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It’s new comic book day tomorrow! We’ve got some reviews up already, some more today, and of course previews and the team’s picks of the week in a few hours.

While you decide what to get this week, here’s some news and reviews you might have missed.

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Bleeding Cool – Mark Millar’s Nemesis Moves To Warner Bros – This is one I’m looking forward to.

 

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

The Outhousers – The Beauty #1

CBR – The Fade Out #8

CBR – Infinity Gauntlet #3

CBR – Toil and Trouble #1

CBR – We Stand on Guard #2

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New comic book day is tomorrow, what’s everyone excited for?

Around the Blogs:

IGN – Jim Carrey May Join Kick-Ass 2 -Um, k.

Comicvine – Millar Confirms Joe Carnahan On ‘NEMESIS’ -It’ll be an interesting movie for sure.

IGN – Dark Knight Rises Passes Dark Knight Overseas -Still not sure what the end number will be.

ICv2 – Record-breaking Gen Con -One of my favorite shows of the year.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Hulk: Season One

Read Comic Books – Revival #2

CBR – The Shade #11

Millar and McNiven’s Nemesis Returns in 2013

Millarworld Ltd., have announced that they will reschedule the release of Nemesis Returns, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. From the release explaining the rescheduling:

Both Millar and McNiven are committed to ensuring the new series hits a regular schedule and with the new launch date, fans worldwide can expect an experience like they never thought possible! In order to help facilitate the timeliness of the Nemesis Returns, Steve has teamed up with two exciting new talents and opened a new studio endeavor, Carbon Sun Studios.

“Nemesis means a lot to me and I want it to be the best of my stuff out there,” said McNiven. “I want it done right, and we’ll make sure Nemesis gets his due.”

Millar adds, “Did I mention that the series opens with a car driving out of an airplane and landing in a swimming pool?”

Nemesis Returns is a follow-up to Millar and McNiven’s 2009-2010 series Nemesis.

NEMESIS RETURNS #1
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
ON SALE THIS JANUARY

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The week has actually been pretty quiet so far.  It’s almost like the quiet before the storm that is summer major events and conventions.  Here’s the news you might have missed over the last 24 hours.

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – Redundancies At Dark Horse Comics – Always sad to see staff layoffs.

Comicvine – Behold These Pics of the Batman Live Theater Show – Did Joel Schumacher design these costumes?

Comic Book Resources – Sales Estimates for March, 2011 – CBR takes on March sales.

The Beat – DC Month-to-Month Sales: February 2011 – DC doesn’t do well in numbers but takes a lot of the top spots.

The Beat – March sales: Comics blah, GNs more blah – The Beat has their take on sales.

Con Coverage:

Comic Book Resources – CBR’s Con Wrap: Kapow! Or Splat?

Comic Book Resources – WC11: The Stars of “Human Target”

Comic Book Resources – When Words Collide: MoCCA 2011

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund – CBLDF Has a Wonderful Time at WonderCon 2011

The Beat – MoCCA 2011: The Photo parade

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Blogcritics – Aaron & Ahmed

Geekweek – Aaron & Ahmed

Geeks of Doom – Moon Lake Volume 1

Primary Ignition – Nemesis

Your First Look At The Kick-Ass/Nemesis/Superior Crossover!

Official Press Release

Your First Look At The KICK-ASS/NEMESIS/SUPERIOR Crossover!

Get your first look at three awe-inspiring variant covers from superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu, uniting the characters of Kick-Ass, Nemesis, and Superior in one climactic battle scene! When placed together, the Kick Ass 2 #2 Yu Variant, Superior #4 Yu Variant, and Nemesis #4 Yu Variant covers form a showdown between three of Millar’s most celebrated series!

“People kept suggesting I do a crossover with the Millarworld characters and I kind of loved the idea,” said Mark Millar. “It wouldn’t make sense as a story as they all exist in their own distinct universes. But I was talking to Leinil in New York about this a few weeks back and we came up with this idea of spreading the image across three variants, each character touching the front cover of another book and it seemed very exciting. These are my wee babies so to see them all playing together gives me a warm glow. I’m collecting them to form one big image and to have it framed over my desk.”

KICK ASS 2 #2 (AUG100660)

KICK ASS 2 #2 YU VARIANT (OCT108129)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/3/10, On-Sale – 12/29/10

SUPERIOR #4 (of 6) (NOV100628)

SUPERIOR #4 (of 6) YU VARIANT (OCT108130)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/10/10, On-Sale – 1/5/11

NEMESIS #4 (of 6) (JUN100644)

NEMESIS #4 (of 6) YU VARIANT (OCT108131)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/3/10, On-Sale – 12/29/10

Millar World Triple Cover

Millar and McNiven’s Nemesis Goes Back to Press

Official Press Release

Millar and McNiven’s NEMESIS Goes Back to Press

Because two weren’t enough.

MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS #1 THIRD PRINTING VARIANT (MAY108023)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils and Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Mature… $2.99

FOC – 6/24/10, On Sale – 7/01/10

MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS #2 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (MAY108021)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils and Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Mature… $2.99

FOC – 6/24/10, On Sale – 7/01/10

Mark Millar, Director?


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Mark Millar is an amazing writer and so far has had his excellent comic Wanted brought to the big screen.  In a few months his second comic book turn movie will be released with Kick-Ass.  We expect his next series Nemesis will also be given the movie treatment.

