Combining our DC and Marvel news threads, and indie news can go in here too. Let's start with this:

DC to Replace 'Vertigo' and Other Publishing Imprints with Age Rating Labels

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat- ... ts-1220225

Yeah, it's been a mess for quite some time, not being very user-friendly for new readers, young readers, families that are wondering how to get started with young people. They've also not exercised good discipline in keeping titles that seem like all-ages actually all-ages appropriate.

The grown-ups are starting to take back over, now that comics are seen as valuable properties part of a megabusiness.

Next up, the return of the Comics Code Authority to police problematic content and ensure there’s enough diversity, equality, and inclusion in comics. Plus ça change....

I want chaos and confusion to reign. Let there be comics of all descriptions. Let there be comics on the loose.

This is already being done, without a CCA.

Like the Thundercats.

Ummm.... okay. I'd glance at one of those.

I would not read them for pleasure, but of course I would try out for a part.

I would adapt them into musical form.

New floppies for Wednesday:

DARK HORSE COMICS

APR190254 AVATAR TSU TEYS PATH #5 CVR A WHEATLEY $3.99
APR190274 BAD LUCK CHUCK #4 (OF 4) $3.99
FEB190389 BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR) $49.99
APR190239 FIGHT CLUB 3 #6 CVR A MACK (MR) $3.99
FEB190388 HP LOVECRAFTS AT MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS TP VOL 01 $19.99
FEB190277 JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE HC VOL 03 DROWNING CITY $24.99
FEB190343 STEPHEN MCCRANIES SPACE BOY TP VOL 04 $10.99
APR190216 STRANGER THINGS SIX #2 CVR A BRICLOT $3.99
FEB190342 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 33 HIDDEN $17.99

DC COMICS

APR190436 ACTION COMICS #1012 $3.99
APR190444 BATMAN BEYOND #33 $3.99
MAR190493 BATMAN DAMNED #3 (OF 3) (RES) (MR) $6.99
APR198794 BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG (MR) $5.99
APR190456 BOOKS OF MAGIC #9 (MR) $3.99
APR190466 DETECTIVE COMICS #1006 $3.99
APR190463 DIAL H FOR HERO #4 (OF 6) $3.99
APR190472 FLASH #73 $3.99
APR190480 HIGH LEVEL #5 (MR) $3.99
APR190482 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #12 $3.99
MAR190586 MAN OF STEEL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP $17.99
APR190491 MARTIAN MANHUNTER #6 (OF 12) $3.99
MAR190590 OLD LADY HARLEY TP $16.99
MAR190598 SANDMAN TP VOL 09 THE KINDLY ONE 30TH ANNIV ED (MR) $19.99
APR190503 SILENCER #18 $3.99
APR198795 SUPERMAN LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1 2ND PTG $9.99
FEB190469 TEEN TITANS RAVEN TP DC INK $16.99
APR190510 TERRIFICS #17 $3.99
APR190516 WONDER WOMAN #73 $3.99

DYNAMITE

MAR191074 ALTERED CARBON DOWNLOAD BLUES HC $24.99
APR191029 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TWILIGHT COMMAND #5 CVR A SCHOONOVER $3.99
APR191065 KISS END #3 CVR A SAYGER $3.99
FEB191189 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 BLACK TERROR $29.99
APR191000 RED SONJA BIRTH OF SHE DEVIL #1 PARRILLO VIRGIN VAR $50.00

IDW PUBLISHING

FEB190751 BOX TP BOOK 01 $9.99
APR190645 CANTO #1 (OF 6) CVR A ZUCKER $3.99
APR190642 CROW HACK SLASH #1 CVR A SEELEY $3.99
FEB190658 DESCENDANTS GN VOL 01 TWISTED FIELD TRIP (RES) $9.99
DEC180793 DIABOLICAL SUMMER HC $24.99
APR190616 DICK TRACY FOREVER #3 CVR A OEMING $3.99
APR190675 DISNEY AFTERNOON GIANT #5 $5.99
MAR190745 EVE STRANGER #2 BOND $3.99
MAR198821 GHOST TREE #1 3RD PTG $3.99
MAR198822 GHOST TREE #2 2ND PTG $3.99
APR190641 GHOST TREE #3 CVR A GANE $3.99
MAR190691 GLOW #3 CVR A TEMPLER $3.99
APR190702 MARILYN MANOR #1 CVR A ZARCONE $3.99
APR190670 MY LITTLE PONY SPIRIT OF THE FOREST #2 (OF 3) CVR A HICKEY ( $3.99
APR190700 PUNKS NOT DEAD LONDON CALLING #5 CVR A SIMMONDS $3.99
MAR198823 ROAD OF BONES #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG $3.99
APR190640 ROAD OF BONES #2 CVR A CORMACK $3.99
APR190595 TRANSFORMERS GHOSTBUSTERS #1 CVR A SCHOENING $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

