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In case you missed it, Marvel Comics announced “Outlawed” and we revealed the our Best Digital First Comic and Best Webcomic for 2019. We also interviewed “Robotech Remix” writer Brenden Fletcher.
– Marvel Comics announced that the upcoming “Immortal Hulk” #33 will be celebrating 750 issues of the Incredible Hulk’s solo titles. The solicitation for the issue reads, “Something is wrong. Something has compromised the simulacrum. EXTRA-SIZE HULK-SMASHING ACTION! Banner is refusing to yield. Something is wrong. PLUS! ENTER…THE THOUGHTFUL MAN! Something is wrong. Something is wrong. Something is wrong.” “Immortal Hulk” #33 by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, with a cover by Alex Ross, will be released in March 2020.
– According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Television is being folded into Marvel Studios. Jeph Loeb, who recently announced his departure from overseeing the company, will help handle the transition, which will see Senior VP of Current Programming and Production Karim Zreik and members of his team joining Kevin Feige at the film division. All of the Marvel TV shows currently in production will still go ahead, but the merger will likely lead to many layoffs.
– Scholastic revealed the next entry in Dav Pilkey’s “Dog-Man” series will be called “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment,” and be released on September 1, 2020. In addition, Scholastic revealed that the latest entry in the children’s graphic novel series, “Dog Man: Fetch-22,” was released yesterday with a five million copy first print. The series is in many ways a successor to Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” series, with the fictional characters, George Beard and Harold Hutchins deciding to tell a story about Dog-Man, a police officer who is part-man, part-dog instead of Captain Underpants.
– “Pumpkinheads” by Rainbow Rowell, Faith Erin Hicks, and Sarah Stern, was awarded the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award in the Best Graphic Novels & Comics category. “Heartstopper Vol. 2” by Alice Oseman was second in the vote, with only one thousand votes less. “Pumpkinheads” tells the story of how two high school best friends, Deja and Josiah, spend their final night working on a pumpkin patch, revealing secrets about their friendship, their goals, and their feelings. You can see the full list of nominations for the award here.
– Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is set to be adapted into a limited series by Showtime. The novel tells the story of two Jewish cousins, artist Joe Kavalier and writer Sammy Clay, before, during, and after the Second World War, as they grow into major figures in the comic industry. The series will be written and executive produced by Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman. The pair will also be the showrunners. Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman (the Star Trek franchise) will also be serving as executive producers. There is no release schedule set for the series at this time.
– Thomas Lennon, star and co-creator of Reno 911!, is joining the cast of Supergirl as Mr. Mxyzptlk. He will replace Peter Gadiot, who played the manipulative reality warper from the 5th Dimension on season 2 of the show. Supergirl, now in its fifth season, is set to resume January 19, 2020.
– Lastly, Hope Nicholson sent a final email to subscribers of Bedside Press’s emailing list clarifying the situation surrounding the publisher’s closure, following her admission of sexual misconduct last month. With the closure process ongoing, Nicholson described how “all projects in production were notified that new publishers would be found” prior to the closure of the Press being made public, but that some projects “were unfortunately overlooked.” It is hoped all of the developing projects can be given new publishers, and Nicholson specified that the source of information regarding each title can be found via Kickstarter, if they were funded there, but if not, then, “you’ll have to follow the creative team.” In the email Nicholson specified that she is figuring out a new “new life plan,” with no plans to return to publishing, as well as giving a series of in-depth “Personal Q&As,” detailing her side of the story.
