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The Big DC Comics Meeting at The Daily LITG, 18th March 2023

An LITG runaround the previous day on Bleeding Cool, as well as the last four years, and a bunch of comic book industry birthdays.


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The Big DC Comics Meeting at The Daily LITG, 18th March 2023
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The ten most popular stories yesterday

  1. There's An All-Hands Meeting Happening At DC Comics Right Now (UPDATE) 
  2. DC Comics June 2023 Solicits & Solicitations – No Batman #901 
  3. Marvel Comics Relaunch Uncanny Avengers #1 In August
  4. Pre-Orders Arrive for McFarlane Toys New The Batman 89 Batmobile
  5. Marvel Teases a Very Very Dark Fall Of X Event For X-Men This Year
  6. Chris Claremont Tells X-Men Panel Events Were Their Biggest Mistake
  7. Hasbro Secretly Reveals Exclusive Marvel Legends MCU Ronin Figure
  8. X-Men '97: Marvel Unlimited Event Offers More Animated Series Details
  9. The Difference Between Action Comics & Superman in Dawn Of DC 
  10. Just Before Free Comic Book Day – Best Of The Mighty Marvel Backlist

LITG: more comics stories you may prefer

LITG one year ago, Future's End

McFarlane Reveals Batman Beyond: Future's End 5-Pack Exclusive 
Credit: McFarlane Toys
  1. McFarlane Reveals Batman Beyond: Future's End 5-Pack Exclusive
  2. The Dan Brereton Batman Comic That DC Comics Never Printed
  3. Full Marvel Comics June 2022 Solicits & Solicitations
  4. Marvel Cancels Secret Invasion, Delays It For Another Time
  5. Is Catherine Tate's New Film The Nan Missing a Director Credit?
  6. A.X.E. Judgment Day Will Crossover With Everything In July
  7. X-Men Hellfire Gala Variant Covers, Cover The Marvel Universe In June
  8. David Gallaher Hospitalised After Trying To Prevent New York Assault
  9. Hasbro Reveals Walmart Exclusive Star Wars Original '96 Figures
  10. Tonight Is Therian Tornadus Raid Hour In Pokémon GO: March 2022
  11. Marvel Comics Delays Taboo's Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man Already
  12. Mark Millar Promises Return Of Nemesis, Maybe He Means It This Time
  13. Mark Millar Brings Back Prodigy To Image Comics With Matteo Buffagni
  14. Jupiter's Legacy by Mark Millar & Tommy Lee Edwards Returns In August
  15. Mark Millar Teases Netflix Comics With Frank Quitely & Travis Charest
  16. Mark Millar Launches The Magic Order Vol 3 With Gigi Cavenago In July
  17. DC Comics Switches From Rainbow Foil To Gold For Jock's Batman Covers
  18. Image Goes Norse in June with New Series Beware the Eye of Odin
  19. Thor Abandons His Duties in Thor: Lightning and Lament in June
  20. Punisher War Journal Returns in June as Series of One-Shots
  21. Who Is The New Vampire Slayer For Buffy's 25th Anniversary?
  22. Taboo, B. Earl, Juan Ferreyra Launch Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man
  23. DC Comics Overships Aquamen #2 By 30% With Jim Lee Black & White Cover
  24. Marvel's Jane Foster & Mighty Thor In June Ahead Of Love & Thunder
  25. Hero Collector's DC Comics Graphic Novel Solicits For June 2022
  26. Newthink: AWA Launching Gregg Hurwitz' New SciFi Anthology Series
  27. The Final Final Justice League in the Daily LITG, 17th March 2022

LITG two years ago, Shazadam, Captain Marvel and Hellfire Gala

Black Adam, Adam, Shazadam? Justice League #69 Tomorrow (Spoilers)

A Shazadam by any other name would smell as sweet.

  1. DC Shocker: Shazadam Officially Changes His Name to Black Adam
  2. The Love Life Of Captain Marvel Takes Quite A Twist (Major Spoilers)
  3. Comics Stores To Receive Free Copies Of X-Men Hellfire Gala Guide
  4. Wolverine, Jean Grey & Cyclops, One More Time (X-Force #18 Spoilers)
  5. Pokémon GO Teases Sylveon, Xerneas, & More New Species
  6. Where In The World Are The DC Comics June 2021 Solicitations?
  7. Seinfeld Apartment Comes To Life With New Funko Collectible
  8. X-Men Hellfire Gala Party Event Marvel Solicitations For June 2021
  9. Doctor Who Star Mandip Gill: The Doctor Will Be a Woman of Color
  10. Erik Larsen Explains Why He Didn't Credit Sienkiewicz for Homage
  11. Where In The World Are The Marvel Comics June 2021 Solicitations?
  12. Protestors Invade American Political Public Buildings In Champions #5
  13. Rob Liefeld Recreates The Shield and The Mighty Crusaders For Archie
  14. Ta-Nehisi Coates' Captain America Run Ends in June; Relaunch Imminent?
  15. Joe Benitez's Lady Mechanika Moves To Image, Brings Back Memories
  16. King In Black – Reptil Returns, X-Men Teleport And Black Knighting
  17. More FCBD Details For Valiant, 2000AD, Red Room, Dungeon & RL Stine
  18. Jim Rugg's Eightball Cover For Ed Piskor's Red Room, Coming To FCBD
  19. Why Mitch Gerads Deletes Doc Shaner's Parts from Tom King's Scripts
  20. Behemoth Brings Muthafukaz Comics Back Into Print As MFKZ
  21. DC Comics Finally Finish Jeff Lemire & Keith Giffen's Inferior Five
  22. PrintWatch: Serial #2 and Nottingham #1 Get Second Printings
  23. SCOOP: Full List Of All 50 Free Comic Book Day Titles For FCBD 2021
  24. Dress For The Hellfire Gala – The Daily LITG, 17th March 2021

LITG three years ago – it wasn't sunny in Philadelphia

And Clark Gregg wanted SHIELD out there.

  1. So What Did La Mole Comic Con Say to Mark Brooks Anyway?
  2. "Always Sunny" Star Rob McElhenney Proposes Coronavirus Prod Plan
  3. A Message From Mark Waid
  4. Batman Has His Very Own Armory With New Hot Toys Collectible
  5. "Batwoman": PA Amanda Smith Paralyzed On Set; Under Investigation
  6. "The Midnight Gospel": Netflix Releases Adult Animated Series Teaser
  7. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
  8. OPINION: "Mystery Boosters" Are (Usually) Great – "Magic: The Gathering"
  9. Shudder Offering 30-Day Free Trial Regardless of Coronavirus Quarantine Status
  10. The Disney+ Version of "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" is Garbage

LITG four years ago – Umbrella Academy was sold out

Comic creators couldn't get to conventions for very different reasons.

  1. 'Rick and Morty': Justin Roiland "Feeling Preeeetty Great" About Season 4
  2. 'Pet Sematary': 25+ New Images From the Stephen King Remake
  3. Netflix vs. Disney: The Battle Even The Defenders Couldn't Win [Opinion]
  4. How Comic Shops Can Survive the Inevitable Sales Apocalypse
  5. Possible SPOILERS: Five Avengers: Endgame LEGO Set Pictures

Birthdays today

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

  • Comic book inker and co-creator of SpykeBill Reinhold
  • Frank McLaughlin, creator of Judomaster
  • Shea Anton Pensa, artist on Brave & The Bold, Green Arrow, Butcher

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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 Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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