What kind of people call themselves "The Brotherhood of Evil"? Not this group; not if a certain pan-dimensional business tycoon has anything to say about it. After all, image is everything. But it doesn't matter how they rebrand themselves – the Doom Patrol has found them, and it's not going to be pretty.
DOOM PATROL #11 hits 6/9.
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Lovely covers by amazing artists. Simple enough, right?
So, here, for your end-of-day clicking are the variant covers for ZATANNA #2 by Brian Bolland, GREEN ARROW #2 by Ethan Van Sciver, JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #4 by Tony Harris and THE FLASH #3 by Greg Horn.
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If you’ve been keeping your eyes peeled, you know that we’re rolling out a number of the DC 75th anniversary variant covers this week.
Today, we not only jump into outer space, but into the far future – specifically, the 31st century. Who doesn’t remember the classic cover to LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #294, the concluding chapter of “The Great Darkness Saga”? Here it is, to jog your memory:
And now, here it is, reinterpreted by New York Times-bestselling JOKER artist Lee Bermejo, which will serve as the variant cover to ADVENTURE COMICS #12:
Has Darkseid ever looked more menacing?
Told you these would be cool. Come back tomorrow and Friday for two more of these variants.
And what a pair of covers. For your viewing pleasure, here's a first look at David Finch's cover to BRIGHTEST DAY #1, along with Tony Harris' take on the second issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST. Good way to kick off the day, no doubt.
Remember when we announced JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST, the new, twice-monthly series from writers Judd Winick and Keith Giffen? Well, we've got some more info on the book -- including the all-star art team handling the visuals.
You’ve seen the cover. You’ve read the select interviews floating out there. And, I can imagine, you have some questions: What brings the old gang together? What do the likes of Winick and Giffen have in store? Not telling on either front. But I can tell you what artists will be bringing these stories to the page, two times a month. Deep breath. Go:
The first issue of the series will feature the artwork of Aaron Lopresti, who's no stranger to DCU readers after his epic run on WONDER WOMAN with Gail Simone. We’ll be announcing more artists as we get closer to #1 hitting, so stay tuned.
But that's not all -- in addition to the lovely Tony Harris cover above (and future covers, as Tony will be handling those duties regularly), the first issue of GENERATION LOST will feature a variant cover by none other than Kevin Maguire, who's got some experience drawing the heroes of the JLI.
Oh, and did I mention we'd have more news today? Because we will. Sit tight, folks. It's gonna be a fun Friday.
Oolong Island is picking up the pieces after the Black Lanterns' devastating attack. What's next? Only Keith Giffen and artist Matthew Clark know. DOOM PATROL #7 hits today.
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Not a whole lot. But we’re gonna try anyway.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST.
Keith Giffen.
Judd Winick.
Two writers with a knack for sharp wit, dialogue and compelling stories. Oh, and Giffen’s got a history with the Justice League, doesn’t he? And Winick’s got the snappy dialogue and a gift for the gab. Hm.
We can show the snazzy Tony Harris cover you see above, but we can’t say anymore. They can, though. How’s about it, guys?
“It didn't really hit me until last night when I woke up screaming,” Giffen said. “They're back in my life. Be afraid, Judd. Be very afraid.”
"Most of my best work has been driven by fear, so it takes the edge off to have it all this anxiety out in the open," Winick said. "But mostly what Keith and I are trying to say about this book is that we're NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK. Yet. Stay tuned."
Not saying anything? Doubtful. Swing on by NEWSARAMA to hear what these gents have up their respective sleeves. Maybe.
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Ever since the news hit about WEDNESDAY COMICS, fans have been clamoring and speculating about how the series will be collected.
Well, as most of you should know by now, it'll happen in May, with the acclaimed weekly series collected in a nifty, oversized harcover with a ton of bonus material.
"But what does it LOOK like, man?" Hey now. Relax! We aim to please here at The Source, so we managed to grab a shot of Art Director and WEDNESDAY COMICS maestro Mark Chiarello giving the book a look-see. Pretty cool, huh?
