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Sunday, July 5, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: ONE-PUNCH MAN Volume 15
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
STORY: ONE
ART: Yusuke Murata
TRANSLATION: John Werry
LETTERS: James Gaubatz
EDITORS: Jennifer LeBlanc; John Bae
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0223-7; paperback (January 2019); Rated “T” for “Teen”
216pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK
One-Punch Man is a Japanese superhero franchise that began as a webcomic created by the writer-artist ONE. Later, ONE joined artist Yusuke Murata to create a digital manga remake of One-Punch Man that began publication on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website in 2012. VIZ Media has been publishing an English-language edition of the digital manga as a paperback graphic novel series under its “Shonen Jump” imprint beginning in 2015.
One-Punch Man focuses on Saitama, who wants to be a hero. He begins his superhero training when he is 22-years-old, and he becomes one when he is 25. He really does not look like a superhero, with his lifeless facial expression, bald head, and unimpressive physique. But he beats the snot out of super-villains with one punch, and he even has his own disciple, the young cyborg, Genos (who really needs no training).
One-Punch Man, Vol. 15 (Chapters 76 to 80; entitled “Pulling the Strings”) finds Saitama in a funk. Despite just finishing a martial arts tournament and then, obliterating the supposedly unbeatable monster, “Goketsu,” Saitama feels empty inside. He believes that he is simply too strong, so can the hero known as “King” help lift Saitama's spirits... by whuppin' his ass at video games?!
Meanwhile, the Monster Association makes its boldest move against the Hero Association to date. They have not only kidnapped Waganma, the son of Narinki, an esteemed supporter of the Hero Association, but a monster has also infiltrated Hero Association with a message. Is it a message about an armistice or a message of death... or both?
[This volume includes the bonus manga stories, “Threat Level” and “Sighting,” and also bonus illustrations.]
THE LOWDOWN: The One-Punch Man manga is, like the shonen manga, My Hero Academia, a Japanese take on the American superhero comic book. As much as I like My Hero Academia, I am crazy in love with One-Punch Man.
One-Punch Man Graphic Novel Volume 15 is a sheer joy to read, as was Vol. 14. I must admit to being onboard with ONE and Yusuke Murata's take on Saitama's boredom. If the One-Punch Man is really unbeatable because of his mega one-punch, bring on the bad guys or, in this case, the Monster Association. Other than that, Vol. 15 is filled with one of this series' signature elements, and that is inventive and imaginative characters. And, as usual, I can't wait for the next volume.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of shonen battle manga and of superhero comic books will love the “Shonen Jump” title, One-Punch Man.
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9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Friday, July 3, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: MY HERO ACADEMIA Volume 19
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
MANGAKA: Kohei Horikoshi
TRANSLATION/ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Caleb Cook
LETTERS: John Hunt
EDITORS: Mike Montesa; Jon Bae
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0460-6; paperback (June 2019); Rated “T” for “Teen”
192pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 U.K.
My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since July 2014. VIZ Media has been publishing an English-language edition of My Hero Academia as a series of graphic novels since 2015 under its “Shonen Jump” imprint.
In My Hero Academia, there comes a day when people start manifesting superpowers called “Quirks.” Some use their powers to commit crime, which creates the need for heroes. If someone wants to be a superhero, he or she enrolls in the Hero Academy. What would a person do, however, if he were one of the 20 percent born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya has no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes. Then, Midoriya meets the greatest hero of them all, All Might, who gives him a chance to change his destiny…
As My Hero Academia, Vol. 19 (Chapters 168 to 177; entitled “School Festival”) opens, Midoriya wonders what is up with his classmate, Yuga Aoyama. He is acting suspiciously; one might even call it creepy. Then, it's school festival time, and Class 1-A struggles with what to present to the rest of the school, and what they choose will be surprising. However, in the aftermath of the recent battles, if just one more terrible thing occurs, Class 1-A's presentation won't matter because the festival will immediately by canceled!
Meanwhile, Midoriya continues to practice with All Might. At the same time, the failed villain, “Gentle Criminal,” and his partner, “La Brava,” plot something that will put them in the big time.
THE LOWDOWN: The My Hero Academia manga is Japan's answer to superhero comic books. Indeed, it is quite similar to American comics in the way that it depicts superheroes and super-powers (called “Quirks” here, of course).
My Hero Academia Graphic Novel Volume 19 finds creator Kohei Horikoshi focusing on each student's personality and goals, and perhaps, on this early leg of the journey that is life. Midoriya continues to learn about his powers as All-Might encourages him to explore more on his own. The villains in this volume are wacky, but interesting, so Vol. 19 feels like the volume that prepares readers for the next big fight.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of superhero comics and of shonen battle manga will want to enroll at the “Shonen Jump” school, My Hero Academia.
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8 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Thursday, July 2, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: ECLAIR BLANCHE
YEN PRESS
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Various
ART: Various
TRANSLATION: Eleanor Summers
LETTERS: Alexis Eckerman
MISC. ART: U35; Yutaka Hiiragi; Non
COVER: Fly
ISBN: 978-1-9753-5909-6; paperback (May 2020); Rated “M” for “Mature”
276pp, B&W, $13.00 U.S., $17.00 CAN
Éclair (stylized as “éclair”) is a series of girls' love or “yuri” (lesbian) manga produced by Japanese publisher, ASCII Media Works (a brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing). Yen Press published an English-language edition of the first Éclair collection in June 2018. The publisher will also release three more Éclair collections in 2020, including the recently published Éclair Blanche (stylized as éclair blanche).
