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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

I Reads You Juniors July 2019 - Update #92

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My "Spider-Man: Far From Home" review is here.

From Newsarama:  Director Ava DuVernay confirms that Darkseid and "the Furies" will appear in her "New Gods" film.

From ComicBook:  Hiram Garcia, producer of the "Black Adam" movie, offers updates on the development of the film featuring the Shazam villain.

From ComicBook:  "Batman" film producer talks about the impact of Stan Lee on the franchise.

From BleedingCool:  Jonah Weiland, the founder of ComicBookResources (CBR), is reportedly going to be the Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services for DC Comics...

From BleedingCool:  Joe and Anthony Russo of "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame" will apparently adapt 1980s, First Comics title, "Grimjack," (writer John Ostrander and artist Tim Truman) for the screen.

From Newsarama:  Netflix has ordered more episodes of "Lucifer" (based on the DC Comics series).  Season 5 will run 16 episodes instead of 10.

From Deadline:  Executive producer Daniel Lindelof says that his HBO "Watchmen" series confronts White Supremacy but offers no grandiose solutions.  He also says "Fuck you" to Alan Moore.

From Newsarama:  Here is a "first-look" preview of all four issues of "Chrononauts: Futureshock."

From ScreenRant:  Guillermo del Toro wanted to turn his script for the unproduced "Hellboy 3" into a comic book, but Mike Mignola said no because...

From BloodyDisgusting:  Acclaimed horror movie director, Alexandre Aja ("Crawl") has signed on to diret and executive produce a TV series adaptation of Junji Ito's legendary horror manga, "Tomie," for the Quibi streaming service.

From ComicsBeat:  Who do comic book editors do?  Well, at Comic-Con International 2019, editors explained.

From Newsarama:  All four issues of the upcoming miniseries, "Chrononauts: Futureshock" (Image/Netflix), the sequel to Mark Millar's hit, "Chrononauts," will be released simultaneously on October 30th, 2019.

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From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing will collect Steve Ditko's complete "Mr. A" comics in hardcover volumes beginning in 2020.  This article also includes a fascinating question and answer session with IDW editor Scott Dunbier and one of Ditko's nephews, Mark Ditko.

From BleedingCool:  More about IDW's artist editions and art book releases via editor Scott Dunbier, including more on Steve Ditko's estate.
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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics will collect Garth Ennis' run on "Hellblazer" in one omnibus edition in April 2020.

From Newsarama:  Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan Shaner will producer a "Strange Adventures" comic book starring Adam Strange.

From TheGuardian:  Apparently, it is official.  Alan Moore has retired from comic books.

SDCC - From Newsarama:  The "Harley Quinn" animated series for "DC Universe" has a first trailer.

SDCC - From Newsarama:  Two-time, Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali has been cast as Marvel Studios' vampire-hunting character, Blade.

SDCC - From THR:  Marvel Comics announces the relaunch of the X-Men franchise with six new titles: "X-Men," "Excalibur," "Marauders," "New Mutants," "Fallen Angels," and "X-Force."

SDCC - From THR:  The 2019 Will Eisner Award winners have been announced.  Writer Tom King wins in four of the five categories in which he was nominated.

SDCC - From Newsarama:  Miracleman returns in "Marvel Comics #1000" in a one-page story by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham.

SDCC - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has aligned its imprints... again... adding a new one, "DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults" (which will encompass the former "DC Ink" line).  So the revised line of imprints are as follows:  "DC Graphic Novels for Kids," "DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults," "DC" (also known as DC Universe), and "DC Black Label."

SDCC - From THR:   Brandon Routh, how played Superman in the 2006 film, "Superman Returns," will reprise that role in The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover in December 2019 and January 2020.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Jonathan Hickman talks X-Men at Comic-Con 2019 via video

SDCC - From CBR:  Announced at a Comic-Con press event, comiXology has announced another of its "Originals" program, "Afterlift" by writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Jason Loo.

