DC’s K.O. Blues in The Daily LITG, for the 9th of April 2026

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DC’s K.O. Blues of Aquaman, Superboy, Supergirl, Guy Gardner and Firestorm was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday.

DC’s K.O. Blues of Aquaman, Superboy, Supergirl, Guy Gardner and Firestorm was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday. 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.

K.O. Blues was the most read story yesterday, in the top ten.

1. K.O. Blues Of Aquaman, Superboy, Supergirl, Guy & Firestorm (Spoilers)
2. The Devil Wears Prada 2: Final Trailer Is Officially Released
3. Amazing Spider-Man #26 – A New Relative For Peter Parker? (Spoilers)
4. Pokémon TCG Has Two Releases Happening in April 2026
5. A Million Dollars Worth Of Original Artwork Stolen From Mark Evanier
6. The Identity Of Web Of Venom’s Symbiote As Well As The Host (Spoilers)
7. Absolute Debuts & Mashups In Absolute Green Lantern #13 (Spoilers)
8. A New Name For Uncanny X-Men’s Outliers… Will It Stick? (Spoilers)
9. First Look: Pacific Rim Continues With Final Breach, Out In May 2026
10. The Punisher: One Last Kill Look Included in New “Born Again” Trailer

And a few other stories I wrote yesterday…

1. British Comic Creator R.E. Burke Banned From Visiting USA For 10 Years
2. The Equalizer Season 5: Updated Eps. 15 & 16, Season Finale Previews
3. The Origin of Absolute Mister Freeze in Absolute Batman #7 (Spoilers)
4. Spider-Man Vs Sinister Sixteen by J Michael Straczynski & Phil Noto
5. J Michael Straczynski is Working on a New Monthly Comic for Marvel
6. Avatar: Fire and Ash – 4 Behind-The-Scenes Images Released
7. Will Comic Book Publishers Avoid The US 104% Tariffs On China?
8. High Potential Season 2 More Than 13 Eps; “Satisfying Answers” Coming
9. Time To Introduce An Old Friend in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Spoilers)
10. Marvel Tease Spider-Fans Over Paul Rabin & Mary Jane Watson (Spoilers)
11. Hellboy In Love – Hellboy Joins Anastasia Bransfield In Iceland
12. Original Art for First Appearance of Spider-Woman Sells For $690,000
13. Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Comics Jump From $2.99 To $3.99 This Month
14. The Death Of A Judge – John Wagner’s Final Judge Dredd Story?
15. The Day After That Diamond Comics Bankruptcy Court Hearing
16. What Rebecca Burke Did Next, in The Daily LITG, 8th of April 2025

LITG two years ago… Scott Dunbier’s Act 4

1. Scott Dunbier Announces He Is Setting Up A New Comics Publisher
2. The Truth Behind Brainiac Revealed In Action Comics #1064 (Spoilers)
3. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon Competition Hit By AI Controversy
4. Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Scarlet & Violet – 151 In April 2024
5. Invincible Iron Man #17 Preview: New Iron Coffin Armor
6. Steve Ditko Didn’t Draw Aunt May Giving Peter Parker Wheatcakes
7. Amanda Waller Says She Is Not The Bad Guy Again (Spoilers)
8. The Timelines Of Ghost Machine With Redcoat, Rook & Geiger (Spoilers)
9. Invincible Season 3: Robert Kirkman Confirms 2 Returning Characters
10. Inside Out 2: The Full Spectrum Of Emotions On Display At CinemaCon
11. Fantagraphics To Publish A Final Peepshow From The Late Joe Matt
12. Tripping Over You Webcomic Gets Print Deal For 2025 From First Second
13. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of AI in The Daily LITG 8th of April 2024

LITG three years ago, Denise Crosby Appreciates Tasha Yar Respect

1. Star Trek: Picard: TNG’s Denise Crosby Appreciates Tasha Yar Respect
2. Young Justice: Greg Weisman Clarifies Series’ Season 5 Status
3. Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Teases Mysterious New Season 3 Ship
4. Return Of The Jedi WIll Return To Theaters For One Week This Month
5. Young Justice Season 5 in The Daily LITG, 8th of April 2023
6. The Mandalorian Universe Storylines Will Close Out in Dave Filoni Film
7. AEW Battle of the Belts VI: A Disgraceful Affront to Pro Wrestling
8. The Lateness Of Justice Society Of America, And Other DC Comics
9. Heather Antos Recalls When There Was No Time For Thrawn In Star Wars
10. Mattel Unveils First-Ever Masters of the Universe He-Skeletor Figure
11. Dan DeCarlo and Stan Lee’s 1950s Series My Girl Pearl, Up for Auction
12. How To Find Image Comics’ W0rldtr33 #1 Misprint Copies
13. Rachel Pollack, Of Doom Patrol & Vertigo Tarot, Dies At 76
14. Charles A. Voight’s Atomic Man in Headline Comics, Up for Auction
15. Cullen Bunn’s Swords in the Shadows Kickstarter Hits Final Week
16. Will Marvel Comics Go After Microsoft’s AI Program, Jarvis?
17. When Nyoka The Jungle Girl Came To Charlton, With Zoo Funnies #10
18. Walter Gibson & Blackstone Launch Super-Magic Comics, Up for Auction
19. Frank Frazetta’s Final Comic Book Story in Creepy #1

