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MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING

MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING

MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING

MoCCA ADULT EDUCATION RESUMES IN MARCH WITH CLAREMONT, O'NEIL AND DeFALCO MASTER CLASSES

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA in celebration of the new book THE ART OF STEVE DITKO (Yoe Books!/IDW), we are pleased to present an evening with author CRAIG YOE (who Vice Magazine called 'The Indiana Jones of Comics Historians'). Yoe will interview FAUX 'DITKO' with special guest FAUX 'STAN LEE'. Lee and Ditko will be played by celebrity impersonators.

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA in celebration of the new book THE ART OF STEVE DITKO (Yoe Books!/IDW), we are pleased to present an evening with author CRAIG YOE (who Vice Magazine called 'The Indiana Jones of Comics Historians'). Yoe will interview FAUX 'DITKO' with special guest FAUX 'STAN LEE'. Lee and Ditko will be played by celebrity impersonators.

Listen up 'true believers' as Stan Lee would say, The Los Angeles Times is revealing a 'web-filled' tale of excitement about 'SPIDER-MAN, TURN OFF THE DARK.' Story elements, casting news and schedule updates are all covered in this very detailed new look at the production.

Variety reports on the announcement yesterday of The Walt Disney Co. buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock. That move will now bring such iconic characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse, Goofy and WALL-E. They also highlight the subject of the upcoming Broadway musical 'SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark' and its web of confusion regarding its current status.

Comic-Con 2009 soared back into the San Diego Convention Center July 23-26 -- with the popular Preview Night on Wednesday, July 22 -- Comic-Con's 40th was the the biggest and best convention ever. The event attracted stars from the world of stage, tv and film and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to capture the celebs as they mixed and mingled with the eager fans!

It has been fairly common knowledge in industry circles that Evan Rachel Wood has been cast as 'Mary Jane' in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN musical, but on the E! Network Oscar Red Carpet pre-show the young actress and star of the Oscar nominated The Wrestler revealed that her next project is 'a new Julie Taymor musical on Broadway'.

Bloomberg News is reporting that Spider-Man The Musical will have to wait a little longer for his Broadway debut because of production delays that have troubled the $31.3 million musical featuring songs by U2.

UK's The Sun spoke to U2's The Edge and he revealed new information on the upcoming 'SPIDER-MAN The Musical'. Along with his partner and U2 frontman Bono, The Edge discussed how the two have been working with Tony winning director Julie Taymor and scriptwriter Glenn Berger on the project.

WENN New service is reporting that Actress Evan Rachel Wood is 'begging' her Across The Universe co-star Jim Sturgess to join her in the highly anticipated SPIDER-MAN musical - because she thinks he is the perfect choice to play a webslinging and showtune singing Peter Parker.

The UK TimesOnline site is reporting that SPIDERMAN may be ready to battle his most powerful foe of all - the Broadway slump. The news service reports the the musical based on the Marvel comic book hero, written by Bono and the Edge from U2, will indeed take residency in the Hilton Theatre early next year as the chilly wind of a US recession blows through the theatre district of New York City.

Film site IESB.net reports that Evan Rachel Wood has been cast as 'Mary Jane' in the upcoming SPIDERMAN musical, it reports that rehearsals will begin in June 2009. The website also reveals that her 'Across The Universe co-star Jim Sturgess, long rumored to play Peter Parker/Spiderman is still a possibility, but has to be 'convinced'.

Marvel Studios Chairman David Maisel told an audience at the Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference in New York that the Spider-Man musical might at last hit Broadway next year. The show has been in the works for three and a half years, with casting calls this summer heating things up.

The upcoming Broadway bound musical Spiderman will be holding an open call for the roles of Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and one female ensemble member on July 28th at the Knitting Factory from 10am 5pm.