writer(s): Brandon Choi and Mike Heisler | artist [penciller & inker]: Tommy Lee Edwards | colorist: Melissa Edwards | letterer: John Workman | editor: John Layman | publishing company: Homage Comics [Wildstorm Productions]
DC Comics is all about the 90s. The company will celebrate the decade with the return of WildC.A.T.s, a Waller vs. WildStorm mini-series, a WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special, Batman / Spawn: The Classic Collection, and 90s themed variant covers in November.
WildC.A.T.s are getting a new on-going series from writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Stephen Segovia, which will spin out from Batman: Urban Legends. The HALO Corporation gathers a crew under the leadership of Cole “Grifter” Cash that will have to work together in the shadows to make the world a better place...no matter who they gotta kill. Too bad they are about to cross paths with The Court of Owls.
WildC.A.T.s #1 features a cover by Stephen Segovia, variant covers by Jim Lee, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, and Ben Oliver, 1:25 connecting variant cover by Jeff Spokes, 1:50 variant cover by Alan Quah, 1:100 variant cover by Dan Hipp, 1:150 pencil variant by Jim Lee, and a ‘90s Cover Month variant by Brett Booth and Sandra Hope. The comic goes on sale on November 8, 2022.
Waller vs. WildStorm is a four-issue mini-series for DC’s Black Label from writers Spencer Ackerman and Evan Narcisse and artist Eric Battle. During the ‘80s Cold War intelligence agency Checkmate is pulled in two directions. On one side is the public face of the agency Jackson King, aka The Armored Battalion, former leader of Stormwatch. One the other side is Adeline Kane, whom King suspects is engineering horrors. Unknown to King, Kane also has a new ally, young Amanda Waller, who has her own ideas as to how metahumans can serve their country without worrying about all that pesky honor, dignity, and long lives.
Waller vs. WildStorm #1 (of 4) features a main cover by Jorge Fornés, a variant cover by Eric Battle, and a 1:25 variant cover by Mike Perkins. The comic goes on sale on November 15, 2022.
WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special #1 is a 100 page special issue that pays homage to Jim Lee’s WildStorm Productions. The special will reprint, in periodical form, short stories from WildStorm: A Celebration of 25 Years hardcover as well as now stories featuring WildStorm characters in the DC line, charting their future in the DCU. The special hails from creators Jim Lee, Matthew Rosenberg, Joshua WIlliamson, Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell, Brett Booth, Ed Brisson, Bryan Hitch, and more.
WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special #1 features a main cover by Jim Lee, variant covers by Sozomaika, Bryan Hitch, Joshua Middleton, J. Scott Campbell, and Lee Bermejo, a 1:25 Glow in the Dark cover by Jeff Spokes, and a 1:50 Foil variant by Sozomaika. The special goes on sale on November 29, 2022.
DC is reprinting Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, and Klaus Janson’s Batman / Spawn: War Devil #1 and Frank Miller and Todd McFarlane’s Spawn / Batman into a single collection titled Batman / Spawn: The Classic Collection.
Batman / Spawn: The Classic Collection goes on sale on November 15, 2022. In progress cover artwork above by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. In related news, a new Batman / Spawn by McFarlane and Capullo releases on December 16, 2022.
Throughout November DC Comics will release over 15 ‘90s themed variant cover of many of its comics.
(Images via DC Comics - Stephen Segovia’s Main Cover of WildC.A.T.s #1, Cover of Waller vs. WildStorm #1, Jim Lee’s Main Cover of WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special #1, and Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane’s In-Progress Cover Art for Batman / Spawn: The Classic Collection)
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I wanted to touch on the Specialists’ fashion for the upcoming live action movie since I’ve never really seen anyone talk about it. So while the Specialists are known for their iconic crop tops and low-waisted jeans, men’s fashion tends to be painfully boring and basic in shows and movies, not getting half the love and attention women’s fashion do. So if we want the boys to keep up with the girlies (assuming we get a great fashion/costume designer), I would draw inspiration from K-Pop boy groups, especially their stage performance outfits. Their stylists are really great at curating outfits for a specific concept/aesthetic along with a wide range of hair colors and makeup looks, and they just always look so cool.
(They can also do the crop top thing as well if they want).
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