The Convention Thread

Garlic Bread

Since there are so many cons, here's a thread to talk about the news from each of them

From WonderCon 07's DC Nation Panel

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Green Arrow will end with #75, Winick said, adding that the very last page of the issue features Oliver Queen offering an engagement ring to Black Canary. With that issue, Winick said, he’ll be off the series and character. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Didio said that the repercussions of the engagement will be felt throughout Countdown and the DCU, and when prodded, Wayne said that there will most likely be a miniseries spin out of the end of the series. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Winick said that “repercussions” seen will involve other heroes throughout the DCU weighing in on the engagement.

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[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The four issue Green Arrow Year One miniseries will begin in July, by Andy Diggle and Jock; at the same time there will be a Black Canary miniseries (which Wayne was referring to earlier) by Tony Bedard and Paulo Siquera. The plan for further year ones will be that they will launch every three months, allowing for a small amount of overlap between them.

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[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Didio hinted that, in terms of Batman storylines, that Terry McGuiness (Batman Beyond) may be showing up somewhere in the DCU soon.[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

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[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]James Robinson does have a story in mind for more Jack Knight stories, and the door is open, Didio said, now, scheduled just need to match up.

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Sars_Boy

Rockin'

Garlic Bread

I don't get why they're canceling Green Arrow. Everyone loves him. It's just Judd Winick that stinks.

Sars_Boy

Yeah that struck me as odd.

Servo

The four issue Green Arrow Year One miniseries will begin in July, by Andy Diggle and Jock

yes yes yes

deadonthestreet

I am so angry.

Green Arrow is my favorite DC character.

Canning the book is retarded.

I hate you DC.

Bloods End

And thus relaunches as "Green Arrow/ Black Canary"

deadonthestreet

But Black Canary is lame-o.

Bad Karma

Damnit. I wanted Winick and McDaniel off the book so bad that I wished it every night. But not like this!

Ah well. I've got my back issues.

Munch

The Judd Winick Panel wrote:

Readers will see Shado, Connor Hawke’s mother in the series soon. Winick said that he likes the complicating dynamic that she brings to the title, that is, adding a mother to the father and son relationship of Ollie and Connor.

From Newsarama. Now.. I'm not sure if Judd's aware, but Shado's like, not Connor's mom. At all. Maybe he missed out on the cover for the Dragon's Blood mini Dixon's doing, where Connor and Shado are making out. Or maybe he's planning to tackle incest for his next hot button topic.

I don't expect an encyclopedic knowledge of every comic written in the past five decades or anything, but this is basic stuff here.

Garlic Bread

deadonthestreet wrote: »

But Black Canary is lame-o.

Black Canary could beat up Green Arrow

Lux

Munch wrote: »

The Judd Winick Panel wrote:

Readers will see Shado, Connor Hawke’s mother in the series soon. Winick said that he likes the complicating dynamic that she brings to the title, that is, adding a mother to the father and son relationship of Ollie and Connor.

From Newsarama. Now.. I'm not sure if Judd's aware, but Shado's like, not Connor's mom. At all. Maybe he missed out on the cover for the Dragon's Blood mini Dixon's doing, where Connor and Shado are making out. Or maybe he's planning to tackle incest for his next hot button topic.

I don't expect an encyclopedic knowledge of every comic written in the past five decades or anything, but this is basic stuff here.

If that's a twist coming up in Dragon's Blood, I am going to really really dislike it.

Garlic Bread

guys

Terry McGinnis

Bad Karma

Lux wrote: »

If that's a twist coming up in Dragon's Blood, I am going to really really dislike it.

Nah, we already had our twist. Winick's just a nut with mother / son fantasies.

Sars_Boy

God I hope it turns out good.

Also, Duncan Roloeoloeolou Metal Men!

Dex Dynamo

We're missing the important part.


New Jack Knight series.

Munch

Sars_Boy wrote: »

God I hope it turns out good.

Also, Duncan Roloeoloeolou Metal Men!

I'm not worried about the art, but has he ever written anything? Seems kind of odd to give the characters to an untested creator after their recent exposure in 52 and Batman/Superman.

DMAC

I'd really like to see a Batman Beyond era ongoing series exploring more of the DCU in that time. Sort of seperate from current ongoing events like LoSH but tapping into the legacies of current characters. I suppose it'd pretty much have to be an Elseworlds story though.

Garlic Bread

DMAC wrote: »

I'd really like to see a Batman Beyond era ongoing series exploring more of the DCU in that time. Sort of seperate from current ongoing events like LoSH but tapping into the legacies of current characters. I suppose it'd pretty much have to be an Elseworlds story though.

Keith wrote: »

Terrorbyte wrote: »

Dini brings the DCAU into the official DC multiverse.

I think it'd be neat if they made an "Earth Beyond" and just had it in the setting of Batman Beyond (although not necessarily in the DCAU)

It'd be a good "Ultimate" universe

wwtMask

If DC wants me to give them more of my money, they could do worse things than make comics based in the Batman Beyond timeline.

Servo

something is very wrong with you all if i'm the only one excited about the team from the losers getting back together to tell a green arrow story

very wrong

hughtron

Sars_Boy wrote: »

God I hope it turns out good.

