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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
Thursday, August 31, 2023
I Reads You Juniors: August 2023 - Update #65
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NEWS:
FANTAGRAPHICS - From TheNewYorker: The great Francois Mouly and the great Daniel Clowes take a tour through Clowes' mind in conjunction with the impending release of Clowes' upcoming graphic novel, "Monica" (Oct. 3rd).
DARK HORSE - From ScreenRant: Mike Mignola's "Hellboy" takes on a giant robot version of himself in the three-issue miniseries, "Giant Robot Hellboy." Written by Mignola with art by Duncan Fegredo, the series launches in October 2023.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer-artist Sina Grace talks about his upcoming Superman young adult graphic novel, "Superman: The Harvests of Youth." It's set to be released Oct. 3rd.
From DCBlog: Writer Tom King talks about his new series, "The Penguin," focusing on the legendary Batman villain. "The Penguin #1" is now in stores.
IDW - From ComicsBeat: Heidi MacDonald looks at the implosion of IDW Publishing's line of creator-owned comic books, "IDW Originals."
DC CINEMA - From CNet: Warner Bros.'s recent superhero film, "The Flash," starts streaming on Max during the early hours of Fri., Aug. 25th, tomorrow.
EN MEMORIAM - From CBR: American comic book artist, Dan Green, has died at the age of 70 after a long illness. Green is best known as the long-running inker on John Romita, Jr.'s pencil art on "Uncanny X-Men," beginning in 1983. He continues inking the series when Marc Silvestri became the series artist. He would also ink Silverstri's art during a run on the "Wolverine" ongoing, and would return to ink Romita, Jr. on "Uncanny X-Men #300." Green also used watercolors to paint the well-remembered 1986 Doctor Strange graphic novel, "Doctor Strange: Into Shamballa," which was written by J.M. DeMatteis.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From Variety: Oscar-winner Taika Waititi directed "Thor: Ragnarok" (the third in the series) and "Thor: Love and Thunder" (the fourth), and he is letting fans know what he would do in a hypothetical "Thor 5."
BLUE BEETLE:
From Variety: Warner Bros.'s DC Comics' film, "Blue Beetle" tops the 8/18 to 8/20/2023 weekend box office with an estimated take of 25.4 million dollars.
From Here: A review of "Blue Beetle" by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You."
From DCBlog: A look at the DC Comics' "Easter eggs" in "Blue Beetle."
From BleedingCool: Which comic book creators were credited and which were not in the "Blue Beetle" end credits?
From GamesRadar: The site has an interview with "Blue Beetle" director, Angel Manuel Soto, in which he says that DC Studios co-boss James Gunn did not have much say in the final cut of the film.
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DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "The Flash" starts streaming on Max Fri., Aug. 25th.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Joshua Williamson talks about the origins of the "Knight Terrors" event.
COMICS - From BlackScifi: Writer Greg Anderson Elysee and artist David Brame have announced their new comic book series, "Hammer," with a preview of interior art and developmental sketches.
DC STUDIOS - From Variety: Despite what actress Gal Gadot has said about developing "Wonder Woman 3," there are apparently no plans for such a film ... according to sources.
COMICS - From ComicsBeat: "Heavy Metal" magazine may be dead, but that hasn't been officially confirmed.
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: Veteran comic book inker, John Floyd, died at the age of 61, Monday, July 10, 2023, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. As a youngster, John published his own fanzine, and he would go on to graduate from The Kubert School. He is best known for his working inking such comic book legends as artists, Barry Windsor-Smith and Denys Cowan. He was the inker on "Batman: Gotham Knights" (2000-06) for its first 49 issues. John was also a comic book artist, colorist, and letterer. Floyd also worked in the film industry as a production and storyboard artist, contributing to such films as "Rambing Rose" (1991), "Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), and Oscar-winning "Django Unchained" (2012).
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Tom Taylor and artist Nicola Scott talk about how DC's future is in the hands of the "Titans."
DC STUDIOS - From ComicBook: Current cinematic "Wonder Woman," actress Gal Gadot, says she is developing "Wonder Woman 3" with DC Studios' co-bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran.
SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Newsarama: "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," the third film in in Sony Pictures animated Miles Morales/Spider-Man film series, has been delayed indefinitely.
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Titan Comics Returns "CONAN THE BARBARIAN" to Comic Books Shops on August 2nd
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
I Reads You Juniors: May 2023 - Update #48
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NEWS:
DC STUDIOS - From CBR: Barbara Muschietti, producer of "The Flash," promises lots of surprises in the film's post-credit scenes (plural).
