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Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley took the stage at Discovery Times Square to reveal an anticipated announcement celebrating the 75th anniversary of Marvel Comics.
"It's been an evolution here. We segued into the big things. Stan, Jack Kirby, these guys brought us the modern Marvel Universe and that still pretty much what we have today, " Buckley spoke. "The ride has been interesting. We saw the demise of the newsstand and the rise of the hobby shop. We saw a boom and a bust and a renaissance. The stories today are seen all around the world. One announcement will be how we extend the celebration beyond these halls, and one about how we will launch the next 75 years."
With that, a trailer for a television special titled Marvel: From Pulp to Pop aired. The one-hour special will be hosted by Emily VanCamp, star of the television series Revenge, who also played Sharon Carter (aka "Agent 13") in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The documentary will air November 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
On to what is launching the next 75 years, the president of Marvel talked about "Avengers NOW!" Then he said "let's look backwards to see how we can extend the excitement beyond the publishing world to see what's next?"
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars was the next slide, and Buckley said a creator pitched something to them a few years ago. Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic will launch in May 2015, and will pick up immediately after the conclusion of Hickman's "Time Runs Out" saga in New Avengers and Avengers. Buckley said that Hickman actually pitched this story before he even began his run with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and everything has lead to that. "We'll be extending this in a year-long campaign across digital and merchandising and retail partners," he said.
The next presenters talked about how partners like Hasbro, Hot Topic, and Upper Deck will bring new merchandise to tie into the story. The digital group will also support in "so many awesome ways I can't tell you yet," said Marvel's Ryan Penagos, the company's Executive Editorial Director for its digital media.
Larger version:
http://www.newsarama.com/22366-marvel-to-launch-new-secret-wars-in-may-2015.html
Following up on their announcement of a new Secret Wars by the creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic launching in May of 2015, Marvel gave out the first details to USA Today.
Marvel Senior VP of Publishing Tom Brevoort called Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars "overwhelming huge," describing it as the "biggest thing" Marvel's ever done. The long-time Marvel editor went on to state that this new Secret Wars has been on the drawing board as far back as 2012 when Hickman took over the Avengers and New Avengers titles.
An image accompanying the article, painted by Alex Ross, depicts multiple versions of Marvel's top heroes -- Captain Americas, Thors and Iron Men -- as well as other notable heroes as well as some relative unknowns -- but Brevoort says none are new or random. Click above for a large but somewhat scaled own version of the image, or click here to see an even larger super-sized version of the image.
"However massive you think this is," Brevoort says," let me assure you it is bigger than that. It's by far the craziest thing I've dealt with."
Of all the various prominent and obscure characters in this image by Ross, it's certain absences that are curious. There is no X-Men characters, no mutants even, as well as no members of the Fantastic Four or Namor as well -- all characters whose movie rights are not currently owned by Marvel. The one characters whose movie rights are held outside of Marvel who appears here is Spider-Man -- albiet not the most well known Spider-Man, Peter Parker, but Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales.
Of further note, of the 33 characters depicted, only six are women; three of which are variations of the Wasp. Prominent female superheroes such as Black Widow, She-Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Jean Grey, Rogue and the Invisible Woman are all absent.
http://www.newsarama.com/22367-more-2015-marvel-secret-wars-details-image.html
"It's been an evolution here. We segued into the big things. Stan, Jack Kirby, these guys brought us the modern Marvel Universe and that still pretty much what we have today, " Buckley spoke. "The ride has been interesting. We saw the demise of the newsstand and the rise of the hobby shop. We saw a boom and a bust and a renaissance. The stories today are seen all around the world. One announcement will be how we extend the celebration beyond these halls, and one about how we will launch the next 75 years."
With that, a trailer for a television special titled Marvel: From Pulp to Pop aired. The one-hour special will be hosted by Emily VanCamp, star of the television series Revenge, who also played Sharon Carter (aka "Agent 13") in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The documentary will air November 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
On to what is launching the next 75 years, the president of Marvel talked about "Avengers NOW!" Then he said "let's look backwards to see how we can extend the excitement beyond the publishing world to see what's next?"
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars was the next slide, and Buckley said a creator pitched something to them a few years ago. Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic will launch in May 2015, and will pick up immediately after the conclusion of Hickman's "Time Runs Out" saga in New Avengers and Avengers. Buckley said that Hickman actually pitched this story before he even began his run with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and everything has lead to that. "We'll be extending this in a year-long campaign across digital and merchandising and retail partners," he said.
The next presenters talked about how partners like Hasbro, Hot Topic, and Upper Deck will bring new merchandise to tie into the story. The digital group will also support in "so many awesome ways I can't tell you yet," said Marvel's Ryan Penagos, the company's Executive Editorial Director for its digital media.
Larger version:
http://www.newsarama.com/22366-marvel-to-launch-new-secret-wars-in-may-2015.html
Following up on their announcement of a new Secret Wars by the creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic launching in May of 2015, Marvel gave out the first details to USA Today.
Marvel Senior VP of Publishing Tom Brevoort called Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars "overwhelming huge," describing it as the "biggest thing" Marvel's ever done. The long-time Marvel editor went on to state that this new Secret Wars has been on the drawing board as far back as 2012 when Hickman took over the Avengers and New Avengers titles.
An image accompanying the article, painted by Alex Ross, depicts multiple versions of Marvel's top heroes -- Captain Americas, Thors and Iron Men -- as well as other notable heroes as well as some relative unknowns -- but Brevoort says none are new or random. Click above for a large but somewhat scaled own version of the image, or click here to see an even larger super-sized version of the image.
"However massive you think this is," Brevoort says," let me assure you it is bigger than that. It's by far the craziest thing I've dealt with."
Of all the various prominent and obscure characters in this image by Ross, it's certain absences that are curious. There is no X-Men characters, no mutants even, as well as no members of the Fantastic Four or Namor as well -- all characters whose movie rights are not currently owned by Marvel. The one characters whose movie rights are held outside of Marvel who appears here is Spider-Man -- albiet not the most well known Spider-Man, Peter Parker, but Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales.
Of further note, of the 33 characters depicted, only six are women; three of which are variations of the Wasp. Prominent female superheroes such as Black Widow, She-Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Jean Grey, Rogue and the Invisible Woman are all absent.
http://www.newsarama.com/22367-more-2015-marvel-secret-wars-details-image.html
