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YahooMoviesUK: Director James Gunn starts production on "The Suicide Squad" with a message to both Marvel and DC Comics fans.
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DigitalArtsOnline: The late musician Prince was the star of two DC Comics titles. Now, this "lost comic book past" has been animated.
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WausauDailyHerald: Acclaimed comic book creator, Craig Thompson ("Blankets"), talks about his new comic book, "Ginseng Roots."
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Newsarama: The late Stan Lee's daughter, Joan Celia "J.C." Lee, has filed a lawsuit against the company her father cofounded, POW! Entertainemnt.
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Newsarama: The future of live-action at Marvel Television in doubt...
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Variety: At Saturday night's Hollywood premiere (Aug. 28th) of "Joker," Warner Bros will only allow photographers at the red carpet. The interview print and broadcast press has been uninvited.
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BleedingCool: Marvel Comics had to stop the presses in order to remove Mark Waid's Captain America essay from the throughly mediocre "Marvel Comics #1000."
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Newsarama: HBO's "Watchmen" cast-to-characters revealed in Tweet.
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Collider: Sony Pictures is reportedly developing a solo movie featuring Spider-Man character, "Madame Web."
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Newsarama: Seven new comics creators have been inducted in the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. They are Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), and five of Harvey Kurtzman’s core 1950s MAD collaborators: Will Elder, Jack Davis, John Severin, Marie Severin, and Ben Oda (all of whom will be posthumously inducted).
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WABCRadio: From the first paragraph of the article "The FBI has issued a warning regarding the potential for violence at theaters showing the upcoming movie “Joker,’ coming years after a mass shooting during a “Batman” movie in Colorado in 2012. According to multiple sources, authorities are concerned about the film’s plot inspiring someone to commit a mass shooting."
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Deadline: Due to creative differences, Hulu has decided not to go forward wth its live-action "Ghost Rider." series.
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Newsarama: IDW Publishing has closed Shelley Bond's "Black Crown" imprint.
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Variety: Family members and friends of the victims of a 2012 mass shooting at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo., have penned a letter to Warner Bros. concerning the upcoming film, "Joker" (Oct. 4th). They are expressing concerns because this comic book adaptation has provoked controversy for its violent subject matter.
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Variety: Warner Bros. responds to the letter from friends and family of the victims of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado mass shooting.
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TheNewYorker: Is fandom become as toxic as politics? "The New Yorker" explores in the article, "Superfans: A Love Story."
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Variety: Two-time Oscar nominee Jonah Hill is reportedly in talks for a secret role in Matt Reeves' "The Batman" film.
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THR: Emmy-winning actor Jeffrey Wright is in talks to play "Commissioner Gordon" in Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
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THR: Two-time Oscar-nominee, Dean DeBlois ("How to Train Your Dragon"), will write and direct a reboot of the "Micronauts" toyline, which some fans also know as a long-running Marvel Comics title.
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ICv2: Seven Seas Entertainment announces five new "yuri" (girls' love/lesbian romance) manga titles and SuBLime Manga announces three new "boys' love" titles .
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THR: Writer James Tynion IV and artist Tony S. Daniel are the new creative team on the comic book, "Batman."
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BleedingCool: Today, Sat. Sept. 21st is "Batman Day 2019," DC Comics will announce the name of the new "Batman" writer. Rumors say it will be James Tynion IV.
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BleedingCool: James Tynion isn't saying anything about getting the Batman gig, but he is taking the congratulations.
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WeGotThisCovered: The site is reporting that Robert Pattison will play Batman in Warner Bros.' reboot of its "Justice League" film franchise. Pattison is Batman in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
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BleedingCool: There may be issues between IDW Publishing and its imprint, "Black Crown," run by former DC Comics/Vertigo boss, Shelly Bond.
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Newsarama: DC Comics has informed comic book stores that its long-running "Specialty Retailer Co-Op Advertising Program" will be "discontinued" at the end of 2019.
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Newsarama: Tony S. Daniel will produce his first artwork for Marvel Comics in over 20 years - the covers for "The Amazing Spider-Man #35 and #36."
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TCJ: The author Bill Schelly died Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the age of 67. Schelly was a biographer of noted figures in both Hollywood and American comic books. As a lifelong comic book fan, Schelly was also a chronicler of comics fandom.
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THR: First "Birds of Prey" poster releases.
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Newsarama: Mark Millar is teasing a secret project released from Christmas, which will be a sequel to one of his beloved "Millarworld" comic books series.
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Deadline: Aaron McGruder's beloved comic strip, "The Boondocks," become a wildly popular Cartoon Network animated series, "The Boondocks." Now, McGruder and Sony Pictures Animation is rebooting the series for WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max.
