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Monday, November 23, 2020
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 25, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
I Reads You Juniors September 2020 - Update #91
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MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a tribute to the recently deceased "Black Panther" actor, Chadwick Boseman," and it appears in today's Marvel Comics titles.
CONVENTIONS - From TheBeat: The LA Comic-Con is apparently happening as an in-person event, Dec. 11-13, 2020. Tickets are currently on-sale.
COMICS - From TheBeat: New comic book publisher, Bad Idea (launched by former Valiant Comics bosses), will launch in 2021 with five titles.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: In Japan, Akira, Vol. 1 is getting its 101st printing. And it's cover price is still listed at what it was for the first printing - between 1400 and 1600 yen (about $13 to $15 U.S.). It is the first collection by Japanese publisher, Kodansha, to be reprinted 100 times.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Brent Anderson's long-running, on-again/off-again comic book, "Astro City," may have a new publisher and a new format in the near future.
DARK HORSE - From CBR: Dark Horse Comics will be publishing Mike Mignola's ("Hellboy") coronoavirus charity sketches in an oversized hardcover book in March 2021.
MARVEL - From CBR: Marvel Comics reveals four of its 40 variant covers for its upcoming "Eternals #1."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Image Comics is apparently telling retailers that Rick Remender's new comic book, "Scumbag," is the new "Deadpool."
DC CINEMA - From THR: Actor Aldis Hodge is in final negotiations to appear as DC Comics' character, "Hawkman," in New Line Cinema's DC Comics movie, "Black Adam," in which Dwayne Johnson will play the title role.
MARVEL - From SlashGear: Marvel Comics reveals its horror-themed variant covers for Halloween2020.
ARCHIE COMICS - From GamesRadar: Archie Comics has announced that its comic books will be available as digital editions at comiXology the same day they will be available as print editions in comic book shops - starting immediately. Archie is the first major American publisher to make this move.
DC TO TV - From Variety: HBO Max has ordered a new TV series, "Peacemaker," which is a spinoff of director James Gunn's upcoming film, "The Suicide Squad." John Cena will star.
COMICS TO TV - From Variety: Amazon has order a spin-off of its hit series, "The Boys," which is based on the Garth Ennis-Darick Robertson comic book.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Gerry Conway has some really good ideas about fixing the American comic book industry.
MARVEL TV - From YouTube: Here is a trailer for Hulu's "Helstrom" series, based on the Marvel Comics character. The series debuts Oct. 16th on Hulu.
DC TV - From THR: The upcoming sixth season of The CW's "Supergirl" will be its final season. The final season is scheduled to debut in 2021.
MANGA - From FinanceRewind: Shueisha will hold Jump Festa Event online on December 19-20
WATCHMEN - From Variety: HBO's miniseries, "Watchmen," becomes the first comic book adaptation to win a top prize at the Primetime Emmy Awards, in this case, "Best Limited Series," one of 11 wins from its 2020 high of 26 nominations.
BATMAN - From DCComics: Today is September 19, 2020 and it's also BATMAN DAY 2020!
DC ANIMATED - From THR: HBO Max has renewed the "Harley Quinn" animated series for a third season. The series had been originally streamed on "DC Universe."
DC COMICS - From THR: The TV streaming service, "DC Universe," will become a comics-only platform, rebranded as "DC Universe Infinite, and launch in January 2021.
WATCHMEN - From Deadline: At the Television Academy Honors: ‘Watchmen’ Creator Damon Lindelof Urges Hollywood To Spotlight “Hidden, Buried, Camouflaged” Stories
DC TV - From Deadline: "Lucifer," based on the DC Comics titles, was cancelled by Fox two years ago, but has found a second life on Netflix where it recently topped Nielsen's streaming ratings for the week of Aug. 17th to 23rd.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: VIZ Media has announced the impending arrival of the manga, "Moriarty the Patriot," a spin-off and alternate take on the Sherlock Holmes canon.
BOOM STUDIOS - From FlickeringMyth: Amazon Prime's TV series, "The Expanse," will be adapted into a comic book miniseries.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From ScreenRant: Chloe Zhao, director of Marvel's "Eternals" film, says the movie will have manga influences.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics celebrates 50 years of legendary writer Chris Claremont in December with the "Chris Claremont Anniversary Special."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: The site offers a piece on the best Black Widow stories of all time.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Roy Thomas, the most important and greatest writer in the 50-year history of "Conan" comic books will contribute to Marvel Comics' anniversary book, "King-Size Conan #1."
DC COMICS - From YahooEntertainment: DC Comics announced Thursday that Beyonce is one of 17 women who will be profiled in an upcoming graphic novel. "Wonder Women of History" will document females working in politics and government, science and technology, business and sports.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: Actor Jason Momoa ("Aquaman") shows support for Ray Fisher in his dispute in a Warner Bros. investigation.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From ComicBook: According to sources... actor Jonathan Majors has been cast as "Kang the Conqueror" in the next "Ant-Man" movie.
