Marjorie Liu Spends Time with Fans on Twitter and Facebook

Thanks to commentor Arvelous for the heads up and follow up.

As provided by Arvelous

Ms. Liu recently gave an 30 minute Q&A (yesterday) to celebrate her book coming out today. With all the fans she had we really got a look into what may be the future of X-23.

First confirmed future arc.. " FF. Spider-Man. Hellion. Dragons. " (http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98555939128487936)

Phil Noto will be doing issues 13-16.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98552929753112576

Deconfirmed issues in X-23 is up next.
First there is no X-23 and Spider-man date.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98554323495165953

There will be no Death Gambit bit.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98558864278040576

Kimura as the hooded woman is deconfirmed as well.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98557744663109632

What lies next is what may be the future of X-23.

Laura to meet other Marvel groups?
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98554067961389057

More future appearance of favorites Jubilee, Wolverine, and Gambit.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98555039056011265

Confrontation with Surge in the future?
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98555523410042880

More Happy Fun times with Jubilee and Laura confirmed (yay).
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98556025120112641

The villian from X-23's women of marvel. Will return as well.
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98570231286468608

Appearances from Cecilia Reyes
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98553898272436224

The last part is things that she may like to see in the future.

Hope, Psylocke, and Lyra in the future?
Hope
Psylocke
Lyra

Daken in the future? Just maybe..
http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu/status/98553265708482561

Well there are more posts about her writing and more just generally fun stuff on her twitter. You may just forget that she is a novelist and just not a comic book writer. So she may get you into a novel or two you may enjoy. You can see her on
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/marjoriemliu
Website: http://www.marjoriemliu.com
blog: http://marjoriemliu.com/blog/

Thank you Marjorie Liu for taking your time with the fans. It is always very much appreciated. A big thanks goes out to Arvelous too for the heads up, and follow up report.

Arvelous is correct too. Marjorie Liu is a novelist, not just a comic writer. While this blog may only focus on the comic end since she's writing X-23 currently, she also has many novels in book stores too. She's most commonly known for her Dirk & Steele series, but she's also included in the Huntress anthology novel, and has another called the Hunter Kiss series. I rarely speak about her books as I haven't as yet read them, so I am by no means an authority on the subject at all.

Personally, count me excited for more Jubilee and Laura stories. I can't wait for those. Everything else looks about on par with what to expect from an established capable serial writer.

Reminder: X-23 v3 Issue 13

Just a heads up.

X-23 v3 Issue 13 hits comic shops tomorrow.

This will be the start of X-23's introduction to the Future Foundation. Sure she's met Spider-Man before, but how will Reed, Sue, Ben, Franklin, and Valeria react to her? For that matter, Dr. Doom as well.

Be there to find out! Pick up the issue tomorrow!

The New Ultimate Spider-Man

For a few minutes here I want to cover something that's not X-23, just because of how awe-inspiring this move was.

Marvel made a move today that in one regard didn't surprise me, but in another did.

Brian Michael Bendis, you sir are an amazing man.
There has been no doubt in my mind about the new direction of Ultimate Spider-man, what concerned me was if they were going to give credit to the origins of it. Ultimate Fallout itself has been an exceptionally good read so far if albeit overpriced and underpaged. (The first issue was 3.99 and had 17 pages of story. The rest was all ads.)

In a USATODAY article, Bendis was quoted as to his inspiration for this move. He gave credit to the actual source, and not made some excuse to take full credit upon himself. That speaks volumes to the type of creator he is and as to a man of integrity.

I do wonder if they had a choice in the matter. The Donald Glover campaign was so widespread that to claim credit would have been dentrimental to the integrity of Marvel, so the only option was to be honest about it. The Donald Glover campaign was the exact reason I knew to expect this too and why I wasn't surprised by it.

Right now my only concern is if they'll kill this move by using stereotypes and cliches as opposed to keeping the integrity of Spider-Man intact as an idealistic young man who simply wants to make a difference. Someone who understands that with great power comes great responsibility. The boy under the mask has always represented it could be anyone, no matter the creed so long as they just wanted to do the right thing. The right thing has never been limited to being the 'white thing.' So why should a character like Spider-Man be limited to such things? The boy under the mask has always represented someone who was an outsider, and felt like an outcast as nerdy young Parker has shown us with his growth into the man he became. Someone who went from everyday kid who was bullied to a happily married man, simply because he was a good man at heart. Someone people could look up to and know that life wouldn't always be as hard as what they deal with everyday no matter what race they were. That eventually they would grow up, and find where they belong in life so long as they always stuck to doing what was right.

Marvel, you've just gotten yourself one more reader on Ultimate Spider-Man for now. I do worry about the potential abuse of stereotypes and cliches, but if they can avoid that and just give a good story and well defined character, I look forward to this title.

While the chessboard maneuvers may seem questionable, I will commend you for taking the high road.

As for those whining about liberals, conservatives, PC bullshit etc, all I have to say is this: Really? Do you not understand the entire concept of spider-man and his fullbody suit and mask? None of those things apply at all, or ever did. A hero with moral integrity is not limited to any single creed or race. Why does it matter if a hero is white, black, orange, purple, or even plaid so long as they stand up for doing what is right and helping others? You know just being what a hero is.

Now back to your regularly scheduled X-23 entries.

MvC3: X-23 Help

If you've been playing Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, but aren't sure how to use X-23 and those brief comedic overviews didn't help, there's a youtube channel just for you.

Youtube user DevilJin01 has many visual guides and demos to help you out.

Covering all the techniques from anti-air, to even just how to get in close on certain characters. These videos can really up your game to new heights. They cover all sorts of topics for her usage including the priority moves.

Check them out, try some of his pointers. Surprise your friends with how adept you're becoming. Learn how to take out Phoenix in one combo. All this and more can be learned from these videos.

June 2011 Sales

X-23 v3 #11
Cover - Review
Cover Price: $2.99
This issue was ranked 89 out of 300 according to ICv2 which is based on Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores. The issue has sold an estimated 25,985 copies to them.


You can see how previous issues did in their month of release over in the Sales Rank section.