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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: November 2022 - Update #53

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

IMAGE COMICS - From FirstComicsNews:  The Eisner Award nominated comic book series, "Killadelphia," from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander, hits a major milestone and series turning point today with the release of the series’ 25th issue and the beginning of a new storyline, its fifth.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From TheWrap:  There won't be a "Namor" solo movie ... yet.  Universal Studios owns certain rights to the character.

From CBRJames Gunn explains his casting of Kevin Bacon as "Kevin Bacon" in "Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."

DC CINEMA - From DCBlog:   Lorne Balfe talks about composing the score for the recent DC film, "Black Adam."

DC COMICS - From CBRDC Comics has unveiled its next line-wide sham ... err ... event, "Dawn of DC."  It will begin in January 2023 in Action Comics #1051 and will see the launch of 20 new titles over the next year.

MILLARWORLD - From CBR:  Writer and Netflix executive Mark Millar talks about his new comic book, Night Club, and also Netflix, manga, and comic book prices.

NEWSPAPER COMICS - From ClevelandTom Batiuk is retiring his newspaper comic strip, "Funky Winkerbean," from syndication after more than 50 years of producing it.  The last syndicated strip is scheduled to appear December 1, 2022.  However, Batiuk also announced that he will occasionally produce new Funky stories that will appear on his website.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From VarietyAmazon is officially moving forward with multiple live-action shows based on the Marvel characters controlled by Sony.  The first is entitled "Silk: Spider Society."

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia," "Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog") and artist Alex Lins are launching "Monarch" at Image Comics in February 2023.  The comic book features a cast of young characters caught up in an alien invastion of Compton, CA.

MILLARWORLD - From ComicCon:  A five-page preview of Mark Millar and Juanan Ramirez's "Night Club #1 (Image Comics), which is due December 14th.

BLACK PANTHER - From THR:  The site looks at the numbers behind "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.".

From Here:  Leroy Douresseaux's review of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

EN MEMORIAM - From ComicBook:  The voice actor Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66, Thursday, November 10th, 2022.  He is best known for his voiceover work as "Batman/Bruce Wayne" in the beloved animated television series, "Batman" also known as "Batman: The Animated Series" (1992-95).  He would reprise the role numerous animated series and films, including in "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (1993), "Batman Beyond" (1999-2001), and "Justice League" (2001-04) and most recently in a 2009 episode of "Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?"

From DCBlog:  DC Comics mourns the passing of noted Batman voice actor, Kevin Conroy, who died at the age of 66, Wed., Nov. 10th.

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BOOK NEWS - From Truthout:   At HarperCollins, workers have gone on strike and are demanding a living wage from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

DC STUDIOS - From DeadlineWarner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav introduced new DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, via a global Zoom meeting.

DARK HORSE - From ICv2:  Dark Horse Comics CEO, Mike Richardson, in an interview says that periodical comics may have outlived their usefulness.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Spanish comic book artist, Carlos Pacheco, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, November 9, 2022.  Pacheco was best known for his work on such Marvel Comics titles as "Age of Ultron," "Avengers Forever," 'Fantastic Four," and "Uncanny X-Men," to name a few.

DC TV - From DCBlog:  The cast of HBO Max's "Titans" talks about the upcoming Season 4.

DC COMICS - From DCBlogTodd McFarlane and Greg Capullo talk about their new "Batman/Spawn" crossover comic book for DC Comics.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:   English comic book artist, Kevin O'Neill, had died.  He was best known for co-creating "Nemesis the Warlock" and "Marshal Law" with writer Pat Mills and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" with writer Alan Moore.

From 2000AD:  The site offers a heavily illustrated obituary for the recently deceased Kevin O'Neill.

MILLARWORLD - From CBRSleepwalker Studios has released a trailer for its film, "Kick-Ass: The Reboot," it fan film based on Mark Millar and John Romita's comic book franchise, "Kick-Ass."

COMICS - From JournalNeil Gaiman announces that he and his wife, Amanda Palmer, are getting a divorce.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Netflix has apparently greenlit a second season of "The Sandman," its hit adaptation of Neil Gaiman and company's beloved comic book, "The Sandman."

