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In July, BOOM! Studios will release CBGB #1, which kicks-off a four-issue miniseries set in, you guessed it, CBGBs. Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters), Kieron Gillen (Phonogram), Screenwriter Kim Krizan (Before Sunset, Before Sunrise), Chuck BB (Black Metal) and several others will contribute words and illustrations to the series.

If you were lucky enough to attend today’s CBGB Stories panel at the South by Southwest festival you were rewarded with a one-page preview of the book. Anyone willing to scan it and send us a copy wins a cookie, no lie.

Image Comics continues to inject a bit of humor into their promotional campaign for Guardians of the Globe. Yesterday’s humorous image of Barack Obama ruffled a few feathers, but not as many as we expected. The image sent today features Harry Potter, everyone’s favorite boy wizard, uttering the phrase “Okay, now this is getting a little ridiculous…and slightly illegal.”

Image might want to re-think this PR strategy as Potter scribe J.K. Rowling is quite fond of suing anyone using her creation sans authorization. Here’s hoping she’s in a good mood this week.

To view a large version of the picture in question, keep reading.

…Teaser: Harry Potter in Guardians of the Globe?

Below the jump you’ll find five more entries in the “Iron Man By Design” variant series sent to us by Marvel Comics.

“We’re excited to show fans a whole new side of Iron Man” said David Gabriel, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation. “Taking our inspiration from some of the most exciting eras, art styles, inventions – you name it!-in history, the IRON MAN BY DESIGN variant covers are just the beginning of the exciting Iron Man product hitting stores throughout the year!”

Each of these should be in shops in April.

…Duck ‘n Cover: Iron Man By Design

Image Comics has continued to toss us teasers for their Guardians of the Globe series. The latest one features our Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama. Due to its hilarity, we couldn’t resist showing it off. Read on after the jump for a large version of it.

As we mentioned earlier this week, Guardians of the Globe is a super team based in the Image ‘verse featuring many of their most-popular characters. The company launched a PR campaign that lampooned Marvel’s recent “I Am An Avenger” campaign for the book. The first issue of the Guardians of the Globe series will release in August.

…Teaser: Obama in Guardians of the Globe

The negative economic climate hits the comic world this April with the release of Amazing Spider-Man #628. The book features a second story from the creative team of Mark Waid, Tom Peyer and Todd Nauck chronicling the freshly jobless Peter Parker’s attempts to find employment while doing battle with the Absorbing Man (great moniker, eh?). Not only do you get this particular tale, but another featuring the Juggernaut. Woah!

To see the book’s main cover plus a variant from Mike Del Mundo, keep readin’.

…Duck ‘n Cover: Amazing Spider-Man #628

Jack Kirby co-created many legendary characters over the span of his career. The Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the X-Men are just a few of the many creations we’ve come to know in love that he had a hand in. A few months ago Kirby’s estate sent out 45 termination of copyright notices to entities profiting off of his work. They apparently didn’t do the trick, though, as the estate has filed suit against Marvel.

Marvel has defended themselves by saying that Kriby’s work was done as “work for hire,” which means the estate is entitled to nothing. They actually filed a suit against the estate after they received one of the aforementioned termination of copyright notices.

This one could get interesting, folks. We’ll keep you abreast of any new developments.

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Image Comics is now sending out I Am An Avenger-esque teaser images for a full-fledged series featuring the Guardians of the Globe. The first image, which we’ve embedded below the jump, shows Invincible and the phrase “I’ve Never Really Been Much of a Team Player.”

A bit of digging on Ye Olde Google revealed that the book would release in August. It’s uncertain at this point whether or not Invicible creator Robert Kirkman will be on the book’s creative team.

…Image Teases Guardians of the Globe

Geeks all love revisionist history, right? What if Kennedy was never assassinated? What if Abraham Lincoln was a vampire hunter? What if 7 psychopaths were hired to kill Hitler in WWII? To those whose interested was piqued by that last question, BOOM! Studios would like to recommend their new miniseries, 7 Psychopaths.

“With World War II in full swing, there’s only one way to draw the war to a quick end: kill Hitler. But who would be insane enough to try? One person knows just the men to do it. Insane? Psychotic? Mad? Call them what you will, but the 7 PSYCHOPATHS are now the only hope the world has! ”

The first issue will be on shelves this may for a mere $3.99. It was written by Fabien Vehlmann and drawn by Sean Phillips.

The Superman Premium Ring was first issued b DC Comics in the 40s as a contest prize. Of the 1600 produced, only around 12 are thought to exist in recognizable condition. So, when the man selling one of these particular rings on eBay found out this tidbit of information, he knew that he was in for phat bank.

The first bid occurred on March 8 for $9.99 but almost immediately zipped into the $1,000 dollar range. Now, a mere five days after the auction launched, the price is at $13,100. Think you can beat that? If so, you’ll need to get your bid in within the next five hours. Good luck!

Hugo Weaving is currently in negotiations to star as Captain America’s arch-nemesis The Red Skull in The First Avenger: Captain America. We still have no idea who’ll actually portray cap, but Weaving is apparently quite close to signing on.

The Red Skull, for the uninformed, was Hitler’s go-to guy in WWII. He fell into suspended animation back in the day and was reawakened in the modern area. The Ultimate Comics version of the villain is actually the illegitimate son of the good Captain and his girl Gail. Most Marvel-produced films seem to have more in common with the Ultimate ‘verse than the regular one, however, they’ll likely use the tradtional Red Skull here.

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