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:From Newsarama: Tom Bilyeu, the co-founder of the protein bar company, Quest Nutrition, is starting a comic book company, Impact Theory.
From SoutheastMissourian: Saturday, February 23, 2019, the city of Jackson, Missouri celebrated native son, Roy Thomas' comic book career. Thomas was a writer and editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics and also a longtime writer at DC Comics.
From BoundingIntoComics: Actor Dean Cain, who portrayed Superman/Clark Kent in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," roasted Comic Book Resources (CBR) after they wrote an article asking, “Man of Tomorrow: Does #Superman Need to be White?
From ANN: An interview with Mikio Ikemoto, the artist of the "Boruto" manga, the sequel to "Naruto."
From Newsarama: DC Comics will make those 100-page giant comics that are exclusive to Wal-Mart stores available to comic book shops.
From Newsarama: Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" film won three Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards.
From Newsarama: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won the "Best Animated Feature" Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards last night (Sun., Feb. 24th).
From Newsarama: Stan Sakai is taking his long-running comic book series, "Usagi Yojimbo," to IDW Publishing after 24 years at Dark Horse Comics.
From BleedingCool: Ed Piskor's "X-Men: Grand Design" returns in May for his take on the "X-Tinction Agenda."
From Newsarama: There will be an ongoing "Lois Lane" comic book from writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins. There will also be a "Jimmy Olsen" comic book from writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber.
From GoodReader: Shueisha Launches Global MANGA Plus Service, with 50 titles and 13 complete series.
From TheWeekUK: Why Christians are outraged over DC Comics’ Jesus series
From Newsarama: Batman will take on zombies in the new DC Comics series, "DCeased."
From Newsarama: DC Collectibles will offer an exclusive version of its "Batman: Black and White" statue line to Walmart stores as 4-inch mini-figures. The original versions were 9 inches.
From CBB: Herve St. Louis launches a new webcomic, "Spit." Here is strip #1 in English.
From CBB: Spit webcomic, strip #1 in French.
From Newsarama: Ivy Noelle Weir and Christina "Steenz" Stewart's graphic novel, "Archival Quality" (Oni Press) is the winner of the Fifth Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics.
From Newsarama: DC Comics unveils the complete story lineup for "Detective Comics #1000, which hits stories March 27, 2019.
From ANN: Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! Manga Returns in April
From MetroUK: Who is Gerard Way, the creator of "The Umbrella Academy" comic book.
From ANN: Q Hayashida, the creator of the Manga, "Dorohedoro," has drawn a cover for "Bloodborne: The Death of Sleep," the comic book adaptation of Software's video game. The "Bloodborne" comic book is produced by Ales Kot and Piotr Kowalski.
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics relaunching rumors.
From SyfyWire: DC Comics' 25 cent "Year of the Villain" special coming before Free Comic Book Day 2019.
From Endgadget: "Shonen Jump" announced an apparently new cheaper subscription program.
From DreadCentral: VIZ Media announces new Junji Ito manga for the fall, "No Longer Human."
From Newsarama: Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica.
From Newsarama: Writer Brandon Thomas and artist Khary Randolph bring their comic book, "Excellence," to Image imprint, Skybound.
From Newsarama: Archie Comics is changing the name of its long-running "Archie" comic book series to "Archie and Sabrina."
From Newsarama: DC Comics cancelled its upcoming and controversial comic book, "Second Coming." Now, writer Mark Russell is looking for another publisher.
From Bustle: What are the origins of "Alita: Battle Angel?"
From Deadline: Aftershock Comics previews its upcoming series, "Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter."
From IGN: DC Consumer Products has entered a three-year license with Todd McFarlane's McFarlane Toys to produce action figures based on the "DC Multiverse." The first figures will appear in 2020 and be 6" to 12" posable figures.
From TCAF: Horror manga master, Junji Ito, will be the featured guest and official poster artist of the 2019 Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF).
From Deadline: Marvel TV and Hulu ink deal to produce a "Howard the Duck" "adult" animated series and a number of other animated series. Kevin Smith will apparently oversee the "Howard the Duck" project.
From BleedingCool: Is "The Exceptionals" a new Mark Millar Netflix project?
From Deadline: Netflix and Sugar23 win a bidding war for film rights to "Faun," an upcoming short story from comic book writer and bestselling author, Joe Hill (a child of bestselling author, Stephen King).
From Newsarama: Music from Marvel Studios' hit film, "Black Panther," wins two Grammys at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Its music received eight nominations overall.
From CBR: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has won Best Animated Film at the 2019 / 72nd BAFTA Awards. This British Academy Award is the twenty-sixth major award the animated film has earned since its release in December 2018, according to CBR.
From Newsarama: The most excellent Dan Brereton is seeking to publish his late 1990s giant monster comic, "Giantkiller," in a new edition.
From Newsarama: Warner Bros. is developing a spin-off of its global box office hit, "Aquaman." Entitled "The Trench," it will reportedly have a "horror-tone."
IN MEMORIAM: From Newsarama: Comic book colorist, James Rochelle, died at the age of 48, Saturday, February 2, 2019. He worked long stints for WildStorm and CrossGen, making his debut on "Gen 13 #1 in 1994. Rochelle also colored comic books for Marvel and DC Comics, to name a few. Rochelle also worked extensively in the video industry.
