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– Shortly after it was originally announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel have revealed Steve Foxe and Carola Borelli’s upcoming “Spider-Woman” series is becoming an ongoing. The comic, initially planned as a four-month tie-in to this winter’s ‘Gang War’ crossover, will follow Jessica Drew as she deals with the fallout from her brief demise in this year’s ‘End of Spider-Verse,’ while battling her old mentor Viper. Issue #1 will be released on November 29, with a prelude (drawn by Eric Koda) featured in today’s oversized “Amazing Spider-Man” #31.
– The finalists for the inaugural Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation have been announced. The nominees are M.B. Valente for “All Princesses Die Before Dawn” (by Quentin Zuttion), Montana Kane for “Always Never” (Jordi Lafebre), and Michele Hutchison for “The Philosopher, The Dog and the Wedding” (Barbara Stok.) The award is named after the late co-founder and director of Europe Comics, who died last year aged just 51, and will be presented at England’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival on Saturday, September 30.
– Dragon Con announced the nominees for this year’s Dragon Awards, including the finalists for Best Comic and Best Graphic Novel, which have been merged into a single category, Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel. The nominees in that category consist of “Dune: House Harkonnen,” “Kaya,” “Dawn of DC: Green Arrow,” “Wolverine,” “X-Men,” and “Night Fever.” The winners will be announced at Dragon Con during Labor Day weekend. In the meantime, you can check out the rest of this year’s nominations at the link.
– Drawn & Quarterly unveiled “Raw Sewage Science Fiction,” an autobiographical new book by Canadian cartoonist Marc Bell. An intentionally “confounding” work “about making art and interpreting the results as autobiography,” the book sees Bell use “collage, straight comix, tight cross hatching, loose doodling, repurposed in-flight magazines, envelopes, grocery lists, and snatches of late night CBC radio to examine a lost decade as he wanders from coast to coast.” It will be released in Spring 2024.
– McDonald’s have teased a collaboration with Marvel to promote Loki season two, highlighting footage from the teaser trailer showing Sylvie working at a restaurant in the 1970s. From an early launch in international stores, it appears the collaboration will be a Loki-branded sweet-and-sour source, with lids bearing the God of Mischief’s trademark green color scheme. McDonald’s will make an official announcement on Monday, August 14, ahead of the season premiere on October 6.
– Finally, Bleeding Cool reports the class action lawsuit against Action Lab Entertainment has been dismissed by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The decision was made at the plaintiffs’ request; lawyer Michael S. Katz explained they plan to refile in state court, as “the case has languished in federal court for way too long due to insufficient federal judicial resources. The case will soon be refiled, with streamlined issues and with additional plaintiffs.” The suit was filed in February 2022 over numerous alleged issues with Action Lab, including late payments, a lack of communication, and the company retaining the rights to numerous comics despite being unable to publish them.
