Laura Martin signs exclusive with Marvel

The Dollar Bin’s favorite colorist Laura Martin had some big news announced at the San Diego Comic-Con; she has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics. And with her outstanding work on Marvel titles like The Stand, Astonishing X-Men and Thor, it is no wonder the folks at Marvel wanted to keep this member of Gaijin Studios exclusive to them.

From Vaneta Rogers’ article at Newsarama:

“Any publisher would kill to have her exclusive. Every penciler in the industry wants to work with her,” said Marvel talent liaison C.B. Cebulski. “Seriously. We were just lucky enough that Laura wanted to make Marvel her home. We’ve developed a great working relationship over the years and the Marvel artists that work with her wouldn’t want anyone else coloring them, so formalizing our working relationhsip on an exclusive level was just the natural next step. Everyone’s thrilled about having her as the newest member of the ever-expanding Marvel family!”

You can read more of the feature by Vaneta here and coverage of the Marvelous Women of Marvel panel featuring Laura and many others here.

BOOM Studios releases for July 29, 2009

THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK: THE TREASURE OF PEG-LEG WILSON #1

Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $2.99

Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW comic book begins a new, zany arc! Scooter discovers old documents which reveal that a cache of treature is hidden somewhere within the theater…and when Rizzo the Rat overhears this, the news spreads like wildfire! Meanwhile, Animal’s acting very strangely—he’s now refined and well-mannered!

TOY STORY: THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER #3

Written by Dan Jolley
Drawn by Chris Moreno
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99

More all-new adventures featuring the world’s favorite toys! Andy’s been working on his science project for weeks, but Rex clumsily breaks one of the pieces! Can Woody and Buzz lead a squadron of toys into the science fair and stealthily repair Andy’s project before he discovers the broken piece? Story by Eisner Award-nominated writer Dan Jolley!

ZOMBIE TALES 2061

Written by Kim Krizan
Drawn by Jon Reed
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (one-shot), SRP: $3.99

The living dead walk among us! Zombies have taken over the planet! Humans only exist as novelty attractions…or worse. But today is the day of revolution and soon the tide will turn on undead supremacy! Academy Award-nominated writer Kim Krizan (BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET) presents a zombie epic like no other! Ripped from the pages of the critically acclaimed Zombie Tales anthology! Collected in one volume for the first time!

LAST REIGN: KINGS OF WAR (TPB)

Written by Walt Becker with Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Ed Estevez & David Miller
SC, 128pgs, FC, TPB, SRP: $15.99

Director Walt Becker (Van Wilder, Wild Hogs) makes his graphic novel debut with his sci-fi/fantasy tale of knights in a post-apocalyptic future! The world has been twisted into a rusting and forgotten dystopia- and a new type of knight rises from the ashes to make order out of chaos! Scripted by Michael Alan Nelson, the fan-favorite writer of Fall of Cthulhu. Cover by top WARHAMMER talent Karl Richardson!

Iron Man 2 News from SDCC

The first Iron Man film made a huge impact at the San Diego Comic Con in 2007. With the high anticipated sequel set to be released on May 7th, Marvel Studios hoped for a repeat performance at this year’s show. By all accounts from Saturday’s panel, it seems like the Iron Man 2 hype machine is firing on full repulsor power.

Speaking of those accounts here are a bevy of links for you to check-out for all of your relevant Iron Man 2 news from the San Diego Comic Con.

Super Hero Hype! has written coverage of the Iron Man 2 panel and awesome audio interviews from Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. Plus a gallery of pictures from the press releases for the film and a bunch of pics of various things from SDCC.

At Newsarama they talk to Matt Fraction about writing the Iron Man 2 video game, and they also have detailed coverage of the Q&A session. Wired has similar panel coverage and some great pics from the Iron Man displays at the convention.

If you don’t want to just read about the panel, Ropes of Silicon has video of the Q&A portion as well as a pretty detailed breakdown of the footage shown from the movie.

The official site for the film has also been (slightly) updated.

BOOM Studios releases for July 22, 2009

Two series conclude and a new one begins this Wednesday at your local comic book shop from BOOM! STUDIOS!

Cars: The Rookie #4

Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Albert Carreres
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $2.99

Lightning McQueen’s thrilling origin story concludes! McQueen has found a top-notch pit crew, a big-name sponsor, an awesome new paint job…and a new nickname! He has truly found his groove, and he’s determined to win his first Piston Cup race!

FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #4

Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Todd Herman
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $3.99

FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS concludes in this issue, as it must, with all-out war between man and Gods for the fate of Atlantis! Nyarlathotep’s despicable machinations are wrought upon the legendary island… and he’s planning on taking a living, breathing souvenir with him.

FARSCAPE: GONE AND BACK #1
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Tommy Patterson
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99

Zhaan and D’Argo are alive! Crichton’s not married to Aeryn anymore! What’s going on? Crichton tries to find out as he finds himself in an alternate timeline. While examining Aeryn and Crichton’s son an accident occurred that sent Crichton off into this strange world. How does he get back? Will he ever see Aeryn again?

Huge Sale Saturday at Richard's Comics & Collectables!

As fans of our Rappin’ Wit’ Richard segments are sure to know, Richard Morgan (owner of Richard’s Comics & Collectables) will be headed out to San Diego next week for Comic-Con. To prepare his wallet for this voyage, and to help bring back awesome swag for his customers to purchase, he is having a massive sale this weekend!

The discounts on the various items in the store are:

25% off all Back Issues

25% off all T-Shirts

25% off all Posters

25% off all Trades and Hardcovers

25% off all Gaming items

25% off all Wall/Display books (even X-Men #1)

20% off all Action Figures/Statues/Busts

As an added bonus all subscribers get an additonal 5% off! Plus for all of you “dollar bin” box hunters, the basement area will be open and instead of the normal 4 comics for a dollar, for this sale they will be 8 for a dollar! The sale is this Saturday, July 18^th, and the shop will be open from 11am-7pm (the downstairs section open from 12-6pm only). Don’t miss it!