EXCLUSIVE: Marvel President Talks MarvelFest, Motion Comics And ‘Astonishing X-Men’

A few months ago, we brought you the first look at the "Astonishing X-Men" motion comic based on Joss Whedon and John Cassaday 's celebrated run on the Marvel comic book series. Now, with the motion comic's October 28 debut on iTunes looming, Wolverine, Cyclops and the rest of the mutant superteam will celebrate their debut in the developing medium with a big premiere this week— three stories big , in fact. Billed as the first-ever " MarvelFest ," the publisher will screen Episode #1 of