CBR and io9 get the reveal on the first 10 miniseries. As explaiend by CBR, we’ll see now retconned to oblivion characters like “Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, Cassandra Cain, Donna Troy, Wally West (married to Linda Park with kids), Jesse Quick, Barbara Gordon as Oracle, Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Renee Montoya as The Question. ” There’s also something called “The Dome”—a terrifying structure which forces inhabitants to watch the slow-paced CBS series of the same name reminds you of Battleworld.
While the original intent of this event was to “cast the net wide” these first minis feature such up and comers as Denys Cowan, Klaus Janson and Gail Simone. Just kidding. On a more serious note, it is good to see some of these folks working at DC again. Phil Winslade on Harley Quinn? Tell me more!
Final snark: these all sound completely totally new reader friendly.
SUPERMAN
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist Lee Weeks and Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund
Superman and Lois deal with the impending birth of their child as he is called in to protect the city.
THE ATOM
Writer: Tom Peyer
Artist: Steve Yeowell / Andy Owens
Ray Palmer finds that Ryan Choi is still alive. Together, they meet and confront Deathstroke, the man responsible for “killing” Choi, before fighting the invading Extremists.
BATGIRL
Writer: Alisa Kwitney
Artist: Rick Leonardi and Mark Pennington
After a year in the dome, Stephanie Brown is not sure she wants to be Batgirl again. But when Flashpoint Catman attacks, Red Robin and Black Bat call her back into service.
NIGHTWING/ORACLE
Writer: Gail Simone
Artist: Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons
Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon reevaluate their relationship under the dome (wedding!), but Flashpoint Hawkman & Hawkwoman attack, and everything changes.
SPEED FORCE
Writer: Tony Bedard
Artist: Tom Grummett and Sean Parsons
Wally West and his kids are separated from Linda, which was bad enough, but when the dome falls, Flashpoint Wonder Woman comes for them.
TITANS
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Artist: Ron Wagner and Jose Marzan
Starfire and Donna Troy come to get Roy Harper who has gone into seclusion since the death of his child and loss of his arm, but then Arsenal has to choose between his team and resurrecting his dead daughter.
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Writer: Frank Tieri
Artist: Vicente Cifuentes
When Supergirl, Zatanna, and Jade went to Jessie Quick’s baby shower, they didn’t expect to be taken to another planet for a year, or to be attacked by Flashpoint Aquaman.
QUESTION
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: Cully Hamner
Two-Face is fighting another world’s Harvey Dent, and it’s up to Renee Montoya as the Question to help him beat the odds.
BATMAN & ROBIN
Writer: Ron Marz
Artist: Denys Cowan and Klaus Janson
Bruce Wayne and Damian have friction with Red Hood before the Extremists attack.
HARLEY QUINN
Writer: Steve Pugh
Artist: Phil Winslade and John Dell
Harley Quinn is enjoying her normal life under the dome until Catwoman and Poison Ivy draft her to fight Captain Carrot.
These all look great, but Batman & Robin would have been better as Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne.
Greg Rucka and Cully Hamner Question. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and thank you.
I was ready to ignore each and every one of the “Convergence” wastes of paper. But Rucka/Hamner doing a ReneeQuestion/Two-Face story??? HOLY COW!!! Gail doing a Nightwing/Oracle story??? OH MAN! I guess that’ll teach me to pre-judge an event.
Can’t say I’m looking forward to all the crossovers with Flashpoint characters, but I can put up with that for comics starring characters I love made by appropriate creators.
For two months, DC Comics will be readable again.
So DC Comics is willing to allow its characters to progress in their lives (marriage, pregnancy, children, etcetera), but only after the continuity they exist in has been abandoned for something new. It’s basically a two month exercise in “This is what our comics would look like if they weren’t being published solely to maintain the trademarks,” before going back to their usual garbage.
That said, I’ll be taking full advantage of Greg Rucka writing Renee again while I have the chance.
Preach it, Rob and Nick! I thought I had bought my last DC comic, ever. But I’m interested in most of these. The Nu52 is a dry, arid and loveless place. Give me comics and characters with personality (and underpants over their pants), and I’ll buy them!
Call me when Rucka’s writing the Question and it’s not a Flashpoint crossover.
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