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Writing a blog about DC’s “Wednesday Comics” got me so enthused for some awesome comics take it completely changed the subject of my next blog. When I was looking up information on the new DC weekly, I found this Robot 6 post about the upcoming Marvel “indie” anthology. Rumors of a Marvel Comics equivalent to “Bizarro Comics” or “Project Superior” have been floating around the Internet for a while and I’ve been anticipating its release ever since I first heard about it. While it has no announced release date and has been in production for years, I still can’t help be excited for this project right now.

The folks at Marvel have made mention of the project sparingly, just enough to let us know it still lives. Most of the information for the project has come from the creators, like when Corey Lewis posted a panel of his Longshot story on his blog or when Meathaus posted an excerpt of Dash Shaw’s Doctor Strange story on theirs. Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca originally did a Brother Voodoo story for the book but the pair has since tossed out the tale for a Machine Man one. This slow trickle of information has built my anticipation for the series, making me hungry for the scraps about the project I do get.

Occasionally, however, some big news about the anthology comes from Marvel itself. A little over a year ago, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada mentioned the coming of the “Marvel Underground” and listed names like Becky Cloonan, Johnny Ryan, Paul Pope, and James Kolchaka as contributors. Jump forward a year and while the book has yet to with the shelves, Quesada says the book is still in the works and has some preview art to prove it. The preview pages look great and if the stories are anywhere near as half as good as this Hulk comic I blogged about, then make mine “Marvel Underground!”

-Nick

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