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:From BleedingCool: The 2020 winner of the most prestigious award in all of comic books, "the Grand Prix d’Angoulême" is 56-year-old Emmanuel Guibert ("Brune," "The Photographer")
COMICS TO FILM - From Newsarama: An actress is organizing a short film based on Terry Moore's comic book, "Strangers in Paradise," as a tryout for a feature film.
MANGA-TV - From Deadline: Netflix has given the greenlight to a live-action TV series based on the worldwide smash hit manga, "One Piece." The 10-episode series will be produced by Tomorrow Studios and the Shueisha, the publisher of "One Piece."
From THR: POW! Entertainment, a company co-founded by the late Marvel Comics icon, Stan Lee, has asked a California federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by Lee's daughter, JC Lee.
THE BATMAN - From YahooFinance: Filming is underway on Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
From Newsarama: The full cast for Matt Reeves' "The Batman" has been confirmed.
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From Newsarama: Jerry Craft's "New Kid" graphic novel has won the prestigious "John Newbery Medal" for the most outstanding contribution to children's literatur in 2020. This is the first time a comic book has won this honor.
From BleedingCool: "The Beat" has separated from publisher, Lion Forge, and is once again an independent new source.
MARVEL TV - From TheWrap: The animated Marvel series, "Howard the Duck" and "Tigra & Dazzler," are not moving forward at Hulu. The decision was apparently Marvel Studios'.
COMICS-TO-TV - From THR: Amazon has picked up the rights to Rick Remender's comic book, "Fear Agent" (Image Comics). Meanwhile, Remender and his production company, Giant Generator, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Actress Rosario Dawson has snagged the lead in HBO Max's pilot for "DMZ," the TV adaptation of Brian Wood's comic book that was published by DC Comics. Oscar-nominee Ava Duvernay is directing the pilot.
From BleedingCool: Comic book artist Dan Fraga will relaunch his 1990s comic book, "Black Flag," by launching a crowdfunding campaign in April 2020. Fraga is generally known for his association with Rob Liefeld.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: J.J. Abrams' "Bad Robot" production company is apparently developing film and TV ideas based on DC Comics' "Justice League Dark."
From CBSNewYork: The Schomburg Center’s 8th annual Black Comic Book Festival is a black comic book festival that celebrates the art of science fiction, fantasy, and storytelling. The event was held Fri., Jan 17th to Sat., Jan 18th, 2020.
MARVEL-HULU - From Newsarama: Marvel reveals voice cast members for its animated series, "M.O.D.O.K." which will stream on Hulu.
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing will publish a new comic book miniseries based on the late TV series, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice" begins in April 2020.
From JerusalemPost: The Israeli team of Guy Lenman and Nimrod Frydman won the 13th Japan International Manga Awards.
DC CINEMA - From CheatSheet: Zoe Kravitz will play Catwoman in Matt Reeves "The Batman," but she also provided Catwoman's voice in 2017's "The LEGO Batman Movie."
SONY MARVEL U - From GamesRadar: Maybe you are intrigued by the recent teaser trailers for Sony's summer release," Morbius," based on the Marvel Comics character. This articles tells you who Morbius is, what his powers are, and looks at his comic book history.
COMICS TO STREAMING - From BloodyDisgusting: Netflix has released a behind-the-scenes video featurette for its upcoming series, "Locke & Key," which is based on the long-running IDW Publishing comic book by writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez.
From BleedingCool: For what its worth, the site "Cash Lady" says that "Black Panther" is the most popular superhero in the United States.
From BleedingCool: The 100 most ordered comics ("Doomsday Clock #12) and grapic novels ("House of X'/"Powers of X" hardcover collection) of December 2019.
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics' upcoming series, "Children of the Atom," introduces a new class of teen mutants.
COMICS TO TV - From Deadline: "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," the second spin-off of "The Walking Dead," is scheduled to debut April 12, 2020.
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics will republish its classic and seminal graphic novel, "God Loves, Man Kills" ("Marvel Graphic Novel #5), as a two-issue miniseries, beginning April 2020. The original storytellers, writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson, will create a new story for the miniseries, which will act as a modern day framing device.
