Kevin Maguire’s Past & Future in The Daily LITG, 6th Of February, 2026

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Kevin Maguire’s future in comics was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, but that was just the first shoe dropping.

Kevin Maguire‘s future in comics was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, but that was just the first shoe dropping. The second shoe drops later today on BC. 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.

Kevin Maguire and the top ten stories from yesterday

1. Kevin Maguire Stops Doing DC Covers, Hasn’t Had A Pay Rise In 20 Years
2. Save the Day with the New Polly Pocket x KPop Demon Hunters Collab
3. Mattel Unveils New Deluxe and Singing KPop Demon Hunters Dolls
4. Kelly Thompson Names And Shows Designs For The Absolute Suicide Squad
5. The Rookie: Melissa O’Neil Signals Season 8 Wrap with Heartfelt Post
6. Dstlry Puts Its Comics Publication On Pause
7. Marvel Comics Promises Massive Changes To The Avengers With Armageddon
8. New Transformers Action Edition G1 Megatron Coming Soon from Blokees
9. Disney Dreamlight Valley Reveals Puppy Love Update
10. Fear Factor: House of Fear Returns Tonight! Ep. 4: “Main Drag” Preview

And some other stories I wrote yesterday

LITG one year ago, Marvel Cancels Spirits Of Violence

1. Marvel Comics Cancels Spirits Of Violence After Revelation (Spoilers)
2. Dark Horse Comics Makes Sweeping Layoffs Among Its Staff
3. Legends of the Condor Heroes is Secretly the World’s Biggest Movie
4. One Piece Season 2 Wraps Production; Ep. 201 Image Released
5. Why Gotham Is Such A Hellhole Is Explained In Batman #157 (Spoilers)
6. In The Wake Of The Fantastic Four Trailer, Marvel Shows Off Sue Storm
7. Oh No, Wolverine, What Have You Done Now? (Big Spoilers)
8. What Chip Zdarsky Left For Jim Lee And Jeph Loeb On Batman (Spoilers)
9. DC Comics Has Pulled Neil Gaiman’s Death Compact Edition For Now
10. 2025’s Biggest Selling Comic Will Be Published On The 23rd Of October
11. Pokemon & Fright Rags Use 45 Day Bankruptcy Rule Against Diamond
12. Poison Ivy #30 Rewrites Alan Moore’s Story of Humanity & The Green
13. Massive Indies’ Terms To Distribute Other Publishers Through Lunar
14. When Batman Has A Gun In Each Hand… Batman #157 Spoilers
15. Legends Of The Condor Heroes in The Daily LITG, 5th of February 2025

LITG two years ago… Comic Book Creators Leaving Cadence Comic Art

1. Comic Book Creators Leaving Cadence Comic Art
2. Rob Liefeld Announces His Retirement From Deadpool
3. SNL Distractions Undercut Efforts; Ayo Edebiri, J.Lo Deserved Better 
4. More Comic Book Creators Leaving Cadence Comic Art, And Why
5. SNL Returns Feb. 24th; Controversial Ex-SNL Cast Member Set to Host
6. The Reason Barbara Gordon Isn’t In Birds Of Prey, Revealed (Spoilers)
7. The Beatles Take the Stage with Mattels Newest MEGA Showcase Set
8. The Future Of Batman Is More Like That Of DCeased (Spoilers)
9. Could Fire & Ice Start A Brand New Justice League? (Spoilers)
10. The Future Of The Joker And Barbara Gordon In Batman #142 (Spoilers)
11. Comics JobWatch: Random House Graphic & IDW Promotions & Appointments
12. A Haunted Girl Graphic Novel by Ethan & Naomi Sacks & Marco Lorenzana
13. Everett Raymond Kinstler Covers Intimate Confessions #1, at Auction
14. Marvel To Adapt Star Wars: Ahsoka As A Comic Book Series
15. Barbaric: Born In Blood #1 Delayed Until April, Now Free To Retailers
16. Lois Lane Calls Superman Captain Underpants? (DC Comics Spoilers)
17. Cadence Comic Art Tops The Daily LITG, 5th February 2024

LITG three years ago, Warren Ellis Talks The Authority, Alan Moore & James Gunn

1. Warren Ellis Talks The Authority, Alan Moore & James Gunn 
2. 1923 Season 1 Episode 5 “Ghost of Zebrina” Images: Prelude To War
3. The Flash Showrunner Puts to Rest Arrowverse Series Finale Fan Theory 
4. What Mister Fantastic Did That Was So Bad, Revealed (FF Spoilers)
5. The Last of Us: Rare Reacts to Nick Offerman Banjo-Kazooie Confession
6. Today Is Noibat Community Day In Pokemon GO: Full Details
7. Ram V’s The Vigil To Debut This Week (Lazarus Planet Spoilers) 
8. DC Studios’ James Gunn Made A Promise That We Need Him To Keep
9. Saturday Night Live: Sarah Paulson’s “Mommy” & Pedro Pascal’s “Daddy”
10. Become a Mutant with Footlocker’s New Marvel Comics X-Men Collection
11. Amanda Conner’s The Pro Signature Series CGC Header Is Hilarious
12. Sheldon Moldoff’s Fawcett Horror This Magazine is Haunted, at Auction
13. First Appearance Of Exar Kun in Star Wars: Dark Lords of the Sith #1
14. The Mad Science of the Big Snake in Tales of Horror #8, Up for Auction
15. When Dark Horse Tried To Sell Its Star Wars Magazine In UK Newsagents
16. Absolutely Everything, a New MA Graphic Novel by Damian Alexander
17. The Future Of The Fantastic Four in The Daily LITG, 5th February 2023

