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Karl Urban Thanks Garth Ennis in The Daily LITG, 27th of October, 2025

Karl Urban thanking Garth Ennis (but not Darick Robertson?) was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday.

Karl Urban thanking Garth Ennis (but not Darick Robertson?) 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 seven years. Founded over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen 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. In summary, you can sign up to receive Lying In The Gutters as an email here. And maybe you just have.

Karl Urban Thanks Garth Ennis and the top ten stories from yesterday

1. The Boys Sets Guinness Records; Urban Thanks Garth Ennis, Eric Kripke
2. Archie & Antarctic Try To Publish K-Pop Demon Hunters In January 2026
3. John Wick Creator Says Ordained Adaptation Will Star Colin Farrell
4. Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman And Absolute Zatanna in January
5. New Venomized Hulk Premium Format Figure Coming from Sideshow 
6. The Black Phone Director Reveals His Requirement for a Third Film
7. Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 Preview: Batmobile Origin Storytime
8. Mad Cave Studios January 2026 Solicits With Gatchaman: Jinpei- Henshin
9. The Flash Director Reflects on the Film's Reception
10. Fantagraphics Fiftieth Anniversary In Their January 2026 Full Solicit

And some other stories I wrote yesterday:

• PrintWatch: Deadpool/Batman 3rd Printing, Event Horizon & Battle Beast
• Barbaric: The Long Death in Vault Comics' January 2026 Full Solicits
• Ninja High School #200 in Antarctic Press January 2026 Full Solicits
• Colin Farrell & Bad Idea Comics- The Daily LITG, 26th of October, 2025

LITG one year ago, Fantastic Four: First Steps

1. The Fantastic Four: First Steps &  Natasha Lyonne Has Wrapped Filming
2. Predator: Badlands Isn't The Only Predator Movie On The Horizon
3. King of the Hill Revival: An Early Look at 21-Year-Old Bobby Hill
4. Fight for the Green with the McFarlane Todd's Mods Swamp Thing Vinyl
5. Batman Kicks Off McFarlane's New DC Comics Todd's Mods Vinyl Line
6. The Comic Book Creators Thanked In Venom: The Last Dance Credits
7. Amazing Spider-Man #60 Preview: Wells' Web-Slinging Farewell
8. Magic: The Gathering Reveals New Final Fantasy Set
9. Mike Baron's Border Patrol Punisher in Antarctic January 2025 Solicits
10. American Dad! Greatest Hits Arrives Just in Time for TBS Return 
11. Generation Z – A Zombie TV Drama That's Fun For All The Family
12. Kevin Feige, Dan Buckley & CB Cebulski Pay Tribute to John Cassaday
13. Street Fighter Prime #0 Launches In Udon's January 2025 Solicits
14. Archie Is Still Mr Justice in Archie Comics January 2025 Solicits
15. MCM London Comic Con Day Two in The Daily LITG 26th October, 2024

LITG two years ago, The Return of Spider-Man's Marriage

1. Spider-Man's Marriage Is Back At Marvel For Good
2. Ric Flair Joins AEW, Literally Stabs WWE Right in the Back
3. Previewing The Trial Of Cyclops For The Fall And Rise Of X
4. Pamela Lifford Resigns As DC Comics' Big Boss
5. Jean Grey, Orchis Mind Control & Hunt for X-Men Sanctuary #XSpoilers
6. Now, Kingpin Comes To X-Men, Spider-Man & Avengers Comics (Spoilers)
7. Captain America Makes His Big Speech About Mutants And America
8. DC Comics Adds A New Detail To Superman's Heat Vision (Spoilers)
9. WildCATS Ends With #12 – What's Up With WildStorm At DC Comics Now?
10. Ram V & Dan Watters Creating an Image Comics/White Noise Crossover?
11. Ace Magazines Painted Romance Comic Covers, up for Auction
12. Zorro Picks Up A Foil To Unlock Retailer Covers On Kickstarter
13. Complete Love Vol 26 #2- The Pulp Magazine That Walked Like A Comic
14. Phantom Lady and Rulah in L.B. Cole's Jungle Thrills #16, at Auction
15. Highest Graded Copies of Marvel's Lovers Series, up for Auction
16. L.B. Cole & Jay Disbrow's Lurid Confessions of Love, up for Auction
17. Nat Gertler Brings About Comics Back to Diamond Comic Distributors
18. The First Two Pages of Asterix And The White Iris
19. PrintWatch: Spider-Boy, Capwolf & Justice League Vs Godzilla Vs Kong
20. Highest Graded Copies of Marvel's Love Romances, up for Auction
21. Captain America's New Big Speech in The Daily LITG, 26th October 2023

