**** A SLUSH FACTORY ANNOUNCEMENT ****


The Slush Factory is very pleased to announce that industry icon John Byrne will be joining the site as a columnist for the January 15, 2002 relaunch. His inclusion comes on the heels of the recent announcement that fellow pros Dwayne McDuffie, Colleen Doran, and Jen Sorensen will also be joining the popular comic book magazine.

"The pro contingent of Slush reinforces the standing commitment that the site has to provide its audience with the most varied and interesting comic experience," said Slush Publisher Brian Jacks. "We are particularly proud of the addition of Mr. Byrne. We're big fans of his and he'll bring a lot to our table. I'm sure our audience will feel the same way."

John Byrne is one of the industry's most noted creators. In almost three decades, he has completed work on hundreds of books, including most of the "Big Two's" major titles. His previous achievements include classic runs on X-MEN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, AVENGERS, WEST COAST AVENGERS, SUPERMAN, THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK, and an expansive five-year run on FANTASTIC FOUR. Following his work for Marvel and DC, he launched his creator-owned series NEXT MEN that went onto critical acclaim. Most recently his works have included AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, HULK, SPIDER-WOMAN, SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS (VOL. 1 & 2), and X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS. Byrne's latest creator-owned monthly series, LAB RATS, will debut April 2002 from DC Comics.


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The Slush Factory will bring to its audience exclusive columns, in-depth interviews, daily news, reviews, and more on a brand new website. Opening week festivities will include prize giveaways.

Be sure to head over to http://www.slushfactory.com and sign up for our mailing list to stay on top of all the latest developments.

The online magazine that "Entertainment Weekly" proclaimed "brightens the four-color world," launches January 15, 2002.

For more information contact Brian Jacks (slush@slushfactory.com) or visit Slushfactory.com.

I'm sorry but giving Byrne a column is like giving Bin Laden a nuke. You're just asking for trouble if you do it.

I think he'll have more to say than any of his comics ever did.

Very cool!
I can already smell the smoke coming out of the fanboys' ears. They must be incensed at the thought that a creator not on their "Cool" list will have a regular column.
That's right boys, the Bane of the Basement-Dwellers is about to have a column that you cannot help but read! You are powerless in the face of the Byrnemeister!

You'll need to post a link regularly, or I'll never see it.

I can't wait! This stuff should be as informative and entertaining as Liefeld's stuff at Spinnerrack!!!

I wonder how many columns will focus on his hatred of Marvel, before he loses this gig, as well! [img]/resources/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

Yep...just what the comic 'net universe needs...another antiquated out-of-touch creator who has lost all desire to do something original, and to grow...bitching about how the "man" treated him badly, and how comics (and the fans) should be how he wants them to be.

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"Don't mock me, round-eye!!!"

Well, love him or hate him, I think Byrne will have some interesting things to say in his column. And I don't believe he'll spend the majority of his time spouting venom; at least not as much as some posters.

The stock in your company just plummeted; I don't think ANYONE would pay money to read whatever his brain discharges! HH

Well, considering we don't have stock in the company nor are we charging people to read the website, I don't think we have to worry about that. Maybe you should wait and actually read the column before trashing it. Or is that too absurd a notion?

-Brian

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Do you not visit websites, or do you just have something against Slush in particular? If it's the latter I'm sorry you feel that way.

-Brian

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