Clark Gregg will come back as Agent Coulson on S.H.I.E.L.D.

On the NYCC 2012, it was announced by Jeph Loeb that Clark Gregg will reprise his role as Agent Phil Coulson in the upcoming S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show.

Read here the press release (including an interview with Clark Gregg by Marvel:

NYCC 2012: Coulson Lives in Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.

UPDATED! Clark Gregg set to reprise role of Agent Coulson in ‘Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.’ TV pilot!

Posted Oct 13, 2012 1:41 pm

Updated Oct 15, 2012 1:47 pm

UPDATED 10/13 9:10 p.m. ET with a special video interview Clark Gregg! Watch it right here on Marvel.com and scroll beneath it for the original story.

Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson in "Marvel's The Avengers"

ORIGINAL STORY: At today’s Marvel Television Presents panel at New York Comic Con, Head of TV Jeph Loeb announced that Clark Gregg would reprise his role as Agent Phil Coulson in the live-action pilot “Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.” Gregg previously played Coulson in “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” as well as Marvel One-Shots “The Consultant” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer.”

The actor made a surprise appearance at the panel to talk about his role as Principal Coulson on “Ultimate Spider-Man” before playing a special video from “Marvel’s The Avengers” Director Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, announcing Gregg’s return to the role of Agent Coulson in the upcoming pilot. Whedon will also co-write the pilot to “Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.” with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.

“Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.” will be Executive Produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb.

Are you just as happy as we are, to see Agent Coulson back?