LITG three years ago, Marvel In February

1. How To Get Shiny Noibat In Pokemon GO Halloween Event 2022
2. How AXE Judgment Day Will Change Eternals & X-Men Going Forward
3. How People Reacted To A Black Green Lantern, In 1971
4. DC Spoils Batman #129 Cliffhanger Before We Got A Chance To Read It
5. Morgan Red Has The Greatest Mutant Power In The X-Men (XSpoilers)
6. Fallout: Check Out A Preview Image from Amazon's Prime Video Series
7. Paul Levitz & Neil Gaiman Talk Creator Credits In Black Adam & Sandman
8. The Return of Sublime To Today's X-Men Comics (Spoilers)
9. Today's X-Terminators #2 Has The Least Believable Cliffhanger Of All
10. Norman Osborn Designing Yet Another Suit For Spider-Man
11. BossLogic Made Fragment Creative Director, Sells His Mega Mutant Ape
12. Matt Baker Lagoon Creatures on Amazing Ghost Stories, Up for Auction
13. Bill Everett Unleashes the Sealed Specters on Venus #18, at Auction
14. Own Original Mike DeBalfo Artwork From Notti & Nyce #1
15. Bill Everett's Altar Surprise on Journey into Mystery #6, at Auction
16. Remember the Fifth of November For San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Badges
17. Amazon Prime Fallout Preview In The Daily LITG, 26th Of October, 2022

LITG four years ago, Back To The Bat With Todd McFarlane

1. McFarlane Toys Brings The Batman to Life Once Again with New Figure
2. Frank Cho's Outrage Sketch Covers From Baltimore Comic Con
3. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 15: So How Soon is "So Soon"?
4. Marvel Comics Launches Savage Spider-Man Without Chris Bachalo
5. Dune is the Final Harry Potter Movies, Not Lord of the Rings
6. Dear Saturday Night Live: Please Don't Destroy Sketches Are Mandatory
7. Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2 Trailer; Kevin Smith/Trolls
8. Tonight Is Murkrow Spotlight Hour In Pokémon GO: October 2021
9. The Identity Of Mother Soul Confirmed And Fully Revealed In Robin #7
10. The Naked, Scarred Body Of Jason Todd in Task Force Z #1
11. Source Point Press Drops Frank Gogol During Legal Proceedings
12. Evil Dada Shock Troopers Fighting The Culture War – The X-Cellent #1
13. The Beef Bros Are Back… And This Time They've Brought Fanny Packs
14. Knighted #1: AWA Studios Previews Exclusive Retailer Covers
15. Kinda Sorta Normal Life of Joshua Jones, E.A. Carrington & Kitt Thomas
16. Origin Of Fortnite, Foundation & Imagined Order Revealed In Batman
17. Cartoonist Embedded With Julia Salazar Creates Campaign Graphic Novel
18. Could We Get Interdimensional Law Series Spin-Off From Checkmate #5?
19. Foxes, Fire, And Other Magic OGN by Kyla Smith Picked Up By Macmillan
20. All Local Comic Shop Day 2021 Titles So Far, Adds Radio Apocalypse
21. "Dune Is Harry Potter" Hot Take in The Daily LITG, 26th October, 2021

