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* Terrance Howard is out of Iron Man 2 and Don Cheadle is in. Terrance Howard wanted more money than Marvel Studios wanted to pay. So the easy solution was to replace him with the great Don Cheadle. I'm not a big fan of recasting but Don Cheadle is a much better actor than Howard.

* Fanboys will be yelling "MORTAL KOMBAT" sooner than expected. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe has just been moved from December to November 16th.

* "Iron Man" screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby told MTV that they want a certain green skinned giant as the film's antagonist. "I hope 'The Avengers' embraces that," Fergus said. "You don't want like 10 super-badass good guys fighting together. Where's the fun in that? Let's break it off a little. Friends or colleagues who become enemies is always an interesting thing because you know it's based on love and friendship and that's always the worst thing to have turn bad - someone you actually care about and someone you actually believe in."

News You Already Know

* Marvel's Runaways will be returning in September with writer Terry Moore and artist Huberto Ramos. The series is expected to pick up after the events of the Young Avengers/Runaways Secret Invasion crossover. Runaways fans can now rejoice in the hopes of this book becoming a monthly event. Check out the interview with Huberto Ramos at Newsarama.

* The upcoming Mortal Kombat vs DC game made news last week when it was announced that the game would not feature any fatalities. While some of the hardcore fans cried foul over this move, I'm just excited about a game based of DC characters that does not suck. Check out the website for the future fist fest HERE and see the new concept art.

* If you started buying Marvel comics in the 90's then you probably have a ton of books that guest star Spider-Man and own Ghost Rider books starring Danny Ketch. Ketch had been among the missing for years now until "Ghost Rider" #23 came out today. Writer Jason Aarons has been planning on bringing back Ketch for almost a year now after hearing the fans plea for his return. Grab issue #23 of "Ghost Rider" today and check out the return of Danny Ketch.

* The Micheal Turner alternate cover to "Wolverine" #66 has surfaced over at Comic Book Resources. The cover is a beauty and worth checking out. Funny part is where it says the book will be $2.99. When you actually find it in your comic book retailer, expect to pay more like $5.99 or more.