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Joe Johnston has inked a deal to direct “First Avenger: Captain America,” Marvel Studios’ take on its classic comic book character. Marvel’s Kevin Feige is producing.
No writers are on board, but the studio, which is hearing pitches, expects to hire shortly.
Johnston first met with Marvel two years ago. When the two parties clicked, general talks [...]

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During an interview for his new action bonanza Bangkok Dangerous, Oscar-winner and perennial strange-on-screen-hairdo connoisseur Nicolas Cage let slip about a few of his upcoming comic book films.
First up, he discussed a sequel to last year’s Columbia Pictures and Marvel release, Ghost Rider.
Cage: Yes, actually, had a nice meeting with the studio about 3-months ago, [...]

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Writers on some of the most popular shows on television have an unusual pastime in common – more and more of them are writing comic books on the side.
“A lot of TV writers grew up on comic books,” said Marc Guggenheim, co-creator of the ABC show Eli Stone and current writer on the Amazing Spider-Man [...]

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 (NWTD)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 ROSS VARIANT (NWTD)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 JRJR SKETCH VARIANT (NWTD)
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #41 MONKEY VARIANT
FOOLKILLER: WHITE ANGELS #2
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GHOST RIDER #26 MONKEY VARIANT
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #3 BRICLOT 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
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IMMORTAL IRON FIST: THE [...]

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Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk got no respect from investors Tuesday.
In its first financial report that includes revenue from producing its own movies, Marvel blew past Wall Street’s expectations, then it raised guidance, and the stock plunged.
By the end of trading Tuesday, Marvel shares had dropped 11.5% to $31.19, and the stock led Tuesday’s [...]

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Here is a list of the comics you need to grab in order to have a complete collection.  This takes you up through the end of this month (July).
APRIL:
· Secret Invasion #1
· Mighty Avengers #12
· New Avengers #40
MAY:
· Secret Invasion #2
· Captain Britain & MI13 #1
· Incredible Hercules #117
· Mighty Avengers #13
· New Avengers #41
· [...]

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Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that director Jon Favreau has reached a deal with Marvel Studios to direct Iron Man 2, which is targeted for an April 30, 2010 release.Robert Downey Jr. had a sequel clause in his contract so he’s on board. We assume that Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow will return as well.Budgeted for [...]

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Punisher: War Zone producer Gale Anne Hurd hosted a party for star Ray Stevenson at Vertical Wine Bistro on June 24, 2008 in Pasadena, California. On display at the party were these two new posters for the film.
source: superherohype.com

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For the past few months, there’s been a lot of talk about actor Edward Norton’s issues with Marvel Studios over the final edit of The Incredible Hulk and a lot of speculation about what that might mean for Norton’s future with the franchise, especially since he wasn’t credited for his part in rewriting the movie, [...]

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It looks like “The Incredible Hulk” has exceeded everyone’s expectations. When the numbers come in this afternoon, look for the Edward Norton-Liv Tyler Marvel comic spectacle to have reeled in around $60 million this weekend.
That means Marvel comics’ Stan Lee, using first Paramount with “Iron Man” and now Universal with “Hulk,” has had the biggest [...]

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