Fri
11
Dec
2009
Action Comics #884 and The Shield #4...
Yesterday, new issues of Action Comics and The Shield hit store shelves, mere moments after I fired off the next installment of my column for MSN.com's Parallel Universe site. (Look for the column on 16 December!)
ACTION COMICS #884
Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann; co-feature written by James Robinson and Greg Rucka; Art by Pere Pérez; co-feature art by CAFU; Cover by CAFU
When Lois tries to run the story that will clear Flamebird and Nightwing once and for all, she finds herself blocked at every turn. With the world's anti-Kryptonian sentiment escalating to a
near-frenzy, not even being General Lane's daughter will keep her safe!
Plus, to the shock and horror of Flamebird, the problems with Nightwing's uncontrolled aging reach a critical juncture!
And in part 6 of the new co-feature, Captain Atom squares off against his old adversary Major Force just as some troubling memories start to resurface – one word: Monarch!
THE SHIELD #4
Written by Eric Trautmann; co-feature written by Brandon Jerwa; Art by Cliff Richards; co-feature art by Greg Scott; Cover by Sami Basri
A new mission begins, taking The Shield on a Nazi hunt in the jungles of South America. But there are already complications and an international incident brewing when he encounters the Great Ten!Plus, Inferno has finally been cornered by the FBI. Has he run out of room to escape – or will he leap to the top of the Most Wanted list?
2 Comments
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#1
Both issues were absolutely awesome. It's great to see the Great 10 again, and no better person to use them than one of the best political thriller writers in comics.
I also can't wait to see Trautmann write the Human Defense Corps in Adventure Comics. Although I hope that only having 10 pages per comic won't throw him off, as it's harder to write interesting short comics when you're used to writing 30ish pages. -
#2
Thanks for the kind words; much appreciated.
I'm actually quite looking forward to the HDC stuff because of the shorter length; ten-pagers can make for nice, punchy, action-driven stories, which is ideal for the planned HDC run.
(I'm also accustomed to shorter length tales over on the webcomic, which we script as six-page installments, actually).
Best,
-E
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