AWARDS - From TheBeat: The winners of the "2020 Ignatz Awards" for small press comics have been announced.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: There may be "big writer changes" at DC Comics in 2021.
DC FANDOME:
From DCFanDome: It's back, Sat. Sept. 12, 2020!
From BleedingCool: DC Comics publisher Jim Lee again confirms that "5G" or "Generation Five" is not happening.
From IGN: HBO Max has renewed the "Doom Patrol" live-action TV series for a third season.
From IGN: Superman will have a new "super-suit" in the upcoming TV series, "Superman & Lois," from The CW.
From DCFanDome: There is a panel slash game show for "The Suicide Squad" at DC FanDome.
From Deadline: The DC Universe animated series, "Young Justice" will get a new title for its fourth season, "Young Justice: Phantoms."
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DIGITAL COMICS - From TheBeat: Chuck Austen returns to comics with the "comiXology Original" miniseries, "Edgeworld."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Everything you need to know about Kamala Kahn/Ms. Marvel.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "Wonder Woman 1984" has been moved to a Chirstmas Day 2020 release, vacating the recently planned Oct. 2nd release date.
COMICS - From MoneyControl: Comics flourish on crowdfunding sites, drawing well-known creators.
MANGA - From ANN: PC maker Mouse Computer began streaming a 3D anime promotional video for Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction manga on Wednesday.
MANGA - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press will publish the pro-wrestling manga, "New Japan Academy," as a digital release beginning in October.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: New DC Comics general manager, Daniel Cherry, aims to "leverage the cultural power" of company for "increasingly diverse global fan base."
COMICS TO TV - From EW: "The Walking Dead" television series, based on the long-running Image Comics title, will end with Season 11. A spin-off featuring the popular Daryl and Carol characters is being developed.
From TheDailyBeast: What killed "The Walking Dead" TV series. [It's an interesting article and I agree with some of it.]
From THR: What to expect from the end of "The Walking Dead."
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DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "Wonder Woman 1984," currently slated to open Oct. 2nd, may have its release date moved again... to help "Tenet."
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: The Batman anthology comic book series, "Batman: Black and White" will return as a six-issue, prestige format miniseries.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: DC Comics "Generations" event will return in a one-shot, "Generations: Shattered #1."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Christian Cooper, who was caught up in an infamous incident in Central Park, is turning that is a free digital comic book for DC Comics.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Avatar Press sells out of its "Cinema Purgatorio" box set.
MARVEL - From Previews: There is a trailer for Marvel Comics' new "Master of Kung Fu" comic book, "Shang-Chi #1."
COMICS SALES - From ICv2: The top 20 comics for August 2020 in terms of comic shops "point of sale" data. "Batman: Three Jokers #1" is #1.
EC COMICS - From ICv2: Taschen will publish the 592-page "The History of EC Comics" in October. The first printing will be a numbered first edition of 5000 copies, and the book will way over 13 pounds.
BATMAN DAY - From DCComics: The publisher has a hub for all things "Batman Day 2020."
KICKSTARTER - From BleedingCool: There is a crowdfunding campaign to fund a comic book adaptation of what is alleged to be a version of the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast," that was written by notorious fantasy-horror author, H.P. Lovecraft.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Black people are at the top of two of the top five North American comic book publishers: Daniel Cherry at DC Comics and Nachie Marsham at IDW Publishing.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: The feud between "Justice League" actor Ray Fisher and Warner Bros. Pictures continues.
MANGA - From ComicBook: VIZ Media to bring "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" to readers next year.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press Announces "ID: Invaded #Brake-Broken Manga."
IDW - From GamesRadar: IDW Publishing will continue to give comic book shops COVID-19 help through 2020.
COMICS - From Polygon: 6 big superhero comic book shakeups coming this Fall.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: The filming of director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" has been halted due to star Robert Pattinson's positive test for COVID-19.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Nachie Marsham is the new publisher at IDW, and Veronica Brooks is vp of creative affairs.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From Bust: The site looks at Trina Robbin's new book, "The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age."
DC COMICS - From THR: DC Comics hires former Activision eSport executive, Daniel Cherry, as "General Manager."
MARVEL - From LATimes: "Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1" is a new Marvel Comics titles that hopes to improve Native American representation.
MANGA - From GeekTyrant: A look at all the manga coming out from VIZ Media in November and December 2020.
HARVEY AWARDS - From CrunchyrollNews: A look at the manga nominated at the 2020 Harvey Awards' "best manga" category.
COMICS - From BlackEngineer: The site goes inside Lion Forge Comics
BLACK HISTORY - From 9to5Google: The September 1st, 2020 "Google Doodle" honors Jackie Ormes who drew the first nationally-published newspaper comic strip drawn by a Black woman.
