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Nick Lowe Takes Over Spider-Man as the New Senior Editor

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Marvel ComicsMarvel Entertainment has announced that Nick Lowe will be the new Senior Editor of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man related titles beginning this February.

After leading the X-Men through a Schism, a Revolution and a Battle, Nick Lowe is setting his sights on the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Working closely with the creative powerhouses of Dan Slott, Mark Waid, Warren Ellis, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli and many more, Nick Lowe will be shepherding the books of the Spider-office as Marvel moves forward in this exhilarating year for Peter Parker and his amazing friends.

In a release Lowe said:

I’ve loved Spider-Man since I stole my brother’s Spidey comics back in the 90’s! It’s a huge honor to be working on Marvel’s most popular character. After ten years (!) I’m going to miss the X-Men, but I’m excited to join the incredible group of men and women working on books in the Spider-Man Office.

Marvel Announces Record Breaking Number Of Avengers Vs X-Men Launch Parties!

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Marvel Announces Record Breaking Number Of AVENGERS VS X-MEN LAUNCH PARTIES!

Over 1,100+ Comic Shops Worldwide Prepare For The Biggest Comic Book Event Launch of 2012!

On April 3rd, over 1,100 comic shops worldwide will give fans the opportunity to be amongst the first to read Avengers VS. X-Men #1, the most anticipated comic event of the century, at special Avengers Vs. X-Men Launch Parties!  Do you stand with the Avengers? Or the X-Men? That’s what we asked retailers, and depending on who they picked, fans will be able to pick up exclusive Avengers Vs. X-Men giveaways! We’ve loaded comic shops up with either Avengers (or X-Men) themed exclusive mini posters, buttons, variants, lithographs and more that no fan can miss! And with an Avengers VS. X-Men #1 Blank Variant fans will have the chance to add their own heroes to each team’s lineup!

“Avengers VS X-Men is getting the largest mainstream marketing push we’ve ever done,” explains David Gabriel, SVP of Sales – Marvel Entertainment. “With these special launch parties that have the most participants than any we’ve ever done – we want to make sure that this event is the most successful one for us, and retailers alike. When fans see all the cool things we have planned – they’ll definitely be back week in and week out for their Avengers VS. X-Men fix.”

And that’s not all! You’ll also have the opportunity to meet some of the creators behind this mammoth event at these comic shops!

Midtown Comics – Times Square (John Romita Jr, Adam Kubert, Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort & Nick Lowe)
200 W 40th St
New York, NY 10018
www.midtowncomics.com

Elite Comics (Jason Aaron)
11842 Quivira Rd
Overland Park, KS 66210
www.elite-comics.com

Meltdown Comics (Ed Brubaker)
7522 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
www.meltcomics.com

You’ve heard It’s Coming—and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #0 (JAN120622)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & JASON AARON
Art & Cover by FRANK CHO
FOC – 3/5/12, ON SALE – 3/28/12

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #1 (JAN120625)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JASON AARON, MATT FRACTION, JONATHAN HICKMAN, ED BRUBAKER
Art by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
FOC – 2/27/12, ON SALE – 4/3/12

A New Destiny for X-Men

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IGN interviewed Nick Lowe about the future direction of Marvel’s X-titles.  When choosing the new branding connecting their story lines they were very particular on the political and cultural implication of their final choice:

IGN Comics: The typical application of the phrase “Manifest Destiny” is in regards to the expansion of the United States in the 19th century. How much does that apply here? Are we looking at opponents of the X-Men trying to expand the domain of the mutant race?

Lowe: The main application was to get the feeling of the move out West. It was a term made popular by politicians in league with President Andrew Jackson about the right of Americans to move West. But it’s not a popular phrase with a lot of Americans, mainly Native Americans, because the move stole their land and nearly led to the genocide of Native Americans. That connotation is not lost on us. It plays well on the metaphors intrinsic to the X-Men.

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