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DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: James Robinson launches a new creator-owned line at Dark Horse Comics, beginning with Patra with artist Scott Kolins in August 2024
WEBCOMICS - From THR: The hit Webtoon webcomic, "Freaking Romance," will be adapted as a live-action film. The developers are Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment and Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the screen-based division of Webtoon Entertainment.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Elektra is Daredevil in the four-issue limited series, "Daredevil: Woman Without Fear." First issue arrives July 17th, 2024.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics is launching its own version of Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics." The line is called "Absolute Comics" and its overseer is writer Scott Snyder. More information about the line is expected at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 (July 25th to 28th).
From BleedingCool: More information and some clarifications about "Absolute Comics."
From THR: Writer James Tynion IV has written a sequel to his 2021 hit miniseries, "The Nice House by the Lake." The first issue of the "The Nice House by the Sea" arrives July 24th, 2024.
From DCBlog: Writer Joshua Williamson talks about DC Comics' next big crossover event, "House of Brainiac." The event kicked off in "Action Comics #1064," which arrived in comic shops April 10th.
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IDW TO FILM - From THR: Paramount Pictures is developing an R-rated live-action movie based on the the comic book miniseries, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin" (IDW Publishing, 2020-22).
RPG - From ICv2: Comic book writers David Avallone and David Walker will be among the writers on Magnetic Press' "Planet of the Apes Role-Playing Game" that is being overseen by Andrew E.C. Gaska. Gaska's work includes the "Terminator RPG" and the "Alien RPG," as well as two "Planet of the Apes" novels.
EN MEMORIAM - From ComicBook: Author, cartoonist, and comic book writer, artist, and editor, Trina Robbins, has died at the age of 85, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Robbins was an early participant in the Underground Comics movement. She cofounded such Underground publications as "It Ain't Me, Babe Comics," "Wimmen's Comics." Her best known mainstream work includes "Misty" (1985-86) for Marvel's "Star Comics" imprint and "The Legend of Wonder Woman" (1986) miniseries for DC Comics. Robbins wrote over 10 non-fiction books about the history of women in American comics.
DC CINEMA/TRAILERS - From Deadline: At CinemaCon 2024, Warner Bros. debuts the trailer for "Joker: Folie A Deux," which arrives in theaters Oct. 4, 2024.
EUROCOMICS TO FILM - From AnimationMagazine: French actor-filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz ("La Haine," Gothika) is planning his "English-language passion project." It is a live-action/animation feature titled "The Big War." It would be an adaptation of the 1940s French graphic novel, "La bête est morte!" ("The Beast Is Dead") which was produced by French comics artist and cartoonist, Edmond-François Calvo, known as “The French Walt Disney,” with Victor Dancette and Jaquest Zimmermann providing scripts. Kassovitz has been working on the script for this project for over 20 years with The Nightmare Before Christmas screenwriter, Caroline Thompson.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: In the wake of leaving IDW Publishing as "Special Projects Editor," Scott Dunbier has announced that he is starting his own comics publishing company. Details will trickle out over the coming months with an official announcement as San Diego Comic-Con 2024.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From BleedingCool: Fantagraphics Books will publish the 15th issue of the late Joe Matt's comic book series, "Peepshow." Matt was working on "Peepshow #15" when he died at age 60 last year. It's has been 17 years since the last issue of "Peepshow" was published.
DC/BOOKS - From DCBlog: Author Rachel Allen shares an excerpt from her upcoming YA novel, "Harley Quinn: Redemption," which is due in bookstores April 23, 2024.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads talk about their creative partnership, from Vertigo's "The Sheriff of Babylon" to the recent collection, "Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 1: The Winning Card."
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: Mike Mignola has revealed his new, folklore-inspired universe, "The Lands Unknown," which is separate from his "Hellboy" universe. Dark Horse will publish "The Lands Unknown's" debut anthology, "Bowling With Corpses," in November.
IMAGE - From Deadline: Margot Robbie's production company, LuckyChap, is teaming up with director Olivia Wilde for a film based on Rob Liefeld's "Avengelyne" comic book.
