NEW TEEN TITANS #60 Original CoverFrom Vu
NEW TITANS #60 (Nov 1989)
DC Comics
Wow, ever noticed that there is a young Dick's face on the bottom of this NEW TEEN TITANS #60 cover?
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Baby
mine, don’t you cry. / Baby mine, dry your eyes. / Rest your head close
to my heart, never to part, / Baby of mine. • From Walt Disney’s
“Dumbo”(1941), Words and Lyrics by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington
So Donna Troy is coming back.
Only this isn’t the vibrant, intelligent, powerful, and oh-so-very human – with all the foibles and strengths inherent in homo sapiens – young woman that I came to know and love back in the day when Marv Wolfman and George Pérez created and collaborated on The New Teen Titans.
This is a Donna created through the teamwork of Meredith and David
Finch, who has been granted life through the dark arts, through black
magic, and as she rises naked from the brewing miasma of a black
cauldron, and so we react with fear and horror, our intrinsic fear of
human sacrifice, blood ritual, and “unnatural” life causing us to recoil
in horror and to whisper a psalm of David, to cross ourselves in
supplication to God, to ward off this, this thing with shaking
hands making patterns in the air, signs and symbols as ancient and as
useless as our dead forefathers who huddled in fear on the plains of
Africa as the light left the world and the darkness arose.
Donna Troy was one of the most beloved members of the DC Comics Teen
Titans. Fans mourned her death in the "Graduation Day" mini-series and
rejoiced when DC announced the four-issue "DC Special: Return of Donna
Troy" mini-series by writer Phil Jimenez and artist Jose Garcia Lopez.
However, when some readers picked up the first issue of the series they
found it wasn't quite what they expected and some were left confused.
CBR News chatted with Jimenez by phone last week for some clarification
and background on the series and some hints on how it ties into the
looming "Infinite Crisis."
(excerpt)
After the DC Universe settles down from
the events of "Infinite Crisis," readers can expect appearances from
Donna in a monthly DC book. "I think there's been some talk. The plan
had always been that once she was reintroduced she would be placed in
either the 'Titans' or 'The Outsiders.' I suspect it will be one of
those books."
Jimenez has enjoyed crafting a story that
reintroduces one of his favorite characters and places her at the
forefront of the big events in the DC Universe. He urges readers who may
be confused or have questions to stick with the book. The final two
issues of "The Return of Donna Troy" should tie things together for them
nicely. "I just hope readers remembers that it is a four-issue series,"
Jimenez said. "Just because everything wasn't explained in issue one
doesn't mean it doesn't pan out over the other three issues."
Diamond has released the actual sales
data for June 2005. Marvel edged DC to claim the number one spot in both
the dollar and unit share. The House of M as well as the miniseries
leading up to the Infinite Crisis nabbed most of the top ten spots.
Based on Actual Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2005
161 19.27 APR050333 DC SPECIAL THE RETURN O/DONNA TROY #1 (OF 4) $2.99 DC
George Perez, who recently signed a
five-year exclusive agreement with DC Comics, should have no problem
filling that time with work. He's inking several DC projects, including
The Return of Donna Troy, and has tons of offers for even more work
within the company.
“If I were to say 'yes' to every offer
that’s been made to me in the past few months I’d be busy through 2011,”
the superstar writer/artist reflected at the Pittsburgh Comicon,
grateful that after 30 years doing comics professionally he is still in
demand, he joked “I'm the pretty girl at the prom.”
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his
landmark series The New Teen Titans with writer Marv Wolfman, Perez is
currently inking Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez’ pencils on the Return of Donna
Troy miniseries “I‘m getting such an education,” he said. He also
recreated the cover of NTT No. 1 for the cover of this year‘s Overstreet
Price Guide. Plus he's resumed work on the Titans graphic novel, Games
with collaborator Wolfman. Though he isn’t involved with the Cartoon
Network's Teen Titans show's production, he also gets a percentage of
profits from the cartoon and spin-off merchandise. In fact, between that
and the financial success of the long-awaited JLA/Avengers, Perez has
spent most of the past year on vacation, making up for lost time with
his wife, Carol. Time that he lost while creating the work-intensive
JLA/Avengers crossover which, at one point, gave him tendonitis. “I have
not drawn an interior comic book page in nine months,” he said.
