'Superhero' boycott, 'Chuck' gets a comic, 'Ronin' hires scribe, and more!

Random comics stuff from around the web:

* The Weinstein Co.'s "Superhero Movie," the latest parody flick from the makers of "The Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie," was targeted for a boycott by fans upset with changes the studio made to "Fanboys." The fans protested changing the plot of the film, which revolved around a group of boys trying to see "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" early because one of them was sick with cancer, to remove the cancer plot. Studio has announced it will release both the original and edited versions of "Fanboys."

* Speaking of "Superhero Movie," it's given me a chance to consider the worst superhero movies of all time over at Metromix.com.

* The NBC series "Chuck" is coming to comics in a six-issue miniseries from DC, written by the show's co-exec producer Peter Johnson and series writer Zev Borow.

* AICN reports director Matthew Vaughn, who helmed Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's "Stardust" and slated to do "Thor" for Marvel, also is developing "Kick-Ass," based on the comic by Mark Millar ("Wanted") and John Romita Jr.

* Joby Harold has been hired to adapt Frank Miller's "Ronin" for the screen. Seems a shame to not see them going back to the script Miller himself wrote about 10 years ago back.

* In an interview with Newsarama, writer and artist Mike Allred says the script for a movie based on his Madman series is getting a final polish and is getting close to a green light.

* And finally, here's a look at the trailer for Marvel's next DVD animated feature, the kid-oriented "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow," due out this summer.