LITG five years ago, Garth Marenghi and Marc Guggenheim

1. The Haunting Of Garth Marenghi's Dark Manor
2. Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Thought She Was Playing the Doctor "Wrong"
3. Arrowverse: Marc Guggenheim Ready to Move On; Talks Green Lantern
4. Let's Take A Look At NECA's Back To The Future Marty Figure
5. New The Mandalorian Vintage Collection Figures Revealed by Hasbro
6. Spitting Image: Watch New Episodes for Free on YouTube Right Now
7. Three Jokers Book 3 – And Punchline – Are Sequels To The Killing Joke
8. LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special: Rey vs Vader, Obi-Wan Trifecta & More
9. Everything Pokémon GO Players Need To Know About Drifloon
10. Retro The Mandalorian Figures Unveiled by Hasbro for Mando Monday
11. UCS Selling Two, Three, Four Times More DC Comics Than Lunar
12. Neil Gaiman Asks If DC Wants a Death Talks About Life For COVID-19
13. 50 Copies Of Emma Kubert Bleeding Cool Foundlings Kickstarter Variant
14. Marvel Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Paul Grist to Draw The Union, And More
15. Homestuck: Unofficial Collection is Free Offline Browser Experience

LITG six years ago, the Doctor met the Doctor and we got Giant-Sized X-Men again

1. Tony Isabella Calls Batman Toxic, Says Character Ruins DC Comics
2. Gary Frank Has Finished the 47 Page Final Issue of Doomsday Clock #12 – All On Track For December 18th
3. First Look at David Tennant's Doctor Meeting Jodie Whittaker's in Doctor Who – January 2020 Titan Solicits
4. Bruce Lee Gets An 80th-Anniversary Tribute Statue from Blitzway
5. Just Chillin' With Apocalypse in Excalibur #1 [Preview]
6. "Try and Stay Calm, You're Doing Very Well" – BBC One's Dracula Trailer Drops at MCM London Comic Con
7. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Season 14 "The Gang Texts" [REVIEW]
8. Exclusive: Our First Look at Thor #1 by Donny Cates and Nic Klein Gets Rather Messy
9. The Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, 27th October 2019 – "None Of Them Could Top Sales of Marauders #1"
10. "Rick and Morty": Was Chris Jericho's World Title Stolen via Portal Gun?
11. Power Rangers Lightning Collection Wave 3 Announced by Hasbro
12. Historical Funko Pop Artists, Presidents and Icons Are Coming Soon
13. Okay, So I Just Bought a Page of Doomsday Clock at MCM London Comic Con
14. Martin Scorsese Expands on His Comments Regarding Marvel Films
15. "Supernatural": Jared Padalecki Arrested on Assault, Public Intox [Review]
16. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" Episode IV – A New Retweet Hope [REVIEW]
17. "Good Omens": Neil Gaiman Loved Your Netflix Petition to Cancel Show
18. "Supergirl": Kara's Villains Are Hiding "In Plain Sight" [PREVIEW]
19. Exclusive: Our First Look at Scarlet Witch Vs The Vision in Tarot #1 by Alan Davis and Paul Renaud
20. Exclusive: Our First Look at Star Wars #1 by Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz From Marvel in January

LITG seven years ago, Old Man Logan was ending and Superman was getting militarized.

1. Old Man Logan Finale May Feature the Worst Thing Wolverine's Ever Done
2. Clark Kent Joins the Navy SEALs In Superman: Year One
3. Hunter Killer is Far Better than You've Been Told [Review]
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Freak Out Over New Found Item
5. Frank Miller vs AnemoneTea at MCM London Comic Con 2018

Comic Book birthdays today.

Comics folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date with twelve years for us as well.

• Image Comics founder, Shadowline Jim Valentino
• Stephen Donnelly, comics publisher of New Comics Group.
• Publisher of Self-Publisher Magazine, Ian Shires.
• Karl C. Story, inker on Nightwing, Batman, Star Trek, AVP, X-Men, Terra Obscura, Tom Strong, Ocean, The American Way, and Midnighter.
• OD-Y-C and Infinite Vacation and artist on Thor, co-creator Christian Ward.
• Sacred Creatures co-creator and artist on X-Factor and Books Of Doom, Pablo Raimondi

If you are in comics and have a birthday coming up – or you know someone who has – get in touch at richjohnston@gmail.com.

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