Brian Wood is doing a DV8 Mini. *cue excitement*

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

In the midst of the Blackest Night bruhaha and Pet Avengers, it seems everyone's ignoring that occasionally brilliant DC subsidary. Wildstorm still makes some good choices sometimes, it would seem.

This is fairly exciting news, I think. Wildstorm has been percieved as iffy since the Morrison debacle, but I've loved some of the World's End stuff they've been putting out. It's a world away from the toe in the water idea of continuity changes that the Big Two are doing, because there's literally no fast-track out of the story. And I always thought it weird that Brian Wood, writer of stuff like Demo, Supermarket and Local, would write a superhero book, but he explains all in his interview, along with Rebekah Isaacs who is supplying some great art; http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22066


I do like some of the looks Isaac's come up with for the kids. If you read the interview, it says they went to some lengths to come up with looks that were actually viable for actual teenagers, and with a couple of exceptions, it really works. Bliss and Copycat in particular work so well, and it's a world away from the divisive work Ramos turned in over a decade ago with Ellis.





Pretty pretty pages. I think it's a cliche to have them sent back in time, as the interview suggests, but for those who are familiar with the events of Number of the Beast, I think it's safe to say we should just be glad these characters are alive. Next, some pretty, pretty covers, supplied by North 40 artist Fiona Staples.





The design work on these is absolutely impeccable. I love the idea of using space rather than filling up the entire thing, but then Wood's always seemed like someone quite aware of design and the like.

Anyway, it certainly looks promising, and I hope it increases Wildstorm's standing in the next year or so, They definitely deserve it.

BTW, if the cut for this fails massively, my apologies. Since the rule change, the super-easy-to-work-with code has gone!

Comments

[kitty_tc_69.insanejournal.com]

Am I the only one for whom the skull makeup is reminiscent of this:



...? The title line about "Cursed Female" doesn't help.

On a side note, is the one girl bareoot except for little straps over her arches? If so, that looks like pain waiting to happen. I hope her tetanus boosters are up to date.

[ashtoreth.insanejournal.com]

Growing up in California, I went barefoot whenever I wasn't forced to wear shoes. Your feet can build callouses strong enough to even walk over glass. (But wearing shoes of any kind will soften and weaken them)

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

What on Earth is that 'cursed vagina' panel from?

But, as it is, I found it more remniscent of Silver Banshee, tribal markings and even Naked Snake from MGS3, with his zombie camoflague.

[menagerie.insanejournal.com]

An issue of Tarot I believe.

[menagerie.insanejournal.com]

Carlton Mellick III was there first (http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Vagina-Carlton-Mellick-III/dp/097624988X)

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

The cut is a success! But if you go to the posting guidelines (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/profile#POSTING%20GUIDELINES) and check out item #4, we've now got the code read to be copied & pasted for easy LJ-cutting.

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

Thanks, glad to see it checked out. I did use item 4's coding, but it seemed rather more complicated to make everything work than I did back in May, I think, when I last posted.

[buxnalaus.insanejournal.com]

Huh, definitely looks interesting. And some verrrry pretty art.

...now if only Gen13 would stop sucking.

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

I've actually found Gen13 has improved vastly since World's End began. In fact, I daresay the book's the best it's been since Adam Warren was writing it back in the day.

[jarodrussell.insanejournal.com]

You're talking crazy talk. There's been no Gen 13 since Adam Warren. LA LA LA LA LA!

[cmdr_zoom.insanejournal.com]

So pretty.

[red_cyclone.insanejournal.com]

Gosh, that is all very pretty.
I'll be really intruiged to read this, I've read the first volume of DV8 a couple of times, my library has it, and I quite liked it, and I liked the way they're all so very, very messed up. I very much want to read this, but only if it doesn't just become Gen13 version 2, I want them to carry on not being very nice people, or at least severely messed up.

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

Well, Wood seems to be of the opinion that they aren't 'bad kids', just manipulated into being bad. I suppose he's quite right in a way, but at the same time, I think he plans to keep them on the wrong side of the tracks. He talks about how they've been put back in time and given their powers make them like Gods above the particularly primitive people, and how he plans to explore how they wield that particular power they have.

