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MARVEL, CRYPTIC, MICROSOFT TEAM FOR MARVEL MMO – NEWSARAMA

Ok, now this surprised me. Not sure that it makes much sense though…

MARVEL, CRYPTIC, MICROSOFT TEAM FOR MARVEL MMO – NEWSARAMA

MARVEL, CRYPTIC, MICROSOFT TEAM FOR MARVEL MMO The last time anyone put the words “Marvel” and “Cryptic” together in a new article was…well, the two parties announced that they had settled all litigation related to the suit Marvel filed against Crytpic Studios in relation to the game City of Heroes. Throughout the battle between Marvel and Crytpic, there were fans who suggested that the comic publisher and game studio needed to put their differences aside, and focus on creating a kickass massively multiplayer online game, a la CoH but set in the Marvel Universe, and using Marvel characters.Fans who suggested that are getting the last laugh today, as it was announced at X06 that Cryptic will join Marvel and Microsoft Game Studios (their partnership was announced last summer) in developing a Marvel Universe MMO for both the Xbox 360 and Windows platform, and will allow seamless play for players on either system. “For us, this is a very exciting announcement for multiple reasons – one of the first is that the Marvel Intellectual Property is universally recognizable,” Frank Pape, Senior Director of Business Development, Microsoft Game Studios told Newsarama. “We believe that it transcends the boundaries that currently exist on cross-platform on the two different audiences that you seem to find on both platforms. We believe that this can transcend that, and bring a new, fresh experience to the players on the MMO space on console, and Cryptic is our first choice, and the best choice we could have possible made to develop this game. We’re very lucky to have had them sign on to develop the game. They’ve had a great track record in delivering MMOs such as City of Heroes and City of Villains – both highly rated and highly successful games; as well as having games developed in a very timely fashion.” While the parties declined to discuss how former legal sparring partners turned into business partners (“We call it water under the bridge,” Pape said), it was suggested that Marvel and Microsoft were pursuing Cryptic. “There has been a very vibrant discussion with trying to get Cryptic to sign on as the developer, and both Marvel and Microsoft were very interested in having them become our partner, and that’s been going on for many months,” Pape said. “The deal was signed a couple of months back, and now we’re ready to announce it to the world so everybody knows what they can expect to see out of the Marvel MMO. It’s been going on for a while – these things take time, but it’s time very well spent.” According to Ames Kirshen, Vice President of Interactive, Marvel Entertainment, the Marvel characters are the perfect choice to make the jump between the platforms. “The Marvel IP is the perfect IP to break the stereotype of MMOs,” Kirshen told Newsarama. “They’re primarily fantasy based and have been primarily on the PC – almost completely on the PC. The Marvel IP is the perfect IP to break that mold, bring it to the console, and have it be a very different experience than the MMOs that are on the market right now. “That being said, we’re still developing it simultaneously for both platforms, and it’s up to the wizardry and magic of the guys at Cryptic to have it appeal to both audiences, and I can’t imagine a developer who’s better equipped to do that than Cryptic is.” Jack Emmert, Creative Director, Cryptic Studios: “We’re committed to making sure that we capture the Marvel experience, and you can ask comic writers like Mark Waid, Ed Brubaker and Brian Bendis about my knowledge of Marvel, and they will attest to it, because we’ve met and talked over the years – as well as my passion of the Marvel properties. “One of my frustrations of the past, although certainly not recently is that superhero games are not really that linked to the Marvel Universe. It doesn’t feel like it – although that’s obviously changed with games like Ultimate Spider-Man which is just so awesome, because it felt just like the comic. So what I’m focusing on as Creative Director is making sure we capture what is it like to open up a Marvel Comic today? Every Wednesday I go to the store. I read about 90 titles a month, and I am on a crusade to make sure to make sure that the game represents the mainstream Marvel Universe. Not the Ultimate Universe, not the Supremeiverse, but earth 616 with the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man that we’ve known and loved for decades.” Not only will the game be set on Earth-616, Emmert stressed that the MMO will reflect current – and changing – continuity. “This is where Ames and all of Marvel has been great. I have carte blanche to be able to be part of the discussions of what’s going on at Marvel, not just now, but in two years, to make sure that the game properly reflects the IP when it’s released. It’s terrific to talk about ideas