Tuesday, June 30, 2026

I Reads You Juniors: June 2026 - UPDATE #43

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

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NEWS:

DC STUDIOS - From THRWarner 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 DCBlogJason 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 AvalloneMariano 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 PopverseRob 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 ThePlaylistJames Gunn has revealed an image of Lex Luthor's "Warsuit" that will appear in the "Superman" (2025) sequel, "Man of Tomorrow" (2027).

COMICS - From ComicsBeatMad 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:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2026

JUNE 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Abrams for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due Studios for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  HarperCollins for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazines for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Hoffman International and Warrant Publishing for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Massive Selects for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for June 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2026

JULY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Abrams for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Comics! The Magazine for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Batman #22" for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Superman" for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Todd McFarlane titles for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Iron Age Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Armageddon" for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Massive for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Part-Time Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rae Media for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rekcah for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rocketship for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ruptura Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Scholastic for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  SHP for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Storm King Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Udon Studios for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Warrant and Hoffman for July 2026
From BleedingCool:  Wise Acre Comics for July 2026

AUGUST 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  AMP for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2026
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
From BleedingCool:  Massive for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Publishing for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2026
From BleedingCool:  Z2 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
From 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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