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Monday, January 2, 2023

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 4, 2023

MARVEL COMICS

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: February 2022 - Update #87

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

MARVEL - From ScreenRant:  With the "Reckoning War," Marvel basically admits that its event comic book crossovers usually don't matter.

DC COMICS - From ScreenRantHawkgirl's new costume might make her the Justice League's Wolverine.

MARVEL - From StarWarsMarvel Comics has announced a comic book adaptation of the Disney" series, "The Mandalorian."  The eight issue series will adapt each of the first season's eight episodes.  Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia") will write and Georges Jeanty will draw.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From RadioTimes:  Actor Charlie Cox went to a theater near where he lives to see how people react to his appearance in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" as "Matt Murdock/Daredevil" was not pleasantly surpised.  But he says he will reprise Matt Murdock in a future Marvel Cinematic Universe project.

MANGA - From ABCNews:  Graphic novel imprint, First Second, will publish an English-language edition of Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki's 1983 graphic novel, "Shuna's Journey," on November 1st, 2022.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From WeGotThisCovered:  Visual effects company, Digital Domain, was still working on VFX for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" a month after the film was released to theaters.

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCoolDark Horse will collect writer Roy Thomas and artist Pablo Marcos's Tarzan webcomics in the hardcover, "Tarzan of the Apes Volume 1," in August 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Writer Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad and artist Liam Sharp will launch the new series, "X-O ManoWar: Unconquered," from Valiant Comics in November 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Author Margaret Atwood and author/comics scribe Neil Gaiman are among the contributors to a comic book anthology, "Little Earthquakes: The Graphic Album," which will contain 24 stories inspired by the 12 songs from "Little Earthquakes," the 1992 album by Tori Amos.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From WeGotThisCovered:  The site claims to have set photos from the upcoming Disney+ series, "Secret Invasion," starring Samuel L. Jackson.  The photos reveal a "Skrull" character.

DC MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Milestone Universe" is now known as "Earth-M," and it is expanding with "Duo," a new comic book from writer Greg Pak and artist Khoi Pham.

From DCBlog:   In a Q&A, the creative team of Greg Pak, Khoi Pham, and Scott Hanna introduce "Earth-M" title, "Duo."

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EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, novelist, and poet, Tom Veitch, has died at the age of 81.  He was best known for his work on "Animal Man" and "The Nazz" for DC Comics; "The Light and Darkness War" (Marvel); and Dark Horse Comics first "Star Wars" comic book, "Dark Empire" and its sequel, "Dark Empire II."  His brother was comic book creator, Rick Veitch.

DC TV/SANDMAN - From EmpireNeil Gaiman talks about the Netflix adaptation of his legendary comic book series, "The Sandman."

From ScreenRant:  Netflix's Sandman show is dark, traumatic, and feel-good, says Neil Gaiman.

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THE BATMAN - From EW:  Actress Zoe Kravitz's says her first screen test with Robert Pattison for director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" was intense.

From WeGotThisCovered:  Director Matt Reeves says that there are already sequel talks for his upcoming film, "The Batman."
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COMIXOLOGY - From Gizmodo:   Amazon's overhaul of comiXology sucks. Amazon's closer integration of comiXology comes with lost features, bad storefronts, and a truly woeful browser reader. 

From AppleInsider:  Amazon's comixology migration is a disaster - here's what you need to know.

MANGA - From CBR:  42-year-old manga-ka Atsushi Okubo, the creator of such manga as "Soul Eater" and "Fire Force," says that he has just turned in the last chapter of "Fire Force," the final manga of his career.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Writer Chris Claremont's five-issue "Gambit" miniseries will be drawn by Sid Kotian, and the first issue will arrive May 2022.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCoolSkottie Young and Kyle Strahm are launching a new fantasy comic book series, "Twig," in May from Image Comics.

DC TV - From THRHBO Max has ordered a second season of James Gunn's DC Extended Universe TV series, "Peacemaker," starring John Cena in the title role.

GEORGE PEREZ - From ComicsBeat: In March, The Hero Initiative will publish a limited edition trade paperback edition of Kurt Busiek and George Perez's seminal crossover comic book, JLA/Avengers.  The publication, which will be limited to 7,000 copies, will benefit Perez who has Stage 3 pancreatic cancer.