From Deadline:  Ed Brubaker has signed a multi-year deal with Legendary Entertainment Television to develop his creator-owned comic book series for television.

From Deadline:  The upcoming seventh season will be the final season for the ABC TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

From Newsarama:  Random House reveals its 2020 releases under its graphic novel imprint, "Random House Graphic."

From EW:  Jonathan Hickman says that Marvel Comics should not be taking its storytelling cues from Marvel Studios.

From Newsarama:  DC will launch a new Birds of Prey ongoing series this October from writer Brian Azzarello and artists Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, and Trish Mulhivill.

From Newsarama:  Bill Jemas and Axel Alonso have hired ReedPOP's Gabe Yocum as its Sales Director for their new comic publishing start-up Artists, Writers, and Artisans (AWA)

From Newsarama:  "The Authority" creators, writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch, are reuniting for a 12-issue Batman comic books series, "The Batman's Grave."

From HypeBeast:  13 years after it ended, the infamous manga, "Death Note" is coming back for a one-off, reuniting the manga’s original author and illustrator, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.  Now, they are giving fans a look at a storyboard for the upcoming 87-page story.

From TheGeekHerald:  The latest "My Hero Academia" spinoff manga debuts this month in Japan.  "My Hero Academia: Team Up Mission" will debut in "Saiko Jump" on or around July 25th.

From CincyJungle:  NFL running back, Rodney Anderson (Cincinnati Bengals), is openly a fan of comic books and science fiction.  He is apparently part of a wave of young NFL players willing to be open.

From Wired:  Former Marvel EiC and current CCO, Joe Quesada, will be the star of "Storyboards," which will pair him with "visionary" people to find out how they do their best work.  Hugh Jackman of the "Wolverine" and "X-Men" movies will be the guest on the debut episode of this Disney+ streaming service series.

From Deadline:  WTG Enterprises is producing an animated series based on the long-running Underground Comix titles, "The Faburlous Furry Freak Brothers," created by Gilbert Shelton.  The plan is for eight 22-minute episodes to debut early in 2020, but there is currently no distributor.

From FlickeringMyth:  Actress Olivia Munn, who played Psylocke in the film, "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016), said that she found director Bryan Singer and writer Simon Kinberg's lack of knowledge of the X-Men mythos very frustrating.

From ComicBookMovie:  There are new characater posters for the film, "The Kitchen," which is based on the 2014 DC Comics/Vertigo miniseries.

From ComicBookMovie:  Producer Amy Pascal says that there is no timetable for the sequel to 2018's hit film, "Venom."

From TheBeat:  An analysis of June 2019 comic book and graphic novel sales.

From Newsarama:  John Carpenter will help the Joker get his swagger back in "The Joker: The Year of the Villain #1."

From Newsarama:  What is known about the return of Marvel's "Ultimate Universe."

From Newsarama:  Here is the first trailer for the new "Lupin III" film.

From Newsarama:  Mike Allred previews his David Bowie biographical original graphic novel, "Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams," produced with writer Steve Horton and colorist Laura Allred.

From PW:  HarperCollins is announcing a new graphic novel imprint, HarperAlley, which will be headed by Andrew Arnold, formerly of FirstSecond.

From io9:  Jeff Lemire is writing two "DC Black Label."  The first is "Joker: Killer Smile," which will be drawn by Andrea Sorrentino.  The next is "The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage," which will be drawn by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz.

From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing announces its plans for San Diego Comic Con 2019.

From BleedingCool:  If you like Ed Piskor's "X-Men: Grand Design," prepare for Tom Scoli's "Fantastic Four: Grand Design."

From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics announces a new comic book from writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred, the creators of X-Statix.  "X-Cellent" debuts in 2020.

From Newsarama:  John Costantine/Hellblazer gets another relaunch with "The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1" in October.

From Newsarama:  Todd Phillips says that the Joker's origin in his upcoming film, "The Joker," is not from the comic books.

