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Black Lightning, Samurai In A Hoodie in The Daily LITG 17th May 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. Yesterday that was all about Black Lightning and the reaction of Tony Isabella to how the character is currently being treated. 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 to as an e-mail here.

Black Lightning strikes twice, and the ten most-read stories yesterday

Bleeding Cool continues to report from the comics industry shutdown, steeped in DC Comics solicitations, Black Lightning reaction and more. Keep up with your Daily LITG.

1. Tony Isabella Speaks Out About DC Comics' Treatment of Black Lightning
2. Walker Star Jared Padalecki Already Making the Right Fashion Statement
3. Dave Bautista Shoots on Rand Paul, Donald Trump Jr.
4. Samurai In A Hoodie, From Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and Sputnik, To Continue
5. My Little Pony Applejack Becomes Human with Hasbro and Kotobukiya
6. DC Comics Full August 2020 Solicitations – Harley Quinn Cancelled
7. Street Fighter Chun Li Gets Yet Another PCS Costume Statue
8. DC Comics Cancels The Terrifics, Last 3 Issues Digital-Only
9. Spider-Man Fuses With Ghost Rider for New Sideshow Collectibles Statue
10. Transformers Masterpiece Arcee Races on in with Hasbro Pulse

Seeds, Snyder and Source Walls – the five stories most-read a year ago.

Another world, full of promotional seed packets and Scott Snyder's Justice League.

1. When Scott Snyder Will End Justice League – and What Grant Morrison Told Him Was Beyond The Source Wall
2. Marvel Sends Seed Packets to Comic Stores Promoting Jonathan Hickman's House and Powers Of X
3. Marvel Shocker: Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider Relaunched in August
4. Superman: Year One by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr is No Longer Mature Readers Only
5. Separated at Birth: Lucca Comics 2019 Poster by Barbara Baldi

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. And we are returning to events in the flesh as well.

• [SingLit Comics Den] COMIX.SG Launch Party, Asiapac Books 6– 7:30 pm UTC+08
• Painting with Kelly's Comics 11 AM – 1 PM MDT
• Online Comics Workshop hosted by Leland Bjerg and Okanagan Comics, 2pm PDT
• Draw At Home With Fantom Comics, 3-6pm EDT
• Be Our Heroes Canada Online Con
• Comic Shop Sunday Show – Facebook Live, Infinity Flux Comic, 1 – 2.30pm EDT
• 2020 Queer Comics Expo: Online Edition, Cartoon Art Museum

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.

• Garry Leach, creator of Warpsmiths, artist on Miracleman.
• Steve Geiger, Hulk and Spider-Man artist, creator of The Evilgeiger Empire
• Dave Sim, creator of Cerebus, publisher of Aardvark-Vanaheim.
• Chris Ecker, first employee of Moondog Comics, co-founder of NOW Comics, co-creator of Big Bang Comics.
• Dr Malcolm Bourne, comic book letter writer and journalist
• Pete Fitzgerald, comic artist on Cracked.
• Jennifer M. Contino, comics journalist
• Huwj Matsumura, comic creator
• Marko Stojanovic, Balkan comics writer
• Luigi Mutti, comics translator
• Josh Elder, Former associate editor at Wizard Magazine, creator of comic strip Mail Order Ninja.

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