EN MEMORIAM - From TCJ:  Writer Andrew Farago offers a memorial to Vincent Makoto Palani Kukua or Vincent Kukua, for short, the cartoonist and comic book production artist, who died at the age of 45, Friday, October 4, 2022.  He was known for his behind-the-scenes work at Image Comics, Black Mask Studios, and Oni Press.

DC TV - From VarietyAntonio Campos will be the showrunner of HBO Max's "Arkham Asylum" TV series, based on the DC Comics property.

OCTOBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hexacon Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  It's Alive for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Star Wars" for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for October 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for October 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Box for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios Entertaiment for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics LLC for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Tokyopop for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for November 2022
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for November 2022

DECEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Moon Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Cold War" event for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 20211
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  WhatNot Publishing for December 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for December 2022

JANUARY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios Entertainment
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainent for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2023
From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for January 2023

FEBRUARY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Spider-Man" and "Dark Web" for February 2023

Monday, January 3, 2022

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: February 2021 - Update #94

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS

DC CINEMA - From THR:   A retired federal judge who oversaw one of the three investigations into the misconduct on the set of Joss Whedon's "Justice League" says that Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada did not interfere with her investigation, despite allegations otherwise from actor Ray Fisher, who played "Cyborg" in the film.

MILESTONE - From DCBlog:   DC Comics has announced the creative teams for the upcoming titles in its Milestone revival.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:   Warner Bros. is rebooting its "Superman" franchise with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates writing and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot producing.

MANGA TO ANIME - From CBR:  There is now a first image from the new anime adaptation of the 2000 to 2003 title, "Tokyo Mew Mew."

VIZ MEDIA - From YahooNews:  Everything you need to know about "Demon Slayer," the manga, the animated TV series, and the record breaking film.

DC CINEMA - From VanityFair:  The true history of "Zack Snyder's Justice League."

DC CINEMA - From TheWrap:  In an exclusive story, "The Wrap" is reported that Warner Bros. and DC Films are prepping a movie starring the character "Blue Beetle."  The film will focus on the Jaime Reyes version of the character making this Warner's first superhero film featuring a Latino character.

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Kodansha announces four new digital titles for April 2021" "Girlfriend, Girlfriend;" "Nina the Starry Bride;" "The Honey-blood Beauty & Her Vampire;" and "And Yet, You Are So Sweet."

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:   There is supposedly a "mind-blowing" cameo in "Zack Snyder's Justice League."

From Variety:  Zack Snyder has still not seen the 2017 theatrical release of his film, "Justice League."  He also says that he will not be paid for "Zack Snyder's Justice League."
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DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics announces 11 new titles at COMICSPRO, the annual meeting of the retailers group.  They are Deathstroke Inc.; Harley Quinn Animated Series sequel; A Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary title; Elseworld; "DC Vampires" (working title); Robin and Batman; Joker: A Puzzle Box; The Legend of Batman; Crush and Lobo;Nubia and the Amazons; DC Middle Ages.

MARVEL TV - From WeGotThisCovered:  "X-Men: The Animated Series" (1992-97) has proved to be popular since it was added to the Disney+ streaming service.  Now, there are talks of reviving the series.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:   The DCEU (Warner Bros.' movies based on DC Comics characters) has found its "Supergirl."  She is Sasha Calle, and she will reportedly make her debut in the DCEU film, "Flash."

DC TV - From DCBlog:   See the "Superman & Lois" trailer "All Right Now" (posted Mon., Feb. 8th, 2021).  "Superman & Lois" debuts Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 on The CW.

MILESTONE - From DCBlog:  Milestone returns to DC with an "Infinite Edition" and all-new digital-first series! DC reveals first wave of Milestone Comics!

SPAWN - From BleedingCool:   Image Comics' President Todd McFarlane announced his plan to create a greater multi-character, interconnected comic book universe based around his Spawn comic. His stated goal is to establish a shared fictional universe over time in the vein of what the other comic industry giants, Marvel, and DC Comics, have accomplished with their comic book universes.

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane talks about "Spawn's Universe" with Rich Johnston.

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane talks about "King Spawn #1," which is due in August.

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane talks about "Gunslinger Spawn #," which is due in October.

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane talks about the "Spawn" spinoff book, "The Scorched #1," which is due in October.
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BOOKS TO TV - From Deadline:  Kalinda Vazquez and George R. R. Martin ("Game of Thrones") are adapting the late science fiction novelist Roger Zelazny's 1979 novel, "Roadmarks," for HBO.