Well Millar has decided to follow Frank Miller and write and direct his next movie, about a Scottish super hero.  In an interview with IGN he discussed his latest move.

The big thing I’ve learned from Kick-Ass is it’s lovely to be self-employed. I love being self-employed. I’ve never really had a proper job. I dropped out of university and started writing comics. So to suddenly go into a studio system where you have lots of people who can make decisions about what you’re doing in your work I find slightly uncomfortable. Whereas what Matthew [Vaughn] did with Kick-Ass [and] what I’ve really learned from that is, you stand or fall based on your own talent. If you’re any good, it’ll work. If not, they’ll find out fast and you’ll bomb out.

So I’ve luckily managed to get something independently financed and I’m going to direct it myself. I’m writing the screenplay myself. It’s a whole new property. It’s not a comic book property but it is a superhero thing and it’s going to be unlike any superhero project that anyone’s ever seen before. It’s as different from Superman or X-Men as District 9 is from Star Wars. So it’s going to be a very unusual superhero property.

Millar wouldn’t go into details of the project but gave this up:

I’m in preproduction at the moment. We are shooting this year and I think I’ll start taking it out to festivals after Christmas. I’m going to shoot the whole thing in Scotland. Which makes it even more mental as a superhero thing [to be set in Scotland]. And it’s not a comedy. It’s going to be really straight.

Another Nemesis Auction For Charity


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NemesisMark Millar recently auctioned off the chance to name the hero to his upcoming series Nemesis.  The auction netted $8,400 and the winner was art director Blake Morrow.  The fundraiser helped to fund Mark Millar’s brother’s attempt to buy a bus for disabled children he works with.

Now Millar is auctioning off the villain’s name on Ebay as well.

In 2008, Mark Millar made comic-book history when he offered fans a chance to be the superhero, Kick-Ass! Last week, Mark Millar again gave fans the opportunity to be the hero of his upcoming new series, “Nemesis,” drawn by best-selling artist Steve McNiven. “Nemesis” is about the fight between America’s smartest cop and the world’s one and only super-villain.Now that America’s smartest cop has a name, Dynamic Forces will once again host an auction for “Nemesis,” but this time the winner’s name will be used as the secret identity of the villainous Nemesis! And again all proceeds raised from this once-in-a-lifetime event will go directly into a special fund that will assist handicapped children.

“Can I just say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the first auction,” said Mark Millar. “The kids and staff at my brother’s school were delighted and the $8,400 raised means a quarter of their target has been reached already. I had chosen a good secret identity for Nemesis himself, but it seems almost selfish not to auction this now too and possibly reach the halfway line the kids need for this bus. I’m amazed how much cash was raised the first time around, but am hoping the auction to name the TITLE character raises even more. Dave Lizewski loves the fact he’s the lead in the Kick-Ass comic, movie and upcoming video-game and I’m hoping whoever wins this new auction is equally delighted. A huge thanks to them for finding the cash in these difficult times.”

“I’d like to say thank you to the readers of Mark’s comic books and to all those who have supported this cause by participating in the Nemesis auction,” stated Bobby Millar. “The money raised will go a long way towards helping the school buy a much-needed minibus for our youngsters. Many thanks also to the team behind the auction who have volunteered their talents in order to make the auction a huge success!” ,p>Millar has had amazing success with his creator-owned characters being picked up for movies and it was only a few years ago that Dave Lizewski was immortalized as the winning bidder for the Kick-Ass auction. Now, Dave will now be immortalized forever in comic books, movies, and upcoming video games and toys. Be sure to bid at (Insert Link) for one day only for your chance to be the next Dave Lizewski!

So get bidding, it’s FREE SHIPPING!

Free Shipping With Your Nemesis Name


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Today is the last day to bid to get your name as the hero in Mark Millar’s upcoming comic Nemesis.  Well on top of the thousands you’ll drop for that honor and the coolness that is your name plastered all over a comic book (and I’m sure the future tie-ins), you also get FREE SHIPPING!  That’s so huge they mention it twice in the listing.

Name Nemesis’s Nemesis for Charity


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NemesisMark Millar is auctioning off the name of the villain for his newest series Nemesis.  He did the same for the name of the lead in his other series Kick-Ass, which was won by Dave Lizewski.  Millar is a Hollywood golden boy right now so there’s a good chance Nemesis will likely be hitting the movies screens (like Kick-Ass) so there’s also a possibility you might see your name in big letters on top of on top of the printed page.

The auction will benefit the charity that Mark Millars brother, the doctor, works with, caring for handicapped children in Scotland.

My older brother, Dr. Bobby Millar, works with these children every day and he explained to me what a difference it would make if they could get a new bus. Resources are tight at all schools and hospitals in the current economic climate, but we had a great success with the Kick-Ass auction and feel hopeful that comic-book readers will dig deep again and they can build towards this pretty hefty amount of cash they need for the vehicle. Steven and I have had an amazing run of luck with Civil War and Old Man Logan and we’re hoping “Nemesis” will be similarly massive. To star as a comic-book hero is pretty cool and the intense movie-studio and production-company interest for “Nemesis” before the book even hits the stands should bode well that whoever wins this auction will get their name out there in many other media too, just like Dave Lizewski. I really hope people get behind this as the staff at the school do a terrific job and the kids would be delighted with this nice, new bus everyone has their eye on.

Bidding ends on January 28th so head to Ebay and bid for a very cool experience and great charity.

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