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Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys in the Daily LITG, for 26th of January 2025
The cancellation of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys from Dark Horse Comics yesterday, was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday.
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- Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys comic canceled by Dark Horse amid abuse claims, top story on Bleeding Cool.
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The cancellation of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys from Dark Horse Comics yesterday, coming after repeated allegations of sexual abuse, which he has denied, was the most-read story 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 six years. Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip 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 run around the day before and possibly the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. And maybe you just have.
Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys and the top ten stories on Bleeding Cool yesterday
- Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys Comic Has Been Canceled By Dark Horse
- Nightshade: Bosch Author Michael Connelly Reveals New Novel's Covers
- The Rookie Season 7 Episode 4 "Darkness Falling" Images Released
- Emily In Paris Season 5: Lucien Laviscount Back; Lucas Bravo In talks
- The Diplomat: Whitford, Janney Set for Season 3 "West Wing" Reunion
- What Choice For Smaller Publishers, If Lunar & Penguin Aren't Options?
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Will Make Tony Khan Cry Tonight
- Lion-O Comes to Eternia with New ThunderCats x MOTU Collab
- The Boys: Sterling K. Brown Explains Why He Passed on Series Role
- DC Comics' Full April 2025 Solicits… More Than Just Batman
And a few of my other stories from yesterday
- Cypress Hill Gets Black Sunday Graphic Novel From Z2 In April 2025
- Vault Switches From Comics To Japanese Light Novels From April 2025
- Now Kathyrn Murdoch Joins James Murdoch in AWA April 2025 Solicits
- Total Recall Sequel Coming From Sumerian in April 2025
- DC Comics Solicits in the Daily LITG 25th January 2025
LITG one year ago… Marvel Solicits
- Marvel Comics' Full Solicits And Solicitations For April 2024
- Biggest Beast World Spoilers That Transform Titans Into Traitors
- The Roxxin' Thor #1 Launches In April From Marvel… Or Not
- Disney Unveils Limited Edition Mickey Mouse Valentine's Day Doll Set
- Todd McFarlane To Sign A Copy Of Spawn #350 For All Comic Stores
- Jeopardy! Ken Jennings Welcomes Emma Stone as Regular Contestant
- Marvel's Immortal Thor To Be Renamed The Roxxin' Thor (Spoilers)
- Bleeding Cool Presents: Valiant's Full April 2024 Solicitations
- Orchis, Dominion, The Fifth Empire, Externals in Today's X-Men Comics
- Disney Continue Confusing Customers With Mickey Mouse Marvel Variants
- Deadweights #1 Launches in Ahoy Comics' April 2024 Solicits
- Mad Cave's April 2024 Solicits From Dick Tracy To Love Stories
- Maleficent Had a 90,000 Launch, Now Gets YA-Style Digest Collections
- Baby Barbarian, Killtown & Loop in Scout Comics' April 2024 Solicits
- Disney's Hercules Comes to Comics by Elliott Kalan & George Kambadais
- Webtoon's New Deals With Aethon Books & Penguin Random House
- Everyone Comics of Long Island City Broken Into, Starts GoFundMe
- Steve Niles Writes New Zombie Comic, Red Sonja: Empire Of The Damned
- PrintWatch: Wonder Woman, Cobra Commander, Justice League Vs Godzilla
- JobWatch: Henry Varona Joins Diamond, Whitney Leopard Promoted
- Posy Simmonds, First Brit To Win The Grand Prix At Angoulême Festival
- The Roxxin' Thor in the Daily LITG 25th January 2024
LITG two years ago, Cloverfield Director Reveals the Meaning of the Film's Final Scene
- Cloverfield Director Reveals the Meaning of the Film's Final Scene
- Jeremy Renner Injured Attempting to Save Nephew: Sheriff's Report
- Marvel Digital App Not Updating In Wake Of ComiXology Layoffs
- What Have They Done To Ben Reilly? (Dark Web Spoilers)
- Mister Sinister Is The Hero Of The Sins Of Sinister #1 (XSpoilers)
- Very Sneaky Peek At McFarlane Toys at London Toy Fair
- Adult Swim Cuts Ties with Justin Roiland; Rick and Morty Will Continue
- Mariko Tamaki Off Green Lantern? Dawn Of DC Plans Changed Already
- Dawn Of DC – Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott Launch Titans #1
- A Big Change To The Superman Family This Week (SuperSpoilers)
- Dawn Of DC – Cyborg #1 From Morgan Hampton and Tom Raney in May
- How Mister Sinister Saves The World… For Himself (Sins Of Sinister)
- Lake Como Comic Art Festival's Guest List Is Better Than Yours
- Gail Simone Becomes The Topic Of BBC's University Challenge
- Marvel's Demonic Spider-Man Rek-Rap Is A Complete Wanker (Spoilers)
- DC Sell Exclusive Box for One Bad Day Hardcovers & a New Killing Joke
- Creator Clash 2 in The Daily LITG, 25th January 2023
LITG three years ago, Batman Tales And Origins
- Rewriting Origins And Other Batman Continuities In Today's DC Comics
- What A Surprise, Daredevil #1 With Same Creative Team & Matt Murdock
- DC Comics Cancel The Joker As Well As The Justice League
- Hasbro Gives Fans a Closer Look at Animated X-Men Marvel Legends
- Hulk #3 Booms On eBay, Selling For $16 A Copy, Over "Black Hulk"
- Today, Shazam Almost Brings Back Captain Marvel (Spoilers)
- Saturday Night Live: Ingraham's Response As Bad As We Needed It To Be
- The Boys S03: Jensen Ackles Wants Everyone (But His Mom) Watching
- Tom Taylor On Superman: Son Of Kal-El Absence From December's Top 50
- Kid Eternity To Get A Big Role In Upcoming Justice League Dark?
