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Secret Invasion: X-Men #1
It's about time they were brought into the invasion. This is a huge on-going thing and you know the Skrulls would want to deal with the X-Men in some way. You'd also think the X-Men might be kind of pissed that some of the super-skrulls have been going around copying their powers and appearance. The art is a little weird. Nightcrawler doesn't look quite right. I do like the way the colors look.
Calling All X-Men-- Secret Invasion is Underway!
The X-Men get caught up in the comic book blockbuster of the summer! Get ready for an epic action packed, super powered rush in Secret Invasion: X-Men #1 (of 4)! The Skrull invasion is in full effect and the country is being torn apart, but the Skrulls missed one minute detail – the X-Men have relocated to San Francisco. Join fan favorite superstar writer, Mike Carey (X-Men: Legacy, upcoming X-Men: Manifest Destiny), as he shows us what happens when the Skrulls collide with the “astonishing” might of the X-Men. With jaw-dropping interiors from acclaimed artist, Cary Nord (Ultimate Human), just about anyone who ever called themselves an X-Man will show up to wage war! Plus, a shocking revelation will leave X-fans talking for years to come!
Mike Carey told Marvel.com, "[Cary is] a major talent and I can't wait to see what he does with this story…It really plays to his strengths. I know he's going to take the big battle set pieces and make them play like poetry. It's going to be fun."
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Secret Invasion and all its tie-ins as they continue to top the sales charts and sell out at Diamond. Do not miss this explosive first issue as fans continue to ask “Who Do You Trust?”
What do the Skrulls have in store for the Children of the Atom? What is Cyclops willing to do to ensure the future of the mutant race and lead his team to victory? Find out the answers to these questions and more, True Believers, in Secret Invasion: X-Men #1 (of 4)!
SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #1 (of 4) (JUN082355)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—07/24/08, On-Sale—08/13/08
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Astonishing X-Men #25 (Second Printing Variant)
Astonishing X-Men #25 Returns With New Printing
Response to Warren Ellis’ and Simone Bianchi latest tale is nothing short of “astonishing.” Marvel is pleased to announce that Astonishing X-Men #25 has sold out at Diamond and to satisfy everyone’s craving for everyone’s favorite mutants, Marvel is going back to press with Astonishing X-Men #25 Second Printing Variant. This new printing features an all new cover from the talented Simone Bianchi!
X-Fans everywhere agree, that this issue is a must have! Timothy Callahan of Comicbookresources.com exclaims “…this is Bianchi's best American work so far… X-Men have rarely looked better!” and “Ellis and Bianchi are more than up to the task of making this one of Marvel's premiere books.” Jesse Scheeden of IGN.com says “Ellis wastes no time showing off his skill for characterization and dialogue.”
JustComics.Com exclaimed, “It’s a new beginning for the X-Men. The artwork is stunning. The distinctive dialog is witty and character-defining… This comic WILL impress you.”
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Astonishing X-Men as the series continues to astound readers. With a new home, a fresh new base and complimented with some familiar faces, this book is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Be sure to keep up with all of the nonstop action in Astonishing X-Men!
Please note that Astonishing X-Men #25 may still be available at the retail level.
ASTONISHING X-MEN #25 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (MAY088164)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art & Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/24/08, On-Sale—8/13/08
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X-Men,
Cable
Cable #6
After looking at these images and seeing how the Baby Mutant's hair is growing, I'm wondering if this little girl is someone we already know. After all this time, she still doesn't have a name (at least I don't think so, I still have to read issue #5). This mutant is supposed to save mutantkind, right? Well...what if this baby was really a certain other red-haired female mutant we all know and haven't seen around for a while? Maybe that's why Cable's so compelled to protect her. Or maybe I'm just crazy.
But not as crazy as that Ape variant cover!
The X-Men Join Cable’s War!
After the status quo shattering Messiah CompleX, Cable found himself on the run through time with the new mutant child and now the X-Men make a move to aid him! In the extra-sized Cable #6, featuring a longer story from acclaimed novelist Duane Swierczynski (Immortal Iron Fist), along with artists Ariel Olivetti and Michel Lacombe, presents a story of a father and son separated by generations, but sharing the same mission—saving mutantkind. In the present, Cyclops looks for a sign that he made the right decision, while in the future, his son Cable is still on the run from his former ally Bishop. What will Cyclops & The X-Men do to help Cable? Will it be enough? And will he come to regret it?
