DC Universe relaunch in September 2011

HassanT · Post by **HassanT** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:40 pm

JohnMayo wrote:Have covers been posted for the first issues of Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: The New Guardians and/or Red Lanterns? I haven't seen them so a link would be appreciated if one is available.

No covers yet.

Post by **JohnMayo** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:46 pm

HassanT wrote:
JohnMayo wrote:Have covers been posted for the first issues of Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: The New Guardians and/or Red Lanterns? I haven't seen them so a link would be appreciated if one is available.
No covers yet.

That is what I thought but I wasn't sure. I've been tossing a copy of the covers as they come out into a folder and so far, while there is a bit of a visual shake up, it isn't look all that different from what we have now. That is neither good nor bad, just interesting.

GABE! · Post by **GABE!** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:54 pm

I'm getting more and more excited about the, as John calls it, DC 2.0 with adjustments and tweaks being done with some of these titles. What is falling flat with me are the creative teams through. Granted a lot of these teams have great track records-- there just hasn't been anyone new or exciting added to the mix, other than maybe Greg Capullo. The musical chairs of creative teams is being played with the same people but just moved around to different books. It's almost like they went to their creative staff and asked them to draw a card, and that card had the name of their new book. I would have loved to see an announcement that *insert big unexpected name creator here* is writing Batman or Teen Titans.

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:27 am

Let's get supernatural with more DC announcements....... 8 of them!
Now we're at 34 of 52!

Swamp Thing:

DC Comics embraces its dark side. On the 40th anniversary of the character’s creation, the New York Times bestselling writer of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, Scott Snyder, teams up with Yannick Paquette (BATMAN, INCORPORATED) to bring horror back to the DC Universe in SWAMP THING #1. For years, one man served against his will as the avatar of nature. And while he may have been freed of the monster, he’s about to learn the monster will never truly let go of him.

Justice League Dark:

John Constantine, Deadman, Shade the Changing Man and Madame Xanadu are Justice League Dark, a band of supernatural heroes united to stop the dark things the rest of the DCU does not see in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1, by Peter Milligan and artist Mikel Janin.

Animal Man:

Buddy Baker has gone from “super” man to family man – but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? Find out in ANIMAL MAN #1, the start of a dramatic new series by acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and artists Travel Foreman and Dan Green.

Demon Knights:

Set in the Middle Ages, the Demon leads an unlikely team to defend civilization and preserve the last vestiges of Camelot against the tide of history. Critically-acclaimed writer Paul Cornell and artists Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert combine sorcery, swords and superheroes in DEMON KNIGHTS #1.

Frankenstein, Agent of Shade:

Frankenstein and his network of strange beings work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive. It’s the breakout hero of Seven Soldiers as you’ve never seen him before in FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE #1, the first issue of a dark new series from acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, The Nobody) and artist Alberto Ponticelli.

Resurrection Man:

A cult favorite character returns in a new series written by his classic creative team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Joining them is JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST artist Fernando Dagnino. RESURRECTION MAN #1 is the story of a hero who wakes up with new powers each time he’s killed.

I, Vampire:

Vampires threaten to bring ruin to the DC Universe in I, VAMPIRE #1 by rising star Josh Fialkov and artist Andrea Sorrentino. Tortured by his centuries-old love for the Queen of the Damnned, Andrew Bennett must save humanity from the violent uprising of his fellow vampires, even if it means exterminating his own kind.

Voodoo (1st official announce of a Wildstorm character):

Priscilla Kitaen has just found out she’s a monster. A half-alien hybrid, the woman known as Voodoo must confront the secrets of her past to make sense of the nightmare her life has suddenly become. VOODOO #1 will be written by Ron Marz with art by Sami Basri.

GABE! · Post by **GABE!** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:06 am

BobBretall wrote: Voodoo (1st official announce of a Wildstorm character):
Priscilla Kitaen has just found out she’s a monster. A half-alien hybrid, the woman known as Voodoo must confront the secrets of her past to make sense of the nightmare her life has suddenly become. VOODOO #1 will be written by Ron Marz with art by Sami Basri.

I have high hopes for the return of Wildstorm characters. But, are we going to end up having Batman cross overs into these books? I would prefer a separate universe for Voodoo and any other returning Wildstorm titles.

COME ON GRIFTER BOOK!

Danscomics · Post by **Danscomics** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:07 am

No surprises that Swamp Thing will be sticking around, since they worked so hard to bring him back.

I'm glad to see that Deadman is coming back in some way. I felt so bad for him after the White Lantern jerked him around like that.

Paul Nolan · Post by **Paul Nolan** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:16 am

Abnett and Lannings original Resurrection Man is an incredible series.

its is a preorder sight unseen for me.

Paul Nolan · Post by **Paul Nolan** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:27 am

GABE! wrote:
BobBretall wrote: Voodoo (1st official announce of a Wildstorm character):
Priscilla Kitaen has just found out she’s a monster. A half-alien hybrid, the woman known as Voodoo must confront the secrets of her past to make sense of the nightmare her life has suddenly become. VOODOO #1 will be written by Ron Marz with art by Sami Basri.

