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Spin-off!

Are there two greater words in the English language?

Well…maybe.

Because if your spin-off is someone – or a team of someones – who really can’t – or shouldn’t – support their own series, then why would you inflict it on the general public?

Oh, yes, the Spin-Off!

Be it from the pages of a more popular title or the result of a crossover, is there anything more terrifying than the spin-off that fails?? For every L.E.G.I.O.N. or Hitman there are a thousand – nay, a hundred thousand! – that die a fiery death…(and, okay, some of them I liked but that’s beside the point…). We can only thank the heavens above that some are granted only a one-shot or mini-series to prove their terribleness!

Fantasy casting for the new Thor movie:

CBR has a short interview with JMS up right now – and in it, the following is said:

Straczynski didn’t want to give away whether or not Thor would be forced to
register, but he did go so far as to say that the Thunder God finds a solution
to the problem that hasn’t been used elsewhere.

As Thor is either a prince of Asgard or its absolute ruler, depending on Odin’s status, this suggests a defense that I thought should have been exercised by the Black Panther and Storm. This defense is most commonly known as the justly famous “Arjen Rudd defense”…

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!!!

• The Initative and the SHRA are here to stay – they won’t be ending with WWH
• Thor by JMS and Olivier Coipel is coming in July
• Barry Kitson is now exclusive to Marvel – and will be taking on Champions with Matt Fraction
• Joe Quesada explained his take on Cap in CW #7 – and quite reasonably
• Joss Whedon’s magic bullet can’t be explained yet as its still to play out – give it a month
• Omega Flight looks great – and Oeming thinks that USAgent will provide the most fun while Julia Carpenter will provide the heart
• There’s another Great Lakes one-shot coming from Dan Slott and Fabian Nicieza – in fact it might just be called Great Lakes Initative/Deadpool Summer Spectacular!
• Jim Rhodes is in charge of the Initative
• Ms Marvel and Spider-Woman’s past friendship will be a factor in the upcoming Mighty/New Avengers clash
• Ares should be the breakout star of Mighty Avengers – and an additional Ares may be on the cards