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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 27, 2023

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 6, 2023

MARVEL COMICS

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I Reads You Juniors: September 2023 - Update #56

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Here is a three-page first look at the one-shot, "Ultimate Universe #1," by Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, which will set up the Marvel's new "Ultimate" line which will begin in 2024.

IDW - From CBR:  Writer-artist Sophie Campbell, who worked on over 50 issues of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," talks about her journey to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150."

COMIC STRIPS - From ICv2:  Mad Cave Studios will publish a new comic book series based on the classic newspaper comics strip, "Dick Tracy."

DYNAMITE - From ICv2:  The site has a five-page preview of Dynamite Entertainment's "Alice Cooper #1" comic book. There is also a preview of four of issue one's covers.

DC TV - From YouTube:  Max (formerly HBO Max) has released a trailer for the final episodes of "Doom Patrol" (Season 4).

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  David Goyer takes fans behind the scenes during the creation of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy.  Goyer wanted Jake Gyllenhaal to play Batman/Bruce Wayne.  The head of Warner Bros. wanted Leonardo DiCaprio has "The Riddler."

IMAGE COMICS - From BleeingCool:  Rick Remender has signed a three-year exclusive contract with Image Comics.  In doing so, he says that he turned down very lucrative offers to writer "Batman" for DC Comics and "X-Men" for Marvel.

EN MEMORIAM - From CBR:  The cartoonist and comic book creator Joe Matt has died at the age of 60, Monday, September 18, 2023.  Matt was best known for his autobiographical comic book series, "Peepshow," of which Matt produced 14 issues from 1992 to 2007.  The frank series dealt with his relationship and breakup with his girlfriend, Trish," his arguments with other cartoonists, and his self-proclaimed addiction to pornography.  He was a production assistant and colorist on Matt Wagner's "Mage: The Hero Discovered."  Joe Matt also colored other comics for Wagner, a longtime friend of his, including "Grendel," and "Batman/Grendel."

BATMAN - From DCBlog:  It's Batman Day - 2023 edition - September 16th.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Bill Willingham has put his long-running DC Comics/Vertigo series, "Fables," into the public domain... Developing story.

ONE PIECE - From Deadline:  The producers of Netflix's hit, live-action adaptation of the "One Piece" manga talk about winning over manga fans and about their six-year plan for the series.

From Variety:  Netflix has renewed its live-action "One Piece" adaptation for a second season.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  The first official trailer for "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" has arrived.

From EW:  "Entertainment Weekly" has an exclusive article on "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," which includes an interview with director James Wan.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Apparently legendary writer Alan Moore does not accept royalty checks for Warner Bros. Discovery/DC Comics. So he asked them to give his royalties to Black Lives Matter!

EN MEMORIAM - From Deadline:  The playwright, Nathan Louis Jackson, has died at the age of 44.  He was a writer-producer on Netflix/Marvel Television's "Luke Cage" series.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Chris Claremont is writing a five-issue miniseries that will act as a sequel to the events depicted in "Uncanny X-Men #268," which was the first issue in which Jim Lee became the regular series artist.  "Wolverine: Madripoor Knights #1" arrives in February 2024 with Edgar Salzar as the series artist.

BOOKS - From THR:  Stephen King's latest novel, "Holly," has top Amazon's bestsellers chart."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Josh Trujillo talks about the end of the "Blue Beetle: Graduation Day" miniseries and the start of the new ongoing "Blue Beetle" series.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Aladdin Books has picked up the English-language publishing rights for the middle-grade graphic novel, "Earth... Every Other Wednesday" from writer Amy Brown and artist Kennedy Tarrell.  Tarrell a "story artist" for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

IMAGE - From GamesRadar:  Writer Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee will end their comic book series, "Fire Power," with issue #30.

ONE PIECE - From GamesRadar:  The "One Piece" season 2 scripts are written, says the CEO of Tomorrow Studios, the production company behind Netflix's live-action "One Piece" and "Cowboy Bebop" series.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  A look at the recent past and future of DC Comics' film in "Where Have All the DC Fans Gone?" by Richard Newby.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  "Action Comics" writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson talks Superman.

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Image/Skybound has released has released a four-page preview of writer-artist Daniel Warren Johnson's "Transformers #1," which goes on sale October 4, 2023.  The preview also includes images of the cover and five variant covers.

