They Keep Killing Superman in the Daily LITG, 28th July 2022

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LITG: The Death Of Superman

1. DC Comics Officially Announces The Death of Superman Tomorrow. Again.
2. Star Trek: Melissa Navia to William Shatner: Do You Even Watch, Bro?
3. Better Call Saul S06E10 Thoughts: Old Habits Die Hard for Gene
4. Seinfeld: One Cringeworthy Episode That Painfully Didn’t Age Well
5. The Death Of Superman, Again, This Time With Doombreaker
6. Marvel Puts The Fantastic Four In George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards
7. Lucifer Co-Showrunner Has Kind Words for Netflix’s The Sandman
8. SDCC Gossip About Substack Comics – Nick Spencer No Longer On Staff
9. Who Was The Living Brain? (Amazing Spider-Man #900 Spoilers)
10. She-Hulk: Is That Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider Foreshadowing We See?

ICYMI: more you may prefer from yesterday.

In case you fancied more LITG about comics.

LITG one year ago – Dean Cain on the new Superman

1. What Will Dean Cain Say When He Hears About New Superman? (Spoiler)
2. Englishman Who Walked Up Marble Arch Mound And Came Down £5 Poorer
3. McFarlane Toys Announces DC Comics Collectibles Takeover
4. Tom Taylor’s Words In Damian Wayne’s Mouth In Superman: Son Of Kal-El
5. Ash Greninja, Primal Forms, & More Found In Pokémon GO Code
6. Today Is Natu Spotlight Hour In Pokémon GO: Details & Tips
7. How Doctor Doom Changes A Fantastic Four Member – Forever! (Spoilers)
8. Is Everyone Sick Of The Multiverse? (Infinite Frontier #3 Spoilers)
9. Behold the Power of Mattel’s MOTU: Revelation SDCC Scareglow
10. Yet Another Rando Knows Who Batman Is? (Detective Comics Spoilers)
11. Swamp Dogs and Fantastical Crime Unit in Scout October 2021 Solicits
12. She-Ra Meets Dog Man – Barb Graphic Novel Sold for 6 Figures
13. Graphic Autobio, Oh Brother by Georgina Chadderton, Gets 4 Publishers
14. Queer Space Opera Graphic Novel Series, Kloud 9, Picked Up By IDW
15. First Second Buys 3 JT Petty & Boya Sun Graphic Novels About Mochikoa
16. Viktor Koen, New Illustration & Cartooning Department Head at NY SVA
17. Frankie Boyle’s Return To Stand Up In London’s West End – Review
18. Doctor Doom Changes The Fantastic Four- The Daily LITG, 27th July 2021

LITG two years ago, Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker cancellation

No matter what scandal may be hitting comic books, it appears that Luigi will always beat it. But there was a lot more to talk about.

1. Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey Batman Comic Dropped By DC
2. Marvel Comics Cancels Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker?
3. Jae Lee to Tom King – “We’re Not All Good”
4. Dragon Week Unlocked At Pokémon GO Fest 2020
5. Arkham Knight is Batman’s Worst Nightmare with Flame Toys
6. New Details On Mega Evolution & Level Cap Increase For Pokémon GO
7. Unova Week Unlocked at Pokémon GO Fest 2020
8. A New Luigi Code Is Found 24 Years After Super Mario 64 Was Released
9. I May Destroy You Gives Television Its First Watchmen
10. Tom King Speaks Out About DC Comics Rorschach #1 Cover (UPDATE x2)
11. As Redskins Change Name, So Marvel Changes Scalphunter To Greycrow
12. If… Steve Bell Continues as a Guardian Cartoonist?
13. When Chris Claremont Comments On Your Naked Drawing Of Wolverine
14. Zenescope Impose Minimum Price On Amazon Marketplace Graphic Novels
15. Batman #95 Beats Empyre #2 – The Bleeding Cool Bestseller List

LITG three years ago…

One year ago, Val Kilmer was reconciling himself with Chris Achilleos‘ Batman and I was at the London Film And Comic Con.

1. Val Kilmer, Signing the Chris Achilleos Batman Print He Once Rejected
2. A Bleak Future and a 100-Year Time Jump in Powers of X #1 [Preview]
3. David Bowie Approves of New Guardians of the Galaxy Ship Name From Beyond Grave
4. “Preacher” Season 4: Tom Cruise, Fights Scenes, Roasting Fans [VIDEO]
5. Blizzard Devs Nerf Moira In “Overwatch” After Community Complaints
6. A New Look For Arthur Suydam’s Killing Joke Homage For DCeased
7. Chucklefish Announces New Updates Coming To “Wargroove”
8. How Many Bruce Springsteen References Did You Find In Detective Comics #1008
9. DC Comics Cancels Orders on Stargirl By Geoff Johns
10. Dave Sim Tells You How to Keep Your Vagina “Kissing Fresh” in Cerebus “Color Your Own” One-Shot

Comic Book birthdays today

There may not be much of a party atmosphere right now. It all depends on which state you are living in. But comic folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date with twelve years for us as well.

• Jon J. Muth, artist on Moonshadow, Havok & Wolverine, Sandman and Lucifer,
• Jim Davis, creator of Garfield.
• Mike Smith, cartoonist for the Las Vegas Sun.
• Ian Akin, comic book inker.
• Mike Cruz of Robert Kirkman’s Secret History Of Comics.
• Nicholas Ahlhelm, publisher of Metahuman Press
• James Austin Sprandel of Parasite Studios

If you are in comics and have a birthday coming up – or you know someone who has – get in touch at [email protected].