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.
– To the surprise of no one, DC reneged on their promise of all books in the DC You initiative getting at least twelve issues. This December sees the finale of Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda’s “Omega Men,” along with the conclusions of “Justice League United,” “Lobo,” “Doomed,” and “Gotham by Midnight.” December also sees a creative shift on the “Catwoman” book, with Genevieve Valentine departing and turning over the helm to Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda. Miranda’s fresh off the recently concluded Vertigo series, “Coffin Hill,” so hopefully “Catwoman” will continue to look visually interesting.
– Dark Horse Comics has announced a new Editor-in-Chief: Dave Marshall. He takes the reins over from Scott Allie, who is now Executive Senior Editor. Allie has a pretty positive entrance interview over at Entertainment Weekly.
– Although already featuring a troubled production before a second of footage has been shot, Warner Bros. is still super excited about their Wonder Woman film. Apparently, producers are courting Sean Bean and Eva Green to appear as villains Ares and Circe, respectively. The film starts shooting in November, currently under the direction of Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, and, to my knowledge, will be the second time Wonder Woman has ever been on the big screen (following her turn in The LEGO Movie). And this rumor in no way feels like Warner Bros. are still throwing whatever idea they have at the screen and hoping that it sticks.
– For some reason, Marvel has a character called Gwenpool — a combination of Gwen Stacey and Deadpool — and for some reason she’s getting her own special. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
– Much has been said about how Carl Barks’s influence is still all over comicdom, but Cynthia Rose wants to remind us about some of the Franco-Belgian masters. Luckily, there’s an art show in France called The Golden Age of Belgian Comics, to help steer her conversation. Dust off those “Tintin” books, because after this you may be wanting to revisit them.
– Just because superhero movies are frequently drivel, we shouldn’t turn away from an entire medium for good stories to adapt. Cinema Blend has made a top ten Great Comic Book Movies Not About Superheroes and though I think there are too many Frank Miller adaptations on that list, it’s an interesting list!
– Old Multiversity friend David Harper led an intriguing discussion about how “creator-owned” comics have become the new endgame for creators. He also argues there’s still indispensable value in Marvel and DC because of the Direct Market. But the Direct Market is such a stupid, jacked up concept and it really really really needs to go away anyway. Anyway, he brings up some nice points and questions and it’s worth reading both essays.
– On Friday we asked: Which of Marvel’s Recently Announced Books Excites You Most? Turns out, 43% of you are ready to check out “Patsy Walker, AKA Wildcat!” from Kate Leth and Brittney Williams. 25% of you think it’s super cool for some reason to see Nathan Edmonson take on “Red Wolf” with Dalibor Talajic. 17% of you were about “Rocket Racoon and Groot” by Skottie Young and Filipe Andrade while the remainder of you were ready to head to a galaxy far, far away for the “Star Wars Special: C-3PO” by James Robinson and Tony Harris. Make sure you check back next Friday for our next Weekly Reader’s Poll!
– Finally, in Webcomics Worth Clicking: though it’s not a webcomic per say, I cannot stress the importance and wonder of The Comic Strip Library. Though the three comics on the site — “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend,” “Krazy Kat,” and “Little Nemo in Slumberland” — are available in print in exceptionally gorgeous format, these huge books can stretch more modest budgets. The Comic Strip Library provides all of these comics in high-res images, and even though they’re all nearly a century old, each and every one of these comics provides an infinite amount of treasures.
