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NYCC’11: Jeff Lindsay to pen Dexter comic for Marvel

Stephen Schleicher — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:57:52 +0000

During the Cup o’ Joe panel, Joe Quesada announced that Jeff Lindsay will be writing a comic book adaptation of his novel, Darkly Dreaming Dexter for the company. Dexter, for those of you who haven’t heard a thing about it, … Continue...

VARIANT COVER: Quesada covers Avengers: X-Sanction #1

Robot Overlord — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:59:49 +0000

Marvel has announced that COO Joe Quesada is providing the variant cover to the upcoming Avengers: X-Sanction #1 (another #1 from the company). AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA VARIANT (OCT110607) AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA SKETCH VARIANT (OCT11061...

Libya News, Atomic Comics Closing And ‘Tintin’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:26 +0000

Confusion and distress were popular sentiments in the feed last night. News out of Libya about Muammar Gaddafi's collapsing government had everyone's attention, but the comics industry received it's own shocker with word that the Arizona-based retail chain Atomic Comics was closing. Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada sent warm thoughts out to Atomic, which has always [...]

D23: Disney and Marvel announce Marvel events

Press Release — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:42:42 +0000

Press Release Marvel is coming to Anaheim this year to make its historic debut at D23, the ultimate Disney fan event, and we’re pulling out all the stops! On Sunday, August 21, at 10:15 a.m. in the Arena, join us … Continue reading →

Marvel Teases ‘Astonishing X-Men’ by Greg Pak & Mike McKone and More ‘Four’

Andy Khouri — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:41:27 +0000

Filed under: Marvel, News Marvel Comics has been having a good time this week teasing a number of new publishing events to take place later this year. So far we've seen artwork in support of a relaunched Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine and the X-Men and...

The Making of Joe Quesada’s 50th Anniversary Fantastic Four Illustration [Art]

Andy Khouri — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:16:27 +0000

Filed under: Marvel, Art Despite overseeing Marvel Comics for a decade as Editor-in-Chief and operating now as the Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment, Joe Quesada was and always will be an illustrator at heart. Before his work as an exec...

SDCC’11: Marvel announces Point-One one-shot

Stephen Schleicher — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:01:27 +0000

During the Cup O’Joe panel, Joe Quesada announced a new 64-page book called Point One that will serve as the “rosetta stone” for the company’s 2012 stories. This is a one-shot that arrives in stores in November. via CBR

D23: Joe Quesada to present at Disney’s D23 Expo

Stephen Schleicher — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:38:09 +0000

Every other year, the Official Disney Fan Club hosts a convention in Anaheim that is a huge event for Disney fans. D23 kicks off August 19, and this will be the first time Marvel has had a presence at the … Continue reading →

The ‘True Blood’ Premiere, ‘Avengers’ Shooting, And ‘Wake The Dead’ Casting In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:43:24 +0000

The "True Blood" premiere sent shockwaves through the Twittersphere last night, and shark-jumping accusations have been made. Fred Van Lente thinks the show just needs to be more honest about who its audience is though. There was plenty stirring in the world of comics films, too, though. Joe Quesada announced that he'd be visiting a shoot [...]

TOP TEN: Worst Costume Redesigns

Larry King — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:22:42 +0000

Recently, DC Comics announced they would be “relaunching” their entire line of comics, with new number ones. Along with these new number ones, will be a line-wide redesign for every character. Many of these redesigns have already been criticized, s...

VARIANT COVER: Ultimate Spider-Man #160

Stephen Schleicher — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:55:55 +0000

As the Death of Spider-Man comes to an end in Ultimate Spider-Man #160, Joe Quesada has whipped up a variant cover that is rather touching. This powerful piece, from Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer, arrives in two different versions—the full … Continue reading →

‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ And Lessons Learned In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:15:35 +0000

As you may recall, the Marvel crew was gearing up for an "Ultimate Spider-Man" cartoon retreat yesterday. They didn't share too much about what was discussed, but someone apparently commandeered Brian Michael Bendis' tweeting device and announced that he'd be leaving "Avengers." Bendis vowed to take all of his Twitter-equipped devices with him to the [...]

Wrestlemania, WonderCon Sketches And ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:05:37 +0000

Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada both took to their Twitter accounts to get jazzed for their "Ultimate Spider-Man" animated series meeting today, and from the look of their tweets, Bendis' iPad is going to be the real star of the show when everyone sits down. Meanwhile at Wrestlemania, Rey Mysterio grabbed the comics industry's attention [...]

C2E2: Daredevil #1 info released next week

Robot Overlord — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:25:21 +0000

If you want to know more about the upcoming Daredevil #1, you’ll need to visit the Cup o’ Joe panel at C2E2 this weekend. via Marvel

’30 Rock’ And ‘Thor’ Reactions, And Remembering Clement Sauvé In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:43:26 +0000

Twitter brought the best of news and the absolute worst of news over the last 24 hours, with encouraging words about the "Thor" movie, but also word that Montreal-based artist Clement Sauvé passed away. Joe Quesada reported that he was tearing up in a good way while watching Marvel's new film, while info about Sauvé, [...]

‘The Fighter,’ Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State,’ And Star Wars In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:01:33 +0000

Alan Moore was a hot topic yesterday, but no one in the discussion about his controversial opinions went quite as far as artist Mark Brooks did last night. As far as my own opinions go, Chris Ryall tweeted one of the most exciting messages of the day Thursday; I don't know what he's hiding, but if [...]

‘Huckleberry Finn’ Edits, Dead Birds, And Crying With ‘The Iron Giant’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:43:55 +0000

A new, censored edition of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" got classic literature fans speaking their minds on Twitter this week; that crowd includes Kurt Busiek, who stepped up to his account with a few suggestions for the book's publisher. In Marvel's news, Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort's editorial promotions got a lot of attention [...]

Marvel names Alonso EiC

Marvel Comics — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:12:28 +0000

Press Release Marvel Worldwide, Inc announced today that it has promoted Axel Alonso to Editor-in-Chief, Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Alonso will report to Dan Buckley Publisher & President, Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide Inc. Mr. Alonso will oversee all day to day aspects of Marvel’s Publishing division, including advising on [...]

Joe Quesada Won’t Confirm ‘Hulk’ TV Series, Says Marvel TV ‘Has To Kick Major Ass’

Josh Wigler — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:31:48 +0000

Although Guillermo Del Toro and David Eick have both confirmed their work on a new "Hulk" television project, the series isn't officially official yet — at least not according to Joe Quesada. The Marvel Entertainment chief creative officer spoke with Comic Book Resources about the company's upcoming plans for Marvel TV. When asked about rumors of [...]

Will Joe Quesada Get A Marvel Movie Cameo?

Josh Wigler — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:31:45 +0000

As Marvel Entertainment's chief creative officer and editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, Joe Quesada has been at the forefront of the Marvel brand for the past ten years. But even as he occupies the leadership role for a new generation of Marvel readers, there are shoes out there that Quesada won't even attempt to fill — [...]