Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the weekend. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com.
– When Marvel originally tapped Ta-Nehisi Coates to relaunch “Black Panther”, they slated him for 12 issues. Now that order has been expanded, with Coates confirming in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he’s signed on to write up to issue #24. Not only that, but he has about 60 issues of stories planned, which is . . . ambitious. He also plans to expand with the companion series“World of Wakanda”, written with Roxanne Gay and Yona Harvey.
– Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6, Supah Ninjas) desperately wants to play Tim Drake in the upcoming Ben Affleck Batman movie. So much so that he put together a demo reel of his martial arts skills. “Hey Ben, like Tim said, Batman needs a Robin,” Potter has said — showing that he probably has a better understanding of these characters than most of the people in control of the DC Extended Universe. Even if they never pursue this path, the concept video Potter put together is cool.
– Vox has put together a short history of the “comic book font.”
– Gord Downie, of Tragically Hip, is teaming up with Jeff Lemire for a companion comic to his next solo record. It’s titled “Secret Path” and tells the true story of a young First Nations boy who died walking home from school in 1966. Downie is, unfortunately, suffering from a terminal brain tumor. I have mad respect for him trying to get as many creative endeavors out of the way for as long as he can.
– Check out some of Peter Bagge’s lost early work.
– One of J. D. Salinger’s house is being converted into a cartoonists’ retreat. Sponsored by Harry Bliss, a staff cartoonist at The New Yorker, and the Center for Cartoon Studies, the month-long fellowship will begin in February.
– Last but not least, Dark Horse PR manager, Aub Driver, is leaving his position at the publisher. He will be now be working as the PR Director for Digital Trends. Driver has always been a friend and supporter of this site — especially when it came to our Dark Horse at 30 month and the continual Mignolaversity coverage. We here at Multiversity Comics wish him the best in all his future projects.
