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The Rundown: April 10, 2020

By Evan Tyler Johnson | Apr 10, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, we have an exclusive preview of Valérie Villeau’s greatly personal “Little Josephine: Memory in Pieces,” Versify Publishing announced Samuel Teer and Marina […]

Mort Drucker, MAD Magazine Artist, Dead at 91

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Apr 9, 2020 | News

The New York Times reports artist Mort Drucker, who was best known for his caricatures of celebrities and politicians in MAD magazine, has died at his home in Woodbury, New York. He was 91 years old. Morris Drucker was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 1929, and attended the borough’s Erasmus Hall High School. A […]

HMH Imprint Versify Publishing Announces “Brownstone”

By Luke Cornelius | Apr 9, 2020 | News

Versify Publishing, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, have announced an original graphic novel called “Brownstone” by Samuel Teer (“VEDA: Assembly Required”) and Marina Julia (“Lumberjanes”). The pair have previously worked together on “Mixed.” “Brownstone” will follow Almudena Brown, a mixed-race 14-year-old, as she goes to live with her estranged Hispanic father, Xavier, after her […]

The Rundown: April 9, 2020

By Kerry Erlanger | Apr 9, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. — Mainframe Comic Con is coming to a computer screen near you. The fully online con will broadcast live from Chicago Comics on April 25 and 26 […]

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The Rundown: April 8, 2020

By James Dowling | Apr 8, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, Mignolaversity has a new debrief with writer Chris Roberson, artist Christopher Mitten, and colorist Michelle Madsen on “Witchfinder: The Reign of Darkness” […]

The Rundown: April 7, 2020

By James Dowling | Apr 7, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it we have an exclusive preview of “In Vitro.” – Snoopy the Dog, Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts gang will be doing […]

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The Rundown: April 6, 2020

By Reid Carter | Apr 6, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, “Marvel Masterworks” and “DC Archives” editor Dale Crain has passed away, as has “The Metabarons” artist Juan Giménez. – Via Newsarama, WarnerMedia […]

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Dale Crain, Editor on Marvel Masterworks and DC Archives, Has Died

By James Dowling | Apr 5, 2020 | News

Roger Dale Crain, a comic artist, colorist and editor, has passed away in Vietnam due to unreleased causes. Crain was active in the industry until 2010, pencilling issues of “Thor” and “The Twelve” in the mid 2000s, and inking and coloring all through his 25-plus year career. Crain is most well known for his work […]

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Juan Giménez, “The Metabarons” Artist, Dead at 76

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Apr 3, 2020 | News

Argentinian newspaper La Nación reports comic book artist Juan Giménez has died at the age of 76 from COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). The artist, best known for his work on “Heavy Metal” magazine and Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “The Metabarons,” had been undergoing intensive care since he was diagnosed with the disease on March 22. He is […]

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The Rundown: April 3, 2020

By Matt Garza | Apr 3, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, comics artist Giovanni Romanini passed away on March 20, 2020 and Dav Pilkey is starting a new graphic novel series, “Cat Kid […]

Giovanni Romanini, Italian Artist, Dead at 74

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Apr 2, 2020 | News

Global Voices reports that Bologna-based comics artist Giovanni Romanini died on March 20, 2020, following a brain aneurysm. He was 74. A public funeral will be held after the end of the COVID-19 quarantine in Italy. Romanini was born in Bologna on December 27, 1945. He began his career as a draftsman in animation, and […]

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Dav Pilkey Partners with Scholastic for “Cat Kid Comic Club”

By James Dowling | Apr 2, 2020 | News

Dav Pilkey (“Captain Underpants,” “Dog Man”) is starting a new graphic novel series with Scholastic Graphix this December in the form of “Cat Kid Comic Club.” The series spins off from his “Dog Man” books. “I wanted to create a new storyline for Li’l Petey, a character in the ‘Dog Man’ series who is based […]

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The Rundown: April 2, 2020

By Erik Hyska | Apr 2, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, ComicHub is partnering with comic book shops offering new opportunities to sell comics digitally, “Fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell will get a manga […]

ComicHub Partnering With Publishers and Retailers to Sell Comics Online

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Apr 1, 2020 | News

Article updated April 2, 2020: John Hendrick of Big Bang Comics and Ryan Higgins of Comics Conspiracy have informed Newsarama the initiative will not be going forward now. “It’s obvious from the concerns voiced by our peers that this isn’t an initiative they can get behind. This was designed by people who love comics with […]

Rainbow Rowell’s “Fangirl” is Getting a Manga Adaptation

By Kerry Erlanger | Apr 1, 2020 | News

VIZ Media revealed that it is adapting author Rainbow Rowell’s popular novel Fangirl into a manga. Adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam, the four-volume series will debut on October 13, 2020. According to Rowell, who has reportedly been working closely with Maggs on the adaptation, the manga will retain the book’s original […]

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[SPOILER] Returns in “2000 AD” Prog 2175

By Luke Cornelius | Apr 1, 2020 | News

Warning: This article contains spoilers for this week’s “2000 AD” Prog 2175. Spoilers follow the cover of “2000 AD” Prog 2175. “2000 AD” Prog 2175 has revealed that Judge Barbara Hershey is alive as part of a new storyline called ‘Hershey: Disease’ by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser. The story will follow Hershey as she […]

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The Rundown: April 1, 2020

By Luke Cornelius | Apr 1, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, we interviewed Zach Weinersmith about his career. We also discussed comics we’ll be reading whilst we can’t get to our local comic […]

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The Rundown: March 31, 2020

By Evan Tyler Johnson | Mar 31, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – Mike Mignola has announced via Twitter that he is going to start an eBay auction of his sketches, with 100% of the proceeds going to Jose […]

The Rundown: March 30, 2020

By Reid Carter | Mar 30, 2020 | News

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, Dark Horse announced “Minecraft Volume 2” and “Stranger Things: The Bully” for October, and Diamond announced the winners for the 2019 Gem […]

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“Minecraft Volume 2” and “Stranger Things: The Bully” Coming October

By Mark Tweedale | Mar 28, 2020 | News

Dark Horse Comics has announced two new licensed books coming this October, “Minecraft Volume 2” and “Stranger Things: The Bully.” “Minecraft Volume 2,” from writer Sfe M. and artist Sarah Graley, picks up where “Minecraft Volume 1” left off, following the adventures of Tyler, Evan, Candace, Tobi, and Grace in Minecraft’s EverRealm. This time the […]

2019 Diamond Gem Award Winners Announced

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Mar 27, 2020 | News

In the midst of the uncertainty over the single market’s future following Diamond’s decision to stop delivering comics, the distributor has announced the winners of 2019’s Gem Awards, which honor last year’s best products as voted for by retailers. DC Entertainment won four Gem Awards: – Best Original Graphic Novel for Kami Garcia and Gabriel […]

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