DC SIGNS ARTIST BARRY KITSON TO 3-YEAR EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT
Fan-favorite artist Barry Kitson (EMPIRE, JLA: YEAR ONE) has signed a 3-year exclusive agreement with DC Comics.
"I'm exceptionally happy to be part of DC's plans for the next three years and flattered that they should display such confidence in me," says Kitson. "DC has always been a great company to work for, but I don't think I can remember a time when there was such an air of enthusiasm and anticipation about the future, so I am particularly honored and excited to be part of what's happening. I'd also like to say thank you to DC for their support for EMPIRE. Without their faith in the project I don't think Mark [Waid] and I could ever have completed the first arc. For the immediate future I'm concentrating on a major JSA miniseries written by Kevin Anderson which will give me the opportunity to draw all the original JSAers for the first time and allow me to work again with Senior Editor Peter Tomasi."
"Barry Kitson is a longtime member of the DC family and we are extremely happy that he will working with us exclusively for the next three years," says Dan DiDio, DC's VP — Editorial. "Barry's style is synonymous with quality and there is no better place for him to be applying his craft than here."
Some of Kitson's previous DC work may be found in these collected editions:
• BATMAN: CONTAGION (STAR18435)
• BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL — KNIGHTSEND (STAR01012)
• THE FLASH AND GREEN LANTERN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (STAR12954)
• JLA: YEAR ONE (STAR09361)
• THE KINGDOM (STAR15171)
• SUPERMAN: THE WEDDING AND BEYOND (STAR07122)
In addition, a collected edition of EMPIRE #0-6 will be solicited in the near future.
NEWTYPE USA HONORS DC PROJECTS AND TALENT!
The January issue of Newtype USA includes the "Bagged & Boarded Year-End Awards," which places DC projects, talent and staff among the best of 2003. As selected by Corey Henson, Jen Contino and Troy Brownfield, the picks include:
• Top 5 Ongoing Series: 100 BULLETS, BATMAN, CATWOMAN, FABLES, JSA, LEGION, NIGHTWING and Y: THE LAST MAN
• Best Original Graphic Novel: BARNUM!, THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS
• Top 3 Writers: Brian Azzarello, Ed Brubaker, Peter David, Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb and Brian K. Vaughan
• Top 3 Artists: Mike McKone, George Pérez and Eduardo Risso
• Best Hero: Edward Hyde, Nightwing
• Top 3 New Titles: FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, HUMAN TARGET, THE OUTSIDERS, and TEEN TITANS
• Best Inker: Kevin Nowlan and Ande Parks
• Best Miniseries: FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE and GLOBAL FREQUENCY
• Best Comic-Related Merchandise: POCKET SUPER HEROES and SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE
• Best Editor: Bob Schreck
SOLD OUT!
Please note that the following item is now sold out at DC:
JLA: FOREIGN BODIES (STAR09901)
ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK
The following titles are scheduled to arrive in stores on Wednesday, January 14. Make sure your store will have enough.
ACTION COMICS #811
Kicking off the 3-part “Strange New Visitor,” running weekly in January’s Superman books!
AQUAMAN #14
Who is the mysterious Octo-Man? And how will Aquaman cope with an inferno?
BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #6
Bruce Wayne discovers things about himself he never dared acknowledge before.
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #175 Desperate for cash, Rough Justice targets Bruce Wayne, the wealthiest man in Gotham.
THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT #5
Jason Blood and Ame Okumura join forces against the explosive glee of Etrigan.
FABLES #21 (VERTIGO)
When the going gets tough, Fables go drinking. Mature.
FALLEN ANGEL #7
Black Mariah’s back in town, and she’s gunning for the Angel! Mature.
GLOBAL FREQUENCY: PLANET ABLAZE TP (WILDSTORM) Collecting issues #1-6 of the maxiseries by Warren Ellis!
GOTHAM CENTRAL #15
It’s the conclusion of The Joker’s sniper spree…and it won’t be pretty!
GREEN ARROW #34
A clue from a museum heist points to one of the DCU’s most dangerous villains.
HAWKMAN #23
The weekly “Black Reign” crossover with JSA continues here!
H-E-R-O #12
Tough guy Joe Hamill has been transformed into Electro Lass!
JLA: ZATANNA’S SEARCH TP
Collected for the first time ever, the Silver Age saga that introduced Zatanna!
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (DIRECT)
A special issue featuring Jim Lee, Frank Miller, and other top comics artists, plus a super-hero cover by Bruce Timm!
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (NEWSSTAND) Same great comics artists in this edition — along with a Michael Jackson cover!
NIGHTWING #89
Don’t miss this turning point in the life of Dick Grayson!
OUTSIDERS: LOOKING FOR TROUBLE TP Collecting the first six issues of the new hit series!
THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS: VEILED ALLIANCES HC (WILDSTORM) The science fiction series comes to comics as an original hardcover graphic novel!
SCOOBY-DOO #80
The Mystery Inc. gang investigates a ghost that always appears before hurricanes!
STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #19 (WILDSTORM) The much-anticipated conclusion to the Citizen Soldier saga! Mature.
SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1
The Prestige Format miniseries by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen begins!
TEEN TITANS #7
Guest-starring Superman!
THUNDERCATS: HAMMERHAND’S REVENGE #4 (WILDSTORM) It's all-out battle between ’Cats and Pirates!
DC DIRECT
JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: MARTIAN MANHUNTER WALL PLAQUE A fully sculpted, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain wall relief measuring 4” tall x 7 3/4” wide x 2 3/4” deep.
SMALLVILLE, STATIC SHOCK, JUSTICE LEAGUE AND TEEN TITANS EPISODE SCHEDULES
DC has been supplied with the following episode schedule for Smallville and Static Shock on the WB and Justice League and Teen Titans on the Cartoon Network. All times are Eastern and Pacific:
1/6 (10:00 pm) "The Enemy Below, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/6 (10:30 pm) "The Enemy Below, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/7 (3:30 pm) "The Breed" (Static Shock)
1/7 (8:00 pm) "Extinction" (Smallville)
1/7 (10:00 pm) "Injustice for All, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/7 (10:30 pm) "Injustice for All, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/8 (3:30 pm) "Grounded" (Static Shock)
1/8 (10:00 pm) "Paradise Lost, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/8 (10:30 pm) "Paradise Lost, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/9 (3:30 pm) "They're Playing My Song" (Static Shock)
1/10 (9:00 am) "Deep Six" (Teen Titans on the WB)
1/10 (9:30 am) "Masks" (Teen Titans on the WB)
1/10 (12:00 pm) "Nevermore" (Teen Titans)
1/10 (9:00 pm) "How Long is Forever" (Teen Titans - New)
1/10 (10:00 pm) "Hearts and Minds, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/10 (10:30 pm) "Hearts and Minds, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/11 (1:00 am) "Hearts and Minds, Pt. 1" (Justice League in Widescreen)
1/11 (1:30 am) "Hearts and Minds, Pt. 2" (Justice League in Widescreen)
1/11 (7:00 pm) "Zero" (Smallville)
1/11 (10:00 pm) "How Long is Forever " (Teen Titans)
1/12 (3:30 pm) "The Big Leagues" (Static Shock)
1/12 (10:00 pm) "War World, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/12 (10:30 pm) "War World, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/13 (3:30 pm) "Romeo in the Mix" (Static Shock)
1/13 (10:00 pm) "Brave and the Bold, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/13 (10:30 pm) " Brave and the Bold, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/14 (3:30 pm) "Hard as Nails" (Static Shock)
1/14 (8:00 pm) "Asylum" (Smallville - New)
1/14 (10:00 pm) "Fury, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/14 (10:30 pm) "Fury, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/15 (3:30 pm) "A League of Their Own, Pt. 1" (Static Shock)
1/15 (10:00 pm) "Legends, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/15 (10:30 pm) "Legends, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/16 (3:30 pm) "A League of Their Own, Pt. 2" (Static Shock)
1/17 (9:00 am) "Nevermore" (Teen Titans on the WB)
1/17 (11:30 pm) "Future Shock" (Static Shock - New)
1/17 (12:00 pm) "How Long is Forever" (Teen Titans)
1/17 (9:00 pm) "Every Dog Has His Day" (Teen Titans - New)
1/17 (10:00 pm) "A Better World, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/17 (10:30 pm) "A Better World, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/18 (1:00 am) "A Better World, Pt. 1" (Justice League in Widescreen)
1/18 (1:30 am) "A Better World, Pt. 2" (Justice League in Widescreen)
1/18 (7:00 pm) "Nicodemus" (Smallville)
1/18 (10:00 pm) "Every Dog Has His Day" (Teen Titans)
1/19 (3:30 pm) "TBA" (Static Shock)
1/19 (10:00 pm) "A Knight of Shadows, Pt. 1" (Justice League)
1/19 (10:30 pm) "A Knight of Shadows, Pt. 2" (Justice League)
1/20 (3:30 pm) "TBA" (Static Shock)
SHIPPING CHANGES
SMALLVILLE #6 NOV030216 1/7/04 1/21/04
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS NOMAN STATUE (DC DIRECT) JUN030274 1/7/04 12/17/03
