JMS @ DC: I Predicted It!

As I predicted in an earlier post, it looks like indeed J. Michael Straczynski has DC Comics in his future. From my original post on 2/8/08:

If I was sitting in the DC executive seat (sometime around when pigs fly and that The Dark Knight Heath Ledger talking doll with a pull-string comes out), I'd probably look to get Brian Michael Bendis & JM Straczynski . I have no inside information on that, I'm just trending this out.

From Newsarama's WonderCon coverage today:

"DiDio then announced a special panelist - J. Michael Straczynski. DiDio said that Straczynski will be working with DC Comics in the very near future.

DiDio welcomed JMS to the panel, and said that it was exciting for him personally to bring him to DC, as he's a huge Babylon 5 fan.

JMS said that he has always been a massive DC fan, and has more Curt Swan original artwork than he can describe. "The chance to work in the new universe is a great opportunity," JMS said.

He added that he's looking at projects for later this year and the first part of next year, to which DiDio added that he has an open door and is more than welcome to work on anything he'd like."

Usually, I get paid a consultancy fee. But that's ok.

Occasional Thoughts

Thoughts. I do have them.


So Incredible Herc beats Grant Morrison's Batman in January sales?

How does that happen?

Shouldn't Batman written by Grant Morrison be at least in the top ten?

I mean...this is a book starring Hercules. Hercules not written by Grant Morrison.

Can a total investment in Morrison for Final Crisis pay off? Will it be the instant blockbuster a comic with the name "Grant Morrison" had been in the past?



So JMS is no longer exclusive with Marvel.

"There's also something to be said for cross-pollination, for embracing a variety of universes and creative opportunities."
--JMS

Huh.

How long until we see him at DC?

Better damn well finish The Twelve, first. Thor is ok, but maybe Marvel can get Brian Wood to write it.



So, first Ms. Marvel's Aaron Lopresti defects to Wonder Woman, and now Wonder Woman's Terry Dodson is doing an interconnecting Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel cover?

Do the publishers plan this out beforehand?

"I'll see your Lopresti for a Dodson!"


Why shouldn't Brian Wood write Batman? Jason Aaron is writing Ghost Rider.

I argue that Brian Wood's Batman would generate more excitement than Grant Morrison's Batman.



Yes, DC, we get it -- Teen Titans is a brand you want to "push," your X-Men.

Teen Titans, Titans, Titans Year One, Tiny Titans, Amateur Titans Go Wild, Retired Titans Adventures...

So The Perry Bible Fellowship's Nicholas Gurwitch is "retiring" from his popular webcomic.

He should write Batman.

Or at least Retired Titans Adventures.