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, Marvel announced that new co-writer Torunn Grønbekk will be joining Jason Aaron and newly Marvel-exclusive artist CAFU on “Jane Foster: Valkyrie” this February. We also talked to “Mystery Science Theater 3000” artist Todd Nauck, and got an exclusive preview of next month’s “The Magicians” #2.
– Artist Tom Lyle’s family has started a GoFundMe campaign to pay for medical expenses incurred during the artist’s two month hospital stay and passing. Bleeding Cool published a statement from Lyle’s brother-in-law, Patrick Paris, and you can find the GoFundMe itself here if you wish to contribute.
– Adventures in Poor Taste announced Marvel’s “Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons,” which features Lilith, the Mother of Demons herself, in a story written by Ed Brisson and featuring art from classic “Ghost Rider” artist Roland Boschi. You can learn more about the one-shot here.
– A graphic novel will be one of the many releases planned for Random House’s expansion of The New York Times‘ acclaimed “The 1619 Project.” The Associated Press has more on the series of books and additional publications for younger readers that Random House will be putting out, in partnership with the Times.
– According to the New York Post, artist Frank Miller has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife and also artist Lynn Varley, alleging that Varley stole and attempted to sell rough sketches that were not hers – per the couple’s divorce settlement.
– Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries spoke about why the show cast a Caucasian Julia Pennyworth, and more about Batwoman‘s upcoming midseason premiere, over at Entertainment Weekly.
– Surprising pretty much no one, The Hollywood Reporter reports that a Joker sequel is in the works, and that director Todd Phillips is looking to put his unique stamp on even more DC origin stories. However, Deadline reports that no sequel has been scheduled, and that Phillips did not actually meet with Warner Bros.’s Toby Emmerich to pitch any additional movies.
