Batman DARK DETECTIVE - Englehart/Rogers/Austin return!

[Kevin Boyd]

 

This was sent to me today:

 

FROM STEVE ENGLEHART:

 

the reason for this email is, last year DC asked me, Marshall

Rogers, Terry Austin, and John Workman to get together and do a

"Volume 2" to our definitive Batman run, and we did. So this spring -

specifically May, June, and July, bracketing the release of the next

Batman movie - DC will issue a 6-issue series (biweekly) called DARK

DETECTIVE. It features the long (really long-) awaited return of

Silver St Cloud, and the Joker, with first appearances (by us) of

Two-Face, the Scarecrow, and, uh, Dr Double X. (The Scarecrow's in

the movie, too, but we did our own take on him in our story.)

Silver's moved on, and the last thing she wants to do is meet Bruce

Wayne again, but fate, you know... And the Joker is running for

governor with a simple slogan: "Vote for me or I'll kill you."

 

My goal, in accepting this, was to do something _as good as_, but

_not the same as_, the first run. Word from DC is, they think we did.

(Confidentially, I think so, too. Marshall and Terry's art is

spectacular, and it was a thrill for me to get back to a character

and situation I had so much fun with the first time.) So I'm writing

to say, if this sounds interesting to you, please let your local

retailer know. As you're probably aware, in the current age of

comics, retailers want to know what potential interest is in a new

title so they can order enough (but not too many, of course) - so

your expression of interest will help ensure not only that you'll get

a copy come May, but that your friends will get one, too. Give 'em a

call or drop a word this week, if you will, and we'll all be happy.

 

Finally - as many of you know, I no longer hype projects I'm doing

until they're in the can (and after BIG TOWN, even that might be too

soon). But I will just mention that based on the inhouse response to

DARK DETECTIVE, I've been asked to do a similar project with some

other heroes I've had some success with there. So maybe later this

year, if you want it, you'll get another one of these emails...

 

Thanks for listening.

[FlyingDonut]

This is the best comic news I've read in years!

[Foolkiller]

i agree. very, very, very excited by this.

[chrisco37]

 

Still kicking myself for not buying any art from Marshall way back. Should've got a sketch or something.

[blutobc]

Miller/Lee WHO??

 

 

Englehart/Rogers

[Zonker]

Detective Comics #471-476 is one of the few bright spots in DC history between the departure of Neal Adams and the arrival of Alan Moore. And unlike most of the Adams books, I was old enough to buy these new off the stands.

 

I've waited 27 years for this!

[Jeffreykli]

Wow, this is very, very good news!! I'm psyched!

[Larryw7]

Englehart/Rogers/Austin may have been my favorite Batman team! This news has made my day!

[Darthdiesel]

[CGCMINT]

 

Kev,

 

Is Marshall coming back to TO?

 

John

[*paull*]

I buy so few new books these days...

 

BUT I WILL BE BUYING THIS. Englehart/Rogers/Austin is one of the greatest teams in the history of comics and the definitive Batman team of the 70s. I'm all over this...

[drice6900]

 

Newsarama Article

[FlyingDonut]

 

Trust me.

[Kevin Boyd]

We were just talking about that this morning. But at this point in time, no.

[Zonker]

 

Trust me.

 

Ditto. Somebody posted this Silver-in-a-wet-towel page from the original series up at Newsarama (as if they'd knew you'd ask, Darth!):

 

Edit: More from the same source:

 

And here's a couple of teasers for the upcoming run:

[Darthdiesel]

Sold! All I need is a little prodding from my trusted forumites... and Silver in a wet towel scene didn't hurt either...

[plitch]

Now if DC could just get Neal Adams back on Green Lantern!

[helionaut]

Joker has to resort to kicking Batman in his Bat-balls? Not exactly a homicidal genius moment.

[cavecarson]

OH SWEET MARY & JOSEPH!

[buena_vista]

Actually, Rogers himself did a Batman project I believe back in 2002. A five issue run of Legends of the Dark Knight, originally plotted by the late Archie Goodwin. It was a dissapointment to me because I think Rogers by himself just doesn't cut it. With Austin, though, that's another story.

 

Besides the Detective run the two collaberated on some of the best Dr. Strange books ever (48-53 of the original series). Pick 'em up and you'll see what I mean...