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When Is A Drake Not A Drake? The Daily LITG. 1st September 2020

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Pokemon, Tim Drake and the ten most-read stories yesterday…

1. Niantic Responds To Mega Evolution Controversy In Pokémon GO
2. Tim Drake is Robin Again, Damian Wayne is Not
3. The Rarest Generation One Shiny Pokémon In Pokémon GO
4. Mad Men: Welcome to the Longest Twilight Zone Episode Ever Made
5. Drag Race Season 7: Too Much "Meh" But RuPaul Series Still Entertaining
6. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Glenn Howerton On Season 15 Status
7. Marvel Boy and Hercules Are An Item Now – Guardians Of The Galaxy #6
8. WWE Payback Results: Has the Rollins/Mysterio Feud Finally Ended?!
9. NECA's New King Kong Figure Is Plastic Monster Goodness
10. The Joker Gets a Chase Variant Figure from McFarlane Toys

ICYMI: five more you may prefer.

Yesterday we changed comic book history. Again.

1. Steve Ditko Designed Spider-Man to be Orange and Purple
2. Transamerica Tyres Beats DC Comics Over Swamp Thing Trademark
3. Marvel Cancels Hellstrom: Prince Of Lies Collection
4. Scott Snyder Teases New Comics With Francis Manapul and Jock
5. DC Comics, Please Don't Forget The Comic Shop On Batman Day

Conan, Brian Wood and Dragon*Con, one year ago.

The details of the Diamond/Ablaze battle over Conan are ones I would really like to revisit one day.

1. Diamond Cancels Conan Comics – Cimmerian: Queen Of The Black Coast – Over Legal Threats
2. Dark Horse Cancels Brian Wood's Aliens: Colonial Marines: Rising Threat Over New Allegations
3. TSA Held Comic Creator For Hours at Airport Ahead Of Dragon*Con
4. Many New Games Workshop Releases Unveiled at NOVA Open
5. Laura Hudson Talks About Brian Wood, Sexual Harassment and Tess Fowler
6. "Better Call Saul" Season 5: Bob Odenkirk – "It's Going to Blow Your Mind"
7. "The Diary of River Song: Series Six": Fan Service at Its Purest [REVIEW]
8. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Season 14: Choking Frank [PREVIEW]
9. When Black Panther's Costume Was Redesigned at Marvel to Placate Racists
10. "This Is Us" Season 4 Teases Big Changes; Images Released [PREVIEW]

What's happening today

Plenty of comic book events happening online as a handful return to going offline.

• Comic Book Club: Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel And Brian Joines 7-8pm EDT
• Big Planet Comics Book Club – discuss Sandman volume 1 by Neil Gaiman 7-8pm EDT
• HC Comics: Be the Superhero of Your Health Care 3-4.30pm EDT
• Overhaul History – Comics Discussions on Cultural Context 3-4.30pm EDT

Comic book industry birthdays

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

• Patty Jeres, former Director – Marketing Communications of DC Comics, Talent and Industry Relations Chair at Prism
• Mark Stafford, artist on The Man Who Laughs, Cherubs, Liphook, The Bad Bad Place.
• Joe Jusko, of the Marvel Masterpieces trading cards.
• Roy Thomas, writer of Avengers, Captain Marvel.
• Jimmy Leszczynski, comic book journalist.
• Holly K Golightly, artist on Nightmare Theatre, Sabrina, creator of Vampfire and School Bites, publisher of Broadsword Comics.
• Shane Berryhill, writer of Sherwood Texas.
• Seymour Miles, writer X-O Man-O-War.
• Troy Brownfield, comics journalist.

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