From Newsarama: Former "Saturday Night Live" performer, Taran Killam, will writer the three-issue comic book miniseries, "Empyre: Spider-Man."
FILM TO COMICS - From THR: Dark Horse Comics will adapt the late Dan O'Bannon's original screenplay for the film, "Alien" (1979) as a five-issue comic book miniseries. They will use O'Bannon's original work, not the screenplay heavily rewritten by producers Walter Hill and David Giler.
COMICS TO TV - From Newsarama: TNT has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming TV series, "Snowpiercer," which is based on the French comic, "The Escape," which was also adapted into an acclaimed 2013 from director Bong Joon-Ho. "Snowpiercer" is scheduled to premiere May 31, 2020.
DC TV - From USAToday: Daniel Lindelof has made it official that he will not work on a second seaxon of his critically acclaimed HBO series, "Watchmen." And HBO seems unlikely to do a second season with him.
From Newsarama: Image Comics publisher, Eric Stephenson, says that there are too many comic books being published for comic book stores to handle...
From 2000AD: Rebellion Publishing has launched a line that will reprint important and popular Judge Dredd comics. "Essential Judge Dredd" will launch September 2020.
MEMORIAM - From 2000AD: Longtime British comic book letterer, Ellie deVille, died at the age of 72, Tuesday, December 24, 2019. She was working up to the time of her death and was one of the longest serving and most prolific letterers for the venerable British comics magazine, "2000 AD."
From CBR: 2015's "Star Wars #1" was the top selling comic book of the last decade.
TRAILER - From Newsarama: There is a new international trailer for Columbia Pictures' "Bloodshot," which based on the Valiant Comics' character. The film is due March 13, 2020.
From TVO: Canadian indie comics publisher, Koyama Press, is closing, so what will that mean to Canadian indie comics artists?
From FastCompany: Manga artist are among the artists that produced poster art for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
From BleedingCool: Leah Williams and David Baldeon will revive "X-Factor" for the second wave of "Dawn of X" comic books.
TRAILER - From YouTube: Here is the first trailer for Sony's "Morbius," which is based on the Marvel Comics character. The film is due July 31, 2020.
DC CINEMA - From THR: Wildstorm's acclaimed comic book, "Ex Machina," is headed to the big screen, but reportedly under a new title, "The Great Machine."
DC CINEMA - From Variety: "Joker" becomes the second film based on a comic book to earned a best picture Oscar nomination. That it was of 11 nominations for the film, which include best director (Todd Phillips) and best actor (Joaquin Phoenix). Last year, Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" earned the first best picture Oscar nomination for a comic book film.
From BleedingCool: Popular artist David Finch may be preppring an original graphic novel that will be published by Image Comics.
DC CINEMA - From EsquireUK: The run time on "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" will be 108 minutes, making it the shortest "Worlds of DC" film to date.
From Newsarama: DC Comics Publisher, Dan DiDio, said that the company will not solicit any new "DC Black Label" titles until they are sure that the material will come out as scheduled.
MANGA TO STREAMING - From Summary: An animated version of the manga, "Beastars," is apparently headed to Netflix this year.
From BRProud: In Livingston Parish, a rural Louisiana parish (county), the Denham Springs-Walker branch of the Livingston Parish Library system is having its own "comic-con" on Sat., Feb. 15th, 2020.
G.I. JOE - From Newsarama: The upcoming film, "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," is a reboot of the "G.I. Joe" film franchise and not a prequel to the previous two films.
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: FX's "Y: The Last Man" TV series has gotten a reboot with new showrunners. The show has not, however, gone into production.
From THR: Marvel Comics had seven of the top ten comic book releases in the American comic book Direct Market in 2019. DC Comics had five of the top ten collected edition and graphic novel releases.
From Newsarama: The nominations for the 2020 / 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards have been announced. One of the categories is "Outstanding Comic Book." The winners will be announced March 19, 2020.
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Director Andy Muschietti says that his movie based on DC Comics' character, "Flash," will be based on the comic book miniseries, "Flashpoint." but not the way fans might expect.
From THR: BOOM! Studios will publish Ryan North and Albert Monteys' comic book adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. The first issue is due September 2020.