From Newsarama:   This is an interview of George Perez posted Dec. 10th, 2021, posted a few days after he announced his cancer prognosis.

COMICS TO ANIMATION - From THRFox is developing a primetime animated series based on cartoonist Berkeley Breathed's iconic and beloved newspaper comic strip, "Bloom County."

SONY SPIDER U - From WeGotThisCovered:  "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has passed "Avatar" at the all-time domestic box office.

MANGA - From ANN:   Shueisha announced that its MANGA Plus app will allow users to read all the English chapters of its simul-release manga series for free for one year.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics' "Blade Runner 2039" could be the end.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  The upcoming comic book, "Punisher," will supposedly do for "The Punisher" character what the 1980s story line, "Born Again," did for "Daredevil."

MARVEL TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Disney is set to get the rights to the six TV series produced for Netflix by the now-defunct Marvel Television.  However, Disney is being quite about what the new streaming home will be for the "Defenders" universe shows: "Daredevil," "Jessica Jones," "Luke Cage," "The Punisher," "Iron Fist," and "The Defenders."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Warner Bros. releases a social media video clip that contains the first footage from "Aquaman and the Lost City" and clips from "Black Adam," "The Flash," and "The Batman."

SONY SPIDER U - From VarietyKevin Smith says that 2022 Oscar nominations' snub of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in the "Best Picture" category proves why no one watches the ABC television broadcast of the Oscars ceremony.

DC CINEMA - From IGN:  Actor Paul Dano, who plays "The Riddler" in the upcoming film, "The Batman," says that the Riddler sees himself as a vigilante like Batman.

DARK HORSE COMICS - From BleedingCoolGeof Darrow's comic book series, "Shaolin Cowboy," will return in 2022 from Dark Horse Comics.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCoveredDwayne "The Rock" Johnson teases a "Super Bowl LVI" ad that previews 2022's DC Films: "The Batman," "Black Adam," "The Flash," and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  DC Comics' big event after "Death of the Justice League" will be "Dark Crisis."  The seven-issue monthly miniseries will be written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Daniel Sampere and begin June 2022.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Marvel has provided a first look at Jonathan Hickman and Chris Bachalo's story for "Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood #1."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  DC has released preview images from the upcoming "Batman/Catwoman: World's Finest #1," which is due March 15th.

SONY MARVEL U - From THR:  Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is joining Sony's "Spider-Man" spin-off movie, "Kraven the Hunter."

EN MEMORIAM - From 2000AD:  British illustrator and comic book artist, Ian Kennedy, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, February 7, 2022.  He may be best known for his comics work for the Scottish media company, DC Thompson, especially "Hotspur" and the war comic, "Commando," for which he drew of 1600 covers.  Kennedy also helped launch the 1980s "Dan Dare" revival for "Eagle" magazine.

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DC CINEMA/THE BATMAN - From IndieWire:  "The Batman" star Robert Pattinson says that "The Batman" is a "sad movie" and that Bruce Wayne is a "weirdo."

From VarietyRobert Pattinson guarantees comic book movie fans will know Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is unlike any other Batman movie ever made as soon as they see the opening shot.
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SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From TheDirect:  "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One" producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord talk about the possibilities of a crossover with the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe multiverse.

DARK HORSE COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Dark Horse will collect the first eight chapters of the Kickstarter-funded comic, "The Winds of Numa Sera," in June 2022.  The series is from creators and writers Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler, and artists Eduard Petrovich, Filipe Andrade, Eduardo Mello, Alessio Moroni, and Valentina Taddeo, and lettered by Ismail Nihad.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From HuffPostChanning Tatum is apparently too traumatized to watch Marvel movies.  The trauma comes from the fact that Disney cancelled his planned "Gambit" film after it bought 20th Century Fox, which was originally developing the film.

BLACK COMICS - From BloodyDisgusting:  Rap music legend, Snoop Dogg, and television writer-producer and comic book writer, Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia") are united for a horror graphic novel, "Tales from the Crip."  The graphic novel will be published by Barnes' Zombie Love Studios in association with Snoop's Snoopadelic Films and is due Fall 2022.

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Actor Tyler Hoechlin, who plays "Clark Kent/Superman" on The CW's "Superman & Lois," talks about Clark's struggles in Season Two.

