DC Entertainment Storms Comic-Con

 All Hail The Return Of The Biggest And Baddest
Characters In History: Joker And Rorschach

 

 Anthony Bourdain Cooks Up A Twisted Masterpiece

 

 Get Unprecedented Access Off The Show Floor With
“Con Away From The Con” Website

 

BURBANK, Calif. (July 6, 2012) – DC Entertainment celebrates the one-year anniversary of the historic release of THE NEW 52 initiative with the best of the best creators in the business at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012.  Between the launch of THE NEW 52 #0 issues and the return of most notorious character in history - The Joker - the controversial and hugely anticipated BEFORE WATCHMEN mini-series comics, celebrity chef’s Anthony Bourdain’s first graphic novel, and the WE CAN BE HEROES giving campaign, with music superstar Chris Daughtry as its ambassador, DC Entertainment’s stellar line up promises to make this year’s Comic-Con one of the biggest in history.

 

Don’t miss what’s in store at DC Entertainment’s brand new interactive 4,500 square foot booth (#1915) and over 20 panels.

 

Be there as one of the most notorious villains in history comes out of the dark as The Joker makes his return. Get an inside look at what horrors will befall Gotham from BATMAN writer Scott Snyder.  Plus DC Entertainment’s panel Batman: Beyond The Night Of Owls will be a can’t-miss discussion on the most iconic and enduringly popular character in comic history.

 

One year after the groundbreaking announcement of the NEW 52s, get an inside look at the launch of Zero issues in September.

 

Join some of the biggest names in comics as they discuss the highly controversial release of BEFORE WATCHMEN on the precipice of
fan-favorite character Rorschach’s own series launching in August.

 

Witness a special surprise announcement during the not-to-be-missed Vertigo panel from one of entertainment’s biggest names.

 

Find out why celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain hates California rolls as he discusses his first-ever graphic novel GET JIRO!, from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, with co-writer Joel Rose and artists Langdon Foss and Jose Villarrubia.

 

Experience comic’s most iconic characters in a whole new way at “Darkness & Light: Art Inspired by Heroes & Villains, Hope & Heroism,” an original art collection at the Michael J Wolf gallery. Benefitting DC Entertainment’s WE CAN BE HEROES giving campaign, the traveling exhibit supports three humanitarian aid organizations fighting the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. 

 

Join WE CAN BE HEROES ambassador and music sensation Chris Daughtry – who re-recorded his hit single “Rescue Me” for the campaign – and DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee at a special signing of exclusive, lithos of a Batman sketch drawn by Daughtry and inked by Lee.

 

Can’t make the Con? DC Entertainment’s website is go-to place for exclusive announcements, mind-blowing comic news and incredible access including artwork reveals, exclusive news announcements, creator profiles and more. Visit the “Con Away From The Con” page at http://www.dccomics.com/tags/con-away-from-con.

 

DC Entertainment’s San Diego Comic-Con 2012 panel schedule:

 

Thursday, July 12, 2012:

10:30-11:30am – DC Entertainment Talent Search

11:30-12:30pm – DC Comics – Tales From The Dark and The Edge

1:00-2:00pm – DC Collectibles

2:00-3:00pm – DC Comics – Batman: Beyond the Night of Owls

3:15-4:15pm – DC Entertainment – All Access: DC NOW!

5:45-6:45pm – Vertigo: A View From the Cutting Edge of Comics


Friday, July 13, 2012:

10:00-11:00am – DC Comics: From Concept to Page

10:00-11:00am – DC Entertainment Talent Search

11:15-12:15pm – DC Comics: Superman

1:45-2:45pm – DC Comics: Justice League and Green Lantern

3:00-4:00pm – Drawing DC

4:15-5:15pm – DC Comics: The New 52

5:30-6:30pm – Vertigo: Get Jiro!

 

Saturday, July 14, 2012:

10:00-11:00am – DC Entertainment Talent Search

10:00-11:00am – DC Comics: New Wave

11:15-12:30pm – DC Entertainment – All Access: OGNs

12:45-1:45pm – DC Comics: Before Watchmen

2:00-3:00pm – Mad About MAD

7:00-8:00pm – Vertigo: Fables

 

Sunday, July 15, 2012:

10:00-11:00am – DC Comics: Young Justice

11:15-12:15pm – DC Entertainment: Meet The Publishers

2:00-3:00pm – Drawing DC for Kids

 

 

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And the DC Entertainment 2012 Eisner Award Nominees are…

The nominees for the 2012 Eisner Awards have been announced – and DC Entertainment has been honored with 15 nominations, including two shared with Chronicle Books!

