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Dark Horse Workers United Union in The Daily LITG, 8th of August, 2026

Rich Johnston is currently on the train to Caption in Oxford... but you can catch up on Bleeding Cool, including Dark Horse Workers United

I am currently on the train from London to Oxford for Caption. Expect lots of coverage this weekend… but the Dark Horse Workers United Union story was the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years. Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further seventeen years before that, Bleeding Cool has become one of the longest-standing and most well-known pop culture websites around. The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running runaround the day before and possibly the day ahead. In summary, you can sign up to receive Lying In The Gutters as an email here. And maybe you just have.

Dark Horse Workers United Union and the most popular stories on Bleeding Cool yesterday

1. Dark Horse Demands Editors Quit Union, Join Management Or Take Pay Cut
2. Street Fighter (2026) Akuma Joins the Fight with New Hasbro Figure
3. Bethesda Reveals New Fallout Pip-Boy 3000 Overseer's Edition
4. Hasbro Brings the World of Street Fighter (2026) to Life with Ken
5. Sergeant Slaughter Returns to Hasbro's G.I. Joe with the Triple T
6. DC Comics To Start Publishing Absolute Batman: The Covers Collections
7. Marvel Smashes DC For Once: Comics Publisher Weekly Marketshare Chart
8. New Avengers: Doomsday Storm Siblings Marvel Legends 2-Pack Debuts
9. Sky-Guard Joins Hasbro's Transformers: Age of the Primes
10. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: OG Series Creator Definitely Not a Fan

And a few other stories I wrote yesterday…

• Order 20 Of Each Midnight Universe Comic, Get A Free Official LED Sign
• Caption Oxford Comics Festival 2026 Is Tomorrow… And I'm A Guest?
• DC Comics To Start Publishing Absolute Batman: The Covers Collections
• Queen In Black No.1 In The Top 400 Bestselling Comics Last Week
• Kevin Smith Announces Two New Jay And Silent Bob One-Shots From Marvel
• Steve Ditko's Nephew Mark Ditko On Tonight's The Experience Livestream
• Exclusive: Poster For The Mad World Of Harvey Kurtzman Movie
• MCU Invisible Woman & Human Torch In The Daily LITG, 7th August 2026

LITG one year ago, DC/Absolute Crossover Spoilers

1. 1. 1. The First DC Comics Crossover With An Absolute Comic (Spoilers)
      2. Was It Rob Liefeld Trying To Sell His Deadpool Cover For $7.5 Million?
      3. Detective Comics #1101 Will See Batman In His New Batsuit
      4. Saladin Ahmed To Join Kelly, Larraz, Romita on Amazing Spider-Man #11?
      5. Spider-Man and MJ Are Together Again with New Iron Studios Statue
      6. South Park S27: JD Vance Offers Baby Oil-Free Response to Episode
      7. Playmates Debuts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Re-Ignition 6-Pack
      8. Peter Parker, Mary Jane, Paul Rabin, Spider-Man And Venom (Spoilers)
      9. The Fantastic Four: First Steps Galactus 1:20 Scale Statue Revealed
      10. PrintWatch: Ultimate, Transformers, Godzilla, Calexit, Darkstalkers
      11. Johnny Depp, In The San Diego Comic-Con Trailer For Hyde
      12. The Doctor Who Comic That Wants To Look Like A Target Novelisation
      13. Dynamite Fundraising Humble Bundle Last Day – $1600 Of Comics For $16
      14. Found Watches – Superman By Filippo Loreti
      15. Lost Watches, As William S Burroughs Dances On Stage For Your Pleasure
      16. A Very Special Episode Of Radiant Black #36 Comes With A Video Message
      17. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in The Daily LITG, 7th of August, 2025

LITG two years ago, Warden Ellis

1. 1. 1. Warden Ellis Comes To A Post-Krakoan Uncanny X-Men #1 (Spoilers)
      2. Tom Brevoort On What Went Wrong With X-Men And Krakoa
      3. Marvel Futures & Endlings Teased For Avengers, X-Men, Venom (Spoilers)
      4. Absolute Power #2 & Batman #151 Spoilers – How Did Bleeding Cool Do?
      5. Blood Hunt Recriminations in Avengers, Doctor Strange & Blood Hunters
      6. D23 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Legacy Lightsaber Set Revealed
      7. Olympics Pole Vault Result Shows Size REALLY Does Matter Sometimes
      8. Pokemon GO Announces Full August 2024 Event Slate
      9. Did Taylor Swift Tease VP Kamala Harris Endorsement in Latest Post?
      10. Which Secret Transformer Is On The Cover to G.I. Joe #1?
      11. Kieron Gillen's Power Fantasy About Political Assassination (Spoilers)
      12. Preview: DC Vs Vampires: World War V, Damian Wayne Breaking The Truce
      13. Oni's EC Comics: Cruel Universe #1 Gets 50,000 Orders
      14. Ultimate Vibranium Is Alive? Ultimate Black Panther Suggests As Much
      15. How To Justify Marvel's Venom Horse Comic With Al Ewing (Spoilers)
      16. Big Comics Signings In London Today For Power Fantasy & Silk Cotton

