Tag: Marvel

Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 variant cover by Dustin Weaver reveals an intriguing new spelling for the name of physics god Sir Isaac Newton. However a peek at the promo copy for the issue , while urging us to "discover the secrets" of the man who popularized gravity, also allows us to discover one of Marvel's more startling secrets:

The THOR footage shown at Comic-Con has been leaking out all over the place, and far be it from us to link you to a place to see it, as it's being taken down quickly, but in case you can't find it, Splash Page has a blow-by-bow account.

If you were wondering when Marvel would start working with Disney on more Disney-themed comics, the answer is now, as a two-issue TRON follow-up...

While we're gathering our thoughts, hydrating, and moving to a new secured location, Newsarama's Lucas Siegel has all the bullet points news from...

Marvel announced a second series of STRANGE TALES, indies-do-superheroes, at their Mondo Marvel panel this afternoon. It will be a three-issue miniseries with...

A lot of new Captain America and especially Thor movie art floating around today. From Yahoo Movies, two posters that Marvel will be distributing...

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...