The OS Hot Ten For 1/31/08

10. Catwoman Lip-Ripping Cat-Fight Cover


9. Batman: Rest In Peace?


8. Marjorie Satrapi


7. Spider-Bitch
6. Joe Quesada on Colbert Report



5. LEAVE TIGRA ALONE!!!!!!


4. Transformers Anniversary Ad: "They Were Always Real To Me"


3. Return Of Ambush Bug

(If only Ambush Bug had his own series on the Cartoon Network! *sigh*)

2. Y: The Last Issue / Season Four of "Lost"

(Picture of Matthew Fox barely trumps picture of the awesome Brian K. Vaughan)

1. The Return of Captain America



There it is, the Hot List
Let the debating begin...

Will Cap's Return Recharge The Marvel Magic?

The Beat points out today that this week will see a blitz of publicity for Captain America's return, including the New York Daily News, Ed Brubaker on NPR, and an appearance by Joe Quesada on The Colbert Report on Tuesday.

Marvel has taken some flack recently for their "One More Day"/"Brand New Day" Spider-Man storyline. But, will the triumphant return of Cap -- on stands this week -- inspire readers not to kvetch, but to rejoice?

And will Steve Rogers make a comeback at some point as well?

Here's one man who sure hopes so --

NY Daily News Reveals New Captain America Two Days Early

Spoilers Ahoy

The New York Daily News revealed a major spoiler for the latest issue of Captain America, telling its readers who would be taking up the shield:

Less than a year after the legendary star-spangled superhero was killed off in his comic book, his former teenage sidekick is being promoted to fill those big red boots in the latest issue, out Wednesday.

Of course, the identity of the new Cap hardly comes as a shock, as it has been speculated for months.

It's just funny that non-comic media have a hard time with the concept of "spoilers" for comics.

And anyway, I don't think anyone will now not buy the book just because they found out the new Captain America's identity. In the end, this title isn't fueled by cheap gimmicks showcasing a series of character deaths and rebirths -- it actually has a good writer.

"Captain America: The Chosen" Preview Pages

"Rambo" creator John Morrell and "Drax the Destroyer" artist Mitch Breitweiser team up for this offering from the Marvel Knights line, out September 5th.

Does Cap make his official "return" in this book? Well, with news of the Alex Ross project, probably not. But with Morrell on-board and a Marvel Knights logo slapped on it, I think it's fair to say we're going to see some WW II butt-kicking action. And this will probably lead nicely into Ross's "The Return," which features the "classic" Cap as well.

Besides, I just like those pronounced scales on his costume. They kinda flop around and stuff but I like 'em.

EDIT: It's about Iraq, people! The book's about Iraq. Which is kinda sorta like WWII, except not-really and nope-not-at-all.
(click pages for full-size)

EDIT: No, it's about Afghanistan. This is going well.