Recent Animorphs related news [UPDATED]

PinnedUpdated Jan 14th

This is a compilation of all the recent Animorphs related news from the past few years. If you feel that I've missed anything, please comment. (The previous version of this post is here, but will no longer be updated.)

February 16, 2016 - Michael Grant did a Reddit AMA.
This was the first official confirmation about what happened to the main characters after ramming the Blade Ship.
March 4, 2016 - Michael Grant appears on ThoughtSpeak podcast for an hour long interview, mostly expanding on the topics dissucussed during the AMA.
A transcript can be found here.
December 28, 2016 - KA Applegate does an interview with EW magazine for the series' twentieth aniversary.
March 5th, 2017 - K.A. Applegate announced on Twitter that a graphic novel adaptation was in the works. Direct link to tweets: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
It's being published by Scholastic. It'll be a an adaptation, with 2-3 books per graphic novel. KA Applegate and Michael Grant do not seem to be directly involved.
Some of the illustrators who auditioned have posted their artwork on Tumblr. Person 1: 1, 2; Person 2: 1
June 27th, 2017 - Animorphs books #9-#20 are released in ebook format. KAA and MG do not seem to be involved.
July 10th, 2017 - Michael Grant answers some questions on this reddit thread. Nothing groundbreaking.
July 25th, 2017 - Animorphs books #21-#32 are released in ebook format.
August 29th, 2017 - Animorphs books #33-#44 are released in ebook format.
January 13th, 2018 - Michael Grant does an extensive 2 1/2 hour interview on discord. Unfortunately it wasn't recorded or transcribed.
March 27th, 2018 - Hork Bajir Chronicles, Visser, Ellimist Chronicles, Megamorphs #2-4, and Alternamorphs #1-2 are released in ebook format.
April 2nd, 2018 - Michael Grant confirms that there are early stages of a deal with a producer and Universal for an Animorphs film. He will be consulting with the writers once they get the go-ahead on script.
April 16th, 2018 - Michael Grant puts out a call for good fan art he can use in an internal document he's making. Presumably for something involving the movie deal.
February 2nd, 2019 - All the remaining books are released in ebook format.
April 11th, 2019 - R3 Shorts announces that they have entered discussion with Scholastic about acquiring the audiobook rights to the series. (They got shut down a month later.)
April 18th, 2019 - Michael Grant begins posting pictures of the original Animorphs series bible, including his art of an Andalite, a Hork-Bajir, and the Blade ship, as well as a page about yeerks.
June 18th, 2019 - Michael Grant confirms that the graphic novels are still happening, that he's "seen serious sketches", and that although he isn't writing them, what he's "seen so far is quite faithful to the original".
August 28th, 2019 - Michael Grant announces on Twitter that audiobooks are being produced, and that he and KAA are reveiwing the voice talent and answering pronunciation questions.
October 26th, 2019 - Auidobooks begin being listed on audible, cast announced. Will release two a month starting January.
October 28th, 2019 - Michael Grant does an AMA here
January 7th, 2020 - Animorphs books #1-2 are released in audiobook format.
January 14th, 202 - Animorphs graphic novels get a release date, first couple of pages shown.

#Transcriptions of old Animorphs author interviews

Downloadable ebook of everything

1997 Barnes and Noble AOL chat
1997 Scholastic - An Online Event with K.A Applegate (pt 1), (pt 2)
1997 Nickelodeon Magazine interview
1997-1998 Morphz.com - Ask K.A. Archives (pt 1), (pt 2)
1998 NPR All Things Considered KAA interview
1998-2000 Scholastic - According to K.A. (pt 1), (pt 2), (pt 3), (pt 4), (pt 5), (pt 6), (pt 7)
1999, 2012, 2015 David Mattingway's interviews on morphz.com, Cinnamon Bunzuh!, and Vice
1999 Scholastic - K.A. Applegate Chat
2001-2002 Letters from KAA through Jeff Sampson and the MSN chat
2008 RAF - Questions for Katherine & Michael
2009 Michael Grant's interview by the University of South Alabama
2010 RAF - Ask K.A. Applegate / Michael Grant Questions!
2010 AFF - QnA With the Authors of Animorphs
2010 Jake Mates's AMA
2011 Scholastic - 5 Questions with K.A. Applegate
2011 KA Applegate's AMA (pt 1), (pt 2)
2012 Marlee Roberts's interview on Hirac Delest
2016 Michael Grant's AMA
2016 Michael Grant's podcast interview
2016 EW KAA interview
2017 Michael Grant's impromptu-AMA

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