Additionally, to celebrate Marvel’s landmark simian series, Marvel Apes, debuting in September, this issue features a Monkey Variant cover by legendary artist Rob Liefeld!
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Cable #6, an X-Men: Manifest Destiny tie-in and perfect jumping on point for new readers! Wrapped up in a gorgeous cover by Adi Granov, and tying into current X-Men events, no X-fan should miss the extra-sized Cable #6!
CABLE #6 (JUN082388)
CABLE #6 MONKEY VARIANT (APR088284)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Penciled by ARIEL OLIVETTI AND MICHEL LACOMBE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Monkey Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—7/17/08, On-Sale—8/6/08
Cable #6 Variant
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Astonishing X-Men #25
Ellis & Bianchi Take The Reins of ASTONISHING X-MEN & Debut To Acclaim!
Superstars Warren Ellis (Thunderbolts) and Simone Bianchi’s (Wolverine) Astonishing X-Men #25, taking the X-Men in an all-new, all-different direction, has debuted to critical acclaim!
“Astonishing X-Men #25 is a great superhero comic, and it's the best X-Men comic in ages, precisely because it feels like something new… This is Warren Ellis's X-Men, and it's Simone Bianchi's X-Men, and it's quite a joy to read.”—Timothy Callahan, ComicBookResources.Com
“The first issue of Ellis' run is a pleasing read… Ellis wastes no time showing off his skill for characterization and dialogue”—Jesse Schedeen, IGN.Com
“As a reader of the X-Men for more than ten years, I feel this is the best time it has ever been and Astonishing X-Men is proof. Exceptional writing from Ellis and Bianchi's beautiful art make this comic far above average and an enviable standard of quality.”—Steven Bari, ComicsBulletin.Com
“I think that Ellis and Bianchi are off to a great start… The art by Simone Bianchi is exquisite”—Paul Steven Brown, ComicAddiction.Com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Astonishing X-Men, an X-Men: Manifest Destiny tie-in, as Ellis & Bianchi continue to garner acclaim! Just what is the X-Men’s new mission? And who has joined this new team? Find out in Ellis & Bianchi’s critically acclaimed Astonishing X-Men!
Wolverine visits the Golden Gate Bridge
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Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson, Wonder-Con 2/08
I've been sitting on this interview for a little while now. You can almost call it a Comic Vine Lost Interview. Due to technical reasons it just never got posted. I figured it'd be a shame to sit on it for any longer. So enjoy:Comic Vine: I have to start out with the X-Men graphic novel "
God Loves, Man Kills." It was one of the first X-Men stories I read and still is a favorite. How do you feel about how it turned out?
Brent Anderson: I feel the X-men graphic novel was the best work of my career from that period. I spent an incredible amount of time researching the artwork in that project, because it was the first work of my professional career I both pencilled and inked. Prior to that, I had pencilled and inked my Ka-zar covers. I also worked closely with colorist Steve Oliff so the final product looked as painterly as possible.
One of G-Man's first and favorite X-Men stories
Comic Vine: Did you have any input in scenes or did Claremont lay it all out?
Brent Anderson: Chris pretty much laid it all out, but I did have a reasonable amount of input in how I wanted to do specific scenes. I think I re-staged the first scene I drew which was Kitty's confrontation with and escape from the gang and winding up on the elevated subway train where the cop gets shot.
CV: What was your opinion on the movie X2 being based on it?
Brent: I really like the X2 movie, but I was disappointed that they steered clear of the screw-loose TV evangelist angle. It was Stryker's abuse of the mass media to enflame anti-mutant/racist sentiment which pulled the story through. I fully understand why they shied away from that, but making the Stryker character just another evil-military-general-gone-bad cliché fatally weakened the anti-racism message of the story, and made it about prejudice only, which is a different thing.
William Stryker...not too friendly
CV: Let's back up now, who were your influences?
Brent: God, there's not enough room to list them all! Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Hal Foster, Alex Raymond, Al Williamson, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Gene Colon, John Romita Sr., Alex Toth, Milton Caniff, Will Eisner, Wally Wood, Richard Corben, Vaughn Bodé, JC Leyendecker, Fortunino Matania, Franklin Booth, Howard Pyle, Austin Briggs and Norman Rockwell, just to name a few. More recently, Alex Ross, Arthur Adams, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Lee Elias, David Mazzuchelli, June Brigman, Istvan Banyai, Steve Lieber, and a slew of great artists whose names I'm not remembering right now (it's a senior moment kind of thing. I'm getting to be that age!)
