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Grant Morrison & Liam Sharp
– Via Popverse, to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of their substack Xanaduum, Grant Morrison has announced they are once again collaborating with artist Liam Sharp for “Eden’s End.” While little details have been released, Morrison did provide a teaser image, exclusive to paid subscribers, that’s described as evoking “both Chris Foss and H.R. Giger’s designs for Alien.” Morrison and Sharp have previously worked together on DC’s “The Green Lantern.” With the tagline, “Where did we go wrong,” you can find out more about “Eden’s End” by heading over to Xanaduum.
– Marvel have provided new details regarding the X-line’s previously announced ‘Fall of X’ with “X-Men: Before the Fall.” Starting in May, these “Before the Fall” specials will tie up long-standing plot threads, reintroduce major characters, and set the stage for the third annual ‘Hellfire Gala,’ which will kick off ‘Fall of X.’ The titles announced were “Sons of X” #1 by Si Spurrier and Phil Noto, “Heralds of Apocalypse” #1 by Al Ewing and Luca Pizzari, “Mutants’ First Strike” #1 by Steve Orlando and Valentina Pinti, and “Sinister Four” #1 by Kieron Gillen and Paco Medina. Head on over to Marvel for more info.
– Via Comicbook.com, Skybound Entertainment have announced “Heart Attack,” a new graphic novel collecting Shawn Kittelsen, Eric Zawadzki, and colorist Mike Spicer´s original six-issue run, plus an additional six brand-new chapters that will conclude the story. Described as a sci-fi drama that features gene therapy granting individuals super abilities, “Heart Attack” will be available in comic shops September 27, 2023.
– Skybound also announced, via press release, the graphic novel debut of the hit webcomic “Good Comics for Bad People: An Extra Fabulous Collection,” by cartoonist Zach M. Stafford. The 240-page hardcover release includes some of the most popular strips, plus book-exclusive comics that can’t be found online, as well as an introduction by webcomic author Sarah Andersen. “Good Comics for Bad People: An Extra Fabulous Collection” will be available November 7, 2023. You can read more over at The Beat.
– Marvel have announced, via ICv2, that they will publish the full run of the CrossGen comic “Sigil” as a 1,192-page omnibus. The omnibus will collect “Sigil” #1-42 as well as “CrossGen Chronicles” #4, “Saurians: Unnatural Selection” #1-2, and material from “CrossGen Chronicles” #1 from writers Barbara Kesel, Mark Waid, Chuck Dixon, and Tony Bedard, and artists Ben Lai, Steve McNiven, Kevin Sharpe, Scot Eaton, Paul Pelletier, Eduardo Barreto, Andy Smith, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Dale Eaglesham, Ron Wagner, George Perez, and Andrea Di Vito. The hardcover will be published on August 20, 2023, with two covers, one for the general trade by Claudio Castellini, and a direct market exclusive cover by Ben Lai.
– Via Deadline, Netflix have unveiled a new poster for its live-action adaptation of One Piece, based on one of the best-selling manga titles of all time by Eiichiro Oda. The poster reveals Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, as well as other supporting characters like Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji. One Piece will follow the adventures of Luffy as he searches for the “One Piece,” a treasure that will make him Pirate King. Steven Maeda and Matt Owens serve as writers, executive producers and showrunners. One Piece will debut later this year.
– Deadline reports Lisa Loring, best known for portraying Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family sitcom in the mid-1960s, has died. She was 64. A close friend shared the news the actor had died in Facebook post, following a massive stroke. Loring was born on February 16, 1958. She would make appearances on multiple shows like The Phyllis Diller Show, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Fantasy Island, Barnaby Jones, and As the World Turns. Loring’s last acting credit was for the 2015 film Doctor Spine.
– Finally, the AP reports actress Annie Wersching has died from cancer. She was 45. Wersching was born on March 28, 1977, and was best known for her roles in 24, Marvel’s Runaways, The Last of Us game, Bosch, The Vampire Diaries, The Rookie, and Star Trek: Picard. She was privately diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but chose to continue acting. She is survived by her husband, actor Stephen Full, and their three sons.
