Art Baltazar and Franco Discuss the Launch of THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES

Yesterday’s installment of our “What’s New In The New 52” column gave you your first look at artist Ig Guara’s character designs for four of the key players who make up The Green Team.

Today, Eisner Award-winning co-writers Art Baltazar and Franco (SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES; TINY TITANS) revealed some more details about next month’s launch of THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES, an all-new ongoing series that centers around a group of teenagers with unlimited financial resources.

“For us, every book that we do is a new creative direction, so this is really nothing new to us,” Franco told COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. “We were very excited to take the characters and make them different than what you have seen in 1970-something and put a new twist on them and really update them. We're huge, huge fans of the older TEEN TITANS stuff and we're trying to incorporate some of that team mentality into here, where you have it not gelling together at first, but they've all got the same kind of background and they're all intermingled as far as relationships, so it's an interesting dynamic. We're trying to take these characters and do things with them that you really haven't seen in comics or superhero comics before. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.”

As for how the rest of the rest of the DC Universe will react to the introduction of these teens?

“It's kind of hard to be a trillionaire kid and not show off that money power you know? So it'll definitely catch attention,” Art teased to NEWSARAMA.

To read more about THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES, visit COMIC BOOK RESOURCES and NEWSARAMA to check out their full interviews with Art and Franco. And in the gallery above, take a look at Amanda Conner’s cover for issue #1, Cliff Chiang's variant cover, as well as two pages of the inaugural issue’s interior art by Ig Guara.

THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #1 lands in stores on May 22nd.

What’s New In The New 52 – Meet The Green Team

Welcome to week two of What's New in The New 52 – where you, the fans, get a sneak peek at the stuff that crosses our desks. It's been a busy couple of days, as you can probably tell. Just last week we gave you a glimpse of the mystical and threatening Papa Midnight popping up in CONSTANTINE, the Joker’s Daughter, and a new major cosmic foe, Relic, whose presence will change the Green Lantern universe forever.

This little feature is a way to keep you all in the loop about what's new, different and exciting in The New 52 – whether it's a character design, cover, splash page or panel.

What's in store for this week? Well, how about a peek at Ig Guara's character designs for THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES? Money plus superpowers plus the insane brains of Art and Franco … what more do you need? The series launches at the end of next month – but why wait until then? THE GREEN TEAM, along with Gail Simone and Freddie E. Williams II's THE MOVEMENT is another example of our ongoing efforts to try new things – including new series with new characters by your favorite creators. Stay tuned for more.

 

See you tomorrow,
Bob

Exclusive Preview of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #12

It’s the final issue of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES!

It’s the long awaited return of the lunch lady! Er, we mean, the return of Darkseid! But has he returned to make a sandwich or to destroy Earth? And with the Justice League busy fighting Darkseid and his Parademons, it’ll be up to the Super Pets to save the planet. And don’t miss a surprise reunion at the end of the issue that’ll have your jaw dropped to the floor!

SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #12, in stores tomorrow, comes to you from the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS; THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES).

Exclusive Preview of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #11

With Superman busy battling Brainiac at the Fortress of Solitude, Ma Kent decides to take the Superkids and Superpets on a field trip to Metropolis! But with Superman gone, what kind of trouble could be brewing in the big city? Plus, don’t miss the first meeting between Ma Kent and Lois Lane! What startling questions might they have for one another?

From the Eisner Award winning creative team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS), SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #11 flies into stores tomorrow.

THE HUFFINGTON POST announces THE MOVEMENT and THE GREEN TEAM

It’s the 1% plus the 99%!

 

This morning, THE HUFFINGTON POST exclusively announced two all-new series that will be joining “The Edge” family of titles in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52: THE MOVEMENT and THE GREEN TEAM. Tackling themes surrounding Occupy Wall Street, these two new ongoing series will each represent one side of this social movement.

 

Hitting shelves on May 1, THE MOVEMENT comes to you from the creative team of writer Gail Simone and artist Freddie Williams II.

 

“THE MOVEMENT is an idea I've had for some time,” Simone told THE HUFFINGTON POST. “It's a book about power -- who owns it, who uses it, who suffers from its abuse. As we increasingly move to an age where information is currency, you get these situations where a single viral video can cost a previously unassailable corporation billions, or can upset the power balance of entire governments. And because the sources of that information are so dispersed and nameless, it's nearly impossible to shut it all down.”

 

And with THE GREEN TEAM, which lands in stores on May 22, Eisner Award-winning creative team Art Baltazar and Franco team up with artist Ig Guara for their DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 debut.

 

“The real question is: Can money buy you anything in the DC universe? Would it make you powerful? Can it make you a hero? Can money make you…Super?” Baltazar teased about the series.

 

“If you had unlimited wealth, could you use that to make the lives of people better? Would you help your fellow man? Would you buy powers? You need to read this and find out,” continued Franco.

 

Head on over to THE HUFFINGTON POST to read their full coverage and don’t forget to pick up THE MOVEMENT and THE GREEN TEAM when they launch this spring!

 

Exclusive Preview of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #9

When Brainiac’s ship lands in Metropolis, he decides to pay a special visit to Lex Luthor. But what dastardly plan could this super-villain pair have in store for the entire Super Family? And what happens to Superman when he’s exposed to Periwinkle kryptonite?! Plus, you’ll never guess who the creator of Brainiac is!

 

From the Eisner Award winning creative team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS), SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #9 flies into stores tomorrow. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue.

 

Exclusive Preview of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #8

If you’re looking for THE SOURCE’s first exclusive preview of 2013, you’ve come to the right place!

 

When the newest super-pet interrupts Superboy and Supergirl’s lessons for the day, they have no choice but to follow it into outer space! There, they meet Brainiac’s messengers! But who is this mysterious Brainiac? And will Superman and his family be able to defeat these alien menaces with the super family’s powers?! Plus, you’ll never guess who The Man of Steel frees from the Phantom Zone!

 

From the Eisner Award winning creative team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS), SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #8 flies into stores tomorrow. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue, and Happy New Year!

 

Learn To Draw Kilowog!

Yesterday, we showed you an exclusive preview of GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #9.

 

Fans who have already picked up the issue may have noticed a surprise in the back of the book: instructions on how to draw Green Lantern Kilowog! All you need is paper and a pencil and you too can draw Green Lantern Hal Jordan’s best friend! And if you want to draw Kilowog and Hal together, be sure to check out how to draw Hal Jordan as well!

 

Below, take a look at how to draw Kilowog and let us know in the comments how your sketches turned out! GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #9 is brought to you by the creative team of Art Baltazar, Franco and Dario Brizuela. Look for the issue in stores now!

 

Exclusive Preview of GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #9

The crew of the Interceptor has been attacked by Red Lanterns! While trying to make their way back to the ship, Hal and Razer get sucked into a pocket dimension belonging to Myrwhydden. Can they escape and make it back in time to help their friends? Or are Hal and Razer trapped forever?

 

Written by Art Baltazar and Franco and illustrated by Dario Brizuela, GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #9 flies into stores tomorrow. Click here for an exclusive preview of the issue. 

 

Exclusive Preview of SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #7

When Superboy loses his tooth, Supergirl decides it’s time for a traditional Kryptonian Tooth Fairy Party with special guests Beast Boy and Starfire! But when action figures attack and ruin the party, can the Superpets save the day? And who keeps sending the Fortress of Solitude mysterious deliveries?! Plus, find out who’s the new guard at the Metropolis jail!

 

From the Eisner Award winning creative team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS), SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #7 is in stores today. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue.

 

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