LITG three years ago, Ms Marvel On US Network TV

1. 1. 1. James Gunn on The Flash/Grant Gustin Gossip; Creature Commandos News
      2. Hasbro Announces New Transformers Stunticon Menasor Multipack
      3. My Adventures with Superman Is One of the Best-Written TV Shows Going
      4. The Ends Of Knight Terrors This Week From DC Comics (Spoilers)
      5. George Bernard Shaw Sent Lawyers After DC Comics About Superman
      6. How Marvel's Gang War Street-Level Crossover Hits New York City
      7. Funko Revisits Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 with New Pops
      8. McFarlane Debuts New Retro Superman Figure from Batman '66 Comic
      9. Why Ms Marvel Airing Tonight on ABC Means More Than You May Realize
      10. Is Iron Man Getting A Suit Made Out Of Mysterium? #XSpoilers
      11. Authentic Police Cases: Matt Baker & Al Capone's Influence on St. John
      12. Marvel Teases Kaare Andrews' Most Notorious Spider-Man Ever- Reign 2?
      13. When Jerry Siegel Sent Poison Threats To DC Comics Executives
      14. The Comic That Led To UFO Congressional Hearings Is On FOC Today
      15. Dennis Knuckleyard in Alan Moore's Long London Novel, The Great When
      16. When Jerry Siegel Fought DC Over The Contract To Superboy & Lois Lane
      17. Marvel Multiverse Gets Spider-Verse Expansion For October Next Year
      18. Coillecting Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki For 2024
      19. Ms Marvel On US Network TV in the Daily LITG, 7th of August 2023

LITG four years ago, Christians Against Ms Marvel Changes To Christians Against She-Hulk

1. 1. 1. Christians Against She-Hulk in Daily LITG 6th August 2022
      2. Christians Against Ms Marvel Changes To Christians Against She-Hulk
      3. The Orville: New Horizons Tribute Video Honors Norm Macdonald
      4. The Sandman: Neil Gaiman Answers Alan Moore/Constantine Question
      5. Doctor Who: Chris Chibnall Forgot He Should Be Writing for The Doctor
      6. Jaws Is being Released In IMAX For The First Time, Here's A Trailer
      7. Mary Jane/Black Cat Ongoing Series From Marvel Probably by Jed MacKay
      8. Chris Claremont Wanted to Turn Kitty Pryde Black as the Shadow Panther
      9. Kevin Smith Updates HBO Max's Strange Adventures & Green Lantern
      10. Rick and Morty Season 6 Teaser Reveals Citadel Secret; "Wormaggedon"?
      11. The Rare Debut of Lightning Girl & Other Lightning Comics, at Auction
      12. Star Trek's Lower Decks Thanks FOC It's 7th August 2022
      13. Failsafe For Failsafe- Batman #126 Tops Bleeding Cool Bestseller List
      14. First Appearance of Hush at Auction Ahead of Next Batman Movie
      15. Superman & Batman vs Comic Publisher in All Funny Comics, at Auction
      16. After MCU Announcements, Infinity Gauntlet #1 Auction At $240 So Far
      17. Alysia Yeoh Returns To Batgirls Wih Her Own Bar/Cafe
      18. Christians Not Actually Against She-Hulk in Daily LITG 7th August 2022

