DC Next Dawn Bullpen

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SEPTEMBER SOLICITS ARE UP!

This is good news. Thank you!

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SEPTEMBER SOLICITS ARE UP!

Thanks nx!

[Exciter]

As promised...

Reward Points Update

Here is the official reward points tally. Consider this your punch card. Reference our rewards list for what you can turn in your points for. Here’s how points are allotted:

You will get:
*1 point for turning your monthly solicitation for the title in on time
*1 point to each title you plot when you make your monthly purchases
*2 points for being the highest selling title that month.

Other adjustments:


Punch Card

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Who wants to take a turn on our rotating titles, DETECTIVE and SENSATION?


DETECTIVE COMICS (BATMAN CHALLENGE) SCHEDULE:
Next month: H-E-D
Then: ????
Accepting volunteers!


SENSATION COMICS CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:
Next month: nx01a
Then: ????
Accepting volunteers!

[Exciter]

As announced, next month is the start of a huge line-wide event! This is our first Next Dawn event since the very fun EARTH-2 and I’m hoping it will be a special one. I’d like to invite all plotters to participate. For next month, we put...

If you’ve been following THE FLASH, GREEN LANTERN, and AQUAMAN, then you know that Vandal Savage has been consolidating power. He’s an immortal caveman and, since the dawn of mankind, his mission in life has been to ensure that humanity survives… but also that it thrives and becomes the dominant species in the universe. This is his endgame and I’ve been building to it from the earliest issues of THE FLASH.

The idea is that Vandal has used his illuminati, the Light, to influence humanity. Not only has this resulted in a global crackdown on non-human aliens, but Vandal has also seemingly convinced the United Nations that the next step in reaching mankind’s glorious destiny… is to conquer Oa, the planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, and steal its power and technology! If Savage claims Oa, he’ll be able to position humanity as the major force in the universe… at the expense of every other species!

A Justice League may need to reassemble to stop him…

Savage’s forces include:
The Light, Vandal’s Illuminati that includes many high-ranking global influencers, such as world leaders, politicians, titans of industry, and members of the media, as well as numerous super-villains such as Reverse Flash, Cheetah, Parasite, Ocean Master, Damage, Count Vertigo, the Turtle, Technocrat, Simon Stagg, and Killer Frost. This secret society of global elites helps Vandal’s cause receive favorable media coverage and international support as well as making sure all his plans come together!
Warworld, a planet-sized weapon of hyper-massive destruction stolen from Mongul.
The Manhunters, a legion of robotic enforcers created long ago by the Guardians of the Universe.
The World Organization for the Advancement of Humanity (“WOAH”), a U.N.-Sanctioned agency comprised of traditional forces and a large number of metahuman recruits (most of them aren’t bad, they’ve been convinced that they’re the good guys!)


Your Tie-In Hook: Will your characters fight back against Vandal Savage’s attempt to make humanity the dominant species in the universe… or join him? Oa needs defenders, on Earth governments are cracking down on non-human “threats,” and a Justice League needs to come together!

Rules

The story will be told in a Four-Issue Event Miniseries called HUMANITY FIRST plotted by me. This will be where the primary story unfolds. During that time, all other plotters are invited to tie-in with their own books. This can be accomplished in the following ways:

(1) Directly. Your book’s monthly solicitation can tie-in to the events of Humanity First. The solicitation would look like “BOOK X #18 *Humanity First Tie-In*.” All plotters who do this will get one extra reward point for their book.

(2) Stand Alone Tie-Ins. If you don’t want to interrupt the flow of your normal series, you can do a tie-in mini-series (or one shot) of your own. It would be a separate, and second, solicitation submitted using characters you already control and would look like “HUMANITY FIRST: CHARACTER/TEAM X #1.” Normal miniseries rules will apply, with the book able to independently earn reward points through the normal ways. Those points will go to the normal title when the miniseries ends (or, if it's a one-shot, the next month).

(3) You can do both those things.


