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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

I Reads You Juniors December 2019 - Update #78

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

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From Newsarama:  U.S. Rep. John Lewis (George's 5th Congressional District), the star of Top Shelf Productions' graphic novel trilogy, "March" (based on Lewis' life), has announced that he was Stage IV pancreatic cancer.

From CBR:  Kohei Horikoshi already has plans for the end of his smash hit manga, "My Hero Academia."

DC CINEMA - From ScreenRant:  Actor Michael B. Jordan says that if he played Superman (which he is rumored to be), the character would be authentic to comic book history.

From WCCFTech:  Valiant Comics is partnering with Blowfish Studios for the latter to produce games based on Valiant's characters.

COMICS-TO-FILM - From Newsarama:   Sony Pictures has moved the release date for its "Bloodshot" film (based on the Valiant Comics titles) from Feb. 21, 2020 to March 13, 2020.  The film stars Vin Diesel in the title role.

DC CINEMA - From Collider:  Director Patty Jenkins said that "Wonder Woman: 1984" is complete done - six months before its release.

REVIEWS - From Patreon:  My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."

From Newsarama:  Apparently, Jeff Kinney's comics slash illustrated books hybid series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" sold 10 million copies in 2019.  It has sold 200 million copies since the first book made its hardcover debut in 2007.

FOX X-MEN MOVIES - From Newsarama:  The X-Men film, "The New Mutants," is one of the films Disney inherited when it bought 20th Century Fox.  It has had numerous release date changes, from both Fox and Disney.  The film's director, Josh Boone, hints that there will be a new trailer for the film in January 2020.

From TheHollywoodReporter:  IDW Publishing is partnering with Dark Horse Comics for the four-issue comic book mash-up miniseries, "Transformers vs. The Terminator."  The series is due in comic book stores March 2020.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  Comic book artist, Gerry Alanguilan, has died at the age of 51.

From BleedingCool:  So Mark Millar's secret "Project X-mas" turned out to be "American Jesus," which is apparently a reworking of a Millar series once published by Dark Horse Comics.

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: "Bird of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" has received an R-rating from the American movie ratings board, the MPAA.

IMAGE COMICS CINEMA - From Newsarama:  Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels will direct a film adaptation of Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri's "Stealth" for Universal Pictures.

From Newsarama:   Marvel's "Free Comic Book Day 2020" offering, an "X-Men" comic book, will reportedly lead to Marvel Comics' next mega crossover event.

From Newsarama:  The "Free Comic Book Day" Committee has announced the "Gold Titles" for "Free Comic Book Day 2020" (May 2, 2020).

DC CINEMA - From CinemaBlend:  Gal Gadot explains why Wonder Woman does not have a sword and shield in "Wonder Woman: 1984.

DC CINEMA - From GamesRadar:   Here are some stills from the upcoming film, "Bird of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)," with the ridiculous title.

From AcadianaAdvocate:  Baton Rouge, Louisiana newspaper, "The Advocate," offers this feature on Louisiana comic book artist, "Farmhand."

DC TV - From BleedingCool:  Are HBO DC Comics adaptations or announcements of future ones fueling the bookstore sales of certain DC Comics graphic novels and trade paperbacks.

From SoraNews:  A Japanese manga artist shows the difference between erotic manga for men vs. women in a simple side-by-side comparison.

From BleedingCool:  Writer Alan Brennert and artist Jerry Ordway to launch the "Marvel Snapshots" series.

DC TV - From Variety:  Showrunner Damon Lindelof and cast and crew talk about the smash hit HBO series, "Watchmen."

From Newsarama:  Barry Windsor-Smith's long-awaiting project, "Monsters," will debut as a 250-page-plus graphic novel in 2020.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  "Shazam 2" gets a new release date, April 1, 2022.

From BleedingCool:  Long at odds, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are reuniting to work on a new TMNT comic book.

MANGA CINEMA - From Newsarama:  The film version of the legendary manga, Akira, to be directed by Taika Waititi has been bumped from Warner Bros. film release schedule.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actor Thomas Lennon, best known for the TV series, "Reno 911," will play classic Superman villain, Mr. Mxyzptlk, in the fifth season of The CW's "Supergirl."