CHARITY - From BleedingCool: Writer Len Kaminski, who co-creator of Marvel Comics' "War Machine" armor, needs financial help for a number of reasons. One of them is to get him legal help so he can escape from some kind of evil nursing home.
From GoFundMe: This is the link to the "Go Fund Me" page for Len Kaminski.
EISNER AWARDS - From Gizmodo: The nominations for the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - or simply, the Eisner Awards - have been announced. The winners will be announced on the evening of July 5th at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Image Comics leads the nominations with 20. The nominations were chose by an all-white jury.
From ICv2: After charges of racism, comics creator Thomas Woodruff removes is Eisner Awards 2023-nominated original graphic novel, "Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral" (Fantagraphics Books), from consideration for the awards.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Greg Pak talks about the character "Cameron Kim" and his new miniseries, "City Boy."
DC TV - From DCBlog: Actor Tom Cavanagh talks about reprising his role as "Reverse Flash" in the finale of The CW's long-running TV series, "The Flash."
IMAGE - From ImageComics: Image Comics is pleased to announce a worldwide exclusive distribution deal with Lunar Distribution, effective with September on-sale titles (which will open for order on the Lunar site for retailers on Wednesday, June 14), for Direct Market/comic shop distribution.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Longtime editorial figure, Mike Carlin, has retired from DC Comics after 37 years. He arrived at DC in 1986 after several years at Marvel Comics.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Ram V talks about his new "Dawn of DC" series, "The Vigil," star four new South Asian characters.
DC TV - From CBR: The CW's TV series, "Gotham Knights," which is in its first season, is apparently the cheapest DC Comics-inspired series the network has ever produced.
DARK HORSE - From GamesRadar: Dark Horse Comics will re-release the "Trigun" manga and its sequel, "Trigun Maximum," in new deluxe hardcover volumes .
SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline: Oscar-nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor will reportedly star opposite Tom Hardy in Sony Pictures' "Venom 3."
MARVEL - From CBR: Marvel is killing Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man #26."
MILLARWORLD - From CBR: Netflix executive and comic book writer, Mark Millar's upcoming crossover event series, "Big Game," is actually a secret sequel to his first Millarworld series, "Wanted" (2003-04, Top Cow/Image).
HELLBOY - From ComicBook: "Hellboy" comic book creator, Mike Mignola, says that principal photography on the film, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man," has finished.
DC TV - From DCBlog: Actor Tyler DiChiara talks about his journey on the The CW series, "Gotham Knights," as the character, "Cullen Row."
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Alyssa Wong talks about "Spirit World #1."
DC STUDIOS - From THR: The site looks into the "quest" to cast the biggest roles in DC Studios' headline film project, "Superman: Legacy."
From CBR: A hot rumor suggests that actor Nicholas Hoult, who played Beast in Fox's "X-Men" films, beginning with 2011's "X-Men: First Class," is being eyes to play either Clark Kent or Lex Luthor in "Superman Legacy."
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer-artist Mike Mignola is working on a new comic book project that is outside his "Hellboy" universe.
EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist: Canadian author, illustrator, and humorist, Bruce McCall, has died at the age of 87, Friday, May 5, 2023. He was best known for his contributions to "The New Yorker," especially his cover paintings, including the most recent issue.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine remembers cover artist Bruce McCall, along with those who knew him.
DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog: The team behind the new animated superhero film, "Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One," take readers behind the scenes.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Sarah Kuhn talks about her Lois Lane YA graphic novel, "Girl Taking Over's," which is drawn by Arielle Jovellanos.
DC COMICS - From Deadline: Publisher and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of DC Comics, Jim Lee, has been promoted to President of DC Comics.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From CBR: Writer Brian Michael Bendis talks about his involvement in Marvel Studios' first film, "Iron Man" (2008), which was writing material for Samuel L. Jackson's cameo as "Nick Fury."
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: "DC Pride 2023" is an all-new 104-page anthology starring DC's fan-favorite stable of LGBTQIA+ characters—this time, with a focus on never-before-seen team-ups. DC’s 2023 Pride collection of books and comics will be available at local comic book shops, bookstores, and libraries. "DC Pride 2023" will publish on May 30th.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 10, 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 19, 2023
Monday, April 10, 2023
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 12, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
I Reads You Juniors: March 2023 - Update #48
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NEWS:
AWARDS - From RondoAward: The 2023 / 21st Ronda Hatton Classic Horror Awards are currently in the midst of voting and will close April 23rd. The awards, which honor the "best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation," are named for the late American journalist, actor, cult film icon, and World War I veteran, Rondo Hatton (1894-1946).