EN MEMORIAM - From 2000AD:   British comic book writer, Si Spencer, has died Wed., Feb. 17th, 2021.  He worked on such titles as "Crisis" and "Judge Dredd Megazine." In the U.S., he wrote such comics as "Vinyl Undergound" and "Hellblazer: City of Demons."  Spencer also wrote for British television, including a stint on "EastEnders."

DC TV - From DCComics:  Meet Black Lightning's daughter, "Thunder," as she debuts on Season Fourof The CW's "Black Lightning" TV series.

COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:   Tim Burton is developing a live-action TV series based on "The Addams Family," and it will focus on precocious daughter, "Wednesday Addams."  Netflix will stream this young adult series.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  With Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" set to debut in July, Marvel Comics launches the "Shang-Chi" comic book.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   DC Comics has announced two upcoming digital-first series.  "Superman '78" will be set in the world of the 1978 film, "Superman: The Movie."  "Batman '89" will be set in the world of director Tim Burton's 1989 film, "Batman."

STAR WARS - From BleedingCool:  Marvel is to publish "Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters," a new series written by Charles Soule that goes back to Soule's original pitch document for writing Star Wars comic books.

DC CINEMA - From CBR:   Director Zack Snyder confirms "Justice is Gray," a black and white version of "Zack Snyder's Justice League."

DC COMICS 4 SALE - From BleedingCool:  A number of industry individuals have also heard about DC Comics being for sale.

From BleedingCool:   Crazy rumor - could very wealthy DC Comics fans be looking to buy the comics side of DC Comics?

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STAR WARS - From BleedingCool:  Are Marvel, Charles Soule and Steve McNiven teasing a new Boba Fett comic book?

JOSS WHEDON - From YahooEntertainment:   Joss Whedon: A timeline of allegations against the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator

MILESTONE - From TheBeat:  DC Comics announces expanded "Milestone Returns" one-shot and digital-first titles.

MANGA TO ANIME - From BleedingCool:   There is a trailer for Season 2 of the "Demon Slayer" anime, which is of course based on the ultra-hot manga series.  The second season is due later in 2021.

DC CINEMA - From YouTube:   There is a new trailer (Sun., Feb. 14th) for the film now known as "Zack Snyder's Justice League."

EN MEMORIAM - From AVPress:   Notorious Underground Comics artist, S. Clay Wilson, died at the age of 79, Sunday, February 7, 2021.  He is best remembered as an early contributors to "Zap Comix" and for his character, "The Checkered Demon."  He will also be remembered for his highly-detailed, violent and sexually explicit art.

MANGA - From Previews:  Seven Seas Entertainment announces that it has licensed two new manga, "Sundome!!Milky Way" and "Yokai Girls."

EN MEMORIAM - From Locus:   Science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator, Rowena Morrill, has died at the age of 76, Thursday, February 11, 2021.  Morrill painted covers for books by such science fiction luminaries as Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Ellen Kushner, H.P. Lovecraft, and Anne McCaffrey, to name a few.  Her work was collected in two art books, "The Fantastic Art of Rowena" (1983) and "The Art of Rowena" (2000).  Morrill was nominated for the "Hugo Award for professional artist" four times in the 1980s. She was awarded the "World Fantasy Award for life achievement" in 2020.

From DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   DC gives a first look at Gotham City's newest villain, "Miracle Molly," from Batman #108.

DC CINEMA - From DCBlog:  Director Zack Snyder offers a first look at actor Jared Leto in his "Justice League" film.

MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:   DC Comics has delayed the relaunch of Milestone Comics (Milestone Media) until April 2021 (from February).

DC COMICS - From CBR:   The long-running Batman comic book series, "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight" (1989-2007), will return as a digital first, weekly anthology series, beginning in May 2021.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel's launched new X-Men comic book, "X-Corp," in May 2021.

COMICS - From EW:  This "Entertainment Weekly" interview with HBO/HBO Max chief, Casey Bloys, may be of interest to comic book fans.