 

Considered by many to be "The Oscars" of comic book industry awards,the winners will be named this July at the San Diego Comic-Con International, the largest and oldest comic convention in the United States.

 

DC Entertainment congratulates all of this year’s nominees. For the full list click here.



And now for our 2012 Eisner Award Nominees:
 
Best Limited Series

FLASHPOINT: BATMAN – KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Collected in the FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN TP)

THE NEW YORK FIVE, by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly (Collected in THE NEW YORK FIVE TP)


Best Writer:

Jeff Lemire, ANIMAL MAN; FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN, FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., SWEET TOOTH


Best Single Issue:

THE UNWRITTEN #24: “Stairway to Heaven” by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Al Davison (Collected in THE UNWRITTEN VOL. ON TO GENESIS TP)


Best Reality-Based Work:

MARZI: A MEMOIR, by Marzena Sowa and Sylvain Savoia


Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)

THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, by Sholly Fisch, Rick Burchett, and Dan Davis (Collected in THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD TP)


Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

THE SUGAR AND SPIKE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC, by Sheldon Mayer


Best Graphic Album—Reprint

WE3 DELUXE EDITION HC, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely


Best Writer:

Mike Carey, THE UNWRITTEN


Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team:

Michael Allred, iZOMBIE


Best Cover Artist:

Michael Allred, iZOMBIE

Yuko Shimizu, THE UNWRITTEN


Best Coloring:

Laura Allred, iZOMBIE


Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books:
THE MAD FOLD-IN COLLECTION by Al Jaffee (Chronicle)

Best Publication Design:
THE MAD FOLD-IN COLLECTION designed by Michael Morris (Chronicle)

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DC ENTERTAINMENT REVEALS NEW BRAND IDENTITY

New identity designed to showcase DC Entertainment’s rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters across all media platforms. BURBANK, CA, January 19, 2012 – DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, revealed today a new brand identity.  The new identity is reflective of the company's mission to fully realize the value of a rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters, distinguished by incredible breadth and depth across publishing, media and merchandise.  A new logo for DC Comics was also introduced, closely aligning with DC Entertainment's new mark.

 

"It's a new era at DC Entertainment and the new look reflects a dynamic, bold approach while at the same time celebrates the company's rich heritage and robust portfolio of characters," stated John Rood, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for DC Entertainment. "It was just a few months ago that Superman, Batman and many of our other Super Heroes were updated when we launched DC Comics - The New 52 and now it's time to do the same for the company's identity while remaining true to the power of storytelling which is still at the heart of DC Entertainment."

 

DC Entertainment worked with Landor Associates, one of the world's leading brand consulting and design firms, to develop an identity that creates a visual connection among the company, its three brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD and its vast array of properties as well as celebrates the power of the company's stories and characters.  The design of the new DC Entertainment identity uses a "peel" effect - the D is strategically placed over the C with the upper right-hand portion of the D peeling back to unveil the hidden C - symbolizing the duality of the iconic characters that are present within DC Entertainment's portfolio.

 

"It was our goal to capture DC Entertainment in a dynamic and provocative identity.  Our solution is a living expression which changes and adapts to the characters, story lines and the ways fans are consuming content," explains Nicolas Aparicio, Executive Creative Director at Landor's San Francisco office.  "The new identity is built for the digital age, and can easily be animated and customized to take full advantage of the interactivity offered across all media platforms."

 

The new brand identity will come to life across all consumer touch points in order to create a clear and consistent message in support of DC Entertainment.  The new identity will begin to appear on comic books and graphic novels as well as new websites in March.  Consumers will also see the new identity rolled out over time on other DC Entertainment products from Warner Bros. including film, television, interactive games and merchandise.

 

"We believe our new brand identity will strongly resonate with our loyal fans who will want to proudly express their affinity for DC Entertainment and their passion for their favorite stories and characters, this new look allows them to easily do this. In addition we were excited to update our identity, it's not often a company gets to revisit something as important as its brand and we took the opportunity to make sure it represented the multi-media business we set out to build with the formation of DC Entertainment," said Amit Desai, SVP of Franchise Management for DC Entertainment.

 

Look at the new design here!  http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/dc-new-brand-identity

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