Éclair Blanche: A Girls' Love Anthology that Resonates in Your Heart contains 15 girls' love short stories and vignettes. The girls' love anthology, Éclair, returns with new stories from popular girl's love authors. This new volume features works from favorite girls' love mangaka such as Canno (“The Unemployed Woman and the High School Girl”), Mushu (“Happy Yellow Chick”), and Fly (“Flowers in a Storm”), who also provides the cover art. This new addition to the Éclair lineup will sweep lovers of girls' love off their feet!
[This volumes contains an authors' “Postscript.”]
The Éclair Blanche manga is one of the few girls' love manga that I have read. I am pretty sure that Éclair Blanche is the first girls' love anthology that I have read, because I certainly didn't read the original collection, Éclair. [On the other hand, I have read quite a few boys' love anthologies over the last two decades.]
The Éclair Blanche: A Girls' Love Anthology that Resonates in Your Heart Graphic Novel has some powerful stories and some poor stories. Many of the stories here are more like vignettes than they are like a full-fledged manga short stories. Fly's “Flowers in a Storm” is a strong open with its tale of Eri, a high school student who is about to lose the young woman she loves to a faraway college. The volume ends with a misfire, Auri Hirao's magical girl offering, “Secret Sharing.”
“Something Only I Know” by Kagegichi Tadano offers the volume's only love triangle, and the story proves to be a bit edgy. “The Unemployed Woman and the High School Girl” by Canno is the tale of 28-year-old Mao, who wants to be a kept woman, and Hazumi, the 16-year-old rich girl who wants to use her money to take care of Mao. Some readers will no doubt be put off not so much by the age difference between these characters, but by the fact that Hazumi cannot legally consent to have a sexual relationship with the adult Mao, at least in many states in the U.S. I think that Canno gets around the legalities by having the characters tell each other that they are willing to wait one another out.
I won't call Éclair Blanche a great collection, but it contains enough quality girls' love comics to make it worthy of a girls' love fan's attention. There is also some strong illustrators in this volume, with diverse styles and approaches to graphic storytelling. That is another reason to get Éclair Blanche.
7 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Book Review: FULL THROTTLE: Stories
WILLIAM MORROW/HarperCollins – @WmMorrowBks @HarperCollins
[This review originally posted on Patreon.]
AUTHOR: Joe Hill
ISBN: 978-0-06-220067-9; hardback; 6 x 9 (October 1, 2019)
496pp, B&W, $27.99 U.S., $34.99 CAN
Full Throttle: Stories is a 2019 short story collection from author Joe Hill. Originally a hardcover release, Full Throttle: Stories, which is Hill's fourth short story collection, contains 13 short stories of varying lengths.
Hill, whose birth name is Joseph Hillström King, is the son of legendary horror novelist and dark fantasy author, Stephen King, and novelist, nonfiction author, and poet, Tabitha King. Hill is also a novelist and comic book writer (best known for the Locke & Key series from IDW Publishing).
Joe Hill collaborates with Stephen King on two of Full Throttle's stories. Hill will never be the author that his father is, nor does Hill have to be Stephen King, who is one of the greatest short story fantasy authors of all time. Hill only has to be himself, and Hill is quite the inventive, ingenious, and imaginative short story writer himself.
From the tale of a vengeful trucker ("Full Throttle," co- written with Stephen King) to the funky, near-future, have-and-have-not sci-fi (“All I Care About is You”), Joe Hill takes readers on a non-stop, break-neck journey through his own version of “The Twilight Zone.” This is Joe Hill's trip through “Tales from The Darkside” in such edgy fare as the cautionary faerie fable (“Faun”) and the historical parable (“The Devil on the Staircase”). Once you sit your ass inside this crazy ride, you won't have any choice but to go along Full Throttle, dear readers.
After being part of the British pop music recording duo, Eurythmics, for a decade, singer-songwriter Annie Lenox embarked on a solo career, beginning with the 1992 album, Diva. I remember reading a review of her second album, Medusa (1995), in which the author of the review stated that every album should have two “great” songs. I don't remember the name of the author or the place of publication of that review, but the review has had a deep influence on how I regard short story collections.
I insist that every short story collection have at least two stories that I consider great in order for me to consider the collection worth reading. I also need to find two great stories in order for me to honestly recommend the collection to people who read my reviews.
Full Throttle: Stories only has one story that I consider piss poor, the werewolf-ish tale, “Wolverton Station.” It is the kind of misfire that a published author can get published, but a novice author would need a miracle to get a recognized literary journal or fiction publication to publish such a minor tale. “Wolverton Station,” the third story in the collection, is Full Throttle's “unlucky number 13.”
Otherwise, Full Throttle: Stories is one of the few great short story collections that I have read that are not written by someone named Harlan Ellison (1934-2018) or Stephen King. The collection's best story is “Late Returns,” the lovely fable of the complexities and misunderstandings in parent-child relationships. The Hallmark Channel could mine this story for a long series of made-for-TV movies. I think what makes the story so memorable and exceptional is that it deals with the unasked questions, but also with the answered questions we don't realize were answered ages ago.
