The return of the Go-Bots! Glass covers at Valiant! And the real news...
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham will return to Miracleman to complete their Silver Age arc for Marvel after legal issues tied up the book’s planned 2017 release. While the reprints were big news in 2014, new content for this legendary series featuring some of comics’ towering talents should get people excited. The original Miracleman written by Alan Moore and then Gaiman was scarce at the time, out of print for decades, and often revered as one of the finest comics ever made with graphic novel collections demanding prices upwards of $300.
Scott Snyder and Jock will collaborate on a The Batman Who Laughs mini series extending the life of the fan favorite character introduced in Snyder’s Dark Knights: Metal series in 2017. The series will also introduce a heavily armed Batman who appears to not share the earth-616 version’s aversion to firearms. This is part 5 of DC’s effort to release a Batman and Joker series every day for one year (jk, but it does seem that way). Breaking news: just announced the second arc of Snyder’s Justice League will team him with Flash writer Francis Manapaul as the artist in Drowned Earth, an Aquaman-centric storyline that will lead into DeConnick’s Aquaman ongoing later this Fall.
Donny Cates is extending his Marvel exclusive contract & has announced that his new project is a Marvel Knights relaunch w Mike Deodato (on its 20th anniversary) featuring Daredevil, Punisher, Blade, and Black Panther. Cates is showrunning the line of new titles by Tini Howard, Matthew Rosenberg, and Vita Ayala, but writing a bookend volume to kick it off. No word on his ongoing involvement in writing duties on any of the books. The original Marvel Knights imprint rebooted Daredevil, Black Panther, & Punisher, updating them to a grim, more realistic street-level version of the Marvel U. Other Marvel Knights titles featured work by Grant Morrison on Fantastic Four & Greg Rucka on Black Widow. Joe Quezada and Jimmy Palmiotti oversaw the imprint and chaired the panel today for Marvel.
New Star Wars books from Marvel Age of Republic by Jodi Houser, Age of Rebellion by Greg Pak, and Age of Resistance by Tom Taylor are linked together in a maxi-series format. The Houser book sports a Darth Maul cover, perhaps focusing on the Clone Wars era exploits of the popular Sith. The other series will explore points throughout the Star Wars timeline. IDW is also releasing Tales from Vader’s Castle under the Star Wars Adventures imprint and are written by Cavan Scott w art by Derek Charm.
Iron Fist 2 has a surprisingly positive panel appearance given the resounding thud with which the character has premiered in the Marvel Netflix U. The panel unveiled the S2 villain, Alice Eve playing Typhoid Mary, a pyromorph with multiple personalities drawn from the pages of 1990’s Daredevil. Eve described her as consistent with the character from the comics and extremely violent. Footage also showed Fist in his traditional yellow mask and the panelists discussed that the series will have a more Heroes for Hire-feel to it, playing off of Danny Rand’s and Luke Cage’s friendship/bromance. If Marvel can rehabilitate this title, that would be big for the Netflix properties which have languished a bit after a strong start. Defenders, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones S2 are widely regarded as the three worst shows in the Netflix U, all releasing in the last 2 years.
DC Animated announced S3 of Young Justice titled Young Justice: The Outsiders. The Outsiders, longtime DC fans will remember, are a group formed by Batman to operate in tough situations that traditional heroes can’t handle. The group in the comics was actually led by Batman for years before he turned leadership over to Black Lightning and Metamorpho. Young Justice is a solid animated series and S3’s announcement was highly anticipated by fans.
James Gunn was fired from the MCU due to internet outrage by Pizzagate promoter Mike Cernovich concerning old tweets, ending his work of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and causing Sony to cancel their secret announcement of a new project he had in the works for their studio. Gunn had already issued several apologies for the tweets & released another statement of regret in Friday. Marvel Studios released a brief statement as well.
Marvel hosted a Marvel Rising cast meeting Thursday night featuring the actor playing Patriot and the actresses voicing Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, Quake & Ghost Spider (formerly Spider-Gwen). In addition to Jess characters, the cartoon will feature America Chavez, Captain Marvel, and Lockjaw, the Inhumans’ teleporting dog. Internet Nazis have been in a tizzy over the show featuring only one white male character but no one cares at all what they think.
DC Films’ new Joker origin film with Joaquin Phoenix has released a few details including the alter ego of this version of the Joker, Arthur Fleck. Fleck is rumored to have some ties to the Wayne family to play up the drama between Joker & Batman’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne. Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2’s Domino) is said to be portraying a new character not drawn from comics. Rumors also concern Robert De Niro’s interest in being attached to the project.
In other DC Films’ news, Shazam costumes were on display, including a tiger patched backpack & the classic red leotard with a cape pinned to it by golden buttons. Nothing else at this time, although I’d expect a trailer for both this & Aquaman by Saturday night.
Dave Micheline (co-creator of Venom) will be working on the Venom annual w writers Donny Cates and Jeff Loveness.
Andrew Lincoln (Rick) is officially off of The Walking Dead, which is not really news bc it was so heavily telegraphed by the show & Lincoln.
Jodie Whittaker, the 13th Doctor Who, has made a huge splash at SDCC 2018. Everyone loves her except internet Nazis (who we’ve already established no one cares about) & she made her debut at SDCC showing up at a fashion show in the show’s honor and style, in disguise until she hit the end of the runway & tossed off her hood to reveal the new Dr. Who costume which Whittaker described as neither for men or women, but for anyone, just like the show.
Better Call Saul was at SDCC 2018 w a lot of the staff from Breaking Bad (including Walter White himself, Bryan Cranston) for their S3 launch in a month (8/6) and the 10-year anniversary of BB’s premier.
Updates:
Jeff Lemire announced two projects: a completed script for the pilot of Essex County, his project for Top Shelf that launched his mainstream career, & an upcoming 12-issue Black Hammer series w Jose Villarrubia. The Essex County option is held by Canada’s CBC network & according to Lemire a decision on the six-episode series will be made shortly. No release info is ready for the new Black Hammer project.
Player Unknown Battlegrounds is going mobile. That’s all I know about that.
Venom footage from SDCC shows him fighting a silver version of the symbiote believed to be Riz Ahmed. Venom apparently bites a dude’s head off and says “yeah”. This should be a part of a Justice League movie (or at least Aquaman).
Cloak and Dagger has been renewed for a 2nd season on Freeform.
There are lady Predators. That’s all you need to know about that.
Frances McDormand will be the voice of God in the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens. She’s amazing so that’s also great.
We’ll have more news as stories develop throughout the night and weekend.
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