COMICS - From WKYC:  An artist turns torn and tattered comic books into portraits of celebrities and popular characters.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Legendary Comics announces upcoming comic books and books related to the film, "Godzilla vs. Kong."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   DC Comics announces a "Justice League" digital-first limited series from writer, Chip Zdarsky, "Justice League" last ride.

HEROES REBORN - From BleedingCool:   Marvel's "Heroes Reborn" title, "Magneto & The Mutant Force" will offer an alternate take on the X-Men.

IMAGE COMICS - From CBR:  Rodney Barnes, the writer behind the great horror comic, "Killadelphia," has revealed that the is working on a horror comic with hip-hop icon, rapper Xzibit, which is due this year.

From CBR:  Rodney Barnes also revealed that the Tony Award-winning musical, Hamilton," is one of his influences for the creation of "Killadelphia."

MARVEL - From TheNewYorker:   Who really created the Marvel Universe, asks this article from "The New Yorker."

MANGA - From CSMonitor:   Japanese comic creators grapple with racism

MANGA - From KyodoNews:  "Demon Slayer" helps Japan print sales see smallest drop since 2006

MANGA - From ScreenRant:  "Stitch" from the classic Disney animated feature, "Lilo & Stitch," is headed to manga.  TOKYOPOP will debut "Stitch and the Samurai Vol. 1" in May 2021.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  This May, Doctor Strange reforms "The Defenders."

SONY MARVEL U - From WeGotThisCovered:   Rumors say that actor Keanu Reeves has been offered the role of Spider-Man villain, Kraven the Hunter," possibly to play him in a solo movie, a la "Venom."

CHARITY - From BleedingCool:   Neil Gaiman composes "Doctor Strange" poem for charity.

SALES - From BleedingCool:  Adult graphic novel sales in bookstores double in a year.

HEROES REBORN - From Newsarama:   The "Heroes Reborn" tie-in, "Heroes Reborn: Siege Society," re-imagines the "Masters of Evil" and "Thunderbolts."

BOOM! STUDIOS - From TheBeat:   BOOM! Studios announced the creative teams for all four issues of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters, the first issue of which will be available at your local comic shop on March 17th, 2021 – including new art from issue #3!

FANTAGRAPHICS - From Print:  Acclaimed cartoonist and comics creator, Gary Panter, is profiled in conjunction with his new book, "Crashpad."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  The blog profiles five "iconic Black DC creators," including one DC fired.

BIDEN! - From DelawareFirstMedia:   Vancouver-based TidalWave Comics has profiled politicians in comic book form for over a decade .  They released “Political Power: President Joe Biden” and “Political Power: Madam Vice President Kamala Harris” on Inauguration Day.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   ShazaDam?!

BOOM! STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:   Keanu Reeves's "BRZRKR #1" sells 615,000 to comic book shops.

VIZ MEDIA - From Previews:  Diamond Previews interviews VIZ Media editor, Hope Donovan, about the new titles, "My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  "Heroes Reborn: Young Squadron #1" imagines Miles Morales as "Falcon" instead of as Spider-Man, and Kamala Kahn as "Girl Power" instead of as Ms. Marvel.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   In an interview, writer Mark Russell talks "Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex."

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD: The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast Lockdown Tapes – Kevin O’Neill, part one

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   DC Comics has announced "Let Them Live," an anthology series that will publish previously unpublished DC Comics stories.  The series will debut as a digital comic on the "DC Infinite" digital reading service.

COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:   "The Walking Dead's" extended 10th season will be comprised of six episodes.  The first will debut Feb. 21st on the streaming service, AMC+, and debut on cable net, AMC, ON Feb. 28th.

COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:  The Nowlan Family Trust, which oversees the "Buck Rogers" Estate, has sent a cease and desist letter to Legendary Entertainment over its plan for a George Clooney TV reboot of the Buck Rogers property.  The trust reportedly has a deal with David Ellison's Skydance Productions to "exploit" the property.

MARVEL - From ScreenRant:   Wu-Tang Clan unites with Deadpool in "Deadpool #10.

BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Writer Geoffrey Thorne talks Serial Box's "Marvel's Black Panther: Sins of the King."

FANTAGRAPHICS - From THR:   Ed Pisko, creator of "Hip-Hop Family Tree" and "X-Men: Grand Design," has a new project.  It is "Red Room," a 12-issue shared universe anthology that Fantagraphics Books will publish.