SONY MARVEL U - From THR:   Dakota Johnson is in talks to play the title character in "Madame Web," the Sony spinoff centered on the Spider-Man character first introduced in 1980’s "The Amazing Spider-Man No. 210."  Madame Web is a clairvoyant mutant who specializes in predicting the future of Spider-themed superheroes.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  "Deadman Tells The (Spooky) Tales" is a new young reader graphic novel that is also a comic book anthology from DC Comics.  Due Sept. 27th, 2022, it will feature DC Comics character "Deadman" telling spooky tales and ghost stories.

MARVEL - From FanboyPlanet:  The House of Ideas is reviving "Savage Avengers" with a new creative team, writer David Pepose and artist Carlos Magno.  The new series is scheduled to arrive May 4th.

MANGA TO ANIME - From YahooNextShark:  "Uzumaki" creator Junji Ito will voice a character in the anime adaptation of Uzumaki. The series is set to debut October 2022 on Adult Swim's "Toonami" block.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool: Meet Mike Pellerito is the new editor-in-chief of Archie Comics Publications.

MARVEL - From CBR:    From the House of Ideas, the "New Fantastic Four" returns May 25th, 2022.  That would Logan/Wolverine, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Daniel Ketch/Ghost Rider, and Bruce Banner/Hulk, as first seen over 30 years ago in "Fantastic Four #347" by the legends Walt Simonson and Art Adams.

BANNED BOOKS - NBCNews:  Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book editor and writer Brian Augustyn died this past weekend at the age of 67.  Many will remember him as the writer of the 1989 Batman one-shot comic book (or graphic novel), "Gotham by Gaslight."

MARVEL - From Gizmodo:   The X-Men, Avengers, and Eternals come together in the Marvel Comics' event series, "Judgment Day," which also sees the X-Men once again participating in the events of the Marvel Universe.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Actor Robert Pattinson says that his agent was shocked that Pattison would be taking over the role of "Batman" in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

DC TV - From Deadline:   HBO Max's "Titans" Season 4 has added new cast members.  Joseph Morgan as "Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood" and Franka Potente as "May Bennett/Mother Mayhem" have been cast as series regulars. Lisa Ambalavanar as "Jinx" is recurring.

BANNED COMICS - From BBCNews:  Various editions of Art Spiegelman's seminal graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," have topped Amazon sales charts after in the wake of the news that a school board in Tennessee banned the book from school libraries.

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Yen Press announces three manga titles, five light novels, and a "Delicious in Dungeon" guidebook.

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JANUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2022
From Archie:  Archie Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Blacktooth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comix Experience for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  ComixTribe for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2022

FEBRUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Feburary 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2022

MARCH 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Humanoids for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2022
 
APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2022
From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for April 2022

MAY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Upshot for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Hulk Vs Thor: Banner of War" for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" solicitations for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2022

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Sunday, October 31, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: October 2021 - Update #99

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Writer Alyssa Wong and artist Michael YG will debut a brand new hero in the Iron Fist costume Feb. 2022 from Marvel Comics. 

EUROCOMICS - From BleedingCool:  Hexagon Comics USA has announced its 2022 graphic novel release schedule, which begins with January's "Strangers#7: The Return of Himicron."

DC ANIMATION - From DCVideos:  Warner Bros. Entertainment has released a trailer for its animated feature, "Catwoman: Hunted," which arrives on Blu-ray/DVD Feb. 8th, 2022.

MARVEL - From CBR:  "Iron Fist" is a trending topic now that Marvel Comics has revealed that it will replace current Iron Fist, Danny Rand."

MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:   DC Comics is launching a new "Milestone Initiative" to serve "Black and underrepresented" comic book creators, to work with DC Comics, as part of their new talent development program Next Generation DC (NGDC).