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ComicBook: Kodansha is working on new "Ghost in the Shell" manga. "Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm" is due this week in Japan.
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ANN: Noted manga creator, Inio Asano ("Goodnight Punpun") has published a collection of essays on the subject of manga and himself. "Introduction to a Manga Creator" is available in Japan.
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ComicBook: Citing unspecified sources, the site is reporting that the current Iron Man series, "Tony Stark: Iron Man" is being cancelled.
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THR: Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson have created a short story that has been released in conjuction with the second volume in their graphic novel series, "Lifeformed." "Lifeformed Vol. 2: Hearts and Minds" is out in comic book shops and is due in bookstores soon.
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Kickstarter: The vampire indie comic book, SUCKER, has a Kickstarter crowfunding campagin.
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JoeShusterAwards: Canada's "Joe Shuster Awards" for 2019 have been announced. Chip Zdarsky was named "Outstanding Writers" and Karl Kerschl was named "Outstanding Artist" for his work on "Isola."
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BleedingCool: In June 2020, DC Comics will begin reprinting its 1970s, "Super Friends," comic book, with the first hardcover volume reprinting "Super Friends #1-26."
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BatmanNews: Todd Phillips, director of "Joker," sets the record straight about comics influencing his film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.
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CBR: Gary Larson's classic newspaper comic, "The Far Side," is apparently returning. "The Far Side" website says, "Uncommon, unreal, and (soon-to-be) unfrozen. A new online era of The Far Side is coming!" Readers await more details.
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Newsarama: The late Joe Kubert's family has sold the school for comic book artists, "The Kubert School," to writer-artist Anthony Marques.
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Variety: Steven S. DeKnight has quite as the showrunner for Netflix's upcoming "Jupiter's Legacy" series based on the Mark Millar-Frank Quitely comic book.
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Ebony: The magazines examines the evolution and the impact of the black superhero.
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ComicBook: Even presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has something to say about X-Men movie casting rumors.
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CBR: The late TV and film actor, Sam Gillman (1915 to 1985), drew art for Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939) and appeared in an episode of the original "Star Trek" ("Spectre of the Gun") in which he played Doc Holliday.
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Syfy: Oni Press' upcoming "The Black Mage" is compared to "Harry Potter."
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CBR: Five great shojo manga that have been published and five that have not.
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Newsarama: It was 28 years ago, Sept 13, 1991 that Rob Liefeld's Levi's "501 jeans" television ad debuted. It was directed by Spike Lee.
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Newsarama: Two months before its first issue debuts, Image Comics' series, "Undiscovered Country," has had its screen rights sold.
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BleedingCool: James Gunn officially announces the cast of his upcoming film, "The Suicide Squad."
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Newsarama: Frank Miller will return to the world of his "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" with a one-shot comic book, "The Golden Child," which will be drawn by Rafael Grampa.
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THR: The "Harbinger" film, based on the Valiant Comics title, is moving from Sony Pictures to Paramount Pictures for development.
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Newsarama: Marvel Comics will be adapting more of Robert E. Howard's characters to comics, including Solomon Kane, a character that previously appeared in Marvel titles.
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BleedingCool: The Wachowskis are bringing "The Matrix" comics back, following a recent announcement of a reboot of the film franchise. "Doc Frankenstein" comics are also being reprinted.
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Collider: Margot Robbie's "Tank Girl" reboot film reportedly has a director, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.
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TVInsider: John Wesley Shipp played Flash/Barry Allen in the 1990-91 CBS TV series, "The Flash." He also appeared on The CW's "The Flash." Now, word is that Shipp will appear in The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event later this year.
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Newsarama: Peter Porker/Spider-Ham will be the star of a five-issue miniseries, "Spider-Ham."
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Variety: Todd Phillips is not interested in a crossover of his film "Joker" with Joaquin Phoenix as Joker and "The Batman" with Robert Pattinson.
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WeGotThisCovered: Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, said "But for an adult to read comics is to admit that ‘I’m a moron, I read comics.'"
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Newsarama: "Tank Girl" co-creator, writer Alan Martin, says that he has heard that actress Margot Robbie has optioned the rights to make a "Tank Girl" from MGM.
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BleedingCool: See cover art and interior from the sure-to-be delectable David Bowie graphic novel memoir, "Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams" by Steve Horton, Michael Allred and Laura Allred.
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CNN: The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has been chasing after a Spanish edition of Marvel's trade paperback, "Avengers: The Children's Crusade," because of the depiction of a "gay kiss" between two male characters. That made the comic book sell out at Rio's biennial box fair.
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ComicBook: Marvel and Japanese publisher Shueisha are uniting to create six new manga series based on Marvel Comics characters. The manga will appear in Shonen Jump in Japan.
