In the fallout of the Flashpoint Beyond miniseries final yr, DC Comics launched The New Golden Age banner spearheaded by author Geoff Johns that noticed the return of the DC’s Golden Age characters. As a part of the initiative, the writer has introduced that Golden Age characters Alan Scott, Jay Garrick and Wesley Dodds shall be headlining their very own books in three six-issue mini-series, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey, Jay Garrick: The Flash by Jeremy Adams and Diego Olortegui and Wesley Dodds: The Sandman by Rob Venditti and Riley Rossmo debuting in October.
Johns, who wears his love of DC’s Golden Age characters on his sleeves, stated the next:
“It’s long past time that the heroes of the Justice Society had their own titles again. At the same time, they had to be special, important, and emotional stories, each one exploring character, revealing secrets, and introducing new heroes and villains to the DC Universe.”
Two of the writers, Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan, beforehand labored with Johns as co-writers on the aforementioned Flashpoint Beyond miniseries. Johns praised each in addition to Venditti for his or her work and teased what’s to come back:
“Tim has crafted a beautiful and shocking origin story for Alan’s greatest enemy, the Golden Age Red Lantern, that is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Jeremy has created a fun, emotional adventure celebrating the reunion of Jay Garrick with his long lost daughter, Judy, set firmly in the DC Universe of today and Rob will present a mystery tale of The Golden Age Sandman’s earliest days through the lens of Oppenheimer. These three series will all tie back into Justice Society of America and a few other titles we’ve got brewing.”
Here’s how the writer describes every of the miniseries:
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern by Tim Sheridan (Flashpoint Beyond) and Cian Tormey (Superman: Son of Kal-El) shall be Alan Scott’s first solo title since 1949. Through a twist in the timeline, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern revisits and recontextualizes the origins of the primary Green Lantern via the lens of our fashionable understanding of the person. The story, which begins in the Thirties, is about an previous flame – the type that burns everlasting – and the typically head-on, single-track collision of our private {and professional} lives. This is Alan’s coming-of-age, in which he should embrace the person he’s, to change into the hero he’s meant to be. In the top, he’ll have gained a higher understanding of himself and his items – as he unlocks a new, beforehand unknown skill that would make him essentially the most highly effective Green Lantern in existence!
Jeremy Adams (The Flash) and Diego Olortegui (Aquaman: The Becoming) are teaming up for Jay Garrick: The Flash. It’s onerous being a dad or mum, particularly when your child is a speedster! Jay Garrick has been reunited together with his lengthy misplaced daughter, Judy, however determining methods to join together with her is proving to be troublesome. They’ll have to work to search out frequent floor when a mission that began in Jay’s early days because the Flash comes roaring to right this moment. But will The Flash and The Boom be capable to thwart a plan that’s been in the works for many years?!
Wesley Dodds: The Sandman by Rob Venditti (Superman ‘78) with art from Riley Rossmo (Harley Quinn) shows the titular character as a pacifist. He has given up on the hope of a peaceful world, but he hasn’t stopped believing that individuals may be higher to one another, in the event that they’re solely given the best instruments. Possessing a scientist’s optimism and romanticism, he’s satisfied that humanity can invent cures for its personal ills. Having discovered concerning the battlefield horrors of World War I from his father, he sought to create a sleep fuel that will enable for “humane” warfare. During his analysis, he recorded all of his makes an attempt in his science journal – even these with horribly lethal penalties – swearing to by no means present them to the world. Now his journal has been stolen, and he should discover the wrongdoer and cease them earlier than his lethal mis-inventions fall into the arsenals of the belligerent nations threatening to drag the United States into the subsequent world warfare.
Fans will get their first take a look at Alan Scott: Green Lantern in DC Pride: Through the Years out there at native comedian outlets subsequent month on June 13. DC Pride: Through the Years is a journey via over 30 years of fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters in the DC Universe that not solely remembers and celebrates three landmark problems with days previous but additionally teases thrilling new tales but to come back! In addition to the Alan Scott story, DC Pride: Through the Years collects:
- The Flash #53 (1991), in which villain-turned-hero Pied Piper comes out to his buddy the Flash and helps thwart a dastardly villain
- Detective Comics #854 (2009), the thrilling starting of Batwoman’s first solo sequence, which might launch her into stardom
- Supergirl #19 (2018), which tells the story of Lee Serano—a nonbinary teenager who befriends the Girl of Steel
Look for all three of the primary problems with DC’s Golden Age heroes to be out there this October.
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