COMICS TO FILM - From Collider: Warner Bros. is fast-tracking its film adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's 2010 comic book miniseries, "Nemesis" (Marvel/Icon).
FANTAGRAPHICS - From PW: Katie Skelly talks about her upcoming true-crime graphic novel, "Maids" (Fantagraphics).
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IN MEMORIAM - From Variety: The actor Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43, Friday, August 27, 2020, after a four-year battle with cancel. Boseman was best known for playing T'Challa/Black Panther in Marvel Studios' 2018, Oscar-winning, recording-setting film, "Black Panther." Boseman also appeared in a number of biopics: Jackie Robinson in "42" (2013); James Brown in "Get on Up" (2014), and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall" (2017).
From TheStar: "We lost our own superhero." How Chadwick Boseman — as a Black superhero on the big screen — made families feel seen.
From CJME: Comic book fans reflect on the death of "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman.
From KITVHonolulu: Chadwick Boseman had a unique ability to breathe life into legendary characters.
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SEPTEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for September 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Rebellion for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Red 5 Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for September 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for September 2020
OCTOBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From 1stComicsNews: AfterShock Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Albatross Funnybooks for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Behemoth Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for October 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for October 2020
NOVEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Abaze for November 2020
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Behemoth Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for November 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press/Lion Forge for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Scout Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Valiant Entertainment for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for November 2020
DECEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Albatross Funnybooks for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Chapterhouse for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for December 2020
From 2000AD: Rebellion Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for December 2020
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Review: BATMAN: Creature of the Night #1
DC COMICS – @DCComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Kurt Busiek
ART/COLORS: John Paul Leon
LETTERS: Todd Klein
COVER: John Paul Leon
48pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (January 2018)
Rated “T+” for “Teen Plus”
Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Book One: “I Shall Become...”
Batman: Creature of the Night is a four-issue, prestige comic book miniseries published by DC Comics. It is written by Kurt Busiek and drawn and colored by John Paul Leon. Todd Klein, one of the all-time greats, does the lettering for this series. Creature of the Night takes place in a real world-like setting in which Batman is a fictional character.
Batman: Creature of the Night #1 (“I Shall Become...”) introduces an eight-year boy named Bruce Wainwright, who is a huge fan of Batman. Of course, he loves reading Batman comic books, and he surrounds himself with products bearing Batman's image. Frankly, the little fellow is obsessed with Batman. In fact, when Bruce tells people his name, he pronounces it “Wain...wright,” putting an obvious pause between “Wain” and “wright.”
Bruce has an great-uncle, Alton Frederick Jepson (the only living relative on either side of Bruce's family). The boy has taken the “Al” in the first name and “Fred” in the second and turned his uncle into Uncle Alfred, like Batman's butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce even thinks of his hometown of Boston as Gotham City.
It is all fun and games, until that Halloween night when Bruce's parents, Carole and Henry Wainwright, are brutally murdered. As Bruce's grief and rage grow in the aftermath of his parents' murders, something strange takes flight in Boston.
Batman: Creature of the Night is apparently the spiritual companion to the 2004 miniseries, Superman: Secret Identity, also written by Kurt Busiek (and drawn by Stuart Immonen). Batman: Creature of the Night puts a spin on the world and fictional mythology of Batman. This series seems to ask, what if Batman could exist in the real world?
This first issue, however, focuses not only on young Bruce Wainwright's grief and rage over his parents' murders, but also on his bitterness about his fate, especially because he feels abandoned by those who should care, to one extent or another, about him and what he needs. In a way, this first issue deals with a child who experiences a break from reality, something that seems possible because of his total obsession not only with Batman, but also with being like Batman. All of it is in the context of the great loss which he has suffered.
Kurt Busiek delivers powerful character development. Busiek does not focus only on Bruce's Batman obsession; he also depicts a child in crisis, struggling with where his life is going, even as those who could help him to truly move forward only lie to themselves that they are doing what is best for young Bruce. The result is potent and engaging character drama, simply because the reader can find young Bruce Wainwright fascinating or a fascinating character study.
Artist John Paul Leon conveys all of this in art and graphics that capture not so much a gritty reality as it does a tortured soul. Leon creates effective storytelling that depicts Bruce's crisis and perhaps, his fanaticism and the fantastical elements, all of which are equally powerful and interesting.
Todd Klein, as always, is not merely a letterer; he is a graphical artist as much as the illustrator. His lettering captures Busiek's shifting points of view from character to character – not just in external dialogue, but also in the internal monologue. He does this using an array of visually striking fonts. Klein plays a big part in keeping the readers in suspense regarding the mystery of Batman: Creature of the Night's phantom player. Is it a break with reality or the arrival of something fantastic, but real?
Batman: Creature of the Night #1 is the real deal. It is not just another Bat-book, and it certainly makes me want to get the second issue.
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2017 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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