Monday, June 2, 2008

Cee Diddy Ponders...


News You Already Know: WW Phily 08' Edition

Let's start this off by letting everyone know if they want GOOD coverage of this year's Wizard World Philly Convention they should go over to Newsarama.com and check out the great updates they gave us all weekend.

* Writer Greg Pak (Phoenix: End Song) and penciler Carmine Di Giandomenico (Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdoch) will be bringing us "Magneto: Testament" in September. The book will follow the young Magneto and his family through Germany and Poland from 1935 to 1945. the story takes a look at the families struggle as they the Nazis rise to power.

* "The Age of Sentry" will be brought to us by writers Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin. The miniseries will take place during the Sentry's forgotten past.

* Doug Braithwaite has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel. His first project will be penciling duties on "Thor: Secret Invasion"

* Ed Brubacker (Daredevil, Criminal) will bringing the new character Lady Bullseye to the pages of Daredevil. Brubacker has said that she does have a link to the original Bullseye. I"m thinking she works for the same guy that Bullseye once worked for.

* Marvel Zombies 3 comes to life this year in October. It's being brought to us by the creative team of Van Lente and Kev Walker. Early details tell us that the Marvel Zombies are going to show up in the 616 Marvel Universe.

* Dan Didio confirmed once again that Barry Allen was returning as The Flash. Didn't say how long he would be around though.