by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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MARVEL - From GamesRadar: The host of the "Phoenix Force" will lead to the new "Heroes Reborn."
AWARDS - From BleedingCool: Some Angouleme Comics Prizes were announced today.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel is relaunching its "Marvel Masterworks" line. The trim size will be 6x9 with a price point of $15.99 U.S. - apparently.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: "Justice League" the "Snyder Cut" will debut on HBO Max on March 18th, 2021.
AWARDS - From BleedingCool: The "32nd GLAAD Awards" nominations are out, and that includes a comic book category.
DC TV - From GamesRadar: Netflix has announced a new group of actors that will portray characters in its series adaptation of DC Comics/Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman."
DARK HORSE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Dark Horse will publish a line of graphic novels collecting the superhero comics of YouNeek Studios. The comics are centered around African stories produced by African creators.
BLACK COMICS - From BleedingCool: Coming Soon: "The Access Guide to the Black Comic Book Community."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: The much teased about "Heroes Reborn" from Marvel Comics is a 2021 event in which writer Jason Aaron and artist Ed McGuiness imagine a world in which the Avengers never assembled.
COMICS - From CBR: Legendary TV and radio host, Larry King, died Sat., Jan. 23rd. Comic book readers may not know that he made several cameo appearances in comic books.
MANGA - From ANN: Seishi Kishimoto, the creator of the manga, "O-Parts Hunter," will launch a new manga, "Monster no Isha," later this year. Seishi is the twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of "Naruto."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Brian Michael Bendis is no longer an exclusive creator to DC Comics.
COMICS TO ANIMATION - From Deadline: Amazon's adult animated series based on Robert Kirkman's comic book, "Invincible," has a premiere date. The series will begin streaming, Friday, March 26, 2021. This article also includes a "first look clip" video preview from "Invincible."
HEROES REBORN - From BleedingCool: A fourth glimpse at Marvel's "Heroes Reborn."
From BleedingCool: A third glimpse at Marvel Comics' new "Heroes Reborn."
From BleedingCool: A second glimpse at Marvel Comics' new "Heroes Reborn."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Image announces a new horror comics anthology, "The Silver Coin." The stories will take place in a shared universe.
DC MANGA - From CBR: The site talks about its hopes and fears for DC Comics/Kodansha Comics "Batman: Justice Buster" manga.
DC TV - From BleedingCool: Joe Baron will be the showrunner for the HBO Max series that will be set in the universe of director Matt Reeves' upcoming film, "The Batman."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics has unveiled a teaser for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25, which "kicks off the Clone Saga."
COMICS - From BleedingCool: The works of Raina Telgmeier dominate "The New York Times Bestseller List" in the graphic novel categories
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Bookstores saw a 29 percent increase in graphic novel sales in 2020.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics offers a preview of its "Alien #1" comic book, story by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and art by Salvador Larocca
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Has Marvel cancelled "The Punisher" ... completely?
CHARITY - From GoFuneMe: Brian Lightle, the son of the recently deceased comic book artist, Steve Lightle, has started a "Go Fund Me" page to help with Steve's final expenses.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: DC Comics has provided a 7-page preview of "Man-Bat #1," which hits stories February 2nd, 2021.
IMAGE COMICS - From THR: The site has the first trailer for Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa's "Radiant Black" superhero comic book from Image. The series is set to debut Feb. 10th, 2021.
IN MEMORIAM - From NPR: Bestselling African-American novelist, Eric Jerome Dickey, has died at the age of 59, Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. If comic book fans remember him, it is because he wrote the 2006 X-Men miniseries, "Storm" that was drawn by artist David Yardin and Lan Medina.
IN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: According to social media reports, comic book artist, Steve Lightle, has died at the age of 61 of cardiac arrest and COVID-19 complications. He was best known for his work on "Legion of Super-Heroes" and "Doom Patrol in the 1980s. He drew interior art and cover art for "Flash" in the 1980s. 1990s, and 2000s.
NEWSPAPER COMICS - From TheDailyProgress: A look book at 1995, the year newspaper comics changed.
