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Check out the right side of the page for the added scans of Ultimate Vision #1 and the Ultimate Vision advertisement. Enjoy!

Sorry for late news, but last week Ultimate Spiderman #88 with the flip-cover by Joe Madureira for Ultimate Vision #1 is in stores. I will try to scan the cover plus the small ad for tomorrow. Other than that I got the new Wizard magazine that has an article about the Ultimate Series' with a couple questions answered by Jeph Loeb about Ultimates Vol. 3. Now that Jeph Loeb and Joe Madureira are taking over Ultimates in 2006, how much will the book differ from what we've seen from the current team of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch? "Usually when a new team takes over a book, it's because something is broken," explains the newly Marvel exclusive Loeb. "Mark and Bryan are leaving at the top of their game on what is arguably-though not with me-Marvel's best book. There ain't nothing broken. However, like when they change James Bonds or any sequel that isn't with the same exact cast or director, there's going to be some changes. I'm not Mark, and J...

Over at Newsarama .com in the weekly Q + A with Joe Quesada he mentioned that the Ultimate Vision Joe Mad previously did will be the cover to issue #1. Issue one will be found in Ultimate Spider-Man #86 so definately pick that up if you want it for your Mad! collection. I'm not sure when it's coming to comic stores but I'll let you know.

Batman/Superman #26 will be an issue that was written by Jeph Loebs son Sam Loeb who sadly passed away this past June. Here is an excerpt from Broken Frontier.com: "Everyone will be working off of Sam'’s plot. This is his story to tell. Helping out with the writing will be myself, Geoff Johns, Alan Heinberg, Brian K. Vaughan, Joss Whedon, Brad Meltzer, Joe Kelly and Mark Verheiden. The artwork -- so far -- will be handled by Mike Turner, Joe Mad, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Arthur Adams, Joyce Chin, Pat Lee, Ed McGuinness, Carlos Pacheco, and Ian Churchill." All the artists and writers are donating their fees and royalties to Sam's High School and the pages will be auctioned off for even more chairity. To read the full interview with Jeph check out BrokenFrontier.com

I just thought I'd post this up for fans to use if they want. It's a wallpaper using a couple of Joe's Ultimates sketches that I put together for my desktop. 1024 x 768 Enjoy!

Marvel Comic's has released some new information on whats coming up in the future. First there's Ultimate Vision, in which the character design was created by Joe Madureira. Ultimate Vision will be a six part backup story found in these upcoming Ultimate Universes: NOVEMBER 2005 1. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #86 2. ULTIMATE X-MEN #65 3. ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #25 DECEMBER 2005 4. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #87 5. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #88 6. ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #26 In the same article at Newsarama it said that Ultimates Ver. 3 won't hit shelves until October 2006...a whole yeah from now. This is kind of an upset but it gives Joe Mad and Jeph Loeb TONS of time to pull together this series; I'm hoping they use their time wisely. There was another Q and A with Joe Quesada this week at Newsarama where he answered a couple Mad! related questions: NRAMA: “Ultimate Vision” back-up story by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr [with a character design by Joe Madureira]? JQ: “Ultimate Vision” ...

Newsarama posted the Marvel solicitation for December 2005 a couple days ago and it shows that there will be a Joe Madureira Poster on sale for $5.99 on 12/14/05. What the contents of the poster will be is unknown but if they go the lazy way it might just be the House of M cover he did. I'm hoping it's something new with the Ultimates like maybe the cover to the first issue. MARVEL JOE MADUREIRA POSTER 24" x 36"/FC ...$5.99 FOC 11/22/05 o On-Sale 12/14/05

Over at Newsarama the weekly question and answer article with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has some more info on Jeph Loeb and Joe Madureira's upcoming 12 issue Ultimates Volume 3 run. Here's some excerpts from the interview: In recent discussions with Jeph, that very same subject came up, Jeph pitched me the idea of him and Mads, and I thought it was brilliant, but I was more than certain that Joe had no interest in coming back to comics. Jeph said that perhaps we could make it happen and here we are with the coup of the century. Somehow we were able to convince Joe to come back! What I love about it is that Jeph and Joe are going to bring a completely different sensibility to the book while still respecting whatÂ’s come before.

It's official, Joe Madureira and Jeph Loebs top secret Marvel project will indeed be the third volume of the Ultimates. They will be taking over after Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch finish version two at the end of this year or early next year. It is presumed that Ultimates v3 will begin during the second quarter of 2006. You can check out wizardworld.com and newsarama for the full stories. This is what wizardworld.com's 'On Sale Now' column has to say about their coverage of the new project. JEPH LOEB MOVES TO MARVEL The DC writer heads to the House of Ideas to do Ultimates with Joe Madureira! PLUS: Exclusive first look at Joe Mad'’s new art! I will hopefully pick up the issue tomorrow and scan the new art for all you fans to check out so don't miss out tomorrow!

Over at Comics Continuum I got this information on what could be Joe Madureira's secret Marvel Project. TORONTO -- Marvel Comics staged a Cup O' Joe panel without the Joe Saturday at the Canadian National Comic Book Expo on Saturday. Editor-in-chief Joe Quesada was a no-show for the panel, but consultant/talent liasion/former editor C.B. Cebulski took center stage, answering questions in a lively session. He was asked about on separate occasions who the creators of the third volume of The Ultimates will be and what Joe Madureira's project with Marvel will be, Cebulski said "You'll see in four days" to both, referring to Marvel's upcoming announcement. He wouldn't connect the two, however. This news, along with rumors and an email I got from a fan who got Wizard #168 early all seem to point to the Ultimates Vol. 3 as Joe Mad's Marvel project. But, again, we will have to wait for Wizard #168 for the final answer, check back in three days for the of...