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AUGUST 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Aardvard-Vanaheim for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for August 2023

From BleedindCool:  CEX Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics X-Men's "Fall of X" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Fall of X" checklist and solicitations for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics from August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for August 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for September 2023

OCTOBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Fairquare Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers" title for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Massive for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Zenescape Entertainment for October 2023

NOVEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blackbox Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Clover Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Batman" titles for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents LLC for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Avengers" for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Webtoon Unscrolled for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for November 2023

DECEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "G.I. Joe" comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Spider-Man" and "Gang War" titles for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Star Wars" titles for December 2023

JANUARY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2024

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 19, 2023

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 31, 2023

MARVEL COMICS

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#IReadsYou Review: X-MEN GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS Extended Cut #1

X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #1 (OF 2)
MARVEL COMICS

STORY: Christopher Claremont
ART: Brent Eric Anderson
COLORS: Steve Oliff
LETTERS: Tom Orzechowski
EDITOR: Louise Jones (original); Jennifer Grunwald (extended cut)
EiC: Jim Shooter (original); Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski (extended cut)
COVER: Salvador Larroca with Guru-eFX
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Brent Anderson; Rod Reis; Giuseppe Camuncoli and Erick Arciniega
44pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (June 2020)

Rated T+

The X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

The X-Men are a Marvel Comics superhero team and franchise created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Jack Kirby.  In The X-Men #1 (cover dated: September 1963), readers were introduced to a professor who was also team-leader to his students.  Each student had unique powers and abilities because he or she was a “mutant.”

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel #5) was an original graphic novel published in 1982 by Marvel Comics.  It was written by Christopher Claremont and illustrated by Brent Eric Anderson.  Colorist Steve Oliff and letterer Tom Orzechowski completed the graphic novel's creative team.  The story pits the X-Men and their longtime enemy, Magneto, against a fanatical religious leader bent on exterminating “mutantkind.”  The graphic novel went on to become one of the most popular and beloved X-Men stories of all time.  Elements of the God Loves, Man Kills were used in the 2003 X-Men, film, X2: X-Men United.

Back in 2020, Marvel republished X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills as a two-issue miniseries, entitled X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut.  The series divides the story in two parts and brackets it with a new ten-page framing sequence or story produced by the original story's creating team.  The first issue of this “extended cut” opens with five pages of the framing sequence and the second issue ends with the other five pages.

In this new sequence, the member of the X-Men known as Kitty Pryde and her pet dragon, Lockheed, are in southwest Texas.  There, Kitty visits a young woman named Kate who met Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. “Magneto.”  Kitty has decided to tell the young woman the story that is X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut #1 opens in the “Gold Star Cafe,” somewhere in southwest Texas.  There, Kitty Pryde of the X-Men meets Kate, a friend of Magneto, and decides to tell her the story of a time when Kitty was new to the X-Men and was known by the code name, Ariel.

Once upon a time, there was a popular and fanatical religious leader named William Stryker who led a religious organization called the “Stryker Crusade.”  Under the guise of evangelical Christianity, Stryker hatched a plot to destroy all mutants on Earth.  To begin, Stryker targeted Charles Xavier a.k.a. Professor X, the lynch pin to his plot.

To get to Xavier, Stryker will have to go through the X-Men:  Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Kitty Pryde/Ariel.  To fight the X-Men, Stryker had a strike force, a form of armor-wearing men he called the “Purifiers.”

Professor X and his X-Men were unaware of the danger to their lives.  Colossus' younger sister, Illyana, was also living with the team.  After Professor X and two of his X-Men are captured, the X-Men begin to fight back, but they will find themselves needing help from the greatest enemy, Magneto.

THE LOWDOWN:  I read X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills several times in my youth, but prior to reading this reprint series, I don't think that I had read it in decades.  I didn't read the sequel to it that Chris Claremont wrote for his former X-Men comic book series, X-Treme X-Men (2001-04).  Entitled “God Love, Man Kills Part II, it ran from X-Treme X-Men #25 (July 2003) to X-Treme X-Men #30 (October 2003).  The entire story line was collected in the trade paperback, X-Treme X-Men Vol. 5: God Love, Man Kills (October 2003).

It turns out that I had forgotten quite a bit of “God Loves, Man Kills.”  That includes the action-packed final battle against the Purifiers and that final debate with William Stryker at the “Stryker Building.”  I also had forgotten that Claremont has Kitty Pryde use the term “nigger-lover” in anger at Stevie Hunter.  An African-America woman, Stevie was a recurring, non-mutant character, who mostly appeared in The Uncanny X-Men and New Mutants in the early 1980s.  Four decades later, I have to say that I don't like that scene very much and I'm not happy about the use of that term.  I'm not surprised that Marvel did not remove it, but I am sure that it would not be used today in a scene of a similar context.

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills is a pivotal point in the publication history of the X-Men.  I believe that the X-Men began as a group of costume adventurers and superheroes who were defined by the fact that they were mutants and who faced prejudice because of it.  However, the original X-Men comic book series also focused on the action and was essentially an adventure serial.

After the debut of the “new X-Men” in 1974, writer Chris Claremont wrote the X-Men comic book as a serialized soap opera, although the X-Men team of the time traveled around the world having adventures and facing one peril after another.  Under Claremont, the X-Men and mutants, in general, became outcasts because of their mutant status.  No matter what they did as superheroes, being a mutant overshadowed or defined their actions.