From CriticalHit: Rob Liefeld offers a peek at his last Deadpool comic book story, "Deadpool: Badder Blood."
From Newsarama: Comic book writer David F. Walker is launching his own comic book company, Solid Comix.
From Newsarama: Aaron McGruder revives his beloved comic strip, "The Boondocks," for a short run. The six new strips are drawn by Seung Kim, the animator on Cartoon Networks, "The Boondocks" animated TV series. There may be more to come.
From Newsarama: Greg Cox will bring back the Court of Owls in the prose novel, "Batman: The Court of Owls."
From Deadline: "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is a new "Turtles" film headed to Netflix. It will not be associated with the current Nickelodeon series of the same title.
From CBR: Actor Harry Lloyd will portray Professor X in the third and final season of FX's X-Men TV series, "Legion."
From BleedingCool: Ben Dunn of Antarctic Press proposes a coalition of independent comic book publishers.
From BleedingCool: The graphic novel, "Fun Home," and the manga, "Assassination Classroom," are being removed from high school libraries.
From TheWrap: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won all seven awards for which it was nominated at the 2019 / 46th Annie Awards, including for "Best Animated Feature." 70 percent of best animated feature winners at the Annie Awards wins the "Best Animated Feature" at the Oscars.
From TheWrap: "Black Panther" was one of three top winners at the 23rd annual Art Directors Guild Awards.
From PasteMagazine: The most anticipated comics of 2019: Part One and Two.
From ANN: Yen Press announces licenses for six manga, three novels, and one art book.
From Newsarama: Comic Books' 10 Most Game-Changing Black Superheroes
From ANN: VIZ Media's SuBLime imprint for yaoi manga announced that it has licensed "Scarlet Beriko's Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamat" manga and plans to release it in print and digital this August.
From Crunchyroll: The "Ultraman" manga will go on a two-month hiatus due to the health of Tomohiro Shimoguchi.
From ComicBook: Lucasfilm gives some details on "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" tie-in comic books and novels. Galaxy's Edge is an upcoming Disney resort.
From CBR: Mike Grell is reviving his 1990s Image Comics title, "Maggie the Cat." He will launch a Kickstarter to finish the series which saw only two issues published.
From Newsarama: Mark Millar confirms a sequel to his [fantastic] miniseries, "The Magic Order."
From Newsarama: Oni Press announces its Fall 2019 comics titles.
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FEBRUARY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Full DC Comics catalog
From BleedingCool: AfterShock for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for Feb. 2019
From AdventuresinPoorTaste: Dark Horse Comics for February 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics solicitations for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for Feb. 2019
From BleedingCool: First Second for Feb. 2019
From Seibertron: IDW Publishing for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama: Image Comics for Feb. 2019
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for Feb. 2019
MARCH 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: 01 First Second for March 2019
From Newsarama: Adhouse Books for March 2019
From Newsarama: Alterna Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for March 2019
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Aspen Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Avatar Press for March 2019
From Newsarama: Avery Hill for March 2019
From Newsarama: Black Mask Studios for March 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for March 2019
From BleedingCool: Cave Pictures Publishing for March 2019
From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Devil's Due/1First Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertaiment for March 2019
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for March 2019
From BleedingCool: First Second for March 2019
From Newsarama: Graphix for March 2019
From Newsarama: Humanoids for March 2019
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for March 2019
From Newsarama: Image Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Impact Theory for March 2019
From Newsarama: Lion Force for March 2019
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for March 2019
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Oni Press for March 2019
From Newsarama: Rebellion for March 2019
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for March 2019
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for March 2019
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for March 2019
From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for March 2019
APRIL 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: All publishers' solicitations link in one place.
From Newsarama: 01 First Second for April 2019
From Newsarama: Albatross Funnybooks for April 2019
From Newsarama: AC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Aftershock Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Amigo Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Antarctic Press for April 2019
From Newsarama: Aspen Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Alterna Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Black Mask Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for April 2019
From Newsarama: Caliber Press for April 2019
From Newsarama: Cave Pictures Publishing for April 2019
From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Drawn & Quarterly for April 2019
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama: Fantagraphics Books for April 2019
From Newsarama: Heavy Metal for April 2019
From Newsarama: Hero Tomorrow for April 2019
From Newsarama: Humanoids for April 2019
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for April 2019
From Newsarama: Image Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Joe Books for April 2019
From Newsarama: Keenspot for April 2019
From Newsarama: Lion Forge for April 2019
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for April 2019
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Titan Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: Valiant Entertainment for April 2019
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for April 2019
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for April 2019
From Newsarama: Yen Press for April 2019
MAY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama: AC Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: AfterShock Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Ahoy Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Alterna Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Archie Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Black Mask Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama: BOOM! Studios for May 2019
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: DC Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Dynamite Entertainment for May 2019
From Newsarama: IDW Publishing for May 2019
From Newsarama: Image Comics for May 2019
From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for May 2019
From Newsarama: Kevin Eastman Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama: Lion Forge Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Mad Cave Studios for May 2019
From Newsarama: Marvel Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: Oni Press for May 2019
From Newsarama: Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2019
From Newsarama: Scout Comics for May 2019
From BleedingCool: Source Point Press for May 2019
From Newsarama: Vault Comics for May 2019
From Newsarama: VIZ Media for May 2019
From Newsarama: Yen Press for May 2019
From Newsarama: Zenescope Entertainment for May 2019
