Geek of Oz

Marvel Comics have released a teaser image with the tagline "All new, All different - Coming 2010". The All New, All Different slogan has become synonymous with the "X" line of books over the years and in the image it shows a number of X-Alumni who have been thought dead, including Banshee and Thunderbird.

Earlier in the week we posted teaser images of Falcon (Wingman for Hire) and Elektra (Assassin for Hire) from Marvel Comics, each image had "Coming in December 2010" stamped on the bottom. At first we speculated that Elektra may be getting her own series, then with the release of the Falcon image we left you with an eloquent "guh?".

Wolverine #1 2nd Printing Marvel have been so kind as to give us a sneak peek at Wolverine #2 from the acclaimed creative team of Jason Aaron and Renato Guedes! "Stuck in Hell, Wolverine must come face to face with everyone he’s ever killed! Meanwhile, back in the land of the living, Logan’s demonically-possessed body is still running amuck and Mystique may be the only one who can stop it! Can Wolverine battle the Legion of the Damned and make it out alive? Find out this October in Wolverine #2!"

Shadowland Issue 4 Marvel is making waves at the street level with Diamond confirming that Shadowland #1 third printing variant, Shadowland #2 second printing variant and the initial print of Shadowland #3 have sold out at the distribution level. The good news is that even more reprints of the sold out issues will be available when issue #4 hits shelves this month. “We’re extremely happy with the success of Shadowland and I’m very proud of the work Andy, Billy and the rest of the team have done crafting the story,” said editor Stephen Wacker. “From the core titles to the tie-ins, we’re seeing an amazing response from readers. The book just can’t stay on the shelves. I just hope we don’t run out of paper.” Both the Shadowland #1 fourth printing variant and Shadowland #2 third printing variant will receive covers from artist John Cassaday whereas the Shadowland #3 second printing variant will be wearing a piece of interior art by Billy Tan. Sha...

In-Store Now THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER #4 COVER BY:         CHRIS SAMNEE WRITER:             ROGER LANGRIDGE PENCILS:            CHRIS SAMNEE INKS:                  CHRIS SAMNEE COLORED BY:    MATTHEW WILSON LETTERED BY:  NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC Released last week was issue #4 of the all ages Marvel book, Thor: The Mighty Avenger. In this issue we see The Warriors Three, Hogun, Fandral and Volstagg pop into Midgard for a wee visit on their banished cohort, Thor. Arriving in a magical goat-drawn Norse chariot they take attempt to take Thor on a boys night out to Jottunheim on behalf of "The All Father" Odin to teach his boy some humility.

Today I have the honour of presenting an interview with best selling writer and winner of the Edgar and Anthony awards, Victor Gischler. He has taken the reigns of the newly relaunched X-Men series by Marvel Comics.

Unfortunately the Marvel Universe appears to have been hit by the financial crisis. Yesterday we found that Elektra was looking for work and now it appears that the Falcon is also job hunting. Have a look at the image below if you have no idea what I'm talking about... Coming in December from Marvel