COMICS - From Inverse:  Larry Hama is the writer who did much of the early development work on the "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" characters, and he wrote Marvel Comics' "G.I. Joe" comic book.  In an interview, Hama says he always wanted the Joe character, "Snake Eyes," to be Asian, which he is in the recent film, "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics, part of the movie producing giant, Legendary Entertainment, explains why it needs to run a Kickstarter campaign to publish its graphic novel adaptation of its film, "Dune."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From Geekfeed:  Once upon a time, "The Wasp" was meant to be the lead of "Marvel's The Avengers" (2012), the first Avengers film.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:  You may remember Warner Bros. announced an "Aquaman" spinoff movie focusing on the msyterious area known as "the Trench," but the project was later cancelled.  "Aquaman" director James Wan has revealed that the Trench movie was really a solo movie focusing on Aquaman nemesis, "Black Manta."

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  Sources say that Brendan Fraser has been cast in HBO Max's "Batgirl" film as the super-villain, "Firefly."

RUMORS - From TheIlluminerdi:  "Black Adam" producer, Hiram Garcia, is intrigued by DC Comics' character, "The Spectre," as a movie character.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Image Comics has said that because of ongoing supply issues, for now and the foreseeable future, it will not offer second printings of its titles.

COMICS TO ANIME - From YouTube:  There is now a second trailer for Netflix's anime series, "Super Crooks," which is based on the comic book by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu.  The entire 13-episode series will drop on Netflix Nov. 25th.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From GWW:   The hot rumor is that Marvel Studios is developing a "Hulk" solo film based on the Marvel Comics' event series, "World War Hulk."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Carolina Ortiz, an editor at Harper Children's Books, talks about what she is looking for in manuscripts for middle grade and young adult graphic novels.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actress Ruby Rose was the star of The CW's "Batwoman" show for one season before abruptly leaving the series.  Now, she alleges toxic behavior on the set and launches scathing attacks on several executives involved in the series, including some from The CW and WBTV.

From Deadline:  WBTV, the studio behind The CW's "Batwoman," releases a statement that hits back at actress Ruby Rose and her account of her time on the series.

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DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  "Wonder Woman" actress Gal Gadot says that she was shocked when director Joss Whedon "threatened my career" during the notorious reshoots for Warner Bros.' film, "Justice League."

DIGITAL MANGA - From Hypebeast:  NBA stars and twin brothers, Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks) and Robin Lopez (Washington Wizards), have joined their older brother, Christopher Lopez, in creating a basketball manga, entitled "Transition Game."  It is drawn by manga artist, TATSUZ.  He was the chief assistant of the great Takehiko Inoue during the production of Inoue's legendary basketball manga, "Slam Dunk."

VIZ MEDIA - From CBR:   VIZ Media recently announced "The Liminal Zone," a collection of horror manga shorts from acclaimed author Junji Ito to be release in summer 2022.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From THR:   This article looks at the early reactions to Marvel Studios' "Eternals."  Many sampled in this article are very positive.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Colorist Gabe Eltaeb lets his anti-gay "Comicsgate" flag fly in rant against the new Superman (Jonathan Kent).  But people might want to think before they attack their employer, especially DC Comics.

DC FANDOME:

From DCBlog:  "How to Watch DC FanDome"

From Deadline:  DC FanDome unveils a second trailer for director Matt Reeves' "The Batman," one that shows of The Riddler, The Penguin, Catwoman, Alfred, and more.

From Deadline:  DC FanDome presented a behind-the-scenes trailer for "Shazam! Fury of the Gods."

From Deadline:   DC Films gives first look at concept art for the HBO Max "Batgirl" film.

From Deadline:  Director Patty Jenkins confirms that a third "Wonder Woman" movie is in the works.

From IGN:   DC FanDome 2021: The Biggest Stories and Trailers Including "The Batman"

From THR:  Superman's motto has been "Truth, Justice and the American Way," but that is no more.  Now, it is "Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow."

From THR:  DC Comics' "Milestone" imprint, which features mostly Black and Brown superheroes, will get an animated film.

From THR:   DC FanDome kicks off with first-looks at "The Flash," "Black Adam," and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."

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DC CINEMA - From BleedingCool:  The Batman and Riddler character posters from the 2022 film, "The Batman," have been released.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Writer Garth Ennis and artist Gerry Brown launch "Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace," featuring "Peacemaker," the breakout character from the film, "The Suicide Squad."

MARVEL - From PW:   Penguin Classics and Marvel Comics will collaborate on a new series, the "Penguin Classics Marvel Collection."  This initiative marks the first time that Penguin Classics has published comics.  The first three books in the series, "Black Panther," "Captain America," and "The Amazing Spider-Man," will be published on June 14 of next year, in both a paperback sporting Penguin's iconic black spine and a collectible hardcover edition. 

