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NEWS:
DC STUDIOS - From
THR:
Warner Bros. Animation and
DC Studios are developing an animated series based on the smash-hit "Batman" comic book series, "
Absolute Batman." Series creators, writer
Scott Snyder and artist
Nick Dragotta, are involved in the development.
From
TheWrap: Currently starring in the film, "Supergirl," "
Krypto the Super-Dog" is about to receive an animated series set outside the adventures of Superman and Supergirl. "Krypto" will be executive produced by
C.H. Greenblatt and is from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, and the series will be aimed at younger viewers. Greenblatt created Cartoon Network's "Chowder" (2007-10) and Nickelodeon's "Harvey Beaks."
From
DCBlog:
Jason Momoa talks bringing swagger as "
Lobo" to the new film, "
Supergirl."
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COMICS TO ANIMATION - From TheWrap: "Conan the Barbarian" is becoming a new animated series from animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios, and Amazon Prime Video.
IMAGE COMICS - From CBR: Prime Video's animated hit, "Invincible" (based on the Robert Kirkman's Image Comics series), just wrapped up its fourth season (May 2026). Season 5 is being prepped for 2027. Now, comes word that Prime Video has apparently renewed the series for a sixth season, presumably for 2028.
DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool: Actress Cassandra Peterson, also known as "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," has a memoir, "Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira." Now, it is being adapted into a new graphic novel from Dynamite. It is the production of Cassandra and her frequent collaborator, writer David Avallone. Mariano Benitez-Chapo is joining this team as the artist to help bring Elvira’s real-life story to comics. "Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira" arrives in hardcover on September 16, 2026, expanding Elvira’s comics legacy.
MARVEL - From YahooEntertaiment: Writer-artist Dan Panosian will take Wolverine into the Miami criminal underworld in an upcoming four-issue miniseries, "Wolverine: Paradise." "Wolverine: Paradise #1" was due October 14, 2026.
ARCHIE - From 9fin: I didn't know that there was some kind of mega-legal drama going on concerning the ownership of Archie Comics, media rights, borrowed money, and debt.
DARK HORSE/MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics is launching "Marvel Black & White." It is a line of oversized, archival editions that will present iconic Marvel Comics stories in black and white. The first book in the line will be "Marvel Black & White: Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X," which will reprint writer-artist Barry Windsor-Smith's iconic Wolverine origin story, "Weapon X," that was published in Marvel Comics #72-#84 in 1991. The new book is due November 2026 and will retail for $60.
COMICS - From Popverse: Rob Liefeld has decided to NOT write his tell-all memoir about his mercurial career in comic books and media. [Sigh]
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The French and Iranian graphic novelist, comics creator, film director, children's book author, Marjane Satrapi, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, June 4, 2026. Satrapi was best known as the author of the autobiographical graphic novel series, "Persepolis." The first volume of Persepolis was published by L'Association in 2000. "Persepolis: The Story of Childhood Vol. 1" was published in 2003 by Pantheon. She was also known for her 2006 graphic novel, "Chicken with Plums." Satrapi co-directed an animated feature film adaptation of "Persepolis" (2007), which earned an Oscar-nomination for "Best Animated Feature." Among her live-action films was also an adaptation of "Chicken with Plums" (2011).
DC STUDIOS - From ThePlaylist: James Gunn has revealed an image of Lex Luthor's "Warsuit" that will appear in the "Superman" (2025) sequel, "Man of Tomorrow" (2027).
COMICS - From ComicsBeat: Mad Cave Studios will release "Denver." It is a dystopian, post-climate change thriller written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; drawn by Pier Brito; and lettered by the late Bill Tortolini (who died of a heart attack in 2021 at the age of 46). The series is set in a future where the capital of Colorado has become one of the few safe cities after most of the planet was devastated by rising oceans. "Denver #1" is set for a August 26, 2026 release.
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MAY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
JUNE 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From
BleedingCool: Hoffman International and Warrant Publishing for June 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2026
JULY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From
BleedingCool: DC Comics "Absolute Batman #22" for July 2026
From
BleedingCool: Image Comics Todd McFarlane titles for July 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for July 2026
AUGUST 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for August 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for August 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Queen in Black" titles for August 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "What If" titles for August 2026
SEPTEMBER 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From
BleedingCool: DC Comics "Wonder Woman Wonder War" titles for September 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Avengers Armageddon" titles for September 2026
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BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Doctor Strange" related titles for September 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for September 2026
From
BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for September 2026
OCTOBER 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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