From THR: Comic book creator, Rob Liefeld, best known for creating "Deadpool" for his work on such titles as "New Mutants," "X-Force," and "Youngblood," will publish a memoir. Entitled "Robservations," it will be published in early 2025.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: Craig Gillespie, who directed "Cruella" and "I, Tonya," is in talks to direct DC Studios' "Supergirl" movie.
DC TV - From Variety: Netflix debuts its trailer for "Dead Boy Detectives," a series spin off of its hit series, "The Sandman," which is currently in its second season. The "Dead Boy Detectives" were created by writer Neil Gaiman and artist Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III and first appeared in "The Sandman #25" (DC Comics, April 1991).
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has released the first poster image for "Joker: Folie a Deux." There is also a TikTok video with an audio clip from the film. The first trailer is scheduled to arrive Tues., April 9th. The film is due October 4, 2024.
From Variety: "Joker: Folie a Deux" has received an "R" rating from the MPA (Motion Picture Association) for “some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality and brief full nudity.” The film, which will largely be a jukebox musical, is due in theaters Oct. 4th.
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: Cartoonist and comic book creator, Ed Piskor, has died at the age of 41, Monday, April 1, 2024. Piskor first gained acclaim for his webcomic, "Hip Hop Family Tree," which Fantagraphics Books collected in book form and also as a comic book series. For Marvel Comics, Piskor wrote and drew three "X-Men: Grand Design" miniseries, which chronicled the history of the X-Men in exacting detail, using a multitude of X-Men comic books as reference. Fantagraphics had been publishing his webcomic, "Red Room," as a series of miniseries.
DYNAMITE - From YouTube: Dynamite Entertainment has created a "trailer" for its upcoming "Space Ghost" comic book. First issue is due in stores May 1, 2024.
CRIME - From BleedingCool: Artist Marc Hempel and Mark Wheatley have discovered that decades of their original art, scripts, and production materials were stolen from their Insight Studios warehouse over a period of time. Apparently, the original thief is deceased, and the stolen property was unknowingly sold as part of his estate. Hempel and Wheatley discovered the theft when the stolen items began being openly auctioned online.
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: Veteran comic book artist, Mark D. Bright, has died at the age of 68, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Bright drew 22 of the 31 issues (200-231) of Marvel's "Iron Man," including the "Armor Wars" storyline. For DC Comics, he drew the "Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn" (1989-90) and "Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II" (1991) miniseries. He may be best known for creating the "Quantum & Woody" for Acclaim Comics in 1997. Bright drew 17 of the 18 issues of the original "Quantum & Woody" comic book series (1997-97). In his later career, Bright was a storyboard artist who worked in film, television, and TV commercials.
IDW - From BleedingCool: IDW "Special Projects Editor" Scott Dunbier has confirmed the news tha the is leaving the company. His last day is Fri., April 5th. He will announce his next move Mon., April 8th.
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: Now that Mark Millar has moved his Millarworld imprint to Dark Horse Comics, he has announced its upcoming titles. The new titles are "Nemesis Rogue's Gallery" (July 2024). Other upcoming titles include "Prodigy: Slaves of Mars," "Night Club 2," "The Magic Order 5," and a final series of "Jupiter's Legacy."
IMAGE - From DynamicForces: Writer David Avallone talks about his upcoming 12-issue comic book series, "Drawing Blood," which is being published by Image Comics. Avallone wrote the series Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," who also contributes art to this new series. "Drawing Blood #1" is scheduled to arrive in stores April 24th.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: DC Studios co-boss, James Gunn, says that the studio will not greenlight "The Authority" movie until they have finished a script they are happy with.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel Comics is publishing a new "X-Men" miniseries that fills that gap between Fox's 1990s "X-Men" (1992-97) animated television series and the new Disney+ animated series, "X-Men '97." The first issue is now on sale, and "X-Men '97 #1" is due April 10th.
BRITISH COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Gail Simone is helping revive 1970s British horror comic, "Misty," via a new anthology, "The Misty 2024 Special." The comic is due in the U.K. sometime in July and likely in the U.S. sometime in August.
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