Sinestro Corps Update

[NEWSARAMA] GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Ethan Van Sciver and Dave Gibbons
Cover by Van Sciver

The stellar creative team of the sell-out GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH miniseries — Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver — reunites for an extra-sized Special, igniting an intergalactic war that will explode in the pages of GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS!

Hal Jordan has struggled to regain his reputation. Kyle Rayner has suffered great personal loss and reluctantly gained great power. Guy Gardner's trust in the Guardians is wavering. John Stewart's unbreakable loyalty soon will be tested. Together, these four men are the Green Lanterns of Earth…but why are so many Earthmen recruited into the Corps? What is their ultimate rolel in the future of the universe? And how will the secret of the rings’ power threaten the Guardians and affect Hal Jordan's future?

Sinestro was called the “greatest� of the Green Lanterns; now the renegade has vowed to bring terror to the universe he once protected. The worst murderers, thieves and deviants in the universe have gathered into Sinestro's Corps for one purpose: to instill great fear. Armed with the truth behind Parallax, Sinestro's intergalactic insurgents strike hard and fast at the very heart of the Green Lantern Corps. The Sinestro Corps is about to change everything you know about the Green Lanterns. Fear them. Everyone else will.

Plus, a 6-page backup story by Johns and Dave Gibbons (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, WATCHMEN) — “The Origin of Sinestro�!
On sale June 27.

Phables

Today's Phable is a two-fer. First, find out what happens when an out-of-towner can't find her car in the 30th Street Station parking lot. Part Two is a follow-up to last week's Phable in which some guests who are interested in mafia history wind up eating at the Bomb Bomb Barbecue Grill, thanks to their South Philly host. Although the Phable never says anything about the eatery being a mob hang-out, some people have read it that way, and the owner, Frank, has been fielding questions ever since. He says it's not: The twin bombings were over a chef who came to work for the restaurant from another tavern. It wasn't a mafia turf war. He explains.

Wizard World LA News

Sounds like there was quite a bit of noise at Wizard World L.A. Here's a brief roundup:

DC: Booster Gold and Infinity Inc.

DC Universe

Mondo Marvel

Marvel: X-Men

Marvel: The Initiative

Loeb & CO on "Heroes"

IDW To Collect Terry and the Pirates

IDW: "Spike: Shadow Puppets"

IDW

Top Cow

Aspen Comics

Hollywood and Comics

30 Days of Night

Stan Lee Media vs Marvel... vs Stan Lee?

This one broke over the weekend, but it's still worth noting here. Stan Lee Media is suing Marvel for ownership of characters Lee created while at Marvel. Stan Lee himself opposed the suit. Confused? Read on.

[CBR] Marvel Comics has released a press release stating that Stan Lee Media Inc has filed a lawsuit against the comic book giant for lost revenue. It claims that nine years ago, when Lee founded the company, he transferred over rights of specific characters he created at Marvel Comics. Lee himself, no longer associated with Stan Lee Media, has denied any merit to the case. STLMI is claiming ownership to such venerable properties as Spider-Man and The X-Men.

To read the whole, baffling story, click here.