She's not the Phoenix, but Donna Troy is rising from her ashes in a story tied to the upcoming DC mega event, Infinite Crisis. Troy, the former Wonder Girl, met with an untimely demise in the Graduation Day
limited series. Her end signaled the beginning of two new super teams:
the Outsiders and a new group of Teen Titans. Shortly after the
denouement of Graduation Day, rumors began to circulate that the death
of Donna Troy was not the end and that - even then - plans were in place
to reintroduce her to the DCU. Now, two years later, as the first part
of The Return of Donna Troy is upon us, DC Comics has also released a "best of" 224 page collection, New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy.
(excerpt)
One of the best New Teen Titans stories
in fan opinion was the origin of Donna Troy. Wolfman said it was Perez
who thought they should go "further" and "find out who her parents were
that I had 'die' in the fire," Wolfman said. "George came up with the
idea of presenting it as a mystery. The hardest part of the story was
making it work as both a piece of detection and an emotional story."
Judging by fan reaction and DC's decision
to include it in the collection, Wolfman and Perez succeeded. Wolfman
considers it one of his all time favorite stories in the Titans mythos.
Another thing Wolfman enjoyed doing for the character was giving her a
soulmate in the form of divorced college professor Terry Long. "I
thought someone with WG's background could never be happy with a boy her
own age. He had to be a man. Older. Who had gone through life - in his
case a marriage and kids - and, to make them more compatible, he was a
History professor so he could understand and he awed by what she had
seen and done in her short lifetime. After all, she had walked with the
Gods that he studied and thought of as myth. He simply had to be older.
Boys her age would be like dating the emotional equivalent of a two year
old - which is what most 18 year old boys are anyway."
05 SUMMER PREVIEW: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY
written by Chris Ward
printed in WIZARD #165 (Jul 2005)
www.wizarduniverse.com
The former Titan resurfaces with clues to 'Crisis'.
It's a brand-new dawn for Donna!
Originally Wonder Girl Donna Troy, seemingly killed in Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day mini-series but instead transported to a strange world, roars back to life in DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy.
written by Phil Jimenez with art by Jose Luis Garcia and George Perez,
the four issue mini also serves as the official prologue to October's Infinite Crisis mini-series (drawn by Jimenez and written by Geoff Jones).
"This series sets Donna Troy up as a
major player in the Crisis itself," the writer says. "It also connects
to the cosmic events of the Rann/Thanagar War and the Teen Titans and
the Outsiders. We're using her background and history to explain why
she's so pivotal to the DC Universe, and why she, more than anyone else,
has to be in the role she's about to take on."
Plus August's issue #3 is girl-on-girl action when Donna tangles with current Wonder Girl Cassie Sandsmark!
I was flipping through the latest issue of Outsiders, and I came
across an ad for DC Special: The Return Of Donna Troy. While the main
image in the ad is the image of Troia from the cover of DC Special:
TRODT #1, in the background there's a drawing of Cyborg, Metamorpho,
Nightwing, Raven, etc. which looks like an original Garcia-Lopez/Perez
illustration.
Comic legend George Perez will be on hand to sign the all-new The Return
of Donna Troy comic (releasing May 25th) as well as his previous works.
Mr. Perez will be at our Kissimmee store from 12:00pm to around 3:00pm
on Saturday, June 4th.
We will be donating $1 from every Return
of Donna Troy comic sold to the ACTOR Comic Fund (a fund specifically
designed to aid retired and struggling comic creators). We will also be
running an ACTOR Raffle. Each ticket will be $1 and a winner will be
chosen to take home an original George Perez sketch.
Comic legend George Perez will be on hand
to sign the all-new The Return of Donna Troy comic (releasing May 25th)
as well as his previous works. Mr. Perez will be at the Coliseum of
Comics Kissimmee store from 12:00pm to around 3:00pm on Saturday, June
4th.
They will be donating $1 from every
Return of Donna Troy comic sold to the ACTOR Comic Fund (a fund
specifically designed to aid retired and struggling comic creators).
They will also be running an ACTOR Raffle. Each ticket will be $1 and a
winner will be chosen to take home an original George Perez sketch.
The following products are expected to ship to comic book
specialty stores this week. Note that this list is tentative
and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for
availability.
