San Diego Comic-Con '08: To the Nth Degree Panel

(07/25/2008)

3:32

Agent M:

Hi, we're here!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:32 Agent M

3:32

Agent M:

little late...

Friday July 25, 2008 3:32 Agent M

3:33

Agent M:

the internet has killed me!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Agent M

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

aaah, it's a beautiful sound

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Hamgravy

3:33

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

No prob

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Schluffy

3:33

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

well least your here :P

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Schluffy

3:33

Agent M:

eep, the internet is still killing me!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Agent M

3:33

[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

for some reason I couldn't access the Spidey IM

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Hamgravy

3:33

[Comment From SamSam: ]

hiya M

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Sam

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

just heard type'n noise and was wondering what was going on

Friday July 25, 2008 3:33 Sam

3:34

Agent M:

So, do you guys know what Stephen King's "N." is?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 Agent M

3:34

Agent M:

a 25 episode series of Mobisodes

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 Agent M

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

I have no idea

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 EdofDoom

3:34

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

kinda, remind me a bit if you can

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 Schluffy

3:34

Agent M:

will get you a link soon

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 Agent M

3:34

[Comment From SamSam: ]

I just seen the trailer this morning at breakfast

Friday July 25, 2008 3:34 Sam

3:35

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

cheers

Friday July 25, 2008 3:35 Schluffy

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

how many times does an episode come out?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:35 Sam

3:37

[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

is that Alex Maleev on art?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:37 Hamgravy

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

Looks a bit photoshoppy

Friday July 25, 2008 3:37 Hamgravy

3:37

Agent M:

Yup, Alex Maleev on art

Friday July 25, 2008 3:37 Agent M

3:38

Agent M:

With Jose Villarubia

Friday July 25, 2008 3:38 Agent M

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Agent M:

We're putting a Stephen King story that no one has done before into this sort of animation thing

Friday July 25, 2008 3:38 Agent M

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

oh wow

Friday July 25, 2008 3:39 Schluffy

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

He needs to get his hands into something big

Friday July 25, 2008 3:39 Schluffy

3:39

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

Loved Maleev since his run on DD

Friday July 25, 2008 3:39 Schluffy

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

So is N the big thing Marvel was going to announce at this conference?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:39 EdofDoom

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Agent M:

N is one of our big things, yup

Friday July 25, 2008 3:39 Agent M

3:40

Agent M:

Here's the full story with plenty of art: http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.4291

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Agent M

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

Maleev's Nova covers are inspired

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Hamgravy

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

Cool ^^

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 EdofDoom

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

oh, and here I thought it'd be something to do with Nintendo

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Sam

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

d'oh

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Sam

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

is it adapted from one of kings books or a completly new story hes made?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Schluffy

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

but N barely looks like snapshots run through a filter

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Hamgravy

3:40

Agent M:

no, not Nintendo

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Agent M

3:40

Agent M:

It's about a psychiatrist who has a patient suffering from OCD. It becomes very deadly, it breaches reality.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:40 Agent M

3:41

Agent M:

Very strange things happen...

Friday July 25, 2008 3:41 Agent M

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Agent M:

Pure Stephen King awesomeness.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:41 Agent M

3:41

[Comment From SamSam: ]

heh, guess my wii will have to just collect more dust

Friday July 25, 2008 3:41 Sam

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

thats maleevs style, gritty and life like through and through

Friday July 25, 2008 3:41 Schluffy

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

kinda reminds me of a scanner darkly in some panals of his work

Friday July 25, 2008 3:41 Schluffy

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

Lifelike, A Scanner Darkly, because it's directly from photos

Friday July 25, 2008 3:42 Hamgravy

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

is it all finished and ready to start to be put out on time?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:42 Sam

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

not that that's normally a bad thing

Friday July 25, 2008 3:42 Hamgravy

3:42

Agent M:

Sam, yeah, it's gonna be all out on time.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:42 Agent M

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Agent M:

also, go to http://Nishere.com

Friday July 25, 2008 3:42 Agent M

3:43

Agent M:

the people who've done a lot of our Marvel Comics trailers on Marvel.com and the Astonishing X-Men #1 motion comic are working on this "N."

Friday July 25, 2008 3:43 Agent M

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

sweet

Friday July 25, 2008 3:43 Sam

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

Agent M, do you feel the Motion Comics kins are worked out?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:43 Hamgravy

3:43

Agent M:

Well, I didn't like the Watchmen one, but really because of the voices/music/sound

Friday July 25, 2008 3:43 Agent M

3:44

Agent M:

"N." is just amazing. It's creepy and cool and VERY well done on all ends.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:44 Agent M

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

all dangerous variables...