From ComicBook: The creators of the infamous "Death Note manga, "Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, are working on a one-shot chapter to the series. The 87-page story will appear in the Feb. 4th issues of "SQ Jump" in Japan.
From BleedingCool: The first looks at DC Comics upcoming "5G" event and the new timeline will appear in the first three months of 2020.
DC TV - From EW: Actor Dennis Haysbert will provide the voice of "God" in the fifth and final season of "Lucifer," which moved from Fox to streaming on Netflix. Author and comic book writer, Neil Gaiman, provided the voice of God in Season 3 of "Lucifer."
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Todd Phillip's "Joker" won two awards at the 77th Golden Globes. One was for "actor in motion picture-drama" (Joaquin Phoenix) and the other was for "score-motion picture" (Hildur Guðnadóttir).
FOX X-MEN UNIVERSE - From YouTube: A new "official" trailer for "The New Mutants" has arrived. The film is due April 3, 2020.
DC CINEMA - From CBR: Take a look at the first set photos from director Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Laura Hudson, the former editor-in-chief of "Comics Alliance," has joined the staff of the HBO Max TV adaptation of the comic book series, "DMZ."
From Newsarama: Rob Liefeld says that he will revive his "Prophet" comic book in time for a milestone issue, "Prophet #20."
COMICS TO FILM - From TheStage: Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is producing a film version of the award-winning graphic novel, "Fun Home." Alison's Bechdel's original graphic novel has already been turned into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.
DC CINEMA - From DigitalSpy: Director Zack Snyder says that his version of the 2016 film, "Justice League," may have more than one "Green Lantern." Will fans ever see Snyder's version of "Justice League," after the public release of Joss Whedon's version of the film.
DC CINEMA - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson confirms that he has started training for his DC Comics film, "Black Adam."
From BleedingCool: Mark Millar says that he has begun writing the third series in his "Jupiter's Legacy" series, "Jupiter's Requiem."
TOY NEWS - From Newsarama: Todd McFarlane unveils the first wave of McFarlane Toys' line of "DC Multiverse" collector figures.
From Newsarama: Ms. Marvel has a new "living costume."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Director Todd Phillips says that he and actor Joaquin Phoenix "haven't really decided" on doing a sequel to their smash hit film, "Joker."
MANGA TO GAMES - From SyFyWire: A prototype has emerged for SEGA Genesis' cancelled game based on the legendary manga, "Akira." The movie was originally scheduled for a 1995 debut.
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JANUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: January 2020 comics solicitations from 26 publishers
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool: Amigo Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for January 2020
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool: Black Box for January 2020
From Newsarama: Black Mask Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: DC Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for January 2020
From Newsarama: HarperCollins for January 2020
From Newsarama: Humanoids for January 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for January 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for January 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Oni Press for January 2020
From Newsarama: Red 5 Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Seven Seas Entertainment for January 2020
From BleedingCool: Source Point Press for January 2020
From Newsarama: Titans Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama: Vertical Comics solicitations for January 2020
From Newsarama: Yen Press for January 2020
FEBRUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: February 2020 comics solicitations for 25 publishers
From Newsarama: 01: First Second for February 2020
From Newsarama: Albatross Funnybook for February 2020
From Newsarama: Action Lab Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama: AfterShock Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for February 2020
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Black Mask Studios for February 2020
From Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for February 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: DC Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for February 2020
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for February 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Lion Forge for February 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Oni Press for February 2020
From Newsarama: Random House for February 2020
From Newsarama: Rebellion for February 2020
From Newsarama: Red 5 Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Titan Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for February 2020
MARCH 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: March 2020 comics solicitations for 23 publishers
From Newsarama: :01 First Second for March 2020
From Newsarama: Action Lab Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama: AfterShock Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for March 2020
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Artists, Writer and Artisans for March 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for March 2020
From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: DC Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Book for March 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for March 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Oni Press for March 2020
From Newsarama: Rebellion for March 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for March 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for March 2020
APRIL 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ablaze Media for April 2020
From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool: Amigo Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for April 2020
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama: DC Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool: Devil's Due for April 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for April 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool: Keenspot for April 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for April 2020
MAY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS
From Newsarama: A full-list of titles available for "Free Comic Book Day 2020" on May 2, 2020.
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