It was hard to choose a second favorite or second best, but I am going with “You Are Released,” an eve-of-apocalypse tale about Captain Leonard Waters, his crew, and the passengers of the 777 commercial jet airliner, “Delta 236.” It puts readers in a front row seat to nuclear Armageddon, but it also exemplifies the hope, love, and reconciliation that humanity can have if it so chooses.
Joe Hill's two collaborations with Stephen King are heartbreaking, but for different reasons. The first, the title track, “Full Throttle,” is a crime thriller that recalls road-rage-revenge films like Duel (1971, Steven Spielberg) and Joy Ride (2001, John Dahl). The second Hill-King collaboration, “In the Tall Grass,” recalls King's short story, “Children of the Corn” (1977) and that classic tale's dark blend of blighted small town America, Americana, and paganism.
Hill actually tops the Americana of “In the Tall Grass,” with a brilliant spin on American separatism and inherited mental illness in the crazy and crazily brilliant “Mums.” That story summons the is-it-or-isn't-real surrealism of Henry James' “The Turn of the Screw” (1898) and plants it in the black soil located in the dark corners of American culture.
So there is all kind of good stuff in Full Throttle: Stories. It is a must-have for fans of dark fantasy short story collections. I think the stories in this collection also suggest that, while he is in his late 40s, Joe Hill is just hitting his stride as a master of speculative and fantasy prose short fiction.
9.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: EXCALIBUR #1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Tini Howard
ART: Marcus To
COLORS: Erick Arciniega
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
EDITOR: Jordan D. White
EiC: Akria Yoshida a.k.a. “C.B. Cebuski”
COVER: Mahmud Asrar with Matthew Wilson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Kris Anka; Mark Bagley and John Dell with Israel Silva; Tom Muller
44pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2019)
Rated T+
The X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
“The Accolade of Betsy Braddock”
The X-Men are a Marvel Comics superhero team comprised of individuals with unique powers and abilities granted to them because they are “mutants.” Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer-editor Stan Lee, the X-Men debuted in the comic book, The X-Men #1 (cover dated: September 1963).
Since the mid-1980s, there have been numerous X-Men spin-off comic book series. One of them is Excalibur, which featured an off-shoot of the X-Men based in the United Kingdom. The series was created by writer Chris Claremont and writer-artist Alan Davis, and it debuted in Excalibur Special Edition #1 (1987), also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn. The ongoing series, Excalibur, debuted in 1988 and ran for 125 issues, ending in 1998.
Over its six decades of existence, the X-Men comic book franchise has been revived, revamped, relaunched, and re-imagined. The latest remodeling came via a pair of six-issue miniseries, House of X and Powers of X (pronounced “Powers of 10”), which were written by Jonathan Hickman. Afterwards, October 2019 welcomed “Dawn of X,” the launch of six new X-Men titles, although all except one bore titles that had been previously used. The new series are Fallen Angels, Maruaders, New Mutants, X-Force, X-Men, and the subject of this review, a new version of Excalibur.
Excalibur (2019) is written by Tini Howard; drawn by Marcus To; colored by Erick Arciniega; and lettered by Cory Petit. The new series will feature a new Captain Britain, along with team members: Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Rictor... and Apocalypse.
Excalibur #1 (“The Accolade of Betsy Braddock”) opens in “The Otherworld,” specifically “Camelot.” The Otherworld is being rocked by war, and Arthur Pendragon is missing. Arthur's half-sister, the sorceress Morgan Le Fay, has named herself “Queen Regent,” because of Arthur's status and the state of the rest of the royal family. Le Fay is also incensed that a gateway to Krakoa, the living island and mutant nation-state, has polluted her scrying pool.
Meanwhile, Betsy Braddock is leaving her brother, Brian Braddock a.k.a. “Captain Britain,” and Braddock Academy in Maldon, England, for the mutant paradise of Krakoa. However, there, she is about to be reunited with an unpleasant family member who has been revived in “The Hatchery.” Plus, the war in Otherworld is about to force huge changes in Betsy's status quo.
Apparently, Excalibur will focus on the magic angle in the new mutant status quo. I am interested, but not $3.99 or $4.99 cover price-interested. There were a few things caught my notice, but half of this comic book was a chore to read. Honestly, there is nothing about Excalibur #1 that says this series will run longer than twelve issues. Writer Tini Howard offers a script that seems more like a stumbling of scenes clumsily stuck together.
Artist Marcus To offers pretty if not exceptional art, but his storytelling is clear... or at least clearer than Tini Howard's. Erick Arciniega slathers on the colors like a drunk trying to paint all the china in a china shop. Cory Petit's lettering is pretty much a single font that, if read it long enough, could cause the comic book reading equivalent of snow blindness.
Yeah, Excalibur #2 better throw it down for real...
3.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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COMICS TO TV - From RadioTimes: How is the Netflix's "Warrior Nun" TV series different from the "Warrior Nun" comic book series.
SCANDAL - From TheBeat: On the heels of harassment allegations against comic book figures like Jason Latour, Scott Allie, and Cameron Stewart, to name a few, comes new allegations against veteran writer, Scott Lobdell.
COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline: Nickelodeon is rebooting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series again. This time the CG film will be produced by partners Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announces its latest fantasy manga, "Bestia."
LGBTQ - From CBR: The site examines the work of influential gay manga creator, Gengoroh Tagame.
