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The Rundown: November 6, 2019

By | November 6th, 2019
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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, AfterShock Comics announced a new sci-fi comedy titled “The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time,” and comiXology Originals announced “Liebestrasse,” an LGBTQ love story set in 1930s Germany.

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– Original “Rat Queens” writer Kurtis Wiebe is launching a new fantasy series at Oni Press. Titled “Dryad,” the new series will be illustrated by Justin Osterling and “[follow] an elf and a human who start a family in a small hamlet known as Frostbrook.” Newsarama has more on the new series, which will debut in March.

Dark Horse Comics promoted Vanessa Todd-Holmes to the role of Vice President of Production and Scheduling. According to the Dark Horse press release announcing the promotion, “Todd-Holmes will lead the largest team of employees at Dark Horse, including the design, scheduling, routing, and production departments.”

“Transformers” artist Alex Milne is reportedly recovering well after undergoing open heart surgery yesterday, according to updates from his mother on Twitter. We’re wishing Milne a speedy journey to full recovery.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse co-producer Phil Lord confirmed that Supaidāman, the Japanese Spider-Man, will be appearing in the Spider-Verse sequel. You can check out Lord’s confirmation tweet (which was a reply to a fan request) here.

– According to Deadline and The Wrap, Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis are both in talks to join the cast of director Matt Reeves’s The Batman. Farrell is reportedly considering playing the Penguin, while Serkis has his eyes on the role of Alfred Pennyworth.

– And finally, BBC Arts have unveiled a list of the 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, selecting the 100 most impactful English-language books. Both Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” series and Craig Thompson’s controversial graphic novel “Habibi” made the list.


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