It just wouldn't be Comic-Con without Marvel's Cup O'Joe panel, now would it? Every year, Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada takes to the stage to make some announcements and answer questions from the fans. This year, it was a packed scene as Tom Breevoort, Jordan D. White, Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Gerry Duggan, Sam Humphries, Dan Slott, Adam Kubert, Axel Alonso, Mike Marts and Dan Buckley joined Quesada on the stage. Now, let's recap all of the good stuff.
- Opens with discussing The Black Vortex, a Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men crossover which arrives February 2015. It'll be a big cosmic event and incorporate more than just those two teams. Ed McGuinness will illustrate the opening chapter. The Black Vortex can “unlock the cosmic potential inside of anyone.” Sam says it shows characters dealing with whether they want to submit to the Black Vortex to unlock their full potential. Gerry says Nova has one job during this story and mistakes will be made. Relationship between Kitty Pryde and Star-Lord will be “sorely tested” by this one.
- STAR WARS: KANAN, by Greg Weisman and Pepe Larraz, announced. “Bridging the gap between Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels.” Goes on sale in April 2015.
- Tom: “SECRET WARS is the biggest thing we’ve ever done.” He also called it, “huge and daunting and excellent.”
- Tom: THOR #2 will give us a better sense of who’s under the helmet; more clues as well.
- OPERATION S.I.N. announced. It's by Kathryn Immonen and Rich Ellis; begins in January. Takes place in the '50s and focuses on Peggy Carter, Howard Stark and Woodrow McCord.
- MAXIMUM RIDE: FIRST FLIGHT announced. Arrives Spring 2015 and is by Marguerite Bennett and Alex Sanchez. Will consist of 5 issues.
- Question time!
- "Runaways… Darkhawk… the Hood. Where are they?" Answers: Runaway characters aren’t a team anymore but they are popping up in different places and others will be popping up. We know you guys love ‘em and want ‘em. So who knows? We’ll see. Can’t comment on Darkhawk and the Hood was in Original Sin.
- "Can we expect more of Cyclops?" Answer: The best – or possibly the worst – has yet to come. We’re not done with Cyclops’ story, not by a long shot.
- "Scarlet Spider… will we see more of Kaine?" Answer he is all over Spider-verse. ASM #9 has a big Kaine moment. Slott jokes that, "we’re not killing him… yet. Yet!"
- "Will Peter see Spider-Gwen?" Slott: ASM 9. You’ll see soon!
- ·"Why does the current Punisher run ignore how [Greg] Rucka’s story ended (e.g. Frank locked up)? Answer: we will address it. There’s no immediate plans, but we’re aware and we will.