From ClevelandMagazine:  Writer Mike Sangiacomo feels that the city of Cleveland, Ohio isn't embracing its comic book heritage, which includes being the birth of Superman.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From ComicBook:  Here is a look at the action figures for Marvel Studios' "Black Widow" movie.

From CBR:  The 10 best historical manga as ranked by CBR's John Witiw.

From Newsarama:  Here is a two page preview of the "Dylan Dog/Batman #0," the first issue of the crossover event between DC Comics and Italian publisher, Sergio Bonelli Editore (Dylan Dog).

From BleedingCool:  Hot gossip says the new Batman writer will be a Black man, Oscar-winner John Ridley, and that the new Batman will be Luke Fox, a young Black man.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Entertainment has moved to a new location... partially by President Trump's organization.

DC CINEMA TRAILER - From YouTube:  Here is the first official trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984," which is due June 5, 2020.

DC CINEMA - From THR:   "Wonder Woman 1984" director Patty Jenkins says that she and "Wonder Woman" actress, Gal Gadot, already have a story for a third "Wonder Woman" film.  She said that the two of them are already considering a spinoff film focusing on the Amazons.
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DC CINEMA - From ComicBook:  Apparently, the plan for The Rock's "Black Adam" movie is to be "inventive" and "reshape what the comic book movie is."  That is according to its cinematographer, Lawrence Sher, who also shot Todd Phillip's "Joker."

DC TV - From Newsarama:  HBO's acclaimed "Watchmen" TV series has received two nominations at the Writers Guild Awards.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:   Actor Stephen Graham, currently appearing in "The Irishman," has been cast in an unknown role in "Venom 2."

DC CINEMA - From THR:  Actor Peter Sarsgaard has been cast in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," possibly to play Harvey Dent (the Gotham City district attorney who would become the villain, Two-Face).

From Newsarama:  Oscar-winning filmmaker and "Mad Max" mastermind, George Miller, defends superhero films... in response to the criticism of superhero cinema from Martin Scorsese, among others.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics will publish "The James Jean Poster Portfolio" in August 2020, highlighting the art of the award-winning artist, James Jean.

From Newsarama:  Stout Club Entertainment – the powerhouse creative group composed of comic book creators Rafael Albuquerque, Eduardo Medeiros, Mateus Santolouco, and Rafael Scavone – announced a multi-book deal for four new comic book series to debut exclusively through the comiXology Originals program.

DC CINEMA - From TheNewYorker: "The Incendiary Aims of HBO’s 'Watchmen”'"

From WeGotThisCovered:  Crystal Dynamics, creator of "Tomb Raider," is producing a prequel comic book to "Marvel's Avengers."  It is due Summer 2020.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:  British actor Henry Cavill may still want to be the current "Superman" of the cinema, but "sources" say that Warner Bros. is eyeing actor American actor, David Corenset, best known for the Netflix series, "The Politician."

From RSN:  Acclaimed author, Margaret Atwood ("The Handmaid's Tale") extols the life lessons of the classic newspaper comic strip, "Little Lulu."

From BleedingCool:  Yoe Press will delve into the history of Black comic book artists in "Invisible Men: Black Artists of the Golden Age of Comics."

From CBR - Manga reading tips and tricks.

From BleedingCool:  Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips will launch the original graphic novel, "Pulp," in May 2020.

From XinhuaNet:  Chinese sci-fi comic strips to be published in France

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DECEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Red 5 for Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Storm King Productions for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for December 2019

JANUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  January 2020 comics solicitations from 26 publishers
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Amigo Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Black Box for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for January 2020
From Newsarama:  HarperCollins for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Red 5 Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Seven Seas Entertainment for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Titans Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Vertical Comics solicitations for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for January 2020

FEBRUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  01: First Second for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybook for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for February 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for February 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Random House for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Rebellion for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Red 5 Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for February 2020

MARCH 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Artists, Writer and Artisans for March 2020
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Book for March 2020
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for March 2020
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for March 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for March 2020

MAY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS
From Newsarama:  A full-list of titles available for "Free Comic Book Day 2020" on May 2, 2020.


