Welcome to today’s edition of Leftovers! We’ve got a ton of news, so let’s jump right into it:

• In X-Men: First Class casting news, Oliver Platt and Rose Bryne have joined the cast. Platt will play the mysterious “Man in Black” while Bryne will take on the role of Moira MacTaggert.
• Fred Van Lente’s heavily teased Avengers book has been titled: “Dead Avengers” and will spin out of the Chaos War event that launches soon. We’ve included some of the art at the top of the post, but check out this full CBR article for even more details on what looks to be an outstanding series.
• Bill Willingham of Fables fame will write a “Warriors Three” story due out this November. This is the first work the writer has done at Marvel in quite some time.
• The Avengers movie will be filmed in 3D, which is good news for us movie fans.
• CBR has your first look at some of the other “Vampirella” variant covers, including a bloody brilliant cover by Alex Ross.

That’s all the leftovers for today. Did you finish your plate?

Today, Dynamite Entertainment announced that the wonderfully talented Eric Trautmann will be the new writer on Vampirella.  The relaunch will occur this November with a brand new #1 and a cover from J. Scott Campbell. Here’s some early plot details from the Press Release that Comic Book Resources received this morning:

Vampirella’s back and is hot on the trail of her nemesis, Vlad Dracula. It’s a darker world for Vampirella, and something even more sinister than vampires lurks in the shadows, something that even Dracula himself has cause to fear. Vampirella is all that stands between us . . . . . . .and the end of the world!

Hit the jump for even more details from Eric and for the full J. Scott Campbell cover!