APR050333 DC SPECIAL THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1 (OF 4) $2.99
NOV040370 FIRST APPEARANCE SERIES 3 NIGHTWING ACTION FIGURE PI
With today’s announcement of a branding change at DC Comics, it became
apparent that the new logo only represented the tip of the iceberg in
regards to how DC Comics will be seen from outside, as well as how DC
will be seen from inside Warner Brothers.
We were able to catch up with DC
President and Publisher Paul Levitz for a brief chat about the branding
change as he was between meetings today.
(excerpt)
NRAMA: Along with this “bigger picture” and branding going across the
entire company, how does what’s going on content-wise in publishing tie
into the comprehensive program? For instance, when we spoke with George
Perez recently, he mentioned that he was going to be doing some style
guides for the DCU, to allow creators to have a more unified approach on
the art side of things. Is the branding indicative of a unification or
homogenization of the content to make it more uniform across all media
within Warner Brothers?
PL: No, I think that’s a wrong, but perhaps reasonable deduction. I
think the power of a brand is that it enables you to present a wider
range of creativity, because it really says, “This is Ringling Brothers
and Barnum Bailey – this is the whole circus. We’ve got three or four
rings going. We’ve got this style over here, we’ve got that style going
over there.” You don’t have to reduce yourself to a “house style” under
the new branding.
I think the secret behind what’s going on
with George, and some other things that Dan Didio is doing…it’s not a
secret that Dan landed in this world after having spent his career up to
this not making comics. He started out reading them, loving them, and
has a very long history with them, but he doesn’t have 40 years of craft
as a constructor of them, he has 40 years of craft as an appreciator of
them. Part of what I think he’s trying to do now that he’s settled into
the job a little bit, and has a feel for the pieces of both what he can
do himself and what he wants his team to do, is he’s looked around and
said, “In order to make great comics, I need to be able to have tools
that aren’t part of a conventional editorial team.”
So Dan may have a deal with one
freelancer who has some particular ability to develop characters, and
has them working to re-think some of our old stuff, and finding new
kinds of business models to find ways for them to be able to do that.
That can lead to something like Grant’s work on Seven Soldiers, where
Grant’s writing the initial material on the characters, but he’s
creating, or re-creating some new value in some older properties. It
also leads to George, who’s certainly one of the great costume designers
of our field, one of the great, kind of “grown up” artists who now has a
generation of guys looking to emulate him serving as something of a
teacher and guide to others.
George mentioned in your interview that
we’d tried to get him to come up to New York to work. We don’t have a
depth of guys like Joe Orlando or John Romita who can help work with
young artists and help develop them. We have Mark Chiarello here, which
we’re very lucky to have, and Marvel has Joe Quesada, but it’s not a
deep bench. No disservice meant to either Mark or Joe, but they’ve got a
while until they get up to where Joe Orlando or John Romita Sr.’s track
record lies.
In short, we’re looking for the right way
to use guys to fill in some of these spots, and I think that George
will have some very important roles to play. Personally, a someone who
goes back with him to when I was selling the fanzine that he had his
high school art in, I’m thrilled to have him back on the team for a
chunk of years. He’s an incredibly talented creator for the field.
I think you’ll see another couple of unorthodox arrangements like that, either announced or happen.
DC Comics is getting a new logo according
to an article on the New York Times. The new logo will first appear on
May 25th comics and be seen on DVDs, on the upcoming Batman Begins, and
other DC-related products. The article also mentioned DVD releases of
Lois and Clark, Static Shock, and Challenge of the Superfriends and that
the Legion of Super-Heroes was being developed as a cartoon series.
According to the article the change was help "utilize the power of DC:
"We're talking about a
multibillion-dollar brand," said Kevin Tsujihara, the Warner Brothers
executive vice president for corporate business development and
strategy, whose portfolio includes DC Comics. "There was a level of
concern that we weren't fully utilizing the power of DC."
The publisher of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman is getting a
makeover. DC Comics, a division of Warner Brothers Entertainment, is
unveiling a new logo today.
The new logo - the letters DC encircled
by a whirlpool-like ring with a single star - will be used to brand DC
Comics across all media, including comics, toys, television and film.
The new look replaces the old logo - the DC letters in a circle and
bounded by four stars - that has been on the covers of DC Comics since
the mid-1970's.
