New York Comic Con 2018 / NYCC 2018 & DC Comics Universe Spoilers: Young Justice Is Back With Conner Kent, Bart Allen, Tim Drake & Cassie Sandsmark Plus The Wonder Twins & More In New Wonder Comics Imprint Curated By Brian Michael Bendis

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New York Comic Con 2018 / NYCC 2018 and DC Comics Universe Spoilers follows.

Young Justice Is Back With Conner Kent, Bart Allen, Tim Drake and Cassie Sandsmark Plus The Wonder Twins and More In New Wonder Comics Imprint Curated By Brian Michael Bendis!

News release:

      DC MEET THE PUBLISHERS PANEL FEATURED SURPRISE GUESTS WITH EXCITING NEWS TO KICK OFF NEW YORK COMIC CON

      Acclaimed Writer Brian Michael Bendis Reveals His Curated Wonder Comics Imprint…

      …Whenever DC publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee host a “Meet the Publishers” panel to kick off New York Comic Con it’s always full of surprises for the fans who attend, and this afternoon’s curtain-raiser was no exception.

      In addition to talking about the success of books like Tom King’s HEROES IN CRISIS and the success of the Walmart 100-Page Giant comics, the publishers revealed their first surprise to fans when they invited superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis to the stage to talk about his work on SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS, as well as his creator-owned stories from Jinxworld.

      But Bendis came with news of his own, revealing the first details of WONDER COMICS, his personally curated line of teen-focused, in-continuity comic books scheduled to debut in early 2019.

      The line will be anchored by the return of Impulse (Bart Allen) and Superboy (Conner Kent), teaming up with Robin (Tim Drake) as the nucleus of an all-new YOUNG JUSTICE, which Bendis will write with art by his ACTION COMICS partner in crime, Patrick Gleason. As a tease for his Saturday evening spotlight panel, Bendis also announced the rest of the first wave of titles:

        • NAOMI, which Bendis will co-write with David Walker (CYBORG), featuring art by Jamal Campbell (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: VIXEN)
        • WONDER TWINS, written by Mark Russell (THE FLINTSTONES, EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES, DC Black Label’s SECOND SON) with art by Stephen Byrne (JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS)
        • DIAL H FOR HERO, an updated take on the Silver Age classic series from the team of writer Sam Humphries (HARLEY QUINN, GREEN LANTERNS) and artist Joe Quinones (BLACK CANARY/ZATANNA)

Cool. Also, Amethyst will be part of Wave 2 for Wonder Comics.

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