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Come September it would appear that two of the most critically acclaimed titles at Boom! Studios will be finally meeting head to head in a crossover this December. The Plutonian will finally cross paths with his ultimate enemy-turned-hero Max Damage from Incorruptible.
The issues that will be part of this crossover will be Irredeemable #32 and #33 and Incorruptible #25 and #26. Both series are written by Mark Waid, Irredeemable is drawn by Diego Barreto and Incorruptible is drawn by Marcio Takara.
Source - Major Spoilers
iFanboy announced today that their parent company Graphicly has just added over 200 comics to its digital catalog from publisher Image. The titles so far include Savage Dragon, Invincible, The Walking Dead, Severed, and Morning Glories as well as many more.
iFanboy also writes that Graphicly is working with Image in order to bring new comics to Graphicly day and date with their physical releases. Also, the article states that new Image comics will be added daily so check back often.
It seems another shake-up is in order for DC’s New 52. Writer Keith Giffen is once again taking over writing duties on one of DC’s relaunched books. This time he is taking on the duties of writing Superman after George Perez leaves with issue #7. However, iFanboy is reporting that it is most likely that George Perez will stay on to help Dan Jurgens finish the artwork for Superman.
IDW and Hasbro have major plans in store for the Transformers this December. After a shocking one-shot comic book titled “The Death of Optimus Prime” IDW will be splitting the Transformers ongoing series in to two.
Dynamite Entertainment is launching a new Voltron comic series this December. This series will be written by Dynamite Entertainment writer Brandon Thomas and will have covers by Alex Ross. This quote from Dynamite editor Joe Rybandt sums up the goal of the new series perfectly:
“We’ve been given a lot of latitude by our partners at Classic Media and World Events,” said Dynamite Editor Joe Rybandt. “Nothing is off the table and if you’ve followed our releases featuring pop culture icons, you know that we take the best and add the new and create something unique and special on its own. Expect no different from Voltron.”
It would seem Static Shock is not the only DC title to get a change of writer so soon after the relaunch. JT Krul is being replaced by Keith Giffen for writing duties on DC’s Green Arrow series starting with issue 4. DC Has confirmed that Krul will continue writing his other title for DC, Captain Atom. It is also reported that Dan Jurgens will continue doing the artwork for Green Arrow.
Source – Comic Book Resources
At least I think it is gold! Today’s post is going to be a little different in terms of subject than usual. Scott Johnson posted his latest web comic over at ExtraLife today and I found it to be so funny I had to share it here. I won’t give the joke away but here is a hint: it’s about Star Wars! Personally I have a couple pieces of Scott Johnson art hanging on my wall and I think I would like to add this to my collection.
Hit the link below to be taken over to hilarity!
Source - Scott Johnson’s ExtraLife
For those of you who don’t want to be spoiled about the ending to Fear Itself #6 or upcoming plot points in Fear Itself #7 then stop reading now, if it doesn’t matter to you then hit the link to read the rest of the post after the jump!
Yesterday it would seem was a troubled day for one of DC’s many relaunched titles, Static Shock. Major Spoilers reported that new series writer John Rozum recently resigned as writer for the book. Rozum was quick to point out that DC Comics did not fire him from his writing duties on the title, which he states in this quote:
I am announcing that I have resigned from the DC Comics series, Static Shock. I’m not giving any details at this time, but before speculation begins I’d like to say a few things which I hope will curtail a lot of unwarranted hostility and placing of blame where it shouldn’t be placed.
My decision to leave was of my own choice. I was not fired.
Major Spoilers is also reporting that there were no percieved tensions which lead to him resigning as the series’ writer and that Rozum does still do work for the company and has for the last 15 years. We can only guess as to the reason of his departure on the book but hopefully it was all on good terms and that this doesn’t spell any bad news for Static Shock.
Source – John Rozum
Via – Major Spoilers
