In response to the upcoming DCnU 52 title launch, Washington based cartoonist Jon Morris went on the recruiting trail to suss out what the new DCU would like in the hands of cartoonists with indie sensibilities rather than Jim Lee, Cully Hamner, Dan Didio, Geoff Johns and the rest of the crew responsible for the look and idea behind this epic undertaking.
The idea? Here is what Morris says himself about his project – the DC Fifty-Too.
As you’ve probably heard, DC Comics is less than two weeks away from relaunching their entire line of superhero comics, fifty-two all new titles starting (or starting over) at the first issue. Most of their characters are getting new looks, some are getting streamlined or updated histories, and some older and more obscure characters are getting a turn in the spotlight.
Once DC started releasing the cover images of what the New DC Universe would look like, it got me wondering what the New DC Universe would look like … if it were out of DC’s hands.
I contacted a plethora of very talented – and very different – cartoonists with a simple challenge: If DC approached you and offered you any DC property – past or present – of your choice to be your own new ongoing part of the DC Universe, what would the cover to the first issue look like?
Fifty-two artists (and then some) responded, and that brings us here – DC FIFTY-TOO, The New DC Universe as imagined by fifty-two independent cartoonists. Starting on August 15th and running up through August 31st – the day the New DC Universe launches – this blog will unveil four new covers every weekday for DC Comics that never were but probably ought to have been!
So far today we’ve seen a #1 cover for Blue Devil (most recently from Shadowpact) from cartoonist and Stumptown Comics Fest co-founder Indigo Kelleigh and a #1 for little known DC character Cryonic Man from TJ Hirsch. This project promises to be both highly imaginative and entertaining, and you should check back regularly at their site to see more of this project.
And please, someone give me a Dog Welder book!