Comics
DC Giveth And DC Taketh Away
As we announced last week, DC will be launching a whole bunch of #0 issues, and four new titles in September. DC has now announced the first cancelation, as well as some revivals! “Captain Atom”, currently written by J.T. Krull, will be canceled, not surprisingly so as it dodged the axe on the last round of cancelations. However, also DC plans to bring back certain characters in the pages of “DC Universe Presents”. “Blackhawks”, “Hawk and Dove”, “Mister Terrific” and fan favorite “O.M.A.C” will see light of day again In DC Universe Presents #0 this September.
Bloody Monday UPDATE: DC has also canceled “Ressurection Man” and “Voodoo”
It’s really nice to see that DiDio is sticking to his word, and that DC is not completely giving up on these characters. The sales on above mentioned solo books were not so hot, but they still have a loyal fan base who deserve the chance to continue reading their favorite heroes. Whether or not these characters will continue to be seen in the pages of “DC Universe Presents” is still unknown. Guess we’ll have to wait until October solicits.
“Captain Atom”, on the other hand, has received much critical praise, but unfortunately didn’t reach the sales DC had hoped for. “Captain Atom” will be going out in September with its #0 issue.
IDW Dark and Paramount recently joined forces to launch limited comic book tales set in the worlds of Smile and A Quiet Place, and we’ve learned today that they’ll continue hanging around in those franchise universes with two brand new limited series tales.
Entertainment Weekly has exclusively revealed this afternoon that IDW Dark’s Any Given Smile debuts in September, while A Quiet Place: Rising Tides arrives in November.
First up, from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Pablo Collar, Any Given Smile puts a football-themed twist on Parker Finn’s successful Smile movie franchise.
The five-part limited series is “set in January 1995, during the American Arena League football championship game in St. Augustine, Florida. The rising superstar of the Sharks, backup quarterback Dupree, is feeling the pressure from his teammates, the fans, and also the city’s gambling underworld, to whom he owes a considerable debt. Meanwhile, a sports journalist investigates a string of suicides that may be connected to the big game. At the very least, they are connected to a sinister entity that preys on the minds of its victims.”
From writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, A Quiet Place: Rising Tides will also be a five-issue limited story. The comic book tale “brings the creatures to the Florida Keys, where a father-daughter duo attempt to survive on water in a houseboat.”
EW further details, “This tense family reunion coincides with the arrival of the vicious creatures that hunt through sound. Grace and her dad find safety on the open ocean, but she’ll have to make landfall sooner or later; the father’s oxygen tank and their supplies are running low, while a hurricane swiftly approaches.”
Learn more about both comic books over on Entertainment Weekly.
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