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, former DC Royalties & Participation Manager Tom Pattison passed away, aged 64. We also interviewed artist Jen Hickman about their new graphic novel “BezKamp.”
– Dark Horse announced “Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club,” a new one-shot from writer Mike Mignola and artist Adam Hughes that’ll see the demonic hero head to Savannah, Georgia, in aid of a young woman whose ghost hunt has gone terribly wrong. The comic comes out December 11, 2019: Mignola quipped, “The Victorians used to read and tell ghost stories during the Christmas season. We might not be reading by candlelight these days, but I do like a good ghost story during the holiday season, especially when there are stolen cadavers, vengeful spirits, and art by Adam Hughes.”
– Readers of today’s “Marvel Comics” #1000 will be receiving a different essay from writer Mark Waid than the preview version sent to retailers: according to The Hollywood Reporter, the initial version was more of a critique observing America’s flaws, whereas the final one focuses on the symbolism of Captain America. This comes in the wake of Art Spiegelman’s revelation earlier this month that Marvel rejected his essay for another book because it referred to Donald Trump as “the Orange Skull,” although an insider told the Reporter Waid’s work “was tweaked to better fit the tone of the book.”
– Howard Chaykin’s controversial late ’80s Blackhawk run will be collected by DC Black Label for the first time in December. The 384-page hardcover will reprint “Blackhawk: Blood & Iron” #1-3, and stories from “Action Comics Weekly” #601-608, #615-622, and #628-635, and “Secret Origins” #45. It will be released by DC Black Label on December 11, 2019.
– Violinist Lindsey Stirling revealed she’s been writing a comic book to accompany her new cyberpunk-inspired album, Artemis, which she said she will arrive “shortly” after its release on September 6. She told fans to expect, “Mother and daughter. Light versus dark. Self discovery. Time. Lots of awesome.” Stirling previously oversaw the comic “Sparrow,” written and drawn by Darick Robertson, and acquired by Golden Apple Books.
– Taika Waititi is reportedly in talks to join the cast of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in an unnamed role. Gunn’s follow-up to the 2016 film, which currently includes Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, Steve Agee and Nathan Fillion, is set to start filming next month for an August 6, 2021, release date. Waititi is also currently overseeing his three next projects as director, including 2021’s Thor: Ragnarok sequel Love and Thunder.
– During an interview with GMA at this weekend’s D23 Expo, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed the Eternals will include an openly gay character. “He’s married, he’s got a family, and that is just part of who he is,” he said. Previously, Avengers: Endgame featured director Joe Russo in a small role as a gay widower, while Spider-Man: Far From Home included trans actors Zach Barack and Tyler Luke Cunningham. Eternals releases November 6, 2020.
– The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) announced a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) to promote next month’s #LibraryCardSignUp scheme. Creators participating in the scheme include writer/artist Jimmy Palmiotti (“Painkiller Jane”), cartoonist Dav Pilkey (“Dog Man”), artist/editor Christina “Steenz” Stewart (“Archival Quality”), and writer Lilah Sturges (“The Magicians: Alice’s Story”).
– Finally, artist Butch Guice took to Facebook to reveal 20 years ago, he had been attached to illustrate a comic book adaptation of the film Wild Wild West: however, the comic was canned because star Will Smith did not sign off on his likeness being used. Hit the link to check out the full story and Guice’s artwork.
