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I don't have the link to it (and it's probably deleted by now) but McDuffie had a thread where he was answering questions about the JLA. He was gracious and patient of his treatment in the thread, but it was clear how regularly editorial mandate would force him to shift gears and characters midway through plots. I don't think any writer could have told good stories under that kind of stress and meddling, and McDuffie in particular is a writer who's strength seems to lie in longer term plot development. Seriously, the amount of editorial changes McDuffie contended with was ****ing Biblical. Imagine trying to write a monthly book, and every three months the company who hired you upends the status quo that they had already approved for the book.

It's just extra funny because one of the primary editorial concerns that forced him to regularly stop-and-go plots were precipitated on DC's fickle and repeated attempts to fit James Robinson's JL into the schedule.

Not that I'm holding it against Robinson. I'm sure his story will be great. I've been excited about it since they first announced it as an ongoing, and now I guess we get to have our cake and eat it too. We get the prestige-style, beautifully painted miniseries, followed by the ongoing we were originally promised. But sadly, McDuffie doesn't seem to be anywhere on DC's schedule.

Anyway, here's hoping James Robinson doesn't have to face those same ****-blocking challenges during his run.
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Sounds ****ty towards McDuffie. They better give Robinson free reign on this one though.
 
There's a Geoff Johns Q&A on CBR for Blackest Night where he reveals he has lots of plans for Wonder Woman stories and says he is doing something with the Marvel Family.

Geoff Johns writing a classic Shazam! title set on Earth-5 after Morrison sets it up in his Multiversity title would be awesome.
 
ProjectX2 said:
There's a Geoff Johns Q&A on CBR for Blackest Night where he reveals he has lots of plans for Wonder Woman stories and says he is doing something with the Marvel Family.

Geoff Johns writing a classic Shazam! title set on Earth-5 after Morrison sets it up in his Multiversity title would be awesome.
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About ****ing time. Johns has been working with the Marvels since the begining of his JSA run. Hell, I was confused when Winnick took up the Trials of Shazam mini. Of course I'd rather it be on New Earth, but hey, I'll settle for what he gives me.
 
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http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/09/08/the-dastardly-death-of-the-rogues/

Johns and Manapul are leaving Adventure Comics after #6 to do the new Flash ongoing together. I was sure Reis would draw the Flash ongoing because he doesn't seem to have anything on his plate after Blackest Night.

Sucks about Adventure Comics. I thought that was going to be my new favourite ongoing. Who should replace them?
 
Dr.Strangefate said:
Sixty Million :-( about Manapul and Johns leaving Adventure Comics.
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I know, that does suck, must be a reason behind it though.

And man, Johns keeps flirting with the Legion.
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Well ****.

I don't like it when they use Johns to relaunch things and then move him on. He's at his best on long runs and I really wanted to see that from him with Superboy and The Legion. As for the next writer, I feel bad for him. Good luck dealing with Legion Fans.
 
WARNER BROS. CREATES DC ENTERTAINMENT

Diane Nelson to Serve as President, DC Entertainment

Paul Levitz to Segue from President & Publisher of DC Comics

To Writer, Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant to DC Entertainment
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(Dateline – Burbank, CA) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, and Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.

DC Entertainment, a separate division of WBEI, will be charged with strategically integrating the DC Comics business, brand and characters deeply into Warner Bros. Entertainment and all its content and distribution businesses. DC Entertainment, which will work with each of the Warner Bros. divisions, will also tap into the tremendous expertise the Studio has in building and sustaining franchises and prioritize DC properties as key titles and growth drivers across all of the Studio, including feature films, television, interactive entertainment, direct-to-consumer platforms and consumer products. The DC Comics publishing business will remain the cornerstone of DC Entertainment, releasing approximately 90 comic books through its various imprints and 30 graphic novels a month and continuing to build on its creative leadership in the comic book industry.

In her new role, Nelson will report to Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in order to best capitalize on DC Entertainment's theatrical development and production activities and their importance to drive its overall business with each of the divisions of Warner Bros.