that we can have events in the game that reflect events that are going on in the Marvel Universe. A great example of something like that is Civil War – when thing like Civil War happen, the game will reflect that, and Marvel’s been terrific about that.” Although, Kirshen pointed out, the Marvel MMO won’t strictly adhere to what’s going on in the comics, as with any MMO, the players end up dictating the story, he said, and the Marvel MMO will be no different. The decision to stick to the current continuity in the Marvel Universe was rooted in the idea of making the game as accessible to as wide an audience as possible, Pape explained. “When we sat down and all talked and thought about what slice of Marvel we were looking to create or go after, I think to go back and make things based in history, and making the player have to do ‘homework’ so to speak to get up to speed in regards to what the world is that we’re creating just didn’t make sense. It’s a lot easier for the player now to pick up a comic book at a comic shop or bookstore, or go to Marvel.com and get a snapshot feel of what the Marvel Universe is like today, and then just jump into the MMO game and understand what they’re doing.” And while the game will be accessible to newbies to the Marvel Universe, Emmert said that he wasn’t about to let all his arcane and obscure Marvel knowledge go to waste. “There will be plenty of Easter Eggs, and for the people who really know Marvel, and I consider myself one of them, there will be plenty of hints and suggestions of Marvel’s…even ancient history. But, at the same time, the game has to be accessible to somebody who can just pick up a comic book today. That’s the goal.” Asked if the Marvel MMO will be a similar flavor to City of Heroes and City of Villains, Emmert said that the assumption that the game will be just like CoH with a Marvel overlay isn’t quite true. “With City of Heroes, we really had a very different goal in mind than we do with this particular game,” Emmert said. “Certainly, with the technology, we’re doing the next rev on it. The fact that all of our servers were up and running – we didn’t have queues, we didn’t have crashes – those are the important things. That experience will be the same. But in terms of what the player does, the sky’s the limit, and we’re not thinking inside of any box right now. We’re definitely going to expand gameplay and change it and make this game its own.” As for the most fundamental possible similarity – players creating their own characters, none of the principles would confirm or deny that players will be able to assume the identities of existing heroes or create their own. Although, who would own characters that were created by players, Emmert, Pape, and Kirshen declined to comment. What Emmert would confirm is that the game will be set in New York City – something that will make it fundamentally Marvel, he said. Pape stressed that the gameplay between platforms will be seamless, allowing players playing on PC to interact with players on the Xbox 360, something that, when combined with the Marvel characters, will have a serious impact on the MMO market. “Cryptic’s technology is robust and proven, the Marvel IP is universally recognized, and the Microsoft strength is Xbox Live and our publishing ability,” Pape said. “That’s what makes it unique, and what will bring in millions of users when the game releases. Frankly, this is going to be something fresh, instantly recognizable, very broad based in its appeal, very intriguing, and paired with the right developer to make sure that you can play seamlessly and that you have a killer experience.” Kirshen: “From the Marvel perspective, this is a big reason why we went with Microsoft as opposed to another game publisher. What they bring to the table in terms of making this game accessible to the masses, both on the Xbox 360 and everything they’re doing there, in addition to the tens of millions of people running Windows and what they’ll be able to do on Vista, and have the two operating systems talking to each other. “Plus, MMOs are a completely different animal – to publisher for them is not like getting a game on the shelf and walking away. These things are living, breathing entities that require constant updating and logistical resources. Not every publisher has the infrastructure to support this kind of game. Obviously, with Microsoft being the platform owner on the two platforms we’re going out on, in addition to our face and where Microsoft is going with the 360 and ht XBox brand in general were the key factors for us to not be platform agnostic as we have been in the past by going with third parties.” As is usual with announcements of development teamings, the three declined to even give a guesstimate for a release date of the Marvel Universe MMO, with Pape saying, “When the game is ready and ready to grab the world and invite it to come in and play, then we’ll release it.”

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LONE RANGER #3 HITS IN NOVEMBER – NEWSARAMA

I can’t wait!!

