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Latest Wizard has an article on the meeting between the creative team as they plot the final 16 issues. Anyway here are the tid-bits

cover to issue #20

Alot of people are getting cofused with what is going on. All the subplots are going on at the same time. The Big Three aren't even done picking their team. When Green Arrow mentions "you're putting the gang back together again" to Canary and Hal, he met the three them going out on the road again. No one has actually been invited to the team and when some are asked later on ( Powergirl) they are going to turn the invite down. Also it looks like the team will end up together by chance and find out they make a great team, since Vixen didn't receive much support from the Big Three and will still make the cut.

Best thing that could have happened to Angle and I hope I never see him wrestle ever again. Nothing(especially the current WWE) is worth risking your life over. I hope he takes care of his problems and gets his family life back on track

The Harrington deal finally done. Goes to Pacers for a first round pick Another Dunleavy Jr. to Clippers rumor I see **YAWN**

Here are the two regular covers by Ed Benes which make a spread

Justice League of America #1 Variant cover Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Black Canary, Arsenal, Red Tornado, Black Lighting, and Vixen Book is out this week Note: Meltzer says there will be one more member introduced later, most likely Bart Allen.

Thursday: Smallville Friday: Smackdown every other day: Non NFL sports and TBS re-runs

November Solicitations Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Breakdowns by Keith Giffen Art by various Backup features by Waid and various Covers by J.G. Jones The story of the year continues in five more chapters of America's only weekly super-hero adventure! WEEK 26: “How altruistic can you be when you’re funded by LexCorp?” Plus, The Origin of Hawkman by Waid and Joe Bennett. WEEK 27: “It’s Jean Loring. Sue’s murderer.” Plus, The Origin of Power Girl by Waid and Adam Hughes. WEEK 28: “Maybe our time here is over. Red Tornado’s gone walkabout.” Plus, The Origin of Catman by Waid and Dale Eaglesham. WEEK 29: “Th-th-they’re going to kill me. S-S-Supergirl’s going to kill me.” “That's — the BLACK MARVEL FAMILY?” Plus, The Origin of The Joker by Waid and Brian Bolland. WEEK 30: Get ready for the story you never expected! "Batman...No More” — a full length 22-page adventure featuring Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and...Batwoman?!? 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes. Week 26 on sale November 1 • Week 27 on sale November 8 Week 28 on sale November 15 • Week 29 on sale November 22 Week 30 on sale November 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

First Season 6 preview commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vEOS8otqrw Press Release on the first few episodes of the Season

That is somewhat true. Dunleavy has a thing for defense which is why Wilcox was in the doghouse and is also the reason Dunleavy had no problem putting Maggette on the bench and starting Quentin Ross. Wilcox is the perfect player for a run and gun team like Seattle.

Supernova appears to be someone that is familiar with Booster Gold. In the issue Booster Gold is fighting a huge sea creature and screws things up, Supernova makes the save and makes some sly personal remarks toward Booster which causes Booster to attack him. Booster says "You think I'm a joke?" Nove replies "You are too pathetic to be a joke...You are just a loser." This prompts Booster Gold to go into one of those "I'll show you" moments and takes the nuclear sub into the air before it explodes. Supernova goes up in the air to catch him but by the time he gets there Booster Gold is just a skeleton. The guess here is that since Booster's storyline involves time and time travel that there is going to be a twist at the end. Like Supernova being Booster Gold or something.

Article about the events that took place in this week's issue of 52 ***SPOILERS*** Daily Planet Article

