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Sunday, February 27, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: February 2022 - Update #87

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

MARVEL - From ScreenRant:  With the "Reckoning War," Marvel basically admits that its event comic book crossovers usually don't matter.

DC COMICS - From ScreenRantHawkgirl's new costume might make her the Justice League's Wolverine.

MARVEL - From StarWarsMarvel Comics has announced a comic book adaptation of the Disney" series, "The Mandalorian."  The eight issue series will adapt each of the first season's eight episodes.  Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia") will write and Georges Jeanty will draw.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From RadioTimes:  Actor Charlie Cox went to a theater near where he lives to see how people react to his appearance in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" as "Matt Murdock/Daredevil" was not pleasantly surpised.  But he says he will reprise Matt Murdock in a future Marvel Cinematic Universe project.

MANGA - From ABCNews:  Graphic novel imprint, First Second, will publish an English-language edition of Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki's 1983 graphic novel, "Shuna's Journey," on November 1st, 2022.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From WeGotThisCovered:  Visual effects company, Digital Domain, was still working on VFX for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" a month after the film was released to theaters.

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCoolDark Horse will collect writer Roy Thomas and artist Pablo Marcos's Tarzan webcomics in the hardcover, "Tarzan of the Apes Volume 1," in August 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Writer Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad and artist Liam Sharp will launch the new series, "X-O ManoWar: Unconquered," from Valiant Comics in November 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Author Margaret Atwood and author/comics scribe Neil Gaiman are among the contributors to a comic book anthology, "Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album," which will contain 24 stories inspired by the 12 songs from "Little Earthquakes," the 1992 album by Tori Amos.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From WeGotThisCovered:  The site claims to have set photos from the upcoming Disney+ series, "Secret Invasion," starring Samuel L. Jackson.  The photos reveal a "Skrull" character.

DC MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Milestone Universe" is now known as "Earth-M," and it is expanding with "Duo," a new comic book from writer Greg Pak and artist Khoi Pham.

From DCBlog:   In a Q&A, the creative team of Greg Pak, Khoi Pham, and Scott Hanna introduce "Earth-M" title, "Duo."

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EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, novelist, and poet, Tom Veitch, has died at the age of 81.  He was best known for his work on "Animal Man" and "The Nazz" for DC Comics; "The Light and Darkness War" (Marvel); and Dark Horse Comics first "Star Wars" comic book, "Dark Empire" and its sequel, "Dark Empire II."  His brother was comic book creator, Rick Veitch.

DC TV/SANDMAN - From EmpireNeil Gaiman talks about the Netflix adaptation of his legendary comic book series, "The Sandman."

From ScreenRant:  Netflix's Sandman show is dark, traumatic, and feel-good, says Neil Gaiman.

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THE BATMAN - From EW:  Actress Zoe Kravitz's says her first screen test with Robert Pattison for director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" was intense.

From WeGotThisCovered:  Director Matt Reeves says that there are already sequel talks for his upcoming film, "The Batman."
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COMIXOLOGY - From Gizmodo:   Amazon's overhaul of comiXology sucks. Amazon's closer integration of comiXology comes with lost features, bad storefronts, and a truly woeful browser reader. 

From AppleInsider:  Amazon's comixology migration is a disaster - here's what you need to know.

MANGA - From CBR:  42-year-old manga-ka Atsushi Okubo, the creator of such manga as "Soul Eater" and "Fire Force," says that he has just turned in the last chapter of "Fire Force," the final manga of his career.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Writer Chris Claremont's five-issue "Gambit" miniseries will be drawn by Sid Kotian, and the first issue will arrive May 2022.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCoolSkottie Young and Kyle Strahm are launching a new fantasy comic book series, "Twig," in May from Image Comics.

DC TV - From THRHBO Max has ordered a second season of James Gunn's DC Extended Universe TV series, "Peacemaker," starring John Cena in the title role.

GEORGE PEREZ - From ComicsBeat: In March, The Hero Initiative will publish a limited edition trade paperback edition of Kurt Busiek and George Perez's seminal crossover comic book, JLA/Avengers.  The publication, which will be limited to 7,000 copies, will benefit Perez who has Stage 3 pancreatic cancer.

From Newsarama:   This is an interview of George Perez posted Dec. 10th, 2021, posted a few days after he announced his cancer prognosis.

COMICS TO ANIMATION - From THRFox is developing a primetime animated series based on cartoonist Berkeley Breathed's iconic and beloved newspaper comic strip, "Bloom County."

SONY SPIDER U - From WeGotThisCovered:  "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has passed "Avatar" at the all-time domestic box office.

