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– Élodie Durand’s latest graphic novel follows the real life story of a mother struggling to understand her trans son’s identity. “Transitions: A Mother’s Journey” details French university biologist Anne Marbot’s evolving relationship with her 19-year old son Alex as he transitions. “Anne felt powerless to understand or support her son,” Durand states. “She had this desire to bear witness for others, to find a way to help.” It’s due out from Top Shelf Productions in November 2023, with an English translation from Evan McGorray.
– Just ahead of Anime Expo 2023, TOKYOPOP has unveiled its new romance-focused imprint, LoveLove. LoveLove will feature shojo, josei, girls’ love, and boys’ love manga, as well as western romance graphic novels. The imprint’s landing page features several retroactively added titles, such as February 2023’s “Why I Adopted My Husband” by Yuta Yagi, and May’s “At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender” by Shou Arai. Titles debuting for the line this fall include “The Black Cat & Vampire” (Oct. 10), “Undead: Finding Love in the Zombie Apocalypse” (Oct. 24), “Sating the Wolf” (Oct. 24), and “Lullaby of the Dawn” (Nov. 14).
– Season four of The Boys has been delayed due to the writers’ strike, according to showrunner Eric Kripke. “When #Season4 drops depends on how long the #WGA Strike goes.” Kripke tweeted. “No answer yet. Tell the studios to make a fair deal!” Filming has wrapped on the next season of the Amazon Prime Video series, although Kripke says it still needs ADR and editing.
– Amazon Prime Video will also collaborate with French broadcaster TF1 to adapt Tsukasa Hôjô’s manga “Cat’s Eye” into a live-action series. This will be the third time the series, which follows a trio of Parisian art thieves who operate out of the title cafe, has been adapted into live-action; the first time was in 1988 as a made-for-TV movie, with the second being a feature film release in 1997. The series is set to begin shooting this fall.
– The Comic-Con Museum at Balboa Park will debut new exhibits for Stan Lee, Cowboy Bebop, and “My Hero Academia” this summer. The new exhibits launch on July 18, 2023, the same week as San Diego Comic-Con kicks off. The Lee exhibit honors what would have been the late Marvel editor-in-chief’s 100th birthday, with rare comics and original art from collaborators like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, all curated by Batman film franchise producer Michael Uslan and his son David (both of whom are consultants for Kartoon Studios’ “Stan Lee Universe.”)
The Cowboy Bebop exhibit honors the 25th anniversary of the acclaimed anime series, with a gallery of commissioned art from JJ Harrison, Utomaru, La Boca, Tom Whalen, Murugiah, Sachin Teng, and others. It’s presented in partnership with Crunchyroll and Mondo. Crunchyroll will also present the “Historical Battle in Kamino” statue for its “My Hero Academia” exhibit. The statue depicts the battle between All Might and All For One that occurred in season three of the anime.
– The official trailer dropped for Rogers: The Musical at Disneyland, California. Based on the gag from the Marvel and Disney+ series Hawkeye, the stage production opens on June 30, and retells the story of how WWII military recruit Steve Rogers become the present day superhero Captain America. It will be performed at the Hyperion Theater, at the California Adventure Park, until August 31, 2023. You can also watch a making of featurette here.
– Finally, Rolling Stone published a major report about actor Jonathan Majors, alleging he has a history of abusive behavior. Over 40 sources described Majors as having been a physically and emotionally abusive partner; as getting into altercations at his alma mater Yale University; and being abusive towards crew members on two of his non-Marvel projects. Majors’s lawyers push back against all the claims in the article, prompting Rolling Stone to respond four of his ex-partners denied giving him character witness statements for his upcoming trial. Majors, who is still set to continue playing Kang the Conqueror in the MCU, is going to court over his domestic violence arrest from March on August 3.
