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DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Katie Kubert is the new editor of DC Comics' monthly "Batman" comic book series. Kubert is the granddaughter of the late comic book icon and legend, Joe Kubert, and the niece of the acclaimed artists, Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert.
DC STUDIOS - From THR: "House of the Dragon" actress, Milly Alcock, will play "Supergirl/Kara Zor-El" in the planned DC Studios' film, "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow." Alcock will appear in one or two DC projects before "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow."
COMICS TO FILM - From THR: "2000 AD's long-running comics serial, "Rogue Trooper," is being adapted as a 3D animated film. The voice cast will include Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, and Jack Lowden. “Rogue Trooper” will be written and directed by Duncan Jones, whose credits include “Source Code” and “Warcraft.” The film has wrapped principal photography at Rebellion Film Studios in the U.K. and is set to be finished next year.
DC GAMES - From YouTube: There is a now a deluxe trailer for the upcoming video game, "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League." The game is due Feb. 2nd, 2024 for the PSF, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
DC ANIMATED - From DCBlog: DC Comics' legendary event maxi-series, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," is being adapted as three-part animated film series. The producers talk about "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One."
DYNAMITE - From Dynamite: Comics scribe David Avallone has a message for readers about his upcoming miniseries, "Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft." First issue arrives Feb. 21st, 2024.
SONY SPIDER U - From ComicBook: "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" has received a "Best Animated Feature" Oscar nomination at the 2024 / 96th Academy Awards. The winners will be announced Sunday, March 10th, 2024. The previous film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, won the "Best Animated Feature" Oscar.
CHARITY - From BleedingCool: An update on the medical conditions and GoFundMe campaigns for comic books writers, Peter David and Brett Lewis.
EISNERS - From Popverse: When submissions for the "2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards" officially opened earlier this month (Jan. 2024), there was a surprise. The slot for "Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism" was not included among this year's categories for awards. It has apparently been folded into another category.
ORIGINAL ART - From OrlandoWeekly: The site has an article on the first ever "Original Art Expo," that is being held in Orlando, Florida Fri-to Sun, Jan. 26th-28th. The event will occur at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel at Universal Orlando. A number of big name artists will appear, including Amanda Conner, David Finch, Michael Golden, and Matt Wagner, to name a few.
DC GAMES - From YouTube: There is a teaser trailer for the upcoming video game, "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League." The game is due Feb. 2nd, 2024 for the PSF, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
IMAGE TO FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Jason Mamoa, Emmy-winner Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad), and more react to actor Channing Tatum's announcement that he is bringing Sam Keith's cult comic book, "The Maxx," to the big screen. Previously, "The Maxx" was a 13-episode animated television series for MTV in 1995.
BOOK BANS - From Boston: New legislative bills in the Massachusetts' House and Senate would protect school librarians selections and reduce book selections in the state.
PUBLISHING - From Deadline: "Sports Illustrated," the 70-year-old venerable sports news and features magazine, is probably dead.
CHARITY - From THR: Via "Humble Bundle," writer Jimmy Palmiotti is offering hundreds of pages of his comics at a steeply discounted price. The funds will go to the World Wildlife Fund. One of the comics offered, "Back to Brooklyn," was being developed as a feature film by the late Oscar-nominated director, John Singleton, before he passed.
DYNAMITE - From YouTube: Dynamite Entertainment has released a trailer for the comic book, "Vampirella #666," which is due in comic book shops Feb. 7th, 2024.
IMAGE - From YouTube: Eisner Award-winning comics creator, Rob Guillory (Chew, Farmhand), now has a YouTube show.
ELFQUEST - From TeamElfquest: "Elfquest" co-creator, Richard Pini, clarifies information on the planned "Elfquest" television animated drama from Wolfrider Productions and Modern Magic.
IDW - From BleedingCool: Jason Aaron is apparently going to write IDW's new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic book, which is set to debut this coming summer.
ARCHIE - From PW: Archie Comics Publisher and CEO, Jon Goldwater, talks about the future of the company in comic books, graphic novels, films, and television.
From BleedingCool: According to the publisher of Archie Comics, Jon Goldwater, there will be a comic book in which the publisher's lead character, Archie Andrews, becomes a superhero. To be published in 2024, the series will be serious superhero, not tongue-in-cheek like previous Archie superhero stories.
IMAGE - From BleedingCool: Image Comics co-founder, Jim Valentino, has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Valentino is also a comics creator, ("normalman," Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "Shadowhawk"), and as a publisher is know helping a number of creators at pivotal moments in their career, including Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Oeming, Nick Spencer, Robert Kirkman, and Jimmie Robinson, to name a few.
ELFQUEST - From Deadline: 20th Television Animation (a division of 20th Century Studios) has given a script commitment to "Elfquest," a one-hour animated drama series based on the epic fantasy adventure comic series created by Wendy and Richard Pini, which debuted in 1978. The series will be from Rodney Rothman and Adam Rosenberg’s Modern Magic. Susan Hurwitz Arneson will pen the series adaptation and serve as showrunner and executive producer.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: TOKYOPOP is collecting the comic book series, "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - The Beginning" in a paperback graphic novel, debuting March 12th.
DC CINEMA - From Variety: Writer-director David Ayer is so desperate for people to see HIS cut of the 2016 film, Suicide Squad, that he would settle for showing a one "funeral screening" of the film he says was "taken away" from him.
IMAGE COMICS TO TV - From Deadline: Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips' long-running crime comic book series, "Criminal," is headed to Prime Video, which has made a series order for it. Amazon MGM Studios will produce "Criminal" with Brubaker and crime fiction author Jordan Harper acting as co-showrunners.
IDW - From THR: IDW has announced that it has renewed its license with Paramount to continue producing comic books based on the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," which Paramount has owned since 2009.
COMICS TO TV - From Deadline: "American Born Chinese," the streaming series adapated from Gene Luen Lang's graphic novel of the same title, has been cancelled by Disney+ after one season.
AI - From BleedingCool: AI art-generator, MidJourney, has apparently appropriated the work of numberous artists known for their work in comic books. The list includes such luminaries as Brian Bolland, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller, Alex Toth, and Wally Wood, to name a few.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Greg Capullo's first project for Marvel Comics in over a decade is a new "Wolverine #1."
From BleedingCool: Greg Capullo teases his first work from Marvel Comics in over a decade.
From ComicBook: Marvel Comics' "Timeless #1" teases the return of the "Guardians of the Galaxy."
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