DC COMICS - From 13thDimension:   DC Comics is going to start reprinting the "Silver Age" Batman comic books, beginning with the earliest issues from that era.  Due in July 2022, "Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1" will reprint Batman #101-116 and Detective Comics #233-257.

FANTAGRAPHICS - From ForcesofGeek:  Cartoonist and comics creator, Jaime Hernandez, talks about his new book, "Queen of the Rings: Wrestling Drawings 1980-2020," in an interview with "Forces of Geek."

From FantaBlog:   How to read "Love and Rockets" comics in "The Complete Love and Rockets Bibliography."

From PubWeekly:   Simon Hanselmann talks about his new graphic novel, "Crisis Zone."
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MARVEL - From Marvel:   The fan-favorite "Silver Surfer" comic book creative team of writer Ron Marz and artist Ron Lim return for the five-issue miniseries, "Silver Surfer: Rebirth."  The first issue goes on sale Jan. 19th, 2022.

DIAMOND - From BleedingCool:   Diamond Comic Distributors has just acquired ownership of the Atlanta-based Collectible Grading Authority (CGA), an industry leader in action figure and video game grading. 

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics has released details about writer Chris Claremont's story for "X-Men: Legends #12," which is due Feb. 2022.  It will be drawn by Scot Eaton, and will star Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde.

DC COMICS - From Deadline:  In an upcoming issue of "Superman: Son of Kal-El," Superman will come out as bisexual.  The current Superman is young Jon Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY - From BleedingCool:   BOOM! Studios adds three comics to its LCSD 2021 (Nov. 24th) offerings.  They are "Magic: Master Of Metal #1" cardstock cover by Adam Gorham, a "House Of Slaughter #1" second printing cardstock cover by Jae Lee and June Chang, and "Regarding The Matter Of Oswald's Body #1" cardstock cover by Ryan Sook.

VIZ MEDIA/MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   VIZ Media has announced that "Yu-Gi-Oh!" creator, Kazuki Takahashi, is working on a new manga.  Entitled "Secret Reverse," it will feature Marvel characters Spider-Man and Iron Man and will be published in the Summer of 2022.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer Brian K. Vaughn has revealed that his hit comic book, "Saga," will return with issue #55 on Jan. 26th, 2022.

IMAGE/SUBSTACK - From Substack:  Writer Rodney Barnes announces upcoming comics projects from both Image Comics and Substack.  The new comics include spinoffs of his hit vampire comic book, "Killadelphia" (Image Comics).

MOVIE REVIEW - From IReadsYou:  My review of "Venom: Let There Be Carnage."

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Image Comics unveils the 2022 publishing slate for the titles from "The Kurt Busiek Universe."

BOOKS - From TheGuardianThe Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2021 has been awarded to the Tanzanian novelist, Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents."  "Paradise" (1994) and "Desertion" (2005) are among his most acclaimed novels.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  John Dolmayan is the drummer for the rock band, "System of a Down."  He is also known for collecting vintage comics and original art, including owning Jim Lee's covers for "X-Men #1."  He is apparently also starting a new comic book grading service.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  A retailers' report of damaged Marvel Comics titles from its new distributor, Penguin Random House.

MANGA TO FILM - From Deadline:  Columbia Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment are adapting the manga, "Made in Abyss," into a feature film.

DC TV - From Deadline:  WarnerMedia has released the first teaser for "Peacemaker," a spin-off the movie, "The Suicide Squad," starring John Cena.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Steve Orlando will become the writer of Marvel Comics' X-Men book, "Maruaders," which is one of many changes coming to the the X-line.

From BleedingCool:  X-Men comics group editor, Jordan D. White, explains superstar writer Jonathan Hickman's upcoming departure from the X-Men books.

From BleedingCool:    More on Jonathan Hickman: "On the Illusion of Change and Jonathan Hickman Leaving the X-Men."
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COMICS - From GoConnect:   The article examines the work of the late comic book artist, John Buscema, beyond his work on Marvel's "Conan the Barbarian."

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  With its estimated 90.1 million dollars grossed at the weekend box office, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has the biggest opening weekend during the pandemic era.

