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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 14, 2020
Saturday, November 30, 2019
I Reads You Juniors November 2019 - Update #75
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From CBR: The site recommends 10 manga titles for fans of Disney+/Lucasfilm's "The Mandalorian.
From ICv2: DC Comics finds itself in the middle of a social media storm because of its social media promotion of the upcoming, "The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child."
DC TV - From THR: "Supergirl" star, Melissa Benoist, reveals that she is a survivor of domestic violence.
MEMORIAM - From Newsarama: Pioneering LGBTQ comic book creator and writer-artist, Howard Cruse, has died at the age of 75, Tuesday, November 26, 2019. His best known work is probably the original graphic novel, "Stuck Rubber Baby," which DC Comics published in 1995. Cruse first gained attention with his "Barefootz," series, and he was the founding editor of the gay and lesbian comics anthology magazine, "Gay Comix."
DC CINEMA - From YahooLifestyle: Actress Zoe Kravitz reveals her new pixie haircut, which seems purr-fect for her role as "Catwoman" in the upcoming "The Batman" (July 2021).
DC CINEMA - From Variety: This article says that Warner Bros. is plotting the future of DC Comics films and that they have been talking to J.J. Abrams and Michael B. Jordan about "Superman."
DC CINEMA - From CheatSheet: "Joker" director Todd Phillips adds his tepid two-cents to Martin Scorsese's comments about "Marvel movies."
From Crunchyroll: The "Demon Slayer" manga is outselling the "Bleach" and "My Hero Academia" manga in volume sales in Japan.
From BleedingCool: Comic book writer, Leah Moore, talks about how American comics broke her father, legendary comic book writer, Alan Moore.
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics has struck a partnership with Japanese media company Tsuburaya Productions to create new "Ultraman" comic books for American markets.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: Actor John Turturro will play "Carmine Falcone," a crime boss, in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," which begins filming in January 2020.
MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist: The noted and influential cartoonist and author, Gahan Wilson, has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, November 21, 2019. His cartoons are noted for their horror-fantasy elements and situation. He may be best known for his cartoons that appeared in "Playboy" magazines.
DC CINEMA - From ComicBook: Dwayne Johnson confirms that the "Justice Society of America" will appear in his "Black Adam" film which is due December 2021.
DC TV - From Newsarama: Warner Bros. reveals the costume that actor Brenton Thwaites will wear in his transformance to "Nightwing" from "Robin" in the streaming series, "Titans."
From Newsarama: Heritage Auctions has just sold the highest graded known copy of "Marvel Comics #1," the first comic book published by Timely Comics, the precursor of Marvel Comics. The sale price was 1.26 million dollars.
From BleedingCool: Clover Press now holds the license to produce comic books featuring the Will Eisner's character, "The Spirit." Its first release will be February 2020.
From NewYorkPost: Legendary comic book writer-artist Frank Miller is apparently going to take legal action against his longtime colorist and ex-wife, Lynn Varley, over allegedly stolen artwork.
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Actor Henry Cavil, who has played Superman in three films (The Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League) says he is not done with the character.
MEMORIAM - From Newsarama: Comic book artist Tom Lyle has died at the age of 66, Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He may be best known for drawing the first miniseries starring Batman's partner, Robin, in 1992 and its two sequels. Lyle also drew "Starman" comic books for DC and "Spider-Man" comic books for Marvel Comics.
ALAN MOORE - From TheWrap: An interview Alan Moore gave two years ago to a Brazilian outlet has resurfaced. Moore skewers superhero films as a "worrying," and saying that D.W. Griffith's legendary and racist silent film, "The Clansman" (now called "The Birth of a Nation") is the first American superhero film.
MARVEL TV - From Newsarama: Hulu's "Runaways," based on the Marvel Comics titles, will end after its upcoming third season.
DC CINEMA - From CBR: "Wonder Woman" star, Gal Gadot, becomes the latest to ask for Warner Bros. to release director Zack Snyder's version of the 2017 film, "Justice League." Joss Whedon finished the film after Snyder exited for personal reasons, and the released version of the film reflects Whedon's reshoots and editing... apparently.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: "Joker" becomes the first R-rated movie to gross more than one billion dollars in worldwide box office.