MANGA - From ANN:   Shueisha announced that its MANGA Plus app will allow users to read all the English chapters of its simul-release manga series for free for one year.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics' "Blade Runner 2039" could be the end.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  The upcoming comic book, "Punisher," will supposedly do for "The Punisher" character what the 1980s story line, "Born Again," did for "Daredevil."

MARVEL TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Disney is set to get the rights to the six TV series produced for Netflix by the now-defunct Marvel Television.  However, Disney is being quite about what the new streaming home will be for the "Defenders" universe shows: "Daredevil," "Jessica Jones," "Luke Cage," "The Punisher," "Iron Fist," and "The Defenders."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Warner Bros. releases a social media video clip that contains the first footage from "Aquaman and the Lost City" and clips from "Black Adam," "The Flash," and "The Batman."

SONY SPIDER U - From VarietyKevin Smith says that 2022 Oscar nominations' snub of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in the "Best Picture" category proves why no one watches the ABC television broadcast of the Oscars ceremony.

DC CINEMA - From IGN:  Actor Paul Dano, who plays "The Riddler" in the upcoming film, "The Batman," says that the Riddler sees himself as a vigilante like Batman.

DARK HORSE COMICS - From BleedingCoolGeof Darrow's comic book series, "Shaolin Cowboy," will return in 2022 from Dark Horse Comics.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCoveredDwayne "The Rock" Johnson teases a "Super Bowl LVI" ad that previews 2022's DC Films: "The Batman," "Black Adam," "The Flash," and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  DC Comics' big event after "Death of the Justice League" will be "Dark Crisis."  The seven-issue monthly miniseries will be written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Daniel Sampere and begin June 2022.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Marvel has provided a first look at Jonathan Hickman and Chris Bachalo's story for "Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood #1."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  DC has released preview images from the upcoming "Batman/Catwoman: World's Finest #1," which is due March 15th.

SONY MARVEL U - From THR:  Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is joining Sony's "Spider-Man" spin-off movie, "Kraven the Hunter."

EN MEMORIAM - From 2000AD:  British illustrator and comic book artist, Ian Kennedy, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, February 7, 2022.  He may be best known for his comics work for the Scottish media company, DC Thompson, especially "Hotspur" and the war comic, "Commando," for which he drew of 1600 covers.  Kennedy also helped launch the 1980s "Dan Dare" revival for "Eagle" magazine.

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DC CINEMA/THE BATMAN - From IndieWire:  "The Batman" star Robert Pattinson says that "The Batman" is a "sad movie" and that Bruce Wayne is a "weirdo."

From VarietyRobert Pattinson guarantees comic book movie fans will know Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is unlike any other Batman movie ever made as soon as they see the opening shot.
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SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From TheDirect:  "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One" producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord talk about the possibilities of a crossover with the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe multiverse.

DARK HORSE COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Dark Horse will collect the first eight chapters of the Kickstarter-funded comic, "The Winds of Numa Sera," in June 2022.  The series is from creators and writers Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler, and artists Eduard Petrovich, Filipe Andrade, Eduardo Mello, Alessio Moroni, and Valentina Taddeo, and lettered by Ismail Nihad.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From HuffPostChanning Tatum is apparently too traumatized to watch Marvel movies.  The trauma comes from the fact that Disney cancelled his planned "Gambit" film after it bought 20th Century Fox, which was originally developing the film.

BLACK COMICS - From BloodyDisgusting:  Rap music legend, Snoop Dogg, and television writer-producer and comic book writer, Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia") are united for a horror graphic novel, "Tales from the Crip."  The graphic novel will be published by Barnes' Zombie Love Studios in association with Snoop's Snoopadelic Films and is due Fall 2022.

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Actor Tyler Hoechlin, who plays "Clark Kent/Superman" on The CW's "Superman & Lois," talks about Clark's struggles in Season Two.

SONY MARVEL U - From THR:   Dakota Johnson is in talks to play the title character in "Madame Web," the Sony spinoff centered on the Spider-Man character first introduced in 1980’s "The Amazing Spider-Man No. 210."  Madame Web is a clairvoyant mutant who specializes in predicting the future of Spider-themed superheroes.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  "Deadman Tells The (Spooky) Tales" is a new young reader graphic novel that is also a comic book anthology from DC Comics.  Due Sept. 27th, 2022, it will feature DC Comics character "Deadman" telling spooky tales and ghost stories.

MARVEL - From FanboyPlanet:  The House of Ideas is reviving "Savage Avengers" with a new creative team, writer David Pepose and artist Carlos Magno.  The new series is scheduled to arrive May 4th.