From Seibertron:  Someone found an Amazon listing for VIZ Media's "Transformers: The Manga" collection.

From TimesofSanDiego:  The evolution of San Diego Comic Con International.

From CBR:  DC Comics has apparently made a deal to produce original comic books based upon two anime films from American-anime studio, Rooster Teeth.  Expect (mediocre) RWBY and gen:LOCK comic books beginning in August 2019.

From BleedingCool:  It's Alive! next project is an omnibus collecting the work of cartoonist and comic book creator, Jeff Nicholson.  Nicholson's "Father & Son Omnibus: Reality Soldiers" is set to be released on September 25th and currently available for preorder now.

From Madison:  Anne Elizabeth Moore, former writer for "The Onion," is writing a book about alternative and indie cartoonist and comic book creator, Julie Ducet.

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From ThePlaylist:  While throwing shade at Warner Bros., Oscar-winning screenwriter turned film director, Christopher McQuarrie, says that he wanted to make interconnected "Green Lantern Corps" and "Superman" movies.

From Newsarama:  In the wake of news that MAD Magazines will no longer feature new content comes word that DC Comics has laid off MAD senior editor Dan Telfer has been laid off.

From BleedingCool:  William Messner-Loebs contributes to "Kiss: The End #3."  Loebs, a popular comic book creator, artist, and writer doing the 1980s and 1990s, has struggled to find work most of this century and has been in financial dire straits several times.

From THR:  Katsuhiro Otomo announced at Anime Expo that he will direct a third anime project that will continue the universe of his legendary Akira, which he began as manga before turning into an animated feature film.  He also announced that there will be a "Complete Works" collection of his manga.

From CBR:  Why isn't there a Stan Lee cameo in "Spider-Man: Far From Home?"   The filmmakers were concerned about his health.

From TheComicsBeat:  MAD Magazine #9 will be the last one distributed to newstands.  #10 will be the last one to feature new content.  With #10, MAD will only be available through the direct comics market and digitally.

From TheComicsBeat:   Matt Groening is launching a new company, Babber Books.  Groening was one of the founders of Bongo Comics.  Bongo primarily published comic books based on Fox's "The Simpsons," animated TV series, which Groening created.

From Newsarama:   The classic Italian comics, "Diabolik," is about to get another film adaptation.  The previous film adaptation appeared in 1968, six years after "Diabolik" debuted in Italy.

From Newsarama:  AMC reassures fans that "The Walking Dead" TV series and films are not ending although the comic book, the inspired them, is.

From Newsarama:  Warner Bros.' proposed "Flash" film will have a new director and writer.

From Deadline:  The Syfy TV series, "Wynonna Earp," which is based on a comic book, is seeing its fourth season delayed until 2020, due to financing issues.

From Newsarama:  "Marvel Zombies" will return in October.

From Newsarama:  "The Walking Dead" comic book series is to end with issue #193, which is due in stores, Wed., July 3rd,2019

From ComicBook:   George Perez talks about what he did not like about working on The New 52 "Superman" comic books series.

From Newsarama:  Netflix orders TV series based on "The Sandman" comic book.

From YahooNews:  Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder says he was fired from his freelance contract for a Donald Trump political cartoon he drew.

From BookRiot:  Seven comic books written by novelists you love.

From THR:   "Daphne Byrne" is a new comic book, part of DC Comics and Joe Hill's recently announced "Hill House Comics." It is the work of comics newcomer and playwright Laura Marks and veteran artist Kelley Jones.


JULY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  July 2019 comics solicitations for all publishers on one page.
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  American Mythology for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for July 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Nobrow Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Papercutz for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZMedia for July 2019

AUGUST 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  August 2019 comics solicitations for all publishers on one page.
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for August 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Avatar Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for August 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for August 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for August 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Red 5 Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for August 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  September 2019 comics solicitations for 24 publishers on one page
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Drawn & Quarterly for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for September 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Insight for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for September 2019

OCTOBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Albatross Funnybooks for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for October 2019 
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  A Wave Blue World for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for October 2019

HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2019:
From 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:
From 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:
From Newsarama:  DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 ( for acetate covers)

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

I Reads You Juniors April 2019 - Update #90

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From EW:  Jim Starlin, the comic book writer-artist, who created Thanos, the master villain of the last two Avengers films, has a cameo appearance in "Avengers: Endgame."  He talks about his experience on-set and experiences with Thanos over the year.