LONE RANGER #3 HITS IN NOVEMBER – NEWSARAMA

LONE RANGER #3 HITS IN NOVEMBER

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Press Relese

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT today released images and information concerning the November release of THE LONE RANGER #3.

The dramatic retelling of The Lone Ranger’s origin continues from
writer Brett Matthews, cover artist and art director John Cassaday,
interior artist Sergio Carriello and colorist Dean White.

Pre-Orders for issue #3 of the series are being taken just as the
company recently announced a complete sell-out of issue #1. DYNAMITE
recently announced a second printing variant of the sold-out first
issue.

Due to the overwhelming demand and strong praise in the form of reviews
and comments from fans both new and old, DYNAMITE requests specialty
retailers review and adjust their orders for issue #2 and as well as
the upcoming issue #3.

LONE RANGER #3 (SEP063219) WRITTEN BY BRETT MATTHEWS; ART DIRECTION BY
JOHN CASSADAY; ART BY SERGIO CARIELLO WITH COLORS BY DEAN (PUNISHER:
WAR JOURNAL) WHITE; COVER BY JOHN (ASTONISHING X-MEN) CASSADAY.

After the events of the first two issues, John Reid has struck out on
his own to find the man responsible for the deaths of his fellow
Rangers… and kill him. Will Tonto’s reappearance continue or end
their uneasy alliance?

FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER ABOUT THE CASSADAY VIRGIN COVER EDITION VARIANT!

FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER ABOUT THE CASSADAY SILVER FOIL EDITION VARIANT!

For art and more information please visit:
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com…p-C105713.html

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GEOFF JOHNS – GREEN LANTERN, OA, PRIME, & MORE – NEWSARAMA

What a great issue!  I can’t wait to see more of John’s work on this title.

GEOFF JOHNS – GREEN LANTERN, OA, PRIME, & MORE – NEWSARAMA

GEOFF JOHNS – GREEN LANTERN, OA, PRIME, & MORE

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With Green Lantern #13,
Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis wrapped up “Revenge of the Green Lanterns,”
an arc which saw the (assumed) dead return to active duty, the Cyborg
Superman come back to major threat-level status, Hal Jordan (and Guy
Gardner) disobey the Guardians, the Manhunters be taken off the board
(hopefully), and an update on what’s been going on with Superboy Prime
since he was jailed at the end of Infinite Crisis

Sound like a lot? Well, yeah – it kinda was. We sat down with Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns to get the nitty gritty of issue #13, as well as what’s to come in the next arc, “Wanted: Hal Jordan.”

Newsarama: Geoff, let’s start with the big reveal of Green Lantern #13
- aside from the return of the Lanterns thought to be dead – the last
page, showing that we’ve not seen the last of Superboy Prime. To the
Guardians, he represents what? A danger that only they know about and
thus, can handle?

Geoff Johns: Yeah – he’s a huge danger, and the Guardians have a
perspective on it that nobody else will have that will be revealed down
the line, but he’s a massive, massive threat, and the key power
player that’s going to play into some stuff that’s coming up as well.
And of course, it ties into the whole of 52 and everything
else. There are still a lot of major revelations for the DC Universe
that are going to happen in Green Lantern, with the Guardians of the
Universe already being aware of a lot of things that the readers aren’t
– and so are a few other characters, like Cyborg Superman who knows
something.

So yeah – Superboy Prime is going to play a role in some upcoming storylines. He’s a dangerous, dangerous guy.

NRAMA: A question that has to go with him being so dangerous – why’s he naked?

GJ: Well – he was shirtless when we left him there, but more
than that, it’s a subtle thing – he’s looking at his belt, and he’s
contemplating who and what he is. You’ve got to remember, with this
appearance, he’s been there for over a year. And you can see when they
post Guy Gardner as one of the guards – they’re still treating him as a
high level threat. The guards aren’t allowed to leave their post for a
month.

For us, him being naked was an acknowledgement of stripping himself
down to being this kid again, and being completely absorbed in what
he’s done, and what he’s going to do.

NRAMA: If we had to lay money on it, what’s the safer bet – that
Superboy Prime could redeem himself, or he’s a member of Bad Guys
4-ever?