MANGA TO ANIME - From YahooNextShark:  "Uzumaki" creator Junji Ito will voice a character in the anime adaptation of Uzumaki. The series is set to debut October 2022 on Adult Swim's "Toonami" block.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool: Meet Mike Pellerito is the new editor-in-chief of Archie Comics Publications.

MARVEL - From CBR:    From the House of Ideas, the "New Fantastic Four" returns May 25th, 2022.  That would Logan/Wolverine, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Daniel Ketch/Ghost Rider, and Bruce Banner/Hulk, as first seen over 30 years ago in "Fantastic Four #347" by the legends Walt Simonson and Art Adams.

BANNED BOOKS - NBCNews:  Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book editor and writer Brian Augustyn died this past weekend at the age of 67.  Many will remember him as the writer of the 1989 Batman one-shot comic book (or graphic novel), "Gotham by Gaslight."

MARVEL - From Gizmodo:   The X-Men, Avengers, and Eternals come together in the Marvel Comics' event series, "Judgment Day," which also sees the X-Men once again participating in the events of the Marvel Universe.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Actor Robert Pattinson says that his agent was shocked that Pattison would be taking over the role of "Batman" in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

DC TV - From Deadline:   HBO Max's "Titans" Season 4 has added new cast members.  Joseph Morgan as "Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood" and Franka Potente as "May Bennett/Mother Mayhem" have been cast as series regulars. Lisa Ambalavanar as "Jinx" is recurring.

BANNED COMICS - From BBCNews:  Various editions of Art Spiegelman's seminal graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," have topped Amazon sales charts after in the wake of the news that a school board in Tennessee banned the book from school libraries.

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Yen Press announces three manga titles, five light novels, and a "Delicious in Dungeon" guidebook.

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JANUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2022
From Archie:  Archie Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Blacktooth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comix Experience for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  ComixTribe for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2022

FEBRUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Feburary 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2022

MARCH 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Humanoids for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2022
 
APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2022
From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for April 2022

MAY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Upshot for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Hulk Vs Thor: Banner of War" for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" solicitations for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2022

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Monday, January 31, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: January 2022 - Update #96

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actor Grant Gustin of The CW's "The Flash" is finalizing a new contract that will pay him $200,000 per episode and ensure that "The Flash" gets a ninth season.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Tini Howard talks about the new direction of the "Catoman" comic book series that begins with issue #39.

MARVEL - From ComicBook:  "X-Men" cover artist Russell Dauterman shares a look at Jean Grey's new uniform.

BOOKS - From TruthoutMayor Gene McGee of Ridgeland, Mississippi, is withholding $110,000 in funding from the Madison County Library System - the entirety of the first-quarter funds that the city owes to the county’s library program - because he objects to the "homosexual materials" in the library.

DC TV - From BleedingCoolJames Gunn would like there to be a second spin-off of the film, "The Suicide Squad." HBO Max's "Peacemaker" is the first.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From TheDailyBeast:  Marvel Cinematic Universe actress, Evangeline Lilly, "Wasp" in "Ant-Man and the Wasp," attended Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s anti-vaccination rally last week ... and bragged about it.

BANNED COMICS - From NBCNews:  The McMinn County, Tennessee school board voted to remove "Maus," cartoonist Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the district's curriculum after officials objected to eight instances of profanity and an image of a nude woman.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From WeGotThisCovered:  The script for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is online in its entirety.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:   In "Batgirl," Ivory Aquino will play Alysia Yeoh, the first trans character in a live-action DC Comics film.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From EWSam Raimi, who directed Sony Pictures' original "Spider-Man" trilogy said that he found it "refreshing" that three stars from his films, Tobey Maguire, Willem DaFoe, and Alfred Molina, appeared in "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

DC CINEMA - From Esquire:  In an "Esquire" interview, director Matt Reeves says his upcoming film, "The Batman" is influenced by 1970s cinema ("Chinatown", "The French Connection"), 1980s comic books ("Batman: Year One"), and Nirvanna.

DC PREVIEW - From BleedingCool:  Here is a first look at Max Dunbar's art for "Batman Beyond: Neo Year #1."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Today's "Batman/Catwoman Special" offers a new origin for Catwoman.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  "Farmhand #16" will mark the return of Rob Guillory's Image Comics title, "Farmhand," after a two-year absense.  The new issue will arrive April 13th.

IDW - From THRIDW Publishing is losing the license to produce "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" comic books at the end of 2022.

