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Happy Birthday Brian Bendis – The Daily LITG 18th August 2020

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Hot Wheels, Trump and DC Comics – the ten most-read stories yesterday.

Hot Wheel from San Diego, followed by Dave Bautista's own slams on Donald Trump. With DC street dates and Iron Man Funko to follow.

1. SDCC Hot Wheels from Mattel Have Arrived, Let's Take a Look!
2. Dave Bautista Targeted on Social Media for Donald Trump Criticism
3. DC Comics Street-Date Fail – Comic Stores Not Playing By The Rules
4. Funko Marvel Cinematic Universe – Iron Man (2008)
5. Scott Snyder, Tony S Daniel Kickstarter Launch New Comic, Nocternal
6. WWE Took Back All of The Big Show's Slammy Awards
7. Seven More Gossipy Spoilers For Upcoming X-Men Comics
8. Return Of Milestone Comics Announced (Again) at DC Fandome
9. Lucifer – Tom Ellis' Past Lives: Doctor Who, Eastenders, Merlin & More
10. Chris Claremont Returns To Wolverine: Black, White And Blood

ICYMI: five more you may prefer.

There's always stuff going down.

1. Al Ewing Will Probably Write Something X-Men Related Soon
2. Separated At Birth: Mamamoo's Hip vs Jackie Q's Ring Around My Rosie
3. Is Boom Studios' Favorite Image Series Actually Getting It Together?
4. Mad Max Meets Wizard of Oz in New Kickstarter, The O.Z.
5. Ghostwatch: The BBC 1992 TV Play That Terrified the Nation

One year ago.

DC Comics were doing their best to hide stuff even then.

1. "Animal Kingdom": [SPOILERS] Death Was "Smurf-tastic" Move [Opinion]
2. Guardian Publishes Art Spiegelman's Full Essay That Marvel Rejected Over Politics
3. Finally, Todd McFarlane's Own Cover For Spawn #300
4. House Of X #4 Will Break Your Heart With One Line
5. "The Rookie" & Afton Williamson: ABC's Not New at This [OPINION]
6. "Timeless," "Pushing Daisies" & More: Bad Cancels [BC TV MELTDOWN]
7. Editorial Back-and-Forth-and-Back-and-Forths on the Legion Of Super-Heroes?
8. Wolverine's Daughter Sends Him to Hell in Marvel Comics Presents #8 [Preview]
9. "The Flash" Season 6: Danielle Panabaker's "Hall of Villains" Post [Image]
10. "Elementary": The End of the Modern Sherlock Holmes Era [OPINION]

What's happening today…

Plenty of comic book events happening online as a handful return to going offline

• Comic Book Club: Steve Orlando And Jeremy Whitley, 7-8pm EDT
• HC Comics: Be the Superhero of Your Health Care, Critical Path Learning Center, 3pm EDT
• Overhaul History – Comics Discussions on Cultural Context, 6.30pm EDT

It's not just Brian Bendis who has a birthday.

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

• Brian Bendis, co-creator of Powers, Miles Morales, Jessica Jones and current Superman/Legion writer
• Jeffrey Lang, writer of Grendel Tales.
• David Barbour writer of Gunfighters In Hell and Spring-Heeled Jack
• Skip Dietz, former Sales Manager at Marvel Comics.
• Christopher Allen, inker for Antarctic Press

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