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Michael Dougherty (X2, SUPERMAN RETURNS) has managed to turn his obsession for his favorite holiday into a feature film. TRICK ‘R TREAT is a horror anthology just released on DVD and we get the scary details from Michael and star Lauren Lee Smith. Plus Brian Bendis is plunging ahead full steam on POWERS in comics and TV as well as bringing back the Original AVENGERS to Marvel.
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CHUD quotes one of their readers, who e-mailed the news that Paramount Pictures has exercised their option to Brian Michael Bendis’ Torso. As reported last week, the studio had until the 15th to act or let the material, now called Ness, go elsewhere.
Now that Batman RIP has wrapped up, comic readers are turning their attention to the conclusion of Marvel’s Secret Invasion. The Skrull invasion of Earth will be resolved, setting the stage for a new status quo on Marvel’s Earth to be explored in 2009’s Dark Reign event. 
Marvel and Brian Michael Bendis have teased the follow up act to Secret Invasion – it’s Dark Region and with it comes some some major titles changes as well, plus:
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Late books and creator changes have plagued this once untouchable Marvel brand, but this summer both talent and publisher are dedicated to bringing it back to the glory days. At the front line is Brian Michael Bendis, who began it all with Ultimate Spider-Man, and has a lot to say on how the video game will tie into the title, why creators are late and the possibility of an Ultimate What If, plus
Among comic book fans, Brian Bendis has become a household name as the architect of Marvel Comics’ "Ultimate" universe, the writer of countless stories involving just about every character in the publisher’s stable and the author of a long list of well-regarded, creator-owned projects such as Powers, Torso and Jinx.
Building up to the summer’s Skrull-a-palooza, Marvel has been sending out a variety of variant covers and promo images featuring heroes depicted as Skrulls. As part of its "Who do you trust?" marketing blitz, Marvel has tried to raise suspicion on most major characters, including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and, most recently, Wolverine.
Today is young adult fantasy writer Tamora Pierce’s 53rd birthday. Pierce is most famous for creating young heroines, most memorably, the medieval transvestite, Alanna of Trebond from the series, 