DC TV - From Deadline:   Actors Elizabeth Faith Ludlow and Rizwan Manji will play the respective recurring characters of "Keeya" and "Jamil" on James Gunn’s upcoming HBO Max series, "Peacemaker."

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actress Azie Tesfai will co-write an episode of the upcoming "Supergirl" Season 6, the series' final season.  Tesfai plays "Kelly Olsen" on Supergirl.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   Marvel gives new hints about "Heroes Reborn" which may have links to "Avengers: Endgame."

BLACK PANTHER - From BleedingCool:   Acclaimed poet, Nikki Giovanni, has contributed to Titan Comics' new short-story anthology, "Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda," dubbed "a ground-breaking anthology from the African Diaspora."

From THR:  Actor Jeffrey Wright who will appear in "The Batman" will star in a podcast, "Batman: The Audio Adventures" from HBO Max.

From Outerhaven:  Manga Planet licenses the publishing rights to six romance manga from Japan's Starts Publishing.

From ScreenRant:  The Death Note manga is coming back with a brand new collected volume, "Death Note Short Stories," that will publish the March 2020 one-shot for the first time. The volume is due Feb. 4th, 2021.

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FEBRUARY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2021
From TheBeat: DC Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2021 
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "King in Black" for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2021
From 2000AD:   Rebellion Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for February 2021
From BleedingCool:   Zenescope Entertainment for February 2021
 
MARCH 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  March Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for March 2021

APRIL 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2021
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Monday, January 6, 2020

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Monday, July 15, 2019

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Monday, April 1, 2019

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Monday, March 25, 2019

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Monday, January 7, 2019

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Monday, December 17, 2018

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for December 19, 2018

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Monday, September 10, 2018

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for September 12, 2018

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 1

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, VOL. I
DC COMICS/Vertigo – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Alan Moore
ARTIST: Kevin O’Neill
COLORIST: Ben Dimagmaliw
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
EDITOR: Scott Dunbier
ISBN: 978-1-56389-858-7; paperback – Seventeenth printing
176pp, Color, $16.99 U.S., $22.99 CAN

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen created by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 1999 and 2000 (cover dated: March 1999 to September 2000).  The series was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill and was published by America's Best Comics, an imprint of Wildstorm Productions, itself an imprint of DC Comics.  The first League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (abbreviated as “LoEG”) miniseries was initially collected in a single volume in 2001 in a trade paperback entitled The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One.

The story takes place in 1898 and is set in a fictional world where all of the characters from Victorian literature are real and coexist, and the events, adventures, and drama depicted in that literature actually occurred.  Alan Moore borrowed LoEG's main characters and plot elements primarily from the works of writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a secret task force created to protect the British Empire from potential, extraordinary threats.  The League's de facto leader is Wilhelmina “Mina” Murray (from Bram Stoker's Dracula), charged with gathering extraordinary people to this task force.  Mina recruits Allan Quatermain (the great white hunter created by author H. Rider Haggard); Captain Nemo; the terror of the seas in his submarine, “The Nautilus” (from Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea); Dr. Henry Jekyll and his monstrous alter-ego, Mr. Edward Hyde (from Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) and Hawley Griffin, (known as “Griffin” the title character of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man).

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One opens in 1898.  It is one year after Mina Murray's encounter with the vampire, Dracula, and Mina has divorced her husband and now works for the British government.  She meets with MI5 agent, Campion Bond.  [Alan Moore means for Campion to be the grandfather of Ian Fleming's James Bond, although for intellectual property reasons, James Bond is not mentioned].  Bond gives Mina the task of gathering certain men for the task force known as the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.  Campion is vague about MI5's leader, the mysterious “M,” whom Mina assumes is Mycroft Holmes, the brother of Sherlock Holmes.

After Mina gathers her extraordinary gentlemen and the LoEG is formed, Bond gives them their mission.  He wants the League to recover a stolen supply of “Cavorite,” a man-made element that can power and levitate heavier-than-air machines.  The thief is the crime lord of the “East End” of London, a mysterious figure known as “The Doctor” (a stand-in for the fictional character, Fu Manchu, which is not in the public domain).  While “The Doctor” has indeed stolen the Cavorite, the League does not realize that there is more to their mission than recovering a stolen item and that there is a bigger conspiracy against London than one crime lord.