In information released to comic book retailers Tuesday, Marvel has announced that issue #4 and 5 of their hugely successful Civil War series are being delayed. Civil War #4 [and all its variant cover editions], originally scheduled to be released tomorrow, is now scheduled for September 20th. Issue #5 and all its variants, originally scheduled for next month, is now scheduled for November 15th. And because of the nature of the storyline, the delays in the main series will affect the related and tie-in titles, like Civil War: Front Line. In the announcement, Marvel wrote: “Over the next few weeks, the Civil War proper title and a few of the tie in books that are closely related to the story in the main book will be shipping later than originally planned. In an attempt to accommodate the creative team of Millar and McNiven and keep the artistic integrity and high standards of the event, we will be shifting the following titles: CIVIL WAR 4 (JUN061952; $2.99) moves to 9/20 CIVIL WAR 4 TURNER VARIANT (JUN061953; $2.99) moves to 9/20 CIVIL WAR 4 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (APR068201; $2.00) moves to 9/20 FANTASTIC FOUR 540 (JUN061961; $2.99) moves to 9/20 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 6 (JUN061955; $2.99) moves to 9/27 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 535 (JUN061938; $2.99) moves to 9/27 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 7 (JUL061956; $2.99) moves to 10/11 CIVIL WAR 5 (JUL061952; $2.99) moves to 11/15 CIVIL WAR 5 TURNER VARIANT (JUL061953; $2.99) moves to 11/15 CIVIL WAR 5 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (JUL061954; $2.00) moves to 11/15 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 8 (JUL061957; $2.99) moves to 11/22 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 1 (JUL061988; $2.99) moves to 11/22 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 1 (Black and White) (JUL061989; $2.99) moves to 11/22 FANTASTIC FOUR 541 (JUL061965; $2.99) moves to 11/22 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 536 (JUL061941; $2.99) moves to 11/22 CIVIL WAR 6 (AUG062033; $2.99) moves to 12/20 CIVIL WAR 6 TURNER VARIANT (AUG062034; $2.99) moves to 12/20 CIVIL WAR 6 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (AUG062035; $2.00) moves to 12/20 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 9 (AUG062036; $2.99) moves to 12/20 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 2 (AUG062066; $2.99) moves to 12/28 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 10 (AUG062037; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 537 (AUG062018; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07 FANTASTIC FOUR 542 (AUG062045; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07 CIVIL WAR 7 moves to 1/17, Not yet solicited AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 538 Not yet solicited FANTASTIC FOUR 543 moves to 1/24/07, Not yet solicited NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CIVIL WAR CHECKLIST! BLACK PANTHER 23 CW December 2006 CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES December 2006 ONE SHOT BLACK PANTHER 24 CW January 2007 BLACK PANTHER 25 CW February 2007 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 11 February 2007 Also, starting in November some Marvel will be branded as “Casualties of War” -- similar to how they branded titles as “Spider-Man Unmasked” and “Road to Civil War”. Those titles are: MOON KNIGHT 7 In December CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER SPECIAL IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL MOON KNIGHT 8 In January 2007 BLADE 5 MOON KNIGHT 9 “The need for these shifts came about as the September [for November shipping product] Marvel Previews #37 was going to press and we were not able to make adjustments,” reads Marvel’s explanation to retailers. “The December Marvel Previews will reflect the changes and additions. At this point we do not anticipate further changes to the schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience but feel that this is in the best interest of the quality of the event and for retailers to continue to realize the immense sales for these books. We are announcing these shifts early enough in the hopes that retailers can adjust their buying patterns for the next few months. Also, we hope the addition of a few more key Civil War titles will make up for any lost sales that result from these moves.”

Final cover for next week

USA is down by three against Brazil with 5 minutes left Game on NBA TV Edit; after some dubious technical foul calls USA hits 6 free throws to take a five point lead and hold on to win 90-86

Full Schedule http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2536359 National TV Schedule http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/ OMG 2 Clipper Nationally televised games in the first week

Press Release

According to ESPN this will be the 15-man team heading to the tour of Asia, with three more cuts to be made before the World Championships begin Carmelo Anthony, Gilbert Arenas, Shane Battier, Chris Bosh, Bruce Bowen, Elton Brand, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Joe Johnson, Brad Miller, Chris Paul, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich. Adam Morrison and Luke Ridnour appear to be the final cuts with everyone else out with injuries or persona matters. Official Annoucement tomorrow morning

Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner; Art and cover by Adam Kubert; Variant cover by TK Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS, FLASH) joins forces with Richard Donner (director of Superman: The Movie and Superman II) and artist extraordinaire Adam Kubert (X-Men, Ultimate X-Men) for "Last Son," the tale of a small child from the planet Krypton. Sent by his parents to Earth with powers beyond imagination, the child's future potential is limitless. Especially when Superman finds him! Don't miss this amazing comics event! Superman | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US On Sale October 25, 2006

Can't wait for all three

The Secret Origins start with issue 12 12-Wonder Woman by Adam Hughes 13-Elongated Man by Kevin Nowlan 14-Steel by John Bogdanove 15-Metamorpho by Eric Powell 16-Black Adam by J. G. Jones 17-Lobo by Keith Giffen 18-Question by Joe Bennett 19-Animal Man by Brian Bolland 20-Adam Strange by Kevin Nowlan 21-No origin

According to Bruce Timm they wanted to use the Spectre, but DC didn't let them. Others they wanted to use but were not allowed -Neil Gaiman's Sandman (Vertigo off limits) -Phantom Stranger (didn't specify) -Blue Beetle (TV rights problem)

Looks like SNME is done By Dave Meltzer