Of course, you don’t have to participate at all if you don’t want to. But, c’mon, it’ll be fun!

You probably know how real DC tie-ins work, and I encourage creativity, but remember that the main story will unfold in the HUMANITY FIRST book itself. So don’t resolve any plot points from that book in your tie-in, for example, don’t kill Vandal Savage, but instead focus on what your characters are doing in the midst of this event. Coordination is encouraged!


Other Books

There will also be a companion anthology miniseries called HUMANITY FIRST: OUR FIGHTING FORCES. This is for other short stories you may want to tell about your characters during the event. Anyone who wants to contribute to this is welcome.

I, personally, am going to be spinning out an event miniseries from both THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN, respectively: HUMANITY FIRST: CENTRAL CITY CITIZEN and HUMANITY FIRST: AGENTS OF W.O.A.H.




Here is an advanced copy of HUMANITY FIRST #1 so you all know how to tie-in:

HUMANITY FIRST #1
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
Suggested Music: Iced Earth - "Motivation of Man"
“THE LONG, HARD ROAD TO DESTINY”
An event 50,000 years in the making!
In the early days of humanity, one caveman found a strange meteorite that made him immortal. Since that time, the metahuman we now know as Vandal Savage and his illuminati, the Light, have manipulated the course of Earth’s history with one goal: to spur mankind’s evolution and ensure that humanity not only survives… but dominates!
And upon consolidating his power, and cracking down on non-human/alien activity on Earth, he has finally reached his endgame!
Now is the time for humanity to go forth and claim it’s glorious destiny! No longer will mankind be seen as primitive and inferior! No longer will aliens exert dominion over mankind! Today, humanity takes its rightful place as the true “Guardians of the Universe”! Today, mankind reaches the planet at the center of the Universe and claims the vast power located there for its own! Today… mankind takes over Oa!
The planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps will be well defended… but Vandal has the support of the United Nations, the vast resources of the World Organization for the Advancement of Humanity (W.O.A.H.) and its legion of metahuman recruits, Atlantis, scores of robotic Manhunters, and the planet-sized super-weapon: Warworld! Moreover, he has a very specific plan…
As Ganthet orders the Green Lantern Corps to send out an S.O.S., is there anyone willing to answer the call before the balance of power on the universe is forever shifted?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

[Marvell2100]

As announced, next month is the start of a huge line-wide event! This is our first Next Dawn event since the very fun EARTH-2 and I’m hoping it will be a special one. I’d like to invite all plotters to participate. For next month, we put...

If you’ve been following THE FLASH, GREEN LANTERN, and AQUAMAN, then you know that Vandal Savage has been consolidating power. He’s an immortal caveman and, since the dawn of mankind, his mission in life has been to ensure that humanity survives… but also that it thrives and becomes the dominant species in the universe. This is his endgame and I’ve been building to it from the earliest issues of THE FLASH.

The idea is that Vandal has used his illuminati, the Light, to influence humanity. Not only has this resulted in a global crackdown on non-human aliens, but Vandal has also seemingly convinced the United Nations that the next step in reaching mankind’s glorious destiny… is to conquer Oa, the planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, and steal its power and technology! If Savage claims Oa, he’ll be able to position humanity as the major force in the universe… at the expense of every other species!

A Justice League may need to reassemble to stop him…

Savage’s forces include:
The Light, Vandal’s Illuminati that includes many high-ranking global influencers, such as world leaders, politicians, titans of industry, and members of the media, as well as numerous super-villains such as Reverse Flash, Cheetah, Parasite, Ocean Master, Damage, Count Vertigo, the Turtle, Technocrat, Simon Stagg, and Killer Frost. This secret society of global elites helps Vandal’s cause receive favorable media coverage and international support as well as making sure all his plans come together!
Warworld, a planet-sized weapon of hyper-massive destruction stolen from Mongul.
The Manhunters, a legion of robotic enforcers created long ago by the Guardians of the Universe.
The World Organization for the Advancement of Humanity (“WOAH”), a U.N.-Sanctioned agency comprised of traditional forces and a large number of metahuman recruits (most of them aren’t bad, they’ve been convinced that they’re the good guys!)