From Previews: Marvel Comics planning New Year's launch parties for new titles.
From ANN: Through the rest of this year and through 2020, VIZ Media announces that it will add 9 digital manga to the digital edition of Shonen Jump.
From TheSkanner: TidalWave Comics to detail the history of NBA superstar player, LeBron James, in the comic book, "Fame: LeBron James."
COMICS TV - From Deadline: Legendary Television has signed a deal with Frank Miller to adapt his comic book, "Sin City," into a TV series. It was adapted into two films by director Robert Rodriguez, who will executive produce the series with Miller.
COMICS CINEMA - From Deadline: Spike Lee will direct and co-write a film adaptation of Ron Wimberly's graphic novel, "Prince of Cats."
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweets out concept art for his film "Black Adam" (based on the Shazam character), and says that the film is due December 22, 2021 from New Line Pictures.
MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The comic book historian and journalist, Tom Spurgeon, has reportedly died at the age of 51. Since 2004, he had operated the site, "The Comics Reporter" (http://www.comicsreporter.com/), which won three Eisner Awards for "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism." With Jordan Raphael, Spurgeon wrote the book, "Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.
DC CINEMA - From IndependentUK: It seems that Joaquin Phoenix is entirely against the idea of a sequel to the worldwide, smash hit film, "Joker."
COMICS-STREAMING - From Newsarama: "Avengers" super-directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, are producing a documentary based on "Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC," a non-ficiton book by Reed Tucker. The documentary would be produced for the streaming service, Quibi. Former DC President Diane Nelson is Head of Operations & Content for Quibi.
From Newsarama: Beloved cartoon canine, Snoopy, of the beloved comics strip, "Peanuts," will see his original graphic novel, "Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars," debut on Dec. 18th. Newsarama has a 5-page preview.
From BleedingCool: Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bemerjo have produced popular and critically acclaimed projects for DC Comics. But their next project may be not be at DC, in the wake of their controversy surrounding their "Batman: Damned" miniseries.
From ANN: Yasuo Ohtagaki, the creator of the excellent "Mobile Suit Gundam" Thunderbolt" manga, has announced that his new manga, "Diana and Artemis," will debut in the December 17th issue of the Japanese magazine, "Manga Action."
DC TV - From Newsarama: DC Universe's "Titans" will get a third season beginning Fall 2020.
DC CINEMA - From Collider: "Fresh Julliard grad" Jayme Lawson has been cast in an unspecified role in "The Batman."
DC TV - From DCBlog: Actor Cress Williams, "Agent Odell" of The CW's "Black Lightning," talks to DC about his character.
DC TV - From Deadline: Kevin Smith will host, "Crisis Aftermath," an after-episode show focusing on The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" TV series crossover event.
DC TV - From ComicBook: Netflix has ordered a second season of its TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," although the first season has not gone into production.
ARCHIE COMICS TV - From Deadline: The CW's "Katy Keene" television series, based on the long-running Archie Comics' title, will debut Feb. 6th, 2020 as a mid-season replacement show.
From ComicsBeat: Here is so love for "Love & Rockets'" "Locas."
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: "Shazam" director David F. Sandberg will direct an adaptation of "The Unsound," a graphic novel from BOOM! Studios for Netflix.
From Newsarama: Comic book artist John Paul Leon talks about fighting cancer and finishing the miniseries, "Batman: Creature of the Night."
From ChimeraObscura: Here is a podcast interview of the incredible Canadian comic book artist and comics creator, Ho Che Anderson.
DC CINEMA - From TheWrap: Andy Serkis will reportedly play "Alfred Pennyworth" in Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Actor Colin Farrell is in talks to play "The Penguin" in Matt Reeves' "That Batman" film project. Already casts in villian roles is Paul Dano as "The Riddler" and Zoe Kravtiz as "Catwoman."
From Juxtapoz: The art and culture site talks to legendary artist Robert Williams about his new museum retrospective of his work and a companion catalog to the retrospective from Fantagraphics Books.
From Newsarama: A new "Ant-Man" comic book series will launch Feb. 2020. It will star Scott Lang as Ant-Man and his daughter Cassie as the hero, "Stinger."