Nelson will bring her expertise and more than 20 years' experience in creative brand management, strategic marketing and content development and production to ensuring DC Entertainment's dual mission of marshalling Warner Bros.' resources to maximize the potential of the DC brand while remaining respectful of and collaborative with creators, talent, fans and source material. Additionally, Nelson will continue to oversee the franchise management of the Harry Potter property, which she has done since 2000, and also continue to represent the Studio's interests with the author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling. Nelson will segue from her post as President, Warner Premiere but maintain oversight responsibilities of that division. (An executive succession plan for Warner Premiere will be announced shortly.)

Paul Levitz, who has served as President & Publisher of DC Comics since 2002, will segue from that role to return to his roots as a writer for DC and become a contributing editor and overall consultant to DCE. This transition will take place as expeditiously as possible without disrupting DC's business operations.

In his new role, Levitz will be called upon for his deep knowledge and more than three-decade history with DC Comics, both as a comic creator and an executive. Besides serving as a writer on a number of DC Comics titles, he will be a contributing editor and consultant to DC Entertainment on projects in various media. Additionally, he will consult as needed on the transition and integration of the DC Comics organization into DC Entertainment and will utilize his unique experience, knowledge and relationships with the comics industry's creative community to help achieve DC Entertainment's goal of maximizing the value of DC properties. Further, Levitz will advise DC Entertainment on creative and rights-holder relationships, in particular regarding the legacy relationships that have been a part of DC Comics for decades.

Widely recognized and respected for his support of writers, artists and creators in the comics industry, Levitz is best known creatively for his work with DC Comics, having written most of the classic DC characters, including Batman, Wonder Woman and the Superman newspaper strip. At Comicon International in 2008, Levitz was awarded the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the only industry executive ever so honored.

"DC Comics and its super hero characters are truly touchstones of popular culture, and the formation of DC Entertainment is a major step in our company's efforts to realize the full potential of this incredible wellspring of creative properties," said Meyer. "Diane knows our studio as a creative executive, a marketer and a senior manager, and this varied background will help her effectively and creatively integrate the DC brand and properties across all our businesses. We're also thrilled that Paul will remain involved with DC and we'll be able to tap his expertise to help us reach our goals for this new business."

"It's no secret that DC has myriad rich and untapped possibilities from its deep library of iconic and lesser-known characters," said Horn. "While we've had great success in films and television, the formation of DC Entertainment will help us to bring more DC properties across additional platforms to fans around the world, while maintaining brand integrity and authenticity. Diane is a terrific choice to lead DC Entertainment, and with Paul in his new role as a valued consultant and contributing editor, both our company and comic fans win."

"Based on the great success we've had working with DC Comics to create some of the most popular and successful super hero films of all time, I've long believed that there was much more we could do across all of Warner Bros.' businesses with this great body of characters and stories," said Robinov. "The prioritization of DC and the creation of DC Entertainment is a great opportunity that reaches far beyond the film group. There are endless creative possibilities to build upon the many significant successes already achieved by my colleagues Kevin Tsujihara and the Home Entertainment Group in the videogame, home video and direct-to-platform arenas and Bruce Rosenblum and the Television Group in live-action, animated and digital series. Collectively, we have the ability to grow a body of properties highlighting the iconic characters and the diversity of the creative output of DC Comics."

"The founding of DC Entertainment fully recognizes our desire to provide both the DC properties and fans the type of content that is only possible through a concerted cross-company, multi-platform effort," said Nelson. "DC Entertainment will help us to formally take the great working relationships between DC Comics and various Warner Bros. businesses to the next level in order to maximize every opportunity to bring DC's unrivalled collection of titles and characters to life."

"After so many roles at DC, it's exciting to look forward to focusing on my writing and being able to remain a part of the company I love as it grows into its next stage," said Levitz. "It's a new golden age for comics and DC's great characters, and I hope my new position will allow me to contribute to that magic time."
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More Here.

Including the fact that Levitz's first job at DC as a writer is going to be "Adventure Comics".

This is ****ing huge news... This plus Disney means 2010 is going to be a big year of changes for the comic industry, not that it won't start sooner than that... But this is going to change a lot about how the industry runs.

I'm interested in seeing what happens next.
 
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Dr.Strangefate said:
More Here.

