New York Comic-Con 2013 started yesterday and here is my Wrap-Up of the Day 1 events.
- DC - Batman: Eternal & 75th Anniversary
- Dynamite - Li'l Dynamites, Dynamite Teasers
- Dark Horse - Buffy Season 10, Aliens, Predator & Prometheus
- Comixology - Survey
- Titan - New Titles and Classic Reprints
DC - Batman: Eternal & 75th Anniversary
We will also see a special Detective Comics #27 (the first appearance of Batman was the original Detective Comics #27). The 96-page issue will be on sale January 8. Creators contributing to this will include Paul Dini, Brad Meltzer, Gregg Hurwitz and Peter Tomasi along with artists such as Neal Adams, Dustin Nguyen and Francesco Francavilla. Read the full article at USA Today
Dynamite - Li'l Dynamites, Dynamite Teasers
Dynamite Entertainment announced a series of all-ages one-shots called Li'l Dynamites. Titles include Red Sonja (Li'l Sonja), Evil Ernie (Li'l Ernie), Battlestar Galactica (Li'l Battlestar Galactica), Vampirella (Li'l Vampi), and Bionic Man & Woman (Li'l Bionic Kids). Eisner award-winning all-ages writers Roger Langridge, Art Baltazar, and Franco join veteran Dynamite authors Jim Zub, Brandon Jerwa, and Eric Trautmann on the five-week event.
Dark Horse - Buffy Season 10, Aliens, Predator & Prometheus
Dark Horse had a teaser for Buffy Season 10 last week. Now along we know that Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs will take on Buffy, while Victor Gischler and Will Conrad will take on Angel & Faith, with Joss Whedon overseeing all.
Dark Horse also had some news about the Alien, Predator, & Prometheus franchise. They plan to release all four titles in 2014; Aliens (by Chris Roberson), Predators (by Joshua Williamson), Alien vs. Predator (by Chris Sebela) and Prometheus (by Paul Tobin). You can read more at Bleeding Cool, and Comic Vine.
Comixology - Survey
Comixology also talked about Connecting with the female audience. Six years ago, women represented less than 5 percent of comiXology users; now that figure has rocketed to 20 percent. What’s more, the company knows exactly who this reader is: “She’s 17-26 years old, college-educated, lives in the suburbs, and is new to comics. She prefers Tumblr to Reddit. She may have never even picked up a print comic.”
What the digital comic industry needs to do next. Declaring that “the mainstreaming of digital publishing is nearly complete,” veteran technology writer Andy Ihnatko outlines three major steps the industry still needs to take: a move by Dark Horse to comiXology; the adoption of ePUB as an industry standard; and the abandonment of digital rights management.
Titan - New Titles and Classic Reprints
Last but not least our friends across the pond at Titan Comics announced a wave of brand-new series and classic graphic novel editions coming in the months ahead. The rollout includes books by the likes of Rob Williams, D’Israeli, Peter Milligan, Arthur Suydam, Simon Bisley. New series include the anti-superhero series "Ordinary" by the returning team of Williams and D’Israeli as well as the grindhouse-esque "Sally Of The Wasteland" by Victor Gischler and artist Tazio Bettin. Reprint projects include a complete edition of Suydam's "Cholly & Flytrap," an English edition of soon to be Chris Evans film "Snowpiercer" and a definitive edition of Milligan and Brett Ewins' "Johnny Nemo." For the full slate of announcements, and an exclusive preview of Snowpiercer," visit Comic Book Resources.