I’m going to remind my comic book readers that I’ve got a blog focused solely on comics, and mainly on The Avengers and the Fantastic Four (at least for now), which you can find here.

For now, I’m still posting news here at BP, but I’m thinking I may move this feature over as well, leaving Berkeley Place comic book free and devoted solely to music, silly pictures, and other nonsense.

Anyway, lots and lots to report this week, including news on The Walking Dead, Marvel Now!, Guillermo Del Toro projects, and much more!
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My first news post under the new administration. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Literally.

Before the break, I have to say: Come on, just stop. DC is announcing 52(!) variant covers for their new book, Justice League of America #1, one for each State in the US plus two for good luck. This variant cover business is just outrageous. The JLA book will be by Geoff Johns (words) and David Finch (pics), and will feature a “B” team of all the DC characters nobody wants to see plus Green Arrow (Hawkman, Vibe, a Green Lantern, Catwoman(!), Katana, Star Girl, Steve Trevor (ughhh) and Martian Manhunter).

Lots more DC news after the break—which is rare for me, since I’m mostly a Marvel guy, including stuff about the new Vibe book and no less than two blurbs about Green Arrow. Not to mention the non-DC news about John Byrne!

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News (mostly) from NYCC about new Marvel stuff, featuring The Avengers, Deadpool, and more.  Plus, I’m laying odds on whether the new titles will be worth reading with my unpatented “suckmeter!”  If you want to see what’s up with DC go here, and for comic news on “other than the big two,” hit this link.
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I recently posted on the DC news out of NYCC.

But Indie books need love too!

Lots of cool items about movie deals, new Jeff Lemire projects, the newest Grant Morrison comic, and more!  (Like a potential movie from David Fincher based on Nate Powell’s The Goon comic….

All complete with a “will it suck” meter!

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I’m the best and worst comic blogger around. I’m the worst because I get most of my news from other bloggers, so if you’re an avid blogreader you’ve all heard it before you get here. I’m the best because I only report on the really cool stuff that matters, and I do it all in big posts. One stop shopping. You don’t need to filter through endless press releases, rumors, and items about Aquaman.

Today, I promise a maximum of one Aquaman item. Also, I have a bit of an anti-DC bias—I only read a few DC books regularly, and don’t particularly dig most of the DCU—but you have to see the truthiness of this quote:

“DC as a company has ditched their continuity so many times over the course of their publishing that smacking that reset button has become their go-to move every time they start lagging behind Marvel in sales.”
-Chris Sims

I love this dude’s blog.

With that in mind, hit the break for DC news….News on indies and Marvels will be coming soon.
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Lots of zombies coming:

• The “father of all zombies,” George A. Romero, is working on a comic for Marvel, which will not take place in the Marvel Universe or the Marvel Zombies Universe.  The project has no title yet.
• Fred Van Lente is working on a zombie comic for Dynamite, also untitled.  He says it will be funny, which, based on some his writing credits (Great Lakes Avengers, e.g.), seems highly probable.
• A major character on The Walking Dead will die this season.  Not sure that’s news—don’t they kill someone off every season?
• The Marvel Zombies Halloween issue is out now.  But be warned: It’s kinda dull.

I’ve been a fan of Greg Rucka’s writing for some time—and he even went to my college—but the man’s recent public stance about his conflicts with Marvel are terrific.  He critiques Marvel for not telling him that The Punisher, who is the subject of a solo book written by Rucka, was joining the Thunderbolts.  It’s a stupid move for the character, and it’s completely inconsistent with the great work Rucka’s been doing with the character.  I understand it hasn’t sold very well, but there should still be a greater level of respect for creators here.  Especially a proven entity like Rucka, whose work on Batwoman and Gotham Central is award-winning, critically acclaimed, and sells tons of trade paperbacks for DC.  (Apparently, DC doesn’t value trade income as much as pamphlet sales, which makes no sense at all since monthly issues are sold for a week or two at best but trades last forever.)

There’s a lot more news after the break, including Mark Millar’s latest movie deal, updates on the X-Men film franchise, and more!
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At his eponymous comicon in Las Vegas, Morrison offered some details and even previewed some art!

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I haven’t been able to relay the comings and goings-on in comicdom as regularly as I like to due to being busy, so some stuff here is old news. But my opinions about it are new, so that’s gotta count for something.

In the past few weeks, Marvel announced quite a bit of Deadpool news. Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca will take over X-Force, which will be retitled “Cable & X-Force,” and Deadpool is definitely off the team.

That’s stupid.

Deadpool and Cable go way back. Plus, the team will have Dr. Nemesis, Domino, Forge, and Colossus—all folks I’d love to see Wade team up with. But that news is nowhere near as dumb as what they’re doing with Deadpool: He’s moving to the Thunderbolts, along with two characters who should never, ever be on a team (Elektra and Punisher) and another whose actually a good guy (Red Hulk). Not only is the concept and lineup stupid, but it will be written by Daniel Way, who has done more damage to Deadpool in the past 3 years than anyone has…Ever. And I’m including Ryan Reynolds in that group.

Sigh.

After the break: A legend retires from comics (bitterly); more Marvel Now! stuff,

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Above the fold, I have to point you all to this interview with the new creative team (writers, but not artist) behind Deadpool’s “Now!” relaunch.  Why?  Because of what writer (and stand up comic) Brian Posehn says about the new Deadpool….

He’s still a Merc with a Mouth. The only thing we’ve changed is that now he can fly — and let me finish — he has a penis that can see the future. Those are the things that everybody loves about Deadpool, right?

And that’s why I’m looking forward to the Deadpool reboot more than any other.  Now, hit the break for some news about Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s “The Boys;” the latest Mark Millar movie project; and more!
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