I read the first issue of Ruse and liked it quite a bit. This is...interesting news. Like Van, though, I wish Marvel wouldn't act like this was their idea.
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Van Plexico <[email protected]> wrote: > "New" for Marvel, yes--but can they really claim it's "all-new?" > > Glad to see Waid will be returning to RUSE. Now let's bring back NEGATION! > > --Van > > > Marvel Announces New Imprint! > > Marvel is proud to announce the all-new Crossgen imprint, launching in > March 2011 with two series-Ruse and Sigil. Featuring some of today's > most acclaimed talents and crossing all genres, Crossgen brings Marvel's > incomparable storytelling sensibilities to new characters, new concepts > and new audiences. > > In the war for forever, time is only a small obstacle as the greatest > warriors jump from century to century to ensure victory! Enter Samantha > Rey, a 16 year old girl from present-day South Carolina who discovers a > mysterious symbol on her chest granting her the power to turn the tide > of this war. But will she save us or damn all of creation? New York > Times best-selling scribe Mike Carey (Age of X, The Unwritten) and > Leonard Kirk (New Mutants) begin the next great comic epic in Sigil #1. > > Legendary scribe Mark Waid (Amazing Spider-Man) and rising star artist > Mirco Pierfederici (Tron: Original Movie Adaptation) present Ruse #1, > the mystery series that'll leave you breathless! Simon Archard is the > world's greatest detective, but when he crosses paths with the enigmatic > Emma Bishop, the smartest man may have met his equal...and find himself > embroiled in the greatest mystery of his career! > > "Crossgen is one of the biggest comic book imprint launches this > century," said David Gabriel, SVP of Sales & Circulation. "You've seen > Marvel redefine super heroes and now we're taking on every popular genre > you can imagine, with some of the most unique and compelling new series > you'll find in 2011, each priced at only $2.99 per issue. You've never > read Marvel comics like these!" > > -- > Van Allen Plexico > www.plexico.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
