CBR: Captain America #600's Unprecedented Release Date

[CBR News]

CBR News has learned that comics retailers have been informed by Marvel that "Captain America" #600 will be made available for sale on Monday, June 15th, an unprecedented early release and leading to speculation of a major announcement that day.


Full article here.

[arp2008]

All the push Marvel is giving this title only exacerbates my worries that it'll become one of the aready-too-many $4 monthlies populating shelves. *sigh* I don't want to drop this book but it looks like Marvel making that decision for me.

[Expletive Deleted]

And major announcements can't be made on Wednesdays because . . . ?

[Filthy Mutie]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the Captain America movie.

Suffice to say a lot happened last week in Cannes.

[mikekerr3]

And major announcements can't be made on Wednesdays because . . . ?

It's a good place on the weekly news cycle to get attention. Just like early Friday evening is a good time to announce what you don't want much attention paid to.

[RDMacQ]

I'm going to agree here and say that the announcement is probably going to have something to do with who is cast as Captain America. Either that, or the director.

[vcassel]

I'm going to agree here and say that the announcement is probably going to have something to do with who is cast as Captain America. Either that, or the director.

i thought they already nabbed a director. the guy who did the rocketeer.

[CaptainCanada]

Indeed, the director is Joe Johnston.

I can't see why casting an actor would prompt such an unprecedented move-up of the release date.

[RDMacQ]

Indeed, the director is Joe Johnston.

I can't see why casting an actor would prompt such an unprecedented move-up of the release date.

Maybe they are trying to make it into a big deal.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

They'll announce that Cap will be played by...Barack Obama.

[Somebody]

And major announcements can't be made on Wednesdays because . . . ?

That's when they booked the interview.

And now we come to what I consider to be the real problem: Marvel has apparently pre-arranged press coverage with a tame journalist with embargoed exclusivity with one media outlet with a promise to go wide on it. This week's Marvel Mailer (a retailer-only mailing with Marvel news in it) they say the following:

"REBORN #1’s solicit and cover will not be revealed before its FOC date due to upcoming mainstream press regarding the series. Please see the Marvel page of Diamond’s Retailer Service Area for more information"

Going to that page, we get this detail (I'm not printing the details of the incentive deals):

"REBORN #1, by Ed Brubaker and Bryan Hitch, will be receiving nationwide press on 6/15, possibly on par with the media coverage we received during Civil War.

[vtlogypj]

They'll announce that Cap will be played by...Barack Obama.

Well played. Finally, an appropriate celebration for the day after flag day?

[gunnerfan69]

Nah...Cap will be...


HUGH JACKMAN!

Because not un-like Wolverine, Hugh can be in multiple movies even those that inhabit the same fictional universe and he can be multiple characters in that universe!

[mindcrime]

come on guys.....its steve....he's coming back.

[Robert318]

come on guys.....its steve....he's coming back.

It can't be that simple. And it is way too early. Bucky Cap hasn't even had time to explore the basics of what it means to evolve into Cap. No, this has to be something much bigger, but I have no idea what.