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– Shea Fontana, Yancy Labat, Agnes Garbowska, and more are teaming up to bring a new, digital-first series for the DC Superhero Girls. “DC Super Hero Girls: Past Times at Super Hero High” centers around Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Harley Quinn attempting to fix the universal timeline after setting it askew in class one day. “Through the story,” Fontana promises, “we’ll explore what makes the Super Heroes tick and test the boundaries of their friendship.” DC has also announced that the next graphic novel in the series, “DC Super Hero Girls: Wonder Woman — Summer Olympus” is also set to drop in July 2017.
– Titan Comics will be reviving Dan Dare in 2017. While the new series doesn’t have a creative team attached to it yet, editor Dan Dare says they will be providing a “rollicking, epic, galaxy-spanning space saga” in line with some of Dan Dare’s original adventures. Created by Marcus Morris and Frank Hampsen, Dan Dare originally ran for 17 years in the 1950s.
– First Second Publishers will be serializing the latest comic from Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland, “The Spillzone” online. Taking place in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, the story will focus on a young girl who sneaks into a quarantined area for the betterment of her family and to find answers to overhanging questions. The print edition is set to release in May 2017.
– First Second will also be publishing a print version of the webcomic, “Cucumber Quest.” The all ages fantasy adventure has been running since 2011 and should hit stands in 2017.
– Kevin Spacey and Drake are helping bring to life Madefire, a digital comics startup that “brings print comics to digital formats and bolster the experience with animation and sound effects.” Madefire is also working with VR provider Oculus. According to the New York Business Journal, it’s not clear who will be part of the platform, especially regarding the mainstream corporately owned superhero companies. In 2012, the article points out, “comiXology secured an exclusive deal with Marvel Entertainment to distribute its digital, single-copy English language titles.” So.
