Speeding Bullets: Friday, August 5, 2011

from the Comic Hero News staff
There’s a lot that happens in the world of superheroes everyday, and we at Comic Hero News don’t have the ability to write up a full story about everything, as much as we’d like to. So, we bring you Speeding Bullets – for all of those pieces of news that are fired our way that are worth noticing, but don’t merit a full story in their own right.

• Comic Book Resources has a preview look at Kevin Keller #2.



• DC Universe: The Source concluded their behind the scenes look at Animal Man #1 with some colored pages and a look at the cover and a talk with writer Jeff Lemire.
• Marvel EIC Axel Alonso appeared on CBS’ The Early Show to discuss the new Ultimate Spider-Man. The video appears online, thanks to Marvel.com.
• JoBlo.com has an exclusive look at the poster for the Stan Lee documentary With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story.



• Comic Book Resources has an exclusive preview look at Amazing Spider-Man #667 and Ultimate Comics: Fallout #5.



• Image Comics Nonplayer, written by Nate Simpson, is being adapted for film by Warner Brothers, according to a recent report from Variety.
• Newsarama has exclusive previews of New Avengers #15 and X-Men Legacy #253.



• The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the new head of The CW Network, Mark Pedowitz, is looking for “close-ended series, comedies and a potential superhero show to fill out the CW schedule.” “[This audience] wants romance, they want a man who looks like a man, and more importantly, they want hope.” said Pedowitz
• Brian Kirk is in talks to direct Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Thor 2, Variety reports. Kirk is best known for directing three episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones and has also directed episodes of Dexter.
• Marvel.com has a look at American Dream – one of the newest playable heroes in their free MMO, Super Hero Squad Online!