From BleedingCool:  Joe Kubert's grandson, Orion Zangara, is drawing a graphic novel.  Zangara is the nephew of Adam and Andy Kubert.

From Newsarama:  Writer/diectors Phil Lord and Chris Miller each won an Oscar for their work on the animated film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."  Now, they have signed a five-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPE) to develop live-action and animated shows including "a suite of TV series" based on Sony's Spider-verse movies.

From Newsarama:  There is a sequel to Hiroaki Samura's "Blade of the Immortal" manga. It is scheduled to debut May 25, 2019 issue of Kodansha's "Monthly Afternoon" magazine in Japan. The sequel is titled "Mugen no Junin - Bakumatsu no Sho" (which translates to English roughly as Blade of the Immortal: Bakumatsu Arc).  Samura isn't writing or drawing the new project, but is reportedly involved in the development.

From BleedingCool:  The news that Milestone Media co-founder Michael Davis had died is a hoax.

From THR:  David Marquez has left Marvel Comics to sign an exclusive deal with DC Comics.

From Variety:  "Avengers: Endgame" Obliterates Records With $1.2 Billion Global Debut

From Vimeo:  "A Warren Ellis Production" production card slash / bumper

From BleedingCool:  Another school board, another lame attempt to remove "Fun Home."

From Newsarama:  The nominations for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced.

From Newsarama:   Audible has announced that it has one of Stan Lee's final projects, the audio drama "Stan Lee's Alliances: A Trick of Light," set for release this June.

From Newsarama:  The DC Universe app has more than 21,000 comic books available for digital reading.

MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book historian and publisher (under his "Pure Imagination" imprint), archivist, and artist, Greg Theakston, reportedly died, Monday, April 22, 2019.  He was also known for a process that DC editor Dick Giordano named after him.  This process was called "Theakstonization," which bleached published comic book pages of color, leaving just the black and white, to be recolored for republishing purposes. Before digital scanning and manipulation, this was apparently the best way to get clear copies of artwork for which no original art still existed.  This process was used for many archival comic book projects.

From ANN:  VIZ Media announced that it has licensed Hisato Murasaki's "Persona 5" manga and will release the first volume in winter 2020.

From FlickeringMyth:  Seven Seas Entertainment will release Hisao Tamaki's 2010 "Dirty Pair" manga in a single omnibus edition in December 2019.

MEMORIAM - From JapanToday:  Manga writer, Kazuo Koike, died at the age of 82, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.  He was known for writing "Lone Wolf and Cub," "Crying Freedom," and "Lady Snowblood."

From ComicBook:  Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" has made more money at the worldwide box office than any "Batman" movie.

From BleedingCool:  Will the average cost of a Marvel Comics comic book be twenty-five cents a page?

From Newsarama:  Newsarama's George Marston offers a list of the "Top 10 Bunny Superheroes of All Time."

From Newsarama:  Wizard World has added three new conventions events for the rest of 2019 and cancelled one (Boise, Idaho, which was scheduled for July 19-21).

From Newsarama:  David Petersen, creator of the "Mouse Guard" comic book, hopes that the film will find a new home, after Disney cancelled it.

From Newsarama:  Jim Starlin's "Dreadstar" will be collected in omnibus editions.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics to publish "facsimle editions" of classic "X-Men" comic books.

From BleedingCool:  Comic book legend Roy Thomas writes an open letter to DC Comics about money he is due for the appearance of characters he co-created in TV series.

From Newsarama:  Kickstarter and Kodansha are united to encourage more manga creators in Japan.

