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Aviles Photo Recap Part 1

Just got back from the 16th annual Jornadas de Comic de la Villa de Aviles, an amazing comic book festival in the town of Aviles, in the north of Spain. I have much to say about this show and my time there. For now, here are some photos.

Welcome to Aviles, Spain
The town square I have never been to a comic show quite like this one.
On the left, Diego Cruz, the show's official translator. On the right, Jorge Ivan Argiz, who started the show 16 years ago.
This is what a comic con looks like in Aviles.
As part of the festival, there was a huge exhibition of R.M Guera's work.
Early advertising work by R.M. Guera.
More advertising work by R.M. Guera.



Covers for Spanish EL COYOTE novels by R.M. Guera.





From R.M. Guera's HOWARD BLAKE graphic novel.
SCALPED!


Samurai covers by Guera.
The wife and I with Jorge. Lobezno!
Signing for fans. The first of many new friends I made in Spain.

Sounds in My Head -- 9/1/11

"We do our best to avoid the law, in the dry counties of Arkansas." ♫ http://blip.fm/~1781qo

Hulk Much Smash

New INCREDIBLE HULK #1 variant cover by Ladronn. Maybe as close as I'll ever come to working with Ladroon, who's worked I've loved since CABLE back in the day. If so, I'll take it.

Today's a Hulk day for me. I'm working on the biggest fight scene of my career. Much smashing. Also building onto my master outline, working on my extended plans. First year looks to be shaping up nicely. There are new characters, a crazy new dynamic for Hulk and Banner and ultimately a big connection to one of the Marvel U's premiere villains.

Now back to the regularly scheduled smashing.

This October, Incredible Hulk #1 smashes into stores courtesy of Marvel Architect Jason Aaron & legendary artist Marc Silvestri, featuring all-new variant by acclaimed artist Ladronn (Planet Hulk)! Prepare for an Earth-shaking brawl for the ages that no fan of the Marvel Universe can miss—Banner vs Hulk!


Can't wait to see what Aaron and Silvestri have planned for the Jade Giant? Join the conversation on Twitter with #HULK!
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (AUG110584)
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 LADRONN VARIANT (AUG110587)
Written by JASON AARON
Art & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
Variant Cover by LADRONN
ON SALE THIS OCTOBER!

Tony Moore is awesome. And also insane.

Shotguns, Rifles, Pistols and Cantaloupe Zombies with Tony Moore! from Craig Shimala on Vimeo.

New WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN teaser cover

This one by Nick Bradshaw, who's drawing the book's second arc. It features some of the same characters that are on Bachalo's cover, plus at least two that aren't. And those two will probably prove to be the most unexpected members of the cast. That's all I can say for now.

Sounds in My Head -- 8/6/11

"We received our education in the cities of the nation, me and Paul." ♫ http://blip.fm/~16nt4v

R.M. Guera at work

INCREDIBLE HULK trailer

Here's the official version of the trailer for INCREDIBLE HULK #1.

Post-SDCC wrap-up: Scalped

The other bit of me-related news that came out of San Diego Comic Con was that SCALPED is ending with issue #60. Still feels weird to see it finally spelled out so definitely, but this has actually been the plan for quite a while now. This was my choice. We were not canceled or forced into an ending. The series will be ending just the way I've always imagined it ending. There are a couple of smaller stories I always thought I might get to which I ultimately won't, but those were set aside in the interest of giving the series as solid a finish as possible. There won't be any more stand-alone issues. Instead we'll have two final big arcs to bring everything home, with Guera drawing every issue. Expect a death or two and hopefully at least a couple of surprises. And expect everyone to get the ending they've got coming to them, good or bad. In many ways, the entire story of SCALPED will ultimately be about what happens in these last ten issues. Thanks again to everybody who's stuck with us this long. And I promise you, we're all doing our best not to let you down.

And know that the ending of SCALPED will not be the end of me doing creator-owned work. Not by a long shot. The wheels are already turning in regards to my next creator-owned book. And Guera and I are already talking about our next project as well. So as always, stay tuned.

Post-SDCC wrap-up: X-Men

The cover for WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN also came out last week, at least in a mostly blacked-out form. I've enjoyed reading all the speculation online about who's who here. Nobody's even come close to guessing everybody. Nor can they, as a couple of these characters are brand new. I'll also add that this isn't the entire cast of the series. Not even close.



It was also revealed that Ron Garney is rejoining me on WOLVERINE for another arc, this one titled "Goodbye, Chinatown," and guest-starring Gorilla Man, Fat Cobra and some crazy Kung Fu villains, including a few holdovers from my WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY mini-series.