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– Scholastic announced the “Dog Man Do Good Tour,” a campaign encouraging readers of all ages to give back and make a positive impact in their communities. As part of the campaign, “Dog Man” author Dav Pilkey will tour through multiple cities in the U.S. and Asia, including a stop at the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair. You can learn more at PR Newswire.
– In Marvel news, Variety ran a look at what Marvel Entertainment’s Hall H panel needs to do to succeed (and dropped the news that Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown may be in Eternals); The Wrap reported that John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is joining the Falcon and Winter Soldier writing team; “Venom” writer Donny Cates tweeted out the correct version of this month’s opening double-page spread; and Marvel Comics announced a five-issue weekly event for October, “Contagion,” written by Ed Brisson and illustrated by a variety of artists.
– The Hollywood Reporter ran an extensive interview with “Superman Smashes the Klan” writer Gene Luen Yang, which included new Gurihiru preview artwork and confirmed that the miniseries will run for three, 80-page issues. The series, which launches in October, sees Superman protecting a Chinese-American family from the Klan in 1946.
– The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comic recently saw the addition of a fifth, female turtle, Jennika. Editor Tom Waltz and artist Sophie Campbell shared a look at her official costume, debuting in August’s issue #97.
– The CW’s shows will still be available on international versions of Netflix, after the shows move over to HBO Max for US viewers. Decider says a Warner Bros. rep confirmed that you’ll be able to watch Riverdale and Batwoman on Netflix, as long as you live overseas.
– AMC’s as-yet-untitled third Walking Dead series has cast three of its stars. Alexa Mansour (Madam Secretary), Nicolas Cantu (The Good Place), and Hal Cumpston (Bilched) will all have big roles in the series, according to Variety.
– In other casting news, Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) has signed on for James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2. Reid will play the daughter of Idris Elba’s (still unnamed) character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
– Per Deadline, British production company See-Saw Films (Top of the Lake) have picked up the TV rights to Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series “Heartstopper.” The series, which was published in the UK last year, tells the story of two very different boys at a grammar school who fall in love.
– StarWars.com shared a first look at the Sith Trooper design and exclusive merch that will be coming to San Diego Comic-Con, as part of Lucasfilm’s “Stormtroopers Through the Ages” exhibit.
– And finally, according to Politico, controversial right-wing cartoonist Ben Garrison (the artist behind this cartoon) is no longer invited to today’s White House social media summit. The invitation received widespread bipartisan condemnation from multiple Jewish groups, who called his work as anti-Semitic earlier this week.