Friday July 25, 2008 3:44 Hamgravy

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Agent M:

And this format of putting "N." out, motion comics or what have you, is huge. It really changes the way the world can work for comics.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:44 Agent M

3:45

Agent M:

Twitter gaming wundergirl pinksage is sitting next to me and reading all your comments. Follow her here: twitter.com/pinksage

Friday July 25, 2008 3:45 Agent M

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

i havnt really looked into motion comics as much as i want to, i had a look at the video when they animate astonishing x-men 1 and that was pretty dam good

Friday July 25, 2008 3:45 Schluffy

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

There was a Watchmen motion comic? Weird

Friday July 25, 2008 3:45 EdofDoom

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[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

if its anything like that then im sold

Friday July 25, 2008 3:45 Schluffy

3:45

Agent M:

Definitely go to nishere.com. you can get a widget to embed anywhere you want

Friday July 25, 2008 3:45 Agent M

3:46

Agent M:

you'll get the episodes as they come out.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:46 Agent M

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Agent M:

"N." is coming out every day, 5 episodes per week, for 5 weeks.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:46 Agent M

3:46

Agent M:

You can download it and watch it in a ton of places.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:46 Agent M

3:47

Agent M:

There will be a DVD made, bound into a limited number of copies of Stephen King's next book!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Agent M

3:47

[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

via subscription?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Hamgravy

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

awesome

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Sam

3:47

Nogs:

Hey Hey! I'm here! Busy at the office

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Nogs

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Agent M:

"N." the short story will also be one of the stories in King's next book. But seeing it come to life like this...wow.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Agent M

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Agent M:

Hey Nogs. Thanks, homie. Can you post art? do we have any to post in here?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:47 Agent M

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[Comment From HamgravyHamgravy: ]

Well, congrats on a continued successful partnership with King

Friday July 25, 2008 3:48 Hamgravy

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

awesome deux

Friday July 25, 2008 3:48 Sam

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Agent M:

Thanks!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:48 Agent M

3:48

Nogs:

Learn more about Stephen King's "N" and see some art at http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.4291

Friday July 25, 2008 3:48 Nogs

3:48

Agent M:

The project started internally with King's publishers. They went to CBS mobile and then they all came to us, at Marvel, to put it together visually

Friday July 25, 2008 3:48 Agent M

3:49

Agent M:

Marc Guggenheim is writing the adaptation comic book that we'll see after the episodes are all done.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:49 Agent M

3:49

Agent M:

The first episode will be available on Monday!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:49 Agent M

3:50

Agent M:

Then, a new one, every day, for 5 weeks.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:50 Agent M

3:50

Agent M:

Stephen King wanted Megadeth to do the music for the series.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:50 Agent M

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

Cool

Friday July 25, 2008 3:50 EdofDoom

3:51

[Comment From SamSam: ]

MEGADETH!!! that'd be sweet

Friday July 25, 2008 3:51 Sam

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Agent M:

Fan question: Would we do more Stephen King books/stories in this format. A: if everyone loves it and it is successful.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:51 Agent M

3:51

Agent M:

Nogs, can you find the link for the Astonishing X-Men #1 video comic we did and post it?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:51 Agent M

3:52

Agent M:

showing the first episode now! I haven't even seen the full first ep...

Friday July 25, 2008 3:52 Agent M

3:53

Agent M:

oh...I have. It's awesome, though!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:53 Agent M

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

http://www.marvel.com/videos/309.Astonishing_X-Men_

Friday July 25, 2008 3:53 Sam

3:53

Agent M:

Sam, you're my hero!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:53 Agent M

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

Keep On Thwipin'!!!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:54 Sam

3:54

Agent M:

The book is called Just After Sunset and will be avilalbe 11/11/08

Friday July 25, 2008 3:54 Agent M

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Agent M:

and make sure to go to www.NisHere.com!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:54 Agent M

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:55

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

and it'll have the dvd in it? some of them?

Friday July 25, 2008 3:55 Sam

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:55

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Agent M:

Sam, I do believe so!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:55 Agent M

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:55

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:56

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Nogs:

I dunno about you, but these pictures are creepin' me out!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:56 Nogs

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Agent M:

yeah, some cool stuff.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:57 Agent M

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:57

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[Comment From SamSam: ]

king is awesome, glad marvel got him for all this stuff (and not that other company) :)

Friday July 25, 2008 3:57 Sam

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Agent M:

Okie doke, guys. Panel's over.

Friday July 25, 2008 3:57 Agent M

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Friday July 25, 2008 3:57

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Agent M:

Time for me to scoot!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:57 Agent M

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Nogs:

Thanks Agent M!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:57 Nogs

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[Comment From EdofDoomEdofDoom: ]

Thanks

Friday July 25, 2008 3:58 EdofDoom

3:58

[Comment From SchluffySchluffy: ]

cheers m

Friday July 25, 2008 3:58 Schluffy

3:58

Agent M:

thanks, guys! see you tomorrow!

Friday July 25, 2008 3:58 Agent M

3:58

[Comment From SamSam: ]

thanks m

Friday July 25, 2008 3:58 Sam

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