Dazzler Returns In May!

Today, we got confirmation that the veritable dream team of New Avengers: The Reunion scribe Jim McCann (aka Dazzler Fan #1) and artist Kalman Andrasofzsky are going to be helming a new Dazzler one-shot that hits comic shop shelves in May 2010.

McCann tells CBR that his goal is to reestablish Alison Blaire as a serious character that isn't a joke or a gimmick and to ground her with villains (her sister Mortis, currently in the pages of Necrosha)and a supporting cast.

Could McCann and Andrasofzsky be paving the way for a new Dazzler ongoing? Only time (and sales) will tell. Watch the Dazzler Fan Blog for more as this story develops.

[Read the story on Comic Book Resources - and check out Kalman's awesome cover art!]

RIP Frank Springer

Dazzler Fan was saddened to learn of the death of Dazzler artist Frank Springer. RIP.

Breaking News! Dazzler MAX series coming?

Word has reached the crew at DazzlerFan that a new Dazzler MAX series is in the works at Marvel!

Marvel staffer and regular Twitter'er, Agent_M, declined to comment on the rumor which started when Dead of Night: Devil Slayer scripter - and horror novelist - Brian Keene revealed that his email was filled with people asking him if it was true he'd be writing the series:

my email is suddenly filled with people asking if it's true that I'm writing a Dazzler MAX series

Could this be the start of a new Dazzler renaissance?

What tricks could Alison get up to in a MAX series - or is that a badly phrased question?

Will Brian Keene take the character in a horror direction, with Ali shedding light into the dark corners of the MU?

And as for the rumors that Chris Bachalo will be returning to the darker version of the character?

Only time will tell!

BREAKING NEWS: Vannessa Hudgens Next as Dazzler?

Latest news from our sources in "The Biz" say that High School Musical Starlet Vanessa Hudgens is next up to try and bring Dazzler to the big screen. The actress has shown her musical and dancing talents in the blockbuster High School Musical 3.

Also, the recent news that Beyonce is lobbying to play Wonder Woman leads us to believe that we'll see this another casting that crosses racial barriers.

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Overtweeted

Marvel's Agent_M is live-tweeting a character management meeting at the House of Ideas today, and among several other tidbits, he says:

Always with the Dazzler.

Now, this might be Marvel editorial gushing over the Internet sensation that is the Dazzler Fan Blog, but it could be a hint of an upcoming project, especially with Marvel marketing big kahuna Jim McCann's very public position as Dazzler Fan #1 and McCann's recent allusions to some new pitches he's devising (McCann debuts as a comics scribe with What If: House of M, co-written by Brian Reed).

Speculate rampantly in the comments.

Dazzler Marketing Tie Ins, #1 in a Series

That's not a lens flare - General Mills' short-lived Dazzler breakfast cereal had pieces of real disco ball baked into each groovalicious bite. Some concerned parents found this a bit hard to swallow, and the tasty treat was yanked from shelves after only 24 days.