COMICS - From TheThings: Oscar and Grammy-winning rapper, Eminem, apparently has a huge comic book collection. He reportedly also has a copy of the rare "Amazing Fantasy #15," which features the first appearance of Spider-Man.
INTERNATIONAL COMICS - From CBR: 10 Comics From The Philippines That Deserve Your Attention
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Jeff Lemire says that he was two "Black Label" projects for DC Comics.
DC COMICS - From ComicBook: With "Future State," DC Comics reveals major changes to the character, "Black Lightning."
MARVEL - From Newsarama: "The Marvels," Kurt Busiek's sprawling story across the history of Marvel, is back on for a April 2021 debut.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Today's Marvel Comics (Jan. 6th) carry a tribute to former Marvel Comics publisher, Mike Hobson, who died in November.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Thanks to "sold out" first and second printings before they were released, "Star Wars: The High Republic #1" will get a third printing. Marvel Comics may have over 200,000 orders for the first issue.
VIZ MEDIA - From ScreenRant: The original "Star Wars"manga will be part of "The High Republic" line, "Star Wars: The Edge Balance," which will be published by VIZ Media.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: John Ridley talks about the future of "Next Batman" beyond DC "Future State."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Over 100,000 orders for Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: The High Republic #1."
DC CINEMA - From ComingSoon: Reports seem to indicate that actor Michael Keaton, who played Batman in two films, 1989's "Batman" and 1992's "Batman Returns," will be the Batman in Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe (DCEU) films, replacing Ben Affleck, who has been Batman for several years now. Other DCEU films include the "Wonder Woman" films and "Aquaman."
BLACK COMICS - From NYT: "The New York Times" profiles Ken Quattro and his new book about the lost black comic book artists, "Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books."
MANGA - From TimeOut: The Italian fashion house, Gucci, has released a collection of fashion and apparel featuring Japanese manga character, Doraemon, entitled "Doraemon x Gucci."
DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered: Filmmaker Kevin Smith says the ending of Zach Snyder's "Justice League" event film sets up for a sequel.
MANGA - From ANN: Reports indicate that Stefan Koza, who provides the English translation for VIZ Media's publication of "Jujutsu Kaisen," has been arrested in Virginia for possession and distribution of child pornography.
MARVEL - From Marvel: Marvel offers a new Kelly Thompson prose story featuring Kate Bishop-Hawkeye story.
BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: Keanu Reeves' graphic novel, BZRKR, is due October 2021 from BOOM! Studios.
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will publish Dave McKean's upcoming graphic novel, "Raptor: A Sokol Graphic Novel," July 2021.
MANGA - From Previews: VIZ Media's Amy Yu talks about editing the hit manga, "Spy X Family."
MANGA - From ComicBook: Season Two of "The Promised Neverland" anime will tell new "canon" stories not seen in the manga original.
NEWSPAPER COMICS - From ComicYears: A look back at the final episode of the classic newspaper comics strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," 25 years after its publication.
COMICS - From ScreenRant: How COVID-19 changed the comics industry in 2020.
MANGA - From CBR: A look at the hot new "Shonen Jump" manga, "Phantom Seer."
DC COMICS - From TheBeat: DC Round-Up: 2020, the end of an era.
COMICS TO FILM - From MovieWeb: Comic book writer and filmmaker, Kevin Smith, says he was once pitched a movie adaptation of comic book creator, Joe Simon's "The Fly," with actor and comedian Chris Rock as the lead.
MARVEL - From ComicBook: The site looks at the latest chapter of the Marvel manga, "Deadpool Samurai," which involves a "Demon Slayer" reference.
DC COMICS - From Newsarama: A preview of "DC Generations: Shattered #1."
COLLECTORS - From YouTube: The "Comic Art LIVE" Episode #23 live stream welcome comics original art collector, Jim Warden, who is also an art dealer through his "D.O.A." (Distinctive Original Art).
From comiXology: The outstanding American manga and science fiction comic book, "Grey," is now on-sale as a digital comic at comiXology.
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