Thursday, January 31, 2019

I Reads You Juniors January 2019 - Update #101

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From Newsarama:  John Byrne will provide variant cover art for Detective Comics #999.

From GeeksWorldWide:  Warner Bros. is developing an animated feature film based on its late animated TV series, "Batman Beyond."

From THR:  Warner Bros. is staking out dates for upcoming its DC Comics films, including for Matt Reeves long-awaited, "The Batman."

From Variety:  Marvel Studios' Black Panther film will return to theaters, via AMC Theaters, from Feb. 1st to 7th, 2019 for free showings (at 250 participating AMC Theaters) to celebrate "Black History Month."

From TheGuardian:  Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" film wins the top award at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

From Newsarama:  Release dates for upcoming Marvel and DC Comics films.

From ComicBook:  "Black Panther" Wins SAG Award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble

From BleedingCool:  For final "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill do "2000 AD."

From Newsarama:  Apparently DC Entertainment was rebranded as simply "DC" this past September 2018.

From Newsarama:  See Brendan Fraser as "Robotman" in DC Universe's streaming series, "Doom Patrol."

From ComicsBeat:  The legendary and wildly popular manga creator, Rumiko Takahashi, has won the "Grand Prix" at the comics art festival, FIBD Angoulême.

From ComicsBeat:  Heidi MacDonald on the DC Comics organization.

From Deadline:  Wednesday, Jan 23rd was a day of layoffs for employees of DC Comics, BuzzFeed, and Verizon, with DC laying off seven, including two SVP and one VP.

From Crunchyroll:  Manga creator, Junji Ito ("Tomie"), is scheduled to appear at "Crunchyroll Expo 2019."

From BleedingCool:  Marvel has a new rating, "Ages 10+".

From BleedingCool:  Is there major management restructuring at DC Comics?

From Newsarama:  Writer Eve Ewing and artist Joey Vazquez will help Marvel Comics launch "Marvel Team-Up" in April 2019.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics offered fewer titles in January 2018 than it did in January 2017.

OSCARS - From Newsarama:  Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" film was nominated for seven Oscars at the 2019 / 91st Academy Awards, including in the "best picture" category.

OSCARS - From ComicBook:  "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was nominated for an Oscar in the "best animated feature" category at the 91st Academy Awards.

From CBR:  CBR's Anthony Gramuglia offers 10 things to know about "Samurai 8," the new manga from Naruto creator, Masashi Kishimoto.

From Newsarama:  The great George Perez has retired from comic book work and private commissions.

From ANN:  The manga "Takane & Hana" will be a live-action series on Japanese television on Fuji TV's on-demand service.

From BlastingNews:  "One Piece" creator, Eiichiro Oda, reveals that the international hit manga is about 80 percent finished.

From ComicBook:  "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" wins the 2019  Producers Guild Award as the top animated film of 2018.

From BleedingCool:  Warren Ellis may be reviving his seminal superhero team, "The Authority," in his current DC Comics' project, "The Wild Storm."

From EW:  Rob Liefeld, creator of Deadpool, will introduce a new "X-Men" character, "Major X," in a new six-issue series for Marvel Comics, entitled "Major X."

From Newsarama:  DC Comics and Target department store chain have made a deal for DC to produce a standalone 100-page anthology, "DC Primal Age," to promote the "DC Primal Age" Funko toy line.

From Newsarama:  Vin Diesel introduces the "Valiant Era" with a photo from his film, "Bloodshot" (from Sony Pictures), based on the Valiant Comics.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics go to war in Upper Deck's "Pack Wars."

From THR:  Top selling comic books of 2018 revealed.

From Previews:  Collen Doran is writing and illustrating a graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's story, "Snow, Glass, Apples."

From THR:  This article mentions in passing that writer-director Christopher McQuarrie has turned down multiple offers from Warner Bros. to direct a DC Comics film.

From Variety:  See the first official trailer to Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: Far From Home."  Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) make appearances.

From Newsarama:  Michael Avon Oeming and Dan Berman's comic book, "Six," is being developed for TV by Amazon.

From Newsarama:  Less than five years after the last reboot, Paramount Pictures is developing another reboot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

From ComicBook:  Rumors abound about who Loki will be in the Disney+ streaming "Loki" series.

From Comicverse:  Seven Seas Entertainment announces it manga and novel releases for Fall 2019.

From BleedingCool:  I did not know that Glenn Fabry has tuberculosis, but he does and it is in remission.

MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Cartoonist, comic book creator and publisher, Batton Lash, has died at the age of 65, Saturday, January 12, 2019.  Lash is best known for his comic book, "Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre."  He also produced a number of cartoon depictions of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama that relied on tired, racist iconography because, he admitted, he was jealous of the praise and adulation that Barack received, and that he (Lash) as a white guy loser did not.

