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The Daily LITG, 28th August 2019, #ReadComicsInPublicDay, Jack Kirby's Birthday and Marvel Comics #1000

Today is Jack Kirby's birthday. Or it would have been. 102 years since his birth. Marvel Comics #1000 works as quite the tribute to his legacy and memory. It is also, intentionally, Read Comics In Public Day.

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The 23 most-read stories yesterday

1. That Mystery "Incoming" Figure From Marvel's December 2019 Teaser – is it Hulking as a New Captain Marvel?
2. How Tomorrow's Marvel Comics #1000 Will Change Things (Spoilers)
3. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Presents "The Charlie-Work It Out Plan"
4. Misprinted "Mystic Intellect" Deck Sparks Interest – "Magic: The Gathering"
5. Hot Toys Unveils "Justice League Batman" Finished Product
6. A New Look for Poison Ivy and The Joker in Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass
7. Erik Larsen and Brian Keene vs. Terrific Production Over Creator Rights
8. Gossip: No One Mention the Inhumans, Ms Marvel
9. Fanboy Rampage: Whose Job Is It To Sell Comics, Anyway?
10. Immortal Hulk Gossip – to Relaunch Or Not? And When?
11. Doomsday Clock #11 Printed, In Stock at Diamond, In Comic Shops Next Week Alongside Legion: Millennium #1
12. Gossip: The Future of Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's The X-Cellent?
13. "Proud Boys" Protest Mile High Comics in Denver, Colorado, Over Drag Show
14. Interview: Mini Ladd Chats About His Career & His New Tour
15. Gossip: The Future for Weapon Plus and Weapon X
16. Kevin Conroy talks Arrowverse crossover, advice for Robert Pattinson
17. "Supernatural," "The Orville" & More: 5 Bad TV Clichés [BC TV Meltdown]
18. Gossip: DC Comics, Mad Magazine, Warner Bros and AT&T Realpolitik at Play
19. Gossip: A Dr Strange Event in December to Relaunch the Series?
20. "Supernatural," "The Orville" & More: 5 Bad TV Clichés [BC TV Meltdown]
21. "Thor: Love and Thunder" Director Taika Waititi on New "Power Couple"
22. Video Trailer for Marvel Comics #1000 – as Mark Waid's Captain America Essay Amended Over Politics
23. The Batman Tattoos That Won It, in Channel 4's Naked Attraction Dating Show

Happening today…

• Today is Read Comics In Public Day
• Al Ewing signing Marvel Comics #1000, Forbidden Planet, London, 6-7pm.
• Mark Buckingham signing Marvel Comics #1000, Raygun Comics, Richmond, London, 5-7.30pm
• Marvel Comics #1000 Nick Bradshaw signing, The Comic Hunter, Moncton, New Brunswick 6-9pm
• Marvel Comics #1000 Greg Land, Adam Riches, and Paul Mounts signing at Emerald City Comics, Clearwater, Florida, 5-7pm.
• Rob Liefeld signs Marvel Comics #1000, Torpedo Comics, Orange, California 5-9pm.
• Christian Ward and Sami Kivelä signing Tommy Gun Wizards, Gosh Comics, London, 6-7pm.
• Comica Social Club, Central Bar, Royal Festival Hall, London, 6pm.
• Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks sign Pumpkinheads at Everybody's Coffee, Illinois, 7pm.
• Headless Release Signing with Alexander Banchitta, Comics Dungeon, Seattle, Washington 4.30-6.30pm.
• Drawing Blood Kickstarter Vol 2 Party with Kevin Eastman & David Avallone at Golden Apple Comics, Los Angeles, California, 5-8pm.
• X-Men Grand Design Ed Piskor Signing, Phantom of the Attic Comics, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 4-7pm.

And a happy birthday to…

• Jack Kirby
• Dell Barras, artist on Green Arrow, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Conan the Barbarian, Motormouth.
• Mike Leeke, artist on Robotech, Elementals, H.A.R.D. Corps, X-O Manowar and more.
• Brian Sutton, colourist at Antarctic Press.
• Keith Quinn, artist on Fame: Jackie Robinson
• David Miller, artist on Malefic, Grimm Fairy Tales, Screwed, Honk!

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