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Up 2/5/04
News: 2nd May
04
 DC
to publish 2000AD material in the US
The story broke
over at Newsarama
earlier this week, with a DC press release announcing that they had completed
a deal to acquire 2000AD reprints in the states. 2000AD has had previous links
with the big American publisher before, with multiple Batman/Judge Dredd crossovers
and an abortive (although not as bad as some would have you believe) attempt at
producing original Dredd comics some years back.
No original material
has been announced, although this deal clearly opens up the possibilities for
another Dredd/Batman (with Jock being mooted as a possibility b the rumour mongers,
given his recent Batman cover and his work on Batman Begins) and Andy Diggle mentioning
a possible Dredd/Superman pitch. It's also been suggested that this may also open
the door for those creators tied to exclusivity deals with DC to produce work
for 2000AD as well (although this is far from clear as yet).
Jamie Boardman,
2000AD graphic novels Editor ha been touring the forums across the world, and
has given more information on what to expect from the deal:
The full September
ship list stands as: The Batman/Judge Dredd Files, written by John Wagner and
Alan Grant, with art by Simon Bisley, Carl Critchlow, Dermot Power, Glenn Fabry,
Jim Murray, and Jason Brashill; and Sinister Dexter: Gunshark Vacation, written
by Dan Abnett, with art by David Millgate, Anthony Williams, Charles Gillespie,
Simon Davis, and Henry Flint.
Books currently
on the radar for future release include:
Devlin Waugh:
Swimming in Blood, written by John Smith, with art by Sean Phillips, Siku, and
Michael Gaydos; Red Razors, written by Mark Millar, with art by Steve Yeowell
and Nigel Dobbyn; Judge Dredd: Judgment Day, written by Garth Ennis, with art
by Peter Doherty, Dean Ormston, Carlos Ezquerra, and Chris Halls; Nikolai Dante:
The Romanov Dynasty, written by Robbie Morrison, with art by Simon Fraser, Chris
Weston, Charlie Adlard, and Henry Flint; Robo-Hunter: Verdus, written by John
Wagner, with art by Ian Gibson; and Shimura, written by Robbie Morrison, with
art by Frank Quitely, Colin MacNeil, Robert McCallum and Fraser.
It's worth noting that DC
have clearly seen the potential in releasing work by now "hot" artists,
with work by Mark Millar, Sean Phillips and Frank Quitely among others clearly
being of interest to the American market.
For more information
you can visit the original Newsarama
piece, the 2000AD Review
forums or the official 2000AD
forums.
 More
Dredd movie news appears
Just as things
were beginning to get a bit quiet on the Dredd movie news front, along comes Comic
Book Resources with some rather surprising news. It seems like the Shoreline
deal has fallen through and those scripts developed, Dredd Reckoning and Possession
(whose synopses were somewhat foolishly posted for the world to see, and rip apart),
are going to be abandoned. "I Am The Law Productions and Framework"
are now responsible for pushing the picture forward, with one movie instead of
two.
It's still far
too early to find out exactly what this means, but hopefully there will be more
news, including the identity of the writer before too long.
New Bolland
Dredd artwork
Worth checking
out is the cover for True
Brit from TwoMorrows publishing. Featuring a brand new Dredd pic rom Bolland
(as well as a guest appearance from Frazer Irving), the book features interviews
and art from some of the UK's finest comic creators.
Check
the forum for more news updates
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