MARVEL - From IGN:  Marvel will once again have two Captain Americas.  Sam Wilson will star in "Captain America: Symbol of Truth," and Steve Rogers will star in "Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty."  Both will spin out of "Captain America #0."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  At 167 minutes long (not including end credits), director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is set to be one of the longest comic book movies ever.

DC COMICS - From EW:  Writer Joshua Williamson takes readers inside DC's plan to kill the Justice League in "Justice League #75."

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool:  "The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind" is a new four-issue mini-series written by Mike Mignola, spinning out of the "Witchfinder" graphic and starting in April.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  The "life" of Wolverine will be told in "chronological order" in the new Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comic digital release, "The Life of Wolverine."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' general manager, Daniel Cherry III, is leaving the company to work for Grammy Award-winning recording artist and producer, Kanye West, for whom he'd previously worked.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Chris Bachalo will have a story in "Moon Knight: Black, White, & Blood #1," the first issue of a new four-issue anthology comic book.

DC COMICS - From THR:  "The Corinthian," the serial killer from "The Sandman" comic book, will get his own ongoing comic book series.  "The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country" with the debut issue due April 12th.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From THR:  Disney+ debuts the first trailer for its Marvel Studios' series, "Moon Knight," which focuses on Marc Spector's multiple personalities.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:  In "The Batman," Bruce Wayne's father, "Thomas Wayne," will be played by "Game of Thones" actor Luke Roberts.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From THR:  This article goes into detail about how to watch the various "Spider-Man" films from home.  It also has details about pre-ordering "Spider-Man: No Way Home" on Blu-ray and DVD.

DC CINEMA - From ScreenRant:   Joss Whedon criticizes the cast of "Justice League" (2017) and their behavior during his reshoots on the film.

RUMORS - From ScreenRantMarvel Studios reportedly Ben Affleck to reprise is role as "Daredevil" for "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness."

DC CINEMA - From People:  Actress Leslie Grace gives a first look at her "Batgirl" costume.  The film is due later this year on HBO Max.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  The lawsuit over the rights to the "Predator" film franchise between Disney and the brothers, Jim and John Thomas, the writers of the original film, has apparently been settled. So Marvel is moving forward with its new Predator comics and reprints.

From BleedingCool:  There will ONLY be 14 variant covers for "Amazing Spider-Man #1," which is due April 6th.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:  The FOC (final order cutoff) for Dynamite's "Pantha #2" has been extended.

EN MEMORIAM - From MarkEvanier:   Pop culture historian and science fiction, fantasy, and mystery author, Ron Goulart, has died at the age of 89, Friday, January 14, 2022.  He was a prolific novelist and also a ghostwriter.  It is apparently common knowledge that he was the ghostwriter of actor Willaim Shatner's "TekWar" novels.  He also wrote a number of non-fiction books about comic books, including "The Great Comic Book Artists" and "Focus on Jack Cole," both published in 1986.

From MarkEvanier:  American cartoonist and comic book artist, Orlando Busino, has died at the age of 95, Tuesday, January 11, 2022.  He was best known for his long-running cartoon series, "Gus," which ran for years in "Boys' Life" magazine.  He also drew for Archie Comics, producing covers, illustrations and stories for the comic book series, "Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats."

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DC COMICS - From IGNGeoff Johns is writing a sequel to his 2011 comic book miniseries, "Flashpoint." "Flashpoint Beyond" is due sometime this year (2022).

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DC TV/PEACEMAKER - From DCUniverse:   DC has a hub for its HBO Max series, "Peacemaker."

From IGN:  Writer-director James Gunn does not want you to miss the intro to his HBO Max comic book-based series, "Peacemaker."

From AVClub:  Writer-director James Gunn looked to AMC's acclaimed TV series, "Better Call Saul," for inspiration when writing his HBO Max comic book-based "Peacemaker."

From THR:   Actors John Cena and Jennifer Holland talk about their "Peacemaker" dance sequence.

From THR:  Actress Jennifer Holland talks about her journey to playing Emilia Harcourt in "The Suicide Squad" and "Peacemaker."

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WEBCOMICS/MARVEL - From Marvel:  Marvel Comics and WEBTOON launch "Eternals: The 500 Year War" the "Marvel Unlimited" app and on WEBTOON.

MARVEL - From Marvel:  Writer Zeb Wells and artist John Romita, Jr. launch "Amazing Spider-Man #1" in April 2022.

RUMORS - From WeGotThisCovered:  Disney+/Marvel Studios "Moon Knight" may be heading back for reshoots...?