Brent's first comic read
CV: First comic read? I think I saw somewhere it was Fantastic Four? Any recollections on issue # or villain?
Brent: FF #69 "By Ben Betrayed!". It was the middle part of a three-part story and I didn't have a complete idea of what was going on after reading it, but I didn't care - I had discovered something wonderful. I even missed buying #70, since I wasn't aware at the time of the chronological monthly numbering of comics, so I REALLY didn't have a clue! As a matter of fact, at about that same time I bought six comics at a junk store for 5 cents each. The six comics were Spider-man #s 1 and 3 and Fantastic Four #s 13, 48, 49 and 50. All six for 30 cents! I quickly realized there were issues of Spider-man 2 and 4 through 53, and FF #s 1-12, 14 through 47 and 51 through 68. I was a collector.
CV: What's your average rate of drawing?
Brent: I try to pencil and ink an average of four pages of straight comic art per week.
CV: Do you have any drawing rituals? Do you only work at a certain time of day? Do you need certain music or a place to work?
Brent: I draw when I can! Being married and with a twelve-year-old son, there is this strangely rewarding thing called a family life, which tends to regularly drag me from the sanctity of my studio. I usually work during the day while my son is at school, reserving 3-day weekends for family outings and trips. When I'm working I like to watch/listen to movies and/or music suited to whatever project/story I happen to be working on that day. Strangely, I am inspired in my own work by listening to the director/actor commentaries of film-making now being included on DVD editions of most movies.
CV: What kind of script do you prefer when drawing? Is it easier to have a detailed script basically telling you what to do or just a loose script to allow more freedom?
The perfect team-up?
Brent: Funny you should ask. I started my career working "Marvel-style" from detailed (or not so detailed) plot outlines. Then I started collaborating with Kurt Busiek on Astro City and requested full scripts on AC stories. After twelve years of doing it full-script, Kurt and I have started working plot-style. I'm also working on a two-part Brave and the Bold starring a team-up of Green Lantern and Plastic Man from a plot by Marv Wolfman. I don't really have a preference. Whichever style works best for the writer I'm collaborating with works best for me.
CV: Do you attend a lot of conventions? Any crazy stories or strange requests?
Brent: I don't attend a lot of conventions these days, but I did a fair share of them when I was the "New Young Turk" on the block in the early days. No overtly strange requests, but I longed for the guy to ask me to draw
Ka-zar on his girlfriend's breast! But, alas, he never showed! I do have a crazy story of losing my purse with all my identification, credit cards and money in it just before doing a comics art seminar during a San Diego Comic-Con, but it's too long and involved to relate here. I wrote about it in a Comics Buyer's Guide back in the 80s, but it's a good one. Maybe I'll post it on my web site <
www.brentandersonart.com>.
CV: Do you still stay current with today's comics? How many titles? Any stand-outs?
Brent: Not really. For the past ten years or longer I've been pulling interesting titles from DC's comp box, but I've had time to read very few of them. Maybe some day... I have been reading many independent graphic novels (Gemma Bovary and
American Born Chinese, just to name a couple) and odd comics series, but nothing regularly or necessarily mainstream. I'm into almost everything First Second is publishing these days.
CV: Any thoughts on the current state of Mutants/X-Men? Their identities being public, most of the mutant population being wiped out, etc?
Brent: Nope. I haven't a clue as to what's going on in Mutant-dom.
Astro City: Dark Age Book 1 HC due 7/16/08
CV: Do you have a favorite storyline? One that you've worked on and/or one that you've read.
Brent: It's always the one I'm currently working on, which is The Dark Age Book 3 of Astro City and the Green Lantern/Plastic Man storyline for Brave & the Bold!
CV: Superhuman Registration Act (Marvel's Civil War), who was right? (Captain America or Iron Man). Should individuals with super-powers be required to register?
Brent: This is silly. Who's in a position to require supers to register if they don't want to? Push them too far, they take over the world (see
Rising Stars).
CV: Being a person with strong family values and heavily involved in your community, what's your opinion on the basic state of comics today? It seems there are lots of dark/violent themes in most comics. (Comics don't seem too kid friendly these days).