From BleedingCool:  James Murdoch, son of media magnate, Rupert Murcoch, has invested in Bill Jemas' media start-up, "Artist, Writers & Artisans."

From BleedingCool:  One of Marvel's 80th anniversary one-shots is "Captain America & The Invaders: The Bahamas Triangle" by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway.

MEMORIAM - From Crunchyroll:  Manga artist, Kazuhiko Katou a.k.a. "Monkey Punch," has died April 11, 2019.  As Monkey Punch, he was best known for creating the "Lupin III" manga.

From MonkeysFightingRobots:  Marc Guggenheim's "Wolverine vs. Blade" comic book will finally see the light of day in July 2019.

From Deadline:   Mark Millar and Netflix name the next Millar comic book, "Space Bandits," a female-led, sci-fi comic book.

From BleedingCool:  The latest on the Richard Meyer vs. Mard Waid lawsuit.

From Newsarama:  The "Birds of Prey" movie has wrapped filming.

From Newsarama:  "Saga Compensium One" will collect issues #1 to 54 of Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples' "Saga" comic book series.  The entire series will apparently run for 108 issues.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics to run Mother's Day and Father's Day 2019 promotions.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  Comic book writer James Hudnall has died.  He was known for his work on "Harsh Realm" and "Espers."

From Newsarama:  Chuck Dixon's revival of "Airboy" is being revived by It's Alive.

From Motherboard:  "Pepe the Frog" creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, is suing media troll Alex Jones and his site, Infowars, over the use of Pepe for its white supremacist merchandise.  Motherboard has highlights from Jones' 159-page deposition for the suit.

From Newsarama:  Kyle Higgins has signed a deal to write and direct a film version of his Image Comics series, "Hadrian's Wall."

From ComicBook:  Director Joe Russo, who has helmed "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame" with his brother, "Anthony," does not rule out directing a DC Comics film.

BOX OFFICE - From THR:  "Shazam" leads the 4/5 to 4/7/2019 weekend box office with an estimated take of $53.5 million debut.

REVIEW:  From Patreon:  Read my review of "Shazam!," a thoroughly delightfully film that I highly recommend.
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From WeGotThisCovered:  Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says that his "Black Adam" movie will begin filming in about a year.  "Black Adam" is part of the "Shazam" universe.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics will release its entire Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age library on DC Universe.

From Newsarama:  The lastest video from Marvel's "The Pull List" offers a preview of the "House of X" and "Powers of X" comic books.

From Newsarama:  DC Comics will reprint the original comic books stories created for the DC Wal-Mart 100-page giant comic books for comic book shops this summer.

From ANN:  Although the most recent volume of the "Fruits Basket" manga recently ended, creator Natsuki Takaya will produce three new short stories.

From Newsarama:  After a woman made "assault allegations" against comic book writer, Jai Nitz, Dark Horse Comics has cancelled its publication of Nitz's "Astro Hustle."

From MovieWeb:  Apparently, Disney has confirmed that "The New Mutants" will keep its August 2nd, 2019 release date.

From Newsarama:  Todd McFarlane has announced that Jim Lee will produce art for Spawn #300.

From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing and Yoe Books announces a new line of Marvel Comics collections.   They will be large-format hardcovers focusing on the "finest art" published over Marvel's history.

TRAILER - From HuffPost:  Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for Todd Phillip's "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.

From Newsarama:  Erik Larsen has announced that he will return to Marvel Comics to produce some work, his first for Marvel in 17 years.

From Nerdist:  The comic book history of the SHAZAM! Family.

From Nerdist:  The history of all 9 Captain Marvels; plus, how Marvel Comics got the trademark on the name "Captain Marvel."

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From Spokesman: Longtime Batman fan, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, has written the forward for the "80 Years of Batman Deluxe Edition" book.

From BleedingCool:  Movie star Jim Carrey has been an active satirical cartoonist for the past few years.  His recent Benito Mussolini cartoon drew the ire of the facist devil's granddaughter, Alessandra Mussolini.

