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ThorGeoff Johns' big night finally comes around this evening with the epic two-hour premiere of his "Smallville" story "Absolute Justice." He's got a special screening lined up, and you can check out who he's taking with him today in his tweet feed.

There was some truly momentous tweeting going on in the world of webcomics this morning as Rene Engström's cartoony relationship comic "Anders Loves Maria" came to an end, and it's worth checking out from the beginning. Much like LeVar Burton, you don't have to take my word for it, though. Bryan Lee O'Malley's a fan as well. You can find his contemplation of the comic's end, as well as Stan Lee's fears about his "Thor" cameo and Jason Aaron's plans for his Wolverine writing this year.

It's all in the Twitter Report for February 5, 2010. Read more...

Twitter Report - Iron ManLate-night Twitterers may have caught a note from "Spider-Man" carjacker Michael Papajohn last night revealing that he's been cast in a "Jonah Hex" role for the reshoots currently going on. Jon Favreau offered a brief update on his "Iron Man 2" editing as well.

In paper comics tweets, Chris Eliopoulos has been slaving over "Pet Avengers" pages and seems to have reached a few benchmarks. Jeff Lemire, meanwhile, moved into a new house and has a fresh workspace for "Sweet Tooth." You can read those retweets below along with a note on the second anniversary of Heath Ledger's death, Stan Lee's advice for the "Big Bang Theory" cast and Bryan Lee O'Malley's recollection of a Harry Potter dream.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and all of that is in the mix for the Twitter Report for January 22, 2010. Read more...

MarvelManHe doesn't know any details yet, but Stan Lee tweeted last night that he's confident his "Spider-Man" cameo will be secure despite Sony's franchise reboot. That's only slightly less than he knows about his "Thor" cameo, which he only knows will be "real cool."

On the other side of the country, Marvel's offices entertained Neil Gaiman this week, and Tom Brevoort posted that the writer unveiled his plans for the "Marvelman" series' conclusion. You can find that post after the jump along with Gaiman's pictures about town with John Cassaday and Art Spiegelman, Tony Millionaire's opinion of Jay Leno and Brad Meltzer's Kim Kardashian sighting.

It's all in the Twitter Report for January 15, 2010. Read more...

Leno & ConanLeno and Conan have officially set off a firestorm in the Twitterverse, and in an effort to keep today's Twitter Report varied, I've limited its appearance to three retweets from Jonathan Hickman, Matt Fraction and Chris Ryall, who I think represent the public response quite well. I'm still searching for pro-Leno tweets, though, so let me know if you find them.

Meanwhile in Hollywood, Jon Favreau is still acting as a mole from the "Thor" set. I think he figures if he tweets enough, people will start to think he's directing the movie and Kenneth Branagh will give in and join Twitter himself. Last night, he revealed that he's seen Thor's hammer. Check out that post along with original Dazzler artwork from Jill Thompson, Neil Gaiman eating breakfast and Stan Lee on his guest appearance in "The Big Bang Theory."

It's all in the Twitter Report for January 13, 2010. Read more...

Spider-Man - TwitterThe fate of the Spider-Man movie franchise has been bouncing around on everyone's tweets in the comics world today. Brian Michael Bendis won't admit to knowing anything, though he encourages everyone reading his tweets to suggest his services to Sony. Stan Lee, meanwhile, is just excited to know people are talking about Spider-Man, and Erik Larsen just wanted the new film to be better than "Superman Returns."

In other tweets, Jon Favreau promised Kenneth Branagh that he would hang out on the "Thor" set a lot more, and Andy Diggle wants to see Favreau use that presence to get Branagh on Twitter. Check out those posts after the jump along with a post in memory of French director Eric Rohmer and Len Wein's desire to know what it means when someone says they feel like him.

It's all in the Twitter Report for January 12, 2010. Read more...

DESCAs if The Walt Disney Company's approved acquisition of Marvel Entertainment wasn't a satisfying enough victory for the House of Mouse, Disney has also bolstered its partnership with one of Marvel's single most iconic creators — none other than Stan Lee.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has acquired a 10-percent stake of Lee's Pow Entertainment for $2.5 million. As part of the deal, Disney is acquiring "exclusive consulting services" from Pow as well as the "enhanced rights" to the company's creative side.

At this time, specific details on the nature of Pow and Disney's new deal aren't entirely known — but rest assured, Lee himself is a very happy camper. Read more...

Yesterday was Stan Lee's birthday, so it seemed appropriate to celebrate with some thoughts from the comics legend himself on the likelihood of seeing more movies based on characters he co-created back in the day for Marvel Comics.

"The funny thing is, I think all of them will come to the screen sooner or later," Lee told MTV News, "because they're always looking for new properties, and Marvel has more than anybody." Read more...

Stan LeeToday marks the birthday of a comics icon, and the Twitter Report joins Christos Gage, Brian Michael Bendis, Tony Lee and most of this column's follow list in wishing the Marvel Universe's lead architect a hearty excelsior as he celebrates. Birthday boy Stan Lee, meanwhile, closed his daily Twitter meditations Sunday with the realization that his leadership role on a private island country he's planning may produce conflicts of interest with his mayorship in "Marvel Super Hero Squad."

In other tweets, Kevin Smith was blown away by the new "Iron Man 2" trailer and relayed his War Machine thoughts to Jon Favreau. Check those posts out after the jump along with Jock's Batwoman and Judge Dredd-related tasks, Simon Pegg on video games and fatherhood and another "Avatar" reaction.

It's all in the Twitter Report for December 28, 2009. Read more...

Stan LeeIf you're walking down the street today and happen to hear a crowd shouting the word "Excelsior!" over and over again, don't panic — it's simply the comic book community's way of celebrating Stan Lee's birthday.

The acclaimed Marvel Comics creator and writer turns 87 years old today, but you could hardly tell based on Lee's level of activity and unwavering enthusiasm for both his past successes and present projects alike.

Here at Splash Page, we've made a regular habit of speaking about and with Lee, indisputably one of the greatest comic book creators of all time. While it's not surprising that Stan The Man is still hard at work in an industry he helped to revolutionize, he is nonetheless showing up in some surprising places. Read more...

Twitter"Avatar" may be the most hilariously divisive movie of the holiday season, if not 2009. In the last 24 hours, for instance, G. Willow Wilson has been excited about seeing it, Laurenn McCubbin has been thoroughly dissatisfied with it and Mike Choi has come to the movie's defense with some serious words for its critics.

In other tweets, Dennis Calero spoke up for everyone who grew up with "Sesame Street" actress Alaina Reed Amini. The actress who played Olivia on the show passed away last week. Check out those messages after the jump along with Brian Michael Bendis' shock over "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," Bill Willingham's birthday announcement (which we congratulate him on!) and Jimmy Palmiotti's thoughts on "Brothers."

They're all in the Twitter Report for December 23, 2009. Read more...

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