In my 14 years of reading and collecting comics, as well as work in a comic book store, one of the most common complaints I’ve heard (and sometimes delivered myself) is lateness in comics. Whether it’s an intentional pushing back of the title, a late page, a late script or a last second disaster, comic book fans deal with lateness all of the time, yet still the clarion call is delivered “OFF WITH (Enter Creator’s Name)’S HEAD!” “THEY SHOULDN’T DO COMICS!” “THEY SHOULD WRITE/DRAW FASTER!” This debate could rage on for days, weeks even. What I’d like to do, is just draw your attention to some books that have been late, have had huge names work on them, and decide for yourself if the wait was worth it.
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Marvel presents a first look at X-Men #8 written by Victor Gischler with interior art and a variant cover by Chris Bachalo! Take a look at the covers and first four pages!
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Wolverine and Jubilee are together again in a new four issue miniseries from Marvel. They’re even throwing in a classic Jim Lee litho to celebrate the return of the duo. I haven’t seen this much yellow since the 90’s X-Men cartoon! Check out the preview pages and solicit.
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Now that Editor in chief Joe Quesada has weighed in on a likelyhood of an Iron man/ Green lantern team-up (also known as Iron Lantern, for those keeping track of Amalgam) Midtown wants to pitch in the crossovers we want to see, and the creative team we want to see doing them.
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What do G.I. Joe, Wolverine, and Barack Obama have in common? It’s Larry Hama! Listen as he shares his experience with us on the podcast!
