Here’s an excerpt from the AP story on Yahoo! News Philippines.

Tobey Maguire’s web-slinging days are behind him.

The 34-year-old actor and “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi will not be returning to the superhero franchise next year. Instead, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced Monday that a new “Spider-Man” film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on Peter Parker in high school would debut in the summer of 2012 with a new cast and filmmaking team.

“I am so proud of what we accomplished with the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise over the last decade,” Maguire said in a statement Monday. “Beyond the films themselves, I have formed some deep and lasting friendships. I am excited to see the next chapter unfold in this incredible story.”

While I’m disappointed, it actually makes sense because while the first two movies were great, the last installment was a letdown. So it might be better to go for a Spider-Man Begins, so to speak, and see a new take on Peter Parker’s high school years.

What do you think of this move?

Here’s the teaser sent by Marvel Entertainment.

If you’re reading New Avengers or the red-hot Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, then you can’t miss an issue of Dark Reign: The List, beginning with the Avengers!

Clint Barton (Ronin) makes a decision that’ll change the Avengers as you know them! The List–Avengers, from the superstar dream team of Brian Michael Bendis and Marko Djurdjevic, begins the end of the Marvel Universe as you know it when Norman Osborn is targeted for death by Ronin! Meanwhile, Osborn himself reveals his end game–the elimination of every obstacle in his way! He’s battled the X-Men and now, with his sights set on every other major player in the Marvel Universe, all will feel the wrath of Osborn! This landmark issue also features a variant cover by superstar artist Frank Cho!

Click on the pics for bigger images. Here’s a look at the cover.

And here’s the variant cover by Frank Cho.

Here are the preview pages.

DARK REIGN: THE LIST PART ONE- AVENGERS (JUL090493)
DARK REIGN: THE LIST PART ONE- AVENGERS HERO VARIANT (JUN098441)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils and Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
Rated A …$3.99
FOC–8/20/09, On-Sale–9/9/09

DARK REIGN: THE LIST PART THREE- X-MEN (JUL090495)
DARK REIGN: THE LIST PART THREE- X-MEN HERO VARIANT (JUN098443)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC–8/27/09, On-Sale–9/16/09

The Japanese version of Spider-Man is a tokusatsu (live action) show that was produced by Toei in 1978.

Here are the first four episodes.

Visit the Japanese Spider-Man Movie Hub at Marvel.com for more episodes. As of this writing, 19 episodes are online, out of the 41 episodes that Toei produced.

Marvel Studios has announced that Portman will play nurse Jane Foster in the movie “Thor,” which is slated for release in May 2011. Foster was Thor’s first love in the early issues of the latest Marvel comic to be adapted for the big screen.

Here’s an excerpt from the article on Marvel.com News.

Portman will star opposite Chris Hemsworth who will play Thor and Tom Hiddleston who will play the villain Loki. Kenneth Branagh will direct the film.

Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce “Thor.” Principal photography for the film is set for early 2010. The film will be released in the US on May 20, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

By the way, I’m not sure how true those persistent rumors were for the past few years that World Wrestling Entertainment pro wrestler Triple H was in the running for the role of Thor in the new movie, but obviously he won’t be playing the God of Thunder.

Aside from Flash games featuring your favorite Marvel superheroes, you can watch some episodes of Marvel animated TV shows such as Wolverine and the X-Men.

Here are the three full episodes you can watch online — the first three episodes of Season 1.

Here’s an excerpt.

The day fans of the original Captain America, Steve Rogers, have been waiting for is almost here. Over two years after his shocking death in Captain America #25 in March 2007 gained mainstream media attention, Marvel’s comic book superhero is again grabbing headlines with his return to the Marvel Universe in Captain America: Reborn #1.

Read the full story.