GJ: I think it’s a split. You saw his reaction when he did what he did in Infinite Crisis,
but at that same time, he’s walked over that line. Does he think he can
walk back? Should he? Does this universe even matter to him anymore? Is
it the fact that, now that he’s got a big dent on his car, another one
won’t matter? If he’s already on that path, is he going to continue on
it, or is he going to really try and work and go back?

It’s
a tough thing, but of course, the parallel is Hal Jordan, which is why
he works so well in that book. It’s no mistake or coincidence why
Superboy Prime is going to be dealt with in Green Lantern quite a bit.

NRAMA: He’s not a direct mirror to Hal Jordan, but rather…

GJ: He has some echoes of Hal. Also, the Guardians of the Universe
bring the cosmic element into it, and tie into the overall DCU
mythology that we’re going to be unveiling. He’s a central figure to
everything. Emotionally and thematically, he’s going to give us a lot
of story. He’s not somebody that you want to completely throw away. And
he’s not going to be one-note either – he’s not a psychotic, murdering
character. He has his episodes, but he’s much more complex than that.

NRAMA: And of course, something that can’t be ignored in that scene – the Guardians whispering “52”…

GJ: Right. I think this is the first time we’ve mentioned “52” in a monthly book…

NRAMA: Obviously, you’re not going to say much, if anything…but: event? Number? Group of people? Where they parked?

GJ: That’s the question, isn’t it? What does that number mean? That’s
something that we wanted to make sure we were doing when we were
working both on Crisis and 52 – “52” is going to mean something. It’s
really there to set the stage to let people know that 52 isn’t just a story about Booster Gold and Black Adam and these other characters – it’s a DC Universe story.

NRAMA:
And moving backward a little from there…putting Guy on guard duty at
Superboy Prime’s prison. No slight to the Giffen DeMatteis era, but that Guy, put on guard duty would’ve probably been a setup to the escape of the prisoner…Guy as he is now – not so much?

GJ: Oh, Guy now? It would never, ever happen on Guy’s watch.

NRAMA: So he’s not there as the foil – next issue shows Guy asleep or reading a magazine while Prime escapes?

GJ: Not at all. That’s ridiculous. Anyone who’s read Guy Gardner for the last two years in Green Lantern or in Corps
knows that he’s a much better, stronger character than that. And even
in the old Giffen stuff, he would probably break some rules, taunt the
other heroes, and drink a beer or two, but he wouldn’t be that much of
an idiot. He was never that much of an idiot, and certainly not with
what I’m doing with him, or with what Dave Gibbons is doing with him in
Corps. He has his moments, and he’s a really fun character, but he’s
definitely not gong to be a moron. His role is not DCU Moron. His role
is DCU Shitkicker.

NRAMA: Moving on from here in Green Lantern, you’ve still
got some missing time to fill in, in regards to the missing year when
Hal and his co-pilots were captured and held as prisoners of war…not to
mention he’s got bounty hunters and Global Guardians chasing him down…

GJ:
Right – the next arc really goes into what Hal went through during the
missing year, and the next four issues literally set up the next year
and half of Green Lantern – and put a new villain on the board that I’m
really excited about.

NRAMA: Any teases?

GJ: He’s a minor villain that appeared, but he’s just the perfect Hal Jordan villain.

NRAMA: So he’s been seen before?

GJ: Yes, briefly. Years ago. Trust me, for what we’re doing, and what you’ve seen so far in Green Lantern, this villain makes perfect sense.

NRAMA: And the “Wanted: Hal Jordan” arc will also explain why the Global Guardians are after him as well?

GJ: Yeah – it’s Hal finding out why everyone is chasing him, as well as
Hal dealing with his time as a POW and finding out what that was
actually about. It also talks about his duty as a Green Lantern,
comparing and contrasting it with the jobs that other super heroes do.
There’s a scene where he’s being lectured by another hero about the
Freedom of Power Treaty which prohibits foreign metahumans from
operating in other countries, and telling him that he needs to respect
the Treaty. As Hal’s said before, he answers with, ‘Borders are
ridiculous. I’m Green Lantern and my duty is to the whole planet if I
need to go somewhere, I’m going to go.’

And then, he adds: ‘Do you realize that I’ve been to hundreds of planets – hundreds, and the only one with countries is earth.’