Over at Newsarama they posted their weekly Question and Answer piece and there was one question about Joe Madureira's new Marvel Project. Newsarama : From “"MrMxyzptlk": we know that Leinil Yu is coming to the Ultimate Universe. That is cool. But can you confirm or deny that Joe Madureira and Michael Turner will work on the Ultimates titles too? Joe Quesada : I can do no such thing. I know there was no solid answer but it shows that Joe working in the Ultimates Universe is a possiblity. We will have to wait until we get our hands on Wizard #168 next Wednesday (August 31st) to truely find out what Joe's Marvel project will be!

Over at Newsarama.com they posted this info. This past weekend at WizardWorld: Chicago, in announcing artist Joe Madureira'’s new exclusive contract, Marvel released an image featuring “Joe Mad's” version of Wolverine, the Hulk, and Spider-Man. Not just a promotional image, it was actually a cover to a new surprise “Convention Special of House of M #1, one free copy of which was sent to every Diamond account (i.e. retailer) with this week's new books, and undoubtedly now fetching a premium aftermarket price. This week the publisher has announced this House of M #1 Convention Special will be made available for order on a limited basis (20 per Diamond account). This second wave of this special will be in stores on August 31st. This is great news for people that missed out on the single issue retailers got last week and bad news for people paying $20 - $50 for their copies. Good thing I only got mine for $10!

There are a few questions concerning Joe Mad's new work with Marvel over at newsarama . Here's the good stuff... "The deal with Mike and Joe are a bit different, it’s a project and volume deal that will keep him Marvel fans thrill for some time as well." "As for Joe, more details of his deal, project and length of time will be disclosed shortly in the next issue of Wizard I believe. From our discussions, Joe has agreed to do a significant amount of work, and I have to tell you, he’s excited as can be to be back and working on this project. It’s going to be fun to have Joe back in the biz!" Sounds pretty sweet to me, I can't wait to get my hands on next weeks Wizard magazine for more information on Joe's future project. Oh yeah, I got my hands on Joe's House of M cover so I will scan it soon. I can't scan it right away because I'm leaving for Montreal until Tuesday so expect it up around then! That's all for now, have a great day.

The House of M #1 variant cover by Joe Mad! did indeed come out today and retailers only got a single copy of it! There are dozens of them on eBay as your reading this that are going for $30+ dollars. If you haven't already you should check your local comic shop for this cover if it isn't already gone. Over at Joemadfan.com Nathen bought two copies (one from two comic stores) and said he paid between $20 and $30 for each of them so this cover comes at kind of a hefty price. I'm checking my local shop tomorrow so hopefully I will get my hands on it so I can scan the cover for the site. Check back tomorrow for the update.

Over at joemadfan.com Nathen got an email with the inks to Mad!'s new House of M variant cover. Apparently it came from Comic Art Fans.com which seems to be a great site to find inks from tons of artists! Check it out.

According to the Wizard website Joe and Jeph's new Marvel project will be revealed in Wizard #168 which will be on sale Wednesday August 31st. I'm hoping for something spider-man related myself. What do you guys want/think the project will be?"

RUMOR The House of M cover by Joe Mad in the last post will apparently be available next week (8/10) for all comic retailers. The cover is a limited edition version of the first issue of House of M and stores will only receive one copy of it! So definately tell your local retailer to hold you a copy. It seems retailers also have no idea about this cover coming in so you might need to explain it to them. END RUMOR

I owe a big thanks to Corey for emailing me this news. There was a HUGE announcement at Wizard World Chicago today....Joe Madureira is coming back to comics to do a project for Jeph Loeb and Marvel! During the Joe Quesada 'Cup o' Joe' panel it was announced that Jeph Loeb (a popular writer) just signed a contract with Marvel that begins on September 1st. Jeph is known for his work for DC on Batman: Hush with artist Jim Lee, the Batman/Superman comics and his ongoing series for Supergirl. Joe was asked if he was exclusive to Marvel or just on board for this unnamed project. "It's just this one thing," he replied, "but there's a lot more to talk about." During the announcement they showed Joe's newest comic cover for House of M featuring Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Hulk. They gave away posters of the cover at the event also. Jeph Loeb hinted that his and Joes new project probably will have something to do with one of the three characters. This ...

Well it's been a week and I'm having second thoughts on the 300 MB/10 GB hosting. I don't think it could handle the site since this online blog gets 150-200 hits a day so add more hits to that and lots of image downloads the 10 GB of bandwidth probably won't last for a month and the site would be down all the time. The next step up is 500 MB/70 GB for $91 a year and that's a tad expensive for my liking right now (even though that is extremely cheap for hosting) since I need to be saving for school. So I need to figure out what I'm going to do yet again. Sorry for all the delays, I'll try and work this out as fast as possible.

I have some great news for all you Joe Madureira fans out there! I think I've found a host for the site. The host isn't charging very much a month so I think I'm going to start paying for a 300 MB data/10 GB bandwidth Hosting service for the Joe Madureira Site. If the bandwidth exceeds the 10 GB a month then I'll have to pay about twice as much so hopefully hosting tons and tons of Mad! art won't kill the site every month. I have the layout all done and am working on the content part of the site right now, I think I'll release the site as soon as possible and just take my time with the content. Oh yeah, I think I'm going to call the site Joe Madureira Online instead of the Joe Madureira Fansite. What do you guys think? Expect it to be up in the next week or so! I'm really excited to get this going and I hope you are too.