DC Comics Ongoing Discussion
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So, ahead of the July solicits, DC has announced they'll replace the regular "Superman" title with a new "Superman: Son of Kal-El" series starring Jon Kent, written by Tom Taylor with art by John Timms.
Another announcement sees the return of "SHAZAM!" as a four-issue miniseries (with a "from the pages of Teen TItans Academy" label on the cover) by writer Tim Sheridan and artist Clayton Henry.
Another announcement sees the return of "SHAZAM!" as a four-issue miniseries (with a "from the pages of Teen TItans Academy" label on the cover) by writer Tim Sheridan and artist Clayton Henry.
Yeah, that's the real sticking point here. I'm all for more Super-titles: Supergirl, Superboy, Superwoman, New Super-Man -- I've bought 'em all, and the more the merrier. Perfectly happy for Jon to have a book, just don't be taking one of Clark's away in the process.
I didn't get any of the Future State Superman stuff. Any ideas which of those tie in to the new Jonathan Kent series and Superman story? The House of El and the Worlds at War series it seems? It also appears that despite the advertising, this is a limited story as Superman and The Authority are replacing the ongoing Superman series.
In regards to the Jon Kent book I'm giving them some leeway as the current Superman writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson has alluded to a bigger narrative over the next few years, likening it to the Funeral for a Friend and Reign of the Superman in scope and the way the single stories are narratively linked. While he's not the writer of the Jon Kent book, this obviously was planned ahead and the synopsis reads very much like what he's currently doing in his books.
Meanwhile, another new title has been announced for July, an 8-issue miniseries starring Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) and Booster Gold, by Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook.
Meanwhile, another new title has been announced for July, an 8-issue miniseries starring Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) and Booster Gold, by Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook.
And now a third new series, Justice League Infinity, a sequel to Justice League Unlimited, which picks up right after the end of the series finale. It's being written by James Tucker and J.M. DeMatteis, who both worked on the TV series, and will focus on the pre-Unlimited cast of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, and John Stewart/Green Lantern.
The DC website posted an article announcing the release dates and showing the main and variant covers for the first three issues of the Yara Flor Wonder Girl series. I'm being lazy and don't feel like posting the covers, but the release dates are May 18 for #1, #2 comes out June 15, and #3 is out July 20.
I'm so excited for this. When Dan Jurgens is good he is very good, and this seems like the perfect project for him.
As for the other stuff, I can't stand aged up John Kent, so it looks like I'll be staying far away from Superman books for at least the next few years. Justice League Ibfinity is something I doubt will have the feel of the original show, and I've become less and less impressed with DeMatteis's writing over time anyway, so as much as I love the show I'm giving that comic a pass. As for the Wonder Girl series, Future Slate was godawful and I'm not bothering with any spin offs, except maybe some of the infinite frontier stuff, because even terrible JSA related stuff is interesting after about a decade without any (the shitty New 52 Earth 2 stuff does not count as JSA related to me).
One thing I am liking about the Infinite Frontier slate is the number of mini-series focusing on characters who are well known and loved but not popular enough to sustain their own ongoing series. The problem is that there are now too many of them and I'm going to have to pick and choose.
Yeah, feels like at least two new miniseries per month I want to buy. Already had to restrain from ordering the new LotDK and decided to trade-wait for the Chip Zdarsky JL one. And the Superman '78 and Batman '89 releases haven't even been solicited, yet. Wonder whether not spreading out more because they got even more down the pipeline.
Edit:
The results from thesecond round of DC' Round Robin are in:
And I'm not enthusiastic about them. Personally, I would have voted the other way on each and every one of those four brackets in round two. Only one title I'm kind of interested in remains in the running.
Edit:
The results from thesecond round of DC' Round Robin are in:
And I'm not enthusiastic about them. Personally, I would have voted the other way on each and every one of those four brackets in round two. Only one title I'm kind of interested in remains in the running.
