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, “Run: Book One,” written by John Lewis Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Afua Richardson has been pushed back to August 2019. We also have an exclusive preview of “Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost” #4.
– Deadline.com exclusively revealed Netflix have ordered a 10-episode first season of Brian Ralph’s zombie comedy graphic novel “Daybreak.” Aron Eli Coleite will be the show runner and Brad Peyton will direct; Jeff Fierson (Rampage) will also executive produce. The series will be based around a “17 year old high school outcast, Josh, searching for his missing girlfriend, Sam, in a post-apocalyptic Glendale, California.” Joining him will be Angelica, a pyromaniac 12-year-old, and Wesley, Josh’s former bully, now a pacifist samurai. The group will try to stay alive in a Mad Max-type world infested with zombie-like ghouls.
– Marvel Entertainment’s Video Content and Distribution Manager, Tahlia Hein has passed away aged 32, on July 21 after suffering a stroke, the publisher has confirmed. Hein joined Marvel in 2017 as part of their New Media Department. A statement from Marvel reads, “Tahlia was joyous individual with a vibrant passion for life and a voracious work ethic. We grieve her passing, and we express our deepest sympathy and support to her family, friends, and all those who were inspired by her.” A funeral service is scheduled for today, and Hein’s family are asking in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Planned Parenthood in her memory.
– “X-Men Unlimited” and “Spider-Man Unlimited” Editor Lysa Hawkins has joined the Editorial team for Valiant Entertainment. She will be “instrumental in developing titles in the publisher’s Valiant Beyond initiative and in 2019’s slate, to be announced in the coming weeks” says the press release. Executive Editor Joe Illidge stated, “we’re beyond excited to have Lysa as a member of our team. Her wealth of experience, superior editing skills, and proven track recorded as an editor who is ahead of the curve in brining together the creators with the right characters make her the perfect person to galvanize Valiant’s growth.” Hawkin’s hiring is one of many new additions to the expanding Valiant editorial team, which currently includes Illidge, Editorial Director Robert Meyers, Editor Karl Bollers, and Assistant Editor David Menchel.
– The Hollywood Reporter exclusively revealed IDW Publishing have a new CEO: Kerry McCluggage, former Paramount TV Chairman and Universal TV President. McCluggage has been on the IDW Media Holdings, Inc.’s Board of Directors for less than a year. He will replace Ted Adams, who is taking a short sabbatical and will return to IDW in a new creative role. McCluggage said in a press release, “IDW has demonstrated impressive achievements in each of its core divisions. Its media unit, empassing publishing and games as well as reimagining the entertainment production model, has achieved tremendous success and is poised for phenomenal growth. There is also a great team of passionate, talented professionals that I am eager to lead and learn from as we continue to build upon the incredible foundation created by Ted Adams and others over the Pass 20 years.” Read the rest of the press release here.
– Wonder Woman 1984 star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins are offering fans a chance to have a walk on role as an extra in the movie. Omaze, a ground breaking charity that “works tirelessly to better people’s lives; the influencers, brands and personalities that use their reach for good” are offering the winners the chance to be flown to the set in London, and stay in a four-star hotel. All the information you need to enter is here. Wonder Woman 1984 will be released November 1, 2019.
– The Jerusalem Post’s news magazine, The Jerusalem Report has fired cartoonist Avi Katz, after causing anger on social media by mocking the Prime Minster of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. The cartoonist depicted Netanyahu and other members of the Likud Party as pigs, in homage to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, as they took a selfie at the Knesset following the passing of the so-called Jewish State Law. The law which interprets Israel as the ‘nation-state’ of the Jewish people has had mixed reception. In Judaism, pigs are seen are seen as ritually impure animals. Animal Farm tells of an animal uprising against their animal owners and its aftermarth. Katz also included Orwell’s quote in his cartoon “All animals are equal, but some are more than others.” Katz had worked for The Jerusalem Post for 28 years.