From Simplemost: Was Elvis Presley influenced by classic Fawcett Comics hero, Captain Marvel, Jr.
MANGA TV/TRAILER - From MashableIndia: Here is some kind of trailer for Cartoon Network's upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki manga.
From PalmBeachPost: Professional tennis' greatest female player of all time, Serena Williams, will be part of the web comics project, "Real-Life Superwomen Project."
From BleedingCool: In the first issue of the upcoming "Hellblazer" relaunch, entitled "John Constantine: Hellblazer," there will be a depiction of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson naked.
From Decanter: The cult, wine-theme manga, "The Drops of God," was just released in English by Kodansha and comiXology.
DC CINEMA - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Robert Pattinson said that he is reading as many comics as possible for "assimilation" ahead of his starring role in Matt Reeves "The Batman."
From Newsarama: DC Comics provides a preview of the first issue of its new "John Constantine: Hellblazer" title.
SONY MARVEL U - From IGN: The Oscar-winning, 2018 film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," officially will have a sequel. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2" will arrive in 2022.
COMICS FILM - From ThePlaylist: Todd McFarlane says there is more Hollywood interest in his R-rated "Spawn" reboot (based on his long-running comic book) in the wake of the tremendous success of the Todd Phillips' R-rated "Joker" film.
DC TV: From Deadline: The CW is developing a "Superman & Lois" TV series from Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch of The CW's "Supergirl."
NOVEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ablaze for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Action Lab for Novmeber 2019
From BleedingCool: Aftershock Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Lion Forge for November 2019
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for November 2019
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Source Point Press for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for November 2019
NOVEMBER 2019 "ADVANCED" COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 (for acetate covers)
From Newsarama: "Dawn of X" for November 2019
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for 2019 with some guessing on the site's part
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: 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: 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: Scout 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
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:From CBR: The site recommends 10 manga titles for fans of Disney+/Lucasfilm's "The Mandalorian.
From ICv2: DC Comics finds itself in the middle of a social media storm because of its social media promotion of the upcoming, "The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child."
DC TV - From THR: "Supergirl" star, Melissa Benoist, reveals that she is a survivor of domestic violence.
MEMORIAM - From Newsarama: Pioneering LGBTQ comic book creator and writer-artist, Howard Cruse, has died at the age of 75, Tuesday, November 26, 2019. His best known work is probably the original graphic novel, "Stuck Rubber Baby," which DC Comics published in 1995. Cruse first gained attention with his "Barefootz," series, and he was the founding editor of the gay and lesbian comics anthology magazine, "Gay Comix."
DC CINEMA - From YahooLifestyle: Actress Zoe Kravitz reveals her new pixie haircut, which seems purr-fect for her role as "Catwoman" in the upcoming "The Batman" (July 2021).
DC CINEMA - From Variety: This article says that Warner Bros. is plotting the future of DC Comics films and that they have been talking to J.J. Abrams and Michael B. Jordan about "Superman."
DC CINEMA - From CheatSheet: "Joker" director Todd Phillips adds his tepid two-cents to Martin Scorsese's comments about "Marvel movies."
From Crunchyroll: The "Demon Slayer" manga is outselling the "Bleach" and "My Hero Academia" manga in volume sales in Japan.
From BleedingCool: Comic book writer, Leah Moore, talks about how American comics broke her father, legendary comic book writer, Alan Moore.
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics has struck a partnership with Japanese media company Tsuburaya Productions to create new "Ultraman" comic books for American markets.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: Actor John Turturro will play "Carmine Falcone," a crime boss, in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," which begins filming in January 2020.
MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist: The noted and influential cartoonist and author, Gahan Wilson, has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, November 21, 2019. His cartoons are noted for their horror-fantasy elements and situation. He may be best known for his cartoons that appeared in "Playboy" magazines.
DC CINEMA - From ComicBook: Dwayne Johnson confirms that the "Justice Society of America" will appear in his "Black Adam" film which is due December 2021.
DC TV - From Newsarama: Warner Bros. reveals the costume that actor Brenton Thwaites will wear in his transformance to "Nightwing" from "Robin" in the streaming series, "Titans."