- First Look: Kevin Wada's Oni Press Exclusive Cover For Chef's Kiss
- What Stephanie Phillips Got Past DC In Today's Harley Quinn #11
- Deathstroke's T.R.U.S.T. Revealed – Will He Abuse It? (Spoilers)
- Even Robin Objects To How DC Comics Portrays Poison Ivy (Spoilers)
- What A Surprise, Daredevil #1 With Same Creative Team & Matt Murdock
- Today, Superman Crosses Over With Richard Donner's Goonies – Again
- Today, Shazam Almost Brings Back Captain Marvel (Spoilers)
- A New Origin For Catwoman From DC Comics, Today
- Still Supernatural In The Daily LITG 25th January 2022
LITG four years ago, Hulk #181
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Pike, Spock Lead Way to Paramount+
- The Man Who Bought Incredible Hulk #181 For $5 In An Antique Store
- Superman Is Back From the Dead With Black Suit XM Studios Statue
- The Masked Singer Season 5 Teaser Promises Game-Changing Return
- Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics
- Doctor Who: The Rise and Premature Fall of the TV Whoniverse
- Jason Aaron & Ed McGuiness' Heroes Reborn – A World Without Avengers
- New Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels Statues Arrive From Gentle Giant
- The Unreleased Unova Shinies In Pokémon GO – Part Eight
- Entei Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: January 2021
- Tomorrow Night You Will Be Able To Vote For The X-Men
- Comic Store In Your Future – To Change Or Not To Change?
- Kyle's Little Sister: JY's New Graphic Novel About Sibling Rivalry
- Marjorie Finnegan: AWA Teases Garth Ennis' Time Travel Caper Comedy
- In DC Future State, Lex Luthor Is Still Known for Just One Thing
- Locust, Rodents, Unikorn, Snatched in Scout April 2021 Solicitations
- Edgar Church: The Artwork Behind the Greatest Comic Collection Ever
- Red Sonja Original Art by Frank Thorne Up for Auction
- Alan Moore-Inspired Nightmares Of Providence in April Solicits
- Frankee White & Kat Baumann's 20 Fists #1 From Source Point in April
- Will Your Copy Of BRZRKR #1 Be Signed By Keanu Reeves?
- Number-crunching DC Comics' Shrinking Output – April 2021
- Kevin Eastman's Totally Twisted Tales – But What About Lost Angeles?
- Agent Janna Morishima Tells Us How to Build a Career In Kids Comics
- Ted Sikora's Bloom Returns to Diamond From Hero Tomorrow Comics
LITG five years ago – Transformers and Hellbat figured large
And Wolverine was up to stuff.
- Transformers Soundwave and Ravage Get Expensive with Prime 1 Studio
- Let's Take a Look at The McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Hellbat Figure
- Carol Danvers to Lose Her Shirt in Poker Game with Wolverine in April's Captain Marvel #17
- Wolverine Heads to South America to Kidnap a Child in X-Men #5 [Preview]
- Rick & Morty Go To Hell – and Rick And Morty Present: The Council Of Ricke From Oni Press April 2020 Solicitations
- Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
- Ablaze Media is Trying to Publish Conan Comics Again in April 2020 Solicitations
- How Long Before the Beast Screws Up This Time? X-Force #6 [Preview]
- IDW Loses $26.4 Million in 2019, Projects Profitability in 2021
- Age of Khonshu Begins, Avengers Fall as Moon Knight Comes to Avengers in April
LITG six years ago – Hush fell
And DC Comics was dealing with Damned fallout.
- DC Comics Cancels Batman Hush Omnibus
- Terry Crews, Zac Efron Get BossLogic Reimaginings as Jaxx and Green Lantern
- The Cut Spider-Ham Joke That Took Things Too Far in 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse'
- Nudity Removal Demands for DC Comics' Second Coming
- Rob Liefeld Will Not Attend Hollywood's Tribute to Stan Lee
Comic book industry birthdays
Comics folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date.
- Sal Buscema, artist on The Incredible Hulk
- Gary Colabuono, comic book historian
- Brian Holguin, comics writer of Aria, KISS, Mr Majestic
- Kyle Holtz, artist on Web Of Venom
- Ace Continuado, artist on Shaper and Snow White
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