The Rundown: A Timeline of Just How Recently Evil DC Has Been, Malekith Revealed in New “Thor: The Dark World” Poster, and more

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email me at david@multiversitycomics.com.

– Over at Gutters & Panels, they’ve put together a list of all of the firings, departures and insanity at DC over the last few years, and to see it all in one place it’s..umm…well, it’s kind of depressing and crazy. Especially when you get to the part where Dan Didio and Jim Lee are suggesting that the amount of firings and departures is actually lower than previous. If that’s the case, I have to say, I remember the past way differently than it is.

But hey, if you’re an artist they’re having an open talent search to draw one page of Harley Quinn #0! Who wouldn’t want to work at DC at this point?

– The new “Thor: The Dark World” poster is here, and in the process, it shows the face of Christopher Eccelston as Malekith. Looking great, I say.

– As a follow-up to our article that broke the story of Ben Templesmith being removed from Ten Grand, The Beat shared word from Templesmith as to why he disappeared and what exactly was going on. We’re just glad to hear he’s okay. He’s always seemed like a great guy, and he’s certainly an incredible talent. Looking forward to seeing what’s next for him.

– I had no idea this was even happening, but apparently a judge dismissed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit from Stan Lee Media against Disney in regards to the Marvel Comics characters he created. Why in the hell did Stan think that would work?!

– Rob Guillory is awesome. Quantum & Woody is awesome. Combine the two, and what do you get? Awesome.

– Over at Bleeding Cool, they have a look at retailer incentive covers for Locke & Key: Alpha #1, and to the surprise of no one, they are awesome.