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Major Redundancies At IDW in The Daily LITG 5th of April 2024

Redundancies at IDW topped yesterday's traffic at Bleeding Cool, and there is still at least one more I am told.



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  • Major redundancies hit IDW Publishing, topping Bleeding Cool's traffic.
  • Readers can get updates on comics, games, TV, movies, and more at Daily LITG.
  • Bleeding Cool offers a memoir by Rob Liefeld on Marvel & Image histories.
  • New partnerships and record-breaking sales electrify the comics industry.

Redundancies at IDW topped yesterday's traffic at Bleeding Cool, and there is still at least one more I am told. Here you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more. The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here.

The logo for IDW Publishing is, despite all appearances, not a trash can on fire.
The logo for IDW Publishing

Redundancies at IDW in yesterday's Bleeding Cool

  1. Major Redundancies Hit IDW Publishing Tonight
  2. Rob Liefeld Tells All About Marvel & Image In "Robservations" Memoir
  3. Capcom & Udon Announce A Final Fight For Street Fighter
  4. McFarlane Reveals Superman: Ghost of Krypton Sketch Edition 4-Pack
  5. Six Million Dollar Superman – Action Comics #1 Sets New Record Sale
  6. Final Days Of X-Men Vs Orchis As Wolverine & Black Panther Go Beserk
  7. IHOP Partners With SEGA On New Sonic The Hedgehog Menu
  8. The Tonight Show Sets Conan O'Brien Return, 14 Years After Departing 
  9. Batman of Earth-22 Knightmare Edition Figure Revealed by McFarlane
  10. Space Ghost #1 Gets 33,500 Orders Already, Dynamite Says "Not Enough"

And a few other comic stories you may prefer

  1. Jerry Siegel Replacing Joe Shuster On Superman Sells For $264,000
  2. Daniel Crary Jumps From Vault Comics To Oni Press As New Director
  3. Dynamite Gets License For Terminator Comics Back For 40th Anniversary
  4. Psycho Rangers in Godzilla Vs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Spoilers)
  5. New Mutants #98 by Rob Liefeld Republished as a 3D Comic, More To Come
  6. Gogogogo Go Ghost in Yen Press' June 2024 Solicits
  7. Gay Ghostbusters Manga in Kodansha Press' June 2024 Solicits
  8. Naruto Spinoff Sasuke's Story In Viz Media's June 2024 Solicits
  9. Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time OGN Sells Into Six Countries
  10. The Final Days Of X-Men Vs Orchis in The Daily LITG 4th of April 2024

LITG one year ago, The Boys: Antony Starr

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  1. The Boys: Antony Starr Confirms He's Wrapped Filming Season 4 
  2. Michael B Jordan Behind Creed Sequel Set 10 Years After Creed III
  3. Firefly: Morena Baccarin on Working with Joss Whedon, Reunion Interest 
  4. Tomorrow, Spider-Man Vs Captain America Like Never Before (Spoilers)
  5. Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Responds to Fan's Sisko/DS9 Finale Theory 
  6. Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Having Fun with Vadic's Handler "Reveal" 
  7. Vince McMahon Makes Triumphant Return, Ruins Raw After WrestleMania 
  8. Batman: The Animated Series Comes To Gotham (Batman #134 Spoilers) 
  9. Mary Jane Watson to Pick Up an Assault Rifle in Amazing Spider-Man #25 
  10. Marvel Explains Mary Jane's Children, She's The Latest To "Lose Years" 
  11. Dan DeCarlo's Pretty, Charming Work on My Friend Irma, up for Auction
  12. The Return Of Pogg-Ur Pogg in Marvel's X-Men July 2023 Solicits
  13. Mary Jane Watson to Pick Up an Assault Rifle in Amazing Spider-Man #25
  14. Oni Press Drops Live-Action Trailer for New Horror Comic, Lamentation
  15. Destiny, NY #1 Sells For $50 On eBay After Tegan & Sara & Sony News
  16. First Look Inside Black Panther #1 by Eve L Ewing & Chris Allen
  17. The Joker Is Coming For King Charles III's Coronation (Spoilers)
  18. Creed III Sequel Tops The Daily LITG 4th of April 2023

LITG two years ago, The Legacy Of Jerry Michaels

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  1. Rick and Morty: Justin Roiland Confirms Jerry Michaels Passing, Age 15
  2. Superman & Lois EP Teases Supergirl/Arrowverse "Answer" This Season
  3. Peter Davison Gets Through Line For David Tennant At Wales Comic Con
  4. Midnight Mass Star Rahul Kohli No Fan of iZombie Finale: "It Sucks"
  5. Daredevil: Marvel Scrubs Spider-Man: NWH Info From Character Profile
  6. Spider Gossip: Amazing Spider-Man #1 Is Set Six Months Later
  7. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Boldly Releases Official Trailer, Images
  8. Punisher Gossip – Originally He Called Himself Darkshot? (Spoilers)
  9. New Species Salandit & Salazzle Arrive Today In Pokémon GO
  10. Cyrano: The Anatomy of a Failed Musical
  11. DirtyRobot Daniel Isles' Debut Graphic Novel Joyama! at Dark Horse
  12. James Tynion IV Offers His Own Sandman Variant Covers Through Substack
  13. Eisner, Fine on Uncle Sam as Superhero in National Comics, at Auction
  14. The First Marvel Man in Comics and More in Popular Comics, at Auction
  15. San Diego Comic-Con To Be A Franchise? Global License Announced
  16. Pander Brothers' New Graphic Novel GirlFIEND In Paris, For October
  17. Ann Nocenti Returns To Longshot For X-Men Legends in July
  18. Will Jessica Harrow Be The Next Erica Slaughter?
  19. Faraway: The Moon Festival, by Jeremy Melloul & Renan Nuche from IDW
  20. Goodbye Jerry – The Daily LITG, April 4th 2022
  21. Trung Le Nguyen's Second Graphic Novel, Angelica And The Bear Prince

