This is normally my favorite time of year, when you find out which comic artists and writers are signing exclusive contracts with the competition and having all the big news for the remainder of the year coming at us for what's next in comics...in fact, it used to be the same type of thing in pro-wrestling, but even that's tapered off since McMahon took over 95% of the Wrestling Biz (in the states).
This year, however, its slow. DREADFULLY slow. Like, *I* personally have to make the news, or find something to write about because no one else is...and that's just silly. Now's when all the big news should be coming...take a look at Last year...
ULTIMATES 3 to be written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Joe Madureira...Wow! To start shortly after ULTIMATES 2...heh, which now, 1 year later, still hasn't finished.
ULTIMATES 4 to be written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Ed McGuiness...WOW! Another home run...to start shortly after ULTIMATES 3, which is now officially a year old in production and the rumor is that the artist, Joe Mad, is only three issues into his run, whereas Ed McGuiness has been working on other books for Marvel already.
SPIDER-MAN secret project written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by J Scott Campbell.... this one was actually announced BEFORE either of the other two, and no further updates have been announced.
SPIDER-MAN ONE MORE DAY, Written by J Michael Stracynzski and art by Joe Quesada... okay, give Joe Q some credit, dude works as the Editor in Chief at Marvel, so if they say its going to run IN all the Spidey Books in September, I'll believe it when I see it, but I believe this one is in the can.
ACTION COMICS by Richard Donner, Geoff Johns and drawn by Adam Kubert... This one is going the way of ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN (TBW)... let's just finish it when we can? What happened to Adam Kubert getting 8 issues done in a year? The man had 6 months to get a head start. YES, he's not using an inker, but COME ON...don't use your new-found fame to blame your not getting your work done on time...Donner DIRECTED a MOVIE in the time you've been taking to draw SIX ISSUES.
JIM LEE on Batman AND WILDCATS? Who ever thought this guy was going to maintain two series? Sure, one issue every other month, keeping HIM monthly...Jim, I love your work, I mean LOVE IT...but stick to 6 issue stints, that way you can do six months of CONs, too...PLEASE?!
See, lots of stuff announced FOR LAST YEAR that HASN'T even shipped THIS YEAR...WHY try to get people's hopes up, only to not deliver the goods AT ALL?
It bugs...
It annoys...
and it takes away creativity from people like me.
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