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, we interviewed author Vera Greentea about her new graphic novel “Grimoire Noir” and more, and we also have exclusive previews from Marvel and Archie of next week’s “Star Wars” #71 and “Archie” #707.
– The Black Knight’s going big-time, according to a couple of Marvel’s key players. Kevin Feige teased that Kit Harrington’s take on the character could appear in additional MCU films after Eternals, and C.B. Cebulski said that the Knight will “be playing a big role in Marvel comics in 2020.”
– Cebulski also teased a big return for Moon Knight in the pages of Marvel Comics this December, which also comes in the wake of his recently announced Disney+ series. The last “Moon Knight” series, written by Max Bemis, concluded with issue #200 last October.
– Spoiler Alert: DC revealed the final two heroes infected by The Batman Who Laughs, over on their Twitter. If you can’t wait to find out who’s soon going to have a smile on their face, click this link.
– The two cavewomen in the “B.C.” comic strip now have real names. The characters, who had previously been referred to as “Cute Chick” and “Fat Broad,” are now going to be referred to as Grace and Jane. YAHOO! Finance has more on the story.
– Legendary Comics dropped two surprise prequel comics for Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row, which debuts today. The prequels introduce the show’s two main characters and are free to download from comiXology for the next week, according to Newsarama.
– Fandango confirmed that IT Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti will helm WB’s upcoming Flash movie, which is still set to star Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster, and expected to release in 2021.
– Finally, over in the UK, BHP Comics founder Sha Nazir has launched 9 Panels, the country’s first dedicated graphic novel rights agency. You can find out more at Broken Frontier.
