Fans attending today’s All In/Absolute Universes panel at New York Comic Con were treated to a mammoth event full of the hottest news and exclusive first looks from current and future series spinning out of the publisher’s All In initiative.
Convention News
SDCC ’24: “JSA” Returning with Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui
As the current Justice Society of America (JSA) series nears its conclusion, DC Comics has already revealed exciting plans for a fresh relaunch of the legendary superhero team. The new series, simply titled JSA, will bring the iconic group fully into the DC Universe (DCU). This major announcement was made during the highly anticipated ‘What’s Happening in the DC Multiverse’ panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.
DC Returns to Elseworlds
At New York Comic Con, DC announced the return of its ELSEWORLDS line of comics, revealing upcoming comic book titles Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Batman the Barbarian, Green Lantern: Dark, with more to come. Scheduled to publish in 2024, DC’s new ELSEWORLDS lineup will also include sequels to best-selling series Dark Knights of Steel and DC vs. Vampires.
Dex-Star Earns Eisner Award with Help from Jimmy Olsen
Phil LaMarr who voiced Green Lantern John Stewart on the iconic Justice League animated cartoon, hosted the 2021 edition of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at Comic-Con International(At Home). The Eisners are as prestigious as it gets in comics and now a Red Lantern has gained one of its top prizes!
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Comic-Con Announces Fall Dates for In-Person Attendance
The following is a partial statement from Comic-Con International:
Click here to read the full article.It is the policy of the organization to continue to closely monitor information from local and national healthcare officials as it pertains to the COVID-19 pandemic. Never could we have imagined what the world experienced in 2020 and continues to experience today. While we are buoyed by the rollout of the vaccine and the growing number of individuals being inoculated, it appears that July will still be too early to safely hold an in-person event of the magnitude of Comic-Con. For this reason, we have made the challenging decision to postpone Comic-Con 2021 as an in-person gathering until our 2022 dates, and once again hold this year’s celebration as the free online Comic-Con@Home. Unfortunately, the challenges of this past year and the multiple postponements of our two largest events have left us with limited financial resources, so this year the online experience will be reduced to a three-day event, spanning July 23-25, 2021.
NYCC ’19: Amy Reeder to write and draw AMETHYST Spinning out of YOUNG JUSTICE
Announced today at DC’s Wonder Comics panel at New York Comic Con, Amy Reeder (Batwoman, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Rocketgirl) will be writing, drawing, and coloring the brand new Amethyst monthly comic series launching February 2020.
Following the character’s triumphant reintroduction in the pages of Young Justice, the new Amethyst series follows teenager Amy Winston, a.k.a. Princess Amethyst, as she returns to her magical kingdom to find it in ruins, her subjects vanished, and none in the realm of Gemworld still loyal to her house. To solve this mystery, restore House Amethyst, and save her family, Amy must find new allies and confront dark secrets on a deadly quest to the farthest reaches of Gemworld.
Teen Lantern Arrives with New YOUNG JUSTICE Series from Bendis
Breaking news out of New York Comic Con. Writer Brian Michael Bendis announces that he’ll spearhead a new imprint at the company called Wonder Comics. Within that, he’ll be writing a new Young Justice series. On top of that of that, he’ll be introducing a Teen Lantern too! The series launches in January. Hit the jump for the first promo image.
“Justice League vs. The Fatal Five” Announced for Spring 2019
In spring 2019, the Justice League returns for Justice League vs. The Fatal Five. Originally composed of supercriminals Tharok, Emerald Empress, Validus, Mano and the Persuader, the Fatal Five were first introduced in 1967 and are more commonly associated with the Legion of Super-Heroes. While they have appeared in animation before, both on Justice League Unlimited and on the Legion of Superheroes animated series, they’ve been largely dormant for a while (though Emerald Empress did play a key role in the recent Justice League vs. Suicide Squad comic book event). This is an original story, and there’s much we don’t know about it.
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SDCC 18: Cartoon Network’s DC SUPER HERO GIRLS Character Designs
Concept art and designs for Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero Girls were shared at the show’s Comic-Con International: San Diego panel. Head over to Newsarama for more!
SDCC 18: Andie Tong Announced as “Green Lantern: Legacy” Artist
DC announced artists for a number of previously unveiled Zoom and Ink titles, including Andie Tong on Green Lantern: Legacy; Gustavo Duarte on Dear Justice League; Thomas Pitilli on Gotham High; Chris Wildgoose on Batman: Nightwalker; and the fan-favorite team Gurihiru on the much-anticipated Superman Smashes the Klan, written by MacArthur Fellowship recipient Gene Luen Yang.