LITG four years ago, Jerry Michaels Is Gone

1. Rick and Morty: Justin Roiland Confirms Jerry Michaels Passing, Age 15
2. Legends of Tomorrow Writers Set #RenewLegendsofTomorrow Campaign
3. Everyone’s Gossiping About DC Comics – Without Reason, Yet
4. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Confirms Spock’s Canon Full Name & More
5. Superman Gets A Silver-Age Satire From DC, Mark Russell & Mike Allred
6. Steven Moffat Delights/Disappoints Doctor Who Fans; “Sea Devils” Art
7. Flashpoint Beyond Gossip For DC Comics’ Divine Continuum: Part One
8. Warner Bros. Reportedly Pauses All Projects Involving Ezra Miller
9. Nick Pitarra Returns To Comics With Ax-Wielder Jon, From Karoshi
10. Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer #1 From Opus Gets Over 30,000 Orders
11. Avengers One Million BC Will Reveal The Secret Origin Of Thor
12. Origin and First Appearance of Daredevil #1 CGC 9.4, Up for Auction
13. Jack Kirby Original Captain America Art Page Sells For $630,000
14. Frank Miller Dark Knight Cover Sells For Over a Quarter of a Million
15. Superman #14, An Iconic Golden Age Comic, At Heritage Auctions
16. PrintWatch: Hulk, White Knight, West Of Sundown, Excalibur Printings
17. White Fox Gets Her Own Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comic
18. Vixen, Red Hood & The Outlaws, Zatanna & The Ripper Join DC Webtoon
19. Everyone’s Talking DC Comics In The Daily LITG, 8th April 2022

LITG five years ago, It Was 1962 All Over Again

1. Titans Season 3 DoP Boris Mojsovski Posts Superhero Second Team Look
2. 1962: DC Comics Explains Its First-Ever Price Increase — From 10 Cents To 12 Cents
3. Creator Details For DC Round Robin Announced Along With 8 Contenders
4. Could ‘The Trial’ Be Scarlet Witch? Could Hickman’s X-Book Be Moira?
5. A New X-Men #1 and a New Jonathan Hickman Comic for Reign Of X
6. Nash Bridges: Don Johnson Confirms He’s Prepping for Series Revival
7. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Comic Crosses Over With S03E06 Band Candy
8. Regé-Jean Page Posts Amid Ray Fisher/Geoff Johns/Krypton Controversy
9. Magic: The Gathering “Quantum Quandrix” Deck Is Remarkably Neat
10. New Phoenix Of The Marvel Universe, Revealed (Avengers #44 Spoilers)
11. Creator Details For DC Round Robin Announced Along With 8 Contenders
12. Kodansha Launches Humble Manga Bundle: Spring 2021 Anime Season
13. The Walmart Report: Part 2, DC’s Back With Future State & Leftovers
14. AWA Creators And Execs Support Mike Deodato On Comic Art NFT Rights
15. PrintWatch: Silver Coin #1 and Curse Of Dracula #1 Get Second Prints
16. Jupiter’s Legacy #1 Jumps to $50 Raw, $224 CGC 9.8 on eBay
17. Something Is Allocating The Wynd
18. Lumberjanes Co-Creator Grace Ellis’ New OGN About Patricia Highsmith
19. BRZRKR And Silk Top This Week’s Advance Reorders
20. New Comic Book Store Opens Today in Crossville, Tennessee
21. Phoenix, King In Black & Moon Knight – The Daily LITG 8th April 2021

LITG six years ago, Marvel/DC Crisis over Zoom backgrounds

And A Comic Shop had a rallying cry.

1. DC Comics Offers Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom Conferencing
2. A Comic Shop Cancels Mid Life Crisis For Comics Industry
3. Now Marvel Comics Offers Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom Conferencing
4. DC and Marvel Comics Using Current Situation to Get Ahead Of Schedule
5. DC Comics Puts Black Label and Generation Five Titles on Pause
6. Ubisoft Releases The “Just Dance 2020” Song List
7. The Future Looks Bleak for AMC Theaters
8. Diamond Comic Distributors Will Ship to Retailer Home Addresses
9. Terminator: Michael Biehn Reprises Kyle Reese for COVID-19 PSA
10. First Page Of Alan Moore Gen 13 Script For DC Comics Revealed

LITG seven years ago – Warren Ellis pitched Plastic Man

And more marriages went away.

1. X-Men Editor Says the Wedding of Scott Summers and Jean Grey Never Happened
2. A Look Ahead at House Of X and Power Of X For the Future of the Mutant Race
3. Is Harley Quinn the Mother of Lobo’s Daughter, Crush?
4. Warren Ellis Has a Plastic Man Pitch – If You Dare
5. Punisher Kill Krew Launching From Marvel Comics in July

Comic book birthdays today

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

• Peter Palmiotti, comic book inker
• Erik Amaya, comics journalist
• Bojan M. Đukić of Tom & Jerry and Dark Brain Comics
• Eric Adams, writer/artist of Lackluster World

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