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Ike Perlmutter has been fired as chairman of Marvel Entertainment. Also, Marvel will be folded into larger Disney business units. This "Bleeding Cool" article goes into great detail about Perlmutter and his history with Marvel.
From BleedingCool: According to information the site has gained, things will remain the same for Marvel Comics in the wake of the dissolution of Marvel Entertainment and the firing of its chairman, Ike Perlmutter.
MILLARWORLD - From THR: "The Ambassadors," the long-awaited comic book from Netflix executive and acclaimed comic book writer, Mark Millar, debuts this coming week. "The Hollywood Reporter" offers a profile of the series.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: While filming a scene in downtown Manhattan, Lady Gaga gives the public the first good look at her as "Harley Quinn" in "Joker: Folie Deux."
EN MEMORIAM - From CBR: American comic book artist, Joe Giella, has died at the age of 94, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was one of the last "Silver Age" of comic books artists and was best known for inking the pencil art of such DC Comics artists as Carmine Infantino and Gil Kane. His work including the Silver Age reboot comic books, "Flash" and "Green Lantern," as well as "Batman." He was also a newspaper comic strip artists, working on such strips as "The Phantom" and "Mary Worth."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: The Marvel Ultimate Universe is returning with "Ultimate Invasion" by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch.
DC STUDIOS - From THR: Among the many topics actor, director, and Oscar-winning screenwriter and producer, Ben Affleck, talks about in a cover feature for "The Hollywood Reporter" is DC Studios. And he says that he will not direct for the James Gunn DC Studios.
From Deadline: In the wake of the reception of "Shazam: Fury of the Gods," the film's director, David F. Sandberg, says that he is done with superheroes, for now.
From THR: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav apparently gave Tom Cruise a private screening of Warner's upcoming film, "The Flash," and Cruise apparently really like it.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From BleedingCool: Fantagraphics Books has announced that the next original graphic novel by Daniel Clowes ("Ghost Worlds"), entitled "Monica," is due October 2023.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: James Gunn is not only writing the next Superman film, "Superman: Legacy." He will also direct the film, which is scheduled for release July 11, 2025.
MANGA/COMICS - From BleedingCool: VIZ Media will publish "Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology Hardcover," featuring work from U.S. and Japanese creators. Horror manga icon Junji Ito will provide the book's forward and cover. It is due in the U.S. in November 2023.
EN MEMORIAM - From ComicsBeat: The Norwegian artist, cartoonist, and comics creator, Dina Norlund, has died at the age of 27, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, of cancer. Her graphic novel, "The Snowcat Prince," was recently published by Oni Press.
DC STUDIOS - From Variety: Actor Michael Shannon was confused when he was asked to play "General Zod," again (for the upcoming film, "The Flash"), a character who died in the 2013 film, "Man of Steel."
ZOMBIE LOVE - From DroptheSpotlight: Zombie Love Studios has announced that its first publication of 2023, the original graphic novel, "Blacula: Return of the King," written by Rodney Barnes and drawn by Jason Shawn Alexander, has sold out at the distributor.
IMAGE COMICS - From ComicBook: Sometime comic book artist Joe Madureira has announced the impending release of "Battle Chasers #10." "Battle Chasers #9" was published in late 2001, and #10 is scheduled for June 2023. Issue #10 has been drawn by Ludo Lullabi.
COMICS TO ANIMATION - From Deadline: The upcoming computer-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" will feature an all-star voice cast, including Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, and Paul Rudd.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: Writer Marc Guggenheim, who was a key contributor to The CW's DC Comics-related TV series and a co-creator of the "Arrowverse," says that he is disappointed that DC Studios' bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran, never called him to contribute to the new DC Universe.
MARVEL - From THR: When Marvel Comics launches its new "Planet of the Apes" comic book series, it will be the first title published under a new imprint, "20th Century Studios." The imprint will be dedicated to the movie properties of a studios once known as "20th Century Fox." Future "Alien" and "Predator" comic books will be published under this imprint.
DARK HORSE TO SCREEN - From Deadline: Millennium is going to reboot the "Hellboy" property against with the upcoming film, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man." Actor Jack Kesy, who played "Black Tom" in "Deadpool 2" will play Hellboy. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is writing the screenplay with Chris Golden.
SONY MARVEL U - From CBR: "Euphoria" actress, Sydney Sweeney, will reportedly play a second incarnation of "Spider-Woman" in Sony Pictures' "Madame Web." The film is due Feb. 16th, 2024.
DC TV - From GamesRadar: Warner Bros has reportedly sold the rights to develop a TV series based on "Dead Boys Detectives" to Netflix. The Dead Boy Detectives are comic book characters created by Neil Gaiman that first appeared in "The Sandman #15."
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