As Day One of Comic-Con heads into the home stretch, the biggest news comes in the form of twin announcements from Marvel: the official revelation of the long-rumored second Avengers title, and the naming of a new high-profile creative team for Wolverine.
The second Avengers title, called The Mighty Avengers, will be written by New Avengers scribe Brian Michael Bendis, with art by Frank Cho.
“They will have different stories and themes,” Bendis told Newsarama. “The stories will be told different ways and the characters will have completely different relationships. Plus both books — both teams — have a different agenda. A different goal.”
The new Wolverine team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Simone Bianchi will take over with January’s Issue 50, for at least six issues. Beyond that?
“As with everything I do, the story dictates the length,” Loeb told Newsarama. “This particular story is told in six parts — so we’ll actually be done at #55. As folks will see, it’s a self-contained tale, but it will raise an important question that easily lends itself to another six-parter. That’s going to be up to Simone. If he wants to play some more — I’m in!”
On Preview Night, Dark Horse announced the return of Ron Marz and Luke Ross’ Samurai: Heaven and Earth, and the release of Marz’s Pantheon City, plus Gear School and other titles for 2007. Earlier today, the publisher revealed plans for a five-issue Abe Sapien miniseries, written by Mike Mignola, and drawn by Jason Alexander. (Related: Adam Warren talks about Empowered, from Dark Horse, Marz talks Samurai: Heaven and Earth)
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