Well, it's not actually Wednesday, but that's never stopped us from posting cool images from WEDNESDAY COMICS, has it? The new weekly series, slated to launch in July, is the brainchild of DC Art Director Mark Chiarello, who has collected an impressive array of creators for the book.
This time around, we have a look at writer Eddie Berganza and artist Sean Galloway's TEEN TITANS strip, which, as you can see, is really a delight. Enjoy.
This time, we've got a look at a page from the GREEN LANTERN story, by writer Kurt Busiek and art by up-and-comer Joe Quinones. Pretty neat, if I do say so myself.
You saw last week's Superman page, right? Well, we've got another sample for you today. This time, it's another look at Dave Gibbons and Ryan Sook's Kamandi. Breathtaking stuff, I have to say. But you're not here for my gushing commentary. Let's look at the pretty picture.
So, everyone knows that DC has the BEST comic book covers in the business and it’s been that way for a long, long time. I mean, with a crew like Jim Lee, Adam Hughes, Lee Bermejo, Frank Quietly, Andy Kubert and ALL of our other great artists, how could we possibly make things better? I’ll tell ya, by sending out a challenge to all of our monthly cover artists to go wild on their covers for the month of August. WOW! Just check out some of the results. I’d say these guys kicked butt (again!).
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There's really very little that needs to be said about WEDNESDAY COMICS that hasn't been said already. DC Art Director Mark Chiarello has done an amazing job at collecting the best and brightest creators in the industry, and the art really speaks for itself. So why not show some more? Here's another look at artist Lee Bermejo's (working with writer John Arcudi) Superman story, which features a familiar face.
WEDNESDAY COMICS hits 7/8.
What, two news items in one day? Hey, things happen fast here, and we're happy to keep you posted.
We've shown you some sample pages from the first issue of WEDNESDAY COMICS, and that seemed to get folks excited, so why not update you on a very exciting creative addition?
Joining the roster of A-list creators collected by DC Art Director Mark Chiarello to create the weekly WEDNESDAY COMICS is none other than José Luis García-López, who'll be joining our very own Dan DiDio on the METAL MEN feature. Now, García-López needs no introduction. The man's been drawing amazing comics for decades. Plus, you don't want to hear me yammer. Let's look at the art. Check out a page from METAL MEN, below.
Did I mention he'll be inked by Kevin Nowlan? Double good, yes?
WEDNESDAY COMICS #1 hits July 8.
Of course not. You got a look at SUPERMAN and BATMAN yesterday, and today we unveil a look at Neil Gaiman and Mike Allred's METAMORPHO tale, plus a page from Dave Gibbons and Ryan Sook's lovely KAMANDI strip.
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The brainchild of DC Comics Art Director Mark Chiarello, WEDNESDAY COMICS is a unique and groundbreaking storytelling method -- 16 pages, printed on broadsheet-size newsprint, featuring weekly stories by the best and brightest creators out there. It's gotta look great, right?
We have your first peek at a page from writer John Arcudi and artist Lee Bermejo's SUPERMAN strip, along with a page from the 100 BULLETS team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, re-teaming on the Dark Knight for the first time since their acclaimed "Broken City' arc.
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last week, Dan DiDio announced plans for the latest DCU weekly series, WEDNESDAY COMICS, in an interview with NEWSARAMA. Today, they talked to the creative mastermind behind the groundbreaking new series, DC Comics Art Director Mark Chiarello.
Chiarello, responsible for putting together the stellar lineup of talent gracing the new series, discussed some of the logistics and philosophy behind the book:
NRAMA: What went into the selecting the characters and the creators from your side of things?
MC: It was something like what I did with Solo and Batman: Black and White - I just asked people if they could tell a story with anyone in the DC Universe in this format, would they be interested? Fortunately, with those two projects and with this, the creators I asked got it and understood what I was looking for.
NRAMA: Were the answers anything like what you were expecting?
MC: (laughs) Not always. When Neil Gaiman said Metamorpho, I kind of scratched my head, and said, “Whatever you want man – that’s cool.” When I asked Paul Pope, and was expecting Dr. Fate or something, but he said he wants to do a 1950s style sci-fi strip, so that’s cool, too.
There were a couple where I specifically asked the creator if they would handle a certain character –Adam Kubert is writing the Sgt. Rock story for his dad Joe to draw – that’s a no-brainer. Every fan wants to see that, and that’s one of the very few where I sought out creators for a certain character.
WEDNESDAY COMICS launches this summer.
