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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA: MONDO MARVEL PANELMarvel Comics on Sunday staged its Mondo Marvel panel at Wizard World Philadelphia, making several announcements.
Following are highlights:
* Marvel Zombies Return is a five-part event shipping weekly in September. According to writer Fred Van Lente, the stories will show where the zombified characters were transported to after the second Marvel Zombies mini-series.
The lineup includes Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man by Van Lente and Nick Dragotta, Marvel Zombies Return: iron Man by David Wellington and Andrea Mutti, Marvel Zombies Return: Wolverine by Jonathan Maberry and Jason Shawn Alexander, Marvel Zombies Return: Hulk by Seth Grahame-Smith and Richard Elson and Marvel Zombies Return: Avengers by Van Lente and Wellington Alves.
Arthur Suydam returns as cover artist.
* Artist Phil Jimenez is joining writer Warren Ellis on a five-issue arc of Astonishing X-Men.
* Nomad: Girl Without a World is a four-issue series that launches in September, following the events of Captain America #600 and featuring Ricki Barnes. Sean McKeever is writing, with an artist to be announced.
* Daredevil starts a new direction in Daredevil #501 with the new creative team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Roberto De La Torre.
* War of Kings: Who Will Run is an epilogue following War of Kings #6 in September, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Paul Pelletier. The original Guardians of the Galaxy are featured in #16.
* Eric Shanower and Skottie Young team again on The Marvelous Land of Oz, an eight-issue series beginning in November.
* Novelist David Liss is writing Daring Mystery Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special, featuring Phantom Reporter from The Twelve. Jason Armstrong is the artist for the September release.
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