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– Hot on the heels of receiving rave reviews across the board and becoming certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Wonder Woman has been banned in Lebanon. The country’s Ministry of Economy and Trade issued a statement noting that the ban was because the film’s lead actress, Gal Gadot, is Israeli. They also claim to be seeking to put the actress on a blacklist in the country. Israel and Lebanon have been at war for sixty-nine years, though there has been a ceasefire since 2006. Similar actions were also taken against Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice because of the Gadot’s inclusion.
– Rick Veitch’s “The One,” originally published by Marvel’s creator-owned imprint Epic, is receiving a new collected edition from IDW. The six-issue series which was first published in 1985 followed the plot of a superhero fueled cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. In a Facebook post Veitch said, “I’ve signed with IDW to do a new edition of my 1985 Epic Comics Mini-Series, ‘The One.’ Editor Scott Dunbier told me to be vague about publishing plans, but I can say everything will be rescanned from the original art and recolored with fresh eye-popping color (the way I always intended it).” It’s also mentioned in the Facebook post that it will be out in 2018.
– Charlie Heaton, of Stranger Things fame, is in talks to play Cannonball in Josh Boone’s New Mutants according to The Hollywood Reporter. He would join Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams who’re set to play Magik and Wolfsbane respectively. Rosario Dawson is also reportedly in talks.
– Robert Liefeld has been announced as the inaugural inductee into Wizard World’s Hall of Legends, which has been described as “a new initiative to celebrate the artists, writers and insiders who have built the industry and those who continue the traditions” in an official Wizard World Press Release. The Hall of Legends launches this Friday, June 2nd, at Wizard World Philly. From here on out there are plans to induct one or more comic creators into the Hall at each Wizard World convention. In a press release Liefeld said, “I’m honored to be inducted into the Wizard World Hall of Legends and have my 30 years of contributions to the industry recognized. I have tremendous love and affection for this art form, its community and the business of creating and selling comic books and graphic novels.”
– Glenn Mazzara and Len Wiseman are partnering to develop a television adaptation of “Sin City.” The show is set to “hew closely” to Frank Miller’s original work, while also being a “far departure” from the movies, and a “fresh take” on the material. The series is set to introduce new characters and stories to the Sin City universe. This is not the first time we’ve heard of a Sin City television series as the Weinstein company first talked about the idea in 2013.
– DC Comics has announced the “Wildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years” hardcover which is due out in August. Within this hardcover readers will get to see Frank Quitely’s original, unedited pages for “The Authority” #13 and #14 for the first time. Quitely and Mark Millar’s “The Authority” was notoriously censored by DC Comics in the year 2000, for several reasons such as the book including the assassination of an actual dictator.
– Young adult/adult contemporary prose author Rainbow Rowell has signed on for an unnamed project with Marvel Comics. While she’s written novels such as Eleanor and Park, Fangirl, and Carry On before, her first graphic novels will be published by First Second Books who she’s previously signed with for two projects.
– Molly Knox Ostertag’s graphic novel “Witch Boy” has already sold its feature film rights to Fox Animation. The story follows a young boy who dares to defy societal roles and risk exile to be a witch.
– Comics creator Judd Winick got to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams recently when he wrote and illustrated a Garfield comic in “Garfield: Unreality TV,” an anthology graphic novel published by KaBOOM!. Winick’s story included both a black and white segment reminiscent of classic comic strips, as well as a color segment more akin to modern comics.
– Chuck Palahniuk creator and author of Fight Club, is auctioning off original an original variant cover for “Fight Club 2” to help raise money for the artist’s breast cancer treatment.
– According to Variety Edge of Seventeen and True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to star in Bumblebee, the first spin-off film in the Transformers franchise. Bumblebee will be written by Christina Hodson and directed by Travis Knight.
