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– In response to a homophobic backlash towards DC’s “Alan Scott: The Green Lantern,” writer Tim Sheridan is donating 100% of his royalties to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. In a video posted on social media, Sheridan asked fans to support the book, stating “already the haters and the queer-phobes are out in force, doing everything they can to see that this book tanks.” Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern, came out of the closet in Prime Earth continuity in a 2020 story by James Tynion IV and Stephen Byrne. “Alan Scott: The Green Lantern” #1 (of 6) is available now.
– Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft has drawn a new comic for the Museum of Modern Art. The strip details her journey from childhood to art school, to her stint at the Detroit Free Press in 1989. That stint made her the first Black woman cartoonist to be published by a major syndicate.
– Current “Fantastic Four” writer Ryan North has joined the writing team for the upcoming Iron Man game from the Quebec-based Motive Studio. North did not confirm any details, other than being “stoked.” The video game, published by EA, does not have a release date. North’s previous video game credits include Lost in Random, Flipping Death, and Stick It to the Man!
– The first episode of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials will drop on November 25, with the following two episodes airing the Saturdays after. David Tennant and Catherine Tate reprise their roles at the Doctor and Donna Noble in the trilogy of episodes, starring with “The Star Beast,” followed by “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle.” UK viewers can watch Doctor Who: Unleashed on BBC Three or on BBC iPlayer after each episode for a special look at the creation of the show. The anniversary specials will air on BBC One in the UK and Ireland, and will be available on Disney+ everywhere else.
– Samaritan screenwriter Bragi F. Schut has been tapped to write a sequel. The original Samaritan starred Sylvester Stallone as an aging superhero brought out of retirement after saving a young boy. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video back in 2022, and was the number one film on the streamer for three weeks. If the sequel is produced, it would be the second time a project from Schut spawned a franchise, following 2019’s Escape Room.
– Finally, League of Legends champions Nunu and Willump are making their comics debut with “Nunu and Willump,” just ahead of starring in their own spin-off game Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story. According to the opening pages of the comic, the story is an “alternate/inspired story” of the title boy from the frozen land of Freljord (Nunu) and how he met his faithful yeti friend (Willump). Ian St. Martin, senior narrative designer and writer at Riot Games, scripted the book, saying the story was about “finding your way home, and in my experience, home isn’t a place, it’s people.” He plotted the book along with Odin Austin Shafer and Freya Thazin Shafer-Lwin, while Chikuto and Kylee Henke provided the art. The first issue of “Nunu and Willump” can be read for free on the Song of Nunu website, as will the subsequent four upon their release. Song of Nunu itself releases November 1.
