The collected nerdom let out an anquished sigh upon hearing the news that Jon Favreau would not be helming the next installment of the Iron Man film franchise.

As a people (the aforementioned nerdom), we tend to not like it when the boat is rocked. We had something good in Favreau and with his departure (I doubt we'll ever know the real reason, though I'm skeptical of the amicable parting of ways), the series is left at a loss.

Now, we sit back and wait, sharpening our pitchforks until Marvel announces the next director.

Today's page (and wonderful rendition of Quesada) was done by William Dean Blankenship Jr:

William Dean Blankenship Jr. is a self-taught flashing animated GIF from northern West Virginia. A recently self-elected Pope, William is the creator of and artist for The Thunderchickens and Special Edition. He's also worked on titles such as Razor Kid, Warmageddon, Crazy Mary, Abigail and Rox and has done illustration work for Red Bar Radio, Distorted View podcast, Downlow Clothing, and Chicago improv comedy posters. He's currently working on his creator owned miniseries, The Thunderchickens with writer and co-creator Chad Boudreau. When not drawing, William enjoys watersports and is a sucker for other people's pain.

We'll see you on Friday, folks.

-sohmer