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[NYCC ’12] Marvel Prose Panel: Hawkeye and Black Widow Do The Dirty
For a room that seats a few hundred people, the Marvel Prose panel was quite empty; apparently without the pictures, you lose the fans. Already out from the Marvel Prose line is “Civil War” from Moore, and Whedon’s “Astonishing X-Men” by Peter David. Coming in 2013 are “New Avengers” in January, which will be followed by “Iron Man Extremis” by Marie Javins in April. The panel spoke about the liberties taken when adapting a comic to prose form and the new character relationships that have spawned out of that. Details follow.
Axel Alonzo detailed that the idea with the Prose line is to take some of the Marvel’s most popular characters and classic works and to convert them it to novel form. They chose to begin with an “Avengers” book because of the film release. “Civil War” was the obvious choice. Marvel’s goal is to create a prose universe, a shared universe, with all the characters that is separate from the comic universe continuity. All the books so far tie into each other in some way. Alonzo also said they aim to make the books accessible to people who didn’t read the comics they are based on.
Stuart Moore wrote Civil War and has acted as Editor on all the other books. Moore said of Civil War that it was a real challenge for him. The primary difference between the comic and the prose is that in an event book, the artist can pan across the heroes and you can take them in in one second, but that does not work in prose as it is from the perspective of one character. We want it to be accessible to people who didn’t read the comics, not having to worry about continuity.
Peter David said he was a good fit for Whedon’s “X-Men” because Joss’ Style is a lot like his own. He decided to expand upon what Joss had with Kitty’s first person narration, and make the book primarily about her story. Everything else is in there, but it’s her perspective from the beginning, which allows you to relate to her and the other characters through her.
It was stressed that all the prose writers take liberties while adapting the works to introduce new plotlines, and new dramas between characters. Black Widow and Hawkeye have a sex scene in the upcoming “New Avengers” book in 2013, that’s likely to catch the eye of fanboys and fangirls. One girl in the audience screamed and threw her water bottle in the air upon hearing the news. Axel Alonzo said he had to cut the sex scene down a lot in order to bring it from R rating to a PG-13.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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