Posted in: TV | Tagged: newlitg, oldlitg

Lying In The Gutters in The Daily LITG 8th January 2026

Lying In The Gutters for the 7th of January topped in The Daily LITG for the 8th of January 2026. The snake has eaten its own tail.

Lying In The Gutters was the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday. How very meta of it. 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 seventeen 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 runaround 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.

Lying In The Gutters and the top ten stories from yesterday

1. Stranger Things 5 Episode 9 in The Daily LITG 7th January 2026
2. Ryan Stegman Is Off The X-Men After The X-Men 2026 Annual In March
3. Stranger Things 5 Episode 9?!? So, About That "Mysterious Episode"
4. DC's Free Comic Book Day 2026, No Batman, No Absolute, All Reprint
5. The Big Absolute Batman Ark-M Special Debut (Spoilers)
6. PUBG Mobile Has Unveiled The Massive Version 4.2 Update
7. The Truth About Absolute Batman Ark-M Special (And That Spoiler Cover)
8. There's Something About Mary Jane Watson In Venom #253 (Spoilers)
9. Two Monster Hunter Titles Were Given Info Updates For 2026
10. Ultimate X-Men And Ultimate Wolverine Avoid Their Endgame (Spoilers)

And some other stories I wrote yesterday:

• Rocket Raccoon Explains Imperial In Amazing Spider-Man #19 (Spoilers)
• Fathers, Sons And Grandsons In Today's Batman Comics (Spoilers)
• The Return Of Landau, Luckman And Lake in Venom #253 (Spoilers)
• Murder, Mayhem And The Road To Mayor in Poison Ivy #40 (Spoilers)
• Japan's Bestselling YA Comic Book Of 2026 Was Generated By A.I.
• Absolute Superman #15 – Poetry, Brainiac And Absolute Evil (Spoilers)
• Shadows Of Which Tomorrow? X-Men #23 And Wolverine #14 (XSpoilers)

LITG one year ago, Trent Reznor, Tron: Ares

1. TRON: Ares – Trent Reznor Explains Why They Are Scoring As NIN
2. When Joe Casey Planned To Give Original X-Men New Superhero Identities
3. TRON: Ares -A New HQ Image Has Been Released 
4. Tom Brevoort Saw X-Force As "The Krakoa Mossad" In His X-Men Plans
5. Is The Doctor Still The Doctor? The Daily LITG, 6th of January, 2025
6. Doctor Who: Is The Doctor Still The Doctor? Steven Moffat on Key Theme
7. Solo Leveling Season 2 Ep. 1: "You Aren't E-Rank, Are You?" Review 
8. My Arcade Reveals GameStation Retro With Capcom & Bandai Namco
9. Wolf Man: Universal Are Dummies And Posted The Transformation Scene
10. Mr. Freeze Brings An Exclusive Icy Black Light Figure to McFarlane
11. Diamond Comics Gives Retailers Reasons For Distribution Delays
12. Surprise Comic In Stores Tomorrow, Radiant Black: The Story So Far
13. Jamie Smart, First Ever "Creative Of The Fair" For London Book Fair
14. Another Ten More Of The Biggest Bleeding Cool Scoops Of 2024
15. Mariah-Rose Marie Auctions Rights to Go Back & Get It for Six Figures
16. Emily Tetri's Upcoming Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Small Magics
17. Nine Inch Nail in Tron: Ares in The Daily LITG, 7th of January, 2025

LITG two years ago, Machine Man Owned By DC

1. DC Comics Have Told Marvel That They Own Machine Man
2. Star Trek: William Shatner Not Sounding Optimistic About Kirk's Future 
3. Batman: Ed Brubaker on "Caped Crusader" Being Different From BTAS
4. Scott Snyder On The First Panel Of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
5. DC Reckons They Own Machine Man In The Daily LITG, 7th of January 2024
6. Ravensburger Announces Two New Disney Villainous Releases For 2024
7. Adam Copeland Sank to New Lows on AEW Collision Last Night
8. Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Sees His Future In The JSA (Spoilers)
9. Sgt Steel Comes To Beast World To Back Up Amanda Waller (Spoilers)
10. Rise of the Powers of X #1 Preview: X-Tinction Event Looms 
11. The Outsiders Get Inside Batman's Head, Literally (Spoilers)
12. The Sinister Sons Get A Family To Fight For (Green Lantern Spoilers)

LITG three years ago, Too Fat For Star Trek

1. Star Trek: Rhodes Told She Was "Wrong Physical Type" for Enterprise
2. 1923 Episode 4 "War and the Turquoise Tide" Preview Released
3. Fox News Attacks DC Comics Over Pregnant Joker
4. Wednesday: Jenna Ortega, Tim Burton Series Gets Season 2 Green Light
5. Avengers: War Across Time #1 Preview: Hank Pym's Kink Revealed
6. Kim Rhodes "Too Fat" For Star Trek- The Daily LITG, January 7th, 2023
7. Dwayne Johnson Appears To Address Failed DC Powerplay: "Guts To Fail"
8. "Forging The Future One Hero At A Time" Will Be Dawn Of DC's Strapline
9. How DC Comics' Lazarus Planet Affects The World
10. Two More Comic Stores Closed, Two More Opened Last Month
11. Ogden Whitney & Gardner Fox's Skyman in Big Shot Comics, at Auction
12. Future Comics' Disney Dictator from Saturn, Up for Auction
13. Lady Luck Gets Her Own Series in a Smash Comics Takeover, at Auction
14. Gender Queer Continues Making Headlines Across The USA Over Book Bans
15. Valkyrie's First Appearances in Air Fighters Comics, Up for Auction
16. Exclusive Superman #1 For Retailers Who Ask Josh Williamson Questions
17. Jay Hosler's Cushi, A Graphic Novel About Ants, From HarperAlley