Your Tie-In Hook: Will your characters fight back against Vandal Savage’s attempt to make humanity the dominant species in the universe… or join him? Oa needs defenders, on Earth governments are cracking down on non-human “threats,” and a Justice League needs to come together!

Rules

The story will be told in a Four-Issue Event Miniseries called HUMANITY FIRST plotted by me. This will be where the primary story unfolds. During that time, all other plotters are invited to tie-in with their own books. This can be accomplished in the following ways:

(1) Directly. Your book’s monthly solicitation can tie-in to the events of Humanity First. The solicitation would look like “BOOK X #18 *Humanity First Tie-In*.” All plotters who do this will get one extra reward point for their book.

(2) Stand Alone Tie-Ins. If you don’t want to interrupt the flow of your normal series, you can do a tie-in mini-series (or one shot) of your own. It would be a separate, and second, solicitation submitted using characters you already control and would look like “HUMANITY FIRST: CHARACTER/TEAM X #1.” Normal miniseries rules will apply, with the book able to independently earn reward points through the normal ways. Those points will go to the normal title when the miniseries ends (or, if it's a one-shot, the next month).

(3) You can do both those things.


Of course, you don’t have to participate at all if you don’t want to. But, c’mon, it’ll be fun!

You probably know how real DC tie-ins work, and I encourage creativity, but remember that the main story will unfold in the HUMANITY FIRST book itself. So don’t resolve any plot points from that book in your tie-in, for example, don’t kill Vandal Savage, but instead focus on what your characters are doing in the midst of this event. Coordination is encouraged!


Other Books

There will also be a companion anthology miniseries called HUMANITY FIRST: OUR FIGHTING FORCES. This is for other short stories you may want to tell about your characters during the event. Anyone who wants to contribute to this is welcome.

I, personally, am going to be spinning out an event miniseries from both THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN, respectively: HUMANITY FIRST: CENTRAL CITY CITIZEN and HUMANITY FIRST: AGENTS OF W.O.A.H.




Here is an advanced copy of HUMANITY FIRST #1 so you all know how to tie-in:

HUMANITY FIRST #1
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
Suggested Music: Iced Earth - "Motivation of Man"
“THE LONG, HARD ROAD TO DESTINY”
An event 50,000 years in the making!
In the early days of humanity, one caveman found a strange meteorite that made him immortal. Since that time, the metahuman we now know as Vandal Savage and his illuminati, the Light, have manipulated the course of Earth’s history with one goal: to spur mankind’s evolution and ensure that humanity not only survives… but dominates!
And upon consolidating his power, and cracking down on non-human/alien activity on Earth, he has finally reached his endgame!
Now is the time for humanity to go forth and claim it’s glorious destiny! No longer will mankind be seen as primitive and inferior! No longer will aliens exert dominion over mankind! Today, humanity takes its rightful place as the true “Guardians of the Universe”! Today, mankind reaches the planet at the center of the Universe and claims the vast power located there for its own! Today… mankind takes over Oa!
The planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps will be well defended… but Vandal has the support of the United Nations, the vast resources of the World Organization for the Advancement of Humanity (W.O.A.H.) and its legion of metahuman recruits, Atlantis, scores of robotic Manhunters, and the planet-sized super-weapon: Warworld! Moreover, he has a very specific plan…
As Ganthet orders the Green Lantern Corps to send out an S.O.S., is there anyone willing to answer the call before the balance of power on the universe is forever shifted?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

This looks very good Ex.

[CaptCleghorn]

There will also be a companion anthology miniseries called HUMANITY FIRST: OUR FIGHTING FORCES. This is for other short stories you may want to tell about your characters during the event. Anyone who wants to contribute to this is welcome.

