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The Daily LITG, 20th February 2020, Happy Birthday Steve Oliff

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The 10 most-read stories yesterday

1. "The Umbrella Academy" Season 2: They're Back – But When Are They?
2. Warning: This Is All You Get of Punchline in Batman #89 (Spoilers)
3. Wally West Joining Up The Dots Between Heroes In Crisis, Rebirth, Doomsday Clock in Flash Forward #6 – 5G Next? (Spoilers)
4. The Joker Takes His Crowbar to Dick Grayson One More Time (Nightwing #69 Spoilers)
5. Krakoan Crack, Fight Scenes and Jim Lee Impressions (New Mutants #7, Wolverine #1 and Marauders #8 Spoilers)
6. The Spider-Man Who Laughs? Marvel Heroes Get Dark Variants in May
7. Don't Pay $15 For Batman #94
8. Marvel Comics Gets Fully Unionized in May 2020
9. Batman's Wonderful New Toys, Harley Quinn's Plan For The Joker, Very Little Punchline in Batman #89 (Spoilers)
10. Fast Food Industry Doesn't Understand Why Comic Book Website Keeps Writing Articles About It

One year ago…

1. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton On Reddit Q's [Video]
2. 'Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest' Brings Classic Warhammer to Mobile
3. Big Announcements From DC Comics Coming This Week
4. Brian Bendis Has Given Superman a Brand New Super Power
5. Frankensteining Marvel Comics May 2019 Solicitations

Happening today…

• ComicsPRO begins in Portland, Oregon.
• Barbican Comic Forum, An informal group dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the multifaceted medium of comic books and graphic novels. Barbican Library, Silk Street, London. 5.30-7pm.
• Create a Comic-strip Workshop. Chris Geary takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a page of comic-strip art featuring your own characters. Cartoon Museum, Wells Street, London, Ages 8-12 / 2pm – 4pm / £12
• Make A Mini-Comic Workshop. Lots of comic creators get started by making mini-comics. Steve Marchant shows you how to create your own characters and draw them into a special booklet that you'll easily be able to make copies of to give to your friends. Cartoon Museum, Wells Street, London, Ages 8-12 / 11am-1pm / £12

Happy birthday to…

• Steve Oliff, comics colourist
• Justin Jordan, co-creator of Luther Strode, Deep State, Spread, Dead Body Road, Dark Gods, and Savage Things.
• Stuart Moore, former Vertigo/Marvel Knights editor, novelist and comics writer of Wolverine Noir, Firestorm and Detective Comics, and Captain Ginger for Ahoy.
• Manga writer/letterer Alex Giles

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