WEDNESDAY COMICS #1 (OF 12)
Chuck Moore on the issue!
There are event driven books and then there are books that are a bit of an event. Wednesday Comics from DC clearly falls into the later of those two categories. After a couple years (quite literally) of weekly DC titles, they're back with a 12 issue breather that has this reader intrigued, both for the physical dimensions of the issue and its depth of creator backing with each story.
First, in terms of size, Wednesday Comics is breaking the mold. Harkening back to the classic Sunday comics section found in many newpapers (yes, they actually do still make those), I get the clear feeling that DC was looking to do something a bit retro. Here, the issue is a 16 pager that actually unfolds to a full 28" x 20". These aren't just regular comics blown up to the larger size, but rather traditional comics filling the page with as many as 16 panels at a time.
Personally, I'm looking forward to both the stories and the feel of this one. From Adam Kubert doing Sgt. Rock to Paul Pope doing Adam Strange to Neil Gaiman doing Metamorpho, this was an easy choice for this week's Hot Shot.
The Official Word
In July, DC Comics gives a fresh twist to a grand comics tradition with WEDNESDAY COMICS, a new, weekly 12-issue series by some of the greatest names in comics today!
WEDNESDAY COMICS is unique in modern comics history: Reinventing the classic weekly newspaper comics section, it is a 16-page weekly that unfolds to a sprawling 28" x 20" tabloid-sized reading experience bursting with mind-blowing color, action and excitement, with each feature on its own 14" x 20" page.
Spearheaded by DCU Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello, whose past editing credits include BATMAN BLACK and WHITE, DC: THE NEW FRONTIER and SOLO, each page of WEDNESDAY COMICS spotlights the continuing adventures of DC heroes, including:
BATMAN, WEDNESDAY COMICS' weekly cover feature, by the Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso
ADAM STRANGE, by writer/artist Paul Pope (BATMAN: YEAR 100)
METAMORPHO, written by New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman with Art by Eisner Award-winner Michael Allred (Madman)
THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN, written by Walter Simonson (Thor, MANHUNTER) with Art by famed DC cover artist Brian Stelfreeze
DEADMAN, written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck, Art by Dave Bullock
KAMANDI, written by Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS) with Art by Ryan Sook (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL)
SUPERMAN, written by John Arcudi (The Mask) with Art by Lee Bermejo (JOKER)
WONDER WOMAN, written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell (Dare Detectives)
GREEN LANTERN, written by Kurt Busiek (TRINITY, ASTRO CITY) with Art by Joe Quiñones (TEEN TITANS GO!)
TEEN TITANS, written by Eddie Berganza with Art by Sean Galloway
SUPERGIRL, written by Jimmy Palmiotti (JONAH HEX) with Art by Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL)
HAWKMAN, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker (PLASTIC MAN, Special Forces)
SGT. ROCK, written by Adam Kubert (SUPERMAN: LAST SON), ilustrated by legendary comics artist Joe Kubert
THE FLASH, written by Karl Kerschl (TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE, THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE) and Brenden Fletcher, illustrated by Karl Kerschl
METAL MEN, written by Dan DiDio with Art by Ian Churchill (SUPERGIRL)
WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7" x 10", with the first issue set to reach stores on July 8.
DC Universe | 16pg. | Color | $3.99 US | On Sale July 8, 2009
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