SDCC'07: Kibbles N Bits

Here is my various and sundry opinions on the news coming out of San Diego:

• The Twelve from JMS and Chris Weston: Could be good, but it still strikes me as Marvel going through its Golden Age remainder bins before someone else does.
• Brian Reed and Lee Weeks on a new Captain Marvel series: Only makes sense because Reed is writing Ms. Marvel. I have no complaints with either Reed as a writer nor Weeks as an artist.
• Jon Favreau writing Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas: This was supposed to be the big announcement of the Mondo Marvel panel. It wasn't, really. All I know is that Happy Hogan had better say to Tony at one point in the series: "You're money! You're so money and you don't even know it!"
• Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone off the Spirit: Very depressing news. You could make the argument that no one should do the Spirit now that Will Eisner is gone. But Cooke and Bone did a great job updating the character while still keeping with the, pardon the pun, spirit of the piece. I am hesitant anyone else could do as good a job. And if Judd Winick is involved I might just have to kill something.
• The original seven founders of Image reunite: That's it! Cash in your IRA's! Sell your dog! The End is Nigh!
• Dr. Who Coming to IDW: Yay!
• Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez sign exclusives with Marvel: Good for Marvel. Guggenheim is one of my current favorite writers. And Jimenez is a great artist when he's not rushed.
• Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) to take over Runaways: Yes! I love that Runaways is getting special treatment from Marvel. I am a big SiP fan so I am happy to see Moore get work. I'm slightly less thrilled about Humberto Ramos on art, but I'll survive.
• Daniel and Charlie Knauf to write an Eternals ongoing: Yeah, not too excited. Don't get me wrong, they are doing an okay job on Iron Man. But they are also taking over for Neil Gaiman. Bigger shoes than they would be able to fill.
• Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take over Astonishing X-Men: I'm really not as excited about this news as Marvel wants me to be. They are replacing Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, you know.
• Mark Waid to become Editor -in -Chief at Boom! Studios: My knee-jerk reaction? It's like Derek Jeter leaving the New York Yankees to become General Manager of the Toledo Mud Hens. (although Waid is still supposed to keep his other writing commitments.