1st Stop on the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour With Cliff Chiang and WONDER WOMAN

The first event of the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour kicked of at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn on Saturday spotlighting Cliff Chiang’s stunning artwork on WONDER WOMAN #1.

By all accounts the event was a huge success. Fans began lining up hours before the event was to begin and wrapped outside the store.

Inside, fans gazed at the walls covered in gorgeous art as they waited to purchase a copy of WONDER WOMAN #1.

Cliff Chiang looked dapper as he signed comic books and got to converse with fans.

The traveling process pieces—which give readers an inside look at how a comic book gets made from the script page to the pencils, to the inks, to the final colored page with text—of Wonder Woman #1 made their first appearance and were raved about all night long.

Cliff showed off his original art from entire first issue of WONDER WOMAN #1 (a few pages of which can be seen on the wall behind him in this photo).

Thanks to Cliff and the folks at Bergen Street Comics for a wonderful evening. And thanks to all the fans for coming out and celebrating with us!

Don’t miss the next DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour event this Friday at the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop showcasing Francis Manapul’s art on FLASH #1.

DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang at Bergen Street Comics

Cliff Chiang and Bergen Street Comics kick off our DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour tomorrow night. If you’re in the New York City area, come out and join us!

Saturday, September 24

8:00-11:00pm

Bergen Street Comics

470 Bergen St

Brooklyn, NY 11217

This event will feature original art from WONDER WOMAN #1 on display and Cliff will be signing copies of WONDER WOMAN #1.

(Everybody’s Talkin’ About) DC Comics-The New 52, Thursday Morning (ET) Edition

Look what just landed on our desks!

Yesterday marked the release of 12 more titles in DC Comics-The New 52. As press continues to roll in, check out some of the highlights from the past couple of days.

For the fourth week in a row, IFANBOY selected a title from DC Comics-The New 52 as its Pick of the Week. Their selection this week? WONDER WOMAN #1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang. “In this issue, she’s a straight up action star, with the power of a god,” IFANBOY wrote of the Amazonian princess.

And speaking of WONDER WOMAN, the series’ critically acclaimed creative team was interviewed by MTV GEEK, IO9 and COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. “There's a very clear sense that what's happening to these characters actually means something. Some of them are in real danger, and why are they in danger? Because they're up against something that is much more powerful and immoral than they are,” Azzarello said to COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. “ I always shy away from the word ‘evil,’ but let's just say there's some big evils in this book.”

UNDER THE RADAR chatted with Cliff Chiang, who will be part of a WONDER WOMAN release party at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn, New York this Saturday. “We're revamping the gods and their roles in the world. They're kind of conniving and scheming for power,” Chiang explained. “Wonder Woman is a pawn of theirs. Sometimes she upsets their plans and sometimes she unwittingly helps them achieve their goals. It's been great modernizing the gods and getting rid of togas and all the classical Greek architecture. The heart of all that mythology is great, but we don't want any of this to feel old. We want readers to see a very clear creative vision. We're not just rehashing.”

In anticipation of a couple local signings over the course of the next week, THE LOS ANGELES EXAMINER gave Los Angeles native Eric Wallace’s MISTER TERRIFIC a 5-star review, calling it a “strong debut issue.”

THE HUFFINGTON POST interviewed BATMAN and SWAMP THING writer Scott Snyder. “All of a sudden these murders begin that start to alert him to the fact that maybe he doesn't know the city as well as he thought,” Snyder said of the Dark Knight. “there's an enemy from old Gotham nursery rhymes. An ancient evil in Gotham that's been there for centuries. Because Gotham really 300 years old, no matter how long Bruce has been Batman, he's not as old as the city. So maybe the city belonged to another symbol, a rival symbol, long before it did the Bat, and maybe that sort of organization or that enemy just hasn't really been bothering with Batman until now.” Head on over to THE HUFFINGTON POST to read the full interview and check out their exclusive preview of SWAMP THING #2.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR highlighted their favorite titles released over the past two weeks from DC Comics-The New 52, which they dubbed an “impressive array of books.” Among their picks were BATMAN AND ROBIN, BATWOMAN, FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., GREEN LANTERN, SUPERBOY, BATMAN, CATWOMAN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS and WONDER WOMAN.

SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE interviewed DC Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras about DC Comics-The New 52. "I think the (52) first issues really are setting the groundwork, but we're building from there with every issue," Harras told them. "The goal is definitely to keep readers excited and really kind of getting back to that sense of 'What's gonna happen next?' ... We're really just building the base of excitement."

FORBES covered the impact of DC Comics-The New 52 thus far. “To quote one comic store owner, ‘The New 52 is the biggest game changer in comic books we’ve seen in 30 years,’” the piece read. “The anticipation of the new releases every week has been nothing short of mind-blowing. Comic shops can’t keep the titles in stock. Some are selling out within hours of being put on the shelf, if they even make it to the shelf.”

IGN continued their series of interviews with all of the creative teams behind DC Comics-The New 52. Check out what Geoff Johns (JUSTICE LEAGUE), Tony Bedard (BLUE BEETLE), Judd Winick (CATWOMAN), Peter Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS), and Eric Wallace (MISTER TERRIFIC) had to say about their respective series. “There's a reason these characters stick together,” Johns teased. “You'll see new villains. You'll find out why Aquaman and Green Arrow hate each other. It's actually a pretty good story behind that, and that will come to light. You'll see the never ending problems that exist on the team because of Batman and Green Lantern. You'll see why Wonder Woman is the best fighter among the team. You'll learn why Superman keeps his distance from everybody else. There's a really cool arc where Superman and his role on this team is a little bit different than before. I think that's on purpose; he's a little bit disconnected from them. You'll see why Flash refuses to call himself a vigilante.”

To be continued …

(Everybody’s Talkin’ About) DC Comics-The New 52, Wednesday Afternoon (ET) Edition

Today sees the release of BATMAN #1, the first time the series has had a #1 issue since 1940. With it, a new chapter in the history of the Dark Knight begins. Writer Scott Snyder caught up with a couple of major outlets to discuss what to expect from the series.

“To him Gotham is his oldest ally, his home, and his comfort zone,” Snyder said of Batman to NEW YORK MAGAZINE’s VULTURE blog. “But the city is hundreds of years old, and Batman has only been Batman for a short while, comparatively, so what if the city belonged to another symbol before Batman? The idea is that a secret enemy has existed in Gotham for hundreds of years, and they're going to bring the whole weight of history to bare against Batman.” And in case you missed it, check out VULTURE’s exclusive preview of BATMAN #1.

In addition to BATMAN, Snyder is also the writer of SWAMP THING. “It’s really about [scientist] Alec Holland wrestling with monsters, both external and internal: a guy who is haunted by this mantle of this monster that he used to be,” Snyder told THE LOS ANGELES TIMES’ HERO COMPLEX of the series. “So, I really try to write a story that brings him face to face with some of his big fears about how his destiny and fate might be tied to that of this vegetable creature, Swamp Thing.” Be sure to read the full interview to find out which other series in DC Comics-The New 52 will be having a “really, really big crossover” with SWAMP THING.

In other DC Comics-The New 52 news, MTV GEEK chatted with WONDER WOMAN artist Cliff Chiang about the series’ take on the iconic character. “I’m hoping what we do with Wonder Woman will be… pleasantly unexpected,” Chiang teased.

To be continued …

(Everybody’s Talkin’ About) DC Comics-The New 52, Tuesday Evening (ET) Edition

Tomorrow marks the release of two major titles from DC Comics-The New 52, BATMAN #1 and WONDER WOMAN #1. And what better way to kick off these series’ releases than with two high profile previews?

USA TODAY’s POP CANDY has the exclusive preview of WONDER WOMAN #1. "The idea is to move forward with Wonder Woman in a way that makes her story bigger,” series artist Cliff Chiang told them.

