini-series; and it was said that it will be coming out end of this year or the beginning of next year. DiDio said that they wanted to get a bunch of the work in the can before they started shipping that miniseries.

A Dr. Thirteen ongoing? Maybe

Terra? March of next year.

All Star Batgirl: On hold

All Star Flash: No plans

Manhunter: Waiting on on Marc Andreyko, probably see more of her in Birds of Prey.

tbumpkins

Bad Karma wrote: »

Manhunter: Waiting on on Marc Andreyko, probably see more of her in Birds of Prey.

But...but what is he waiting on? DC to give him more of a push so it's not just a cocktease return? Or my manlove? Cause, ::unzips::...

Garlic Bread

We're losing Justice League Unlimited for this creepy shit

we're losing Teen Titans Go! for this adorable shit

and uh, this just looks terrible

Furu

JLU and TTG! are getting cancelled?

FUCK

The Lovely Bastard

Okay Tiny Titans is just too damned adorable to be mad at.

Dex Dynamo

JLU cancelled? NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Garlic Bread

Furu

The Lovely Bastard wrote: »

Okay Tiny Titans is just too damned adorable to be mad at.

No it's not. I am mad at it.

Dex Dynamo

Keith wrote: »

That... just looks awful.

Munch

While the new JLA and TT kids titles look to be pretty terrible, or at least virtually unreadable for anyone older than ten, Mike Kunkel did a fucking excellent all-ages title called Herobear and the Kid which was just astounding, so I have no doubt that Captain Marvel comic will be awesome.

Still, it sucks that the JLU title's being cancelled, especially since it had a pretty nice all-ages appeal that these books will likely lack.

The Lovely Bastard

Furu wrote: »

The Lovely Bastard wrote: »

Okay Tiny Titans is just too damned adorable to be mad at.

No it's not. I am mad at it.

I just wasn't a big enough fan of the Teen Titans show to care about its comic.

Plus, tiny Aqualad looks like Ben Savage and, man, Boy Meets World.

I also never read JLU, but I figured it would get cancelled eventually what with the show being over.

Lux

If they're going to make this Super Friends book for kids, why do they still have to draw them all as intensely ripped? I mean, look at The Flash there.

Algertman

Millar/Hitch on F4

They says it's monthly

They also said Ultimates 2 would be monthly

Furu

Oh boy

Millar on FF.

Because

you know

he just wrote the characters so well in Civil War.

Algertman

Furu wrote: »

Oh boy

Millar on FF.

Because

you know

he just wrote the characters so well in Civil War.

I wonder how much Anti-America stuff he's going to cram in to it

Kitten

Furu wrote: »

JLU and TTG! are getting cancelled?

FUCK

Apparently Jann Jones misspoke and TTG isn't getting dropped.

But JLU is still dead and I'm still pissed.

The Lovely Bastard

Algertman wrote: »

Furu wrote: »

Oh boy

Millar on FF.

Because

you know

he just wrote the characters so well in Civil War.

I wonder how much Anti-America stuff he's going to cram in to it

The entire book will be Thing talking about how rad France was.

DJ Eebs

You know, his run on Ultimate Fantastic Four was actually pretty good. I could see him doing a good job on this.

The Lovely Bastard

Oh I know.

I just like exaggeration.

Sars_Boy

I am pretty excited for FF.

DJ Eebs

Alex Ross is on an unknown in-continuity Captain America series called "Return"

HMM

Sars_Boy

yeah but on the sides of him you can see Bucky and Namor's arms

I think this is an Invaders story

because I can't see Marvel not letting Brubaker handle cap's return.

The Lovely Bastard

That and the fact he's barely been dead that long.

Servo

jeeze

alex ross took interview classes from joey q

DJ Eebs

yeah, i posted that before really reading through it for what it's about

DJ Eebs

also, I'm glad to see Millar bringing back the original team for their FF run

I don't mind black panther and storm as characters, but I don't really think they've really worked so far

DJ Eebs

deadonthestreet

Oh my.

Bad Karma

Francis Manapul takes over the pencil for the Legion's anniversary an onward. (Issue 37 and on)



http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124788

Very good fit for the book.

Dex Dynamo

That is a good looking legion. Even Karate Kid's collar's cool.

The Lovely Bastard

Karate Kid's collar was always cool.