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Today io9 chatted with Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness about the upcoming miniseries Avengers: X-Sanction, a four-issue limited series starring the cybernetic X-Man Cable as he cheats death to wage war against the Avengers. Expect plenty of punching and explosions — as McGuinness noted, "I have yet to find a gun too big for Cable." More »
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Yesterday we reported that ex-Lost and Smallville writer Jeph Loeb will oversee Marvel's newly created TV division. Marvel hasn't made a live-action show in years, but we may see one, given Loeb's credentials. However, it will be an uphill battle. More »
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Not content with winning every poll, decimating Reavers and seducing John Connor, Summer Glau will now be the voice of Supergirl in the direct-to-DVD movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, which adapts the second storyline of Jeph Loeb's run on the Superman/Batman comic. More »
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Jeph Loeb, who's written TV shows like Lost and Heroes and such comics as Batman: The Long Halloween and Hulk, has been appointed Marvel Entertainment's Executive Vice President, Head of Television. More »
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What happens when one World War Hulk isn't enough? Marvel plans to answer that in a new storyline spanning the Hulk franchise this December, as Jeph Loeb and Greg Pak team-up to write smash-filled sequel World War Hulks. Spoilers ahead. More »
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A surprise announcement from Jeph Loeb at this afternoon's Mondo Marvel panel: There may be a Teen Wolf 3 - but there's one particular actor who won't be involved. Surprise spoilers ahead. More »
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Our enduring nostalgia for the Lex Luthor presidency will finally be assuaged when Superman/Batman: Public Enemies comes out on DVD this fall. Animation God Bruce Timm tackles a crazy-caped Jeph Loeb storyline, and judging from this first trailer, it's going to be like Batman: Brave And The Bold on steroids. More »
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Wondering what former Heroes' writer/producer Jeph Loeb is doing now that he's no longer on the show? Or what happened to Sylar's brain eating? Marvel Comics have the (somewhat gross) answer to both questions.
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After the cathartic experience of last week's election, the comic industry is obviously looking to move onto new beginnings this week, if the raft of new series is anything to go by. We have supernatural forensic teams, superheroine envy, a beautiful art book and even a comic version of a novel that will make many of you happy amongst this week's New Comics We Crave. More »
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So now we know that NBC is paying attention to all the complaints about the direction of Heroes, and has fired two of the show's co-executive producers in response. Now they're rumored to be considering bringing in Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller to replace them. But what changes - if any - will the loss of Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander bring to the superhero soap? And are they the right changes to save the show from itself? More »
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Heads are rolling over at NBC's super-powered mutant series Heroes — and it's no wonder. Just about every critic has taken aim at the storyline gridlock this season, including a stinging critique on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. It was only a matter of time until NBC started trimming the fat, but can this drastic move save Heroes? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074599&view=rss&microfeed=true Whatever you do, don't suggest that Heroes is derivative to the show's executive producer Jeph Loeb. On the latest edition of comic book creator interview podcast WordBalloon, he shrugs off comparisons to Watchmen ("Oh, like nothing's ever ended with the end of the world ever") and The Fly ("Have you ever seen the Wolfman? Okay, well, he got transformated too! I don't understand"). "People like to see things where they want to see things. Why don't they just stop and just enjoy the show?" he said, continuing with "When you go outside and there's a flower, do you sit there and go 'Hey, that reminds me of Flowers for Algernon'? No, it's a flower, relax." Maybe he should go and talk to the other writers on the show who have said that The Fly "definitely" inspired the Suresh scenes. [WordBalloon] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059699&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're enjoying Jeph Loeb's brand new Red Hulk, then the announcement that Marvel's Hulk series is to become a "split book" with two regular, shorter stories each issue will probably make you very happy. Loeb assured fans that, while we're going to be seeing a lot more of Bruce Banner's smashing alter-ego in the future, the Red Hulk isn't going anywhere any time soon: Starting with the seventh issue of Loeb's series, fan-favorite artists Frank Cho and Art Adams will take on an individual story each issue for the Red Hulk and the traditional green Hulk. More »
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We introduced you to the new Heroes webisodes on Monday, and now an executive producer of NBC's superhuman drama is talking about their historic significance while also answering critics who may have wanted more visual bang for their buck. More »
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Any comic called Superman/Batman should really be the most astounding piece of reading material since Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. And yet, sadly, DC's monthly comic about the adventures of its two most famous characters has been a bit dull for a few years now. I've been obsessing, during my rare downtime, about how I would restore Supes/Bats to its former spiffiness, if Dan DiDio was somehow afflicted with brain damage and chose to let me write it. Here are my thoughts. More »
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It's not quite Monday without a new episode of Heroes, so we're bringing you the next best possible thing: an interview with creators Tim Kring and Jeph Loeb and a slew of photos of the cast. Check everything out after the jump — it's something to do while you wait impatiently with the rest of us for the writers strike to end sometime before reality TV eats our brains faster than Sylar ever could. More »
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Bearing in mind that there's going to be a new Incredible Hulk movie next summer - written by Ed Norton, and with the first trailer being premiered during the Super Bowl because that worked so well last time - Marvel Entertainment have released plans of what they're planning to do to the Jolly Green Giant in comic form next year to tie in to the inevitable multimedia marketing plans. Namely, give him a paint job and a bastard son. More »
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