LITG four years ago, The Day Of David Tennant's Doctor Who

1. How David Tennant Returning As Doctor Who Was Set Up By Steven Moffat
2. Mjolnir Explains What It Means To Be Worthy – Thor #21 Spoilers
3. CGC Asks Bad Idea To Stop Selling The Slabbed Invisible Comics
4. Will Mary Jane Wearing The Black Cat's Costume Be A Regular Thing?
5. Saturday Night Live: Ingraham's Response As Bad As We Needed It To Be
6. The Boys S03: Jensen Ackles Wants Everyone (But His Mom) Watching
7. Anyone Notice Peacemaker's Opening Dance Number Is Space Invaders?
8. The CIA X-Desk to Wakandan Mutantphobia in X-Men Krakoan Comics Today
9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – The Last Time We'll See This Team
10. Superman & Lois Season 2: Tyler Hoechlin Talks That [SPOILER] Twist
11. Ryan Parrott & Evgeny Bornyakov's Dead Day Booms on eBay After TV Deal
12. Art Spiegelman's Maus Back In Bestseller Charts After Classroom Ban
13. Preview Of Justin Mason's Artwork for Spider-Punk #1 In April
14. PrintWatch: Second Prints From Cowboy Bebop To Catwoman
15. Marvel Objects To POW Entertainment Trademark For 'True Believer'
16. DC Gives Away Tribal Tattoos For Wonder Woman's Trial of the Amazons
17. Dan Watters Adapts David Bowie's The Man Who Fell To Earth As A Comic
18. The God Of Hammers In The Daily LITG 27th January 2022

LITG five years ago, Neil Gaiman and Orlando Jones

1. American Gods: Neil Gaiman On Anansi/S03; Orlando Jones Responds
2. Lucifer Star Lesley-Ann Brandt Drops Some Serious Season 6 Looks
3. Who Gets Knullified In Today's King In Black Crossovers? (Spoilers)
4. Entei Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: January 2021
5. Funko Fair TV Reveals – Bewitched, Frasier, and Happy Days
6. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Pike, Spock Lead Way to Paramount+
7. Law & Order: OC – Christopher Meloni Says They're Working On It
8. The Full Art Trainer Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield
9. Staged Series 2 Episode 3: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Torture Tennant!
10. The Mandalorian: McMahon Believes Series Helped Sasha Banks Improve
11. Comicsgate Figure Quits Republican Vice Chair After QAnon Gaffe
12. CoverWatch: 30 Covers For Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR #1
13. PrintingWatch: We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 Fifth Print
14. Comic Writer Trashes Recap Pages; Top Industry Designer Responds
15. Smear Campaign Has Already Begun For X-Men Election
16. Strange Attractors Returns In April From It's Alive
17. Lex Luthor Guide To Being A Colonial Dictator, In Future State
18. Is BRZRKR Keanu Reeves' Way Of Playing Wolverine?
19. Where Does The Magistrate Get Its Wonderful Toys In DC Future State?
20. How Did Bruce Wayne Survive His Death In DC Future State??
21. The Full Candidate List For X-Men Vote From Tonight (UPDATE)

LITG six years ago – we had a new Doctor

And DC Comics was getting later

1. Doctor… Who? Five Possible Theories (Spoilers)
2. The Flash #750 Will Be LATE – As Will a Few Other DC Comics
3. Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: Fugitive Of The Judoon (Massive #Spoilers)
4. Funko Brings To Life More Pop Icons in their Newest Reveal
5. Dan DiDio Shows Off His Package In Metal Men #4
6. Marvel Omnibuses For Late 2020/21 – From Absolute Carnage to Donny Cates' Cosmic Universe
7. The First 25 Hot Comics Of 2020
8. "The Walking Dead" S10: We Almost Missed Negan in Whisperers Mask
9. Atari Announces Video Game-Themed Arati Hotel In The Works
10. Next "Secret Lair" Drop: "Year of the Rat"! – "Magic: The Gathering"

LITG seven years ago – Blizzard slashed

And when Marvel Comics were still publishing Punisher.

1. Blizzard Randomly Slashed Prices on Overwatch Permanently
2. Next Week's Punisher #7 Exposes the Size of Frank Castle's Penis (Spoilers)
3. Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 is Marvel's Apology to Cyclops Fans [X-ual Healing 1-23-19]
4. Scott Bakula Suggests an Awesome 'Quantum Leap', 'NCIS' Crossover
5. Doctor Who, The Good Place, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Fashion Crossover

And the 101 most-read stories of 2020 right here.

Comic book industry birthdays.

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

• Jason Aaron, co-creator of Scalped, writer on The Avengers.
• Hunt Emerson, creator on Outrageous Tales From the Old Testament, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Thunderdogs and The Beano.
• Todd Klein, legendary comic book letterer.
• Tony Harris, co-creator of Ex Machina and War Heroes, artist on Starman.
• Dærick Gröss Sr. creator of Murcielaga She-Bat 
• Matt Spatola, writer of The Venger: Dead Man Rising

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

Subscribe to our LitG Daily Mailing List.

Interested in more LITG discussion about what this all means? Subscribe to our LitG Daily Mailing List. And we'll see you here tomorrow.

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!