LITG four years ago, Supernatural And Walker

1. Jared Padalecki Makes “Demand” of Supernatural/Walker Fans & More
2. The ‘Woke SJW’ Batman of New York And Other Gotham Gossip (Spoilers)
3. India Arie Leaves Spotify As Joe Rogan’s Past N-Word Use Resurfaces
4. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Returns in Photoshop-Loving Season 4 Poster
5. Wrestlers Push Back Against Shane McMahon Character Assassination
6. Did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Lay the Smackdown on Joe Rogan Visit?
7. Always Sunny: Charlie Day Thinks He Has What It Takes to Take Over SNL
8. Separated At Birth: Trial of The Amazons Vs X-Men
9. DC’s Batman Comic Ads On The Streets Of New York
10. Gina Carano Wants Whoopi Goldberg Fired from The Mandalorian, Too?
11. The Pop Art Origins of Poison Ivy in Batman #181, Up for Auction
12. Speculator Corner: Batman: The Knight #2 Major First Appearance?
13. Actually, House Of Slaughter #1 Outsold King Spawn #1 To Comic Shops
14. Dog Man, Phoebe & Her Unicorn, and Max Meow Get Cubles
15. Dark Horse to Collect Kickstarter Comic, Winds of Numa Sera
16. Rosario Dawson Stars In La Borinqueña Graphic Novel
17. One Year Since Shazadam – The Daily LITG 5th February 2022

LITG five years ago, Cobra Kai and Immortal Hulk

The world keeps turning, and America is beginning to heal from all the burns.

1. Cobra Kai Star Mary Mouser Surprised by Fans’ Reactions to LaRussos
2. Star Trek: Jeri Ryan Prefers Seven on Picard; Offers Season 2 Update
3. Dave Bautista to MAGAts: No Vacation For You
4. Marvel To Reprint And Replace Offending Copies Of Immortal Hulk #43
5. DC Comics To Rename Black Adam As… SHAZADAM! Not Joking
6. NECA Batman Batarang Coming To Walmart This Month
7. Whatever Happened To The Kalos Rollout In Pokémon GO?
8. Shadow Mamoswine Shakes The Pokémon GO Meta
9. Batman Beyond Gets a Full Figure Reveal From McFarlane Toys
10. Sierra Battle Guide For Pokémon GO Players: February 2021
11. So What About Roy Harper In DC Infinite Frontier Anyway? (Spoilers)
12. Chicago Delays CAKE Until June 2022
13. A Look At Clint Langley and Darick Robertson’s Space Bastards To Come
14. Alan Moore’s “Watchmen Of Horror” Providence Compendium In June
15. Red Hood Leads New Black And White Future State: Gotham In May
16. Dead Dogs, Infinite Fronts and Demon Days – Thank FOC It’s Friday
17. Monolith: A Graphic Novel Kickstarter from Magnetic Press
18. Mindless Speculation: Is X-Men Bringing Back Inferno For The Summer?
19. Jonathan Kent Superman Would Be A Tyrant (Infinite Frontier Spoilers)
20. Jason Todd, Cold-Blooded Killer Of DC’s Infinite Frontier? Spoilers
21. DC Comics’ “Death” Of Wonder Woman For Infinite Frontier (Spoilers)
22. Deadpool Nerdy 30 Adds Rob Liefeld, Gail Simone: Marvel Ch-Ch-Changes
23. PrintWatch: Amazing Spider-Man #55 Gets Third Webhead Print (UPDATE)
24. Hero Collector DC Graphic Novels and Marvel Figures May 2021 Solicits

LITG six years ago – Batman got a new Batmobile

And Death Note returned for a one-shot.

1. The Brand New Batmobile – There’s An App For That – in Batman #88 (Spoilers)
2. “Death Note” Returns for a Special One-Shot Story – Read it Online for Free!
3. DC’s Generation Zero On Free Comic Book Day – a Sequel to Flash Forward and the Beginning of the New DC Timeline
4. Today’s Darth Vader #1 Comic Rewrites George Lucas’ Star Wars Canon (MASSIVE SPOILERS)
5. Take Krakoan Pryde in Today’s Marauders #7, X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 and Savage Avengers #0 (Spoilers)
6. Captain America Created By… Stan Lee And Jack Kirby? (Captain America: The End Spoilers)
7. Tom King Says That Alfred’s Death Will Set Up The Events Of 5G
8. How Can Justice League #40 Be Set Before Snyder’s Run? Alfred is Alive – But Superman is Out… (#Spoilers)
9. 97 of DC Comics’ Own Bound Archival Volumes Up For Auction – But Where Did They Come From?
10. Is Bad Idea Planning A New Comics Industry Shake-Up?

LITG seven years ago – Wally West had an autopsy

And Daredevil Daredevil Daredevil Daredevil.

1. WWE’s Renee Young Responds to Dean Ambrose’s Claims of Raw Sexual Magnetism
2. Bruce’s Autopsy Of Wally West in Batman #64 – Preview of the Flash/Heroes In Crisis Crossover
3. Daredevil #1 is the Most Daredevilist Daredevil Relaunch You Could Have Asked For (Spoilers)
4. Why Did Nathan Grey Create His Age Of X-Man Like This Then? Marvelous X-Men #1 (Spoilers)
5. ‘Titans’: DC Daily Offers Look at Robin’s Suit, Reveals Amazing Detail

Comic book industry birthdays.

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

• Matthew Rosenberg, writer for X-Men, co-creator of We Can Never Go Home, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank.
• Byron Brewer, PR for Dynamite Entertainment
• Igor Maricic, founder of Epicenter Comics
• Ryan Jenkins, formertly of Orbital Comics, creator of Whiskers McFadden.

If you are in comics and have a birthday coming up – or you know someone who has – get in touch at richjohnston@gmail.com.

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