From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (The Napoleon of Crime)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: DC: General Editorial plans for '92
Date: 17 Apr 92 00:34:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: tc.1992Apr17.003442.908
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (The Napoleon of Crime)
Organization: The Institute for Criminal Science, Gizmonics Control

Thanks for the post, Tom.  A few snotty opinionated observations:

In <1992Apr13.230415.1591@HQ.Ileaf.COM> tyg@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Thomas Galloway) writes:

>JUSTICE LEAGUE TASK FORCE will be written by David Michelinie and will have
>only three regular characters; J'onn and Gypsy, and a career politician as
>coordinator. Other characters who may or may not be JLI members will
>appear, with a different team for each 3-4 issue arc/mission.

Out of idle curiosity, what has Michelinie been doing over the last few
years.  I heard that he had returned to IRON MAN after another hiatus, but
never saw his stuff.

>Amusing point; AMBUSH BUG is listed under the "Earth's Protectors" category.
>For the Ambush Bug special in August, we'll learn that Julie Schwartz
>is DC's answer to Aunt May, still alive and on the job in the 30th Century.
>Returning DC characters in the special will be Casey the Cop, Cap from
>Cap's Hobby Hints, and Sugar of Sugar & Spike.

Definite potential here.  

>THE OUTSIDERS [...]
>Furthermore,
>a vampire has taken over Geo-Force's home country of Markovia.

By George, that *does* sound like Mike Barr is scripting it.

>WONDER WOMAN will have a five issue outer space arc in #66-70, and Lobo
>will be showing up. #71 is supposed to have Diana be scarred, blinded
>and handicapped.

I hope this isn't considered a selling point for the title.

>OK, so maybe all of DC's previous characters are being reworked. September
>will see a 4 issue CONGORILLA series by Steve Englehart and Neil Vokes.

Next up: B'Wana Beast.

>DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING is scheduled for early in '93. By Gaiman
>(what a surprise...) and Chris Bachalo, it deals with Death in NYC on the
>one day every century she becomes mortal.

Anyone know what else Bachalo has done?

>SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE is *not* Morpheus as done by Joel, Tom Servo and Crow.

The Mads do have a certain similarity to Cain and Abel.   ("Boy, Frank, I'm
*really* going to hurt you this time."  "I'll just push the button...")

Davis's art, BTW, is wonderful.

>STANLEY AND HIS MONSTER is a 4 issue mini- by Phil Foglio scheduled for
>early next year.

Must Get.

>SWAMP THING will see the return of Anton Arcane in #125, with a year long
>storyline starting in #126 which will have John Constantine becoming a
>semi-regular in the book.

Wonder what Ennis thinks of this.

>NINE PRINCES IN AMBER will adapt the Roger Zelazny book of the same name as
>a 3 issue prestige mini-series for first quarter '93. Adapted by Terry
>Bisson, it'll be painted by Lou Harrison.

I assume, then, that there are plans to do adapt the rest of the books?

>STAR TREK will go biweekly for 6 issues starting with the August issue.
>The 6 issue storyline will focus on Captain Sulu. ST:TNG will also go
>biweekly for the same period.

Any reason why for the frequency?  The new ST:TNG series?  Any chance of
Peter getting scripting duties on the Old Guys series?

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