Wednesday Comics

[60'schild]

Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow!

I agree! (can I quote you on that?! )

The cover really has an "old school" vibe, except of course for the shot of Superman...

[samurainoir]

http://www.comicbookresources.com/im...ay/kamandi.jpg
WOW! Talk about channeling Hal Foster! That's beautiful.

That is breath-taking.

Ryan Sook is hugely versatile and highly underrated (perhaps because he does tend to modify his style to suite the project).

I'm really curious to see how they eventually start collecting these. I'm guessing there will probably be huge "Wednesday Comics" trades given the relative obscurity of some of the characters, although I guess a collection of Gaiman's Metamorpho would bring his rabid fan-base running.

I hope this experiment works out for DC in the long run given the talent involved.

[The Toyroom]

Why isn't Mark Chiarello (editor of this book) running DC? If he was, I think EVERYONE would be well satisfied. The guy knows how to present these characters in a classic fashion for a modern audience.

He really put together some great talent for this book...I'd love to see him be more "hands-on" on a daily basis instead of just being an art director.

[Captain]

Umm, look again. July 8th. Couple more weeks.

D'oh!

Thanks Tbolt. ...Actually this is a good thing...I can keep an eye open for it. That Kommandi page is fantastic. If the rest of the book is like that, I will finally have found a current comic title worth sticking with!!!!

[thunderbolt]

^^^ Yeah, you had me freaking for a bit, thinking I already missed two issues.

[The Bat]

I'd like to see Mike Allred take a crack at Kamandi, or Darwyn Cooke, or Jordi Bernet.

How about that Artist that drew CABLE awhile back(can't remember His name),but he drew just like KIRBY...he'd be perfect!

[thunderbolt]

^^^ Ladronn. And he did kick it on Cable.

[johnnystorm]

Yeah, Ladronn.
Ron Frenz does a great Kirby, as does Steve Rude, Paul Dini, and Tom Scioloi in that Godland comic from Image. Given the lot, I'd enjoy Frenz on it, he's a nice artist with a clean style who doesn't get much lovin' outside the SpiderGirl world. He was great way back when on THOR & doing a Kirby riff in Superman whenever Jimmy Olsen & the Guardian showed up.

I also like the lush Hal Foster-esqe view for the series though, something that would elevate Kamandi from a Planet of the Apes spinoff to an epic adventure series. That looks like what Sook is attempting in the new series. Somebody like Gary Gianni or Mark Schultz could deliver such a feel to the character. A sprawling, landscape filled series with big panels and Kamandi travelling the world ala Prince Valiant style.

[kryptosmaster]

If Kamandi wasn't in this I would've skipped it altogether. After all, it is $4.00 a pop and things are tough. Hoping the rest of it will be worth it, although if that pic is any indication it looks like one page of Kamandi per week? Heck, I'll start with issue #2 then and save myself $4. LOL...kidding.
I second the call for a new monthly Kamandi...as long as they do it ala Warlord....keep the original series continuity intact and fill us in with flashbacks.
Rich

[kryptosmaster]

Kamandi should be given his own title! Maybe the could get John Byrne to do it...he's good a reviving Comics!

Yeah, but his track record at doing so isn't that great. He's done Wonder Woman, Demon, Omac, Doom Patrol. He gets about a year & a half out of it before it gets cancelled and rebooted. I dunno why, I liked some of it such as the Demon. Byrne's a great artist, I always liked his work. Granted Superman was a long run, but that was a different animal completely.

Actually Byrne didn't even last 2 years on Superman unless you count the Man of Steel miniseries but I agree it would be neat to see his artwork on Kamandi. I don't think I'd want him to reboot it though. I'm praying for the return of the original Kamandi, not any of the post-COIE versions.

Rich

[Riffster]

I'm in for this title

[The Toyroom]

Homina! That's a big issue!

[samurainoir]

^^^ Ladronn. And he did kick it on Cable.

As much as I liked Ladronn on Cable, I'd like to see him continue on the course he's on now, which seems to be breath-taking full colour painted stuff like Hip Flask.


I enjoyed that Spider-Boy issue he did as well.

[Riffster]

it's only a 12 week series :(

[The Toyroom]

2 weeks 'til launch! Can't wait!