LITG five years ago, LeVar Burton Deserved Better

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

1. 1. 1. Jeopardy!: LeVar Burton Deserved Better; Brent Spiner Has His Back
      2. Marvel Printed 8 Million But Jim Lee's X-Men #1 Sells For A Premium
      3. Kaleidoscope, The Suicide Squad Character Created By Two Fans In 1982
      4. Reed Richards No Longer a Cuck in Fantastic Four Life Story #3
      5. The Boys: Misha Collins Says Jensen Ackles Has Gotten Soft (& Gummy?)
      6. Rick and Morty Season 5 E08 Cold Open Brings Birdperson Heartbreak
      7. Dave Bautista on Ron DeSantis: "This Hack is Not a Leader"
      8. Warner Bros To Sue Jed Mercurio Over Sleeper Graphic Novel?
      9. Razer Renames Their Facemask Project Hazel To Be The Razer Zephyr
      10. Superman & Lois Season 1 Finale Poster Not a Good Sign for Smallville
      11. Captain America's Greatest Test in Strange Tales #114, Up for Auction
      12. The Teenage Drama of Al Feldstein's Sunny and Junior, Up for Auction
      13. The Strangest Phantom Lady Adventure of the Golden Age, at Auction
      14. Mighty Morphin #10 Spoiler Cover Revealed (Spoilers)
      15. The Chill Chatter of ACG's Skeleton Hand #1, Up for Auction
      16. Cruella the Manga: Black White and Red: Viz Publishes Prequel to Movie
      17. From Dark Ages to Night Of Cadillacs, Thank FOC It's Saturday
      18. What DC Comics Will Publish Alongside Black Adam Movie
      19. Marvel's Masters Of The Universe Comic CGC 9.8 Is Up For Auction
      20. Behemoth Comics Launches Behemoth Records With Death Set
      21. LeVar Burton Deserved Better – The Daily LITG, 7th August 2021

LITG six years ago, Wrestling, Transformers, Pokemon, and Alex Ross

Wrestling, Transformers, Pokemon, there must be some comic book content in here somewhere… and there Alex Ross is.

1. 1. 1. Khan Taking Over WWE, Assumes Role as Company's New President
      2. Is The Making A Splash Ticket Worth Buying In Pokémon GO?
      3. The Flash, Supergirl Stars Look to the Future in New Key Art Looks
      4. Gossip: Could Alex Ross Be Coming to DC Comics? How About Mark Waid?
      5. Yen Press Announces 10 New Manga and Light Novels for August
      6. Transformers Optimus Prime Gets New Figure from Hasbro/Threezero
      7. Pokémon GO Dragon Week Review: Roaring Success Or Deino Disaster?
      8. Where Are Deino & Gible In Pokémon GO? A Dragon Week Problem
      9. Transformers Decepticon Leader Megatron Arrives with Hasbro/Threezero
      10. Valiant Entertainment Manhattan Offices Closed Permanently
      11. Ramon Villalobos Denies Bad Idea Comics Artwork Is His
      12. The Iron Man 3 Kid Could Have Been Chinese, To Flatter Xi Jinping
      13. When Iron Man 3 Beijing Set Shot Was Fake-Leaked to the Press
      14. Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips' Reckless OGN Is Not Beginning a Trilogy
      15. The Walking Dead Wins Trademark Battle Over The Toking Dead

LITG seven years ago… We Love 3000

Ah, when our biggest concern was working out the language in the House Of X comic books…

1. 1. 1. Iron Studios Reveals "I Am Iron Man" Statue That We Love 3000
      2. Moira MacTaggert – an Omega Level Mutant? "House Of X" #2 Spoilers
      3. "The Walking Dead": Will "Hobbs & Shaw" Bring "The Rock" into TWDU?
      4. Today, The Punisher is Destroyed by New Origin Twist in "Savage Avengers" #4 (SPOILERS)
      5. The Perils Of The Comic Store Pull List, Strike Again
      6. No Buffy or Angel but a Whole Lot of Dark Willow in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" #7 Spoilers
      7. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": FX Wants More; McElhenney Posts
      8. New Youngblood Publisher Trolls Rob Liefeld on Twitter, Wants to Make Him Famous
      9. The Hulk Reads Comments on Trans Articles Online… You Wouldn't Like It When He Gets Angry
      10. By The Maker – Where is the Ultimate Reed Richards Today? Absolute Carnage and Beyond…(Spoilers)
      11. Teach Yourself Krakoan With Bleeding Cool

Comic Book birthdays today.

Comics folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date with twelve years for us as well.

1. 1. • Carlo Barberi, artist on Justice League, Deadpool, Impulse, co-creator of Casey Blue.
      • Rick Marshall, writer on Kingdom Bum, comics journalist.
      • Sheldon Inkol, author of Nut Runners.
      • Janice Cohen, colourist.
      • Dirk Strangely, creator of Graveyard Girl.
      • Paul Rainey, creator of Memory Man, Thunder Brother: Soap Division, and There's No Time Like The Present.

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

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