Eventually, the X-Men, which was eventually re-titled “Uncanny X-Men,” became a comic book in which the narrative focused on prejudice, bigotry, racism, and hate.  The X-Men's struggles were a metaphor for the struggles of persecuted and hated minority groups fighting to be accepted by the wider society.  What made them different did not make them “less human” was a recurring theme, even as the traveled around the world and off it.

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills was the point of no return.  Never again would the The Uncanny X-Men and its various spin-off series really be about adventure.  Past, present, and future – even future-past – would be about the mutant struggle and what forms the struggle would take.  Eventually, the X-Men would become a franchise that was insular and redundant.  I think that is why over time the Uncanny X-Men went from being a bestselling comic book franchise to being in the shadow of titles like Avengers, Batman, and Justice League, to name a few.

The mutant struggle became repetitive and tired and it began with a really memorable story, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.  The X-Men were once mutants who really wanted to prove that they could be the kind of superheroes who protected both mutants and humans and fought to save a world upon which both shared.  Then, the X-Men became just mutants.

Apparently, individual issues of comic books that are reprints of other individual comic books have been popular with buyers for more than a decade.  That is the only reason to reprint X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut.  The X-Men are not as relevant as they once were, and the original X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills was rendered irrelevant by repetition of its themes long ago.

As for the new framing sequence:  there is a kernel of something relevant in Claremont's scenario.  And Brent Anderson's art reminds us that he is still an important artist in the history of X-Men publications despite his small output in the franchise.  If one of the themes of X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills was and still is “hope,” then, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut, at least for me, suggests that there is hope for the X-Men  It is hope that the franchise can be more than what it is now – a consumer product, an intellectual property (IP), and for some, a fetish.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of the original X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills will want to give X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut a try.

[This comic book includes two interviews, one with Chris Claremont and one with Brent Anderson.]

A-
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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I Reads You Juniors: April 2023 - Update #48

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

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NEWS:

DC STUDIOS - From YouTube:  The Flash - Official Trailer #2. The film is due June 16th.

EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist:  American cartoonist Ted Richards has died at the age of 76, Friday, April 21, 2023.  Richards was best known for his work in Underground Comix.  He was a member of the "Air Pirates" collective, whose "Air Pirates Funnies" comic book got them sued by Walt Disney Productions.  Richards produced such titles as "Dopin' Dan," "E.Z. Wolf," and "The Forty Year Old Hippie." Richards would later move into computer software designing.

IDW - From ComicsBeat:  IDW Media Holdings, Inc., parent of IDW Publishing, has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), although I didn't know they were listed.  39 percent of the staff have been laid off, including the entire PR and marketing department and also publisher Nachie Marsham.

From BleedingCool:  IDW CEO Davidi Jonas says "today we hit reset," as the company undergoes layoffs.

IMAGE - From ScreenRant:  Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" will crash Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's "Killadelphia," beginning with the next story arc that begins in Killadelphia #31.

DC ANIMATION - From Deadline:  Amazon's "Prime Video" Warner Bros. Batman animated series, including Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves' "Batman: Caped Crusader."

EN MEMORIAM - From TCJ:  Author Andrew Farago offers an obituary of comics historian, author, editor and curator, Maurice C. Horn, passed away on December 30, 2022, at the age of 91.  According to Farago, Horn wrote some of the first reference books about comics ever written and he was among the very first people to take comics seriously.  His books include "A History of the Comic Strip" (1968), written with Pierre Couperie, "The World History of Comics" (1976), and "Sex in the Comics" (1985), to name a few.

MILESTONE - From DimesDaggers:  Writer Andrew Farago looks back at the 30th anniversary of Milestone Comics in "How 'Hardware' Made Me WOKE."

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  At CinemaCon 2023, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson introduced footage for Sony Pictures' Marvel Comic film, "Kraven the Hunter."  The footage, which featured some bloody images, was reportedly well-received.  The film, which will debut later this year, will also be rated "R."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Author Rachel Allan talks to "DC Blog" about her new original graphic novel, "Harley Quinn: Ravenous."

DC STUDIOS - From YouTube:  The studio has provided an "in-production teaser" and first-look at the upcoming series, "The Penguin," starring Colin Farrell.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  After his "Gambit" and "X-Treme X-Men" mini-series, Chris Claremont is already working on his next X-Men comic book.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Actress Juno Temple (of Apple's "Ted Lasso" series) has landed the lead in Sony/Marvel's "Venom 3."

IDW - From BleedingCool:  Here is the checklist for IDW Publishing's "Star Trek" crossover event, "Day of Blood," which runs through Star Trek titles from July to Sept. 2023.