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Monday, February 19, 2018

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 21, 2018

DC COMICS

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

I Reads You Juniors January 2018 - Update #80

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From KyodoNews:  Manga artist Kazuo Umezu has won the "Heritage Award" at the 45th Angouleme International Comics Festival.

From ComicBook:  Disney has assigned Dark Horse the rights to publish a "Frozen" comic book miniseries, the first of new deal for DHC to publish Disney comic books.

From BleedingCool:  Netflix Comics may publish through Dark Horse Comics... initially.

From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #152 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #152 in French.

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment has been bought 100% by an investors group.

From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #151 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #151 in French.

From WashingtonInformer:  Author Jesse J. Holland talks about updating the Black Panther in a new novel.

From ComicBook:  The manga, "Black Clover" (published by VIZ Media in North America), has announced a spinoff, " Asta-kun's Road to Wizard King."

From WhatNext:  15 obscure comic books that were turned into movies.

From Newsarama:  Writer Matt Hawkins talks about the upcoming "Cyberforce" reboot, entitled "Cyber Force."

From BleedingCool:  Thomas Taylor drew the cover art for the first edition of the first Harry Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (1997).  He has written and illustrated a number of books.  He now moves into comic books with the graphic novel, "Scarlett Hart, Monster Hunter," to be published in April 2018.

MEMORIAM - From StamfordAdvocate:  Cartoonist Mort Walker has died at the age of 94, Saturday, January 27, 2018.  Born Addison Morton Walker, Mort is best known as the creator of "Beetle Bailey," a comic strip about the world's laziest U.S. Army private.  Walker had worked on the strip continuously since its debut in 1950, getting help in recent years because of his health.  Prolific, Walker has created the still-running domestic gag comic strip, "Hi and Lois."

From BleedingCool:  Scott Snyder will take over "Justice League" for the "Justice League: No Justice" weekly publishing event.

From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books solicitations for April 2018.

From BleedingCool:  9 hot rumors about Marvel Comics in 2018.

From BleedingCool:  Batman's logo and chest emblem - the yellow oval - is coming back.  It was originally used from 1964 to 1995.

From ComicBookBin:  Johnny Bullet episode #150 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  Johnny Bullet episode #150 in French.

From ICv2:  Richard Corben has been awarded the prestigious Grand Prix d’ Angouleme lifetime achievement award.

From BleedingCool:  WTF?  As a boy Marv Wolfman saved the original art to an unpublished Superman comics story by the character's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.  It will finally be published in the hardcover edition of Action Comics #1000.

From Vulture:  Last year's hit X-Men franchise film, "Logan" has received an Oscar nomination in the category, "Writing (Adapted Screenplay)" for the 90th Academy Awards.  It is the first film based on a superhero comic book to receive a screenwriting Oscar nomination, but is not the first film based on comics to receive a screenwriting Oscar nom (Ghost World in 2002?).  The "Vulture" articles says that this nomination is a "significant breakthrough."

From ComicBook:  This article takes a look back on Dan Slott's time as writer on Marvel Comics' "The Amazing Spider-Man."

From BleedingCool:  The site has a preview of "The Blue Baron" and information about its publisher, Sitcomics.

From Soundcloud:  The Happy Haven podcasts interviews Marvel Comics artist Jon Malin, in which two relatively young guys talk about the good old days.  Malin is apparently really bothered about "indie comics artists" who get jobs drawing superheroes for Marvel and DC.

From ComicBookBin:  Johnny Bullet episode #149 in English
From ComicBookBin:  Johnny Bullet episode #149 in French

From ComicBook:  The artist Bob Wakelin died Saturday, January 20, 2018.  Wakelin is a legend for his cover art for video game boxes, and he also produced cover art for publisher, Marvel UK.

From FlickeringMyth:  "Robocop" is returning to comics in April via BOOM! Studios.

