Comics News Post: July 3, 2007
Marvel Comics has made a deal with Michael Agrusso, the maker of the famous "I'm A Marvel, I'm A DC" videos on YouTube, to feature forthcoming videos on Marvel.com In the final segment of a four-part interview on the site, Marvel's "Agent M" writes:
...we'll have more "I'm a Marvel, I'm a DC" videos here on Marvel.com in the future. Maybe even some you haven't seen before? Hotsy-totsy!This latest announcement is just one part of the publisher's ongoing and highly successful "Marvel Comics: Lowering The Bar Since Joe Quesada Took Over" campaign.
DC has released the second "teaser" image for this year's Countdown-related events. Hints at the future of the DC universe include: Black Racer's skis, J'onn J'onnz apparently aligned with The Joker and Catwoman, and Lex Luthor, really, really pissed off that his favorite McDonald's ketchup packet exploded.
Ratatouille took the top spot at the box office this past week, marking the first time that a public health risk was deemed cute enough to grab box office gold. What's next for Pixar and Brad Bird? The animated feature Botulismo: The Little Nerve Toxin That Could will be hitting theaters in the fall of 2008.
Gossip sites reporting that the ape playing Chim-Chim in the upcoming live-action Speed Racer movie has been biting members of the cast and has suffered beatings at the hands of the crew. PETA is urging producer Joel Silver to replace the animal actor with a CGI-created character that's easier to control.
Danny Devito has already contacted his agent concerning keeping his role in the Wachowski-helmed blockbuster, promising that it won't happen again.