Including the fact that Levitz's first job at DC as a writer is going to be "Adventure Comics".

This is ****ing huge news... This plus Disney means 2010 is going to be a big year of changes for the comic industry, not that it won't start sooner than that... But this is going to change a lot about how the industry runs.

I'm interested in seeing what happens next.
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Man, this is something I've been hoping would happen for a long time.
 
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I don't know how I feel about this.

On the one hand, it means that there will be a much steadier stream of DC-superhero-property-related media outside of comics, but on the other hand 'DC Entertainment' might not give the same time, patience and money to stuff the way WB did before.

My worry is that DC will become Marvel, in that they will constantly be churning out mediocre-to-above-average cartoons, movies and TV shows with only good-not-great iterations coming out from time to time. I mean, how many Marvel movies were there between 2004-2008 when only Iron Man was really good? And how many animated movies and TV shows have Marvel made, with Spectacular Spider-Man being the only one that was even watchable? (Granted SSM is fantastic)

I reckon comics are safe, though, even if they are being treated as even more of a commercial commodity now, though.

I dunno, this could end up being great.
 
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This is something I've wanted for a long time. Morrison is a master of high concepts and Johns is a solid workman with a less cerebral approach but a fantastic understanding of the ins and outs of continuity. Plus, he kicks *** with ensemble books. Plus, these guys seem to work well together. A large part of the problems in DC's recent past is that they've had really good writers manning tent pole books but a lot of the supplemental books don't really fall in step with the big vision behind it. There's been a lot of talk about "big changes" in the post Blackest Night world, and with the announcement that B&R's third arc will loop heavily back into BN, I guess this is what they've been talking about. I'm really, REALLY looking forward to what these guys are going to do.
 
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I like the idea, but I hope James Robinson remains a major force.

Marvel's pretty much done the same thing with Bendis and Millar.
 
Joe Kalicki said:
I like the idea, but I hope James Robinson remains a major force.
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I'm not so optimistic about Robinson's stuff. His Superman is alright, and naturally I love Sandman, but his JLA has been atrocious.

Joe Kalicki said:
Marvel's pretty much done the same thing with Bendis and Millar.
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True.... But they're Bendis and Millar. **** those guys.
 
In January, DC will resurrect canceled books with a series of one shots tied into Blackest Night. The list is as follows.


- The Power of Shazam! #48 by Eric Wallace
- The Question #37 by Greg Rucka
- Suicide Squad #67 by John Ostrander
- Phantom Stranger #42 by Peter Tomasi
- Catwoman #83 by Fabian Nicieza
- The Atom and Hawkman #46 by Geoff Johns
- Weird Western Tales #71 by Dan DiDio
- Starman #81 by James Robinson

I think that's a cool little way to give Reis a lead on the main series. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they're good or not, but it's a neat idea in theory.
 
Zombipanda said:
In January, DC will resurrect canceled books with a series of one shots tied into Blackest Night. The list is as follows.


- The Power of Shazam! #48 by Eric Wallace
- The Question #37 by Greg Rucka
- Suicide Squad #67 by John Ostrander
- Phantom Stranger #42 by Peter Tomasi
- Catwoman #83 by Fabian Nicieza
- The Atom and Hawkman #46 by Geoff Johns
- Weird Western Tales #71 by Dan DiDio
- Starman #81 by James Robinson

I think that's a cool little way to give Reis a lead on the main series. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they're good or not, but it's a neat idea in theory.
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Awesome. Geoff Johns and Ryan Sook doing The Atom and Hawkman is the one I'm most excited for.
 
ProjectX2 said:
Awesome. Geoff Johns and Ryan Sook doing The Atom and Hawkman is the one I'm most excited for.
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I'm all about Rucka on The Question and Robinson back on Starman. I mean, oh my god. ROBINSON! STARMAN! :shock:

The Atom/Hawkman book should be fun too, though. I'm guessing it will be Ray Palmer vs. Zombie Hawkman. It will be nice to see him get a chance to elaborate on the Atom/Hawkman beat from the main series, which I feel is a really strong relationship but could possibly grind down the pacing of the core book.

I wonder how they're going to make the Weird West book fit, and if Didio has any worth as a writer.
 
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