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– Dragon Con has announced that they will not be moving forward with their September 2020 event in Atlanta. In a statement released on their Facebook page, con organizers say the decision came after “an exhaustive attempt to consider and uncover every possible option to hosting a safe and much-needed Dragon Con this year.” In lieu of an in-person show, the con will be hosting a free virtual event on Labor Day weekend, details of which are to be announced in the coming weeks. The con thanked their fans and partners for their support and understanding, reminding them in the meantime to “be like our favorite Mandalorian and never take off your mask in public.”
– Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment has partnered with Genius Brands International to create a multimedia “Stan Lee Universe.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the joint venture will secure the rights to over 100 characters and IP created by Lee after his tenure at Marvel. This will include rights to Lee’s name, signature, and physical appearance. While no details have been announced, the companies previously worked together to create the adult-oriented web series Stan Lee’s Cosmic Crusaders, which premiered on The Hollywood Reporter’s website in 2016.
– The upcoming Godzilla graphic novel has a title. Kaiju News Outlet reports that “GvK Godzilla Dominion” will be released on March 21, 2021. The book will be a prequel to the upcoming film Godzilla vs. Kong, and will take place after the events of 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The book is said to be “entirely from Godzilla’s point of view,” and will feature new titans for the legendary kaiju to face.
– BOOM! Studios announced that the company has signed a “massive cover deal” with acclaimed Japanese illustrator Peach Momoko. Throughout 2021, Monoko will be producing twenty covers for a variety of BOOM! titles. These include covers and variant covers for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” fantasy series “Wynd,” and a number of “top secret” projects from the publisher.
– Stargirl has been renewed for a second season. Entertainment Weekly reports that season 2 will air exclusively on the CW. The remaining episodes of season 1 will continue to release Mondays on the DC Universe streaming service. No word on season 2’s premiere date.
– Fans of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” can get a sneak preview of James McAvoy’s Morpheus. Audible has released both the cover art and teaser trailer for its upcoming audio adaptation of the DC/Vertigo classic. The trailer features dialogue from series protagonist and Dream of the Endless Morpheus, as performed by the Dark Phoenix and Split star. The adaptation, releasing on the audiobook service on July 15, will follow the first three collected volumes of the series. The trailer is available on DC’s YouTube page.
– Volume two of Steve Aoki’s cyberpunk epic “Neon Future” will debut on Webtoon on July 13, as part of the website’s Canvas Day creator spotlight. Publisher Impact Theory will be releasing the first three installments free of charge on the website and app, and new updates every Monday after. The page layouts will be shifting to Webtoon’s device-friendly vertical scroll format. CBR has released a series of promotional images from the book by illustrator Jheremy Raapack.
– Finally, “La Cucaracha” creator Lalo Alcaraz has produced a cartoon for the anti-Trump Republican organization The Lincoln Project, which will run on all their social media pages. The cartoon, titled “Viruses for Trump,” mocks his campaign’s decision to have attendees of his rallies sign waivers to “assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.” Alcaraz told Newsweek, “The threat to the Latino community is so bad I had to join up with Republicans to try to stop it. Just the damage this guy is doing with his inept handling of this really awful crisis that affects all of our communities, but hits Black and Brown and Native communities hardest.”
