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J. Michael Straczynski has signed as much as create model new fictions for Darkish Horse Comics, introduced this San Diego Comedian-Con week.
J. Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5, Sense8, Changeling, World Conflict Z on the display, and Supreme Energy, Spider-Man, Superman, Thor, Midnight Nation, Rising Stars and Resistance on the comedian web page, has signed as much as create model new fictions for Darkish Horse Comics, introduced this San Diego Comedian-Con week.
“I am very excited to be pairing up with Mike Richardson and Darkish Horse for my forthcoming creator-owned work in graphic novels, miniseries and ongoing sequence,” Straczynski mentioned. “Mike is a stand-up sort of man, and that philosophy is on the middle of his firm. Anybody who says ‘Simply write what you need’ is my sort of man.”
And we will probably be getting extra superhero comics, of a form. JMS acknowledged “We’re protecting most of these particulars underneath wraps for now, however suffice to say it is a very extensive runway. First up will probably be a global, geopolitical thriller that blends science fiction with the superhero style in a manner we actually have not seen earlier than. It’ll be an enormous story with huge international and private stakes. This will probably be balanced by particular person character tales designed to problem the tropes of the superhero style, constructing on what I did with books like Supreme Energy, Midnight Nation and Rising Stars and taking it to the subsequent degree. Lastly, there will probably be titles within the fashionable darkish fantasy and historic fantasy genres, alongside the strains of Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry, additionally from Darkish Horse. Tales about sturdy characters which can be difficult and enjoyable, not nihilistic or too terribly darkish. To that finish, I am proud to be a part of the Darkish Horse household of writers, artists, and different ne’er-do-wells.”
As to the announcement, he says, “The most recent main announcement going into SDCC. Beginning with information of Babylon 5 The Street House, by way of Captain America, the B5 BluRays and different stuff, it has been a really intense 2-3 months.” Certainly… just lately JMS has been placing his creator-owned titles out although AWA Studios. This seems to be a little bit of a change-up. He states, “The DH deal is not technically unique, however I am joyful to view it that manner, it is an excellent place. Marvel would not do creator-owned stuff so there aren’t any points, I am strong on Cap, writing points 5 & 6 even now, and I’ve one final e book coming from AWA that can full my work there.”
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