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The Daily LITG, 19th October 2019, Happy Birthday Alison Sohn

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The bigger news, slightly knocked back yesterday, involves the future of Image Comics – and its aim to sell more than DC Comics with a new strategy. It's not impossible…

The 20 most-read stories yesterday

1. Ghostbusters Gets A Transformers Crossover Figure From Hasbro
2. Looks Like DC Comics Are Really Going Ahead With Superman Revealing Clark Kent As Secret Identity – Again
3. Cyclops, Wolverine and Jean Grey – Marvel Comics' First Throuple?
4. Undiscovered Country #1 is Image Comics' Biggest Genuine Launch in Five Years With 83,000 Pre-Orders
5. Scott Snyder Says Farewell to Justice League in January's Justice League #39
6. DC Cancels Doom Patrol: Weight of The Worlds With #7, Brian Azzarello's Birds Of Prey Now Just a One-Shot
7. "Lucifer" Star Tom Ellis Addresses "Crisis" Crossover Rumors [VIDEO]
8. Dan DiDio Tells You How Everything You Knew About the Metal Men Was Wrong. Again (Spoilers)
9. Marvel Comics 2020 Calendars Giveaways to Promote "Incoming"
10. Wonder Woman #750 Leads DC Comics January 2020 Solicitations
11. "Stargirl" Production Pushes Back on Reports of CW Move: "Not Accurate"
12. Robocop Is Coming Home With Us Dead Or Alive From NECA
13. A European Retailer May Have Leaked The PS5's Price
14. Scorpion Shows His True Face In New BBTS Exclusive "Mortal Kombat" Figure
15. Pepe Larraz's Cover for the House Of X/Powers Of X Hardcover
16. Bruce Wayne and Bane Go Topless For Big Fight in Batman #82 – But Not Catwoman, Obviously
17. A Look at a 100-Page Savage Dragon #250 for 2020
18. DC Comics Names the Batman: Damned Format, "Prestige Plus"
19. "Death Stranding" Actor Pleads With Press Not To Spoil The Game
20. The Seedy Noir 12-Issue Batman Comic by Tom King and Mitch Gerads That Never Was

One Year Ago

1. New Teaser for 'Vikings' Season 5b Brings the Blood and Chaos
2. Rob Liefeld Drawing Superman?
3. Uncanny X-Men #1: A New Preview, and Writers' Finals Words
4. Let's Talk About 'Shameless' s9e6, "Face It, You're Gorgeous"
5. After Chelsea Cain and Chuck Wendig – Will Comic Creators Unionize?

Happening today…

• Baltimore Comic-Con, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore until Sunday.
• Santa Fe Comic Con, Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Santa Fe, NM, until Sunday.
• Fandemic Tour Houston, NRG Center, Houston, Texas , until Sunday.
• David Hine signing The Marked #1. From 6pm. Orbital Comics, London.
• Peter Milligan, Alison Sampson and Rachel Fulton signing Hit Girl In India, 1-2pm, Gosh Comics, London.
• Visions From The Upside-Down signing with Freya Betts, Mark Borgions, Adam Cockerton, Jason Davies, Sam Gilbey, Tony Hodgkinson, Rian Hughes, Bernie Jezowski, Jemma Klein, Sandra (Kamenz) Kluth, Mark Levy, Sam Mayle, Ian MacDougall, Murugiah, Lucas Peverill, Guy Stauber, R H Stewart, Glen Stone Adam Stothard. Forbidden Planet Megastore, London 1 – 2pm.
• Westminster Library Comic Book Drawing Club, Westminster Reference Library, 35 Saint Martin's Street, London 11.30am-1.30pm.
• Laydeez Do Comics: Professional Workshops: How to Pitch your Comics and Graphic Novels to Editors & Publishers with Karrie Fransman, The John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High St, London 11.30am-1.30pm
• Laydeez Do Comics: Professional Workshops: How to Promote Your Comic or Graphic Novel and Sell it with Hannah Berry, The John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High St, London 2.30-4.30pm
• Talk with Hannah Berry and Finalists of the AFFA Award for Comics 2020. Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and Jess Taylor have been selected from a longlist of nominated comics artists as finalists for the first AFFA in Comics. Cartoon Museum, Wells St, London, Noon-1.30pm.
• Brick City Comic and Toy Show, Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, Ocala, FL
• CharlestonCon, Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Airport, North Charleston, SC
• Memphis Comic Expo, Agricenter International, Memphis, TN until tomorrow.
• Hamilton Comic Con, Mount Hope, ON until tomorrow.
• Fayetteville Comic Con, Crown Complex until tomorrow.
• Bangor Comic and Toy Con, Cross Insurance Center. Bangor, ME until tomorrow.
• MICE Expo, Lesley's University Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts until tomorrow.
• Andre R. Frattino and Jesse Lee signing Simon Says at Books A Million, Gainesville, Florida
• Vroman's Presents An Afternoon with Mike Mignola, Pasadena, California, 3-4pm.
• Paula Richey and Mia Pierce signing Soulbound together for the first time, Richards Comics & Collectables, Noon-3pm, Greenville, South Carolina
• Author Talk: I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib and Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It) by Luke Healy, Grand Central Library, New York, 2-4.30pm
• Unplugged & Unpopular signing with Mat Heagerty, Mission: Comics & Art, San Francisco, California 1-4pm.
• Batman: The Definitive History book release party, Cartoon Art Museum , San Francisco, California 6-8.30pm
• Elvira signing with David Avallone, The Perky Nerd, Burbank, California, noon-2pm.
• Brian Haberlin signing Sonata and The Marked at Knowhere Games & Comics, San Marcos, California 2-4pm
• Liam Sharp signing at Age Of Comics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 11am-1pm.

And a happy birthday to…

• Comics artist Alison Sohn.
• Creator of Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet, Jim Starlin.
• Writer and artist Nadine Messner-Loebs.
• Darkhawk co-creator and artist on KnightsEnd and Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, Michael Manley.
• Writer and co-creator of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, Don Chin.
• Phil Boyle, President & CEO at Coliseum of Comics.
• Secret Warriors and Red Lanterns artist Alessandro Vitti.
• Kyrra Alien Jungle Girl writer Rich Woodall.

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