Comic-Con 2018: 5 takeaways from the DC Comics panel

DC Comics is in the middle of a record year with the launch of a new streaming service, several released films and the signing of major comic book talent with the company.

Comic-Con International Thursday, co-editors Dan DiDio and Jim Lee insisted that the big entertainment company – including everything from video games to stuffed animals – starts at ground level with comic books

"If someone wants to know who our characters are" About 600 fans, "they should read our books to understand it, then they can understand and appreciate all the movies and TV shows that l & # 39; around. "

Here are the biggest takeaways:

Black Label

The publisher launches a new adult themed label called Black Label that will come out of the normal continuity of his comics. This means, for example, that Superman could become a villain in Black Label and this would not affect his usual books where he is a hero.

Many of DC Comics' most popular books have been out of continuity and are much

"Generations read things like" Watchmen "and" The Dark Knight (Returns) "and books of this nature "said DiDio. "It's great to see if we can continue to add and build from that."

The first book of the print will be by "Batman: Damned" in September, from writer Brian Azzarello around the death of the Joker and Batman investigation. It will also include the favorite character of the fans, Constantin

"Batman does not know who did it, but Constantin does it," said Azzarello, who was a special guest on the panel

Young Adult [19659006] Lee and DiDio were not shy about their plan to reach new fans when they are young. DC will launch two young adult lines called DC Ink and DC Zoom.

Co-editors stated that they always thought of new ways to develop the business. Lee says that they have good sales in comic book stores and graphic novels sold in bookstores, but the company must continue to find new ways to find fans. "It is important to reach new audiences in supermarkets". "It's about making our books in a different size and format."

DC Zoom is for readers ages 7 to 12 and DC Ink will be 13 years and older.

DC Universe

service, DC Universe, gets a major boost at Comic-Con before its launch later this year. Similar to Netflix, the channel will include original TV shows, but will also include classic DC movies, such as Christopher Reeve's "Superman" movies.

She will also have digital comics, which the editor has clarified at the panel would include comics "

Comic-Con participants have a special deal: they pay $ 75 for a year of service at the CC booth at the congress, they receive three free months. , a T-shirt and a chance to win tickets for the premiere of "Aquaman".

New Talent

DC snatched major talents from rival Marvel Comics and others this year, and it was announced that he had

The co-founder of Image Comics, Marc Silvestri, was a surprise guest, announcing that he would write and draw a Batman and Joker team book. Silvestri was part of a handful of artists and writers from Marvel Comics who left mainstream books in 1992 to start their own business, Image.

In addition to Lee, who later sold his work Image Comics to DC the creators remained independent of the two major publishers. Silvestri said that he had been waiting for 20 years that he had the idea of ​​having the opportunity to make the book. "It's fun, Batman," says Silvestri. "It's like a bucket list for me."

Guinness Book of World Records

DC was awarded a Guinness Book of Records Award for the publication of the longest-running superhero comic book. This was for "Action Comics", which recently hit the number 1000 and introduced the world to Superman.

"The reason we wanted (get the price) here," said DiDio. "This book does not exist and arrives at 1,000 copies without the fans here."

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