Superman: Crimson & Blue is a contemporary region layout anthology sequence DC will originate in March.
“In the spirit” of Batman: Dark & White, the month-to-month six-discipline restricted sequence will characteristic Superman tales by barely a few creators immediate in, because the title suggests, impartial two colors – crimson and blue (or the writer aspects out – magenta and cyan, the two most simple colors in the CMYK color scheme for printed amusing books).
“Across the enviornment, all americans is aware of that after they sight a crimson and blue sprint in the sky, it be no longer a chook…it be no longer a airplane…it be Superman!” reads DC’s description.
Creator John Ridley, who will make a contribution to February’s discipline of Batman: Dark & White starring his contemporary creation the Subsequent Batman, leads off the 40-internet page discipline #1 with artist Clayton Henry in a story aspects Clark Kent “as he confronts a villain who restful haunts him, in a story that shows what Superman can mean to a total nation.”
Additionally in discipline #1, writer Brandon Easton (DC Future Negate’s Mister Miracle) and artist Steve Lieber (Superman’s Buddy Jimmy Olsen) “take readers to the streets of Metropolis to illustrate how one hero can mean so grand to a particular person in difficulty.”
Creator/artist Wes Craig (Lethal Class) tells a story of “Superman’s early days and the man who inspired him to turn into the hero he’s at the present time!”
Marguerite Bennett (Future Negate: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman) and artist Jill Thompson (The Sandman) repeat a story about teenage Clark Kent.
And at closing, the Coffin Certain inventive team of Dan Watters and Dani repeat an “abnormal fantasy about what occurs when all colors are stolen!”
This contemporary sequence is the most neatly-liked example of DC’s increasing hobby in longer-layout titles with a pair of tales, as in anthologies. Of the writer’s closing three announced contemporary sequence, two characteristic encourage-up tales – The Joker ongoing and Crime Syndicate restricted sequence – and the third, Batman: Urban Legends, is a ticket contemporary ongoing anthology sequence. Readers can doubtlessly search files from more anthology titles and/or titles with encourage-up aspects when DC’s beefy March line-up is printed Friday.
Superman: Crimson & Blue #1 goes on sale March 9 with a $5.99 quilt ticket and covers by Gary Frank, Lee Bermejo, and Yoshitaka Amano.
Speaking of Superman work, what better time to study out Newsarama’s countdown of the finest Superman artists of all time.