The collection, which clocks in at 200 pages at 11"x17.5", and printed on 60 pound matte coated paper similar to that used for the JLA DELUXE EDITION HCs, also boasts a ton of extras. As if stories by Neil Gaiman, Mike Allred, Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo, Mike Allred and Kyle Baker wasn't enough.
Not only does the collection feature two previously unpublished pages — one starring The Creeper (written by Keith Giffen with art by Eric Canete) and one starring Plastic Man (written by Evan Dorkin with art by Stephen DeStefano) -- it also sports a can’t-miss collection includes a 10-page sketchbook section with art from each illustrator, plus an intro by series editor Mark Chiarello.
Excited? I know I am.
Well, we gave you a little tease last week -- with some help from Matthew Sturges --about JSA ALL STARS #4 (which we've kindly included below), but what of the other titles tied to the team? I'm staying tight-lipped, but these cover images should help give you an idea to what's coming up.
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You know, these days, with the Internet and all, lots of DC’s business is conducted through e-mail and on the telephone. So it IS unusual to see the hallways of DC’s offices bustling with writers and artists!
This used to be normal back when I entered the business—before fax machines!!!—as the writers and artists would actually hand deliver material on a weekly basis. Shortly after Fed Ex became a factor artists and writers started moving away from the big bad city that the comics publishers resided in—probably just so they could breathe some fresh air, though more likely because it was harder for us to grab them when we needed something ASAP!
Nowadays with everyone able to post high resolution scans of the art for any given title—we work with people all over the globe and we don’t even touch the physical art boards here in New York City anymore. (Man, THAT’s weird for a guy whose first gig in comics was photocopying Jack Kirby’s actual penciled art for KAMANDI and/or Walt Simonson’s pages for the Batman/Manhunter team-up back in the early 70s!!! Yup… I was a High School Intern at DC back in the day!)
So, not touching art, or seeing writers and artists in person makes it a real event when the talent comes into town to meet with us about the future!
In these two weeks before Thanksgiving we have Geoff Johns, Pete Tomasi, James Robinson, Sterling Gates, Eric Trautman, Tony Bedard, Keith Giffen, Judd Winick and more coming through the hallowed halls to help plan, with their editors and Dan DiDio, all of 2010-- and beyond-- in the DC Universe!
These meetings for a couple of new series as well as Superman and Justice League related titles are some of my favorite part of making the comics. They bond everyone involved to the goals and concepts shaped and honed TOGETHER and everyone leaves feeling like they are part of the family and that they matter to making the agreed upon stories “the best ever”! (And yes, Families sometimes have “feuds” but even THAT passion can help fuel the Never-ending Battle between the covers!)
I was in on instigating some of these so-called Summits back when I was editor of SUPERMAN… and they all came about because of a dinner a bunch of us had at a convention in Cleveland, IL during Superman’s 5oth anniversary in 1988.
There were a bunch of us Superman types on hand to help celebrate. Jerry Ordway and Roger Stern were there… George Perez was about to join us on the return of Superman TO ACTION COMICS… and the master himself Curt Swan even joined us at this legendary dinner. Together we all went out to discuss an ACTION ANNUAL that would bring George into our team… and would have Curt returning to the Man of Tomorrow as well! The dinner was fun and productive with everyone contributing ideas to the mix—including Curt who was only to draw a few pages in the annual.
When the dinner was over I asked Curt how this “plotting session” compared with the ones he’d done in the old days. He said that it was great—because he was never invited to join in the plotting back then. He was clearly excited to have been involved.
This got me to thinking… excitement behind the scenes always makes for excitement on the page… so we quickly scheduled the first real Super-Summit for shortly after that. And the meetings have stayed a staple of the creative process since then in one form or another.
The excitement in the halls this mid-November promises to translate well for next year… so let them keep inventing ways to keep us all apart—we’ll still find a way to get together and blow everyone away with what we can come up with!
The one thing I’ll never understand is how anyone did comics (or ANYTHING) before Post-It notes were invented! (But even those work best when everyone’s all in the same room!)
