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– Dark Horse Comics announced “It’s Only Teenage Wasteland,” a post-apocalyptic coming-of-age series from writer Curt Pires, artist Jacoby Salcedo, colorist Mark Dale, and letterer Micah Myers. It follows Javi, a Mexican-American teenager who throws a party while his parents are out of town, when he “and his friends are thrust into a situation and future they could have never have prepared for.” Issue #1 will be released on December 7.
– Dark Horse also revealed a six-part comic book based on Robin Hobb’s 1995 fantasy novel Assassin’s Apprentice. The first in the The Farseer Trilogy, the book follows Fitz, the illegitimate son of a noble raised by his uncle, Prince Verity. “But Fitz is not a normal child. An ancient power stirs inside him, something that will change the destiny of the Six Duchies forever!” Hobb will write the adaptation with Jody Houser, and it will feature art by Ryan Kelly, colors from Jordie Bellaire, and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, as well as cover art by Anna Steinbauer. “Assassin’s Apprentice” #1 will be released on December 14.
– Writer/artist Gabriela Epstein unveiled the cover for her upcoming continuation of the Nickelodeon series Danny Phantom, “Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time.” The graphic novel will see Danny, plus his friends Tucker and Sam, embark on a journey through time and space to imprison his evil counterpart Dark Danny. It will be published by Abrams Kids on July 18, 2023.
– Marvel Comics announced “Dark Web: X-Men,” a three-issue tie-in to the upcoming crossover, written by current “X-Men” scribe Gerry Duggan with art by Rod Reis. The story will see the X-Men team up with Spider-Man to protect New York City from the demons of Limbo, now led by Madelyn Pryor. Both issue #1 and #2 will be released in December, with cover art by Phil Noto.
– Drawn & Quarterly will publish “The Naked Tree,” a graphic novel by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, based on the Korean novel of the same name by Park Wan-seo. Set during the Korean War in 1951, the book will tell the story of two young people who fall in love as their country tears apart around them. Translated by Janet Hong, “The Naked Tree” will be released sometime in Spring 2023.
– Titus Welliver (Bosch) has joined the cast of Titans as Lex Luthor. His arrival will bring about a reckoning for Conner Kent/Superboy (Joshua Orpin), who was created from a combination of Superman and Luthor’s DNA. Titans season four will premiere sometime in November.
– Kevin Greivoux’s upcoming movie King of Killers, based on his graphic novel of the same name, will receive a prequel TV series. The six-part show will star martial artist-turned-actor Alain Moussi (Jiu Jitsu), and is set to begin filming later this year. The King of Killers movie itself, directed by Greivoux and starring Frank Grillo, will be released next year, and follow a group of spies and assassins as they hunt down the Source, a organization causing chaos around the world.
– PlayStation announced several artists will create a Family Portrait Series to promote the upcoming video game God of War Ragnarök, including “Tokyo Ghoul” manga creator Sui Ishida, and Eisner Award-winning comic book artists Jae Lee and Emma Ríos. The character portraits will be revealed over the next five weeks every Tuesday, ahead of the game’s release on November 9.
– Amazon Prime Video have declined to renew Paper Girls, the TV show based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s comic book, after only one season. Legendary Television, which co-produced the series, will shop it around Hollywood in the hopes another platform will pick it up. Paper Girls premiered (to largely positive reviews) on Prime on July 29, during San Diego Comic-Con, and shortly before the premiere of blockbuster shows like The Sandman, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, House of the Dragon, and Amazon’s own The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; its cancellation continues a spate of shows with female LGBTQ leads being dropped this year.
– Months after the controversy over the banning of “Maus” in McMinn County Schools, Art Spiegelman has been named as the recipient of the National Book Awards’ 2022 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. David Steinberger, Chair of the National Book Foundation’s Board of Directors, stated “Spiegelman’s groundbreaking work has shown us the limitless possibilities for comics as a literary arts form, and the Foundation is proud to honor his legacy.” Spiegelman is the first comic artist to win the award, and will be presented with it by Neil Gaiman during this year’s awards on November 16.
