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In case you missed it, we had an exclusive look at the new collaborative art studio, El Camino Art. We also talked to Mike Cavallaro about his new book, “Eowulf: Of Monsters & Middle School.”
– Via IGN, Fantagraphics have announced “Hate Revisited” from Peter Bagge, a sequel to the ’90s series “Hate.” The original series debuted in 1990 and ran for 30 issues. This new four-issue series will follow Buddy and Lisa, now middle-aged with a young adult of their own, as they confront the questionable decisions of their youth in the grunge-fueled ’90s. The book switches from the present day to the ’90s to tell the story of how Buddy met Lisa, Stinky, George, and Val. Buddy is also forced to come to terms with the tragic and covered-up circumstances of Stinky’s untimely death, which originally took place in “Hate” #27. “Hate Revisted” #1 will debut on June 6, 2024.
– Via Broken Frontier, NBM have revealed their Autumn 2024 line-up. Included among the listings is a collection of comics from Jeffery Brown called “Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations From Parenthood.” The book showcases Brown’s life as a parent and includes unintentionally funny and brutal observations from his children. NBM will also publish “Audrey Hepburn,” written by Michele Botton with art by Dorilys Giacchetto. The book chronicles Hepburn’s life as an actress and her eventual role as a UNICEF ambassador, raising awareness in the world and helping minors in difficulty. “Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations From Parenthood” will be available on October 15, while “Audrey Hepburn” will debut on December 10, 2024.
– Via Popverse, Papercutz have announced “The Loud House Spooky Special,” spinning out of Nickelodeon’s Loud House cartoon. This anthology from the show’s creative team will see Lucy Loud curate stories about a haunted maze, a legendary Candy Goblin, and something called the Nightmare on Franklin Street. “The Loud House Spooky Special” will be available on July 2, 2024.
– Marvel have added the first 15 issues of the ‘Gang War’ crossover to Unlimited, earlier than the usual three-month window for new print titles. As well as “Gang War: First Strike,” “Amazing Spider-Man” #37-41, “Miles Morales: Spider-Man” #12-14, “Spider-Woman” #1-2, “Luke Cage: Gang War” #1-2, “Daredevil: Gang War” #1, and “Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War” #1 are all now available on the subscription service. ‘Gang War’ is set to conclude in tomorrow’s “Amazing Spider-Man” #44, with an epilogue also appearing in this week’s “Miles Morales” #17, and next week’s “Daredevil: Gang War” #4 (which we will be running a preview of later this week, so stay tuned for that Marvel fans.)
– Via Deadline, McDonald’s is celebrating a new anime collaboration by opening a WcDonald’s in Los Angeles. WcDonald’s is a version of McDonald’s that is often depicted in manga and anime. As part of the collaboration, McDonald’s has enlisted manga artist and illustrator Acky Bright to design packaging that includes a short story. McDonald’s has also partnered with the animation house studio Pierrot to produce the first official WcDonald’s anime. New “chapters” will debut via packaging every Monday until March 18. You can find both here. Additionally, WcDonald’s will feature an immersive “multi-sensory dining experience with a genre-bending fusion of entertainment and food.”
– Deadline also reports that Cineverse has acquired the horror-comedy We Are Zombies. The film is adapated from the French comic “The Zombies That Ate the World,” written by Jerry Frissen and illustrated by Guy Davis, and follows three slackers in a world where the living co-exist with non-cannibal zombies. “They must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.” Cineverse plans to release the film on all of its platforms, including the genre streaming platform Screambox. We Are Zombies was written and directed by Yoann-Karl Whissell, François Simard, and Anouk Whissell, collectively known as Roadkill Superstars, who previously directed Turbo Kid and Summer of 84. A premiere date will be announced soon.