The move is one part facelift and one
part marketing strategy. The branding may also help take the spotlight
away from Marvel comics and its recent box-office successes with
Spider-Man and The X-Men.
"We're talking about a
multibillion-dollar brand," said Kevin Tsujihara, the Warner Brothers
executive vice president for corporate business development and
strategy, whose portfolio includes DC Comics. "There was a level of
concern that we weren't fully utilizing the power of DC."
The first comic book with the new symbol
will be in stores on May 25; the full library of titles will receive it
the following week. The logo will also be featured on toys,
direct-to-video cartoons, DVD releases of television shows like "Birds
of Prey," and computer games. Versions of the logo will also appear on
the WB network live-action series "Smallville" and the cartoons "The
Batman," "Teen Titans" and "Justice League Unlimited." An animated
version of the DC logo will be used in the movie "Batman Begins," which
opens in theaters on June 15.
UPDATED: DC UNVEILS NEW LOGO
UPDATED WITH DONNA TROY COVER IMAGE 5/9/05: 10:43 am
UPDATED WITH IMAGE, 5/8/05 9:44pm EST
According to a report in Monday’s International Herald Tribune (posted
online Sunday, by way of a pull from the Business section of The New
York Times) DC will be unveiling a new logo on a comic book on sale May
25th, and then premiere it line-wide the following week. According to
the report, the new look will replace the flat, four-star bullet that
has served as DC’s logo since the mid-1970s, and is part “face-lift and
part marketing strategy.”
DC's outgoing logo was designed by
legendary designer Milton Glaser, who also designed the classic "I
{heart} NY" logo, and dozens of other instantly identifiable brand
marks.
Looking at DC's current schedule, DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy
looks like a strong possibility to serve as the debut title, as it was
recently rescheduled (moved up a week to 5/25, in fact) and has been
called a pivotal book in what DC is building towards with the upcoming
Infinite Crisis.
"The logotype is intended to brand DC
Comics as a contender across all media, from comics and toys to
television and film, as the company tries to compete with Marvel Comics,
the publisher of Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four,” reports the Herald
Tribune.
Kevin Tsujihara, the Warner Brothers
Executive Vice President for Corporate Business Development and Strategy
is quoted in the piece as saying, “We're talking about a
multibillion-dollar brand. There was a level of concern that we weren't
fully utilizing the power of DC."
The new logo will grace all manner of
DC-related merchandise and programming, including toys, and TV’s
Smallville and Justice League Unlimited.
The New York Times story reported that a
Legion of Super-Heroes animated series is in development. Speaking of
all the diverse products that wil be branded with the new logo,
Tsujihara said it expects to see over a billion dollars in revenue.
The Times: Paul Levitz, the president and
publisher of DC Comics, said: "Look at the Superman movies with Chris
Reeves. Look at the animated Batman series. The projects that people
remember for a generation also have a financial impact for a generation -
they continue to air. When we're successful, it has a long, cumulative
effect."
DC Comics on Monday unveiled a new DC Comics company logo that will
appear on comic books, graphic novels and, for the first time ever, on
films and television series based on DC properties.
The new DC logo will make its first
appearance on a DC Comics cover May 25 when the company publishes DC
Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1. It will then appear on the entire
DC line the following week.
An animated version of the new DC logo premieres June 15 with the release of Batman Begins.
The new logo was created by Josh Beatman of Brainchild Studios.
"DC is a unique and powerful asset whose
characters have long been exceptional performers for Warner Bros. with
billions of dollars in cumulative sales," said Kevin Tsujihara,
Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development & Strategy,
Warner Bros. Entertainment. "This new logo and branding program is a
statement that the DC brand is a strategic asset and vital tool in our
approach to creating and developing films, television, merchandising and
games."
"For generations, comic book fans have
been loving supporters of the DC brand: voting us their favorite
publisher, counting on us to provide a universe of imagination and
entertainment, and looking for our mark as an invitation to try new
characters and titles," said DC Comics President and Publisher Paul
Levitz.
"With the introduction of our new logo
and a comprehensive branding program, we're inviting our fans in all
media to continue to count on the DC brand standing for the best comics,
classic characters and a fantastic creative experience."