NRAMA: Nice.

GJ: Whenever you see an alien planet in the DCU, it’s completely homogenized. You never see borders or states. Even with Hawkworld,
even though they had classes and zones, it was all one world. So we’re
playing with the idea that, in the universal view, earth is really this
primitive, primitive planet.

NRAMA: That goes back to where you showed one of Hal’s early trips back
to Oa after coming back, and there were some alien GLs who were
surprised that earthlings still existed, and could speak.

GJ: Right. They don’t know. And again, in their view, the people of
earth – there have been, other than the heroes, what, five that have
ever left their home planet, and they only went to the moon and hustled
right back. They think that’s hilarious. It’s basically like a guy
saying that he lives in Cincinnati and is somewhat worldly, because he
went up in a hot air balloon once. Woo.

But I think that’s fun – it gives a fun element to Green Lantern,
which the book needs to have. I think having Hal Jordan being the human
underdog is a great idea to mix in with everything else in the Corps.
We’ve always had this idea that the earth is the great center of
everything, and it’s not. What makes it strong is its diversity.

NRAMA: Just to touch on another of the larger themes that you’re bringing into the book – something that you played with in Rebirth
and also in the opening arc is something that’s reflective of the time,
that is, as Hal Jordan sees the earth, it’s almost polluted with fear.
It’s become the predominant emotion in the world, replacing even hope…

GJ:
Right – and that’s what Hal has to deal with. The borders with walls on
them – that’s out of fear. Airports – take a plane flight today, and
you come face to face with the effects of fear. Not only in the
screening process, but you look around – you’re asked to look around, and report on who scares you.

Whenever I fly – I’m half Lebanese – half of my family gets looked at
when they get on airplanes. They don’t blame people, it’s just what
they’re going to do, but it doesn’t make it any less annoying. I was
getting flagged at airports, because my middle name is Lebanese. My
wife and I couldn’t understand it when I kept getting pulled aside for
extra screening, and I finally realized that my middle name is right
there on the boarding pass.

Yeah, it’s a huge emotion, and in the book, there’s Coast City – a whole city that no one will live in because they’re afraid
of it. We had that whole scene when Hal was basically resigning himself
to the fact that he was going to be the only person living in Coast
City, and that fear is the biggest, strongest emotion there is, and
nothing can overcome it, when boom – his brother is driving in to Coast
City with his family to live. That was what Hal needed to see. People
can get over fear, and as Hal sees it, if it’s his job to help people
get over it, that’s what he’ll do. It plays into the whole view we’re
taking with the Green Lanterns and the Corps – when you see a cop
walking down the street, you feel pretty safe.

NRAMA: It seems that it’s really added a whole new dimension for you to
play with in regards to the character. Even though Hal was “born”
during the Cold War when there was plenty of fear to go around, this
inclusion of it in the larger picture…seems to really tie him to the
world a little more…and perhaps suggests that if he’s fighting an enemy
who uses fear as a weapon, it might be a tougher fight?

GJ: Could be. That could be.

NRAMA: Finally – how’re things looking schedule-wise?

GJ: We’re going as fast as we can, and we’ve talked about getting fill in artists here and there, but…look, on Titans,
we’re having all these fill in artists come on, and they’re okay, but I
love Tony [Daniel] to be there, but when you look at Ivan Reis on Green
Lantern, you just want him to draw the book. We’re trying our best to
get on track. Will we have a fill-in artist at some point? Maybe so we
can get to 12 issues a year. Right now, we’re at about nine a year. But
the quality…I’m so proud of the first arc. If you flip through it,
it’s just beautiful. I think we’re really on a roll, and I’d just hate
to break that up.

I know everybody’s worried about schedule at DC, and we’re seeing Grant
and Andy having fill-ins on Batman, and Wonder Woman has gone
bi-monthly, and it’s weird – it’s become commonplace for books to be
delayed for quality.

NRAMA: Yeah, but at the same time, and playing Devil’s advocate, why
not embrace the James Robinson model with an arc, then a “Times Past”
fill-in, and then another arc?

