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The Daily LITG, 8th June 2019 – Happy Birthday, Jim Stewart

Welcome to the often-daily Lying In The Gutters. Mostly. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. I'm off to take the eldest to see BTS later today at Wembley. Please, pray for my soul…

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4. Incredible Hulk Suicide Page Pulled by Marvel From Print Edition of Last Call
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Happening today:

• Science Fiction Collectables signing with David Clifford and Jamie Lambert, creators of Dexter's Half Dozen. 11am-4pm, Bridgend.
• DIE Vol 1 Signing – Kieron Gillen and Chrissy Williams, Big Bang Comics, Dundrum, Dublin 2-4pm
• Cruise N' Games & Margie's Book Nook, Omen Comics first signing appearance with Michael Nunneley, Lassen Land & Trails Trust Farmers Market, Pancera Plaza, Susanville, California
• Niagara Falls Comic Con – Niagara Falls, Ontario, till tomorrow.
• Ogden UnCon – Ogden, Utah, till tomorrow.
• SoonerCon 28 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, till tomorrow.
• Con Kasterborous – Madison, AL, till tomorrow.
• Dragon's Mountain Comic Con – Mountain City, Tennessee, till tomorrow.
• Superman Celebration : Metropolis, Illinois, till tomorrow.
• All Star Comic Con: Tysons, Virginia, till tomorrow.
• Duke City Comic Con: Albuquerque, New Mexico, till tomorrow.
• SoonerCon: Norman, Oklahoma, till tomorrow.
• Wizard World Comic Con Los Angeles: Culver City, California
• Savannah Mega Comic Con: Savannah, Georgia, till tomorrow.
• Graphic-Con: Sudbury, Ontario
• Minden Comicon: Minden, Ontario
• Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con: Liverpool, till tomorrow.
• DoKomi 2019: Dusseldorf, till tomorrow.
• Bordeaux Geek Festival: Bordeaux, , till tomorrow.
• Oz Comic-Con: Melbourne: Melbourne, Victoria, till tomorrow.
• Armageddon Tauranga: Tauranga, New Zealand, till tomorrow.
• ConComics Tour Acapulco: Acapulco, Mexico, till tomorrow.
• Chile Comic Con: Huechuraba, Chile, till tomorrow.
• ComicCon At Film New Forest, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
• Comic Con Leicester, Athena Leicester, till tomorrow
• Nanocon – Nantwich Comic Con, Nantwich Civic Hall
• Glenrothes Comic Con, Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre, Glenrothes, Glasgow
• Comic(con) Floripa, Centrosul – Centro de Convenções de Florianópolis, Brazil, till tomorrow.
• PopCon Indy, Indianapolis, Indiana, till tomorrow.

And a happy birthday to:

• Jim Stewart, creator of Ganjaman.
• Michael Higgins, Marvel writer, artist, letterer, editor
• David Seidman, founder of Disney Comics.
• Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert.
• Brandon Jerwa, writer on Battlestar Galactica, Highlander, G.I. Joe and Army of Darkness.
• Ciarán Marcantonio, EIC of Black Sheep Comics
• Martin Shapiro, creator of Chopper.
• Adam Casey, creator of The Life And Adventures of Santa Claus.

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