Tag: Mark Millar

Mark Millar Explains X-MEN Sequel Director Switch

The Cast of X-Men: First Class courtesy Marvel.com

  Why did X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn decide not to direct the sequel? Mark Millar explains that the Kick-Ass director will take on a movie based on The Secret Service.

  “We thought Matthew was going to do X-Men first, but we found out there were actually a few imitators of ‘Secret Service’ in the works. People think you’re lying when you say you’re not trying to get your comics made into movies so quickly, but the two reasons it happens like that is first because it’s the best ad for the comic you’ll ever have. And for me, selling the book is the most important thing. The second reason is because people are always trying to rip you off. Somebody will start to work on a spec screenplay about your idea. There are three other projects I know of now about a James Bond kind of guy taking a street kid and turning him into a spy. Three screenplays were already going through Hollywood about this! So Matthew and I said, ‘Fuck this. We’re not letting anyone steal our ideas,'” Millar tells Comic Book Resources.

  Bryan Singer is the front-runner to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past. Kick-Ass and The Secret Service are Millar’s creator owned titles. Millar was recently hired by Fox as Creative Consultant for their Marvel properties (X-Men, Wolverine, Fantastic Four.)

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Top 5 Picks for 4/21/12

Amazing Spider-Man Ends of the Earth teaser courtesy Marvel.com

Amazing Spider-Man #682 Doctor Octopus holds the planet hostage in part one of Ends of the Earth. Spidey’s old foe unleashes a new Sinister Six but Peter Parker calls in the Avengers for backup!

Batman #7 Batman barely survived with his life and sanity after The Court of Owls first attack. The secret society is plotting their next assault. Secrets exposed in this issue will change Bruce’s world.

Last of the Greats Volume 1 Humanity’s last hope hates us. He’s the lone survivor of a superhero family and the only force that can save Earth from destruction but he despises humans. This is the Zanadu Book of the Month our group is reading.

Supercrooks #1 From the creative force behind Kick Ass and Marvel’s Civil War and Old Man Logan comes a a team of supervillains out to pull off one last big score in Europe.

Uncanny X-Men #9 An outer space prison break unleashes an army of alien criminals on Earth. The mastermind is a wicked cross between CP-3O and Hannibal Lecter. A disaster like this brings the X-Men and Avengers together for their last teamup before the Avengers Vs. X-Men war erupts.

Bryan Hitch Leaving Marvel

Bryan Hitch art from Ultimates #13 courtesy Marvel.com

  A major clue to the the Bryan Hitch Countdown mystery revealed. The artist announced via Twitter he was leaving Marvel Comics after 10 years.

 “In two days time, an amazing decade at Marvel closes for me. What a wonderful time to have joined the party. Very proud and honoured.”

  Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch were frequent collaboratrs on Marvel’s Ultimate Line with the Ultimates and Ultimate Fantastic Four then later the Marvel line’s Fantastic Four.

Ultimates 2 #7 cover by Bryan Hitch courtesy Marvel.com

 

Hitch will apparently end with the Ultron War.We know where Hitch is leaving but where he’s going…stay tuned. A reunion with Millar on Millar World titles is the big speculation.

 

Fantastic Four #559 cover by Bryan Hitch courtesy Marvel.com

This post features some of my personal Hitch/Marvel favorites but I’ve provided link on Marvel.com showing his work over they years.

Mark Millar’s Warning

Kick Ass 2 #5 courtesy Marvel.com, MillarWorld

Comics Superstar Mark Millar warns that digital distribution could be “disastrous” to the industry.

Miller is one of my favorite writers of Marvel epics like Civil War, Old Man Logan and Wolverine: Enemy of the State. Millar was a key creator in the launch of Marvel’s Ultimate line writing the Ultimates and Ultimate X-Men. My all time favorite work of Millar is his run on The Authority.

Mark Millar created Kick-Ass which became a motion picture. He is currently working on Kick-Ass 2 (issue 5 out today) and Superior. For more of Millar’s projects visit MillarWord.

Millar told Comic Book Resources that publishers switching to the same day and date release digital plan could have a “disastrous” impact on the comics market.

Civil War Hard Cover courtesy Marvel.com

My take:

I don’t have the right answer on this issue but when a creative force like Mark Miller speaks out – I want to share it. Now I’m on my way to my favorite comic shop to pick up my new comics. I can’t wait to turn the pages!