From: ddd@harrier.cvs.rochester.edu (Derryl D. DePriest)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: DC:  92 Preview
Keywords: Westfield Newsletter
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:03:54 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester, Rochester NY

lewandow@floss.cs.wisc.edu (Gary Lewandowski [TSoD]) writes:
>The Westfield Newsletter had infomation on DC's plans for '92.  Here
>are some snippets.  It's long and probably has spoilers, but gentle
>ones since this is what DC told them.
>
>Sgt. Rock
	>One shot, 64 pages in August.  Includes stories by
>Bob Kanigher/Joe Kubert, Tim Truman, George Pratt, Ron Wagner, and
>more...

In one of the recent "Inside DC columns" (#27 I believe), the writer
mentioned the long absence of wetsern comics for DC.  With the exception of
the occasional Sgt. Rock Special or Enemy Ace hardcover, DC hasn't
had many war books, either.  I sure wouldn't mind seeing either genre in a
well-done series (especially western, with Jonah Hex, IMO a bargain
bin treasure).   Of course, a well-done series, regardless of genre, 
is always welcome...

GLad to see Tim Truman doing work for DC again.  Now I wish it
were *Matt* Wagner on the book instead of Ron.

>JLUTB
	>"new line-ups, new members, ..., but they're keeping the
>element of humor that the made the team's previous incarnation so
>popular."  Nooo comment.

If the first few issues are any indication, this title will stay off
my pull list for a while.  The costume changes are ludicrous and random
(it should be Doctor Light and Bright) and the character changes are moreso
(I find the recent portrayal of Doctor Light disgusting, especially as 
a scientist).  Somebody let me know if this book gets any good...

>Aquaman
	>Peter David's first 4 issue storyline will be "Time & Tide,"
>an Aquaman:  Year One kind of thing.  Should be good since (I think)
>it will help tie the series into Atlantis Chronicles.

Good.  I was hoping for a tie in (it would be a shame to ignore all the
history in AC).  Maybe they'll also tie in the great black and blue
swirling suit of the miniseries a few years back.

>Animal Man
	>Big news.  Jamie Delano and Steve Pugh take over with issue
>51.  Buddy gets run over by a truck and cremated.  His spirit refuses
>to die, so ...

Is this comic any better?  I droppoed it ten or so issues ago when 
Buddy's powers were going on and off for no reason, his boy was 
missing, and things were getting might random.  I glanced at it in the
store and things seem to have changed; now his girl is missing.
Maybe I'll give it a look with the new creative team.

>Shade the Changing Man
	>Ta Da!  Shade the Changing Woman!

Here's another title I dropped 8 or 10 issues ago because of the 
random, unexplained weirdness (Oh look!  The American Scream is in 
San Francisco!  Now Chicago!  Now Texas!  It is so insane!).

I must admit I picked up the latest issue and was somewhat impressed;
I'll stick around for a few more issues.  Have attempts been made at all
to tie this in witht he DC Universe?

	>Robin III starts in August.  Oh my, the boy wonder gets
>involved in a case *without Batman's approval*.  Ground him!  Don't
>let him touch the batmobile!  Stop his allowance!  Same creative team
>as Robin I and II -- Chuck Dixon, Tom Lyle and Bob Smith.  (Wasn't
>Lyle the guy who did Starman with Roger Stern?)

If you pick up the new Robin action figure by Kenner (see my recent
post), you can actually role-play the correct scenario: Robin strikes
out solo and gets his punky ass kicked by any mixture of the Joker, Penguin,
Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Riddler, or Bob the Goon (hey, maybe
there are a good number of villains out there...).

	>_Tell Me, Dark_ is a hardcover graphic novel, out in August,
>by Karl Edward Wagner and illustrated by Kent Williams.  The story is
>about Michael Sands who is fished out of the river Thames half-dead
>and not remembering his past.  He has various dreams and nightmares,
>including a dark-haired woman.  Then one day, he sees her... and
>awaaay we go.

Sounds very much like a Ludlum novel, The Bourne Identity.  Then again,
maybe everyeone has an idea for a story with a tabula rasa character who
fills in his past as he goes (I must admit, similar ideas have floated
through my various cortices).  Let me guess: Michael Sands, before his
accident, led a verrry interesting life, right?  (A safe bet, 
otherwise who gives a damn!)

>That's all for now.  Apparently there's more next month.

Thanks for the summary!o
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