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The Rundown: July 8, 2020

By | July 8th, 2020
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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, “The Far Side” creator Gary Larson has returned with new cartoons, posted on his recently launched website.

Cover by Dave Acosta

– Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed is teaming up with illustrator Dave Acosta for their new Dracula graphic novel, “Dragon,” exclusively sold on Kickstarter. The oversized, hardcover graphic novel is set during the start of the Ottoman Empire and follows Adil, a Muslim warrior, and Marjorie, a Christian nun, who must overcome bigotry and work together to hunt the fearsome Vlad the Impaler, who will become known as Dracula. Joining Ahmed and Acosta are colorist Chris O’Halloran, and letterer Hassan Otsman-Elhaou. The Kickstarter campaign runs through August 6. Follow the campaign and get more information on the book here.

– Graphic novelist and cartoonist Art Spiegelman (“Maus”) has been named a Great Immigrant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Spiegelman was the founder of comics magazine, “RAW” and is best known for “Maus,” a researched exploration of his parents’ Holocaust experience. “Maus” was serialized in “RAW” from 1980 to 1991 and later collected as a graphic novel. “Maus” was transformative for comics because of the critical acclaim it had received for what was then an underappreciated art form. Spiegelman also went on to create “Maus II: A Survivor’s Tale,” which focuses on his parents’ postwar time in Europe and their immigrant lives in America. See the Carnegie Corporation website here to read more about Spiegelman’s life and his influential work.

– The Tokiwaso Manga Museum officially opened in Tokyo this past Tuesday, and features replicas of the rooms and interiors of the Tokyo apartment building that was home to manga legends Osamu Tezuka (“Astro Boy,”) and Fujiko F. Fujio (“Doraemon”). The works of the former residents are exhibited on the first floor as the second floor features the recreations of the authors’ rooms. The purpose of the museum is to “showcase the birthplace of anime and manga culture to the entire world.” The construction of the museum started last year, near the site of the original building, which was dismantled in 1982. It was originally scheduled to open to the public in March of this year, but was ultimately postponed to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum, run by the Toshima Ward office, is open from 10 am to 6 pm and is free to enter, but requires pre-booking through the website.

– San Diego Comic-Con have announced that their upcoming virtual event, Comic-Con@Home, will be almost completely pre-recorded. A spokesperson for Comic-Con International has stated that they do not anticipate anything live for the event, but it is possible there will be some live elements to some of the programming. Comic-Con@Home takes place July 22-26 and will feature between 300 and 400 virtual panels, most of which will be filmed ahead of time by the respective studios and networks.

This leaves no room for fan Q&A’s, although some studios have been reaching out to their communities on social media to ask for fan questions in advance. The panels will be available to stream on the Comic-Con International YouTube page here. An official schedule of the event will start to roll out this Wednesday. San Diego Comic-Con was canceled in April of this year, making this the first time the event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history.

David Koepp, the credited writer on Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, has released an early draft of his script for the film, dated 1999. Koepp has previously stated that his original vision for the film, based on James Cameron’s treatment, differed drastically from the final product: the script sees Electro as the main villain, with Sandman as his bodyguard, as he tries to get Spider-Man to join him. The famous kiss scene with MJ still remains, although Peter reveals his identity to her in the moment. Koepp also includes several notes about scenes and dialogue throughout the script, which is very much a rough draft. You can read the script to spot all the differences here.

– Writer Laurie Halse Anderson is having a series of virtual conversations about her new DC graphic novel, “Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed.” View the schedule, register for the conversations, and check out the host book stores for a chance to purchase a signed copy here.

– Finally, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has mentioned that an animated series focusing on the Amazon Warriors is being considered, as well as an Amazon spin-off film that would be a part of the in-world story of Wonder Woman. She has also mentioned ideas for a third Wonder Woman film with actress Gal Gadot. Empire has also released a preview of the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984, stating that the film will feature a flashback that takes the audience back to Themyscira for a glimpse into an important part of Diana’s upbringing, the Amazon Olympics. Empire‘s full Wonder Woman 1984 story can be seen in the Big-Screen Preview issue, releasing tomorrow. Wonder Woman 1984 is set to release on October 2.


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Evan Tyler Johnson

Evan is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker based in Northern New Jersey. He aspires to write for film/TV and to create his own comic book series. When he's not working on his craft, he can be found reading, watching movies or binging shows, playing PS4, or drinking coffee. He can be found on Twitter @evtylerjohnson.

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