GJ: We did that with Flash with the Rogues and I’ve done it with Teen Titans,
where we just did a special Kid Devil/Blue Devil issue which really
reveals everything you need to – or didn’t need to know – about Kid
Devil, and those flesh out the characters and set up some stories for
the future. We have talked about doing one-off issues like that, where
we would tell a story where a planet is taken hostage, and they call in
Green Lantern as a hostage negotiator. What’s that like? They’d call in
a telepath from Titan on that as well…it’s a fun story, and if we get
behind again, we’ll probably do that, but I don’t want to sacrifice
quality. Anyone who’d come on for that issue is going to have to be at
Ivan’s level or better…or Ethan’s [Van Sciver] who’s doing the project
with me in April.

But we’re working as fast as we can, and I know it’s always a question
of what do people want? Do they want a book every month, or do they
want the best book the creators can do every month? We’re trying to get
everything on schedule, and the fact that Ivan’s into #15 right now,
and #14 is on track for the next couple of weeks…hopefully, we’ll get
things back on track.

NRAMA: Hey – of course if you need an idea for a one-off issue, you
always could reveal where John Stewart is…where is he anyway? Hal said
he’s undercover, but that was a long time ago…is he out from
undercover?

GJ: I don’t know…keep reading, and you’ll find out…soon. He’s not gone.
He’s going to be back and playing a prominent role in the book.

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ALL STAR BATMAN #6 CANCELLED/OTHER DC NEWS FOR 9/26 – NEWSARAMA

ALL STAR BATMAN #6 CANCELLED/OTHER DC NEWS FOR 9/26 – NEWSARAMA

ALL STAR BATMAN #6 CANCELLED/OTHER DC NEWS FOR 9/26 ORDERS FOR ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #6 CANCELLED Please note that all orders on ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #6 (AUG060166) and the ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #6 Variant Edition (AUG060167) have been cancelled. These issues will be resolicited at a later date. ANDY KUBERT CREATES VARIANT COVER FOR ACTION COMICS #844 Superstar artist Andy Kubert, illustrator of BATMAN, has created a special variant cover for ACTION COMICS #844. The issue, scheduled to arrive in stores on October 25, is the first by the new creative team of writers Geoff Johns & Richard Donner and artist Adam Kubert. Retailers may order one copy of the ACTION COMICS #844 Variant Edition (AUG068068) for every ten copies of the standard edition ordered. ACTION COMICS #844 (AUG060180) is solicited in the August Previews (Volume XVI #8) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 25. The ACTION COMICS #844 Variant Edition (AUG068068) is available for order now. Both versions of this issue have a Final Order Cut-off date of October 5. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO TO FEATURE INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Brian K. Vaughan will discuss PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA as part of an interview with Kurt Andersen on the National Public Radio program Studio 360. The interview is tentatively scheduled to run nationwide on October 20. BILL WILLINGHAM TO ANSWER READERS’ “BURNING QUESTIONS” IN FABLES #59 This March, writer Bill Willingham will answer readers’ “Burning Questions” about FABLES in issue #59 of the hit Vertigo series. Readers can submit their questions about the series at dccomics.com/sites/fables. “It’s rare that any magazine would ever let the readers call the shots for an issue,” says Willingham. “Some have advised us that we’re insane for trying this, but they don’t know what we know: FABLES readers are the creme de la creme, the elite of all funnybook fans. In short, you’re smarter than the average bear. More to the point, you have questions that demand answers, and none of us here in Fabletown are foolhardy enough to risk ignoring your needs.” The issue will feature a series of short stories answering a selection of the questions, illustrated by several artists. FABLES #59 will be solicited in the January Previews (Volume XVII #1) to arrive in stores in March. And don’t forget, the original hardcover graphic novel FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL (JUL060245) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on October 18. VARIANT COVER UPDATE FOR SKYE RUNNER #5 Please note that the SKYE RUNNER #5 Variant Edition (JUL060238) has been cancelled. Also, the Standard Edition of this issue (JUL060237) will feature only one cover by Alé Garza & Richard Friend; the cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson will not appear. All orders for these editions will be combined under the new item code JUL068664. SKYE RUNNER #5 is scheduled to arrive in stores October 18 and has a new order Final Order Cut-off date of September 28. Because of these changes, this issue will be made returnable at a later date.

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