SCANDAL - From TheBeat: Dark Horse Comics and its biggest star, Mike Mignola, release statements about their editorial pal, Scott Allie, who is allegedly a serial abuser.
BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: Who is the secret superstar behind BOOM! Studios' secret comic book project.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Although DC Comics has replaced the print edition of its "Previews" catalog with the digital/PDF, "DC Connect," the publisher will offer a print "checklist poster." Readers can fill in the poster and turn it into their local comic book shop.
BOOKSTORES - From TheBeat: James Killen, the graphic novel buyer at Barnes & Noble for more than 20 years, was among those laid off at the embattled retailer this week
IN MEMORIAM - From CBR: Artist and graphic designer, Milton Glaser, has died at the age of 91, Friday, June 26, 2020 (which was his birthday). Glaser was known for his iconic logo designs, such as DC Comics' "bullet logo" and the "I ♥ NY" logo.
MARVEL-VIDEO GAMES - From CBR: Square Enix has released nearly 8 minutes of footage of gameplay from its upcoming game, "Marvel's Avengers."
COMICS TO FILM - From ComicBookMovies: Actor Ron Perlman who played the character Hellboy in two films directed by Guillermo del Toro said he was offered the "opportunity to participate" in the "Hellboy" reboot, directed by Neil Marshall. Perlman said the only version of Hellboy he is interested in is the one done by del Toro.
IN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The legendary comic book inker, Joe Sinnott, has died at the age of 93, Thursday, June 25, 2020. He inked Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" from 1965 to 1981 and again in the 1980s. He is also known for inking the pencil art of the late, great Jack Kirby.
MANGA-ANIME - From Newsweek: The "Shaman King" manga is getting a rebooted anime. The original anime adaptation ran from 2001 to 2002. The rebooted anime series begins April 2021 in Japan.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Former "Batgirl" writer Mairghread Scott comes forward about exclusion at DC Comics.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Charles Brownstein Resigns as Executive Director of the CBLDF (about damn time!).
DC CINEMA - From TheWrap: Michael Keaton is in talks to reprise his role as "Batman/Bruce Wayne" in the planned "Flash" movie. Keaton's return as Batman would introduce the idea of a multiverse.
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: Diamond Distributors will continue to distribute DC Comics in the United Kingdom until the end of 2020 and in the U.S. through the end of July 2020... reportedly.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Damn, now it's Warren Ellis being accused of abusing young women.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics is ending the "DC Giants Line" that it began two years ago as an exclusive publications for Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States. Now, Wal-marts will sell five different "four-packs" of comics, with each pack focusing on a DC character or team: one Batman pack, one Superman pack, one Wonder Woman pack, one Aquaman pack, and one Justice League pack. Each pack will cost $8.98.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Comic book writer and artist, Cameron Stewart, becomes the latest comics creator whose career hits a snag because of abuse allegations. DC Comics withdrawn an unannounced comics project by Stewart from their schedule.
MILESTONE MEDIA - From CBR: Denys Cowan, co-creator of the popular "Static" comic book (which became the "Static Shock" animated TV series), teases the possible return of Milestone Media. Milestone was the imprint that published "Static," and there have been plans and rumors concerning its return for the last decade at least. The last serious talk of a Milestone revival was in 2017.
IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar: "The Walking Dead" comic book returns with the one-shot comic book, "Neegan Lives!." It will be free and exclusive to comic book shops and there will be no digital or bookstore release.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announces the arrival of the fantasy cookery manga, "Restaurant to Another World."
COMICS TO TV - From BleedingCool: Copernicus Studios has signed a development deal to adapt Jim Zub and Edwin Huang and Chris Stevens "Skullkickers" comic book into an animated series.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics' "X-Men" crossover event, "X of Swords," has gone from being a 15-part story to a 24-part story.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics' Publisher and CCO, Jim Lee, has announced a DC Comics' "virtual comics convention." The "DC FanDome" begins Sat., Aug. 22nd.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Tom King and artist Trevor Von Eeden produced an unpublished "Black Lives Matter" comic book. It was produced for DC Comics and was entitled, "Sources," and "Bleeding Cool" has copies of the script and art.
DC COMICS - From GamesRader: DC Comics is promoting parent company WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max, with custom comics.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Vault Comics and Heavy Metal Entertainment enter a publishing partnership.
MANGA - From SoraNews: There is a program in Japan in which prisoners draw background art, such as buildings, street scenes, and train stations, for manga. And it is for sale to the public, including manga artists who don't want to draw background details.
COMIC SHOPS - From BleedingCool: Five comic book stores announce permanent closure
MAD - From Previews: "Mad Magazine" cartoonist, Al Jaffee, has retired at the age of 99. He is the longest working cartoonist in history. He started working for Timely and Atlas (the forerunners of Marvel Comics) in the early 1940s, and began drawing for Mad in 1955.
MEMORIAM - From Nippon: Japanese manga artist, George Akiyama, died at the age of 77, May 12, 2020. He was best known for his controversial 1970s manga, "Asura" and "Zeni Geba."
MARVEL - From TheBeat: There will be an all-new "Iron Man" comic book series written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by CAFU. Iron Man will sport a redesigned suit of armor designed by Alex Ross.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has movied the release date of "Wonder Woman 1984" from August 14th to October 2nd.
MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The legendary comic book writer and editor, Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil, has died at the age of 81, Thursday, June 11, 2020. As a writer, his best known work is his controversial, acclaimed, and legendary run on DC Comics' "Green Lantern." O'Neil wrote "Green Lantern #63," but the legend began with "Green Lantern #76" that had a cover reading "Green Lantern co-starring Green Arrow." In that issues, O'Neill joined pencil artist Neal Adams and one of comic book's most legendary run's began. As an editor, O'Neil edited Frank Miller's run on Marvel Comics' "Daredevil," and he was the "Batman" group editor from the 1980s and into the 1990s until he retired.
From GamesRader: The comic book world reacts to the passing of Denny O'Neil.
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POLITICS - From KSDK: Mediocre political cartoonist, Tom Stiglich, drew a thoroughly racist, anti-African-American cartoon, and the Washington (Missouri) Missourian newspaper published it. The paper's co-owner and publisher, Bill Miller, Sr., eventually resigned because of he published it.
VALIANT - From BleedingCool: Valiant Entertainment updates its publishing schedule for Summer 2020.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: There is a new John Constantine miniseries being released under DC Comics' "Black Label" imprint. The three-issue "Hellblazer: Rise and Fall" finds the rich and powerful dying.
DC COMICS - From TheBeat: Brian Michael Bendis says that he is approaching the end of his time on the DC Comics titles, "Superman" and "Action Comics."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Former DC Comics publisher, Dan DiDio, talks about the '5G" project.
DC TV - From THR: Actor Hartley Sawyer is the latest actor to be fired from a television series over racist and offensive tweets. Sawyer played Ralph Dibny for the past three seasons on The CW's "The Flash."
BLACK COMICS - From SyFy: 8 Black comics creatives to get to know.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics has rescheduled its releases for Free Comic Book Day 2020, which was originally set for May 2nd. Marvel will now release them on July 15th.
MANGA - From CBR: The manga, "The Promised Neverland," will come to an end with next week's publication of Chapter 181 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (in Japan).
UCS - From BleedingCool: UCS Comic Distributors addresses some POS (point-of-sale) compatibility issues made by comic book retailers.
DC/DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: DC Comics and its new distributors, Lunar and UCS, say they have a plan to replace Diamond UK when it comes to getting DC titles to the United Kingdom and beyond.
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: End of an Era: The comics industry reacts to the DC Diamond split
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: Diamond Comic Distributors responds to DC Comics' announcement that the publisher is splitting from the distributor.
BLACK COMICS - From CBR: 15 Black Creator-Owned Comics That Are Essential Reading
BOOK SHOPS - From TownandCountry: 22 Black-Owned Bookstores to Shop Right Now (and Always)
GAY COMICS - From BleedingCool: Warren Ellis remembers when Marvel went "swimsuit gay."
DC/DIAMOND - From GamesRadar: Comic book retailers unite in shock and anger over DC split with Diamond
IDW - From GamesRadar: IDW Publishing pledges to support the comic book Direct Market on the same day DC Comics makes a monumental announcement.
MARVEL COMICS - From YahooEntertainment: The public knows Christian Cooper as the African-American man who was bird-watching when a white woman called 911 to report him for threatening her (which he had not). But before that, Christian was one of the first openly gay employees at Marvel Comics, working as an editor. He also wrote comic books for Marvel, including "Darkhold" and "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
DC/DIAMOND - From THR: DC Comics has cut ties with Diamond Comics Distributors. Via an email to retailers sent Friday morning, the company told customers that all orders for DC product will be fulfilled by Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors for periodical releases and Penguin Random House for graphic novels and collected editions.
DC/DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: DC provides a Q&A regarding its move to quit Diamond as the exclusive distributors of its product for 25 years.
COVID-19 - From TheBeat: TwoMorrows Publishing, the publisher of many great magazines and books about the history of and the making of comic books, needs help due to COVID-19 related financial fallout.
EISNER AWARDS - From BleedingCool: The nominations for the 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics is planning to release several comic books related to the upcoming Disney+/Marvel Studios series, "WandaVision."
DC TV - From Decider: When The CW returns the TV series, "Batwoman," for Season 2, the identity of Batwoman will be that of a new character, "Ryan Wilder." Leaked info says the network decided not to find a new actress to play the current Batwoman, "Kate Kane," after actress Ruby Rose, who played Kane, left the series.
COMICS - From NBCNews: A Latino comic book, "El Peso Hero," celebrates "essential workers," who are real heroes.
DC TV - From ComicBook: Why HBO's "Watchmen" series is more timely now than ever.
IN MEMORIAM - From TCJ: The brilliant cartoonist, Richard Sala, was found dead in his home back around May 9th. He was apparently 65-years-old at the time of death. A comic book creator and graphic novelist, Sala was known for "The Chuckling Whatsit" and the comic book series, "Evil Eye" (Fantagraphics), which are just two of his wonderful works. The link at the beginning of this paragraph goes into great detail about Sala's life and career. This partial quote describes his work... somewhat: "It’s easy to recognize in his comics the shadowy gothic black humor of Edward Gorey or Charles Addams..."
From TCJ: A brilliant cartoonist, Dan Clowes, speaks on his late friend, the also brilliant cartoonist, Richard Sala.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books has announced that it will publish Barry Windor-Smith's long-awaited graphic novel, "Monsters, in 2021.
