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– Marvel have announced “Demon Wars: Down in Flames,” written and illustrated by Peach Momoko. The third installment in the re-imagining of ‘Civil War’ continues to follow protagonist Mariko Yashida and bring in elements of another famous storyline: ‘The Phoenix Saga.’ The official description reads, “The spirit world is divided. Its inhabitants, strange creatures called yokai, have chosen sides, and the two factions are on the brink of all-out war. A bird-like yokai who wields some serious firepower faces off against a club-wielding demon. Mariko Yashida finds herself right in the middle of it. No matter which side she chooses, there will be consequences not only for the spirit world, but for the human world too.” “Demon Wars: Down in Flames” will be released on February 1, 2023, while “Demon Wars: Shield of Justice” will be available November 16, 2022.
– Via The Beat, Dark Horse have announced Matt Kindt’s Flux House imprint’s latest release, “Mister Mammoth.” Written by Kindt and illustrated by Jean-Denis Pendanx, “Mister Mammoth” follows a 7ft tall detective on what could be his last case. The book was originally released by French publisher Futuropolis earlier this year in two volumes. The English translation marks Pendanx’s U.S. debut, although he’s been illustrating comics for various Europeans since the ’90s. “Mister Mammoth” will be available in comic shops on March 29, and in book stores April 11, 2023.
– Via Gizmodo, comiXology have announced “The Ghosts of Wreckers Cove,” a middle-grade graphic novel by cartoonists Liniers and Angelica del Campo. The comic follows sisters Cristina and Martha as they head to the coast of Maine, where their father has rented them a house near a non-working lighthouse. There, they meet a young girl who may not be of their time, and investigate the mysteries of the lighthouse and the young girl’s disappearance. “The Ghosts of Wreckers Cove” will be available beginning November 8, 2022 on comiXology.
– Via CBR, artist Ty Templeton has announced he is now cancer-free. In June 2021, Templeton released a “Buns Toons” comic strip announcing he had been diagnosed with Stage-3 colorectal cancer. On October 13, 2022, the artist posted another “Buns Toons” strip on his blog announcing his cancer was in remission. Below his strip, the artist expressed his gratitude to his editors for the opportunity to return to comics, and teased his work to come, stating “Check out my pages in the newest “Miracleman” #0, and some upcoming work in Gotham City I probably can’t give more details about yet. It’s good to be back to healthy, and I mean it when I say GET TESTED and STAY ALIVE.”
– Via The Hollywood Reporter, James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been tapped to lead DC’s film, TV and animation efforts as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a newly formed division at Warner Bros. that will replace DC Films. The duo will report directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Gunn will focus on the creative side of things, while Safran will focus on the business and production side. Both executives are expected to continue to direct and produce projects. The move comes after a months-long search to find a replacement for former DC Films head Walter Hamada, who recently departed the company after four years. Safran co-produced Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, as well as the Shazam, Aquaman, and Blue Beetle movies.
– Meanwhile, Variety reports that HBO Max has tapped Antonio Campos as the new writer for its The Batman spinoff series about Arkham Asylum. Campos is now the third writer to be brought on to the project, which originally started as a series that showed the interworkings of the Gotham City Police Department. Matt Reeves is executive producing the Arkham Asylum show, and described it as “like a horror movie or a haunted house that is Arkham.” Campos previously worked on HBO Max’s critically-acclaimed true crime limited series The Staircase.
– Rounding out the DC film and TV news, via Entertainment Weekly, former Batwoman star, Javicia Leslie, has been cast on The Flash for the upcoming ninth and final season. Details about Leslie’s role and how many episodes she’ll be in are being kept under wraps for now. Batwoman was cancelled in April after just three seasons. The Flash season 9 is currently in production and slated to air in 2023.
– In more James Gunn news, Marvel unveiled the trailer for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The special will follow the Guardians as they embark on a mission to give Peter Quill the best Christmas ever with the perfect present: Kevin Bacon. The special stars Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff, plus Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Maria Bakalova as Cosmo, Sean Gunn, and The Old 97’s with Michael Rooker and Kevin Bacon. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was written and directed by Gunn, and will be available to stream on Disney+ November 25, 2022. Check out the trailer here.
– Finally, the BBC have announced they have partnered with Disney+ as the exclusive home for new seasons of Doctor Who outside the UK and Ireland. The new episodes will premiere on the BBC and Disney+ beginning in late 2023, and will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the show in November 2023. They will continue to premiere exlusively in the UK on the BBC. David Tennant will return as the Fourteenth Doctor before Ncuti Gatwa takes over the role as the Fifteenth Doctor. In celebration of the news, a new logo, based on the ’70s “diamond” logo, was released, and can be seen here.
