Post-March 2021 DC Titles

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Tom King and Greg Smallwood Take Aim At Human Target This November!

With a resume that includes successful and critically acclaimed titles such as The Omega Men, Mister Miracle, Rorschach, and Strange Adventures, best-selling writer Tom King definitely has the magic touch when it comes to plumbing the depths of the DC Universe and reimagining characters for a new generation of fans. On November 2, King and artist Greg Smallwood create a new legacy for DC’s deadliest bodyguard in Human Target, a 12-issue limited series based on the character co-created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino.

Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target—a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He’s had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder...as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DCU hated Luthor enough to want him dead. The DC Universe meets gritty detective noir in this DC BLACK LABEL series by two of comics most celebrated talents!

HUMAN TARGET #1 (of 12)
Story by TOM KING
Pencils and inks by GREG SMALLWOOD
Main cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
Card stock variant covers by TREVOR HAIRSINE, DANNY MIKI
1 in 25 ratio variant cover by JENNY FRISON
On sale Tuesday, November 2, 2021

[Vordan]

Cool to see Chiang back at DC, I love his art. Story premise seems interesting enough.

[Frontier]

Interesting stuff.

[Johnny]

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Some more Smallwood art:

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Some more Smallwood art:

Ice as the femme fatale in this detective story? That is ...curious.

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With a resume that includes successful and critically acclaimed titles such as The Omega Men, Mister Miracle, Rorschach, and Strange Adventures, best-selling writer Tom King definitely has the magic touch when it comes to plumbing the depths of the DC Universe and reimagining characters for a new generation of fans. On November 2, King and artist Greg Smallwood create a new legacy for DC’s deadliest bodyguard in Human Target, a 12-issue limited series based on the character co-created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino.

Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target—a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He’s had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder...as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DCU hated Luthor enough to want him dead. The DC Universe meets gritty detective noir in this DC BLACK LABEL series by two of comics most celebrated talents!

HUMAN TARGET #1 (of 12)
Story by TOM KING
Pencils and inks by GREG SMALLWOOD
Main cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
Card stock variant covers by TREVOR HAIRSINE, DANNY MIKI
1 in 25 ratio variant cover by JENNY FRISON
On sale Tuesday, November 2, 2021

12 issues, 12 days of story... it is going to be fast paced.

[Frontier]

12 issues, 12 days of story... it is going to be fast paced.

Well you know King and his 12-issue mini's .

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Art signed 2019? So this was delayed due to the pandemic then?

[Vordan]

Art signed 2019? So this was delayed due to the pandemic then?

Might’ve been pitched back then and is only getting made now? Also Chiang is really slow nowadays apparently, maybe he just needed a lot of time

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Art signed 2019? So this was delayed due to the pandemic then?

Might’ve been pitched back then and is only getting made now? Also Chiang is really slow nowadays apparently, maybe he just needed a lot of time

This jogged my memory...I think I was at this panel?

NYCC ’19: Cliff Chiang to write and draw DC Black Label book

Cliff Chiang will write, draw, color, and letter a new book for DC Comics’ adult-oriented Black Label branding, Chiang announced Saturday at New York Comic Con.

The announcement came at the end of a question and answer session about Chiang’s most recent project, the now-concluded Image book, Paper Girls, which was a collaboration with writer Brian K. Vaughan, colorist Matthew Wilson, and letterer Jared K. Fletcher. Chiang did not reveal anything else about his Black Label book.

[SJNeal]

Definitely in for Old Lady Catwoman!

I'm not sure if Smallwood is as slow as the other artists Tom King works with, but I'll probably trade wait Human Target, as I've come to so with his projects.