MARVEL/DC - From Newsarama: Marvel and DC/Warner Bros. express support for the black community in the wake of the unrest following the police killing of African-American George Floyd in Minnesota.
DC COMICS - From CBR: A look back at the first comic book that both Batman and Superman appeared in. That would be "New York World's Fair #2."
COMIC SHOPS - From BleedingCool: Eight comic book shops have been hit by looting during the protests over the death of #GeorgeFloyd.
DC CINEMA - From GamesRadar: Director David Ayers is saying that some "terryifying" scenes featuring the Joker with "incredible acting" by Jared Leto as the Joker were cut from his box office smash, but much-maligned 2016 film, "Suicide Squad."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Henry Cavill is in talks to play Clark Kent/Superman again for Warner Bros. after having done so for "The Man of Steel" (2013), "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016), and "Justice League" (2017). But it will not be for a sequel to "The Man of Steel."
DC COMICS - From Newsarama: DC Comics is making five of its 100-Page Giant comic books digital-only publications: "Titans Giant #2," "The Flash Giant #5," "Swamp Thing Giant #5," "Teen Titans Go!/DC Super Hero Girls Giant #1," and {Wonder Woman 84 Giant #1."
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JUNE 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for June 2020
From TheBeat: Archie Comics for June 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for June 2020
From ComicsBookCase: DC Comics for June 2020
From Dynamite: Dynamite Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for June 2020
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for June 2020
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave for June 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From Newsarama: Oni Press for June 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Source Point Press for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Yen Press for June 2020 [REVISED]
JULY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Behemoth Comics for July 2020
From ComicsPit: BOOM Studios! for July 2020
From Comicon: DC Comics for July 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for July 2020
From ComicsPit: IDW Publishing for July 2020
From CBR: Image Comics for July/August 2020
From Scout: Scout Comics for July 2020
From AllComics: VIZ Media for July 2020
From BleedingCool: Yen Press for July 2020
AUGUST 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: AWA for August 2020
From CBR: DC Comics for August 2020
From FirstComicsNews: IDW Publishing for August 2020
From Seibertron: IDW Publishing's "Transformers" solicitations for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for August 2020
From CBR: Marvel Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: PS Artbooks for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for August 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for September 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Rebellion for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Red 5 Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for September 2020
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:COMICS TO TV - From RadioTimes: How is the Netflix's "Warrior Nun" TV series different from the "Warrior Nun" comic book series.
SCANDAL - From TheBeat: On the heels of harassment allegations against comic book figures like Jason Latour, Scott Allie, and Cameron Stewart, to name a few, comes new allegations against veteran writer, Scott Lobdell.
COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline: Nickelodeon is rebooting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series again. This time the CG film will be produced by partners Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announces its latest fantasy manga, "Bestia."
LGBTQ - From CBR: The site examines the work of influential gay manga creator, Gengoroh Tagame.
SCANDAL - From TheBeat: Dark Horse Comics and its biggest star, Mike Mignola, release statements about their editorial pal, Scott Allie, who is allegedly a serial abuser.
BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: Who is the secret superstar behind BOOM! Studios' secret comic book project.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Although DC Comics has replaced the print edition of its "Previews" catalog with the digital/PDF, "DC Connect," the publisher will offer a print "checklist poster." Readers can fill in the poster and turn it into their local comic book shop.
BOOKSTORES - From TheBeat: James Killen, the graphic novel buyer at Barnes & Noble for more than 20 years, was among those laid off at the embattled retailer this week
IN MEMORIAM - From CBR: Artist and graphic designer, Milton Glaser, has died at the age of 91, Friday, June 26, 2020 (which was his birthday). Glaser was known for his iconic logo designs, such as DC Comics' "bullet logo" and the "I ♥ NY" logo.
MARVEL-VIDEO GAMES - From CBR: Square Enix has released nearly 8 minutes of footage of gameplay from its upcoming game, "Marvel's Avengers."
COMICS TO FILM - From ComicBookMovies: Actor Ron Perlman who played the character Hellboy in two films directed by Guillermo del Toro said he was offered the "opportunity to participate" in the "Hellboy" reboot, directed by Neil Marshall. Perlman said the only version of Hellboy he is interested in is the one done by del Toro.
IN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The legendary comic book inker, Joe Sinnott, has died at the age of 93, Thursday, June 25, 2020. He inked Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" from 1965 to 1981 and again in the 1980s. He is also known for inking the pencil art of the late, great Jack Kirby.
MANGA-ANIME - From Newsweek: The "Shaman King" manga is getting a rebooted anime. The original anime adaptation ran from 2001 to 2002. The rebooted anime series begins April 2021 in Japan.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Former "Batgirl" writer Mairghread Scott comes forward about exclusion at DC Comics.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Charles Brownstein Resigns as Executive Director of the CBLDF (about damn time!).
DC CINEMA - From TheWrap: Michael Keaton is in talks to reprise his role as "Batman/Bruce Wayne" in the planned "Flash" movie. Keaton's return as Batman would introduce the idea of a multiverse.