The people who only know The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen through that mediocre 2003 film that was loosely adapted from the comic book are unlucky.  I think many of those people would love Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's fantastic original comic book series.  I have already praised Moore and O'Neill as geniuses in a review of a later LoEG comic book.  For Moore: I praised his inventive concept, his imaginative story, and his ingenious execution of the narrative.  For O'Neill, I praised his original illustrative style, his eye-popping graphics, and his stunning graphic design.

What new readers will discover is how funny this first LoEG comic book is, especially compared to the fake wittiness of the hapless film adaptation.  My recent re-reading is the first time I have read the original series since it original publication.  I did not remember its sense of humor, so I was delighted to discover it.  It was like finding something new.

Whether you look for literary references or whether you want to enjoy its unique spin on classic fiction, LoEG seems to always offer something new to discover.  I noticed I was finding new things when I reread certain pages during this second reading.  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One has not so much stood the test of time as it has proved to be timeless.  I now consider it a comic book that I would share with anyone inclined to read comic books.

10 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Monday, July 16, 2018

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Review: THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Volume 3: Century: 2009

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, VOL. III: CENTURY: 2009
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS/Knockabout Comics – @topshelfcomix @KnockaboutComix

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Alan Moore
ARTIST: Kevin O’Neill
COLORIST: Ben Dimagmaliw
LETTERER: Todd Klein
ISBN: 978-1-86166-163-3; paperback – 6.625" x 10.125" (June 2012)
80pp, Color, $9.95 U.S., £7.99 GBP

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen created by Kevin O'Neill

3: Let It Come Down

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century is the third comic book miniseries starring Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s Victorian superheroes, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LoEG).  The series is written by Moore; drawn by O'Neill; colored by Ben Dimagmaliw; and lettered by the extraordinary Todd Klein.

A three-graphic novel set, Century finds the League as a new team in a new century.  Century #1 “1910” and Century #2 “1969” focuses on the Leagues attempt to stop occultist Oliver Haddo from realizing his dream of creating an anti-Christ called “the Moonchild,” which would bring about an apocalypse.  The League's surviving members, the three immortals:  Orlando/Roland (the eternal warrior), Mina Murray (Count Dracula's shorty), and Allan Quatermain (great White B'wana and British adventurer) believe they stopped Haddo's plans after a battle in Hyde Park and in the “Blazing World” during the year 1969...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century #3 “2009” (“Let It Come Down”) finds Orlando doing what he does best.  He is living eternally and slaughtering eternally, this time in Q'Mar, where a war of attrition drags into a fifth year of blood and devastation.  Orlando is back in London when she gets a sudden visit from Prospero, Duke of Milan, who informs her that Haddo's Moonchild has already been born and that the apocalypse is nigh.  Now, Orlando must reform the League in time to stop this anti-Christ, but where are the last two surviving members?  They may be immortals, but one is a homeless heroin addict and the other is currently a resident of a mental institution.

I like Alan Moore's dark, famous, and acclaimed comics of the 1980s.  Watchmen is a legendary comic book to many American comic book creators, fans, and industry types.  V for Vendetta is a bold and idiosyncratic vision (misunderstood by many of its readers and admirers).

Still, I prefer Moore’s more surreal and slyly humorous comics, such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.  More so, I think that LoEG, like Watchmen and Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell, is an extraordinary work because it is the creation of a comic book writing genius and comic book drawing genius.  I may be one of the few people who think that Kevin O'Neill is a genius, but his striking graphics and his visual sense of composing a story via a comic book page are matched by only a few comic book artists over the last three or four decades.  He can convey pathos, drama, humor, satire, parody, and surrealism within a single page and, on occasion, within a single panel.  Also, O'Neill's comics often trade in both the mundane and the scatological.

So that's my review.  Moore was first declared a genius over 30 years ago, and I am now officially declaring O'Neill a genius.  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century #3 “2009” is a great comic book because it is the work of genius times two.  Everything about it is unconventional, although its structure is conventional comics, and the story is full of convention – by reference and allusion.

The final battle between the League and the Moonchild is neither climatic nor anti-climatic.  It is something different, waiting for a different kind of heroine to take it in another direction, even if that direction has been taken before her.  I wish there were The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century #4.

9.5 out of 10

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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