S.W.O.R.D. over in five

Straight from the blog of Kieron Gillen himself, Marvel has officially canceled S.W.O.R.D. after 5 issues. I am, of course, saddened by this news, as I was enjoying the title very much. This news is made worse by the timing, basically cutting off the series before it even has a chance to get going. Perhaps there wasn't enough Wolverine in the series...


It is a shame, as there aren't enough really unique comics like this one out there (at least not at the Big Two) I hope in the future, Marvel can at least bring these characters back for another round, be it mini-series or some other format.

The Fates: They Laugh at Me

In a maddening twist of fate, the Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter TPB hits today and I STILL HAVEN'T READ ISSUE #3! Moving 2000 miles the month it comes out to a state with zero comic book stores will do that to you, as I am about 3 months behind on my comics. As you may guess, it is pretty difficult to maintain a comics blog with no new comics to read. I am currently taking steps to rectify this multitude of problems. So, if you haven't read Godhunter (like myself, to some extent) go get this trade and let the awesome wash over you.

Dark Princesses and December Solicits

I found this gem over at Comic Alliance, its sort of a What If?: Dark Reign met Disney Princesses. My favorite by far is the "Savage Pocahontas." That movie would have way better than the original.

BRB favorite Kieron Gillen has posted Marvel's December solicits in which he is the author of THREE titles that month! It's like my birthday! (Wow, my birthday IS in December!) December's titles will include the finale of the Ares mini-series, S.W.O.R.D. #2 and Thor # 605.
December is gonna be awesome!

Gillen to write Thor!

BRB favorite Kieron Gillen announced that he will be taking over the writing duties for Thor starting with issue #604! He will be replacing J. Michael Straczynski after his sudden departure from the title. I am very excited about this change, as I have not only been immensely enjoying Gillen's work on Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter, but also enjoying the JMS story arc. I will be very interested to see how the story plays out under Gillen's pen.

Congratulations, sir, you deserve it!

News Bits

Iron Man 2:

Concept art of War Machine from Iron Man 2! So cool!

Confirmed on Kieron Gillen's own blog, he will be writing a S.W.O.R.D. ongoing for Marvel Comics, starring both Agent Brand and Beast. I thought this was a cool concept when it was established by Joss Whedon during his awesome run on Astonishing X-men. I also want to see more interaction between Brand and Beast. Should be pretty sweet, and being "the boundary between the two great spheres of the Marvel Universe," as Gillen puts it, maybe we'll get to see some special guest stars...(*cough* *cough* Beta Ray Bill *cough*) Fingers crossed!