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Jim Lee, Punchline, Umbrella Academy – The Daily LITG 19th April 2020

These are strange times, but The Daily LITG is becoming a valuable way to quantify just what comic book geek culture is being absorbed in this time of trial. Yesterday we dealt with the fallout of all of DC's big moves. 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 it as an e-mail here.

DC Comics, Jim Lee, Punchline, Umbrella Academy and the 10 Most-Read Stories Yesterday

Bleeding Cool continues to report from the comics industry shutdown, as the Diamond distribution monopoly of the direct market was shattered by DC Comics. We also got a view of new Umbrella Academy at this difficult time. Keep up with your Daily LITG.

1. Comics Publishers Blindsided By DC Comics Distribution Punchline
2. The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode Titles Feed Our Speculation
3. Brian Hibbs Holds Jim Lee Responsible for DC Distribution Decision
4. Roman Reigns' Name Banned from WWE TV Says Report
5. Diamond Responds to DC Comics' New Distributors – Where Is Batman #92
6. WWE Releases Five More NXT Wrestlers, Raising Count to 43 Laid Off
7. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
8. Jim Lee Talks DC Comics Distribution and Batman #92's 230,000 Orders
9. Spawn McFarlane Kickstarter Hits 1.5 Million and Gets Upgrades
10. DC Comics' New Distributors are Midtown Comics and DCBS

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, no Marvel Pause to affect them.

• A Comic Shop's Ultimate 24 Hour Live Show Telethon, still going, I was just on it.
• Comics X Brescia, Comics League of Brixia, Brescia 4.30pm UTC+2.
• Online Comics Workshop, Okanagan Comics Creators, 2-4pm PT.
• Painting with Kelly's Comics, Great Falls, Montana 11am, MT.

Comics 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.

• Charles Chiang, CFO of Heavy Metal Magazine
• Martha Thomases, former publicity manager f DC, ComicMix, VP of ComicMix
• Phil Hall, former editor of Comics International, publisher of Borderline.
• Cartoonist Jessica Bradley-Bove of Phoenix Comics Weekly.
• Patrick Gleason of Super-Sons and Spider-Man.
• Takeshi Miyazawa of Mary Jane, Spider-Man and Runaways,

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