Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/12/matt-fraction.html

Interesting news that Matt Fraction will be taking over the reigns of Thor in 2010, kicking off with a team-up between Thor and Iron Man for Free Comic Book Day with art by John Romita Jr. Seeing as these two characters have been opposed to each other since Thor's return to the (im)mortal coil it seems pretty safe to assume that The Siege will putting all the big players back where they belong, at each other's side.

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No stranger to Thor, Fraction recently wrote the mini series Age of Thunder which chronicled Thor's Asgardian history but for the ongoing title Fraction will be dealing with the Thor we know now and the issues that arise with a God wandering around the Marvel Universe. For more on Fraction's intentions for his ongoing Thor check out the interview over at CBR.

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Link: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19674

New York Comic Con (NYCC) today loses one of it's biggest stars J.Michael Straczynski (JMS) to the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) awards. The script for the Clint Eastwood directed Changeling, written by JMS has been nominated for best original screenplay aswell as five other nominations including best director. The full press release can be found at CBR. JMS has been a favourite writer of mine for a long time especially his work on the show he created Babylon 5 and the fantastic Marvel MAX series Supreme Power, it's about time he got some recognition, I just hope we don't lose him completely to Hollywood.

The 2009 BAFTA ceremonies will be held Sunday, February 8 in London