I, personally, am going to be spinning out an event miniseries from both THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN, respectively: HUMANITY FIRST: CENTRAL CITY CITIZEN and HUMANITY FIRST: AGENTS OF W.O.A.H.

I see those and raise you an event mini entitled HUMANITY FIRST: FOUR WINGS AND A RING.

But very nicely planned and set up. I am in awe, while draped in envy and admiration.

[Exciter]

I see those and raise you an event mini entitled HUMANITY FIRST: FOUR WINGS AND A RING.

But very nicely planned and set up. I am in awe, while draped in envy and admiration.

Wings and rings just go great together!

[H-E-D]

Humanity First? Sounds like an interesting time for the X-Men! Err, I mean, G-Men.

[Exciter]

Humanity First? Sounds like an interesting time for the X-Men! Err, I mean, G-Men.

Interesting indeed!

Young Justice was really the show that made me love Vandal Savage as a villain. He has been fighting for humanity since the beginning of the species and the dichotomy of how, from some perspectives, he has been Earth’s greatest hero is really fascinating to me. He believes the survival of mankind is paramount and loves metahumans (being the first one, and all), seeing them as both his heirs and as human potential maximized. Aliens, demons, “gods,” sentient gorillas… they better watch out!

[H-E-D]

It was the Justice League animated series' "the Savage Time" for me.

[nx01a]

...sentient gorillas… they better watch out!

When you announced 'Humanity First', I immediately thought of the potential wars across tens of thousands of years between humans and intelligent gorillas in Africa.

[Exciter]

When you announced 'Humanity First', I immediately thought of the potential wars across tens of thousands of years between humans and intelligent gorillas in Africa.

I established almost exactly that waaay back in FLASH #6 (we're up to 38 now!) - "~50,000 years ago. In its infancy, the human race teetered on the brink of extinction. The world was unforgiving and brutal. Homo sapiens struggled against the Neanderthals and other ape-like beings, always a breath away from extinction. The victor of these conflicts would inherit the world. It was then that Vandar Adg swore a solemn vow: so long as he lived, his species would dominate."

I've been building to this event for 3 years!

[Exciter]

Oh, and I almost forgot!

Since next month’s books will be posted in October, I think Next Dawn should continue the tradition of holiday specials! I’m happy to announce NEXT DAWN HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #4!

As usual, it will be an anthology one-shot of various stories from our characters with a holiday theme. If you would like to participate (no pressure, no pressure), send in a short solicitation for inclusion in the book - and since it is a holiday, you can go crazy! In-continuity, out of continuity, it is a celebration! Just send in your story like normal, and it’ll get assembled into one big Halloween book for publication!

In the spirit of Halloween and Día de Muertos, the time of year when the spirits of the dead walk the earth, the creative teams on your stories can be composed of writers and artists who have passed beyond the veil! Anyone who is dearly departed is available!

[CaptCleghorn]

Oh, and I almost forgot!

Since next month’s books will be posted in October, I think Next Dawn should continue the tradition of holiday specials! I’m happy to announce NEXT DAWN HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #4!

As usual, it will be an anthology one-shot of various stories from our characters with a holiday theme. If you would like to participate (no pressure, no pressure), send in a short solicitation for inclusion in the book - and since it is a holiday, you can go crazy! In-continuity, out of continuity, it is a celebration! Just send in your story like normal, and it’ll get assembled into one big Halloween book for publication!

In the spirit of Halloween and Día de Muertos, the time of year when the spirits of the dead walk the earth, the creative teams on your stories can be composed of writers and artists who have passed beyond the veil! Anyone who is dearly departed is available!

There will come a month where I won't be fulfilling every opportunity in this and the other group. This month is NOT that month.

[CaptCleghorn]

First, it's NOT a ripoff, it's a "homage".

Second, it's not a crossover, at least not that lawyers could prove.

Third, it's been exactly fifty years since the Wein/Conway/Englehart stories.

Finally, can there be any other Comic Book Halloween story?