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, Joshua Williamson and David Marquez announced a new “Batman/Superman” title, we had an exclusive look at “The Green Lantern” #7, and Tom Peyer sat down with us to discuss the future of AHOY Comics. We also published an obituary for the recently deceased award-winning cartoonist Teva Harrison.
– Mad Cave Studios have announced a new limited series from two of last year’s talent contest winners, Anthony Cleveland and Jeferson Sadzinski, called “Show’s End.” The comic will be set in 1920s Georgia and follows 12-year-old Loralye as she seeks refuge with a traveling freak show. “Show’s End” #1 is set to release this August.
– Contrary to prior reports, comic book writer/artist Michael Davis is, thankfully, alive and well. Reports of his death began after a post appeared on Davis’s Facebook account from someone claiming to be his cousin, stating that Davis had died by suicide early that morning. It has been revealed that Davis has been the victim of multiple hacking attempts, and that said post was just the latest in a string of attacks against the Milestone Comics founder and Static Shock co-creator. Davis has reportedly been in contact with the authorities, but he currently has no access to his social media accounts or his old email address. All of us here at Multiversity are happy to hear that Davis is alive and wish him the best.
– Marvel Comics has announced a “Spider-Man Start Here” sampler to be released June 21st. The sampler will include previews for “Symbiote Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man: City at War,” “Absolute Carnage” #1, and “much more!,” according to the publisher.
– Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo partially behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, have signed a nine-figure five year deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the deal, the pair would be responsible for creating new shows for broadcast, cable, and streaming services, including series involving Sony’s base of Spider-Man-related Marvel characters.
– Hasbro Inc. is launching a brand campaign to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Transformers franchise called MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. The video campaign will last throughout 2019 and feature new video each month from familiar faces who have impacted the Transformers franchise over the last 35 years. Each video will call for fans to post their own video explaining how they are “more than meets the eye.”
– A group of self-proclaimed “hackers” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned the school’s Great Dome into an image of Captain America’s shield. One member of the group gave a statement saying that they had all grown up with the characters in Avengers: Endgame, and that the shield was a symbol of their gratitude towards the franchise.
– Finally, David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man) has been cast in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Although not officially confirmed, sources say he will play Polka-Dot Man. Polka-Dot Man (Abner Krill), who debuted in 1962’s “Detective Comics” #300 and was created by Sheldon Moldoff, is a supervillain who can shrink and store weapons in the dots on his suit.
