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Chip Zdarsky's Batman & Daredevil in The Daily LITG, 12th April 2023

An LITG runaround the previous day on Bleeding Cool


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The ten most popular stories yesterday

in The Daily LITG, 12th April 2023

  1. Chip Zdarsky Off Daredevil But On Batman Through To 2025
  2. Immortal X-Men & X-Men Red's Fall Of X August 2023 Solicits
  3. Yellowjackets Season 2 Ep. 5 "Two Truths and a Lie" Images Released
  4. Gerard Jones Was Released From Jail In December Last Year
  5. Dave Filoni on "Star Wars Rebels" Eps to Watch Ahead of Ahsoka Debut
  6. Star Trek: Picard Season 3: Terry Matalas Explains Why OG Cast Is MIA
  7. Yellowjackets: A Look at Season 2 Ep. 4 "Old Wounds" (Images, Trailer) 
  8. James Gunn: No Harley Quinn Prequel; Likes Catwoman; No Firestorm Beef
  9. Star Trek: Brent Spiner on Shatner & The Twitter Beef That Wasn't
  10. Chip Zdarsky's Plan For Life Stories At Marvel Comics

LITG: more comics stories you may prefer

LITG one year ago, Umbrella Academy Breaks Hearts

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Sparrow Number 6 In The Daily LITG, 12th April 2022
  1. Umbrella Academy Breaks Hearts Introducing Sparrow Number 6 Jayme
  2. Buying DC Comics From Warner Bros.'s Junk Pile
  3. Jack Kirby Is Now The Source In The DC Universe
  4. Rob Liefeld Changed Look Of Sgt Flag After JMS' Concerns
  5. Frank Cho May Have The Most "Outrage" Comics Sketch Cover Ever
  6. Jon Kent Superman Comes Out To Lois Lane Tomorrow? (Spoilers)
  7. Hasbro Reveals Mr. Knight Moon Knight Marvel Legends Figure
  8. Dan DiDio To CB Cebulski At Fan Expo Philadelphia – "F— Marvel!"
  9. Rick and Morty: Justin Roiland Confirms Mharti Michaels Has Passed
  10. Interview with the Vampire: AMC Releases Teaser for Anne Rice Adapt
  11. Death To The Mutants in Marvel X-Men July 2022 Judgment Day Solicits
  12. Jonathan Hickman, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Huddleston 3W3M Comes To Print
  13. Goodbye, Eri: One of the Best, Most Unexpected Graphic Novels of 2022
  14. Webtoon Buys eBook Initiative Japan, Adds To Their Service
  15. New Mutants Fan Favorite Legion Debuts At Heritage Auctions
  16. Lobo Graded By CGC And Taking Bids At Heritage Auctions Today
  17. Commission Lists For Lake Como Comic Arts Festival Open
  18. Colleen Doran On Her Original Sandman Artwork Being Auctioned
  19. Jon Kent Superman Comes Out To Lois Lane Tomorrow? (Spoilers)
  20. All-Out Avengers From Land & Landy Lands At Fan Expo Philadelphia
  21. Jack Kirby, The Face Of The Source in The Daily LITG, 11th April 2022

LITG two year ago, English Comic Shops Opened Up

The world keeps turning, and America is beginning to heal from all the burns. Even if a few scabs need pulling off first.

  1. Marvel Legends Reveals Drop Fast & Furious At Hasbro Fan Fest
  2. Chucky Getting Too Big for Good Guys Britches, Going Diva On Set?
  3. SCOOP: DC Comics Confirms Vengeance, Daughter Of Bane For Joker #2
  4. GI Joe Classified & Snake Eyes Reveals Take Over Hasbro Fan Fest
  5. The Handmaid's Tale S04: Moira's Journey Ends When Gilead Is Free
  6. Animal Kingdom Season 5 Teaser: Being in Charge Brings Its Own Danger
  7. Magic: The Gathering "Quantum Quandrix" Deck Is Remarkably Neat
  8. Alice In Wonderland Gets Trippy With New Black Light Funko Pops
  9. Breaking Bad Fans Get a Present from Dean Norris on His Birthday
  10. Gotham Gossip: Lady Bane? A New Batman Villain From DC Comics
  11. Jason Todd's First Murder In Batman: Urban Legends? (Spoilers)
  12. Why I Made The Switch From Fantasy Novels To Comics – Camille Longley
  13. Frank Miller – Appearing In Rorschach #7? (Spoilers)
  14. It Was A Dream But Almost Got Lost Beyond
  15. Marvel Confirms Strong Guy and Forge Lost the X-Men Vote
  16. A Better Look At Bane's Daughter, Vengeance, From Joker #2 (Spoilers)
  17. Amazing Spider-Man #100 On Auction Right Now At Heritage Auctions
  18. Batman Beats King in Black To Top Of Bleeding Cool Bestseller List
  19. Gotham Gossip: Jim Gordon, Barbara Gordon, Oracle, Batgirl (Spoilers)
  20. First Appearance Of Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost On Auction At Heritage
  21. Tomorrow, English Comic Shops Open For The First Time In 3 1/2 Months
  22. Chucky, Bane and Alice in The Daily LITG, 11th April 2021

LITG three years ago, Direct Market, Diamond, DC Zoom

People loved those DC, Marvel and Batman Zoom backgrounds. However, in more substantial articles, it's all about bringing the direct market back.

  1. DC Comics Offers Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom Conferencing
  2. Comic Book Retailers Plans to Fix the Direct Market When It Returns
  3. Street Fighter V Chun-Li Hits the Beach With PCS Collectibles
  4. Mondo Releasing New A Clockwork Orange Poster Tomorrow
  5. Diamond Not to Distribute New Comics Until August at the Earliest?
  6. DC Releases 18 New Batman Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom Conferencing
  7. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
  8. New Comics Coming to Stores Sooner Than We Thought – Mid May?
  9. Spawn Original Action Figure Kickstarter Clears $1 Million in One Day
  10. Dan DiDio Biggest Regret at DC Was Year Two of the New 52

LITG four years ago, The House Of Ideas and the Return of X-Statix

  1. Did Avengers: No Road Home #9 Drop in a Massive Marvel Milestone? (SPOILERS)
  2. Yes, This is the Return of X-Statix… With Stripe, Stork and Stoner
  3. DC's Year of the Villain Details Revealed, And Yes, There's Variants
  4. Sean Murphy to Comic Book Artists: Stop Complaining
  5. Is This The Return of X-Statix – With Mirror Girl, Hurt John and Demos?

Comic book birthdays today

There may still not be much of a party atmosphere right now. It all depends on which state you are living in. But comics folk are always getting older and still celebrating that special date.

  • Mark Brooks, artist on Batman, Cable & Deadpool, Ultimate X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, New X-Men and Avengers: The Initiative.
  • Bruce H. BolingerCracked magazine cartoonist
  • Gary Martin, artist on Nexus, Mega Man, Doom Patrol.
  • Troy Nixey of Trout, Only The End Of The World Again, Vinegar Teeth and The Black Sinister.
  • Alan Vickers, manager of New England Comics

If you are in comics and have a birthday coming up – or you know someone who has – get in touch at richjohnston@bleedingcool.com.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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