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.
– The quote of the day over at Robot 6 from Keith Giffen in an interview he did with CBR is pretty damn spectacular, as he talks about how Marvel and DC have loosened their death grips on controlling creators and are letting them do what they do: create. It’s pretty damn great, and I hope it continues going forward. It’s weird how something like that works!
– The romance between “Sex Criminals” collaborators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is so beautiful.
– Marvel announced that “Agent Carter” has added yet another cast member, as Lyndsy Fonseca of “Kick-Ass” fame is in as Angie Martinelli, Peggy Carter’s BFF and aspiring actress, who I am pretty sure is a new character.
– Mark Millar starts a discussion about the biggest comic markets by talking about how crazy huge the “Ultimates” was in Spain, and adds a whole bunch about how much he makes off creator-owned books like “Nemesis” compared to massive releases for Marvel like “Civil War”. The most interesting part? He made more off a decent sized creator-owned success like “Nemesis” than a sensational one at Marvel like “Civil War”.
– Jaden Smith Being Considered For The Role Of “Static Shock” Is Ten Out Of Ten Hilarious, But What Does Hilarious Even Mean When Ebola Exists In The World Today.
– Director Adam Davidson (“Masters of Sex”) has been hired to direct the pilot of the spin-off of “The Walking Dead”. Neat?
– I’m always amused when non comic sites write about comics, but this one from Entertainment Weekly is particularly funny (and damaging) because its headline basically tells people to not read comics, and then its body tells people they’re reading them wrong by collecting them. To you, writer of said article, you do realize that by following creators, not characters, you’re still collecting comics, right? It’s likely a case where the writer doesn’t create the headline, but what a weird cognitive dissonance this piece creates.
– On the flipside, Grantland does a fantastic job of writing about comics when they do, and Alex Pappademas breaks down the career arc of Doctor Strange, as Marvel continues to struggle to cast the character for his 2016 film.
