DC Dream Teams

I recently got to thinking about who some of my dream creative teams would be for DC Comics titles. My only rule was that it had to be creators who had never worked as the regular writer or artist on that title or character. Here's some of what I came up with:


Wonder Woman: Gail Simone & Terry Moore

Oddly, in the comic's 65-year history, a woman has never been the regular writer of Wonder Woman. (Trina Robbins did a mini-series back in the 80s.) It's high time that changed, and who better than DC's female super-hero writer-in-residence Gail Simone? And with SiP winding up, Terry Moore could bring a style that isn't cheesecake, but still attractive.


Legion of Super-Heroes: Kurt Busiek & George Perez

George Perez has stated in the past that the Legion is the one super-hero team he has yet to do, and would like to. And with his Avengers co-hort Kurt Busiek along for the writing, this would make for a great super-team book.


Swamp Thing: Matt Howarth

The problem with the past umpteen iterations of Swamp Thing is that the series has labored long in the shadow of Alan Moore. Matt Howarth would bring a completely different story and artistic sensibility to the character.


Hellblazer: John Rozum & Steve Lieber

As an artist, Steve Lieber excels at making ordinary people exciting, and he can bring the supernatural funk. You know he'd be great drawing John Constantine in his trenchcoat every month. John Rozum is a highly underrated writer, and a higher profile book like Hellblazer would bring him the audience that the unheralded Midnight Mass. & Xombi couldn't.


Sugar & Spike: Judd Winick

Okay now, hear me out. Winick is great when drawing his own stuff, and when bringing the funny. Yeah, he'd have to tone things down from Barry Ween, but Juniper Lee showed that he is capable of being funny without being a potty mouth.


The Atom: Jim Ottaviani & Rob Walton

The Atom is supposed to be a nuclear scientists, so let's bring on a couple of guys who actually know their nuclear science!


The Question: L. Neil Smith & Cliff Chiang

Author Smith is a dyed-in-the-wool Libertarian, so it'd be very intersting to get his take on Ditko's creation. And I just want to see Cliff Chiang draw something every month, and think he'd be a good fit.


The Inferior Five: Dan Slott & Jim Mahfood

Dan Slott worked his magic with Marvel's Great Lakes Avengers, so let's turn him loose on DC's team of super-hero losers. When paired with Mahfood's heavy humorous line, it could be the comic that appeals to super-hero fanboys and indy geeks too.


Challengers of the Unknown: Fred Perry

Challengers is a book that needs the kind of high-adventure attitude that Fred Perry brings to his own Gold Digger series.


So, how about you--what are some of your DC Dream Teams?

FCBM2 Day 42

It's day Forty-two of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Jamie B. Jamie's five comics are:

1. Fantastic Four
2. She-Hulk
3. Ex Machina
4. Runaways
5. Nextwave

For Jamie I have today's monkey cover comic: Grease Monkey #1 by Tim Eldred. And issue #2 as well. Because who wouldn't love comics about monkeys in space?

As a bonus, I'm sending Jamie a copy of Battlestar Galactica #0 by Greg Pak & Nigel Raynor.

Jamie's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

Final FCBM Statistics:
62 entries
150 free comics sent
0 days remaining--we're done!

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover.

Engineer Gimbensky isn't taking any crap on the cover of Grease Monkey #1 by Tim Eldred.

(Standard disclaimer about talking space-going gorillas not really being monkeys applies, even if they're called a 'Monkey' in the title.)

Click on the image for a larger version.

Stig's Inferno online

Those of you who remember Ty Templeton's Stig's Inferno will be thrilled to know that Templeton has made the first six issues available online for free.

If you don't know about Stig's Inferno--well, you've got a reading treat ahead!

FCBM2 Day 41

It's day Forty-one of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Stephen Frug. Stephen's five comics are:

1. Y, the Last Man
2. Promethea
3. The Invisibles
4. 99 Ways to Tell a Story
5. Stuck Rubber Baby

For Stephen I have The Picture Taker #1 by Phillip Hester & Mike Worley.

As a bonus, I'm sending Stephen a Gemstone Halloween ashcan Donald Duck comic, featuring the story "Hobblin' Goblins" by Carl Barks.

Stephen's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

Current FCBM Statistics:
62 entries
147 free comics sent so far
1 day remaining

FCBM2 Day 40

It's day Forty of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Ryan Claytor. Ryan's five comics are:

1. Blankets
2. True Story Swear to God
3. Groo
4. Clyde Fans
5. Y, the Last Man

For Ryan I have Cell #1 by Derek Kirk; along with A Sort of Homecoming #3 by Damon Hurd & Pedro Camello.

As a bonus, I'm sending Ryan a Gemstone Halloween ashcan Donald Duck comic, featuring the story "Hobblin' Goblins" by Carl Barks.

Ryan's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

Current FCBM Statistics:
62 entries
145 free comics sent so far
2 days remaining

FCBM2 Day 39

It's day Thirty-nine of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from the enigmatically named X Amount. X's five comics are:

1. Y, the Last Man
2. Ex Machina
3. Runaways
4. Nextwave
5. DMZ

For X I have the entire five-issue miniseries of Street Angel by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca.

And since I found one last copy, X will be receiving a special Dark Horse promo-priced comic, in this case The Goon 25¢ Edition by Eric Powell.


X's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

Current FCBM Statistics:
62 entries
142 free comics sent so far
?? days remaining