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August 7, 2005
Nerdy News for Wizard World Chicago 2005
There’s a slew of news coming out of Wizard World Chicago 2005. Probably the biggest announcement, not entirely unexpected, is that Jeph Loeb signed an exclusive contract with Marvel. He has some kind of deal with them to finish up a batch of Supergirl issues so he won’t make a stillborn series out of that character. No word on what he might do at Marvel, or if Tim Sale will join him later. I am hoping that they might get Loeb to write Ultimates after Millar finishes Year 2. While I’ve loved Loeb’s DC work, his Marvel series have always left me a bit on the cold side. I think he’s grown as a writer in the past three years and hopefully Marvel will give him a freer hand this time around.
Marvel’s highlights included Bendis signing an exclusive; a bunch of HoM spin-off series, including Decimation, which may fulfill the rumor that Marvel’s mutant population is being reduced; Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark will take over Daredevil when Bendis leaves; and hell froze over because Kevin Smith finished the scripts for the Spider-Man/Black Cat mini-series.
DC further tempted fans with Crisis tidbits: mum’s the word on who will take over Flash, leaving fans to speculate if Wally dies; at the same time, they assured fans that Barry Allen would not return (save for time travel in the current issue); Nightwing starts working for the Terminator; the current JLA arc ends in 119 with major consequences and will be as hot as Wonder Woman #219; and Frank Miller and Jim Lee expect to work on All Star Batman and Robin until issue #9. No word on what Neal Adams may do for DC Comics, but it is in the works! My favorite quote from Miller, when asked about the Elektra movie: “Elektra is my daughter and I love her. But she’s been sleeping around a lot lately and we haven’t been talking much.”
Buried in all of these con reports, I found my favorite piece of news at Silver Bullet Comics: the DC Showcase black and white reprint series will retail for $9.99 instead of $16.99. That’s a real value for the price, now let’s see Marvel match that with the Essentials. Nuff said!
DC News links:
DC Universe Panel
No Flash comment, Showcase reprints at $9.99
Lee and Miller
Crisis Counseling
Marvel News links:
Bendis Q&A
HoM Decimation
Marvel Knights, Brubaker on Daredevil
Jeph Loeb Exclusive to Marvel
