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 either david@multiversitycomics.com or brian@multiversitycomics.com.
– NBC has announced that Constantine will debut on October 24, alongside the return of Grimm. This is approximately a month after NBC’s other new shows debut. Bleeding Cool has some theories as to why, but regardless, it will give our review team a chance to catch its breath before we have to review all of television.
– Before “Nightwing” #30 was put together by the new “Grayson” creative team, James Tynion IV wrote a script, illustrated by Meghan Hetrick. for the final issue of the series, that was never used. Hetrick is now selling those original pages, and it reveals a much different ending. Hetrick’s pages show a much more emotional gut-punch of a story, with far less topless, masked fighting.
– The first ever Mondo Con has been announced for September in Austin, TX, featuring guests Mike Mignola, Francesco Francavilla, and Geof Darrow. Mondo, a subsidiary of the Alamo Drafthouse, is known for their amazing short-run movie posters. The article also debuts a brand new Bride of Frankenstein poster by Mignola.
– Legendary Comics, who recently published a Godzilla tie-in graphic novel, has announced three new original graphic novels aimed at the bookstore market. There is some serious talent involved here too – A Town Called Dragon” written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Geoff Shaw, “Epochalypse” by Jonathan Hennessey and Shane Davis and “The Harvester” from recent “The Hour Cosmic” guest Brandon Seifert and artist Eric Battle.
– Apparently, Grant Morrison wants a long-term gig on “The Flash” – can we get this going soon, please?
– X-Men: Days of Future Past, just two weeks in, is already the highest grossing X-Men film of all time.
– The full Big Hero 6 cast has been revealed, in what can only be described as the slowest rollout of movie information of all time.
– Joseph Hedges is putting together an oral history of Wildstorm, and is looking for help contacting some of their creators.
– And, finally, did you know that Pepper Potts was inspired by the recently deceased Ann B. Davis? I certainly didn’t!
