This past weekend at WonderCon, VP of Sales, Bob Wayne, announced RETRO-ACTIVE. Published throughout July and August 2011, these are exactly the kinds of one-shots people often associate with summer. RETRO-ACTIVE reunites classic writers and artists with classic characters Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Justice League of America, returning to the interpretations they are best known for. Each of these series will have 3 one-shots that pay homage respectively to the‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s.
Curious to know who will be writing these?
The 70’s
Superman: Martin Pasko
Wonder Woman: Dennis O’Neil
The Flash: Cary Bates
Justice League of America: Cary Bates
Green Lantern: Dennis O’Neil
Batman: Len Wein
The 80’s
Superman: Marv Wolfman
Wonder Woman: Roy Thomas
The Flash: William Messner-Loebs
Justice League of America: Gerry Conway
Green Lantern: Len Wein
Batman: Mike W. Barr
The 90’s
Superman: Louise Simonson
Wonder Woman: William Messner-Loebs
The Flash: Brian Augustyn
Justice League of America: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis
Green Lantern: Ron Marz
Batman: Alan Grant
Each title in the series will feature 26 new story pages with 20 pages of classic stories, running at $4.99 a piece. Keep checking back to THE SOURCE as we reveal full creative teams, artwork, and more details about RETRO-ACTIVE in the coming weeks and months.
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