From Newsarama:  All modern Valiant Comics titles are available on a USB stick at the cost of $60.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  Crossgen Comics founder Mark Alessi has died at the age of 65.  An early 1990s tech entrepreneur, Alessi founded Crossgen in 1998, but the company was bankrupt by 2004.  Disney bought the company later that year.

From YahooEntertainment:  DC Universe's streaming series, "Swamp Thing" will debut May 31, 2019.

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APRIL 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  All publishers' solicitations link in one place.
From Newsarama:  01 First Second for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for April 2019
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Aftershock Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Amigo Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Caliber Press for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Cave Pictures Publishing for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Drawn & Quarterly for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Heavy Metal for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for April 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Joe Books for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Keenspot for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2019
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for April 2019
From Newsarama: Yen Press for April 2019

MAY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:   All publishers' solicitations link in one place.
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for May 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for May 2019
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Kevin Eastman Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for May 2019
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for May 2019
From Newsarama:  Zenescope Entertainment for May 2019

JUNE 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  June 2019 comic book publisher solicitations for June 2019
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  American Mythology for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for June 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZMedia for June 2019

JULY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  American Mythology for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for July 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Nobrow Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZMedia for July 2019

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

I Reads You Juniors July 2018 - Update #73

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OCTOBER 2018 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Caliber Press for October 2018
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2018
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for October 2018.
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for October 2018.

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From TheSun:  Britain's long-running and venerable children's comics magazines turned 80 years old, yesterday, Monday, July 30, 2018.

From ComicBookBin:   New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #171 in English.
From ComicBookBin:   New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #171 in French.

SDCC - From PublishersWeekly:  New Fans, New Books: Change Comes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018

From BleedingCool:   First Look at Alejandro Jodorowsky and José Ladrönn’s Sons of El Topo OGN

From THR:  DC Comics publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio talks about the company's strategy going forward.

From Farlaine:  Preorders open on Vol. 7, the final volume of the acclaimed fantasy comic book series, Farlaine the Goblin."

From BloodyDisgusting:  Tom Holland wrote and directed the original "Fright Night" film.  Now, he is returning to the world of that film with a new novel and possibly a comic book series.

From Polygon:  Comedian Jim Jefferies (of Comedy Central's "The Jim Jefferies Show") takes on comic book Klan troll, Richard C. Meyer.

SDCC - From THR:  Big Marvel and DC comic book reveals from Comic-Con you may have missed.

From BleedingCool:  The acclaimed science fiction comic book, "Saga," from Image Comics is going on hiatus after issue #54.

From BleedingCool:  The full DC Comics catalogue for October 2018.

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #170 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #170 in French.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  "X-Men: Black" will be a weekly series of one-shots focusing on X-Men villains.  Chris Claremont will write the Magneto one-shot.

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #169 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #169 in French.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Comic-Con yields more details on IDW's upcoming line of young readers Marvel Comics superhero titles.

From BleedingCool:  John Byrne drops some gorgeous pencil art in his classic "X-Men" style.

From CBR:  Marvel Comics is reviving its "What If?" series.

SDCC - From CBR: Scott Snyder's big Friday Comic-Con announcement is a massive DC Comics crossover event for 2019, but no title was revealed.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Actor Isaiah Washington and actor-screenwriter Kevin Grevioux talk about their graphic novel, "Bison," at Comic-Con's "Black Panel."

SDCC - From THR:  The winners of the 2018 Will Esiner Awards
From ComicCon:  The 2018 Will Eisner Awards for Excellence in Comics
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SDCC - From CBR:  Venerable comics journalism, commentary, and interview magazines, The Comics Journal, is returning as a print magazines.

SDCC - From CBR:  DC Comics confirms the Geoff Johns/Jason Fabok/Brad Anderson "Three Jokers," which will be released on DC's "Black Label" imprint.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Top Cow Marc Silvestri has longed been rumored to working on a Batman comic book.  It has been officially announces as the six-issue miniseries, "Batman/The Joker: Deadly Duo."