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (Direct Sales Edition) NOV030288 1/14/04 1/7/04
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (Newsstand Edition) SEP035220 1/14/04 1/7/04
ARROWSMITH #5 (CLIFFHANGER) SEP030291 1/21/04 11/19/03
THE POSSESSED #6 (CLIFFHANGER) OCT030280 1/21/04 12/17/03
SLEEPER #12 (WILDSTORM) OCT030282 1/21/04 12/17/03
GLOBAL FREQUENCY #11 (WILDSTORM) JUN030223 1/28/04 8/27/03
SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS #12 NOV030215 1/28/04 1/21/04
TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES #9 (ABC) OCT030295 1/28/04 12/24/03
TWO-STEP #2 (CLIFFHANGER) SEP030307 1/28/04 11/12/03
LOBO UNBOUND #5 NOV030242 2/4/04 1/21/04
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #6 NOV030212 2/11/04 1/21/04
TWO-STEP #3 (CLIFFHANGER) OCT030290 2/11/04 12/10/03
ARROWSMITH #6 (CLIFFHANGER) NOV030258 2/18/04 1/21/04
AVENGERS/JLA #4 OCT030233 2/18/04 12/31/03
GLOBAL FREQUENCY #12 (WILDSTORM) JUL030228 2/25/04 9/24/03
THE NEW T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #1 APR030203 TBD 6/4/03
THE NEW T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #2 MAY030197 TBD 7/9/03
ARRIVING IN STORES THIS WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — JANUARY 7, 2004
THE AUTHORITY #9 (WILDSTORM) NOV030259
BATMAN: CITY OF LIGHT #4 NOV030197
DETECTIVE COMICS #790 NOV030191
ELFQUEST: THE GRAND QUEST VOL. 1 TP NOV030254
JSA #56 NOV030233
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #27 NOV030238
LOONEY TUNES #110 NOV030255
LUCIFER: INFERNO TP (VERTIGO) NOV030277
MY FAITH IN FRANKIE #1 (VERTIGO) NOV030280
PLASTIC MAN #2 NOV030245
ROBOTECH: INVASION #1 (WILDSTORM) NOV030263
SMALLVILLE #6 NOV030216
SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT #6 NOV030213
SUPERMAN: RED SON TP NOV030217
Y: THE LAST MAN #18 (VERTIGO) NOV030287
DC DIRECT
JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: HAWKGIRL MINI-MAQUETTE JUL030254
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS NOMAN STATUE JUN030274
ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK:
RELEASE DATE — JANUARY 14, 2004
ACTION COMICS #811 NOV030209
AQUAMAN #14 NOV030219
BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #6 NOV030198
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #175 NOV030193
THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT #5 NOV030221
FABLES #21 (VERTIGO) NOV030271
FALLEN ANGEL #7 NOV030223
GLOBAL FREQUENCY: PLANET ABLAZE TP (WILDSTORM) NOV030260
GOTHAM CENTRAL #15 NOV030203
GREEN ARROW #34 NOV030225
HAWKMAN #23 NOV030234
H-E-R-O #12 NOV030230
JLA: ZATANNA'S SEARCH TP NOV030232
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (Direct Sales Edition) NOV030288
MAD MAGAZINE #438 (Newsstand Edition) SEP035220
NIGHTWING #89 NOV030204
OUTSIDERS: LOOKING FOR TROUBLE TP NOV030244
THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS: VEILED ALLIANCES HC (WILDSTORM) OCT030281
SCOOBY-DOO #80 NOV030257
STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #19 (WILDSTORM) NOV030264
SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1 NOV030218
TEEN TITANS #7 NOV030248
THUNDERCATS: HAMMERHAND'S REVENGE #4 (WILDSTORM) NOV030265
DC DIRECT
JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: MARTIAN MANHUNTER WALL PLAQUE JUL030255
ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS:
RELEASE DATE — JANUARY 21, 2004
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #624 NOV030210
ARROWSMITH #5 (CLIFFHANGER) SEP030291
BATMAN ADVENTURES #10 NOV030196
BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #49 NOV030194
BIRDS OF PREY #63 NOV030201
DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #1 NOV030222
HUMAN TARGET #6 (VERTIGO) NOV030273
iCANDY #5 NOV030237
JSA #57 NOV030235
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES VOL. 1: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN TP NOV030239
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES VOL. 2: FRIENDS AND FOES TP NOV030241
KAMIKAZE #4 (CLIFFHANGER) NOV030262
LUCIFER #46 NOV030276
NIGHTWING: BIG GUNS TP NOV030205
OUTSIDERS #8 NOV030243
THE POSSESSED #6 (CLIFFHANGER) OCT030280
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS #46 NOV030256
ROBIN #122 NOV030207
ROSE & THORN #2 NOV030247
SLEEPER #12 (WILDSTORM) OCT030282
SMAX #5 (ABC) NOV030270
WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC NOV030251
DC DIRECT
THE SANDMAN MANGA STATUE JUL030256
VERTIGO: DESIRE MINI-BUST JUL030257
