OUTSIDERS by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing in November

[king of hybrids]

I’m pretty sure that is Drummer?

[exile001]

I'm curious but ... am I the only one that is getting strong Planetary vibes off this trio?

Female fighter, Man in white, unknown with drumsticks, who "search for the hidden history of the world" ... ?

That's got to be intentional.

I'm liking the vibe this book is aiming for.

[Factor]

My interest is picked because I’ve been wanting good Outsiders and Batwoman books for ages.
I’m not so sure what to think about the Planetary similarities. The concept itself if okay, but I don’t know if Outsiders is the best book for it (Challengers of the Unknown had similar themes for example) and if it makes sense to have two Bat-characters in this role. If they’re investigating hidden histories of the DCU and dealing with crisis aftermaths, wouldn’t it make more sense to have some characters with some actual experience with archeology/exploration or who have been more involved in the events they’re investigating? Metamorpho, Hawkgirl, Donna Troy come to mind as more logical fits.
I’m also tired of every recent Outsiders run being so focused on Bat-characters. Say what you will about Winnick’s run, but at least The Outsiders felt like an important and independent team then.

Since we know we’re not getting something closer to the typical Outsiders cast (Katana, Black Lightning, Metamorpho), I hope the series is at least good and different enough from Planetary to justify appropriating an unrelated name.

[Mr. White]

Always happy to have more Luke.

(Ignoring that appearance as "The Fox"(?) or whatever that was).

[Oberon]

I can't be the only person to wonder why in the world this book wouldn't also be a good place

to have Flamebird or current ID join.

[Hypo]

The write up on DC's site confirms that this will feature a new version of The Dummer. So definitely a Planetary successor.

[Aahz]

I’m not so sure what to think about the Planetary similarities. The concept itself if okay, but I don’t know if Outsiders is the best book for it (Challengers of the Unknown had similar themes for example) and if it makes sense to have two Bat-characters in this role.

Doesn't really sounds like Outsiders at al, since that is usually supposed more of black ops team (even if the book has imo often not really delivered on that).

Seems a bit like they just slapped a name of somewhat know Batman related team on the book, since it is a team up of mostly batman characters.

[Factor]

Doesn't really sounds like Outsiders at al, since that is usually supposed more of black ops team (even if the book has imo often not really delivered on that).

Seems a bit like they just slapped a name of somewhat know Batman related team on the book, since it is a team up of mostly batman characters.

That's also how I took it, but I hope the new writers do something to justify it being a new Outsiders.
DC are sometimes pretty bad at protecting their team book IPs. The concepts are all over the place and they often ignore the characters more associated with each team.

[Captain Britain of Earth 20]

I'm curious but ... am I the only one that is getting strong Planetary vibes off this trio?

Female fighter, Man in white, unknown with drumsticks, who "search for the hidden history of the world" ... ?

Yes they are trying to make this DC's Planetary instead of bringing Elijah Snow back .

[Frontier]

The write up on DC's site confirms that this will feature a new version of The Dummer. So definitely a Planetary successor.

When we want to riff on Warren Ellis without actually needing Warren Ellis .

[exile001]

Yes they are trying to make this DC's Planetary instead of bringing Elijah Snow back .

When we want to riff on Warren Ellis without actually needing Warren Ellis .

Why would anyone actually want that?

Like, how well has DC done with Watchmen's characters? Do you really think Planetary would fare better?

[Hypo]

Why would anyone actually want that?

Like, how well has DC done with Watchmen's characters? Do you really think Planetary would fare better?

Well Ellis does have some bad PR associated with his name...I mean even his attempt to get Fell up and running again flamed out due to those, doubt we see any DC work from him any time soon.

[marvelprince]

The homages are pretty overt but I’m down to see how they handle it. Stuff like Planetary did a great job playing like long standing tropes aim curious to how an in universe version would play out. Really glad to see Luke here. He’s a super genius and she’s well connected military brat. Not to mention their wealth they can cover a lot of ground between them. I was kinda hoping Jace and Katanna would do something with a new Outsiders team but I’ll give this a shot.

[Frontier]

Why would anyone actually want that?

Like, how well has DC done with Watchmen's characters? Do you really think Planetary would fare better?

Well, DC hasn't really done much with Watchmen characters outside the prequel stuff and Doomsday Clock, though I guess reception to both was mixed.

[Riv86672]

A new OUTSIDERS book by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art from Robert Carey staring a new line-up of superheros lead by Batwoman & Luke Fox.
They're going to stop being superheroes, and start being super-archeologists - looking into the history of the DC Universe.
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^^^Geez, this seems like something I’d come up w. in one of my teambuild threads.