The New York Times is reporting, in a
story by George Gene Gustines, that DC is changing its logo to a new
design for its comics and all other uses of the brand later this month.
According to the article, the first book featuring the new logo will
appear May 25th, with the full line carrying the new logo the following
week. The Batman Begins movie will also feature the new logo (in an
animated version).
The new logo has a proud graphic heritage to live up to. The current
logo dates from 1977, when it was created by superstar graphic designer
Milton (I Love New York) Glaser. It was a variation on an earlier design
that also featured the letters in a circle.
Yesterday saw the inking side of the art team of The Return of Donna
Troy - George Perez make some news with his five year exclusive contract
with DC. Today, we caught up with Donna Troy writer Phil Jimenez to
find out more about the upcoming miniseries which promises the return
of…well, see the title.
But first, probably a quick look back at
“who is Donna Troy?” is in order. It’s a question whose explanation can
cause the heads of even the most knowledgeable DC scholars’ heads
explode, Scanners style.
Concept-wise, Donna Troy is a bit of a
patchwork due to the fact that, as Wonder Girl, she survived Crisis on
Infinite Earths, but as a result of Crisis, Wonder Woman’s history was
re-jiggered…to say the least. Over the years, as different writers came
in to update, patch, and shoehorn some semblance of an origin that
worked within DC’s post-Crisis continuity, Donna’s story became more and
more convoluted.
Her final version of history, which still
has a few bumps, runs along the lines that Donna was created to be a
playmate to the young Princess Diana on the island of Themyscrea, home
of the Amazons. Thinking her to be the real Diana, Donna was kidnapped
by the being called Dark Angel and forced to live hundreds of different
life paths with each one ending in tragedy before she was snatched from
it, and sent down another. Hey – we didn’t say her story was easy.
In this life, Donna was orphaned at
birth, and raised by the Titans of Myth to be one of many sleeper agents
who would one day rise with others to save the gods. Returned to earth
(and imbued with powers) Donna: became Wonder Girl, joined the Teen
Titans, got married, had a kid, embraced her heritage as “Troia,” lost
her powers, divorced her husband, became a Darkstar, lived through the
death of her ex-husband and child, gave up heroing, had her memories
erased by Dark Angel, had her memories restored (from Flash’s memories
of her) by Wonder Woman, retook the name Troia, served with the Titans,
and was, most recently, killed in Graduation Day, while battling a
Superman android. Though dead in this world, it was shown in the end of
Graduation Day that Donna had essentially moved to another world, to
another battle. Phew.
One of DC Comics' most beloved young
heroes - killed during the tragic events of Titans/Young Justice:
Graduation Day - will re-emerge in response to popular demand in the DC
Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1 (APR050333, $2.99), the first issue
of a four-issue mini-series. A favorite character among generations of
readers since her creation, Donna's death at the hands of a rampaging
Superman robot left her fellow heroes, and her huge fan base, in
mourning. Those fans should respond enthusiastically to this project,
which will be written by Phil Jimenez and illustrated by the formidable
team of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and George Pérez. Picking up after
Graduation Day, the mini-series will begin with Donna among the Titans
of Myth as Troia, the Goddess of the Moon who must lead those Titans
into the last battle of a long campaign of interplanetary conquest. But
the warrior begins to doubt her army's chances as memories of a
different life haunt her. The only ones who can solve this cosmic
mystery, and restore Troia's true identity: the Outsiders and the Teen
Titans. Bearing a spectacular cover by Jimenez and Pérez, the book is
slated to ship on June 1.
(Vu: Just a reminder that I am in
Toronto and that I have little resources to update/maintain this website
via a public computer - with no admin rights.)
While they've been out and about for a
couple of days now (remember when no one broke DC's solicitation
embargo?), this afternoon DC officially released its solicitations for
June, and while the full list can be found at www.dccomics.com, we once again cherry pick, pointing out the new, the returning, and just the outright interesting.
Let’s dig, shall we?
Oh, stop the digging – cherry-picking the
cherry-picked – DC has two issues coming in June that will get readers
and fans frothing. Donna Troy and the long-awaited Geoff Johns/Allan
(Young Avengers) Hienberg project.