MARVEL COMICS - From Marvel:  Writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Todd Nauck will return to X-Men villain Magneto's days as headmaster of The New Mutants in the four-issue miniseries, "Magneto."  The first issue is due Aug. 2nd.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From CBR:  Hot rumor says that Oscar-nominated actor Adam Driver is in final negotiations to play "Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic" in Marvel Studios' planned "Fantastic Four" film.

From Newsarama:  According to "Deadpool" star, Ryan Reynolds, the "Wolverine" that Hugh Jackman will play in "Deadpool 3" is "something completely new."

DC COMICS TO SERIES - From GamesRadar:  Jim Mickle, the showrunner for Netflix's "Sweet Tooth," which is based on Jeff Lemire's comic book series, will have a more ambitious second season.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Here is a look at the new character designs for DC Comics' "Knight Terrors" event, which takes over the publishing line this July and August.

MANGA TO LIVE-ACTION - From CBR:  The site is reporting that Netflix held a private screening of its live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's legendary shonen manga, "One Piece."  The preview apparently flopped with that test audience.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Canadian super-team, Alpha Flight, returns to Canada and into their own comic book series, "Alpha Flight," written by Ed Brisson and artist Scott Godlewski.  The first issue this "Fall of X" X-Men spinoff is due August 16th.

From Newsarama:  Another "Fall of X" spinoff from the "X-Men" is the miniseries, "Children of the Vault."

RETAIL - From TCJ:  Venerable and maybe even legendary comic book and collectibles retailer, Chuck Rozanski of "Mile High Comics," tells his side of the story to "The Comics Journal."

EN MEMORIAM - From Deadline:  "MAD Magazine" cartoonist Al Jaffee has died at the age of 102, Monday, April 10, 2023.  Jaffee was a Mad contributor for 65 years.  His career as a cartoonist, running from 1942 to 2020, holds the "Guinness World Record" for the longest.  Jaffee was high school classmate of future comic book and cartooning legends, Will Elder, Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and John Severin, at the High School for Music & Arts in New York City.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Science fiction and fantasy author, comic book writer, and tarot card expert, Rachel Pollack, has died at the age of 75, Friday, April 7, 2023.  Her novel, "Godmother Night," won the 1997 "World Fantasy Award for Best Novel."  In comic books, she is best known for her 1996-95 run on DC Comics' "Doom Patrol" series (issues #64-#87).  Her "78 Degrees of Wisdom" is reference for Tarot readers.

DC STUDIOS/TRAILERS - From YouTube:  Here is the first trailer for DC Studios' "Blue Beetle" film, which is due in theaters, August 18, 2023.

From DCBlog:  A list of the Easter eggs found in the "Blue Beetle" trailer.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  "Joker: Folie a Deux" has wrapped up filming.  Director Todd Phillips shares new images of its stars, Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.  The film is due Oct. 4th, 2024.

COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:  Sony Pictures Television is developing the Black Mask graphic novel, "Destiny, NY," by Pat Shand and Manuel Preitano, for television.

BOOM STUDIOS - From Variety:  Actress Amy Jo Johnson and her partner, Matt Hotson, will write a "Power Rangers" comic book that will debut next year.  Johnson played "Kimberly Hart," the original "Pink Power Ranger" in the 1993-95 original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV series and in two films.

COMICS TO ANIME - From Variety:  Netflix is producing an anime series version of the "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley.  Multiple cast members from 2010 live-action film, "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" will be voice performers for the anime.

MANGA TO FILM - From GamesRadar:  Fangoria Studios is set to adapt some of manga master, Junji Ito's horror manga short stories into movies, including the vampire tale, "Bloodsucking Darkness."

AMAZON - From THR:  Former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief and Marvel Entertainment CCO, Joe Quesaada, has signed a first-look deal with Amazon.  He will develop established and new comic book properties for film and television.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson talks about her "Poison Ivy" comic book series and about the new miniseries, "Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods."

EN MEMORIAM - From CBR:  The American comic book writer, Steve Skeates, has died at the age of 80, Thursday, March 30, 2023.  Skeates was best known for co-creating the DC Comics characters, "Hawk and Dove" with the late artist, Steve Ditko.  Skeates also produced a noted run on "Aquaman" (1968-71) with artist Jim Aparo.

MARVEL - From CBR:  There will be a new ongoing comic books series starring Marvel Comics' ultimate vampire hunter, "Blade."  The new series is written by Bryan Edward Hill and drawn by Elena Casagrande and is due July 2023.

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MARCH 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents LLC for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for March 2023

APRIL 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Captain America: Cold War event solicitations for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Sins of Sinister" solicitations and checklist for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Publishing for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment LLC for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for April 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for April 2023

MAY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dead Good Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment Inc. for May 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for May 2023

JUNE 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Star Wars" for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Uncivilized Books for June 2023

JULY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Extreme Venomverse" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2023

AUGUST 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics X-Men's "Fall of X" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for August 2023

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