So they should definitely still be fairly bad, I'm thinking.

[blake_reitz.insanejournal.com]

Are they back in time? I thought maybe they were just in a particularity regressed part of the post-apocalypse world.

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

Wood says in the interview that they're being thrust back in time. But, if he's wanting to play it secretively, they could just be in part of the Apocalypse-world. If he wants to pick it up and carry on with the team, after this miniseries, he could simply have the reveal of the team finding a wrecked city as a final page/cliffhanger, a la the alternate ending of Army of Darkness.

[ashtoreth.insanejournal.com]

who are the skull-faced ladies?

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

A purely female tribe in the past world who Bliss (the barefoot girl in the character art) has aligned herself with. Given her status as one of the more power-crazy members of the group, it's not a good sign.

[suzene.insanejournal.com]

OMGNOSTALGIATOTHEFACE! I was stupidly fond of Evo and Frostbite.

I really like these redesigns. This book will be getting a try-out from yours truly, oh yes.

[proteus_lives.insanejournal.com]

I might check this out, I loved DV8 back in the day.

DV8, huh?

[nefrekeptah.insanejournal.com]

Looked it up on Google; basically like Teen Titans, only the main characters are supposed to be unlikable scumbags. Seems to be the gist anyway.

Looking at this art, and reading their Wiki entry, makes me want to see a crossover between these guys and the Runaways; they both have about 8 members (or will once Gert and Xavin [oh, please!] come back), but I think it would be really interesting to contrast the two teams' similarities and differences.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

Any chance of posting some of the original DV8 stuff? They weren't the nicest of characters, as I recall...

[shadowvalkyrie.insanejournal.com]

That is some truly beautiful art!

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

The design, the art and the colouring all look pretty fantastic, enough to make me interested in buying (I have no knowledge at ALL of this title). But are they really all mean, as other comments suggest? Hummh.

Actually it also puts me off that they're all supposed to be teenagers. Yawn, I'm afraid.

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, by and large DV8 are meant to be generally nasty, given the manipulation they've been through.

How come it puts you off that they're all teens? Bear in mind this is written by Brian Wood, who, when not going on a little too much about how evil corporations and the like are and how money taints people but not the awesome rebel kid who leads his book, is generally great at this sort of thing. Is it because it's been done, already?

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

:[ I just want to read about nice people being nice! Excellently designed ones!

I'm just not that interested in reading about teens who don't explicitly LOOK like teens. I'd rather read about people over twenty who are given actual ages (not the weird eternalism of the x-men or suchlike). I'm kind of looking for a series that can make me aspire, and since I'm not a teenager I'd rather it was about people older than me so it's pure aspiration (or, since they're mean.. unspiration? :/) rather than 'wow they are better (/worse) than me at an earlier point in their lives, doesn't that make me suck(/feel better about myself)!'

I'm sure I could enjoy it nevertheless, but I don't have the money to spend on something that isn't giving me exactly what I want just now.


(I am also super-tired of AWESOME REBEL KIDs. THAT has been done enough for now. :3)

[statham1986.insanejournal.com]

Heh, the problem is that 'nice people being nice' doesn't really sell. I wouldn't mind a cheerier series myself, these days, but there isn't a market for it, I don't think.

And I understand your thoughts on them being teens, I was just a little curious as to what made you bored of them, is all.

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

I will make it sell! Somehow, someday.

Oh, sure, glad to answer. It's nice to be asked! :]

[menagerie.insanejournal.com]

This is just gorgeous to the point that I think my brain is just sputtering out. :D

[sonic2nd.insanejournal.com]

I love DV8 and I'm so happy to see these characters return. I haven't bought a comic book in years but I will buy this when it comes out.

[fusil.insanejournal.com]

Late comment, but Eeeeeeee!

It was one of my favorite teams and I was pretty disappointed when they didn't reappear after the world storm event when all the dead Stormwatch members did.

Also, not dead Powerhouse! Yay!