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: Diamond Distributors will continue to distribute DC Comics in the United Kingdom until the end of 2020 and in the U.S. through the end of July 2020... reportedly.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Damn, now it's Warren Ellis being accused of abusing young women.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics is ending the "DC Giants Line" that it began two years ago as an exclusive publications for Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States. Now, Wal-marts will sell five different "four-packs" of comics, with each pack focusing on a DC character or team: one Batman pack, one Superman pack, one Wonder Woman pack, one Aquaman pack, and one Justice League pack. Each pack will cost $8.98.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: Comic book writer and artist, Cameron Stewart, becomes the latest comics creator whose career hits a snag because of abuse allegations. DC Comics withdrawn an unannounced comics project by Stewart from their schedule.
MILESTONE MEDIA - From CBR: Denys Cowan, co-creator of the popular "Static" comic book (which became the "Static Shock" animated TV series), teases the possible return of Milestone Media. Milestone was the imprint that published "Static," and there have been plans and rumors concerning its return for the last decade at least. The last serious talk of a Milestone revival was in 2017.
IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar: "The Walking Dead" comic book returns with the one-shot comic book, "Neegan Lives!." It will be free and exclusive to comic book shops and there will be no digital or bookstore release.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announces the arrival of the fantasy cookery manga, "Restaurant to Another World."
COMICS TO TV - From BleedingCool: Copernicus Studios has signed a development deal to adapt Jim Zub and Edwin Huang and Chris Stevens "Skullkickers" comic book into an animated series.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics' "X-Men" crossover event, "X of Swords," has gone from being a 15-part story to a 24-part story.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics' Publisher and CCO, Jim Lee, has announced a DC Comics' "virtual comics convention." The "DC FanDome" begins Sat., Aug. 22nd.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Tom King and artist Trevor Von Eeden produced an unpublished "Black Lives Matter" comic book. It was produced for DC Comics and was entitled, "Sources," and "Bleeding Cool" has copies of the script and art.
DC COMICS - From GamesRader: DC Comics is promoting parent company WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max, with custom comics.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Vault Comics and Heavy Metal Entertainment enter a publishing partnership.
MANGA - From SoraNews: There is a program in Japan in which prisoners draw background art, such as buildings, street scenes, and train stations, for manga. And it is for sale to the public, including manga artists who don't want to draw background details.
COMIC SHOPS - From BleedingCool: Five comic book stores announce permanent closure
MAD - From Previews: "Mad Magazine" cartoonist, Al Jaffee, has retired at the age of 99. He is the longest working cartoonist in history. He started working for Timely and Atlas (the forerunners of Marvel Comics) in the early 1940s, and began drawing for Mad in 1955.
MEMORIAM - From Nippon: Japanese manga artist, George Akiyama, died at the age of 77, May 12, 2020. He was best known for his controversial 1970s manga, "Asura" and "Zeni Geba."
MARVEL - From TheBeat: There will be an all-new "Iron Man" comic book series written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by CAFU. Iron Man will sport a redesigned suit of armor designed by Alex Ross.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has movied the release date of "Wonder Woman 1984" from August 14th to October 2nd.
MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The legendary comic book writer and editor, Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil, has died at the age of 81, Thursday, June 11, 2020. As a writer, his best known work is his controversial, acclaimed, and legendary run on DC Comics' "Green Lantern." O'Neil wrote "Green Lantern #63," but the legend began with "Green Lantern #76" that had a cover reading "Green Lantern co-starring Green Arrow." In that issues, O'Neill joined pencil artist Neal Adams and one of comic book's most legendary run's began. As an editor, O'Neil edited Frank Miller's run on Marvel Comics' "Daredevil," and he was the "Batman" group editor from the 1980s and into the 1990s until he retired.
From GamesRader: The comic book world reacts to the passing of Denny O'Neil.
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POLITICS - From KSDK: Mediocre political cartoonist, Tom Stiglich, drew a thoroughly racist, anti-African-American cartoon, and the Washington (Missouri) Missourian newspaper published it. The paper's co-owner and publisher, Bill Miller, Sr., eventually resigned because of he published it.
VALIANT - From BleedingCool: Valiant Entertainment updates its publishing schedule for Summer 2020.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: There is a new John Constantine miniseries being released under DC Comics' "Black Label" imprint. The three-issue "Hellblazer: Rise and Fall" finds the rich and powerful dying.
DC COMICS - From TheBeat: Brian Michael Bendis says that he is approaching the end of his time on the DC Comics titles, "Superman" and "Action Comics."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Former DC Comics publisher, Dan DiDio, talks about the '5G" project.
DC TV - From THR: Actor Hartley Sawyer is the latest actor to be fired from a television series over racist and offensive tweets. Sawyer played Ralph Dibny for the past three seasons on The CW's "The Flash."
BLACK COMICS - From SyFy: 8 Black comics creatives to get to know.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics has rescheduled its releases for Free Comic Book Day 2020, which was originally set for May 2nd. Marvel will now release them on July 15th.
MANGA - From CBR: The manga, "The Promised Neverland," will come to an end with next week's publication of Chapter 181 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (in Japan).
UCS - From BleedingCool: UCS Comic Distributors addresses some POS (point-of-sale) compatibility issues made by comic book retailers.
DC/DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: DC Comics and its new distributors, Lunar and UCS, say they have a plan to replace Diamond UK when it comes to getting DC titles to the United Kingdom and beyond.