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Stargirl is the latest DC Comics character headed to a TV series on the streaming service, "DC Universe."

SDCC - From YahooEntertainment:  Grant Morrison to write new Hal Jordan Green Lantern comic book series, "The Green Lantern."

From Newsarama:  Subscription pre-orders for the streaming universe, "DC Universe," are now available.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Gail Simone is now the "chief architect" of comic book publisher's Lion Forge's "Catalyst Prime," its line of "diverse" superhero comic books.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics announces a bunch on new DC Ink and DC Zoom titles, including one written by Louise Simonson.

SDCC - From Fantagraphics:  Fantagraphics goes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018; here is their "Signing Schedule."

From Newsarama:  DC Comics is putting Jack Kirby's world of disaster ("Kamandi") into the DC Comics "Rebirth era" via a new comic book, "Electric Warriors" a six-issue miniseries written by Steve Orlando and drawn by Travel Forman.

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Scott Snyder will announce his new DC Comics project on Friday at Comic-Con International 2018.

SDCC - From TheComicsReporter:  Twenty-Five Tips For Surviving + Thriving During Comic-Con 2018

SDCC - From MarketInsider:  Critical Entertainment LLC is a new comic book and graphic novel publisher debuts at San Diego Comic-Con International 2018.

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #168 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #168 in French.

From CBR:  Renowned science fiction author wrote a screenplay for what would eventually be the film "Alien 3"  It was not used; now Dark Horse is producing a comic book adaptation of it.

From BleedingCool:  Greg Pak and Marc Laming prep an ongoing "James Bond" comic book for Dyanmite Entertainment.

SDCC - From CosmicBookNews:   Marvel Comics' 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International schedule, panel, and autographs.

From CBR:  Comics book villains will show up in Season 2 of Freeform's TV series, "Cloak & Dagger," says executive producer Joe Pokaski.

From JapanTimes:  An article about the enduring appeal of the manga, "Akira."

From Newsarama:  The "Blade Runner" film universe is coming to comic books courtesy of Titan Publishing.

From BleedingCool:  Spider-Gwen will return as "Ghost Spider" in a new comic book.

From BleedingCool:  Artist Cary Nord will join G. Willow Wilson when she begins her tenure as writer of "Wonder Woman."

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Black Label" imprint will debut with the oversized "Batman: Damned" from Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo.

From Newsarama:  R.L. Stine, the creator of "Goosebumps," is writing a series of original "supernatural middle grade" graphic novels to be published by BOOM! Studios under its Kaboom! imprint.

From JakartaPost:  Elderly emerging as star characters in new manga genre

From BleedingCool:  "Avengers Halloween Special" arrives in October 2018.

From BleedingCool:  Netflix release a poster for its adaptation of Archie Comics' "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."

From TechDirt:  Police Union Upset Not All Books Paint Cops As Heroes, Calls For Removal Of Titles From School's Reading List

From AnimeNewsNetwork:  Viz Media Licenses JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Manga & Live-Action Film, Golden Wind Anime

SDCC - From BleedingCool:  Full Details of All 254 Friday Panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #167 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #167 in French.

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RIP - From Deadline:  Legendary comic book writer-artist Steve Ditko (The Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange) died sometime in June, but the news just came to light today, Friday, July 6th, 2018.  The NYPD found his body on June 29th, 2018, and believe he had been dead a couple of days when they found his body.

RIP - from TCJ:  The Comics Journal offers an excellent (fantastic even) overview of the recently deceased Steve Ditko.
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RIP - From BleedingCool:  Andy Mangels remembers California animation industry veteran, Darrell McNeil, who died Wednesday, July 4th, 2018.  He became the young African-American in the animation business Hanna-Barbera hired him at the age of 18.

From ComicBook:  Veteran comics writer, artist, and publisher, Bob Layton, thinks that Marvel/Disney and DC Comics/Warner Bros. will eventually leave comic book publishing behind.

