Here is some of the highlights from Mondo Marvel

• Tom Breevort announced “The Marvels Project” by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. Beginning in June, the project explores the origins of the Marvel Universe.
• Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers miniseries  was announced written by Chris Eliopoulos ( WHY !!!!)
• Frank Tieri announced he is writing “Punisher Noir.” “It’s basically the Punisher killing a crapload of people — only in the 1920s. .
• Greg Pak announced “Planet Skaar!” begins in May. “Skaar is finally going to come to Earth. He will slash straight to the heart of the Marvel Universe.
• The project begins with a May-shipping “Planet Skaar” prologue. The series begins in earnest in “Skaar” #11, although Pak suggest readers begin with the imminent Silver Surfer arc. Ron Lim will draw the Surfer arc, “Skaar” #8-10. It’s called “Silver Savage.”
• The Spidey team  talked about “American Son,” by Joe Kelly and Phil Jimenez. It’s an Osborn-centric arc, part of Dark Reign.
• “American Son” leads into “Amazing” #600, featuring the return of Doctor Octopus. For the rest of the year, the classic Spidey villains will come back, leading into a 2010-story called “The Sinister 666.”
• Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween one-shot with art by Kevin Maguire and written by “SNL” players Bill Hader and Seth Meyers,

Questions from the fans

• What do you guys have planned for the Avengers? Bendis: ?
• Both of my Avengers books will be dealing with Dark Reign from different points of view. Some deal with it well, some deal with it terribly.
• Slott: You will see how the Mighty Avengers are seen abroad. You’re going to see some very Dark Reign-centric characters interact with the team. Issue #23 will reveal the secret behind why the Scarlet Witch is back.
• How come at the end of Secret Invasion, all the people who were replaced just came back, and why wasn’t it elaborated on before Dark Reign?
• Bendis: Because enough is enough.” But you will see a lot of “what it’s like to return” in the “Spider-Woman” series, as well as in “Avengers: The Reunion.” You will see what happened on the Skrull world before people were taken.
• Any plans for Toxin or Carnage? Yes for Carnage.
• Will we see Deadpool in any of Joe Kelly’s Spider-Man stories? At the moment, no, but there is an idea for how to do it that they are talking about.
• What’s up with Ms. Marvel? Carol Danvers is going to New Avengers, and Moonstone will take over the “Ms. Marvel” book.
• Luke Cage miniseries? Marvel Knights one in the works, and he’s always in New Avengers.
• Will Dark Avengers go beyond Dark Reign? Yes.
• Anti-Venom? There’s a Dark Reign Anti-Venom one-shot coming up.