DC Comics 2024 News/General Discussion

[OBrianTallent]

DC Continues their boycott of Gerard Jones and pulls his books (Magneto and the Magnetic Men & JL-X) from the Amalgam Omnibus. I certainly understand the reluctance to print anything with his name on it, but this also impacts the other creators on those two issues. In this instance as he was a co-writer (with Waid) I say just remove his name from the credits and let it ride without him....but is that something they could legally do? Sucks that the gorgeous Jeff Matsuda pages wont get reprinted (from Magneto and the Magnetic Men).

[Hypo]

DC Continues their boycott of Gerard Jones and pulls his books (Magneto and the Magnetic Men & JL-X) from the Amalgam Omnibus. I certainly understand the reluctance to print anything with his name on it, but this also impacts the other creators on those two issues. In this instance as he was a co-writer (with Waid) I say just remove his name from the credits and let it ride without him....but is that something they could legally do? Sucks that the gorgeous Jeff Matsuda pages wont get reprinted (from Magneto and the Magnetic Men).

Very much doubt it's something they could legally do and even if they could it's almost certainly not worth the headache, even if his name isn't in the credits someone will notice and there will be at least once press cycle re: DC publishing the work of a convicted pedophile.

[Hypo]

So R. Kikuo Johnson has done a few variant covers for DC now which is sort of notable since while he's done a few graphic novels - I'm a fan of No One Else - he hasn't done any superhero work, wonder if this opens the door for him to a prestige type project at DC.

Action Comics 1063 Variant



Poison Ivy 22 Variant

[Hypo]

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Cover by Otto Schmidt

[Hypo]

Forget which creator said they had pitched a Green Lantern: Black, White & Green series to DC in the past and been told no but IDW/TMNT has beaten them to the punch.

Edit: It was Marz

[WonderNight]

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Cover by Otto Schmidt

Boohoo. I what vampire king Nightwing back!!

[Frontier]

So R. Kikuo Johnson has done a few variant covers for DC now which is sort of notable since while he's done a few graphic novels - I'm a fan of No One Else - he hasn't done any superhero work, wonder if this opens the door for him to a prestige type project at DC.

Action Comics 1063 Variant



Poison Ivy 22 Variant

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Cover by Otto Schmidt

Oh yeah, this is still a thing.

Forget which creator said they had pitched a Green Lantern: Black, White & Green series to DC in the past and been told no but IDW/TMNT has beaten them to the punch.

Edit: It was Marz

Outside the Trinity (and Harley) I'm wondering if there is another franchise that could get the anthology treatment.

(Watch it be the Suicide Squad...)

[Zagre]

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Cover by Otto Schmidt

Wait they're doing a second part? I really liked the first so I'm in.

[Hypo]

There should be a WW graphic novel Sylvain Runberg & Miki Montllo in the works

While we still haven't heard anything about this from DC since the creators announced it on instagram in 2021 the artist has been posting art on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...mTMj3z2tD2P3Dl



https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...AecLKtfPkkTmcl



https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...81328843363736

[Hypo]

https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...WDXgq7hJZJaYbl



https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...vT398XCPHjWPCl



https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...g7Y8kxfKpG81Kl

[Hypo]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu7WxjittFP/



https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu9J5fdNXdn/

[skyvolt2000]

Very much doubt it's something they could legally do and even if they could it's almost certainly not worth the headache, even if his name isn't in the credits someone will notice and there will be at least once press cycle re: DC publishing the work of a convicted pedophile.

And it would need to be pointed out all the others who still work with folks who have done all sort of mess to not only children but women. Including some guy running for President.

I would rather you put it out and make it clear this is about the other creators having their work printed.

And if that one news cycle wants to bark. DC SHOULD say make you bark about everyone else that has done the same like DISNEY and MGM. Along with every radio station that blasts R Kelly music. Along with Fox News that has painted every educator in the USA as child molesters.

DC is just reprinting books. Some of these other folks are putting money in folks pockets.

[Venomized-spider-man]

While we still haven't heard anything about this from DC since the creators announced it on instagram in 2021 the artist has been posting art on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...mTMj3z2tD2P3Dl



https://www.facebook.com/mikimontllo...AecLKtfPkkTmcl



https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...81328843363736

oh i really love the tiara crown. I don't know why but it add to already oversaturated (??? don't know if that the right word) costume design they been doing since gal-gadot

[j9ac9k]

oh i really love the tiara crown. I don't know why but it add to already oversaturated (??? don't know if that the right word) costume design they been doing since gal-gadot

Those wings on the side of the crown are making it look a bit like Lady Sif to me.

[Ilan Preskovsky]

DC Continues their boycott of Gerard Jones and pulls his books (Magneto and the Magnetic Men & JL-X) from the Amalgam Omnibus. I certainly understand the reluctance to print anything with his name on it, but this also impacts the other creators on those two issues. In this instance as he was a co-writer (with Waid) I say just remove his name from the credits and let it ride without him....but is that something they could legally do? Sucks that the gorgeous Jeff Matsuda pages wont get reprinted (from Magneto and the Magnetic Men).

Yeah, I think this move is 100% valid, but it does suck for the other creators and the readers. Not just here, but the really great artists (whatever happened to Ron Randall?) he worked with in those early '90s JLE and Green Lantern comics. It's a pity to not have those reprinted or available digitally at all, in fact. Both GL and JLE lost their way after a while, but they started really well.

Though, actually, are the JLE issues he did with Keith Giffen being included as part of the new JLI omnibuses? You literally can't do Breakdowns without them, and a lot of what was set up in Breakdowns was already established in JLE as well. Besides, they're just great comics that were a nice, more serious alternative to the increasingly goofy JLA.

I don't know, it would be much easier if he could be convinced to give his royalties (I assume he'd get some from reprints?) to the artists and/ or child abuse charities, and DC could just print a disclaimer distancing themselves from his later crimes. It's not completely impossible, as Jones may well want to do something to make some sort of amends/ slightly improve his public persona, but I'm not holding my breath.