From Newsarama: Heritage Auctions has just sold the highest graded known copy of "Marvel Comics #1," the first comic book published by Timely Comics, the precursor of Marvel Comics. The sale price was 1.26 million dollars.
From BleedingCool: Clover Press now holds the license to produce comic books featuring the Will Eisner's character, "The Spirit." Its first release will be February 2020.
From NewYorkPost: Legendary comic book writer-artist Frank Miller is apparently going to take legal action against his longtime colorist and ex-wife, Lynn Varley, over allegedly stolen artwork.
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Actor Henry Cavil, who has played Superman in three films (The Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League) says he is not done with the character.
MEMORIAM - From Newsarama: Comic book artist Tom Lyle has died at the age of 66, Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He may be best known for drawing the first miniseries starring Batman's partner, Robin, in 1992 and its two sequels. Lyle also drew "Starman" comic books for DC and "Spider-Man" comic books for Marvel Comics.
ALAN MOORE - From TheWrap: An interview Alan Moore gave two years ago to a Brazilian outlet has resurfaced. Moore skewers superhero films as a "worrying," and saying that D.W. Griffith's legendary and racist silent film, "The Clansman" (now called "The Birth of a Nation") is the first American superhero film.
MARVEL TV - From Newsarama: Hulu's "Runaways," based on the Marvel Comics titles, will end after its upcoming third season.
DC CINEMA - From CBR: "Wonder Woman" star, Gal Gadot, becomes the latest to ask for Warner Bros. to release director Zack Snyder's version of the 2017 film, "Justice League." Joss Whedon finished the film after Snyder exited for personal reasons, and the released version of the film reflects Whedon's reshoots and editing... apparently.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: "Joker" becomes the first R-rated movie to gross more than one billion dollars in worldwide box office.
From Previews: Marvel Comics planning New Year's launch parties for new titles.
From ANN: Through the rest of this year and through 2020, VIZ Media announces that it will add 9 digital manga to the digital edition of Shonen Jump.
From TheSkanner: TidalWave Comics to detail the history of NBA superstar player, LeBron James, in the comic book, "Fame: LeBron James."
COMICS TV - From Deadline: Legendary Television has signed a deal with Frank Miller to adapt his comic book, "Sin City," into a TV series. It was adapted into two films by director Robert Rodriguez, who will executive produce the series with Miller.
COMICS CINEMA - From Deadline: Spike Lee will direct and co-write a film adaptation of Ron Wimberly's graphic novel, "Prince of Cats."
DC CINEMA - From Newsarama: Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweets out concept art for his film "Black Adam" (based on the Shazam character), and says that the film is due December 22, 2021 from New Line Pictures.
MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The comic book historian and journalist, Tom Spurgeon, has reportedly died at the age of 51. Since 2004, he had operated the site, "The Comics Reporter" (http://www.comicsreporter.com/), which won three Eisner Awards for "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism." With Jordan Raphael, Spurgeon wrote the book, "Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.
DC CINEMA - From IndependentUK: It seems that Joaquin Phoenix is entirely against the idea of a sequel to the worldwide, smash hit film, "Joker."
COMICS-STREAMING - From Newsarama: "Avengers" super-directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, are producing a documentary based on "Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC," a non-ficiton book by Reed Tucker. The documentary would be produced for the streaming service, Quibi. Former DC President Diane Nelson is Head of Operations & Content for Quibi.
From Newsarama: Beloved cartoon canine, Snoopy, of the beloved comics strip, "Peanuts," will see his original graphic novel, "Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars," debut on Dec. 18th. Newsarama has a 5-page preview.
From BleedingCool: Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bemerjo have produced popular and critically acclaimed projects for DC Comics. But their next project may be not be at DC, in the wake of their controversy surrounding their "Batman: Damned" miniseries.
From ANN: Yasuo Ohtagaki, the creator of the excellent "Mobile Suit Gundam" Thunderbolt" manga, has announced that his new manga, "Diana and Artemis," will debut in the December 17th issue of the Japanese magazine, "Manga Action."
DC TV - From Newsarama: DC Universe's "Titans" will get a third season beginning Fall 2020.
DC CINEMA - From Collider: "Fresh Julliard grad" Jayme Lawson has been cast in an unspecified role in "The Batman."