From TheSource:  Black Comic Books Matter: Sony Pictures Acquires Film Rights To Black Fantasy ‘Skyward’ Comic

From CBR:  A look back at the Ultraverse's "Video Comic Books."

From Gamespot:  Story details about the sequel to the popular "Fairy Tail" manga have been revealed.

From SiouxCityJournal:  Meredith, New Hampshire, will erect a bronze statue of a hometown boy, legendary Archie Comics artist, the late Bob Montana."

From TheBeat:  The Book, “DC Comics Before Superman.” looks at Wheeler-Nicholson’s Time as the Original Publisher

From TheVillageVoice:  Carol Cooper offers a fantastic obituary and overview of Harlan Ellison, the speculative fiction and television writer, who died June 28, 2018.  Ellison wrote several comic books scripts and penned numerous introductions and pieces for comic books and trade paperback collections.

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing to offer high-end exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con International 2018.

From ComicBook:  Marvel Comics announces it plans for San Diego Comic-Con International 2018.

From LRMOnline:  Boom! Studios has announced a new comic book series based on Joss Whedon's short-lived FOX TV series, "Firefly."

From WGNRadio:  In this audio clip, Nicole Hollander talks about her comic book, "We Ate Wonder Bread."

From BleedingCool:  Catwoman #1, debuting tomorrow, will lead DC Comics' switch from glossy to non-glossy paper.

From YouTube:  Jim Broadbent and Dix talks about their graphic novel, "Dull Margaret."

From ChicagoTribune:  A profile of Carol Tyler and discussion of her upcoming Beatles "diary," "Fab4 Mania."

From ComicBook:  Black actors portraying characters on TV that are "white" in the comic books talk about how they handled racists comic book fans online.

From SchooLibraryJournal:  This article reviews two volumes of Fantagraphics Books well-received "Disney Masters" series.

From ComicBook:  "Bleach" creator, Tite Kubo, reveals new manga, "Burn the Witch," which will reportedly be a one-shot.

From JapanToday:   Popular Japanese baseball manga series "Dokaben" ended its 46-year history with its last episode published in a weekly comic magazine released Thursday.


Sunday, July 23, 2017

2017 Eisner Award Winners Announced (Complete List) - "Saga" Leads with Four Awards

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, also simply know as the “Eisner Awards,” are awards annually given for creative achievement in American comic books. The awards are named for pioneering comic book writer, artist, and publisher, Will Eisner. Some consider the Eisner Awards to be the preeminent awards that honor American comic books, even referring to the awards as “the Oscars of comic books” (which is so obviously ridiculous).

The Eisner Awards also include the Comic Industry's Hall of Fame. The Eisner Awards are associated with the annual Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego, California, in July. The Eisner Awards have been given annually since 1988, with the exception of 1990.

The 2017 Eisner Award nominations were announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The winners were announced Friday, July 21, 2017 at a gala ceremony held during San Diego Comic-Con International 2017.

The 2017 Eisner Awards judging panel consisted of Alan Campbell, Rob Clough, Jamie Newbold, Robert Moses Peaslee, Dawn Rutherford, and Martha Thomases.

Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners 2017:

Best Short Story
“Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

Best Continuing Series
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series
The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series
Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)
Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humor Publication
Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Best Anthology
Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC)

Best Reality-Based Work
March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—New
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)
Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)
The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer
Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image)

Best Writer/Artist
Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)
Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Best Coloring
Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering
Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com

Best Comics-Related Book
Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Best Webcomic
Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla

Best Digital Comic
Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Hall of Fame:

Judges’ Choices:
Milt Gross
H. G. Peter
Antonio Prohias
Dori Seda

Inductees:
Gilbert Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
George Pérez
Walt Simonson
Jim Starlin

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
Anne Szabla

Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing:
Jack Kirby, William Messner-Loebs

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Mark Andreyko, Joe Ferrara

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:
Comicazi: Robert Howard, David Lockwood, Michael Burke, Somerville, MA


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