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, Valiant alums Dinesh Shamdasani, Warren Simons, and Hunter Gorinson have announced their new publishing company, Bad Idea, and we got the first interview with them about their new venture. Also, IDW Publishing announced a four-part crossover miniseries, “My Little Pony / Transformers,” and we have exclusive previews of “X-Force” #7 and “Archie 1955” #5, as well as the reveal of Anna Rud’s variant cover for Marvel’s “Outlawed” #1.
– 125 years after the character’s creation, The Yellow Kid is back. Writer/publisher Chris Yambar and artist Randy Bish have created the first non-reprint comic book in some time, “Hully Gee, It’s The Yellow Kid.” Mickey Dugan, the Yellow Kid, originally debuted in 1894 as part of R.F. Outcault’s “Hogan’s Alley” comic strip. Yambar and Bish have created a 32-page story to lead the one-shot, to be followed by 8-pages of classic Yellow Kid-centric “Hogan’s Alley” strips. Head over to Newsarama for more details.
– Fantomex is set to join the ‘Dawn of X’ line with “Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex” #1 debuting in May. Written by Jonathan Hickman with art by his “New Mutants” collaborator, Rod Reis, the comic will show readers what the deadly assassin has been up during the Age of Krakoa. Head on over to The A.V. Club for an exclusive look at the cover and solicitation.
– As Locke and Key debuts on Netflix, Joe Hill announced yesterday that he and Gabriel Rodriguez are preparing to release a new one-shot called “Locke and Key: Battalions” at IDW. Hill confirmed he was actively writing the issue, which is set at the beginning of the 20th century. The last “Locke and Key” ongoing from Hill and Rodreiguez ended in 2013, and Hill teased more to come. “This next standalone is the gateway to a larger story we’ve been dreaming about for years. It’s been a hell of a thing to pull together, and we’ll talk about it more soon.” Head on over to Syfy to read more. Locke and Key is now streaming on Netflix.
– In more Netflix news, the streaming service announced season two of the South Korean show Kingdom will be released on March 13, 2020. The show is a zombie series set in 17th century Korea, and is based on writer Kim Eun-hee and artist Yang Kyung-il’s webcomic “The Kingdom of the Gods.”
– Melissa Meszaros, former Director of Publicity at Oni Press, has launched Don’t Hide PR, a firm that specializes in comics promotion. Meszaros has publicized books like “Black Hammer” and “Bowie: Stardust.” Read the full press release at Newsarama.
– FX’s adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s “Y: The Last Man” has parted ways with star Barry Keoghan. Koeghan was set to star as Yorick Brown, the last person on Earth with a Y chromosome. The show has also parted ways with the original showrunners. FX and new showrunner, Eliza Clark (Animal Kingdom), are already making offers to young actors to replace Keoghan. Reportedly, there will be no other replacement casting. Check out The Hollywood Reporter for the full scoop.
– Deadline reports that Benjamin Bratt has been cast as series regular Parco Delgado opposite Rosario Dawson in the HBO Max pilot of DC/Vertigo Comics series DMZ. Delgado is a powerful gang leader wants to rule the DMZ, and will stop at nothing to secure that outcome. DMZ is written and executive produced by showrunner Roberto Patino, and the pilot is directed by fellow executive producer Ava DuVernay.