First, the dead/not/dead Donna Troy moves
back into her “not dead” phase. And it sure sounds like a tease of
things to come to us…
NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? TP
Written by Marv Wolfman and Phil Jimenez
Art by George Pérez, Jimenez, Dick Giordano and others
Cover by George Pérez & Jimenez
One of the most popular Titans members
ever is the focus of this all-new collection featuring THE NEW TEEN
TITANS #38, TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #50, THE NEW TITANS #50-55,
TITANS/OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2003 and much more!
On sale June 1 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US
(NOTE: Cover to WHO IS DONNA TROY will be a brand new cover by Phil Jimenez and inked by George Pérez.)
TEEN TITANS #25
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Matthew Clark & Art Thibert
Cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza
Part 3 of the 4-part “The Insiders,”
crossing over between the TEEN TITANS and OUTSIDERS! Recovering from
their first confrontation with Lex Luthor, the Titans and the Outsiders
come under fire by another secret weapon — a squad of Superman robots!
But with the changes to two team members, have the villains already won?
For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.
On sale June 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US
DC SPECIAL: RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1
(Jun 2005)
DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROy #1
Written by Phil Jimenez
Art by José Luís García-López & George Pérez
Cover by Phil Jimenez & George Pérez
You can’t afford to miss DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY, a spectacular
4-issue miniseries written by Phil
Jimenez that unites artistic titans José García-López and George Perez
for the first time and heralds the triumphant return of one of the DCU’s
most popular characters! She was raised as a goddess, linked by blood
to Wonder Woman, crowned as a Titan among both mortals and gods — but
Donna Troy’s story is the triumph of the human spirit.
Torn from Earth by the events of
TITANS/YOUNG JUSTICE: GRADUATION DAY, Donna Troy has reemerged among the
Titans of Myth as Troia, Goddess of the Moon. But memories of a
different life haunt her as she leads the Titans of Myth in the final
battle of a long campaign of interplanetary conquest, gathering weapons,
warriors, and worshippers to fulfill a mission she has begun to doubt.
It will take the combined might of the Outsiders and the Teen Titans to
solve this cosmic mystery and reveal Troia’s true destiny to her: a
cosmic hero destined to unite legions against a threat to the entire
universe!
The RETURN OF DONNA TROY is a new
beginning for Donna Troy — and a stunning prologue of things to come
throughout the entire DCU!
On sale June 29 • 1 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Joan Hilty
George Perez told The Continuum he is working with Phil Jimenez and Jose
Luis Garcia-Lopez on what he calls "The EZ Project," a
soon-to-be-announced project from DC Comics.
"I'm having the time of my life inking
the incredible Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez," Perez told The Continuum at last
weekend's MegaCon. "Phil is writing and drawing the covers, so I get to
ink him, too."
The "EZ" is a reference to the last two
letters in each of the creators' names. It has been rumored that the
project involves Donna Troy.
Perez is drawing a new cover to a Marvel
Visionaires featuring his run on Fantastic Four. He's also doing three
pages for a 10th anniversary edition of Witchblade and some City of
Heroes covers for Top Cow Productions.
Perez said he will be concentrating on his New Teen Titans graphic novel with Marv Wolfman in May.
"I've got learn to say no. I'm getting so
many great offers," Perez said. "I'm proud to say that after 30 years
in the business, I'm still kind of the pretty girl at the dance."
I am currently inking the incredible Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez on a project
written by Phil Jimenez, who is also the cover penciler, with me inking
Phil. Unfortunately, beyond that, I'm not at liberty to reveal what the
project is so I've been calling it "The EZ Company Project" since all
three creators share the same last two letters in our family names. DC
Comics should be making an announcement relatively soon and it will be a
relief to finally be able to talk about it openly.
Contrary to solicitations I have indeed
drawn the cover for FALLEN ANGELS #20. Due to a mix-up in the scheduling
it initially appeared that I couldn't do the cover, so the regular team
was told to go ahead and draw the cover. When Peter David found out
about that he reminded the editor that the deadlines had been pushed
back and even though the book had been solicited with another cover,
Peter figured few would be bummed out to find that there was a Pérez
cover after all.
I have also drawn a cover for a Marvel
Visionaries book spotlighting my 1970's run on FANTASTIC FOUR. Tom Smith
colored that piece and, as usual, did a wonderful job.
