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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019



MARVEL COMICS FOR DECEMBER

Marvel Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for December.

For the listings, with images, CLICK HERE.



IDW PUBLISHING'S DYING IS EASY

IDW Publishing has announced a December launch for Dying is Easy, a five-issue series from writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds.

Here's how IDW describes the book:

"This five-issue mystery draws readers into the dimly-lit venues and grimy back alleys of the comedy world, where every stand-up is looking out for themself, making enemies left and right.

"When an upstart comedian with a particularly ugly past achieves stardom by stealing jokes, he quickly earns a target on his back. It's not long before the laughter stops... and the gunplay begins."

"Both as a writer and as a reader, nothing turns me on like that jolt of discovery, of revelation, when the scattered parts of a narrative suddenly click together to make an unexpected picture," Hill said.

"That's the thrill of a fair-play mystery, where all the clues are there if the reader is clever enough to spot them, and there's a chance to match wits with the detective.

"Dying is Easy gave me a chance to try my hand at a genre I love... and also allowed me to pay tribute to the poets of pulp, guys like Larry Block and Walter Mosley and Elmore Leonard, who have been inspiring me and blowing my mind for decades."

"And I get to do it alongside Martin Simmonds, whose exacting pencils and vivid colors bring to life a whole neon-blurred world of heart-broken chumps and leg-breaking creeps. To think I get paid to do this!"

"I'd been dying to work on a project thatfd allow me to push my art in a darker direction. The chance to collaborate on Dying is Easy with Joe means I can do exactly that," Simmonds said. "Dying is Easy has been a bloody riot to illustrate, and I hope readers will get that same level of excitement from sleuthing their way through the series!"

The first issue of Dying is Easy will be available with multiple cover editions by Simmonds and Gabriel Rodriguez.



BRIEFLY

WELLING ON CRISIS: According to Entertainment Weekly, Tom Welling will guest-star in The CW's upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event, reprising his Smallville role of Clark Kent.

Welling played Clark Kent for 10 seasons on Smallville and also was in Lucifer for one season. He is the third actor to play Superman in the crossover, joining Tyler Hoechlin and Brandon Routh.

"Crisis on Infinite Earths" kicks off with Supergirl on Sunday, Dec. 8, followed by Batwoman on Monday, Dec. 9 and The Flash on Tuesday, Dec. 10. After the winter hiatus, the crossover resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 14 with Arrow at 8 p.m. and concludes with Legends of Tomorrow at 9 p.m.

ANTARCTIC PRESS FIRST LOOKS: For covers and six-page preview of Scratcher #1, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from Antarctic Press, CLICK HERE.

BOOM! FIRST LOOKS: For covers and six-page preview of Firefly #10, arriving in stores on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from BOOM! Studios, CLICK HERE.

NEW BOOM! PRINTING: BOOM! Studios has announced a second printing for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth #1, featuring a new cover by Dan Mora and to be in stores on Oct. 16.

"Hellmouth is exactly what you want from the first Buffyverse event, and we canft wait for all the Buffy and Angel fans to experience it," said Filip Sablik, president, sales and marketing, BOOM! Studios. "From the first official meeting between Buffy and Angel to the Scooby Gang trying to pull Sunnydale back from the brink of destruction, and Spike's newfound team battling for the soul of Los Angeles, nothing will go the way you expect! Wefre beyond thrilled to have such enthusiastic support for the book, necessitating a second printing to meet the overwhelming demand."



DECEMBER 2019 SOLICITATIONS

Below are solicitations posted for December. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.









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