DC TV - From DCBlog: Actor Cress Williams, "Agent Odell" of The CW's "Black Lightning," talks to DC about his character.
DC TV - From Deadline: Kevin Smith will host, "Crisis Aftermath," an after-episode show focusing on The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" TV series crossover event.
DC TV - From ComicBook: Netflix has ordered a second season of its TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," although the first season has not gone into production.
ARCHIE COMICS TV - From Deadline: The CW's "Katy Keene" television series, based on the long-running Archie Comics' title, will debut Feb. 6th, 2020 as a mid-season replacement show.
From ComicsBeat: Here is so love for "Love & Rockets'" "Locas."
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: "Shazam" director David F. Sandberg will direct an adaptation of "The Unsound," a graphic novel from BOOM! Studios for Netflix.
From Newsarama: Comic book artist John Paul Leon talks about fighting cancer and finishing the miniseries, "Batman: Creature of the Night."
From ChimeraObscura: Here is a podcast interview of the incredible Canadian comic book artist and comics creator, Ho Che Anderson.
DC CINEMA - From TheWrap: Andy Serkis will reportedly play "Alfred Pennyworth" in Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Actor Colin Farrell is in talks to play "The Penguin" in Matt Reeves' "That Batman" film project. Already casts in villian roles is Paul Dano as "The Riddler" and Zoe Kravtiz as "Catwoman."
From Juxtapoz: The art and culture site talks to legendary artist Robert Williams about his new museum retrospective of his work and a companion catalog to the retrospective from Fantagraphics Books.
From Newsarama: A new "Ant-Man" comic book series will launch Feb. 2020. It will star Scott Lang as Ant-Man and his daughter Cassie as the hero, "Stinger."
From Simplemost: Was Elvis Presley influenced by classic Fawcett Comics hero, Captain Marvel, Jr.
MANGA TV/TRAILER - From MashableIndia: Here is some kind of trailer for Cartoon Network's upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki manga.
From PalmBeachPost: Professional tennis' greatest female player of all time, Serena Williams, will be part of the web comics project, "Real-Life Superwomen Project."
From BleedingCool: In the first issue of the upcoming "Hellblazer" relaunch, entitled "John Constantine: Hellblazer," there will be a depiction of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson naked.
From Decanter: The cult, wine-theme manga, "The Drops of God," was just released in English by Kodansha and comiXology.
DC CINEMA - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Robert Pattinson said that he is reading as many comics as possible for "assimilation" ahead of his starring role in Matt Reeves "The Batman."
From Newsarama: DC Comics provides a preview of the first issue of its new "John Constantine: Hellblazer" title.
SONY MARVEL U - From IGN: The Oscar-winning, 2018 film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," officially will have a sequel. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2" will arrive in 2022.
COMICS FILM - From ThePlaylist: Todd McFarlane says there is more Hollywood interest in his R-rated "Spawn" reboot (based on his long-running comic book) in the wake of the tremendous success of the Todd Phillips' R-rated "Joker" film.
DC TV: From Deadline: The CW is developing a "Superman & Lois" TV series from Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch of The CW's "Supergirl."
NOVEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ablaze for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Action Lab for Novmeber 2019
From BleedingCool: Aftershock Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Lion Forge for November 2019
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for November 2019
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Source Point Press for November 2019
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for November 2019
NOVEMBER 2019 "ADVANCED" COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 (for acetate covers)
From Newsarama: "Dawn of X" for November 2019
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for 2019 with some guessing on the site's part
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: 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: 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: Scout 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
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 6, 2014
DC COMICS
JUN140203 ACTION COMICS #34 (DOOMED) $3.99
MAY140222 ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #3 (DOOMED) $4.99
JUN140169 AQUAMAN AND THE OTHERS #5 $2.99
JUN140249 BATMAN 66 MEETS GREEN HORNET #3 $2.99
JUN140261 BATMAN ESSENTIALS DARK KNIGHT RETURNS SPEC ED #1 $1.00
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
I Reads You Review: 300 #1
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics
STORY/ART: Frank Miller
COLORS: Lynn Varley
EDITOR: Diana Shutz
32pp, Color, $2.95 U.S., $4.15 CAN (May 1998)
Chapter One: Honor
With the recent release of the new film, 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to the worldwide smash hit film, 300. I decided to re-read the comic book upon which 300 is based. That would be 300, a 1998 five-issue, full-color comic book written and illustrated by Frank Miller with painted colors by Lynn Varley. 300 was initially published as a monthly comic book, cover dated from May 1998 to September 1998.
