DC's September launches will push its line past 52 (at least for now)
Although DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio emphasized just last month that his goal is to keep the core DC Universe line at 52 titles, with new books introduced only after others are canceled, this morning's official announcement of four series debuts alongside the September 'Zero Month' initiative will push the count past that magic number. At least temporarily.
IGN.com confirmed with DC that there will indeed be more than 52 in September with the addition of the 'Night of the Owls' spinoff Talon, the fantasy Sword of Sorcery (anchored by 'Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld' with a 'Beowulf' back-up), The Phantom Stranger and the DCU/Wildstorm-merging Team Seven. Each title will debut with a zero issue, and then continue in October with #1.
However, that doesn't mean no New 52 titles are being canceled: The publisher already revealed that Justice League International will end in August with Issue 12 (artist Aaron Lopresti is now penciling the Amethyst feature in Sword of Sorcery), and it's likely it won't be alone for long.
'We've announced one cancellation already, which is Justice League International, and at this time, we're looking at reviewing the rest of the line,' DiDio told Newsarama. 'But one of the primary goals is to maintain the number 52 as the number of series that we'll be doing on a continuing basis. [...] One of the things we try to do in this case is, as the expression goes, [not] throw the baby out with the bath water. So if a series does go away, we want to make sure we have a proper place for the characters, because the idea of just bringing everything to an end or a close so that nobody else can use anything else from there is detrimental to the line and the universe that we're building. So the primary goal here is, even if a book comes to an end, that there's some aspect of that series that moves forward and still continues on.'
DC has rolled out its 'Third Wave' announcement with interviews across the Internet with Talon co-writer Scott Snyder, Sword of Sorcery creators Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti, The Phantom Stranger writer Dan DiDio and Team Seven writer Justin Jordan. Check out the zero-issue covers for Batman Incorporated, Team Seven and (in part) Talon below.
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Third Wave titles and their Second Wave counterparts in my opinion:
Talon ' Ravagers (event spinoffs)
Sword of Sorcery ' Batman Inc. (titles with a short lifespan before the relaunch)
Maybe those two new comics won't be so bad. It's just that I've never really seen much of Amethyst before the relaunch so that's a good idea like Batman Incorporated. As for the Talon, it could probably be better than The Ravagers.
While I'll miss JLI,at least a part of the series lives on in the new 52. I have to say I respect Didio's view on cancellation. It's leaps and bounds better than Marvel's ending a series and that's basically it for the v
characters, team, and sometimes even creators.
That doesn't say there'll be more than 52 titles at all. It says they've announced one cancellation and they're looking over the rest of the line. Sounds to me like we'll learn the other 3 cancellations when September solicits are released.
So, I haven't read it yet, but is Ravager's BASICALLY Gen 13?
From the little I've read about it, that's what it sounds like.
I am a little confused about elements of this, So they advertise that Slade Wilson is on Team 7. But I'm not seeing anyone on that cover with an eye patch? Only thing I can figure is that this is a flashback series about steve trevor prior to his being involved with the Justice League, and Cole prior to his being on the run and leaving the military.
Personally I was really excited about an espionage series staring Slade Wilson, Cole Cash, Amanda Waller, Dinah Lance, and John Lynch. But then I see that cover, and it looks like a bad 90's comicbook deathsquad..
And I was actually interested to see a series about a Talon who slips free of the Court, plotted by Snyder. UNTIL I saw that costume. WTH is that?! that doesn't look like any of the Talon's we've seen so far.
Nightwing becomes Talon?
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