LITG three years ago, Vampires, Falcon & The Winter Soldier

The Role Of Vampires In King In Black #5 (Spoilers)

  1. The Role of Vampires and Dracula in King In Black #5 (Spoilers)
  2. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is Chock Full of Idiot Ball Writing
  3. Stunning Legendary Art Coming In Pokémon TCG's Chilling Reign Set
  4. Marvel Sends Four More Omnibuses Back To Print In 2021
  5. Locke & Key Season 2: Smiley Villain, Dodge Mode & A Cold Process
  6. Separated At Birth: Batman And Spider-Man, One More Time
  7. Has The Anti-Christ Already Joined Teen Titans Academy?
  8. Pokémon TCG Collectors Shouldn't Panic About Battle Styles' Pull Rate
  9. The Spring Into Spring Event Is Now Live In Pokémon GO
  10. The Rookie S03E09 Preview: "Amber" Alert Finds Team Racing the Clock
  11. Easter Sunday Spoilers – Way Of X & Robin Are All About Resurrection
  12. Hexagon Brings Barbarella Back To The Guardian Of The Republic
  13. Asylum Press Returns With Frank Forte's Warlash: Cold Metal Mayhem #1
  14. X-Men #19's Return To The Vault Tops Bleeding Cool Bestseller List
  15. Speak Up!, a New Autistic-Themed Graphic Novel by Rebecca Burgess
  16. First Green Arrow, Aquaman Hits Record $111,000 at Heritage Auctions
  17. WWE, Locke & Key, DC, The Daily LITG – Easter Sunday, 4th April 2021

LITG four years ago, more comic stores closed.

And the direct market was not saved.

  1. John Byrne Originally Imagined a Very Different Wolverine
  2. "American Horror Story": Ryan Murphy Prod Update: "AHS", "Pose", More
  3. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
  4. "Supernatural": Eric Kripke Pens What Sam & Dean Would Be Doing Now
  5. Scott Snyder on Death Metal, Doomsday Clock, 5G and What Comes Next
  6. DC Comics' Dale Crain Dies, Family Trying To Bring Him Home
  7. Midtown Comics Runs 99 Cent Sale – Up to 95% Off
  8. Kane Cites Lincoln in Knox County Response to Tennessee Governor
  9. Happy Death Day's Scott Lobdell Writes New X-Men Comic For Instagram
  10. How Cheap Paper Influenced Jean Grey's Iconic Phoenix Costume

LITG five years ago – Major X was a thing

And we learned more about Mark Alessi's passing.

  1. Jim Zub Says Thousands Pirated Champions #4 on Release Day, Asks for Reader Support
  2.  "I Begrudge Stan Lee Nothing But Sole Credit": the Jack Kirby Tribute Panel at Wondercon
  3.  'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2 "Through the Valley of Shadows" [Preview]
  4. Tula Lotay's Secret 'Erotic' Cover For Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet's Faithless, Leaked (UPDATE: And Now Redacted)
  5. The Full Script for X-Liefelds #1, Ahead of Launch in July
  6.  Marvel Doubles Price of Jim Lee XXL Hardcover
  7. Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Series to Star John Cho
  8. Dragon Con Founder Ed Kramer, Rearrested, Given Access to County Court Computer Network by Judge
  9. DC's Year of The Villain 25 Cent Comic Gets Some Cover Text For FOC
  10. Thomas Wayne Removed From Batman #70, Cover Changed

Comic book birthdays today

Comics folk are always getting older and still celebrating that special date.

  • Arthur Adams, creator of Monkeyman & O'Brien, artist on Longshot, Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, X-Factor, Fantastic Four, Hulk Ultimate X, The Authority, Godzilla, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Gumby
  • Renee Witterstaetter, comic book agent/manager
  • Tim Perkins, comic book lecturer and artist on Transformers, Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper and more
  • G. Scott Tomlin, CEO of Comics Dungeon
  • Anthony Taylor, Licensing & Brand Manager at The Bram Stoker Estate
  • Burt Colt, writer and artist of Saga Of A Doomed Universe
  • R.G. Llarena, editor/writer for Heavy Metal Magazine
  • Mark Poulton, EIC of Arcana, Savage Hawkman writer,
  • Iain Laurie, artist of And Then Emily Was Gone and Sink

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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 The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
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