DC TV/PEACEMAKER - From WeGotThisCovered:  Writer-director James Gunn says DCEU spinoff TV series, "Peacemaker" (from "The Suicide Squad") is essentially a "massive prank" on DC Universe.

DC CINEMA - From Movieweb:  The MPA (formerly MPAA) has given "The Batman" film a "PG-13" rating. The movie is due in theaters March 4, 2022 and will begin streaming on HBO Max 45 days later.

DC TV - From CBR:  Writer-director Ava DuVernay has the "perfect reason" for wanting to helm a DC Comics television series, in this case "Naomi."

From CBR:  "Naomi" star Camila Moreno breaks down her role in the new CW series, introduces her character, "Lourdes," and teases her "very interesting" journey.

IMAGE COMICS - From THRWilliam Crabtree is the latest artist to sue "The Walking Dead" creator, Robert Kirkman, over profit participation regarding a comic book series being adapted to other media.  This time, it is the "Invincible" animated series, based on the comic book, for Amazon Prime Video.

LUNAR - From BleedingCoolLunar Distribution, the exclusive distributor of DC Comics to the direct market of comic books, is launching its own previews catalogue, "Next Phase."  Debuting in March, "Next Phase" will cover the titles being shipped by its other clients, such as Scout Comics and Ahoy.

DC TV - From Variety:    Emmy and Tony Award-nomiated actress, Danielle Brooks, talks about starring in HBO Max's "Peacemaker."  "I've never seen someone like myself in this world," she told writer-director James Gunn.

DC CINEMA - From IGNMichael Keaton explains why he left the Batman film franchise after the second film, "Batman Return" (1992), and did not return for the third film, "Batman Forever" (1995).

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  A look at "Secret X-Men #1" reveals a new costume.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety:  Actor Andrew Garfield finally talks about "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and also about "Tick, Tick ... Boom!"

From Variety:  Actor Willem Dafoe says that criticism of the "Green Goblin" mask he wore in the original "Spider-Man" (2002), probably led to the redesign for "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

From ScreenRant:  Ten "Spider-Man" comic books that were cancelled too early.

COMICS - From Looper:  How George Perez changed comic books forever.

MARVEL - From HappyMag:  A 9.0 graded of copy of "The Incredible Hulk #1" (1962) has sold for half a million dollars.

MANGA - From MetropolisJapan:  Eight anime and manga to keep an eye on in 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Bernie Mireault's comic book, "The Jam," is back for the first time in a long time.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer Jeff Lemire has signed an exclusive deal with Image Comics, making the publisher the home of his working beginning in 2022 and beyond.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics announces its six "2022 Black History Month variant covers."  All are drawn by Joshua "Sway" Swaby.

From Newsarama:   #xmenvote returns for 2022.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Sony Pictures has moved the release date of its superhero film, "Morbius," again.  The film moves from Jan. 28th to April lst, 2022.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  A guide to Detective Comics' weekly 12-part weekly event, "Shadows of the Bat."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Comic book inker, Joe Prado, announces that he has started his own agency, "Prado's Art & Design Agency."

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  The Golden Age version of "The Vision" returns in "The Marvels #7" (Jan. 5th).

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  A look at all 7 John Cena/"Peacemaker" variant covers from DC Comics in Jan. 2022.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Marvel Comics apparently has big plans for Miracleman, the character best known for the stories by Alan Moore.

From BleedingCool:  Scheduled for Sept. 2022 from Marvel Comics is "Miracleman Omnibus."  It will reprint "Warrior Magazine" (1982) 1-18, 20-21; "Miracleman" (1985) 1, 3, 6-16; "Marvelman Special" (1984) 1; "A1" (1989) 1; "All-New Miracleman Annual (2014) 1."  That is supposedly the entirety of Alan Moore's run with the character.

PREVIEWS:

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and two covers from "Star Wars #20," which is due from Marvel, Wed., Jan 12th.

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and three covers from "Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #20," which is due from Marvel, Wed., Jan. 12th.

From DCBlog:  Here are 8 pages from "Batgirls #2," which due due from DC Comics, Tues., Jan. 11th.

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and one cover from "Batman &Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10," which is due from DC Comics, Tues., Jan. 11th.

From BleedingCool:  Four covers and five pages previewed from "Elektra: Black, White & Blood #1," which is due from Marvel on Wed., Jan. 5th.

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JANUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2022
From Archie:  Archie Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Blacktooth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comix Experience for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  ComixTribe for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2022

FEBRUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Feburary 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2022

MARCH 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Humanoids for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2022
 
APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022
From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022

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