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In case you missed it, Dark Horse announced Hellboy’s heading to Iceland in the “Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat.”

– Titan announced “Gumaa: The Beginning of Her,” a seven-part fantasy noir by writer/artist Jeehyung Lee, and co-illustrator Nabetse Zitro. Set “in a 1980s, crime-ridden Hell,” the book follows Khalida, a young woman trying to escape a powerful drug syndicate, who “discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, Khalida becomes the goddess of the city, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear. But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between Heaven and Hell… forever.” The book was originally crowdfunded by Lee and Zitro, who both work primarily as cover artists. Issue #1 releases December 6.
– Marvel revealed Caio Majado will pencil the upcoming Shang-Chi series “Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War.” A Brazilian artist who teaches at the Quanta Academia de Artes, Caio Majado’s other credits include 2021’s “Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades,” 2022’s “Edge of Spider-Verse,” and 2023’s “Hulk Annual.” The three-part “Deadly Hands,” written by Greg Pak, ties into the upcoming Spider-Man crossover ‘Gang War’ (starting November), and follows Shang-Chi as he protects New York’s Chinatown during the conflict. Issue #1 will be released with a cover by David Aja on December 27.
– The main theme for The Marvels, composed by Laura Karpman (Ms. Marvel, What If…?), premiered in extraordinary fashion this weekend, namely during the last night of the BBC Proms. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, along with the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus, played the theme (titled “Higher. Further. Faster. Together”) during the conclusion of the annual series of music performances at the Royal Albert Hall in London. British Marvel fans can watch the performance on iPlayer, while those overseas can watch a clip here. You can also read Karpman’s introduction to the theme, which she reveals features a nod to the goddesses Athena, Artemis, and Persephone, at the BBC’s festival guide.
– Via Boston.com, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (or MassArt) has launched a Visual Storytelling & Comic Arts Certificate program. Overseen by cartoonists Heide Solbrig and LJ Baptiste (“Comixscape”), the non-credit, one-year program offers classes on everything comics, from making ones in different genres, to publishing and marketing them, and even how to read them. You can find out more about the program at the article, and at MassArt’s official page.
– Via Publishers Weekly, Canadian publisher Kids Can Press will release “Izaak and the Doctor,” a historical graphic novel by writer Amanda West Lewis (Focus. Click. Wind.), and artist Abigail Rajunov (who graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design this year.) Inspired by the life of Polish Jewish educator Dr. Janusz Korczak (1878-1942), the book follows a boy living at Korczak’s orphanage during the years between the World Wars, where children were allowed to have a say in their upbringing. Publication is set for Fall 2025.
Additionally, Papercutz will publish “Petectives,” a children’s graphic novel series by Jason Platt (“Middle School Misadventures“). The series follows furry pet detectives Purrlock and Marlowe, as they solve mysteries while battling Purrlock’s nemesis Meowiarty. The first book, of what is intended as a trilogy, will arrive in Spring 2025.
– Finally, Deadline reports The Flash series assistant director Martin Ellis died on August 22, aged only 44. The cause of death is unknown. Ellis worked on 14 episodes of the third season from 2016 to 2017, as well as 17 episodes of Riverdale from 2019 to 2021, and various other films and shows, including Timeless, The Magicians, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Charmed, Descendants 3, The Power, A Dog’s Purpose, A Dog’s Journey, and Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour. He is survived by his parents, his siblings, and several nieces and nephews.