Historically inspired, 300 is Frank Miller’s fictional retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to it. Miller tells the story from the perspective of Leonidas of Sparta, but a fictional version of this king.
300 #1 (Chapter One: “Honor”) opens in 480 B.C. in the middle of a march by a group of Spartans. We learn that King Leonidas of Sparta gathered 300 of his best men and marched them towards what is likely a suicide mission. King Xerxes leads a Persian invasion towards tiny Greece, and Leonidas may have provoked Xerxes. Now, Leonidas and his 300 march towards the “Hot Gates.”
300 was controversial upon its release and seems to remain so. It was criticized for being historically inaccurate (by Alan Moore, among others), racist, and homophobic, to name a few. I found it chauvinistic and a bit xenophobic, and perhaps a little racist. However, I think the 2007 film adaptation is shamefully and gleefully racist, and it makes a sham of history simply to be racist. I have decided to reread the comic book series, but to put some space between reading each issue – perhaps a month or two. The reason is that I want to see how I feel about and what I think of each issue individually.
If anything, I think 300 is more about personal expression of ideas and of art than it is a political, ideological, and social statement, although I think that the series does all three to one extent or another. Miller has apparently said that the 1962 film The 300 Spartans inspired 300, which he saw as a young boy. I cannot help but wonder to what extent did it affect and shape his ideas and also his relationship to the world as a cartoonist, artist, and a creator in a medium that the wider American public views as children’s entertainment. That was true even more so when Miller became a professional comic book artist in the late 1970s.
I think back to the early to mid-1980s. Frank and few daring (or at least they think they’re daring) creators take a low brow, outsider art form viewed as pabulum for children. They bring in ideas from other low brow or outsider genres (crime fiction) and creators (Mickey Spillane). They introduce concepts from movies, television, and comics produced outside of America (samurai films, manga). They take on the style and storytelling structure and arrangements of classic comic book creators (Will Eisner, Steve Ditko). Suddenly, Frank Miller is producing the kind of comic books that have not been seen in the states, and his new comics are more explicitly violent, with stylish and striking graphics and visuals.
Suddenly, the big bad system, the media, and those concerned people, parents, citizens, etc. are against complaining about Miller’s work. So I wonder if 300 is also about Frank Miller the artist and free speech advocate (absolutist?) versus all the people that want popular culture and, in Miller’s case, comics to stay the same. Hmmm?
Anyway, 300 had some of the most beautiful art seen in comic books at the time of its initial release, and that art remains impressive 16 years later. Until I read it at Wikipedia, I did not realize that every page of 300 is composed as a two-page spread. Frank Miller’s graphic style in 300 is similar to what he used in his 1990s series of comic book miniseries, Sin City. However, this two-page spread format really shows off Lynn Varley’s lush and sumptuous colors. I don’t know how she did muted and opulent at the same time, but she does. Honestly, Varley’s colors are what really bring this story to life with a sense of passion, turning Miller’s personal/ideological/historical screed into a story that resonates.
A-
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
I Reads You Review: WOLVERINE Volume 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
WRITER: Chris Claremont
PENCILS: Frank Miller
INKS: Josef Rubinstein
COLORS: Glynis Oliver (#1-3), Lynn Varley (#4)
LETTERS: Tom Orzechowski
COVER: Frank Miller with Lynn Varley
EDITOR: Louise Jones
REPRINT EDITOR: Ann Nocenti
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Terry Kavanagh
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Jim Shooter
ISBN: 0-87135-277-X; paperback (1987)
96pp, Colors, $4.95 U.S., $5.95 CAN
Wolverine received his first solo comic book in the form of a four-issue miniseries, entitled Wolverine, which was originally published from September to December 1982. Written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Frank Miller, Wolverine tells the story of Logan/Wolverine’s mission to Japan to learn why the love of his life has rejected him.
