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"Artist Ryan Stegman has signed an exclusivity agreement with Marvel Comics. The illustrator already has several Marvel credits under his belt, including recent work on the publisher&amp;#039;s Sif and Incredible Hercules titles. &amp;quot;When it came through I actually didn&amp;#039;t understand what was happening because it was so unexpected,&amp;quot; Stegman said. &amp;quot;I was approached by [Marvel senior vice president] David Bogart at C2E2 and he asked if I had a minute to talk.  &amp;quot;So we talked and he told me that Marvel wanted to make a commitment to me and gave me the details. He told me, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ll give you some time to think about it and you can get back to me&amp;#039;, to which I replied, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ll take it!&amp;#039;&amp;quot; The move is thought to be a means of countering a string of impending creative appointments at rival firm DC Comics. Stegman will begin work on a series of books based on an unnamed heroine immediately. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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