Also, Duncan Roloeoloeolou Metal Men!

DID YOU KNOW:
MIKE ALLRED and EVAN DORKIN tried to pitch a Metal Men series to DC, but they rejected it because it was 'too funny.'

Servo

maybe it was actually too funny and they had to reject it for public safety reasons

Bad Karma

Servo wrote: »

something is very wrong with you all if i'm the only one excited about the team from the losers getting back together to tell a green arrow story

very wrong

Everyone needs to buy the two minis coming out, as well as Connor Hawke Dragons Blood. That way, it'll create a good buzz, and we can get Dixon and Donovan on a new Green Arrow ongoing.

Servo

i mean, seriously guys. they wrote the best action comic ever, bar none

it doesn't even matter who stars in it, it will be awesome

Dex Dynamo

Jack Knight by the man who made jack knight

Servo

i don't really want any more starman though

starman ended excellently

let jack knight move on with his life

Douglas

You should know that being a superhero is a life long thing. It doesn't matter if you want it or not.

Garlic Bread

Will we see more of Terry McGuiness in the DCU after his appearance in Superman/Batman? Didio: We are considering it. Imagine if there was a multiverse where there were many worlds where there would be one where Terry McGuiness was Batman…

yess

Will we be seeing more gay men characters? Winick: I can only write three books a month.

Winick bur- wait

Servo

guys i'm totally going to get gene ha's autograph at the emerald city comicon

but should it be on my

a-well read but crappy copy of the first trade of top-10

b-a pristine hardcover of the 49ers

c-my scrotum

Garlic Bread

At their just-concluded DC Nation panel at WW: LA, DCU Executive Editor Dan Didio just announced two new projects spinning out of the pages of 52.

Asked if there were any potentials spin-offs coming, from a fan, Dido replied, "It's funny you ask that. If we did a Booster Gold ongoing series, would anybody like that?"

[audience applause]

"I'm not saying he survives 52, but what if it were written by Geoff Johns, co-written by comics newcomer Jeff Katz, and drawn by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund?"

Didio continued, "We do have plans to bring back Infinity Inc., with John Henry Irons in the lead, written by Peter Milligan." Art will be by Max (Warren Ellis' Blackgas) Fiumara.

The panel is just wrapping up. Look for a full report within the hour...

uh


fuck yes

Munch

Please God, don't let Johns fuck this up. Please oh comic book Christ in longbox Heaven who has treated me, your loyal servant so poorly these past two years. Please let it be JSA Johns and not Infinite Crisis Johns.

Not too excited about Jurgens either way though. I mean, I know he created Booster and all, but his art, much like a lot of the guys from the '80s, just hasn't aged too well. I seem to recall him doing some 52 pages that looked pretty neat though.

Still, I'm cautiously optimistic.

august

James Robinson not knowing when to shut the fuck up is the reason I only own the first two Starman trades.

I mean, almost everything about the series I loved except the fucking omniscient narrator telling what is going on and how I should feel about it, all the time. Hey James it's a fucking comic book you fuck. LESS WORDS ASSHOLE.

Yes, I know I'm going to hell.

Garlic Bread

Geoff Johns on the Booster Gold series wrote:

“What else can I say? A bar fight with Jonah Hex, the world's greatest Green Lantern Guy Gardner's first day on the job, the Justice League International, Rip Hunter, a last page that will rival Justice Society of America’s and...Supernova?

This sounds fantastic already

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=105430

Sars_Boy

oh my

Garlic Bread

do you know why i like geoff johns

do you know why

it's because he called Guy the world's greatest green lantern

that's the truth motherfuckers

Bloods End

Keith wrote: »

do you know why i like geoff johns

do you know why

it's because he called Guy the world's greatest green lantern

that's the truth motherfuckers

But he brought back...

but....

Hal?

Owenashi

Keith wrote: »

Geoff Johns on the Booster Gold series wrote:

“What else can I say? A bar fight with Jonah Hex, the world's greatest Green Lantern Guy Gardner's first day on the job, the Justice League International, Rip Hunter, a last page that will rival Justice Society of America’s and...Supernova?

This sounds fantastic already

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=105430

I like the idea of bringing time-travel into Booster's series. At least hopefully it'll explain the jump from depressed Booster and dead Skeets at the end of OMAC Project to optimistic Booster and alive Skeets in IC.

Bad Karma

Bloods End wrote: »

Keith wrote: »

do you know why i like geoff johns

do you know why

it's because he called Guy the world's greatest green lantern

that's the truth motherfuckers

But he brought back...

but....

Hal?

Yeah..whats your point?

Munch

Keith wrote: »

do you know why i like geoff johns

do you know why

it's because he called Guy the world's greatest green lantern

that's the truth motherfuckers

The article seems to state that Johns will only be on for a few issues though, before the book's handed over to a fellow named Jeff Katz.

Garlic Bread

Munch wrote: »

Keith wrote: »

do you know why i like geoff johns

do you know why

it's because he called Guy the world's greatest green lantern

that's the truth motherfuckers

The article seems to state that Johns will only be on for a few issues though, before the book's handed over to a fellow named Jeff Katz.

Yeah..whats your point?