Let’s close out January with a round-up of some of the biggest comics-related news stories from the past few weeks!
News From DC and Marvel
- It’s awards season! At the Golden Globes, Colin Farrell picked up a Best Male Actor award for The Penguin, while Sebastian Stan and Zoe Saldaña won for non-Marvel-related roles.
- Among this year’s BAFTA nominations is Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which is up for Best Documentary. The Penguin was nominated for Best Limited Series at the WGA Awards.
- The first trailer for Daredevil: Born Again dropped! The series debuts March 4 on (where else?) Disney+.
- Dan Slott, best known for his work on Spider-Man, will now be writing a different S-Man title launching in May: Superman Unlimited.
- The director of 2023’s unsuccessful Flash movie has some opinions about why the film flopped. It mostly amounts to blaming the audience, particularly women under 25 and women over 25, which is just…all women.
- Do you like the Puppy Bowl? Of course you do! This year’s event will feature director James Gunn, his puppy Ozu, and a preview of Gunn’s upcoming Superman film, which co-stars Krypto the Superdog. Corporate synergy at its cutest.
News From the Wider Comics World
- Diamond Comics Distributors, once the exclusive distributor for the biggest names in the industry, has filed for bankruptcy. What this means for comics as a whole is not yet clear.
- There have been new developments and revelations about the allegations against Neil Gaiman, which first came to light last summer. Be advised that the content in the linked article is explicit and disturbing.
- Mad Cave Studios has announced an upcoming comics anthology to support comics creators who were displaced and otherwise affected by the L.A. wildfires.
- Netflix’s adaptation of One Piece just added a whole bunch of new cast members.