For the last decade or so, readers have become used to trade paperbacks arriving shortly after the publication of the story arcs and miniseries that they collect – sometimes as soon as a month after a story arc or series conclusion. Once upon a time, trade paperback collections were not common. Wolverine, which collected the miniseries, Wolverine (Vol. 1 #1-4) was published almost five years after the original miniseries first appeared on newsstands and in comic book shops. Even the indicia for the trade paperback was nothing more than the indicia for Wolverine #1 with a few changes to indicate new dates and prices, as well as the change in Marvel Comics’ ownership.
I suggest that before jumping into this series (and it is worth jumping into) that you read Chris Claremont’s introduction to you story. That introduction appeared in the original version of the Wolverine trade paperback. I must note that I am reviewing Wolverine from a 1987 first printing of the trade paperback. I don’t know if the introduction has appeared in subsequent collected editions of the miniseries. Claremont explains how he approached the story and why he used it as an opportunity to redefine Wolverine.
For a time, this book was a personal favorite, one I subjected to numerous readings, but I think it has been close to two decades since I last read it. Reading it for the first time in a long time, I found that (1) I still love this story and (2) there is something about it that has been nagging at me. After finishing my recent read, I figured out what that something is. Chris Claremont and Frank Miller were working together to tell the same story, but they were telling it by using different genres.
First, the plot of the 1982 Wolverine miniseries: Wolverine is spending time away from the X-Men in Canada. He discovers that all the letters which he has been sending to Mariko Yashida, the Japanese woman he loves, have been returned unopened. She does not respond to his telephone calls, nor will anyone connected to Mariko help him make contact with her.
Wolverine travels to Japan, where he discovers that Mariko has entered into an arranged marriage to Noburu Hideki. This arrangement has something to do with a debt incurred by Mariko’s father, Shingen, Lord of Clan Yashida, whom Mariko once believed to be dead. Wolverine confronts Shingen only to be easily bested in combat by the clan lord, and then, finds himself marked for death by The Hand, an organization of ninja assassins. Wolverine’s only ally may be Yukio, a mysterious woman of questionable motivations, who is crazy in love with Wolverine.
Claremont states in the introduction that he and Miller “wanted to utterly, ruthlessly and seemingly irrevocably destroy” Wolverine. They would use their story to make the character better. Neither creator was interested in the Wolverine that, at the time, was so popular with readers. That was Wolverine the “pint-sized, hell-raiser with a hair-trigger temper.” Claremont wanted a character that was more complicated. Why just play Wolverine as a “psycho-killer” and an animal when he could be a human who struggles with his killer/animal nature?
Claremont reveals in the introduction that he saw Wolverine as a “failed samurai.” Thus, he wrote a story in which Wolverine struggles to attain pride, self-respect, and honor, while circumstances require him to be a berserk killer. By exploring this conflict and struggle, Claremont uses character to drive the plot rather than have plot drive the character, which is what would happen if the story was simply about Wolverine killing his adversaries and other assorted people who want to kill him. Basically, Claremont tells Wolverine’s story as a samurai drama with a side of existential crisis.
Meanwhile, Frank Miller tells Wolverine the character drama as a kind of crime thriller and martial arts ninja movie. Miller’s popularity with comic book readers isn’t just because of the many unique and varied drawing styles that he has employed over the better part of forty years of drawing comic books. Miller captures readers with his graphical storytelling – using graphics and illustrations that are connected to tell a story, but Miller does this in an especially visually arresting manner.
Miller has mastered design, not just in the way he presents pages, but also in the way he composes content within panels, connects one panel to another, and how he uses and manipulates space. He uses the comics medium to suggest, to evoke, to prod, to provoke, and even to challenge his readers. He goes beyond simply engaging imagination; he goes after the reader’s emotions, and that is what his pencil art does in Wolverine. Miller tells this Wolverine character drama by visualizing the struggle between man/samurai and animal/killer with bracing depictions of battle, duels, violence, and tests of will. Whereas Claremont uses dialogue and exposition, Miller uses visceral action.
What else can I say? I loved going back and reading Wolverine in anticipation of the movie, The Wolverine. This film is apparently based in part on Claremont and Miller’s seminal Wolverine miniseries, and the filmmakers could not have made a better choice.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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