From BleedingCool:  It seems that DC Comics is not informing that artists that co-created the America's Best Comics line with writer Alan Moore that ABC characters are about to start appearing in mainstream DC Comics titles.  The ABC characters are not creator-owned, but are "creator-participant."

From ComicBook:  The films "Logan" and "Wonder Woman" earned nominations for the 30th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award.  The Scripter Award honors both the writer of the screenplay and the authors of books adapted to film.

From Newsarama:  Superman's classic uniform returns, that would be the one with the red trunks, in Action Comics #1000.

From ICv2:  DC Entertainment promotes its new comics line, "The New Age of DC Heroes" with television ads on cable networks.  There are also ads on certain websites and through The CW app.

From TCR:  GLAAD has named its 2018 Media Award nominees, and there is a comic book category.

From BleedingCool:  "Hunt for Wolverine" is a four-part series due in April, written by Charles Soule and artist David Marquez.

From LaughingPlace:  In April, Marvel is launching a new all-ages comic book, Marvel Super Hero Adventures.  The series will run for five issues and is will be written by Jim McCann and drawn by Dario Brizuela.

From BleedingCool:  Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3, the creators of the hit miniseries, "BLACK" (Black Mask Studio), has announced two new titles, the graphic novel, "BLACK [AF]: America's Sweetheart," and the new miniseries, "BLACK [AF]: Widows and Orphans."

From Manga.Tokyo:  List of anime movies due to be released in 2018.

From BleedingCool:  French publisher Glenat to publish "Conan" graphic novels in Europe.  Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian/Barbarian is in the public domain in Europe.

From BleedingCool:  The "companion" comic book to Frank Miller's "300" will finally appear in April 2018.  It is entitled "Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander."

From BleedingCool:  David Baldeon will be the artist on the "Domino" comic book written by Gail Simone.

From BleedingCool:  Jackie Ormes and Carol Kalish have been automatically inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2018.  Kalish was a pioneer in the development of the Direct Market and moved Marvel into new distribution outlets.  Ormes was the first black women newspaper cartoonist and, for a long time, the only one.

From ComicBook:  Former Wildstorm and Warner Bros. executive, John Nee, is the new publisher of Marvel Comics.  Current publisher, Dan Buckley, is now President of Marvel Entertainment.

From ComicBook:  It is the 50th anniversary of Go Nagai as a manga creator.  What better way to celebrate than with the release of a "Devilman" branded scotch?

From CBR:  What is the future of Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man, the Spider-Man of color.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics trademarks the name "Multiple Man."

From ChristianPost:  "Shaman King" manga returns in this spring.

From Crunchyroll:  Masakuza Katsura, the original creator of the manga "Video Girl" has drawn a new one-shot "Video Girl" manga, the first since the series ended in 1992.

From Newsarama:  It's official:  2017 is a down year in Direct Market comic book sales.

From BleedingCool:  Tom King announces "Sanctuary," a DC Comics title about a place superheroes go to deal with the trauma from the violence they experience...

From ComicBook:  As of December, the "Attack on Titan" manga has sold 71 million volumes of its various tankobon (graphic novel) collections in Japan.

From BleedingCool:  See Ed Piskor's covers for the second printings of "X-Men: Grand Design #1-2."

From BleedingCool:  John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave") is rewriting (or adding to) DC Comics' history in "The Other History of the DC Universe."

From BleedingCool:  The "Conan the Barbarian" property is returning to Marvel Comics, where it was from 1970 to 2000.  Dark Horse published Conan comic books from 2003 to 2017.  The first new Marvel Conan comic book is apparently scheduled for a 2019 release.

From Syfy:  Brian Michael Bendis says that there will be new issues of his creator-owned series, "Scarlet," with Alex Maleev.  Apparently, there is also a TV series in development.

From BleedingCool:  The first Brian Michael Bendis Superman story will appear in Action Comics #1000 and it will be drawn by Jim Lee.

From TCJ:  An interview with Terry Nantier, the founder of NBM, and the company's four decades of publishing European and American graphic novels.

From BleedingCool:  Mat Johnson talks "Incognegro."

From BleedingCool:  A sort of Brian Michael Bendis DC Comics debut.

