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– Marvel just released one of their trademark teasers, with just the words “Dead No More”, as seen to your left. There’s no official word on what this teaser is for, but considering that “Secret Wars” #9 came out today, I feel like you’re going to find out and I’m going to write a cynical recap of it on Friday. It’s honestly kind of a baffling teaser because there’s no obvious answer as to who Marvel could bring back. Wolverine’s the easy bet because you could see a bunch of conflict him between the newly arrived Old Man Logan and with Laura, who just took up his mantle. Hell, I think “Age of Ultron” gave him weird “survive dimensional disturbance” powers that could be used to bring him back. On the other hand, Gwen Stacy could show up to stab her Taylor Swift look alike in the heart over in “Spider-Gwen”. My biggest hope is that the weird scheduling of “Secret Wars” works out so Namor is resurrected before he gets murdered in “Squadron Supreme.” A boy can dream.
– Legends of Tomorrow sounds crazy. Not only will Rip Hunter headline a live-action CW show with Hawkgirl and The Atom in 2016, but Variety is reporting that Jonah Hex will show up for an episode when the team visits the Old West. This will mark the first live action adaptation of the scarred cowboy since the last time Josh Brolin agreed to do a movie without reading the script.
– Did you enjoy Benicio Del Toro as The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy? too bad. Del Toro told ComingSoon that he’s unlikely to return for the sequel. But it’s okay because the dude is going to be in the Rian Johnson directed Star Wars Episode VIII which is the greatest consolation prize of all time. That’s like a waiter giving you the wrong order and the manager giving you the entire restaurant in return.
– Speaking of star Wars, Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow told Entertainment Tonight that fans will definitely learn about Rey’s parentage in future movies and be pleased with it. The dream of Rey somehow being Ahsoka Tano’s daughter lives another day. Also, the guy who directed Jurassic World is directing Episode IX? That’s like going to your newly gifted restaurant and realizing it’s a Denny’s.
– In horrible news, Marvel figruehead Stan Lee told The Daily Mail that his eyesight has deteriorated to the point that he can’t read comic books, novels, or scripts anymore. Thankfully, he added that he’s still able to see his fat cash stacks, before lighting a blunt rolled with one of Steve Ditko’s unsent royalty checks. There’s a 40% chance I made that last part up.
