LINCOLN, GURIRA REUNITE ON WALKING DEAD SPIN-OFF

AMC Networks has announced that Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira will reunite for a new series in the expanding universe around The Walking Dead.

The series will continue the journey and love story of the Rick Grimes and Michonne characters. Lincoln and Gurira, who have been actively involved in conceiving the creative and the continuation of their characters' story, made the surprise announcement while appearing onstage as part of the final panel for The Walking Dead at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Scott M. Gimple, Chief Content Officer of The Walking Dead Universe, will serve as showrunner on the series, which will begin with six episodes in 2023. Lincoln and Gurira are both executive producers.

"This is a moment fans of The Walking Dead have been waiting for since Rick disappeared in the helicopter early in season nine, and Michonne journeyed away on a quest to find him the following season," said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. "What a great surprise for the fans at this final Comic-Con for the series that launched this universe and made television history. We couldn't be more excited for a truly epic series finale later this year and to see Andy and Danai return in a new series they helped create, one of three new series coming in 2023 that continue the stories of so many iconic and fan-favorite TWD characters."

"Rick and Michonne are two of my favorite people and Danai and Andy are two of my favorite people." Gimple said. "Working with all of them continues to be a dream come true. The three of us, along with a terrific team of TWD all stars and incredible new voices, are crafting an insane love epic worth the long, long wait."

"This has been the most extraordinary journey playing Rick Grimes for the best part of a decade," Lincoln said. "The friendships I've made along the way are deep and lasting, so it's fitting that I finally get to complete the story with Danai and Scott and the rest of the TWD family. I'm so excited to be returning to the screen as Rick, reuniting with Danai as Michonne, and bringing the fans an epic love story to add to the Walking Dead Universe.

Said Gurira: "Michonne and this TWD family has meant so much to me, and to continue the journey of these beloved characters, alongside Scott and Andy, both creatively and in front of the camera, and bringing The Walking Dead fans something truly special is just glorious. I can't wait to pick up the katana again."

Here's how the new show is described:

"This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead...And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they've ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive -- or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?"

MARVEL'S X-TREME X-MEN RETURNS

Marvel Comics has announced that writer Chris Claremont will reunite with artist Salvador Larroca for a five-issue X-Treme X-Men limited series starting in November.

The new series will take place place directly after the final issue of X-Treme X-Men with a story arc that promises to have wide-reaching implications for some X-characters.

Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"A powerful psychic attack on Kitty Pryde from her old enemy Ogun brings the X-Treme team back together for a high-stakes mission, but what secret is Ogun hiding, and will even the combined might of Bishop, Sage, Gambit, Rogue, Rachel Summers, Storm and Wolverine be enough to stop his insidious plan?"

"I'm very happy to be teaming up with Chris again to bring back the adventures of the X-Treme X-Men," Larroca said. "It's been a long time and I've missed this team and this book that I consider a child of mine. I hope fans enjoy what we're doing with this new run -- there's lots of new histories to tell. This is the book that Chris Claremont fans have been waiting for and I'm proud to once again illustrate his awesome plots. Let's make this an instant classic!"

Marvel will also launch an X-Treme Marvel Variant Covers program, timed to coincide with the new title's beginning.

The first issue shiops on Nov. 30.

BRIEFLY

TIGER DIVISION: Marvel Comics has announced a Nov. 2 launch for Tiger Division, a five-issue series written by Emily Kim and drawn by Creees Lee.

Introduced by Jed MacKay last year in books like Taskmaster and Black Cat Annual, the team of South Korea's fiercest defenders are led by White Fox and cryokinetic pop superstar Luna Snow.

The team consists of: Taegukgi, the patriotic powerhouse with a heart of gold; Lady Bright, a card-wielding and mysterious sorceress; Mr. Enigma, a street-brawling demigod; The General, a living totem; and Gun-R II, an android with an attitude

"I'm so excited to be launching Tiger Division's first limited series," Kim said. "As a lifelong fan of comics, I never thought I'd get the chance to write for an all-Korean group. Hopefully it's not the last and there will be many more Tiger Division stories to come,"

STRANGE ACADEMY RETURNS: Marvel Comics has announced that Strange Academy will return on Oct. 26 in Strange Academy: Finals #1.

Earlier this month, Strange Academy #18 ended the series' first era with a student rebellion, a daring journey to the Dark Dimension, and the realization that some of the school's brightest stars have dark futures.

Here is how Marvel describes the new book:

" Freshman year is almost over! From day one, people have been wondering ... who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? The future of Marvel Magic is going to be decided here, and it will take FAR more than the Sorcerer Supreme and his school if magic has a chance!"

"When we first started, we just wanted to do something together, but it was great to see the reaction from the fans," Ramos said. "I love drawing these characters, and Skottie gives them the best scripts to play with these kids, their universe, their concerns and powers, and the way they'd like the world to be. This new saga and chapter of their lives will be really insane."

SPIDER-MAN: THE LOST HUNT: Marvel Comics is promising the turn origins of Kraven in Spider-Man; The Lost Hunt, a five-issue series starting in November by writer J.M. DeMatteis, artist Eder Messisas and cover artist Ryan B

/Here's how Marvel describes the book:

"Revealing secrets and answering mysteries Spidey fans have been waiting for -- prepare to explore the depths of what made Kraven the Hunter the powerhouse villain he was! As Peter Parker and Mary Jane prepare for their new lives in Portland, a man from Kraven¡¯s past stalks them. Who is this mystery man, and what does he want with Spider-Man? Find out when we return to the time period after Spider-Man: The Final Adventure when Peter Parker was Powerless."

SEPTEMBER 2022 SOLICITATIONS

Below are solicitations posted for September. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings and check back soon for additional solicitations.

* ARCHIE COMICS.

* BOOM! STUDIOS.

* DARK HORSE COMICS.

* DC COMICS.

* IDW PUBLISHING.

* MARVEL COMICS.

* TITAN COMICS.

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