From CBR:   10 comics books unfinished and missing in action: Miracleman, SHIELD and More

From JapanTimes:  In the Japan's national legislature, the Diet, a bill has been proposed to build of a national media arts center to collect and store original editions of manga and anime cels to prevent them from being taken out of the country.

From TheBeat:  Bendis revealed that his last issue of Defenders will be #10, last issue of Spider-Man will be #240, last issue of Iron Man will be #600, and last issue of Jessica Jones is #18.

From BleedingCool:  Shannon Wheeler, author of the book of cartoons, "Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump," will exhibit his cartoons in an exhibition named after the book - in Palm Beach not far from Trump's resort, Mar-a-Lago.

From PGA:  "Wonder Woman" among the nominees in the "best theatrical production" category for the 2018 Producers Guild Awards.  "Deadpool" was among the nominees in the same category at the 2017 Producers Guild Awards.

From BleedingCool:  The version of Valkyrie that appeared in the recent hit film, "Thor: Ragnarok," as played by actress Tessa Thompson will appear in Marvel Comics, beginning with "Exiles #1."

From TheBrownsvilleHerald:  The California-based Latino Comics Expo will hold a sister event in Brownsville, Texas in early February 2018.

From ComicBook:  "One Piece" creator, Eiichiro Oda, pens coming-of-age message to adolescent fans.

OBIT: From BleedingCool:  American Cinamon Hadley inspired artist Mike Dringinberg when he designed the iconic Sandman character, "Death of the Endless," co-created by Neil Gaiman for "The Sandman."  Hadley died Saturday, January 6, 2018 after a battle with cancer.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics is overseas looking for new talent.  [Hopefully, they will find new talent in marketing, as well.]

From TheGazette:  An article about two books:  “Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC”  Reed Tucker (Da Capo Press) and “Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel” by Bob Batchelor (Rowman & Littlefield), that talk about the rise of Marvel and DC Comics and the clash between them.

From BleedingCool:  See the "pop-up" comic book shop that DC Comics will open in Washington D.C. for the "Martin Luther King Jr."

From BleedingCool:  Here is the Christmas card Alan Moore drew and sent to friends and family.

From BleedingCool:   Hot (and overrated) writer Donny Cates wants to write a "Deadpool" that Rob Liefeld, the creator of the character, would draw.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel is giving stores free bundles of "Black Panther Starts Here" to stores to help introduce new readers to the character.

From AVClub:  The site lists is "10 most anticipated comics of 2018."

From Tennessean:  Cartoonist Guy Gilchrist is darting the venerable comic strip, Nancy, after producing it for 23 years.  Here are "five, funny reflections" as he departs in February 2018.

From ComicBook:  Brian Michael Bendis officially started at DC Comics Jan. 2nd, 2018.

From TCR:  Tom Spurgeon re-posts a 2010 interview that he conducted with Jaime Hernandez, the co-creator of "Love & Rockets" and North America's best comic book artist.

From BleedingCool:  "The Top 5 Marvel Screw-Ups of 2017" by Jude Terror.

From BleedingCool:  "The Top 5 DC [Comics] Screw-Ups of 2017" by Rich Johnston.

From ComicBook:  Robert Venditti and Tony S. Daniel talks about "Damage," the new comic book that is part of DC Comics' "New Age of Heroes" banner.

From TheDailyDot:  10 fascinating facts about the manga/anime, "One-Punch Man."

From ComicBook:  Hiro Mashima is the creator of the recently ended manga, "Fairy Tail."  He posted a sketch of his upcoming, still-unnamed new manga.

From ComicBook:  Eiichiro Oda shows off a sketch of "One Piece" character, Nami.

From BleedingCool:  Apparently, Mile Morales will no longer be called "Spider-Man," but what the new name is...

From Previews:  Warren Pleece talks about the "Incognegro: Renaissance," the sequel to the graphic novel, "Incognegro."

From ComicBook:  Sana Amanat, the creator of Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, talks diversity in comics.

From VICE:  The site pissed off some comic book industry people with this not-quite Top 10 comics of 2017 list.