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DRAGON'S BREATH

The Official Newsletter of Heroes and Dragons

http://www.heroesanddragons.com

Issue # 8.13 � August 17, 2003

CONTENTS


Late-Breaking Wizard World News

Wizard World Chicago has come and gone, but there were a few late-breaking stories that didn't get posted to the web in time to be included in last week's issue of Dragon's Breath.

Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis will co-write Ultimate Fantastic Four, with art by Andy Kubert.� more

Bits o' Marvel News:

According to Tom Brevoort, Marvel is "actively working" on a Ghost Rider project.� (Well, obviously, with the movie coming up �)

Letters columns will return to the pages of Marvel Comics, but we probably won't see the return of Marvel Annuals anytime soon.

The Punisher will get a new # 1 (marking the start of Punisher Volume Seven!) when the book moves over to the MAX imprint.

The Thunderbolts may return in 2004 � the villains-cum-heroes Thunderbolts, not the underground "fight club" Thunderbolts.

Brian K. Vaughan and Kyle Hotz may produce another mini-series featuring The Hood.

Three new Essential trade paperbacks are planned for the coming year:� Essential Spider-Man Vol. 6, Essential X-Men Vol. 5, and Essential Punisher Vol. 1.

Robert Morales and Chris Bachalo will be the new creative team on Captain America in 2004.

Peter Bagge's follow-up to The Megalomaniacal Spider-Man will be called The Incorrigible Hulk.

Andi Watson and Tommy Ohtsuka are currently working on 15-Love, the tennis-oriented mini-series announced at San Diego.

more on these stories

Talent Caldwell (Fathom: Kilian's Tide) will provide the art on a 6-issue mini-series that will launch DC's revamp of the Superman titles in early 2004.� more

Talent's boss, Michael Turner, is rumored to be working on six issues with Batman in them, possibly the next story arc in Superman/Batman.� more

Jim McLaughlin hosted a "state of comics" panel with Joe Quesada, Mark Waid, Erik Larsen, and Brian Pulido at Wizard World.� more

Comics News

Harvey Pekar has contributed a six-page strip called "My Movie Year" to the current issue of Entertainment Weekly.

The folks at Six Shooter Comix are planning an August 30 "flash ring" to help promote comics.� The flash ring will consist of sequentially-trigged smart mobs giving away free comics in different locales and time zones across the world.� To participate, you'll have to stay tuned to the message boards at SixShooterComix.com.� more

For more on smart mobs/flash mobs, read this article at Wired.com and sign up for Warren Ellis's e-mail newsletter, Bad Signal.

Comic Book Resources has posted a seven-page preview of JLA/Avengers # 1.� more

Golden Age Spirit and Captain Marvel writer William Woolfolk died this week.� more

Dr. Octopus will get a new look (designed by Humberto Ramos) in the 5-issue mini-series Negative Exposure, written by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Staz Johnson.� more

With TechJacket finished, Funk-O-Tron's Robert Kirkman and E.J. Su will collaborate on a new Image Comics mini-series, Cloudfall.� more

Brandon Jerwa will replace departing writer Josh Blaylock after issue # 25 of G.I. Joe.� Meanwhile, Devil's Due is putting their Micronauts title on hiatus as it leaves Image and moves to an as-yet-unnamed new publisher.� more

Warren Ellis's Two-Step mini-series with Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti is now on the schedule for October.� more

Doc Samson returns in Incredible Hulk # 60.� No word on when the Hulk will return.� more

CrossGen has hired the Endeavor Agency to represent them in film and media ventures.� Endeavor represents actors, directors, writers, and artists.� more

Soon after the new New Mutants title starts, artists Keron Grant and Josh Middleton will be replaced by Carlo Barberi and Chris Bachalo (covers only).� more

This holiday season, Paul Dini's Jingle Belle will star in a full-length original graphic novel from Oni Press.� The graphic novel, Dash Away All, will retail for $11.95.� more

Steve Rude's new sketchbook is available exclusively in Rude's eBay store.� Buy It Now

Media News

Dreamworks will release Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence in the U.S. next spring.� more

The Canadian Scary Godmother TV special will be available on DVD in the U.S.� more

MTV has a Blade animated series in the works.� more

Freddy vs. Jason director Ronny Yu is pursuing the rights to Blood: The Last Vampire for possible live-action feature film.� more

Awards News

The winners of the 2003 Wizard Fan Awards were announced in Chicago last week.� more

Legal News

Top Cow's lawsuit against Michael Turner has been settled.� more

Interviews Worth Reading

Coming Events

Lord of the Rings CCG League meets this Tuesday, August 19 at 4:00pm.

There's a 1,500-point Warhammer Fantasy tournament this Saturday, August 23 at noon.� Entry fee is only $3.00, with great prizes provided by Games Workshop.

Site to See

To commemorate the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, eBay seller YSMC123 is auctioning an authentic Presley tooth:

Only $35,000 and It Could Be Yours!

Yep, you can own the King's crown!� Bidding starts at $35,000.

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