NEW YORK MAGAZINE’s VULTURE blog has the exclusive first look at the first five pages of BATMAN #1, by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion. And if you haven’t already, be sure to bookmark VULTURE as they’ll be running an exclusive interview with Scott Snyder in the coming days.

To be continued …

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 and another full week of DC Comics-The New 52 comic books are going back to press

(The cover to the fourth printing of JUSTICE LEAGUE #1)

JUSTICE LEAGUE # 1 is headed back to press again, now for a fourth printing.

And all 12 of the titles of this coming Wednesday’s releases from DC Comics: The New 52 have sold out from Diamond in advance of publication and are now going back to press, including BATMAN, BIRDS OF PREY, BLUE BEETLE, CAPTAIN ATOM, CATWOMAN, DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, NIGHTWING, RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS, SUPERGIRL and WONDER WOMAN.

JUSTICE LEAGUE Group Solicits

JUSTICE LEAGUE #4

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

1:25 Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT

1:200 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale DECEMBER 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

The superstar team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee continue the origin of the Justice League as The World’s Greatest Heroes face the might of Apokolips – and find aid in an unlikely hero, as Cyborg is created!

Plus, Andy Kubert returns an amazing variant cover – his first new work after the smash-hit FLASHPOINT!

This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition, polybagged with a redemption code for a digital download of the issue.

AQUAMAN #4

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

There are parts of the ocean even Aquaman should not enter. Now Aquaman and Mera must descend into uncharted territory: the smoky black crevice at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, home of the cannibalistic creatures known only as the Trench. One last secret behind these loathsome creatures will be revealed as “The Trench” thunders toward its bloodcurdling conclusion!

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #4

Written by DAN JURGENS

Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN

Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

On their first mission, the team has been separated and defeated – or so it seems! But when a new, galactic threat shows its face, will our heroes be able to defeat it or will the whole world suffer destruction on a cosmic scale?

(Not final cover)

WONDER WOMAN #4

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Wonder Woman has left Paradise Island behind, but Hera is just arriving. Without the Amazons’ most powerful daughter to protect them, can they withstand the wrath of a God who once favored them? And why would Zola want Diana to march right back into the eye of the storm?

THE FLASH #4

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO

Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

Variant cover by ERIC BASALDUA

1:200 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

As Central City remains dark from the recent EMP blast, The Fastest Man Alive remains in hot pursuit of the one who set it off: Mob Rule! What does Mob Rule really want? Learn the rest of his origin right here!

CAPTAIN ATOM #4

Written by J.T. KRUL

Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II

Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Before he received his godlike powers, Captain Atom was a military man – an Air Force pilot. Now, he’s being recruited again to serve his country as only he can. But will Captain Atom go along with his new role as a weapon of mass destruction?

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #4

Written by GAIL SIMONE and ETHAN VAN SCIVER

Art by YILDIRAY CINAR

Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

This issue, the spotlight turns toward the Middle East and sinister forces that wish to get their hands on their very own Nuclear Men! But what is the mysterious connection to Ronnie and Jason? Plus, as the action explodes into all-out meltdown, the boys will have to deal with a wounded friend before time runs out!

GREEN ARROW #4

Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS

Art by DAN JURGENS and GEORGE PEREZ

Cover by DAVE WILKINS

On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

It’s a Tokyo showdown! At an international tech expo that caters to the likes of WayneTech and Queen Industries, party crasher Green Arrow finds himself in the sights of a mystery woman bent on taking down “evil” corporations – like the one Green Arrow owns!

(Cover #3 shown)

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #4

Written by PAUL JENKINS

Art by BERNARD CHANG

Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Step right up, step right up! Watch as Deadman plays “20 Questions” with the enigmatic Son of the Morning on a roller coaster ride like no other! Plus: Ever wonder why good things happen to bad people? Why banks put Braille writing on drive-through ATMs? And just what exactly is the nature of your relationship with God? Then you must read DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #4!

THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #4

Written by TONY S. DANIEL

Art and cover by PHILIP TAN

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

The exciting conclusion to the Savage Hawkman’s first adventure is here! Hawkman battles his way through Dr. Kane’s compound, where the alien monstrosity known as Morphicius is sheltered. But in his quest for alien knowledge, Dr. Kane unknowingly jumpstarts what Morphicius refers to as the Black Plague. Can Hawkman contain this deadly outbreak, or will New York soon become infected with lethal, fast-spreading alien organisms?

MISTER TERRIFIC #4

Written by ERIC WALLACE

Art by GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA and WAYNE FAUCHER

Cover by J.G. JONES

On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

An alien S.O.S. draws Mister Terrific into the ninth dimension. But what begins as scientific exploration quickly turns deadly when he is taken prisoner by the villainous Kryl. Now the world’s third-smartest man must engineer an extraterrestrial jailbreak! Easy, right? But even if he succeeds, how can Mister Terrific escape the inner demons that haunt him?

Announcing the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour

Artists and retailers team up to celebrate DC Comics-The New 52

This Fall, retailers across North America will be celebrating DC Comics-The New 52 with the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour!

Showcasing the creative process behind such titles as WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH, ACTION COMICS, GREEN LANTERN, SWAMP THING and BATWOMAN retailers will be hosting events with DC Comics-The New 52 artists. Framed art will be on display to illustrate the artists’ process—from script, to pencils, to inks, to the final colored and lettered page. And in many instances, art from other DC Comics-The New 52 #1s will be on display in a gallery type atmosphere.

The talent will be on hand to discuss their work and sign copies of their DC Comics-The New 52 series.  It’s an exclusive opportunity to meet the artists working on some of the most talked about comic books in ages.

So whether you’re a comic book fan or art aficionado, come out and celebrate art, superheroes and DC Comics-The New 52 at an event near you.

Saturday, September 24

Meet Cliff Chiang, artist on WONDER WOMAN

8:00-11:00pm

Bergen Street Comics

470 Bergen St

Brooklyn, NY 11217

This event will feature all of Cliff’s original art from WONDER WOMAN #1 on display.

Friday, September 30

Meet Francis Manapul, writer/artist on THE FLASH

7:00-11:00pm

Toronto Cartoonist Workshop

587A College Street (at Clinton)

Toronto, ON M6G 1B2

This event will feature all of Francis’ original art from Flash #1 on display.

Saturday, October 8

Meet Rags Morales, artist and Rick Bryant inker, on ACTION COMICS

3:00-5:00pm

Fat Jack’s Comicrypt

2006 Sansom Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Wednesday, October 12

Meet Doug Mahnke, Artist on GREEN LANTERN

4:00-7:00pm

Source Comics

1601 West Larpentur Ave.

Falcon Heights, MN 55113

Look for November dates soon!

(Everybody’s Talkin’ About) DC Comics-The New 52, Thursday Late Night (ET) Edition

As we prepare for the first full week’s worth of releases of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, national press coverage continues to roll in.

Want exclusive previews?

Head on over to G4 for their interview with Geoff Johns and exclusive first look at GREEN LANTERN #1. Then check out MODERNMAN.COM's exclusive preview of HAWK AND DOVE #1 and interview with Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras about DC COMICS-THE NEW 52.

Want video footage? Tune in to CNN, THE NEW YORK POST and BUZZFEED.

Wish you were at the Midnight Madness event for JUSTICE LEAGUE? Well, THE WASHINGTON POST put up a slideshow of images from Wednesday’s Midnight Madness event in New York with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee at Midtown Comics.

Can't wait for WONDER WOMAN # 1? USA TODAY’S “Pop Candy” blog caught up with WONDER WOMAN artist Cliff Chiang.

Not sure what DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 is all about? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s “Speak Easy” blog ran an overview.

To be continued...

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