APR190114 ASCENDER #3 (MR) $3.99
APR190116 BEAUTY #27 CVR A HAUN & FILARDI (MR) $3.99
JAN190290 DEADLY CLASS #39 CVR A CRAIG (MR) $3.99
APR190043 HARDCORE TP VOL 01 (MR) $14.99
APR190146 HEAD LOPPER #12 CVR A MACLEAN $5.99
MAR190215 ISOLA #8 CVR A KERSCHL $3.99
APR190154 KICK-ASS #15 CVR A FRUSIN (MR) $3.99
APR198591 MIDDLEWEST #7 2ND PTG (MR) $3.99
APR190078 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA HC BOOK 03 (MR) $39.99
APR190189 REDNECK #21 (MR) $3.99
APR198592 SPAWN #297 2ND PTG $2.99
APR190026 SPAWN #298 CVR A MCFARLANE $2.99
OCT180254 THIEF OF THIEVES #43 (MR) $3.99
APR190204 WEATHERMAN VOL 2 #1 CVR A FOX (MR) $3.99

MARVEL COMICS

APR190895 AGE OF X-MAN X-TREMISTS #5 (OF 5) $3.99
APR190824 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #24 $3.99
APR190750 AVENGERS #20 WR $3.99
APR190860 BLACK PANTHER #13 $3.99
APR190908 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7 $3.99
APR190864 DOCTOR STRANGE #15 $3.99
APR190869 FANTASTIC FOUR #11 $3.99
APR190839 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #8 $3.99
JAN191087 HEROES REBORN OMNIBUS HC $125.00
APR190867 MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #4 $3.99
APR190889 MAJOR X #6 (OF 6) $3.99
JAN191089 MARVEL COMICS HC WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW $50.00
APR190877 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #6 $4.99
APR190883 MARVEL RISING #4 (OF 5) $3.99
APR190954 MARVEL VISIONARIES TP STAN LEE $34.99
MAR190995 MARVELS POSTER BOOK TP $24.99
APR190968 MASTER OF KUNG FU EPIC COLLECTION TP FIGHT WITHOUT PITY $39.99
APR190881 MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #44 $3.99
APR190957 MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR TP VOL 07 BAD DREAM $15.99
APR190902 MR AND MRS X #12 $3.99
APR190976 NOT BRAND ECHH COMPLETE COLLECTION TP $39.99
APR190977 PETER PORKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 01 $39.99
APR190880 RUNAWAYS #22 $3.99
APR190816 SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 $4.99
APR190841 SPIDER-MAN REPTILIAN RAGE #1 $3.99
JAN199224 STAR WARS #67 SIENKIEWICZ VAR $3.99
APR190918 STAR WARS AOR DARTH VADER #1 $3.99
MAR191023 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA TP VOL 05 WORST AMONG EQUALS $24.99
APR190929 STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #3 (OF 5) $3.99
APR190975 STARJAMMERS TP $29.99
APR190768 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #8 WR $3.99
APR190853 THANOS #3 (OF 6) $3.99
APR190746 THOR #14 WR $3.99
FEB190995 TONY STARK IRON MAN TP VOL 02 STARK REALITIES $17.99
APR190804 TRUE BELIEVERS MARVEL TAILS STARRING PETER PORKER #1 $1.00
APR190813 TRUE BELIEVERS SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-MAN VS MYSTERIO #1 $1.00
APR190726 WAR OF REALMS #6 (OF 6) WR $5.99
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APR190741 WAR OF REALMS PUNISHER #3 (OF 3) WR $3.99
APR190743 WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #3 (OF 3) WR $3.99
APR190956 WEST COAST AVENGERS TP VOL 02 CITY OF EVILS $17.99
APR190884 WOLVERINE EXIT WOUNDS #1 $4.99
APR190900 X-MEN GRAND DESIGN X-TINCTION #2 (OF 2) $5.99
JAN191094 X-MEN HC EVE OF DESTRUCTION $100.00
APR190972 X-MEN MILESTONES TP DARK PHOENIX SAGA $24.99

Boy, Marvel's not afraid to flood the market, eh?

And out of all those titles, I am only getting:

DARK HORSE COMICS

APR190239 FIGHT CLUB 3 #6 CVR A MACK (MR) $3.99
APR190216 STRANGER THINGS SIX #2 CVR A BRICLOT $3.99

DC COMICS

MAR190493 BATMAN DAMNED #3 (OF 3) (RES) (MR) $6.99

IDW PUBLISHING

MAR190691 GLOW #3 CVR A TEMPLER $3.99

MARVEL COMICS

APR190900 X-MEN GRAND DESIGN X-TINCTION #2 (OF 2) $5.99

And though it wasn't listed, I am getting:

AHOY Comics

Steel Cage # 1

Just Grand Design fo' me.

Just "True Believers" reprint for me.
The 1st. Mysterio.Ditko.All for $1.
That's what floppies should cost.

I will be getting Conan the Barbarian #7, plus a couple Valiant comics not listed (Bloodshot: Rising Spirit and Punk Mambo).

Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, and Loki could all wear schoolgirl outfits.

I am not purchasing any of them. Take that, comics industry!

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I was startled when I looked at the article and saw that these were actual, licensable school plays. Interesting concept. I've seen school plays that featured superhero parodies, but never any featuring actual, published comic book characters. Wonder whether they're going to have many takers?

Whenever I go to the nearest bookstore (A mere hour or so away!), I see whole shelves full of loss-leader priced Marvel trades.

THEN DC HAS THE COMIC FOR YOU