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In case you missed it, Bill Watterson has co-created a new book, “The Mysteries,” while Mike Mignola and Jesse Lonergan are teaming up on “Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea.” DC also announced three miniseries starring new Asian heroes by Asian creators, to coincide with AAPI Heritage Month in May.
– Marvel announced “Daredevil & Echo,” a four-issue series written by Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas and B. Earl, with art by Phil Noto. The book will see the two former lovers reunite to rescue a group of children kidnapped by the demon Demogoblin, who intends to “[awaken] an ancient and powerful evil deep within the bowels” of New York City. Earl revealed the book will also explore Daredevil and Echo’s respective Roman Catholic and Native heritages, by “weaving back and forth between time periods” with their ancestors. Issue #1 will be released on May 24.
– Marvel also announced a second “Silk” miniseries written by Emily Kim, featuring art by Ig Guara. The “mindbending” five-issue comic’s Everything Everywhere All at Once-esque premise will see Cindy Moon be transported to other worlds, beginning with one where she is a detective in Los Angeles. Dave Johnson’s cover for the first issue, due out in May, also tells us to expect Silk to become an astronaut, gunslinger, pirate, barbarian, and zombie apocalypse survivor.
– Lastly, in more Spider-Verse shenanigans, Marvel revealed a third “Edge of Spider-Verse” series beginning on May 3. Expect the return of Spider-Rex, in a new story by creators Karla Pacheco and Pere Pérez pitting him against Venomsaurus; David Hein and Luciano Vecchio to reunite for a new Spinstress adventure; and the introduction of Zander Cannon’s Spider-Killer.
– IDW will publish “Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes,” a direct follow-up to the 1979 film, written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Oleg Chudakov (“Star Trek” #2), and colors by DC Alonso. The five-issue series will see the newly reunited crew of the Enterprise, captained by William Shatner’s Admiral Kirk, encounter doppelgangers from another universe, whose presence might accidentally start an open war with the Romulan Empire. Issue #1 releases in May.
– Via ComicBook.com, 2000 AD will revive war comic “Battle Action” again as a five-issue series, beginning May 31. Garth Ennis, who wrote last year’s “Battle Action Special,” will return to pen new stories in each issue, and will be joined by writers and artists like John Wagner, Dan Abnett, Torunn Grønbekk, Rob Williams, John Higgins, and Chris Burnham. Wagner in particular, who happened to co-create the original comic, will write a new ‘HMS Nightshade’ story with art by Dan Cornwell.
– Titan announced “Love Kills,” a vampire graphic novel by writer/artist Danilo Beyruth (“Samurai Shiro,” “Ancient Enemies”). A black-and-white tale set in Beyruth’s hometown of Sao Paulo, “Love Kills” follows Helena, a lone female vampire who allies with Marcus, an unwitting human, after she’s attacked by a rival coven. The 248-page book will retail for $24.99 on September 20.
– Macmillan will publish “The Dog Knight,” the first in a new middle-grade graphic novel series, on May 16. Written by Jeremy Whitley with art by Bre Indigo, the book follows “[a] middle school student who rescues a dog and becomes the Dog Knight, charged with protecting a magical pact between humans and dogs.” Like Indigo, who is agender, the book’s protagonist is a non-binary child.
– Lionsgate have rescheduled the release of White Bird: A Wonder Story, the film version of R.J. Palacio’s graphic novel/Wonder spin-off. Directed by Marc Forster and starring Helen Mirren as Julian (Bryce Gheisar)’s grandmother Sara, White Bird sees Sara recount her experiences as a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France; it also features Ariella Glaser (as young Sara), Orlando Schwerdt, and Gillian Anderson. The film was originally set for release last year, before being delayed indefinitely, without any explanation, shortly before its intended release; it will now release in select theaters on August 18, before opening wide on August 25.
– CBS has ordered a pilot for a multi-camera sitcom based on Robb Armstrong’s comic strip “JumpStart.” Created in 1989, “JumpStart” follows an African American family in Philadelphia, including Joe, a cop, and his wife Marcy, a nurse. Wayne Conley (The Best Man) will write the series, and executive produce it with Armstrong.
– Finally, legendary film actress Raquel Welch has died, following what her manager described as a brief illness: she was 82. Best known for her role in One Million Years B.C. (a part further immortalized in The Shawshank Redemption), Welch also starred in Fantastic Voyage, Bedazzled, and 1973’s The Three Musketeers. She also appeared in Legally Blonde, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Spin City, as well as herself in Seinfeld and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. She is survived by two children from her first marriage, Damon and Tahnee.
