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The Rundown: October 20, 2020

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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, Dark Horse announced Matt Kindt and Matt Lesniewski’s “Crimson Flower,” as well as Lesniewski’s graphic novel “Static.” James Tynion IV and Steve Foxe also unveiled “Razorblades” #2.

– Penguin Kids revealed the first graphic novel in Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth series, “The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House.” Due for release on April 6, 2021, the book will contain six comics penned by Brallier, with art by Anoosha Syed, Xavier Bonet, Lorena Alvarez, Jay Cooper, Christopher Mitten, and series illustrator Douglas Holgate. It will also lead into the seventh book in the series, releasing next fall.

– DC Comics and UCS Comic Distributors announced in a pair of letters that they will be ending their relationship on January 1, 2021. UCS was set up by retailer Midtown Comics alongside DCBS’s Lunar Distribution to deliver DC’s books during April’s COVID-19-induced Diamond shutdown — the decision leaves Lunar the primary distributor of the publisher’s monthly titles (though not their sole one, as Diamond continues to distribute them in the UK). Retailers have until November 29, 2020, to continue ordering DC’s comics from UCS: for more information on the transition, head to The Beat.

– Meanwhile, Marvel announced they are shortening the window new comics are added to Marvel Unlimited to a mere three months after their digital/print release. Titles added to the subscription service this week include July releases like “Empyre” #1, “Amazing Spider-Man” #44, “Avengers” #34, “Captain Marvel” #17, and “Fantastic Four” #21. The news comes a month after DC announced their rebranded subscription service, DC Universe Infinite, would add the latest titles six months after their release.

– Via Newsarama, market research company NPD Group reports graphic novel sales in the North American bookstore market were up by 42 percent last quarter (July to September 2020). 4 million print graphic novels were sold, up from April to June 2020’s 2.8 million sold. NPD states manga accounted for nearly three-quarters of the growth, as well as Dav Pilkey’s “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment” (which sold 589,628 print copies after its release on September 1).

– Mike and Laura Allred’s graphic novel about David Bowie, “Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams,” will receive a coloring book version from publisher Insight Comics next month. Released earlier this year, the Allreds’ graphic novel, co-written by Steve Horton, chronicled Bowie’s early years, and his Ziggy Stardust era. BOWIE: A Michael Allred Coloring Book will release on November 17.

– TV Line reports Raffi Barsoumian (The Vampire Diaries) will play the role of Bishop, a sadistic genius on Legends of Tomorrow season 6. According to the official description, Bishop has “seen the end of the world, and he thinks he has a way to save it,” but his “drive to play god may very well hasten the world’s end. And it was no accident that Bishop lived to see the world’s end. He used his brilliant scientific mind to give himself, well, certain enhancements.” Legends of Tomorrow will return on the CW sometime next year.

– AARP published an extensive article on the tumultuous final days of Stan Lee, and the lawsuits and criminal elder-abuse prosecution by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office that remain “mired in pretrial maneuverings.” The article notes “abuse of the elderly routinely cloaks itself in love, which is, in many cases, returned by the victim,” and concludes with resources and advice on recognizing and reporting elder abuse.

Iron Man and R.I.P.D. star Jeff Bridges revealed on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, including white blood cells. Bridges, 70, said “Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good. I’m starting treatment and will keep you posted on my recovery.”

– Lastly, Dana Baratta, an executive producer and writer on the first season of Jessica Jones, died on Sunday after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She was 59. Baratta also worked on Dawson’s Creek, Providence, Pasadena, Warehouse 13, The Secret Circle, and Good Behavior (her final project). She is survived by her husband, David; stepsons Mathew (and his wife, Jen) and Michael; sister Lise; and brothers Mark and David.


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Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Chris is the news manager of Multiversity Comics. A writer from London on the autistic spectrum, he enjoys tweeting and blogging on Medium about his favourite films, TV shows, books, music, and games, plus history and religion. He is Lebanese/Chinese, although he can't speak Cantonese or Arabic.

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