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Marvel hasn't really sent out their schedule for Comic-Con, but they do have a dedicated mini-site here where there will be live-blogging and chatting and probably toasted cheese sandwiches. Here's the panel schedule below While there are certain to be kabillions of MArvel Superstars signing away at the booth, he schedule hasn't been released. However Marvel Studios will have a couple of signings on Saturday with stars of upcoming Marvel films -- YOU WILL NEED A TICKET TO MEET THE GUY WHO MADE HENRY V

Globe-trotting gastronome CB Cebulski has just been promoted to SVP at Marvel. Cebulski is a familiar and popular figure at shows around the...

This is the other superhero movie sneak peak making the rounds, the first look at Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. This still has met with very mixed reaction on the new, looking as it does kind of .. Marvel Studios-ey, if you know what we mean. Since Norse gods don't wear wife beaters, getting the look right is very important.

A busy month, as SIEGE wraps up, and the Heroic Age books begin, including the debut issues of both AVENGERS and SECRET AVENGERS. The "World War Hulks" crossover begins, "Second Coming" continues in the X-books, and the new ASTONISHING miniseries ship their first issues. Once again, Marvel had the largest share of the North American direct market, beating DC by 46% to 35% in terms of units, and 41% to 31% in dollars. For the benefit of any new readers, bear in mind the following disclaimers. These are estimates of orders placed by stores in the North American direct market. They don't include sales on newsstands, or to other countries (such as the UK). And most of this material will be repackaged in collected editions or made available online, so there will be further sales in other formats. On the other hand, we don't know whether the retailers managed to sell everything they ordered. With books that have been around a while, the retailers presumably have a fairly good idea of how many copies they can sell; with new launches, there's a bit more guesswork involved.

Jeph Loeb went on a media tour last week, talking to a bunch of websites about his new position running Marvel Television. Variationson a theme in most interviews, but piecing together a few bits of info, i's clear how this is aimed at boosting Disney's TV presence, as he told Splash Page:

Variety is reporting that Sony has found its new Peter Parker and it's British actor Andrew Garfield, previously seen in THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR...

While we're on deadline with another story, you might enjoy, courtesy of iFanboy, The Vince Coletta Letter:

This morning's Cup O' Joe coffee klatsch between Kiel Phegley and Joe Quesada included a lengthy segment on the whole digital royalty flap from...

TV and comics veteran Jeph Loeb has been named to a new position within Marvel, according to a press release, below. As Executive Vice President, Head of Television, Loeb will work on bringing Marvel's characters to television and oversee both development and distribution of their series efforts, both animated and live-action. He will report to Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley.

Lots of reaction and ripples from yesterday's announcement that DC was at long last joining the digital world with their DC Comics apps for...

Marvel has sent out preview pages of the "One Moment in time" storyline by Joe Quesada and Paolo Rivera, and since we're big fans of Rivera we thought we'd pass them along. Plus, you don't need balloons to see how THIS marriage plays out. And talk about supervillains -- MJ's smiling, eager face might just be the scariest thing most single men will ever see in their lives.

Matt Fraction and Gabrial Bá's stylish espionage thriller Casanova is coming back this July from Icon, Marvel's creator-owned imprint, after a long hiatus. Previously published in a limited palette at Image, this newly remastered version is now in full color. Marvel sent out some preview pages of the this morning and it looks a-okay.