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: End of an Era: The comics industry reacts to the DC Diamond split
DC/DIAMOND - From TheBeat: Diamond Comic Distributors responds to DC Comics' announcement that the publisher is splitting from the distributor.
BLACK COMICS - From CBR: 15 Black Creator-Owned Comics That Are Essential Reading
BOOK SHOPS - From TownandCountry: 22 Black-Owned Bookstores to Shop Right Now (and Always)
GAY COMICS - From BleedingCool: Warren Ellis remembers when Marvel went "swimsuit gay."
DC/DIAMOND - From GamesRadar: Comic book retailers unite in shock and anger over DC split with Diamond
IDW - From GamesRadar: IDW Publishing pledges to support the comic book Direct Market on the same day DC Comics makes a monumental announcement.
MARVEL COMICS - From YahooEntertainment: The public knows Christian Cooper as the African-American man who was bird-watching when a white woman called 911 to report him for threatening her (which he had not). But before that, Christian was one of the first openly gay employees at Marvel Comics, working as an editor. He also wrote comic books for Marvel, including "Darkhold" and "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
DC/DIAMOND - From THR: DC Comics has cut ties with Diamond Comics Distributors. Via an email to retailers sent Friday morning, the company told customers that all orders for DC product will be fulfilled by Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors for periodical releases and Penguin Random House for graphic novels and collected editions.
DC/DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: DC provides a Q&A regarding its move to quit Diamond as the exclusive distributors of its product for 25 years.
COVID-19 - From TheBeat: TwoMorrows Publishing, the publisher of many great magazines and books about the history of and the making of comic books, needs help due to COVID-19 related financial fallout.
EISNER AWARDS - From BleedingCool: The nominations for the 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics is planning to release several comic books related to the upcoming Disney+/Marvel Studios series, "WandaVision."
DC TV - From Decider: When The CW returns the TV series, "Batwoman," for Season 2, the identity of Batwoman will be that of a new character, "Ryan Wilder." Leaked info says the network decided not to find a new actress to play the current Batwoman, "Kate Kane," after actress Ruby Rose, who played Kane, left the series.
COMICS - From NBCNews: A Latino comic book, "El Peso Hero," celebrates "essential workers," who are real heroes.
DC TV - From ComicBook: Why HBO's "Watchmen" series is more timely now than ever.
IN MEMORIAM - From TCJ: The brilliant cartoonist, Richard Sala, was found dead in his home back around May 9th. He was apparently 65-years-old at the time of death. A comic book creator and graphic novelist, Sala was known for "The Chuckling Whatsit" and the comic book series, "Evil Eye" (Fantagraphics), which are just two of his wonderful works. The link at the beginning of this paragraph goes into great detail about Sala's life and career. This partial quote describes his work... somewhat: "It’s easy to recognize in his comics the shadowy gothic black humor of Edward Gorey or Charles Addams..."
From TCJ: A brilliant cartoonist, Dan Clowes, speaks on his late friend, the also brilliant cartoonist, Richard Sala.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books has announced that it will publish Barry Windor-Smith's long-awaited graphic novel, "Monsters, in 2021.
MARVEL/DC - From Newsarama: Marvel and DC/Warner Bros. express support for the black community in the wake of the unrest following the police killing of African-American George Floyd in Minnesota.
DC COMICS - From CBR: A look back at the first comic book that both Batman and Superman appeared in. That would be "New York World's Fair #2."
COMIC SHOPS - From BleedingCool: Eight comic book shops have been hit by looting during the protests over the death of #GeorgeFloyd.
DC CINEMA - From GamesRadar: Director David Ayers is saying that some "terryifying" scenes featuring the Joker with "incredible acting" by Jared Leto as the Joker were cut from his box office smash, but much-maligned 2016 film, "Suicide Squad."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Henry Cavill is in talks to play Clark Kent/Superman again for Warner Bros. after having done so for "The Man of Steel" (2013), "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016), and "Justice League" (2017). But it will not be for a sequel to "The Man of Steel."
DC COMICS - From Newsarama: DC Comics is making five of its 100-Page Giant comic books digital-only publications: "Titans Giant #2," "The Flash Giant #5," "Swamp Thing Giant #5," "Teen Titans Go!/DC Super Hero Girls Giant #1," and {Wonder Woman 84 Giant #1."
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JUNE 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for June 2020
From TheBeat: Archie Comics for June 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for June 2020
From ComicsBookCase: DC Comics for June 2020
From Dynamite: Dynamite Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for June 2020
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for June 2020
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Image Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave for June 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From Newsarama: Oni Press for June 2020
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Source Point Press for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for June 2020
From BleedingCool: Yen Press for June 2020 [REVISED]
JULY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Behemoth Comics for July 2020
From ComicsPit: BOOM Studios! for July 2020
From Comicon: DC Comics for July 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for July 2020
From ComicsPit: IDW Publishing for July 2020
From CBR: Image Comics for July/August 2020
From Scout: Scout Comics for July 2020
From AllComics: VIZ Media for July 2020
From BleedingCool: Yen Press for July 2020
AUGUST 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: AWA for August 2020
From CBR: DC Comics for August 2020
From FirstComicsNews: IDW Publishing for August 2020
From Seibertron: IDW Publishing's "Transformers" solicitations for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for August 2020
From CBR: Marvel Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: PS Artbooks for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for August 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for September 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Rebellion for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Red 5 Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for September 2020
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