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BleedingCool: Writer Nunzio DeFilippis says that he and his wife, writer Christina Weir, have been notified by Marvel that they will get a "character payment" for the film, "X-Men: Dark Phoenix." Apparently, a minor character they created, Match, appeared in the film.
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BleedingCool: Apparently, "Doctor Strange: Surgeon Supreme" is coming soon.
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Variety: WarnerMedia's Crunchyroll, an anime streaming service, is now majority owner of VIZ Media Europe.
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BleedingCool: Terrific Productions LLC announces "Youngblood Unchained." No release date or creative team announced.
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Newsarama: Marvel Entertainment announces its plans for 2019 New York Comic-Con (Thurs., Oct. 3rd to Sun., Oct 6th, 2019).
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Newsarama: There is a "leaked" teaser for Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)."
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Newsarama: Marvel Entertainment and Scholastic have signed a multi-year deal to produce prose novels based on Marvel characters. The first two publications will be middle-grade books feature Black Panther's "Shuri" and the Avengers.
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ComicBook: Todd McFarlane has announced that he is developing two animated series based on his long-running comic book series, "Spawn." One will be adult-oriented and the other will be aimed at kids.
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TheBeat: Dark Horse Comics has cut ties with writer Brian Wood in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.
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TheWrap: Sunday, Oct. 20th is the debut date for HBO's "Watchmen" adaptation.
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BleedingCool: Hot gossip says that there will be a "black Batman," or black man will assume the identity of Batman. But he won't be a new African-American version of Bruce Wayne.
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MentalFloss - The reason adults were never seen in the "Peanuts" comic strip is that creator Charles Schulz believed they were not needed.
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LATimes: Comic book movies may never be the same after "Joker."
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DigitalArtsOnline: This interview of book and graphic designer, Chip Kidd, talks about his association with Batman and about a Society of Illustrators exhibit for items from Kidd's private collection.
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Vulture: Adult Swim/Toonami is apparently working on a four-part adaptation of Junji Ito's classic horror manga, "Uzumaki."
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Newsarama: Artist June Brigman talks about her return to "Power Pack," the comic book she co-created in the 1980s.
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Variety: Todd Phillips' "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, got an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
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DigitalSpy: Todd Phillips, director of "Joker," said that comic book are like Shakespeare because of their continual re-imaginings, as the works of Shakespeare have continually been reworked and re-imagined. Phillips' "Joker" is a re-imagining of the origin of the ultimate Batman villain, The Joker.
SEPTEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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Newsarama: September 2019 comics solicitations for 24 publishers on one page
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Newsarama: AfterShock Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: Antarctic Press for September 2019
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Newsarama: DC Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: Drawn & Quarterly for September 2019
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Newsarama: IDW Publishing for September 2019
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Newsarama: Insight for September 2019
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Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for September 2019
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Newsarama: Scout Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: Titan Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: Vault Comics for September 2019
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Newsarama: VIZ Media for September 2019
OCTOBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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Newsarama: AC Comics for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Albatross Funnybooks for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for October 2019
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Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for October 2019
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Newsarama: DC Comics for October 2019
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Newsarama: Hero Tomorrow for October 2019
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Newsarama: IDW Publishing for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Image Comics for October 2019
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BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for October 2019
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Newsarama: Lion Forge for October 2019
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Newsarama: A Wave Blue World for October 2019
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Newsarama: Yen Press for October 2019
HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2019:
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Newsarama: 28 comic book titles for the industry's fall event taking place Saturday, October 26, 2019 at participating comic shops worldwide.
DC's HILL HOUSE COMICS Debut Solicitations:
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Newsarama: These are the solicitations for DC Comics' "Hill House Comics" group overseen by Joe Hill. The line is scheduled to kick off October 30, 2019 with "Basketful of Heads #1."
NOVEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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BleedingCool: Ablaze for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Action Lab for Novmeber 2019
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BleedingCool: Aftershock Comics for November 2019
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Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for November 2019
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Newsarama: BOOM Studios for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Image Comics for November 2019
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Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Oni Press for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Source Point Press for November 2019
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BleedingCool: Titan Comics for November 2019
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Newsarama: Vault Comics for November 2019
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Newsarama: VIZ Media for November 2019
NOVEMBER 2019 "ADVANCED" COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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Newsarama: DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 (for acetate covers)
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Newsarama: "Dawn of X" for November 2019
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BleedingCool: DC Comics for 2019 with some guessing on the site's part
DECEMBER 2019 COMIC SOLICITATIONS:
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Newsarama: Antarctic Press for December 2019
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BleedingCool: Oni Press for December 2019
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Newsarama: Scout Comics for December 2019
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BleedingCool: Storm King Productions for December 2019
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Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for December 2019
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BleedingCool: VIZ Media for December 2019
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