2009 SDCC Day 2 - Cup o' Joe Panel Coverage

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Panelists Jeph Loeb, Jim McMann, Dan Buckley and CB Cebulski.

Spider-Man digital comics are coming. 8 pages every two weeks that will supliment the stories in the printed Amazing Spider-Man.

Charlie Huston is doing a 7 issue Marvel Knights Deathlok series. A second project is also planned with Huston.

Red Hulk – Jeph Loeb says that he’s going to be meeting . . Red She-Hulk. Yes, Red She-Hulk. Who is she? It’s a secret.

*Hulk spoiler* - At the end of 600, Bruce Banner can no longer become the Hulk. This means Red Hulk, Red She-Hulk and Skaar lead to the inevitable . . World War Hulks. A major character will die in the World War Hulks : Gamma line that will kick off the war.

This will be bigger than World War Hulk.

Will Brand New Day involve the Clone Saga? No.

Hercules will continue in an ongoing series. With 600, the current book splits, with Hercules and the Hulk.

Iron Man the 12 and Viva Las Vegas are still in the works, but the writer has been side-tracked by directing the Iron Man 2 movie.

Ben Reilly may or may not be coming back. There is an upcoming story – Who Was Ben Reilly?, but that doesn’t mean the character is returning.

Captain America is coming back. The first issue is out and the second issue has been sent to the printer.

Joe asked the Comic-Con audience if they would rather have Steve Rogers or Bucky Barnes as the Captain America. The audience jeered louder for Bucky.

There are no plans for Toad at this time.

There is a big Thor event coming up, but it’s too early to make any announcements yet. Some upcoming Marvel animations will include Thor’s current costume design.

The online Spider-Man comics will be printed a couple of months after it’s been online.

There is some big cosmic news coming in about 6 weeks.

There is some Ronin news coming soon.

The Ultimate Universe will have about 4 or 5 books per month starting in January.

Thor is going to be more central to the Marvel Universe as the movie release date approaches.

The last issue of Ultimatum will be out next month. Brian Michael Mendes will be taking over Ultimate Spider-Man and a regular

Ultimate Avengers title will be out soon.

The current Deadpool book is selling very well at the moment. He’s going to square off against Red Hulk next month.

Dark Reign will be concluding in December.

Nova is gaining in popularity and Marvel may do a big push for him within a few years.

The Lizard will be back in February.