ComicPageOfTheWeekend: Superfriends

You've seen the ugly cover of the upcoming new Teen Titans book. (remember?)
Here's a look at a much better team of Titans in their great costumes pre-Reboot/new "One Year Later" of this September.

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Teen Titans © DC Comics

Comic NEWS! DC Reboot: Part V

DC Reboot: part I 

DC Reboot: part II 

DC Reboot:: part III

DC Reboot: part IV 

DC revealed more of its upcoming relaunches!
This time, some of the future new team books.

Prepare to be surprised...
For better worse...
Jim Lee's most...unusual designs will be on these following characters...
Let's start off with everyone's favorite title (not mine really)(I mean I find people telling how much they love the Legion all the time, and I've never been able to really like it myself)(it's a complete mystery...do people love these stories in the future, with tons of flying super heroes in bright costumes, in spaaaace?)(so much paranthesis for the beginning of a new post...)

Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from total annihilation. When the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world and an ultimate struggle to survive. LEGION LOST #1 will be written by Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by Pete Woods, fresh off an acclaimed run of Action Comics.

So...are the DC staff already calling this "rebooted" universe a "nightmarish world"?
Will THEY correct the timeline or something?

In the 31st century, the Legion of Superheroes is reeling from the loss of seven of their finest — and trying desperately to keep their youngest recruits alive against a series of terrible new threats. LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #1 will be written by fan-favorite Legion writer Paul Levitz and illustrated by Francis Portela.
This one is "one of the books you'll see the least amount of change taking place," says DiDio. Aside from the subtracted characters in Legion Lost of course

So a new Legion title.
I mean two new Legion books.
Anyway, I guess fans will be happy to be able to follow these two side-books following the same original plot point (7 members vanishing into the past?).

Tim Drake is forced to step out from behind his keyboard when an international organization seeks to capture or kill super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he must team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and a hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash in TEEN TITANS #1, by Scott Lobdell and artists Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund.

Arg! My eyes!!
What did Jim Lee did to these Titans' costumes??
Is that a smoke monster Raven in the background? Wonder Girl is now an hippie/gypsy with friggin' chains? Kid Flash is evil? Who is that Spider-lady, what did happen to that indian girl who recently joined the team the fans already liked for her bringing some much needed diversity for the group? Superboy went from the no-costume T-shirt-costume to a post-it Superman logo? And Red Robin's an actual red robin now, can he fly?
Those are probably the worst and more EXTREEEEME! 90s-styled costume of the whole relaunch....

Static Shock #1, co-written by John Rozum and Scott McDaniel, with McDaniel on art. 

Well, DC did announce a new Static series a while back.
Looks like he will be moving from Dakota to New York City!
And now we can truly mistake him for Black Lightning/Black Lightning's sidekick. :P

And most surprisingly of all,
It's up to the living avatars of war and peace to root out the hidden forces who look to plunge the country into a deadly civil war in HAWK AND DOVE #1. The exciting new series will be written by Sterling Gates and illustrated by legendary superstar comics artist Rob Liefeld.

Not only is Rob Liefeld back at DC for the first time in years, but to his very first title as well!
Uhh...

Dwayne McDuffie Tribute

Done for the dailysketchchallenge over at the Outcast forums.

RIP :(

Check out his website and leave a com' there for the family.

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Today is a really sad day...
I launch my explorer this morning at work, and what do I see? Another great man has passed away....

RIP Dwayne McDuffie.

Another great artist. Sad news :(

I know what some of you might say, "Dwayne-who??", specially if like me you're from Europe. 
Well chances are you probably read or seen some of his stuff and didn't knew it!

He created in the early 90s the small independant in-print Milestone Comics which was later on absorbed by DC. He created the famous character Static which was even adapted into a cartoon series. He also created Icon, Xombi (love this one btw),..
He was on the pencils for Beyond! a story arc at Marvel comics.
On the animation scene he also was involved in a lot of the DCAU.
His last work was currently working on the animated All-Star Superman film.


Yesterday evening, on February 22, 2011, McDuffie died from complications due to a surgical procedure performed the previous evening.

And here's some coments by people working in the industry, hear 'em out:
"First time my name appeared in a comic was because of Dwayne McDuffie. I was the intern on a Damage Control comic and just to be a nice guy - and because he knew I'd get a kick out of it, he included my name in a fake movie credit sequence. I'd no idea if I'd ever get to work on-a comic as an editor, writer, or anything-- and just seeing it was so amazing to a geek like me. And he knew it. I'll never forget that. :)"
- Dan Slott, "Amazing Spider-Man" 
 
"Your work touched countless lives, Dwayne. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. Ave atque vale."
-Sterling Gates, "Supergirl"

"Suddenly, all the things that are stressing me seem very trivial. Dwayne McDuffie was a terrific writer and terrific guy and I'll miss him. I'm really heartsick about Dwayne. Such an unbelievably talented man, and a true guardian of the DC Universe. 
-Mark Waid, "Incorruptible," "Kingdom Come"

"I only met Dwayne a few times, but it's a testament to his character that people who only knew him from afar understood he was a man of not only great integrity, but immense talent." 
-Phil Hester, "Wonder Woman"

"An entire generation of kids that know Green Lantern as a strong, heroic, African-American man."
- Matt Fraction, "The Invincible Iron Man" 

Source: ComicVine.