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, Joshua Williamson will be today’s Multiversity Coffee Break guest, and he will be joining us on our Twitch channel at 12:30pm ET. We also spoke to webcomics creator Harry Bogosian.
– “Clyde Fans” by Seth has become the first graphic novel nominated for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize since its founding in 1994. Published by Drawn & Quarterly in April 2019, and collecting the entire series from its initial serialization in 1998, the book’s release actually fell outside the nomination eligibility period. However, the award jury made an exception, as the Gillers would not open nominations to graphic novels until October 2019. “Clyde Fans” is on the long list for the prize, with the short list being announced on October 6. The Canadian Prize will be awarded during a live gala on CBC this November.
– Scout Comics & Entertainment, Inc has announced a new imprint for readers ages four to twelve. Scoot! will feature titles from creators such as Don Handfield, Joshua Malkin, Guiseppe Falco, and sixteen-year old Saida Woolf. These titles will focus on diversity and educational content. “We welcome the next generation of readers and future comic creators to the wonder of enjoying comics,” the imprint’s Associate Publisher Richard Rivera said. “We want to entertain kids, we want to challenge them, and, most of all, we want to inspire children to celebrate their own creativity and imagination.”
– Seven-year old Owen Cargill from Windsor, Ontario, has raised $500 with his comic, “The Last Family – Rise of the COVID-19.” Originally selling the twelve-page comic outside of his home for $5 a copy, Rogues Gallery Comics has begun selling the book in their store. “We’ve sold out twice already,” shop owner Sean Cousineau said of the comic. “Every time he brings them in, they go out just as fast.” Those not in the Windsor area interested in purchasing the comic can email Owen’s father Darren directly.
– There’s still no word on the release date of writer Kurt Busiek and artist Yildiray Cinar’s new ongoing series, “The Marvels,” although Busiek told Newsarama the series has only been delayed, not canceled. “That one’s been delayed a little, as Marvel wants to get everything back on firmer footing before launching a brand-new and fairly ambitious series,” he said. Proclaimed “the most ambitious series to hit the Marvel Universe” when it was first announced in February, the series was announced as part of the 25th anniversary of Alex Ross and Busiek’s acclaimed miniseries “Marvels.” The series was originally scheduled for a March 2020 release, however the book was delayed during the COVID-19 distribution shutdown.
– Finally, Ray Fisher has a new ally in his fight for studio accountability, after Jason Momoa publicly expressed his support for Fisher over social media. The Aquaman star posted a photo of his Justice League castmate with the hashtag #IStandWithRayFisher in an Instagram story, which Fisher shared on Twitter, adding “Accountability > Entertainment.”