Brent: That's why I'm doing a buddy cop comedy starring Plastic Man and Green Lantern for B&B! I've drawn a lot of dark stuff over the past ten years. One of the reasons I like doing Astro City is because Kurt comes up with some light stuff occasionally (even in the midst of The Dark Age.)
CV: You've worked with Fourth graders in the past, do you see a lot of kids still aware of mainstream heroes? A lot of kids are into Manga. What have you seen? Do you see a lot of passion in drawing with this age group?
Brent: Fourth through seventh graders are my favorite cartooning students. Fourth graders are just beginning to see a world outside of themselves and they are very curious to explore and discover it and express their feelings about it. They are generally enthusiastic, focused and very expressive about drawing. This tendency progresses through seventh grade where they discover other ways to socially express themselves. Their interest in drawing wanes. Some come back to it after or during high school, but most don't. My fourth/fifth grade classes are always full.
CV: Last October you taught a Cartooning and Comics class at Sonoma State University, how did that go? How many attended? Will this be a regular thing for you?
Brent: This was my first class for adults. I had eight students who enrolled, one no-show and an add-on. I prefer a minimum of ten, but I was willing to try it. It went well. I am doing another Saturday class in April this year, and I've been asked to do a Saturday over the summer, also, but we'll see. (
Note: Another class was held in June)
CV: How are your current projects coming?
Good Mother Dinosaur
Brent: Fine. I'm juggling so many right now, I never know which to work on when I have a little time away from the paying work (Astro City and Brave and the Bold). I keep adding strip ideas to "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (which has to be the longest title for a newspaper strip I've ever seen!) and I've started drawing Good Mother Dinosaur in color. I will post the pages on my web site soon.
CV: You're working on a graphic novel, Tecknight: Jar of Ashes, have you seen the character called
Tek Knight that Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson have created (that appeared in a few issues of
the Boys)? Does that change any plans to use the name?
Brent: Not really. Years ago,
Marc Silvestri made a reference to "the Tec Knights" in one of his Image titles. Also, there is a book out there currently titled High-tech Knight, The Adventures of Conrad Stargard. My story is called "Jar of Ashes" and the TecKnight character in it bears no resemblance whatsoever to these other characters. Copyright protects all these characters within the body of the work, so I see no problem. The name would only be a problem if applying for trademark protection, but I have no plans to trademark the name.
CV: I saw the snippets of Good Mother Dinosaur on your web page, it's set as a kids' book. Seems a little...spooky. Do you have a specific age group in mind?
Brent: Spooky? Hmmm... It is admittedly unusual, but I don't see it as "spooky". It's aimed at 8 to 14-year-olds who like a sense of mystery and magic.
CV: Any idea when Astro City Dark Age book 3 will come out?
Brent: I'm finishing the first issue of Book 3 this week (Feb 7).
CV: There's been talk of an Astro City movie for some time. Any ideas how that's going? Would you be involved in any way? Character sketches, etc?
Brent: The on-going writer's strike has put a damper on the development of any new movies for the time being. There's still life in the idea, but we have to wait until the strike is settled before resuming our journey toward the Big Screen.
Rising Stars, the inspiration for Heroes?
CV: You also worked on Rising Stars. Any ideas if the tv show will still make it. Opinions on comparisons to Heroes? (Do you watch Heroes?)
Brent: I saw the first season on DVD last fall. I see elements of Rising Stars, Smallville, Astro City and Strikeforce:Morituri in Heroes as well as many other influences and inspirations, I'm sure. As an aside, I think the writers on Heroes lost track of their story focus about two thirds the way through the season. They set up some terrific characters and cliff-hangers, but there were no pay-offs, only the promise of even more to come. I got kind of bored by the end of the final episode. The same thing happened to Buffy after five seasons and Smallville after four. I guess this is the price of episodic television wherein there is the constant promise of change with nothing ever really progressing. Lots of development, no pay-off.
CV: What's the story behind the name of you production studio, Knee Deep Productions?
Brent: I've always had an affection for frogs. When a frog is knee deep in something, he's up to his eyeballs in it also. This is the way I feel when I'm working on all the stuff I work on - knee deep and up to my eyeballs!
CV: What was the last good movie you saw?
Brent: Mad Hot Ballroom and Pieces of April come to mind. Memento, Stripes, Full Metal Jacket, Unbreakable, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and the Iron Giant are ones I've seen recently on DVD as I work.
CV: Favorite comic-related movie?
Thomas Hayden Church as Steeljack?
