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Batwoman Showrunner Originally Imagined Christian Bale As The Arrowverse’s Batman
The Dark Knight returns to the Arrowverse.
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Black Man of the Day: Dwayne McDuffie (Comic Book Visionary Milestone) Update: MILESTONE doc on HBO MAX 7/29/22!
Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962 – February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10, and co-founding the pioneering...
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DC Comics revival of Milestone Comics is back on track.
https://www.gamesradar.com/dcs-milestone-revival-back-on-track-and-needed-more-than-ever-says-co-founder/
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DC's Milestone revival back on track and "needed more than ever" says co-founder
By George Marston 2 days ago
Denys Cowan says DC and Milestone are preparing to move forward with plans to revive the line
(Image credit: DC/Milestone)
Milestone Comics co-founder Denys Cowan has opened up about the return of the imprint through DC, a plan that was first announced at the 2015 Comic-Con International: San Diego, and which was delayed by a subsequent lawsuit that Cowan says has now been "resolved to all parties' satisfaction".
"As you know, we were involved in a lawsuit that everyone read about in the papers, if people care to read about that kind of stuff. Not everything that was printed was true, but there was still a situation," Cowan tells CBR. "Well, that situation has been resolved to all parties' satisfaction. So we're all happy and the person that had an issue with us is happy. We're all together; we're all friends; we're all good. And DC and Milestone were going forward with their plans after a very long delay and, just when we were starting to pick up everything again, is when the pandemic hit."
"But that hasn't really stopped work from progressing. I can't say anything really big right now, some of the stuff had already been announced a while ago, and we're still proceeding with a lot of those things," Cowan continues. "There's going to be some new things that are going to be announced. But for all people who are thinking about Milestone, we thank you for your continued patience. There will be stuff to see and there will be stuff to see relatively soon. And hopefully, people will be back on the Milestone bandwagon, and it'll be good because I think that now, it's needed more than ever."
(Image credit: Milestone Media / DC)
The Milestone relaunch at DC in July 2015, then later re-announced in October 2017 for a debut the following year. However, that planned relaunch did not materialize as planned, with the lawsuit (by the estate of the late Milestone co-founder Dwayne McDuffie in August 2017) now being attributed by Cowan as the reason for the delays.
Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins Among 1,000 Black Artists for Freedom Demanding Change in Entertainment
By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer
Photo: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF
Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Lupita Nyong’o, John Legend, and Questlove are just a handful of the more than one thousand black directors, performers, artists, and writers demanding change in the arts, entertainment, and beyond in a call to action issued in honor of Juneteenth. In a statement made Friday, Black Artists for Freedom, “a collective of black workers in the culture industries,” called on creators to battle racial injustice in their fields. “Culture alone cannot fix systemic racism,” the letter reads. “But culture is strongly connected to racism’s material effects, and the violence against us.”
“Racist stereotypes of Black criminality, monstrosity, unchecked rage, hyper-sexuality, immunity to pain, and so on, are still recycled today in books, films, and on the Internet,” their statement explains. “Consciously and unconsciously, these stereotypes are invoked — in everyday interactions and in courts of law — as reasons why Black people do not deserve human rights. We do not wish merely to modify or alleviate this racist culture. We aim to eliminate it.”
So, how can creators prioritize anti-racism in their work? Good question, and Black Artists for Freedom provides five guidelines for achieving that goal: break ties with the police, spend money to recruit and support black workers, advocate for black people in leadership positions, educate yourself on the history of systemic racism, and, finally, “imagine Black freedom,” instead of relegating black creators to specific subjects or stereotypes. Read their statement, and its lengthy list of signees, in its entirety here.
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By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer
Photo: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF
Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Lupita Nyong’o, John Legend, and Questlove are just a handful of the more than one thousand black directors, performers, artists, and writers demanding change in the arts, entertainment, and beyond in a call to action issued in honor of Juneteenth. In a statement made Friday, Black Artists for Freedom, “a collective of black workers in the culture industries,” called on creators to battle racial injustice in their fields. “Culture alone cannot fix systemic racism,” the letter reads. “But culture is strongly connected to racism’s material effects, and the violence against us.”
“Racist stereotypes of Black criminality, monstrosity, unchecked rage, hyper-sexuality, immunity to pain, and so on, are still recycled today in books, films, and on the Internet,” their statement explains. “Consciously and unconsciously, these stereotypes are invoked — in everyday interactions and in courts of law — as reasons why Black people do not deserve human rights. We do not wish merely to modify or alleviate this racist culture. We aim to eliminate it.”
So, how can creators prioritize anti-racism in their work? Good question, and Black Artists for Freedom provides five guidelines for achieving that goal: break ties with the police, spend money to recruit and support black workers, advocate for black people in leadership positions, educate yourself on the history of systemic racism, and, finally, “imagine Black freedom,” instead of relegating black creators to specific subjects or stereotypes. Read their statement, and its lengthy list of signees, in its entirety here.
Black Artists for Freedom
The Black Artists for Freedom is a collective of black workers in the culture industries. This is Our Juneteenth Artists' Statement.
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Alicia Keys and John Legend Duel Pianos for Most Soothing Verzuz Battle Yet
Live piano and vocals, plus John Legend dancing like a Sim.
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Emmanuel Acho making major noise after ESPN exit
It is unusual that a 29-year-old sports media personality is about to start a big new job, and there is already speculation about what could be next. Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho said he’ll …
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