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Baby Yoda, Yaoyorozu, Yanick Paquette, The Daily LITG, May 1st 2020

These are strange times, but The Daily LITG is becoming a valuable way to quantify just what comic book geek culture is up to in this time of trial. Also, to celebrate the latest Baby Yoda products for these dark, dark times. Welcome all, to the daily Lying In The Gutters a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here.

Baby Yoda, Yaoyorozu, and the 10 Most-Read Stories yesterday

Bleeding Cool continues to report from the comics industry shutdown, With more from ou favourite Baby Yoda, Yaoyorozu and changes to Diamond Comics. Keep up with your Daily LITG.

1. Funko Announces More Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian Pop Vinyls
2. My Hero Academia Yaoyorozu Gets Her Own Statue from Bellfine
3. Jay And Silent Bob Mall Brawl Will Be Released Next Week
4. How Barack Obama Wrote a Batman Comic With Jim Lee, on Sale at Walmart
5. Good Eats: Reloaded Review: Alton Brown Raises The Stakes On Steaks
6. Big First Appearance You Can't Miss in Buffy The Vampire Slayer #14
7. Funko Reveals Official Glams for Back to the Future Pops
8. Scott Lobdell – Red Hood And The Outlaws to End With #50?
9. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
10. Mitch and Elizabeth Breitweiser's New Comics Publisher, in Walmart

Yanick Paquette's Catwoman and the 5 most-read stories one year ago

1. The Look Of Yanick Paquette's Catwoman
2. Avengers Punch Up, Justice League Punch Down
3. DC's Year Of The Villain Leads to a Hostile Takeover in November 2019
4. Another Candidate For The Secret Six?
5. Giving Avengers: Endgame Credit Where It's Due (Spoilers)

Comic Book Events happening today

There would also have been signings, appearances, symposia, all manner of comic book-related events. But a few have gone online, and here are some still happening today, on the Daily LITG.

• Skybound Comics Vault Livestream 4, Skybound Entertainment, 4-5pm.
• Titan Comics Facebook Live, Dallas, Texas 2-4pm.
• LIVE Cartoon and comic art club with Marc makes comics, 2pm BST.
• Pistoia Non Solo Comics OnLIVE con SLAPS and BEANS, 7-8pm, UTC+02
• Comics World Live 25% Off Graphic Novel Sale, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 6pm ET
• Talking About Comics with Ty & Brandon, Austin Books & Comics Austin, Texas 6-7pm CT.
• Comics X Brescia, Comics League of Brixia, Brescia 4.30pm UTC+2.

Comic Book Industry birthdays, today

There may not be much of a party atmosphere right now. Or if there is, the police will come and shut you down. But comic folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date.

• Alex Niño, 79, artist for Warren and Heavy Metal Magazine, still self-publishing.
• Phil Foglio, 63, creator of Buck Godot.
• Tim Sale, 63, artist on Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, Superman for All Seasons, Catwoman: When in Rome, Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue, Hulk: Gray, Captain America: White with Jeph Loeb.
• Mike Anderson, 48, of Rolled & Told.
• Matt Silady, writer/artist of The Homeless Channel and the Chair of California College of the Arts MFA in Comics graduate program.
• Marco M. Lupoi, Publishing Director at Panini SpA, former Editorial director at Marvel Comics Italia SrL, former Editor in chief at EDIZIONI STAR COMICS SRL
• Glenn Møane, co-creator of Outré.
• Mark Bourne, former Marvel and Malibu editor.
• Michael L. Peters, artist on Unbound, Heavy Metal.
• Baden James Mellonie, writer/editor/publisher at Eighth Continent Publishing
• Mark Walters, Show Director at Dallas Comics Show
• John Harris Dunning of Tumult and Salem Brownstone.
• David Hopkins, writer of Karma Incorporated and Emily Edison 

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