Just a collection of Marvel Movie news from around the interwebs. Nicolas Cage May Be Replaced in “Ghost Rider 2″ All Marvel’s superheroes will one day revert back to Marvel, but for now, Sony Pictures is scrambling to get as many “Spider-Man” and “Ghost Rider” installments into theaters as possible. “Spider-Man 4″ was set to be released during the summer of next year
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I don’t know about all of you, but I have never really gotten into comic books. I think I liked them as a kid and may have had a few, but I was not really a collector or die hard fan. I also think I know the reason why. It’s not that I didn’t have a comic book shop in my town or that my parents refused to buy them. It was the fact that comic books did not really seem to be made for girls. I know some people may not agree, but go into a comic book shop and tell me how many females (young or old) you see inside. I am willing to bet that the majority of individuals you see will be male. Now, this is not to say that girls that have an affinity for comics are strange. I am simply stating that traditionally, there has not been a mass market appeal to women. Occasionally you would get your Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, etc., but these were really scarce offerings in a sea of superheroes. Not to mention, that the majority of female characters you saw on the covers of the comics, were usually buxom babes with very little clothing. That probably also scared away the female fan base as that really doesn’t do a lot for your ego. So the other day I venture into the comic bookstore with my husband. I can sometimes find something that interests me, like the new Muppets comics, but normally I would not go in there on my own. On this particular trip, I started looking around while he was talking to the clerks. Lo and behold, a Marvel comic entitled, “Pride & Prejudice” captures my eye. Now anyone who is a fan of the classics, a great love story or that has been subjected to high school English has probably seen this title before. Being a fan of Jane Austen, I know the story well. My first thought is confusion – Am I seeing this right? ”Pride & Prejudice” in a comic store? Then I moved on to skepticism – Oh no. I really hope they did not mess with this epic love story. That would be such a tragedy! How would they fit all of this into a comic book any way? I finally end on curiosity. I picked up a copy and began reading with trepidation – Hmmm. Not bad. It of course moves faster than the novel, but nothing major seems to be missing. The Bennets are all there and accounted for. Bingley and Netherfield are in existence. Maybe this won’t be awful. So I decided to take the leap and purchase the series which consists of five comics that came out starting in April 2009. And that was all she wrote. I was hooked by the middle of the first comic. The author (Nancy Butler) utilized much of the original dialogue and the artist (Hugo Petrus) worked seamlessly with her to tell this classic story in a beautiful, graphic format. The pictures and emotion along with perfectly synced wording conveyed more emotion and feeling than you could imagine. It is an incredible feat to pull off a story of this complexity in so few (comparatively) pages. I was so enthralled with it that I purchased the trade paperback to read in the future and the individual comics to preserve as collectibles. Trade Paperback (front) Trade Paperback (back) Issue #1 Issue #2 Issue #3 Issue #4 Issue #5 The comic and the way it conveyed the story was fantastic. It not only gave me a greater appreciation for the medium, but it gave me hope that maybe this is the start of things to come. More options for women to enjoy in the comic book realm. I don’t expect a rush of material overnight, but it is refreshing to see some change. If you are a fan of a good love story, literary classics or a woman looking for a good comic, check this series out. Elizabeth and Darcy won’t fail to entertain you and neither will Marvel. ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Animated Series Swings To Disney XD In Fall 2011! … Hachette Book Group to Handle Sales and Distribution of Marvel Books … Marvel Products are now available at the Disney Store Website … Del Rey Publishing closes the book on Marvel manga …
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Robot 6 is reporting about the publisher Del Ray canceling Marvel Manga series: It looks like the manga publisher Del Rey has canceled the second volumes of its X-Men: Misfits and Wolverine: Prodigal Son. The news broke in a conversation on Twitter , where manga blogger Deb Aoki tweeted a tip that the books had been canceled and Lissa Pattillo noted that they had been taken down from retail sites. Dave Roman, who co-wrote the X-Men books with his wife, Raina Telgemeier, confirmed this in two tweets of his own: Wow! News travels fast! @goraina and I super disappointed since it was written as a 2-part story and it will be unfair to readers. We only found out last week. We still don’t have a lot of the details beyond it being a cost of licensing vs. profits issue. Roman added that he had seen some of the pencils and assumed that the artist, Anzu, was “far along, but still deep into it.” Antony Johnston, the writer of Wolverine: Prodigal Son, confirmed that book’s demise on his blog: Unfortunately, the simple truth is that not enough people bought them. Despite WOLVERINE being praised by readers and selected for two library YA lists, despite MISFITS making it onto the New York Times bestseller list, and not least despite all the efforts of Del Rey themselves and our editors there, there just weren’t enough readers to justify the costs. This is, sadly, more common than you might think in comics. Click here to keep reading. Marvel Comics LCD & LED Television Now on Sale at the Marvel Shop … Kirby estate sues Marvel – Copyrights to Iron Man and Spider-Man at stake … Marvel still looking for the right Captain America … Will Marc Webb Be Teaming Up With Avatar Team For Spider-Man Reboot? … Share the Magic:
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Del Rey Publishing closes the book on Marvel manga
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