rascal_father
23-06-2005, 09:02 AM
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While it’s scheduling delay from June to September caused some outcry among fans, Marvel today confirmed that Ultimate Secret #3 is back on the schedule, but without Steve McNiven, artist of the first two issues. McNiven will still provide the covers, but artist Tom Raney will step in to pencil the remaining issues of the miniseries.
In doing so, Raney re-teams with writer Warren Ellis, putting the former Stormwatch team back together for another outing.
“Warren and I really clicked on Stormwatch,” Raney said in a press release. “I've been looking forward to working with him again. I've also been enjoying Ultimate Secret and previously Ultimate Nightmare. So, getting the chance to have these two converge is too cool for words!”
As stated, Secret is the second of a trilogy of Ellis-penned miniseries, at the conclusion of the first, Ultimate Nightmare, the Vision, the herald of Galactus (or “Gah Lak Tus” in the Ultimate universe) has informed the heroes that the creature has set its sights on earth.
Asked for comment, Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada told : "While our original goal was to have Steve finish Secret, and ever growing deadline pressure made it very tough to wait. This pressure not only came from our scheduling of next year's big Ultimate events but also Steve's next project which is going to be huge. So several factors went into this decision and all made tougher by the fact that Steve is working his tail off. Thankfully what has made the medicine go down smoother is that Tom Raney became available to do the final two issues. I don't think that anyone can complain that an artist of Tom's caliber will be finishing the series."
Even with Raney replacing McNiven though, the issue will still ship in September (the 28th). The minis is slated to run for four issues (according to the solicitation for issue #3). The safe money would see the third part of the trilogy, Ultimate Extinction, debuting in December, as Marvel traditionally likes to begin Ultimate events in December (Ultimate Secret #1, for instance, was slated to ship in December of 2004).
An artist for Ultimate Extinction has not been named.
While it’s scheduling delay from June to September caused some outcry among fans, Marvel today confirmed that Ultimate Secret #3 is back on the schedule, but without Steve McNiven, artist of the first two issues. McNiven will still provide the covers, but artist Tom Raney will step in to pencil the remaining issues of the miniseries.
In doing so, Raney re-teams with writer Warren Ellis, putting the former Stormwatch team back together for another outing.
“Warren and I really clicked on Stormwatch,” Raney said in a press release. “I've been looking forward to working with him again. I've also been enjoying Ultimate Secret and previously Ultimate Nightmare. So, getting the chance to have these two converge is too cool for words!”
As stated, Secret is the second of a trilogy of Ellis-penned miniseries, at the conclusion of the first, Ultimate Nightmare, the Vision, the herald of Galactus (or “Gah Lak Tus” in the Ultimate universe) has informed the heroes that the creature has set its sights on earth.
Asked for comment, Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada told : "While our original goal was to have Steve finish Secret, and ever growing deadline pressure made it very tough to wait. This pressure not only came from our scheduling of next year's big Ultimate events but also Steve's next project which is going to be huge. So several factors went into this decision and all made tougher by the fact that Steve is working his tail off. Thankfully what has made the medicine go down smoother is that Tom Raney became available to do the final two issues. I don't think that anyone can complain that an artist of Tom's caliber will be finishing the series."
Even with Raney replacing McNiven though, the issue will still ship in September (the 28th). The minis is slated to run for four issues (according to the solicitation for issue #3). The safe money would see the third part of the trilogy, Ultimate Extinction, debuting in December, as Marvel traditionally likes to begin Ultimate events in December (Ultimate Secret #1, for instance, was slated to ship in December of 2004).
An artist for Ultimate Extinction has not been named.