I have high hopes for the return of Wildstorm characters. But, are we going to end up having Batman cross overs into these books? I would prefer a separate universe for Voodoo and any other returning Wildstorm titles.

COME ON GRIFTER BOOK!

they've tried it too many times and look at the sales figures on the last run even though the quality was consistently high.

its time they were integrated.

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:36 am

JohnMayo wrote:
HassanT wrote:
JohnMayo wrote:Have covers been posted for the first issues of Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: The New Guardians and/or Red Lanterns? I haven't seen them so a link would be appreciated if one is available.
No covers yet.
That is what I thought but I wasn't sure. I've been tossing a copy of the covers as they come out into a folder and so far, while there is a bit of a visual shake up, it isn't look all that different from what we have now. That is neither good nor bad, just interesting.

I'm keeping a list of solicits & images for all new titles as they are announced here:
http://www.comicbookpage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1384

Post by **JohnMayo** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:15 pm

A couple of the ones in this latest group are ones I probably would have passed on if Bob and I hadn't already committed to reviewing all 52 of the first issues. The Demon Knight title for one doesn't seem like one that fits my taste in comics.

torchsong · Post by **torchsong** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:35 pm

Justice League Dark and Resurrection Man are both now on "the September list". So that's 5 so far:

GL: New Guardians
Batgirl
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Resurrection Man
Justice League Dark

Still no word on a Shazam series...don't you let me down DC!

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:54 pm

JohnMayo wrote:A couple of the ones in this latest group are ones I probably would have passed on if Bob and I hadn't already committed to reviewing all 52 of the first issues. The Demon Knight title for one doesn't seem like one that fits my taste in comics.

There are quite a few I'd skip if we weren't going to be reviewing them all.

BUT, I'm hoping DCBS will have some ridiculous discounts on the #1s, passing along the steep discounts that DC will be offering up, so hopefully some of the books I would have passed on will surprise me.

HassanT · Post by **HassanT** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:37 pm

BobBretall wrote:
JohnMayo wrote:A couple of the ones in this latest group are ones I probably would have passed on if Bob and I hadn't already committed to reviewing all 52 of the first issues. The Demon Knight title for one doesn't seem like one that fits my taste in comics.
There are quite a few I'd skip if we weren't going to be reviewing them all.

BUT, I'm hoping DCBS will have some ridiculous discounts on the #1s, passing along the steep discounts that DC will be offering up, so hopefully some of the books I would have passed on will surprise me.

I am going to get all 52 first issues to try them out, but I could already see myself preordering majority of the new titles past issue 1. They all look interesting to me. Especially these new horror books. Kudos for DC for trying out new concepts or revisiting old concepts that we haven't seen in decades. I think having a "non-mature" horror line of books makes a lot of sense with the popularity of horror novels with teens.

abysslord · Post by **abysslord** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:49 pm

I was already going to drop Xombi, but it seems maybe DC dropped it anyway?

This article seems to allude to that, although I figured it existed outside the DCU anyway and wouldn't be affected by the relaunch.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 ... right-now/

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:31 am

Interesting set of reveals today, 39 of 52 announced now!

All solicits & images over here:
http://www.comicbookpage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1384

Hawk & Dove:

It’s up to the living avatars of war and peace to root out the hidden forces who look to plunge the country into a deadly civil war in HAWK AND DOVE #1. The exciting new series will be written by Sterling Gates and illustrated by legendary superstar comics artist Rob Liefeld.

A lot of people really like Rob Liefeld's art, I'm not one of them.....

Static Shock:

Virgil Hawkins has been gifted with incredible electrical powers. Adopting the persona of Static, he faces super-powered street gangs, raging hormones, homework, and girls in STATIC SHOCK #1, co-written by John Rozum and Scott McDaniel, with McDaniel also illustrating along with Jonathan Glapion.

Sounds like restarting Static at his origin.....no backstory (such as it was).

Teen Titans:

Tim Drake is forced to step out from behind his keyboard when an international organization seeks to capture or kill super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he must team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and a hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash in TEEN TITANS #1, by Scott Lobdell and artists Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund.

Looks like a full re-boot on these characters. Wonder Girl sounds like she has a new status quo, and I really don't like the look of the new feathery Red Robin costume.

Legion of Super-Heroes:

In the 31st century, the Legion of Superheroes is reeling from the loss of seven of their finest — and trying desperately to keep their youngest recruits alive against a series of terrible new threats. LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #1 will be written by fan-favorite Legion writer Paul Levitz and illustrated by Francis Portela.

I'm glad Levitz is staying on-board for this. It's interesting that he's not getting both Legion titles, they seem to be going for a different vibe with...

Legion Lost:

Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from total annihilation. When the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world and an ultimate struggle to survive. LEGION LOST #1 will be written by Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by Pete Woods, fresh off an acclaimed run of Action Comics.

Legionnaires in the 21st century.....hmmmm.
Wildfire, Dawnstar, Tellus, Invisible Kid, Gates, Timber Wolf, and a 7th I'm not recognizing off the top of my head.