Joe Quesada on WOLVERINE: WEAPON X:

JM: So the challenge then becomes, I would guess, to make Wolverine titles “different” from each other.
Wolverine: Origins had the specific high concept of Wolvie, now with full memory, dealing with menaces from his past.
What’s this one?

JQ: This series is about “THE NEW.” Wolverine: Origins deals with his past—past villains, past relationships and how he deals with them in the present. In Wolverine: Weapon X, we see Wolverine going to new places, fighting new enemies and developing new relationships. Also, in terms of tone, it’s a much leaner, more stripped down version of Logan than in other titles. You won’t see Logan wearing yellow and fighting aliens in this book. We’re going for much more of a street level feel here. And from what I’ve seen so far, this series is really going to turn some heads.

Better than I coulda said it myself. Thanks, Joe. Full text here.

SCALPED #29
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by R.M. Guera
Cover by Jock
Just when you thought Dash Bad Horse was already pushed as far over the edge as he could be, along comes the dramatic conclusion to "High Lonesome" to push him a little farther. The Crazy Horse Casino is being robbed, and a drugged-out Dash is forced to help in order to protect his greatest secret. But it's not just his secret that's on the line here – his life, his sanity and perhaps his very soul face dire consequences.
On sale May 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS


GHOST RIDER #35
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TONY MOORE
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
"TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS," PART 3
Johnny Blaze has come to a monastery in Japan, just wanting to be left alone as he waits patiently for the end of the world. But when a local biker gang begins terrorizing the town, Blaze realizes that his work as Ghost Rider isn't quite done yet.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99


WOLVERINE #73 & #74
Written by JASON AARON & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by ADAM KUBERT & TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Covers by ADAM KUBERT & TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Wolverine #73 70th Anniversary Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
TWO STORIES over TWO ISSUES! Each tale begins in WOLVERINE #73 and concludes in #74...as the WOLVERINE comic book makes a change you won’t believe...
“A DAY IN THE LIFE” PARTS 1 AND 2
Superstar WOLVERINE artist ADAM KUBERT returns, joined by superstar WOLVERINE writer JASON AARON! Experience a day in the life for America’s favorite mutant—a day packed with action, women, villains, costume changes and beer. Ever wonder why Logan keeps himself so busy these days? The answer lies within.
“ONE PERCENTER” PARTS 1 AND 2
Meanwhile, WOLVERINE: ORIGINS writer DANIEL WAY is joined by MARVEL 1985’s TOMMY LEE EDWARDS in a prelude to DARK WOLVERINE! Logan wants to get the hell out of New York, and he’s in no hurry to get back to San Francisco, either. So he gets on a motorcycle and takes the long way home. But home for Logan isn’t in a secret underground headquarters—it’s in a fight, with his hands wrapped around the neck of somebody who’s got it coming.
32 PGS.(each)/Parental Advisory ...$2.99(each)


WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #2
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & 50/50 Cover by RON GARNEY
50/50 Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
“THE ADAMANTIUM MEN”
Wolverine travels to Colombia to track down leads on Blackguard, the private military contractor who's recently come into possession of the old files from Weapon X. But instead of the hunter, Logan becomes the hunted when he learns the hard way that Blackguard has already put those Weapon X files to use, giving birth to Strikeforce X, the most fearsome team of super soldiers that Logan has ever encountered.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99


X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY HC
Written by JASON AARON, MIKE CAREY, JAMES ASMUS & FRANK TIERI
Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA, MICHAEL RYAN, TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, BEN OLIVER & CHRIS BURNHAM
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
The X-Men have arrived in San Francisco—but Wolverine finds he’s left more than his heart there! Something happened in Chinatown more than 50 years ago...something that the people there still have not forgotten. And now Logan finds himself a marked man, pursued by fighters from every dojo in town--not to mention the mystical warriors of the criminal Triad and their merciless leader...who just happens to be Logan's ex-girlfriend. Also, Nightcrawler realizes a hard truth—he has to quit the X-Men. Don’t miss the departure of one of the most important characters in X-Men history. Also includes Iceman’s battle with an old, deadly foe and Avalanche’s experience running a bar in San Francisco. Plus, find out what Boom Boom has been up to since NEXTWAVE! Collecting WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY #1-4, X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY: NIGHTCRAWLER #1 and X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY: ICEMAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, BOOM-BOOM & AVALANCHE.
192 PGS./Rated T+ ...$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3818-1

Tony Moore's redesign of the old U.S. 1 villain, the Highwayman, coming soon to the pages of GHOST RIDER #34.

Chances are there'll be a fair amount of stabbing involved in this one.

NYCC '09: Vertigo panel, originally uploaded by Jason Aaron.

The Vertigo panel. That's me on the far left. Looking at this now, I can't understand how my big ass didn't fall backwards off the stage and completely end my career right there in one big ball of shame and broken vertebrae.

NYCC '09: Vertigo panel, originally uploaded by Jason Aaron.

Yeah, that's how I rock the mic. What of it?

NYCC '09: Vertigo panel, originally uploaded by Jason Aaron.

Zoning out at the Vertigo panel. "Will this Azzarello guy ever shut the fuck up?"

_DSC3888, originally uploaded by Marvel Entertainment.

Though just barely. Thanks to everybody who came out and said hi.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6
2:00–3:00 – Signing at DC/Vertigo booth
3:15–4:15 – X-Men Panel (Room 1A14)
5:45–6:45 – Vertigo Panel (Room 1A14)

SATURDAY, FEB. 7
12:00–1:00 – Signing at Midtown Comics booth
2:00–3:00 – Signing at Marvel Booth (Booth #1141)
6:00–7:00 – Signing at DC/Vertigo booth

SUNDAY, FEB. 8
11:00–12:00 – Signing at DC/Vertigo booth

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020903-Aaron-Ghost-Rider.html

Yeah, I'm really proud of my run on Ghost Rider so far. I've brought in machine-gun toting nurses, redneck cannibal ghosts, mass-murdering ministers and zealots, warrior angels, nunchuck nuns, all new Ghost Riders from around the world, an all new Caretaker, former Ghost Rider Danny Ketch, a disgruntled, hook-handed ex-cop with a hellfire shotgun and a dude with a giant eyeball for a head. I'd say that's a pretty good start.

That game made me shit myself and then sit in my shit and cheer. What a Super Bowl.

Gameday, originally uploaded by Jason Aaron.

Ready to go.