Brent: I have very much enjoyed the three Spider-man movies. #3 had way too much going on, but Thomas Hayden Church as the Sandman was a sheer delight. If we ever get The Tarnished Angel made into a movie, Church needs to be cast as Steeljack! The FF/Surfer movie was a bit of a mess story-wise (as was the first one), but I've waited since 1968 to see the Silver Surfer flash convincingly across the silver screen, and his race with the Human Torch gave me goose bumps! I just wish the same could be said for the scene wherein Galactus tells Reed Richards on the roof of the Baxter Building that the human race is a race of ants in the way of a starving god! THAT would have given me goose bumps, too, if they'd done it!
CV: Favorite version of the Hulk? (Thoughts on the "red" Hulk?)
Brent: I really like Ang Lee's movie Hulk! He did an outstanding job of direction on that film and really captured the pathos of the original grey-then-green Hulk of the 60s. Red Hulk? No idea.
CV: Favorite pizza topping?
Brent: Canadian bacon, ham, pepperoni, black olives and pineapple.
CV: Favorite Peanuts character?
Brent: Charles Schulz (which is another way of saying I like them all, without favorites, since Sparky was all of them.)
CV: Betty or Veronica?
Will Archie ever choose?
Brent: Oh, come on! You're kidding, right? It's obvious...
CV: Were you rooting for Blu-ray or HD-DVD?
Brent: I never conducted a comparative study. I'm still getting used to the improvement from VHS to laser disc!
CV: Anything else you'd want to mention? Upcoming projects, website (art for sale), etc.
Brent: Yeah. I'm in the process of posting a site-load more artwork for sale at
www.brentandersonart.com. Check it out from time to time. One of my New Year's resolutions is to keep the web site current. While there, check in on the Work-in-progress web pages. I will be adding more spookiness to Good Mother Dinosaur, maybe a changed name for Tecknight (but probably not) and maybe a few photos or two. And come to the Comic-Con in San Diego and say "Hi". I will be drawing there.
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Uncanny X-Men #500 (Ross Cover)
Okay, I think I'm actually getting a little excited about this. And with the X-Men moving to San Francisco, I gotta figure out how to get an interview with them.
Uncanny X-Men #500! A First Look Inside!
The historic Uncanny X-Men #500 is almost here, from the new writing team of Eisner-winner Ed Brubaker and Eisner-nominee Matt Fraction, and the series’ new superstar art team, Greg Land and Dodson…and this is the issue no X-Fan can miss. Why have the X-Men moved to San Francisco? What do Magneto, Master Mold and the Sentinels have to do with the surprising events of this issue? As X-Men: Manifest Destiny begins, Marvel’s mutants head into a bold new direction!
Plus, to celebrate this momentous occasion, Marvel looks back at 500 of the industry’s most groundbreaking comics in two new specials! Marvel Spotlight: Uncanny X-Men 500 Issues Celebration examines the past, present and future of the X-Men and their creators! Then, in Uncanny X-Men 500 Issues Poster Book, you can discover 36 posters celebrating the Uncanny X-Men mythos! But if that’s not enough, we’ve got Alex Ross and Greg Land’s gorgeous covers to Uncanny X-Men #500 as posters perfect for any room!
Marvel proudly presents this first look inside this anniversary issue, as Greg Land brings the X-Men into conflict with some of their greatest foes! Don’t miss Uncanny X-Men #500!
Uncanny X-Men #500 (Land Cover)
Uncanny X-Men #500 (Turner Cover)
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 (MAY082324)
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 TURNER & DODSON VARIANTS (MAY082325)
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 TURNER & DODSON SKETCH VARIANTS (MAY088105)
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Penciled by GREG LAND & TERRY DODSON
50/50 Wraparound Cover by ALEX ROSS
50/50 Wraparound Cover by GREG LAND
Variant Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: UNCANNY X-MEN 500 ISSUES CELEBRATION (MAY082340)
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08
UNCANNY X-MEN 500 ISSUES POSTER BOOK (MAY082339)
No Rating …$6.99
FOC—7/1/08, On-Sale—7/23/08
UNCANNY X-MEN ALEX ROSS POSTER (MAY082383)
36x24 Color Poster…$7.99
On-Sale—7/9/08
UNCANNY X-MEN BY GREG LAND POSTER (MAY082384)
55x20 Color Poster…$15.99
FOC—6/26/08, On-Sale—7/23/08
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on July 18, 2008