Marvel Comics regularly holds a panel at each convention it is present for called "Cup o' Joe," so named for Marvel's editor in chief, Joe Quesada, who presides over the panel. Generally, Quesada begins by making announcements about current or upcoming titles, and then he opens the floor to fans for questions.

We've got all the scoops from the whole panel... If you'd like to see the announcements segment for yourself, a video will be posted immediately after this article. But if you're just looking for the headlines, read on...

• Popular artist Phil Jimenez has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel. Jimenez couldn't announce yet what title he'll be working on first, but he did reveal that the main character he'll get to draw in his first book is what closed the deal for him, personally.
• Marvel has extended its talent-sharing deal with Top Cow.
• C.B. Cebulski is leading a round-the-globe search for new, unknown talent called "Chester Quest." He promised that no less than 12 pencilers would be signed to Marvel as a result of this talent search, and all of their work will be displayed at New York Comic-Con next year.
• The new creative team who'll be taking over Runaways after Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan's 6-issue arc ends was announced to great applause from the audience: writer Terry Moore and artist Humberto Ramos. Truly inspired choices, both of them. Can't wait to see what they come up with.
• Daniel and Charlie Knauf are headlining a new monthly Eternals title, that will pick up where Neil Gaiman's recent reboot left off. Charlie was on hand and mentioned that they're interested in delving into more of Jack Kirby's classic characters, so look for the current main cast to go searching for other Eternals once the story gets up and running. He also said that they look forward to finally providing answers for some of the long-standing questions surrounding the Celestials. No launch date was given for this one.

After the announcements came the fan Q&As. No video of this portion was filmed, so check out the bullet points here:

• The second volume of Ultimate Iron Man is likely to arrive sometime in 2008.
• Marvel once again won the annual DC vs Marvel charity softball game, by a score of 18-9.
• Marvel is one of the few comics publishers currently with an open submission policy. At Marvel.com, there is an idean submission form where you can send in your scripts or artwork (or both). Cebulski advised keeping it small, around 8 to 11 pages at most, just to show the company what you can do.
• Damon Lindelof has turned in the third script for Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, but Marvel plans to wait until they get the remaining 3 scripts from him before setting artist Leinil Yu to work at drawing them.
• When asked what one DC character could most easily fit into the Marvel Universe, Quesada responded that the obvious answer is Batman. But, he added, only if Bruce Wayne could be more fleshed out as a character in his own right, so that he's equally compelling with or without the costume.
• Quesada hinted that in 2008, there is going to be a major storyline taking place in the Ultimate Universe that will turn that universe "on its ear."
• When asked why the Marvel Universe seems to be tops in popularity these days, Quesada replied that "Any story universe is at its best when it is completely unpredictable," and that that's what the Marvel U has become.
• There are no further miniseries currently planned to continue David Hine's Inhumans storyline, but the Inhumans characters will continue to pop up frequently as supporting players in other books.
• "What will it take for Marvel and DC to do another crossover?" asked one fan. "For DC to like me," Quesada replied.
• Iron Man director Jon Favreau approached Quesada last year at Comic-Con and asked to write a story arc for the Iron Man comic book. Quesada took him up on the offer though it's taken a year to work out the details. Favreau will write and Adi Granov will provide art for a 4-issue story arc titled "Viva Las Vegas" to be released sometime next year.