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The Future of Captain America

The future of Captain America hangs in the balance as Marvel celebrates the Sentinel of Liberty’s 70th anniversary in Captain America #616. Comics’ greatest creators are coming together to tell amazing Captain America stories. Following the shocking conclusion of the Trial of Captain America, Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker teams up with superstar artists Mike …

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FX Orders Superhero Detective Pilot ‘Powers’

FX has given the green light to Powers, a project based on the popular comic by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Powers follows detectives in a homicide department devoted to cases that involve superheroes. Charles Eglee (The Walking Dead, The Shield) wrote the pilot and will serve as an …

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Point One Brings Rob Williams on Daken: Dark Wolverine

Marvel announced that this May, rising star writer Rob Williams takes the reins of Daken: Dark Wolverine with an all new, Point One issue great for new readers wanting to get into the mind of Marvel’s newest crime boss. In one fell swoop, Daken single-handedly executed a ruthless takeover of Madripoor’s criminal underworld and …

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‘I Am Number Four’ Director Brings Preacher To Screen

D.J. Caruso, director of “I Am Number Four,”  will direct Preacher, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book series. Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher, which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of …

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Comics Legend Walt Simonson Covers The Mighty Thor #1!

Marvel announced rhat legendary artist Walt Simonson will provide a variant cover for The Mighty Thor #1. When Asgard is threatened by an intergalactic peril, the superstar creative team of Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel, must take Thor to the edges of the Marvel Universe to save his homeland from the likes of Galactus. …

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Hasbro Captures The Adventure of Marvel

Hasbro gives kids more ways than ever to re-enact the actions of their favorite Marvel Super Heroes with an extensive line of role play toys! MARVEL STUDIOS brings action and excitement to the theater with THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and Hasbro brings the adventure, energy, and emotion …

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The Path To Spider-Island Begins With Infested

Marvel is announced Infested, an all new series of short stories beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #659, leading into the biggest Spider-Man event of the year – Spider Island! And to set the stage, a whole cavalcade of superstar artists like Barry Kitson, Lee Garbett and Emma Rios join the red-hot Dan Slott for a …

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Marvel and Disney Publishing Worldwide to Launch DISNEY*PIXAR PRESENTS Magazines

Marvel and Disney Publishing will debut DISNEY*PIXAR PRESENTS, a new monthly magazine featuring some of the most popular characters from the acclaimed Disney/Pixar films. Intended for readers of all ages and priced at $5.99, the first issue will hit stores in May 2011. Each issue of the magazine contains 96 full color pages of …

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Marvel Unveils Big Shots

Marvel announced Big Shots. A brand new initiative, Big Shots spotlights three major launches of all-new ongoing series for the Marvel Universe’s hardest hitting heroes by the comic industry’s top creative talent! Kicking off with Moon Knight #1 in May, the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev as they delve …

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Chris Evans to Star In Captain America: Super Soldier Video Game

SEGA announced they have signed film star Chris Evans to voice the title role in the upcoming action adventure Captain America: Super Soldier. The actor’s likenesses will also be used in the game, which is based on the seminal and iconic franchise from Marvel Entertainment. “Signing Chris to star in Captain America: …

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