From YahooEntertainment:   Here's how "Venom 2" takes the Tom Hardy franchise into the Marvel multiverse (spoilers!)
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IMAGE COMICS - From CBR:  Mark Millar talks to "CBR" about his comic book series, "The Magic Order Vol. 2" and shares some images from series artist , Stuart Immonen.

IDW - From BleedingCool:   At the Diamond Retailer Summit last weekend, IDW publisher Nachie Marsham says he wants to see 2022 relaunch IDW as the home for creators to bring their creator-owned comics.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Superstar comics writer, Brian Michael Bendis, says that he has received a "Substack PRO" offer.

DC TV - From Deadline:   "Teen Wolf" alum,  actor Ian Bohen, is set for a multi-episode arc on the upcoming second season of The CW’s "Superman & Lois."

MANGA TO FILM - From CBR:  Funimation has released an English dub trailer for the third "My Hero Academia" film, "My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission."

IDW - From BleedingCool:  Beginning with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #125," the Turtles will become "Teenage Mutant Punk Frogs."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   The John Lee Hooker Estate and Z2 Comics announce the graphic novel, "John Lee Hooker: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."  It will document the life of the legendary blues musician, as written by Gabe Soria and Jarrett Williams and drawn by the legendary cartoonist, Kyle Baker.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Sony’s "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" rang up a great $11.6M Thursday night from showtimes that began at 4PM yesterday at 3,500 theaters. That’s the second best during the pandemic after Disney/Marvel’s "Black Widow" which grossed $13.2M on Thursday night.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Black Eyed Peas' performer, Taboo, and B. Earl are writing a new Marvel eight-part webtoon comic for the "Marvel Infinity" line, digital-first exclusive to Marvel Unlimited.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Cartoonist Adrian Tomine ("Optice Nerve") is Substack's first "writer in residence."  He explains what that means.

DC TV - From BleedingCool:  "Key art" from Netflix's adaptation of "The Sandman" comic book gives an early look at the characters, "Dream," "Death," and "Desire."

COMICS - From Bloomberg:  An article about the dispute between comic book artists and Marvel and DC Comics over NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

STAN LEE - From WeGotThisCovered:   Marvel has filed five lawsuits against the families of Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee, claiming that the superheroes they created are ineligible for copyright termination as they were created as works for hire on a contractual basis.

MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool:   On August 26th, 2021, Patrick S Ditko, a relative of the comic book writer-artist, Steve Ditko, and administrator of his estate, registered two notices of copyright termination against Marvel Entertainment for the first appearances of Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, two characters Ditko co-created, in comic books.

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PREVIEWS:

From BleedingCool:  Cover art and five interior pages from DC Comics' "Nubia and the Amazons #1," which is due Tues., Oct. 19th.

From BleedingCool:   Cover art and four interior pages from DC Comics' "Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #7," which is due Tues., Oct. 12th.

From GamesRadar:  Cover art and interior pages from DC Comics' "Batman: The Imposter #1," which is due Tues., Oct. 12th.

From CBR:  Cover art and interior pages from AfterShock Comics' "Clans of Belari #1," which is due Wed., Oct. 13th.

From BleedingCool:  Cover art and six interior pages from Marvel's "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #15," which is due Wed., Oct. 13th.

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OCTOBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for October 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Masks for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2021
From CBR:  DC Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2021
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for October 2021
From 2000AD:  Rebellion for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for October 2021
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for October 2021

NOVEMBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Corp for November 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dead Good Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Silver Sprocket for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for November 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for November 2021

DECEMBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab Entertainment for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze artbooks and manga for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  American Mythology Press for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for December 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for December 2021

JANUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2022

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Sunday, January 31, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: January 2021 - Update #105

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

"Support Leroy on Patreon

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.

MARVEL REVIEWS - From Patreon: "The Eternals #1"

From Patreon:  "Star Wars: The High Republic #1"
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HEROES REBORN - From BleedingCool:   Our first look at Marvel's new "Heroes Reborn."
 
MARVEL - From YahooAVClub: What is Marvel Comics' "Heroes Reborn?"
 
BIDEN! - From BleedingCool:  Comics industry people react to President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
 
DC TV - From Variety:   Actress Savannah Welch has been cast as Gotham City Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon for Season 3 of HBO Max's "Titans."
 
