DC at SDCC
So we return to San Diego today after a brief hiatus. DC announced a few new projects, Dan Didio got a new shirt, and fans got their questions answered by the truckload. Well, they got to ask their questions, whether or not they actually got answered is another matter entirely. Here are a few of the things that I found most interesting, along with, of course, some comments
First, Grant F-ing Morrison is writing Final Crisis. What more can you say? Morrison had this to say though "Anthro the First Boy will be on the first page and Kamandi the Last Boy will be on the last page". Ok. I have no idea who Anthro is, but whatever.
I hope to see the "Dan Didio must die!" spoof t-shirt being offered any day now. I must have one. Down at the store we came up with a corresponding Marvel t-shirt as well. A manic Skrull sitting behind a desk labeled E.I.C., with "Joe Quesada is a Skrull".
Marketing came up with "Heroes Die, Legends Live Forever", so ask them, not Grant Morrison.
Geoff Johns will write "Alpha Lantern(s)" after Sinestro Corps.
Contrary to previous reports, Dwayne McDuffie said while no one will be leaving Justice League of America, there will be some additions. Good. I actually find myself liking this new team, and #11 has my vote for best single issue come next years Eisners.
Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheo will be doing more Arrowsmith. About damn time.
There are at least three Legion of Super-Heroes. I really hope they do more with the post-Zero Hour group, who are still my favorite.
Grant Morrison will be writing more DC One Million. Good thing I brought a change of pants, these are ruined.
Jamie Delano and JOCK will be making a Hellblazer OGN named Pandemonium. So who sold their soul to devil to get this made? Cause seriously dude, if you need anything just let me know, I'm here for you.
Didio has run out of JLI characters to kill so he's moved on to Young Justice. But he's taking suggestions for the next team to kill. Geoff Johns suggested the X-Men.
More on this in later blog, but Bill Willingham will be writing a little book called Salvation Run. Being the one that I'm looking forward to the most, expect to hear me talking about it for the next six months.
Dan
posted by Star Clipper at Saturday, August 04, 2007
1 Comments:
Anthro was a Cro-Magnon teenager created by writer/artist Howie Post – an animator at Famous Studios who had a long run with Harvey Comics like “Hot Stuff." The series was one of the many fondly remembered short-runs DC published in the late 60s when Carmine Infantino first took charge. “Bat Lash” by Sergio Aragones and Nick Cardy, Ditko’s “Creeper” and “Hawk & Dove” series, Arnold Drake’s “Stanley and His Monster” and “Deadman”, Steve Skeates and Jim Aparo’s “Aquaman” all came out around the same time. Mike Sekowsky also became writer-artist of “Wonder Woman” and “Metal Men” during this creatively fertile period.
This gist of the semi-humorous Anthro series was: teenagers’ problems with parents and society have been around forever. It was billed as “The Cave Boy Who Could Be You…” – or something like that. Very good stuff, but like many of DC’s “fondly remembered series” it was something more-tied to the particular talents of one person rather than a concept sellable under any writer or artist.
The character appeared briefly in “Crisis On Infinite Earths” and most-recently in the wonderful Dr. 13 back-up series in “Tales of the Unexpected.”
Unfortunately I have not yet purchased those great new long-boxes with the drawers and the complete Anthro is, of course, in the bottom box of a stack. I should get those out soon for re-reading -- you’re welcome to borrow them if you like.
--Garrie
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