Welcome to part 5 of a(n un)limited series of rumor threads from The Comics Outsider who has been delivering his unique brand of ministry since before records even began. So he was the first. Okay?

Real or No Real?

So, if it's definitely (possibly) true it's .

Possibly true but maybe not we have .

And for probably so much bat guano that it's... well... .

On with the scoops!

Revival of the 80s Revival!

Which hot 80s property will Marvel regain the rights to? How will they take the property and make it more EXTREME? We don't want to spoil it too much, but check out these advance Previews solicitations:

GRUMPY BEAR VS. CAPTAIN AMERICA
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Nick Fury sends Captain America out to investigate a strange beast in the Northern Woods. What Cap discovers there will change everything and make him question his very existence. No one ever found out what happened to Weapons II-IV from the Weapon Plus program...
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99

FUNSHINE BEAR VS. WOLVERINE
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by FRANK CHO
Who is the hunter? Who is the hunted? Wolverine might have finally met his match when he struggles with a rogue monster of a bear in the woods outside the X-Mansion! What happens when you're no longer the best there is at what you do?
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99

GOOD LUCK BEAR VS. THE FANTASTIC FOUR
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
It's a problem even Reed Richards, the smartest man in the Marvel Universe, might not be able to solve! How can you triumph over an enemy when luck has turned against you? Has the Fantastic Four's greatest enemy finally found the perfect plan to destroy them?
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99

C.A.R.E.S. BEARS VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by GREG LAND
Created by Weapon X! Trained by Apocalypse! The former minions of Doctor Doom! The Carniverous Adventure Revenge Extreme Squad makes its final stand! Can the Marvel Universe survive?
48 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$3.99

ARTISTS SWIPING I?

Nice try, but we all saw where this was stolen from.
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AquaMarine

DC is not happy with the reception "Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis" has received so far, so they're considering one last revamp. "Aquaman Corps," an underseas military drama from the "Losers" team of Diggle and Jock is slated to be released around the same time the show kicks off.

Chim-chiminry-chim-chim-cherolverine!

Marvel's favorite Canadian Mutant could be going all Dick Van Dyke on us later this year when it is revealed he once spent some years undercover in London as a chirpy Cockney "barrow boy". It appears that now his memory is back, Marvel will be throwing bizarre storyline after bizarre storyline to keep the public's interest. Look out also for Wolverine-a Ballerina, Wild West adventures with The Wolverine With No Name and Wolverine-a Jones, adventuring archeologist.

ARTISTS SWIPING II?

Pretty obvious, really.
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Trouble in Smallville?

According to sources, Superman and Lois Lane are heading to divorce court. Dan Didio wants to put Superman back to where there will be a whole new tension to build from: Love Triangles.

With possible sloppy divorce sex.

SuperBatMan?

DC brings back the Elseworlds concept this summer for a new story tentatively titled "Batman/Superman." "See, in this story, Batman has Superman's super powers, and Superman becomes a mask wearing vigilante, and they each have the others' origin story," says first time comic scribe Mark Helpner, former writer for the hit sitcom "Emily's Reasons Why Not." "So, we took the 'super' off Superman's name and the 'bat' off Batman's name, and switched them. Get it?" DC courted Helpner after Marvel had success with bringing in Hollywood writers like Damon Lindelof from TV's "Lost" and Joss Whedon from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." "We're just playing 'catch up'," DC's Dan Didio is quoted as saying, "obviously all the good Hollywood writers were taken." Didio added, "what I meant to say was that we're very excited about working with Mark."

ARTISTS SWIPING III?

Surely they didn't think they could get away with this?
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The Moore The Merrier

I don't actually have any Alan Moore stories at the moment, but since everyone else has I thought I'd join the bandwagon. Plus, as a pun it's a hard one to beat.

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