Why are we white-fonting general stuff about Deadman? He's been around for a very long time.

I was just following P-C's convention, since he came up in discussion on Nightwing #102. Maybe a little over-zealous with the whitefont.

Deadman was a major (albeit stealthy) player in the Invasion! miniseries back in the 80s. That was post-Crisis, but just barely.

Deadman was a major (albeit stealthy) player in the Invasion! miniseries back in the 80s. That was post-Crisis, but just barely.

Yeah, and an assload of that stuff's been retconned away between Zero Hour and other events of note.

(Notes that the painful post-Crisis Huntress origin story was totally redone, thank DOG.)

(Notes that the painful post-Crisis Huntress origin story was totally redone, thank DOG.)

Was this the one replaced by Rucka's "Cry for Blood" mini-series, featuring the Question as a guest player? That's really the origin I'm familiar with, although I've read summaries of what went before.

Was this the one replaced by Rucka's "Cry for Blood" mini-series, featuring the Question as a guest player?

Yeah. I have some of the early stuff, from when she had her own just post-Crisis title, and it's really, really horrible. Be glad it's gone.

Is this an Identity Crisis like thing?

Bendis Talks about “House of M”

At the Emerald City ComiCon, New Avengers writer Brian Michael Bendis revealed more information about the much anticipated Marvel event, House of M. "It's just about the damn biggest thing I've ever written. All the Marvel writers are involved and writing the stories they want to write." Fans have been speculating for several months that House of M is going to pick up where the “Chaos” storyline in Avengers #503 left off, but Bendis said not to believe what you read online.

It's a very big story and at its basis, it starts with Astonishing X-Men and New Avengers, but grows to include the entire Marvel Universe. "When we're done at the end, we don't put it back together the way we found it." Joss Whedon is not directly writing any part of the crossover, but he did help in planning it. He teased, "The enemy of the X-Men and the enemy of the Avengers is now the same person...."

The format of the core event is an 8-issue biweekly mini-series, written by Bendis, drawn by Olivier Coipel, and colored by Frank D'Armata, who Bendis who says is a “great storyteller and an amazing colorist.” The official series announcement is coming up in the June "Previews." "Every other week is going to be like a giant bomb is dropped on the Marvel Universe."

Read the whole column here.

All the Marvel writers are involved and writing

Joss Whedon is not directly writing

::sniff::

Hmmm. Sounds like Magneto's taking the stage again. Could be good, could be "Avengers Disassembled." Too early to say, but Joss helping with the planning doesn't hurt.

Any mention if Brubaker's involved, now that Marvel owns him?

(While I understand that they made him an offer he couldn't refuse, I have to admit that I am in fact bitter about this development.)