Thursday, July 26, 2007

Comics News Post: July 26, 2007 (SDCC Day 01)




DC Comics will soon be publishing a comic based on the hit NBC show Heroes.

There's been no word on whether or not Alan Moore or Chris Claremont will receive royalties from the tie-in.



This week sees the debut of the new Marvel line of postage stamps at the Comic-Con.

So, you know, if you ever wanted to lick the Hulk...oh, right...stickers now.

Never mind.



During a discussion of the much-maligned Countdown crossover series, Dan DiDio stated that its predecesser, 52 was "more of an Academy Award winning movie" while Countdown more closely resembles a "summer blockbuster."

Didio then compared apples to oranges, gorillas to spaceships, and a golf game to the Holocaust.



Darwyn Cooke's announced he's leaving the revamped Spirit title with issue 12.

In related news, a funeral was held today in San Diego's Mount Hope cemetary, where the idea of higher-quality corporate comics was laid to rest as hundreds of fans looked on.