From KJZZ:  The Mexico-based comic book themed restaurant, ComicX, has picked its first U.S. location, and it is Phoenix, Arizona.

From ChicagoSunTimes:  Chicago siblings are joining the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA to produce a digital comic book.

From BleedingCool:  Rumor has it that the proposed "Gambit," "X-Force," and "Multiple Man" films are dead.

From BleedingCool:  New and much talked about U.S. Congresswoman, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, quoted Alan Moore and "Watchmen's" Rorschach.

From Newsarama:  The fourth issue of BOOM! Studios' "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reboot will introduce a "historic slayer."

From Newsarama:  Gerry Conway, the co-creator of Marvel Comics' "The Punisher" says that police officers should not be embracing and appropriating Punisher iconography - especially The Punisher's skull emblem.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  British comic book artist, Ron Smith, died at the age of 94 or 95.  Smith is considered one of the iconic Judge Dredd artists.

From Newsarama:  Noted comic book writer and author, Brad Meltzer, has released a new book, "The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington."

From Deadline:  Grant Morrison's talks about his and Liam Sharp's "Green Lantern" revamp comic book, "The Green Lantern."

From Newsarama:  IDW has borrowed $28 million from its chairman and majority owner, Howard Jonas, to fund its TV and film division, IDW Entertainment.

From Newsarama: DC Comics is joining "comiXology Unlimited," "Kindle Unlimited," and "Amazon Prime."

From Newsarama:  DC Comics is developing the new "Amethyst" comic book series.  Some may remember the 1980s series.

From THR:  "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" wins "Best Animated Feature" at the 2019 Golden Globes.

From GoFundMe:  This is a campaign for a burial fund for late cartoonist, Barbara Shermund.

From Previews:  In late December 2018, CBS News spoke to comic book painter, Alex Ross.

From Newsarama:  Diamond Comics Distributors names its 2018 Diamond Gem Awards nominees.

From Vice:   January 1st, 2019 saw several works published in 1923 to fall into the public domain.

From BlastingNews:  Japan's "Weekly Shonen Jump" says that pirate manga, "One Piece," has reached 950 chapters.

From BleedingCool:  It's Alive to publish its first new comic book series, "Red Range: Pirates of Fireworld," a sequel to the graphic novel, "Red Range" by Joe. R. Lansdale.  Joe's son, Keith, is writing the new comic book.

From Newsarama: Black Panther's Letitia Wright has been nominated for the EE British Academy Film Awards' (BAFTA) EE Rising Star Award.

From TheOuterHaven:  Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the manga, "Naruto," has a new manga, "Samurai 8: Hachimaruden," which will begin this Spring in "Weekly Shonen Jump."  He will write the series with Okuba Akira drawing it.

From ComicBook:  "Attack on Titan" creator, Hajime Isayama, has announced that he was married in 2018, but is keeping the name of his spouse private.

From ANN:  Japanese publishers reveal some print counts for manga and light-novel series.

From BleedingCool:  Rob Liefeld says he has a project at Marvel Comics due this year...

From BleedingCool:  Comic book writers Charles Soule and Scott Snyder are working on a creator-owned comic book together.

From Newsarama:  "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" crossess the $200 million dollar mark in global box office.

From FlickeringMyth:  DC Universe teases 2019 line-up with sizzle reel trailer

From MiamiHerald:  Leonard Pitts, Jr. offers this history of "Comicsgate."

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BEST COMICS OF 2018 Lists:

From EW:  "Entertainment Weekly's" best comics of 2018

From NPR:  Best books of 2018 (with a comic books and graphic novels section)

From PasteMagazine:  The 15 best sci-fi and fantasy comics of 2018

From TheVerge:   The 10 bests comics of 2018
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JANUARY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for Jan. 2019 
From BleedingCool:  Aspen Comics for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for Jan. 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM Studios for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for Jan. 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for Jan. 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Papercutz for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Jan. 2019

FEBRUARY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Full DC Comics catalog
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama:   BOOM! Studios for Feb. 2019
From AdventuresinPoorTaste:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics solicitations for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for Feb. 2019
From BleedingCool:  First Second for Feb. 2019
From Seibertron:  IDW Publishing for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for Feb. 2019

MARCH 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: 01 First Second for March 2019
From Newsarama: Adhouse Books for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Avatar Press for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Avery Hill for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for March 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for March 2019
From BleedingCool:  Cave Pictures Publishing for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Devil's Due/1First Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertaiment for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for March 2019
From BleedingCool:  First Second for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Graphix for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for March 2019
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Impact Theory for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Force for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Oni Press for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Rebellion for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for March 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for March 2019
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for March 2019

APRIL 2019 COMIC SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Aftershock Comics for 2019
From Newsarama:  Amigo Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for April 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2019
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Yen Press for April 2019



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