I am currently drawing a variant cover
for Top Cow's CITY OF HEROES #1 and will be drawing the cover for a CITY
OF HEROES novel called "Web of Arachnos". This should be the first of
three covers for a series of CoH novels. And since I just mentioned Top
Cow, I should also announce that I will be participating in a special
10th Anniversary edition of WITCHBLADE. I will be drawing three pages
written by Ron Marz. And as I draw those pages I will be filmed by a
video crew for TwoMorrows' DVD companion to its MODERN MASTERS book
series.
There have been other offers, including
some covers for Dynamic Forces' RED SONYA and ARMY OF DARKNESS. I also
will be providing a cover for DF's STORYTELLER, yet another
retrospective on my career. (I am definitely being over-exposed). A
cover for ForceWerks' B.A.B.E. FORCE is also on my schedule. There have
been other one-shots I've been offered that I'm not yet free to discuss,
or yet to accept, but after "The EZ Company Project" I will be
primarily focusing my attention on completing GAMES: THE TITANS GRAPHIC
NOVEL. Inker Mike Perkins has already started on some pages and Tom
Smith has 30 pages ready to start so it's up to me to get busy so that
Marv Wolfman can start dialoguing the first half of the book.
Someone mentioned that WIZARD #130 (in stores January 2005) will
contain some news about the eagerly anticipated Phil Jimenez/Jose
Garcia-Lopez/George Pérez project.
I will be adding this magazine on my watch list to see if that is true.
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More good news - as George Perez
announced at the National Comic Book Expo in Toronto, Garcia-Lopez will
be pencilling a project which Phil Jimenez is writing and Perez will be
inking. I believe Perez referred to the trio of creators as 'EZ Company'
because of their last names.
Perez also mentioned in a panel that he's
always been in awe of Garcia-Lopez's work. He said, while laughing,
that when he saw Jose's work on The New Teen Titans many years back (a
book which Perez was known for), he was afraid DC would just keep
Garcia-Lopez and never hire Perez to work on the characters again. Perez
also mentioned that the quality of Garcia-Lopez's work has always
inspired him to be a better artist.
And I believe I read somewhere that the
Simone/Garcia-Lopez/Janson JLA arc will likely see print in the new JLA:
Classified series.
Another possibility came up this week
regarding Phil Jimenez, Jose Luis-Garcia and George Perez’ upcoming
project from DC. (see: http://www.george-perez.com/ ) According to the latest rumor, it may be an updated version of Global Guardians.
However, word out of DC regarding the potential GG revival was “Nope, not happening.”
But the Troia miniseries does appear to be moving forward with this creative team…
This Has A “No Dome For You” Factor of Two Out of Ten
Earlier this week, an item that appeared on George Perez’ fan site sparked some speculation regarding his next DC project:
Here's a little tease about George's next project - Phil Jimenez
writes, Jose Garcia-Lopez pencils and Perez inks... something. George
wouldn't go into any more detail, and I think he wants DC to make the
official announcement, but I thought you might want the heads up.
The project in question is likely the Troia miniseries Jimenez has been
asking for since he signed his DC exclusive contract. Donna Troy is
reportedly one of his favorite characters, and he’s been looking to
“right a wrong” since she was killed off a while back.
As for Perez, his participation in this
project shouldn’t preclude his work on The New Teen Titans: Games, which
was announced last year. Games will reunite Perez with his original
Titans collaborator, Marv Wolfman.
This Has A “Life After Death” Factor of Seven Out of Ten
Next year, DC is planning a new "Crisis"
series for the 20th anniversary of "Crisis On Infinite Earths," by Geoff
Johns and Phil Jiminez. I hear the antagonist is a character who wants
their old version of Earth back again.
Maybe by March, I'll understand that desire.
(Vu: Just a wild, wild guess, but the project that George Pérez, Phil
Jimenez, and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez is involved in - is perhaps CRISIS 2?)
Here's a little tease about George's next project - Phil Jimenez
writes, Jose Garcia-Lopez pencils and Perez inks... something. George wouldn't go
into any more detail, and I think he wants DC to make the official
announcement, but I thought you might want the heads up.
DC SPECIAL: RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1 (Jun 2005)
DC ESPECIAL: EL REGRESO DE DONNA TROY #1 (Mexico) (2007) 
AVENGERS #10 (#700) (George Perez Variant) (Nov 2018)
