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August 11, 2009 9:09 pm @stuclach, Yep, probably should have singled him out, but since most of his adventures revolved around Blade, Frank Drake, et. al, I just mentally lumped him in with the TOD crowd.  But now that you mention him specifically, a solo King adventure would make a good entry in the Dead of Night MAX limited-series Marvel has been doing recently.

August 11, 2009 6:59 pm

@PaulMontgomery: have to agree with you that, outside of Dr. Strange, there's just not much in the way of occult detectives in the Marvel U.  The Tomb of Dracula gang comes to mind as, in their pursuit of Dracula, they often came across instruments of dark occult power.  Also, the Hellstorm: Son of Satan—Equinox Max Series from two years ago was a nice entry foray into the genre.  But I don't think either warrant inclusion on the above list.

 

BTW, have you ever read the The Sword of Solomon Kane limited series Marvel did in the 80s?  (If memory serves, Mignola penciled at least one issue, which would have been one of his earliest pieces for the publisher.) I read them when they first came out and, at the time, didn't know what to think of it, especially when compared to the other Marvel stuff I was buying—i.e. Fantastic Four, Cloak & Dagger, Power Pack.  But, perhaps that's why I still remember those issues so fondly.  And it looks as though Dark Horse will reprint the series in the upcoming "The Chronicles of Solomon Kane"—good stuff!

 

July 24, 2009 11:30 pm

My guess, in accordance with many of the posts above, would be that Marvel wouldn't buy the rights and make this announcement if they didn't already have big plans for the character (just as DC steered clear of Superboy until the result of recent litigation allowed them to fold him back into the DCU).  As we've just seen a reprint of Alan Moore's Captain Britain material, this might indicate Marvel has, hopefully, made strides to repair their "strained" relationship with Moore, allowing for reprints not only of Captain Britain but Marvelman/Miracleman as well. 

As for Gaiman, I find it hard to believe that he wouldn't figure into Marvel's plans for the character.  According to Wikipedia [grain of salt here], Gaiman's proceeds from 1602 went to acquiring Marvelman's rights, so with the rights issue now cleared, or at least enough so that Marvel felt comfortable making an announcement, the news of his non-involvement with any Marvelman project would be just as big as the announcement this afternoon.

As of yet, Gaiman hasn't commented on the announcement on his blog, just a tweet—RT @neilhimself Re Marvelman: I think it's great news that Mick Anglo's creations is going to be seen again, and hopeful that my work & Bucky's will be back

July 13, 2009 2:45 am @conor: sorry, going for the pun there—so yes, while the film may be textbook-definition greenlit, until principle photography actually starts I'm never really sure how worked up, for good or for ill, to get about such announcements. Too many other projects have gone into turnaround then languished in development hell, even with a script and director and/or stars attached (though there is a write-up in the Guardian Film blog arguing to cast Nick Cage as Superman … sorta).

While I'd like to see a Green Lantern movie, I'm not a big Ryan Reynolds fan.  If the film gets made, I'll give him a chance. However, much like trying to cast Steve Rogers, I can't think of anyone among the current Hollywood set who'd be spot on in the role of Hal Jordan.

July 12, 2009 9:30 pm vaguely disappointed … though I suppose at this early point, and just because a star is attached, doesn't necessarily mean the project has the *ahem* greenlight.

May 21, 2009 12:15 am I fiipped through it at the comic shop, and if I didn't already own three versions of the novel, one with illustrations by Jae Lee, I'd probably would've picked it up.  Alas, just can't justify spending the $17+ on it.  However, if you don't have a nice illustrate copy of the novel, this one is a great edition … pick it up.

February 24, 2009 3:05 pm

A roundup of some early reviews—

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2009/feb/24/watchmen-reviews-roundup-zack-snyder

February 15, 2009 3:03 am

As someone coming on to this series with this issue, I found it a bit lackluster, particularly after hearing all the previous raves.  That said, I can see it's pretty much the set-up issue for the upcoming arc, and also serves to situate Dracula in to the post-Dark Reign Marvel U. I am interested enough to continue, but have a feeling that even though this issue was a good jumping on point for the uninitiated (story-wise), I'm not sure it delivered the best taste of the series' full flavor. 

November 17, 2008 6:29 pm

Slim week for me ... will walk into the LCS with a tenner & leave with enough for a tea or coffee; that said, am very excited for both Amazing Spider-man (Marcos Martin returns, yay!) & Ghost Rider.

BQ: 18, 6 in the first, 7 in the middle, 5 for the final & Irish through & through.

October 28, 2008 6:35 pm Wrightson's illustrations are my favorite conceptualization of the monster and the novel.  I actually do own an original edition of this book (published by Marvel), and I can't recommend this book highly enough.  However, being poor at the moment, not sure if I'll be able to afford an upgrade.