MANGA - From BleedingCool:   Yen Press announces eight new manga and light novel titles (1/19).
 
DC COMICS - From YahooAVClub:   DC launches "DC Universe Infinite," a digital comic book reading service.
 
COMICS - From PressDemocrat:  Napa Valley newspaper interviews and profiles Napa Valley native son, comic book artist, Darick Robertson, the co-creator of "The Boys."
 
COMICS TO FILM - From CinemaBlend:  The site offers 10 major Hollywood actors who have played more than one comic book character.  Yes, the list includes Ben Affleck and Chris Evans.
 
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: Veteran comic book artist, Tom Raney, will join the "Green Lantern" creative team with issue #3.
 
DC CINEMA - From GamesRadar:   Director Zack Snyder confirms hat his four-hour "Justice League" will be a movie and not a miniseries.
 
IN MEMORIAM - From NBCNews:   I'm surprised that NBC News covered the recent death due to COVID-19 of comic book artist Steve Lightle at the age of 61.  His wife, Marianne Lightle, said that the family had no idea he had COVID.  This article also talks about his career and fan-following.
 
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  What is a good cover price for an anthology?  And how are royalties divided for contributors to anthologies?   RE: "Batman: Urban Legends."
 
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   DC Comics has released 7 images of from its upcoming digital-first miniseries, "RWBY/Justice League."  The images feature core Justice League characters redesigned for the "RWBY" universe.
 
AWARDS - From JoeShusterAwards:   Apparently, I missed the announcement of the winners of the "2020 Joe Shuster Awards" for work done in 2019 by comic book creators and contributors originating from Canada.
 
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Hermes Press has announced that it will collect DC Comics' "The Phantom" comic book series in three volumes.  DC published a four-issue miniseries in 1988 and a 13-issue ongoing series from 1989 to 1990.
 
DC TV - From YahooEntertainment:   The CW's new "Batwoman," Javicia Leslie has learned that voting rights goddess, Stacey Abrams, is a fangirl and a "Batman" fan.  So Leslie is calling on Abrams to appear as a villain on "Batwoman."
 
PUBLISHING - From BleedingCool:   Former DC Comics executives are among the founders of "Endpaper Entertainment," a new content development company focused on producing original stories in a variety of media, formats and genres.
 
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   DC Comics to launch the digital-first series, "Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries" in March.  The series will begin its print run in April 2021 as a 12-issue miniseries.
 
AWARDS - From BleedingCool:   The 2020 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics has announced finalists for its sixth annual prize, with the winner to be announced during Black History Month.
 
BOOM! STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:  Keanu Reeves "BRZRKR #1" is Boom Studios' highest order comic book to date.
 
DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  WarnerMedia quickly defends DC Entertainment President Walter Hamada from Ray Fisher's tweet storm.  Fisher, who plays Cyborg, in the Justice League films, has been fired from his role in the planned superhero movie, "The Flash."
 
DC COMICS - From TheBeat:   Writer John Ridley's "Future State: Next Batman" a.k.a. "Tim Fox," will continue his adventures in the digital first comics series, "Next Batman: Second Son."
 
MARVEL COMICS - From ComicBook:   And the winner of the 2020 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best Ongoing Comic is... "X-Men" by Jonathan Hickman and company.
 
DC CINEMA - From ComicBook:  Actor Ray Fisher, who played "Cyborg" in "Justice League" says that he has been fired from his role in the planned superhero film, "The Flash."
 
VIZ MEDIA - From BleedingCool:   VIZ has announced the Feb. 2nd release of the first volume of "The King's Beast" by Rei Toma, the sequel to her "Dawn of the Arcana" manga.
 
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:   The upcoming "Radiant Black" will launch Image Comics' planned "shared universe" superhero comic book line.

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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JANUARY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  AWA for January 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2021 
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics - King in Black for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titans Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for January 2021
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for January 2021

FEBRUARY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2021
From TheBeat: DC Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2021 
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "King in Black" for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2021
From 2000AD:   Rebellion Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for February 2021
From BleedingCool:   Zenescope Entertainment for February 2021
 
MARCH 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  March Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for March 2021

APRIL 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for April 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for April 2021

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