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Similar to DC’s New 52, Marvel will be revamping their universe. The event comes out of the Avengers vs. X-Men event. Titles will receive number 1 issues again and costumes will be redesigned. This will take place in the later part of the year during October – December and possibly into the first part of 2013. Librarians be prepared to recognize old heroes in slightly or completely different attire.
Marvel Entertainment is helping the Susan G. Komen for the Cure during this coming October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Marvel will have a select number of titles that will have pink covers with the characters in pink highlighted costumes. This is a great way to help a worthy cause. I’m pretty sure, including myself, that everyone has a loved one or friend that has had to fight breast cancer. The issues involved with the promotional will be: Avengers #31; Captain America #18; Captain Marvel #5; Fantastic Four #661; Invincible Ironman #526; Mighty Thor #21; Uncanny X-Men #20; and Wolverine #315. This is just a current listing and more titles could be added to the promotional. Each issue will have one page in the comic to educate readers about breast cancer.
The first major block buster of the Summer is here, Avengers! Thanks to YahooMovies for the following trailer:
Here is some news for your library’s gamers. WizKids is coming out with Avengers Movie HeroClix. There will be a starter deck and two theme packs, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. There will be 40 figures for the set.
Let all of your HeroClix gamers now about the even more HeroClix sets forth coming in the new year. The first set is Marvel HeroClix Avengers, release date for March, and second set is Marvel HeroClix Galactic Guardians for later in the year, no release date as yet. Each set will have a total of 40 characters.
Marvel’s site has announced that our friends in California might want to schedule some dates on their calendars. On August 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center will be the location for Disney’s D23 2011. On Saturday of that weekend, 20th, the stage will be given over to Marvel Studio’s President, Production Kevin Feige and some cast members of the Avengers movie. Joe Quesada, Marvel Chief Creative Officer, will also be in attendance.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16445/marvel_and_the_avengers_assemble_at_d23_2011
Marvel and Williams-Sonoma, a cooking supply company, are teaming up to help raise funds and promote “Share Our Strength”. “Share Our Strength” is a charitable organization whose aim is to end childhood hunger. Marvel has enlisted C.B. Cebulski (author) and Todd Nauck (artist) to create the story of Spider-Man and the Avengers fighting villains at a cooking demonstration that Jarvis, the Avengers butler, is giving to some children. The issue is currently available at Williams-Sonoma stores or you can read it at williams-sonoma.com. So if you want to help out or inform your comic book fans about this opportunity to get a comic book and help out a worthy organization. Follow the link to Marvel’s site for the full article.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16441/marvel_and_williams-sonoma_fight_hunger
Marvel’s site gives us a first look at the upcoming Avengers movie slated for a summer 2012 release.
Just like with DC, Marvel has signed a deal with Lego to produce playsets and characters based on Marvel Comic Book Characters. The line will be called “Lego Super Heroes Marvel Collection” and will draw from the Avengers, X-Men and Spider-Man titles.
ICv2’s site is reporting that a sequel to Thor as been green lite. The release is scheduled for July 26, 2013. So we get Avengers next Summer and Thor the Summer after.