NYCC + AXM News!
12 Oct
I’m not spending the whole weekend at NYCC — just today and Sunday. Tomorrow I desperately need to write: Hunter Kiss or bust!
Today was wild, though. I haven’t seen crowds like this in years, and that was only in San Diego. New York Comic Con, packed to the gills? That’s something none of us expected, but it was wonderful and crazy. Also wonderful: my readers. I love you guys so much. All of you, so generous and kind, and impossibly sweet. Thank you for reading these books. I appreciate it more than I can say, and it means so much.
Some news for readers of Astonishing X-Men: Mike Perkins is, sadly, leaving the book after this run. All of us will miss him so much. His art inspires me as a writer, and he is a brilliant collaborator. He’s moving on to other exciting projects, though, and we all wish him the very best.
But here’s the good: Gabriel Hernandez Walta is taking over art duties beginning with #57, and he’s phenomenal. Astonishing will be in excellent hands with him (if you saw his flashback pages in AXM #52, you know what I mean) and I’ve already turned in his first script: an Indiana Jones-type adventure, as Warbird runs away to Egypt to search for alien artifacts, battle aliens, get arrested by SHIELD, and unleash a weapon of mass destruction on the earth. All in a day’s work for a Shi’ar warrior woman.
Plus, is Northstar about to be deported for being an illegal?
Now, here are some pictures from today!
The great crowd that joined us at the X-Men panel!
I met Daken!
And Lady Daken! (aka Zoe, who was a total sweetheart)
Ben Morse, editor Daniel Ketchum, and me! We had just finished our live interview in the Marvel skybox overlooking the event floor.
Jason Aaron, writer of "Wolverine & the X-Men" and "Thor", wielding the famous Asgardian hammer for the first time.
Eeee! Me and PINKpool (The "Breast Cancer Awareness" Deadpool)
A pyrokinetic and former car thief, Eddie cannot refuse an assignment to cross the continent in order to rescue an extraordinary woman in peril…even though he fears losing control of the destructive power of flame at his fingertips.
The last of her shape-shifting kind, Lyssa hides in the abandoned tunnels beneath Manhattan. Like Eddie, fire is her weapon, her destiny…and her curse. For beneath Lyssa’s extraordinary beauty are dangerous secrets…and even darker, nearly irresistible urges... (November 2011)
When the bond Maxine Kiss shares with Zee and the boys-the demons tattooed on her skin-is deliberately severed, the hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the boys have a taste of freedom-without Maxine’s guiding influence.
As they grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear the little demons will lose their minds without their attachment to her. But reuniting won’t be easy, as a great temptation waits for her little demons : a chance to return to their lives….and unleash hell on earth. (December 2011)
awesome pics i wish i was there
Hi, I am the Arts Editor for the Crestiad , the college Newspaper for Cedar Crest College and we will be publishing this upcoming issue about breast cancer is it possible that you would give me permission to use your picture with the breast cancer awareness deadpool for our issue, you will be given credit for your photo under the picture in the publication
if u can let me know by tonight that would be awesome I know its short notice but I would appreciate it !
Hi Natalia,
Sorry for the slow response. Though I did take the picture, I’m afraid to give permission for you to use it, as I don’t personally know the gentleman dressed as Deadpool, and I think he would need to sign off, as well.
Take care,
Marjorie