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The Daily LITG, 5th February 2020, Happy Birthday Val Semeiks

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The 10 most-read stories yesterday

1. BBC Rejected Joe Hill, Saying No American Has Written Doctor Who – And If One Did, It Wouldn't Be Him
2. Tom King Says That Alfred's Death Will Set Up The Events Of 5G
3. The Return of A Young Jonathan Kent to DC Comics… Somewhere?
4. God Hates Masks – Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw Return To Image Comics With Something Big
5. Is Mirka Andolfo the Next Todd McFarlane For Image Comics? (UPDATE)
6. Krakoa's Dark Side Emerges in X-Men #5 [X-ual Healing 1-29-20]
7. Funko and Dr. Pepper Team up for Free Lil Sweet Pop Vinyls
8. "Doctor Who": Chris Chibnall & Captain Jack "Trojan Horse" Surprises
9. FOX Animation Comes to Life with Upcoming Loyal Subjects Figure
10. Renee Montoya Likes 'Em Thicc in Lois Lane #8 [Preview]

One year ago…

1. Nintendo Teases Final Fantasy VII Coming Soon on Nintendo Switch
2. British SAS Troops Told to Stop Putting Punisher Skulls on Their Helmets
3. The Mike Wieringo Cover That Wasn't, But Went Up In Flames – With Mike S. Miller and Cully Hamner
4. 'Supernatural' 300th Episode Marathon: What Was TNT Thinking, Dean?
5. Bill Morrison, No Longer VP Executive Editor of DC Comics or Editor of MAD Magazine

Happening today…

• How to write a comic book: A Guardian Masterclass with Marvel's Kieron Gillen, Learn how to get your concept onto the page and out into the world, in this evening masterclass with Kieron Gillen. Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, 6.30-9.30pm.
• Release of Heartstopper Volume 3, with Alice Oseman at St James's Church. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Heartstopper began as an online sensation: the webcomic attracted a legion of fans, with 4.6 million views on Tapas and over 70,000 subscribers. Following a kickstarter campaign, Alice went on to publish Volume One of Heartstopper last year. £20 includes entry and a copy of Heartstopper Volume 3, and an exclusive Heartstopper tote bag or £10 general admission. St James's Church Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly. London, 7pm.
• Christopher Hastings signing Quantum & Woody #1 at October Country Comics, New Paltz, NY, 4pm.
• In Conversation: Catana and John of Catana Comics, Indigo Yorkdale, Toronto, Ontario 7-8pm.
• Pleading with Cars Tour, The Copacetic Comics Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 6-8pm.
• Greg Pak signs Darth Vader #1,  JHU Comic Books NYC, New York, 6-8pm.
• Stephanie Phillips and John Kalisz signing DC's Crims Of Passion, Dave & Adam's, Williamsville, New York, 6-8pm.

Happy birthday to…

• Val Semeiks, artist on The Demon and Lobo, Wolverine and Batman, c0-creator of Lobo The Duck.
• Jeremy Love, creator of Fierce and Bayou.
• Comics journalist Kevin Huxford.
• David Blake Lucarelli, writer of Tinseltown, Doctor Zomba's Ghost Show & The Children's Vampire Hunting Brigade.
• Atomic Rex Entertainment  co-creator, Gene Selassie.
• Doug Alexander Gregory, artist on Hellblazer, Genext, Penthouse Comix.
• Kelly McQuain, Elementals penciller.
• Mark Bloodworth, artist on Deadworld and Hellraiser.
• Marty Pahls, author of The Complete Crumb Comics.

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