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DC Anthology Update 10/20/2009
Hyphen Drawn
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· Justice League #2, by Joe Grunenwald
"Other Earth, Part Two: Identities"

· JLI #8, by David Brashear
"And Injustice For All"
 
· Starman #2, by David Brashear
"Coldsnap"
 
· Teen Titans #19, by Tobias Christopher
"Trailer Park Blues"
 
· Wonder Woman #10, by Ed Ainsworth
"Geological Break"
 
 
Before I get to the issue solicitations there are a few things I'd like to announce first. Firstly, DC Anthology now has a WILDSTORM Imprint that JLU:2001 was more than gracious enough to share with us. This is the first step to making this Imprint a Universal Imprint to any DC fanfic site that wants it. Part of the reasoning is that if anybody has any Wildstorm stories they wish to tell that're set before the Coup D'etat then they could be focused in to one site to help make this niche site stronger. Not every site is obligated to take it. I wanted to give DCA a few more options and instead of making something new it made sense to me to see if I could get in on the action. So, if anybody at DCA has an interest in Wildstorm you now have an outlet for that

On the front page I have included a banner that links to Meri's wonderful FANFIC: THE MONTH IN FANFICTION LJ, so if you're interested in seeing what's going on around the community you can get to that from both of the Anthology websites. I have also included cross-promotion's to both JLU:2001 and DC INFINITY in an effort to tighten the community and help push attention around to other sites - and hopefully back to us also. You would have seen Curt take the first step in this partnership when he updated JLU:2001 recently and included an ad for DCA on the front page. For the moment this is a three-way dance, but I would be interested in expanding this to other sites within the coming year.

And a special shout-out goes to Meriades for the excellent work he did on the Fanfare, JLU and DCI banners.
 
So, without further delay:
 
In Justice League the League's investigation into the Anti-Matter Earth has been compromised by the King of Atlantis who wishes to offer the Martian Manhunter and Atom a proposal that may be too good to pass up...but to accept they will make strange-bedfellows with some rather unexpected allies. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, Plastic Man goes back to his criminal roots as he and Lex Luthor investigate an attack on a hospital by the Crime Syndicate and their only answer to solve this mystery could get them killed.
 
Over in JLI Maxwell Lord's day couldn't be going any better. He managed to settle a dispute between Booster Gold and Power Girl, survive an attack by Kilg%re in the previous issue...and now only wants to take in the fresh NYC air...only to get kidnapped by the Injustice Gang! Will Max's day go down the toilet, or will he salvage the day and make it him in time for Lost?

Meanwhile, in Starman, Jack Knight gets his first exposure to the world of Vampires as Flamebird and Dagon must seek out Mary, the Queen of the Vampires. But it's not a quiet night in Opal City as Icicle and Rag Doll get busy doing bad things that bring the attention of Starman and Vibe down upon them.

In Teen Titans we're treated to an introspective Risk who's reminscing of his past drove him to confront his difficult child-hood and drive cross-country with, relunctantly, the son of Plastic Man! But it wouldn't be a Teen Titans book if everything went as planned - especially one written by Tobias Christopher - and the pair run across a supervillain who is determined to turn Luke into a pancake without the convenience of Luke's powers.
 
And, finally, in Wonder Woman Diana finds love in the arms of the Monarch of Markovia! Even a woman made of rock and magma needs a little tenderness too. While that's happening Red Tornado has an interesting encounter, and the deadly Modo strikes at the other elementals!
 
So, go read some fanfic!!

DC Anthology Update 7/6/2009
Me Myself and I
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· Batman #20, by Nate Charles
"Sides of the Coin" Part One

· JLI #7, by David Brashear
"The Death and Life of Maxwell Lord"

· Teen Titans #18, by Tobias Christopher
"Cold Front"

· Teen Titans: Millennium #22, by David Brashear
"Armageddon, Part Four: Darkening Skies"

· Wonder Woman #9, by Edward Ainsworth
"Face Off With Industry"

In Batman #20 Bruce Wayne attempts to examine where his one-time friend Harvey Dent went wrong, but is quick to condemn the villains actions following what he did to two young children months prior. Good thing for the detective he has a friend like Alfred to keep him straight and set him right when he's threatening to go off the tracks.

In JLI #7 the team losses a member after a brief encounter with her sister forces her to shift her priorities. Beetle and Booster Gold investigate a strange power surge that's plaguing their headquarters while Max Lord has an encounter in the cyberworld that makes Tron look like a day at Disney World. And just as the League losses a member another returns to take her place, and she's none too happy with Booster Gold.

In Teen Titans #18 learn the origins of a meta-human teenager whose laying down a righteous butt-kicking on the Teen Titans in Los Angeles in an attack that could leave the city buried under feet of ice. Good thing that the Teen Titans get help from an unlikely ally who may be the only one around able to reason with the rampaging teen.

Teen Titans: Millennium continues to look at the alternate reality version of the Teen Titans. Mr. Jupiter's team is in a bit of a transition even as the book marches to it's final issue. They're confused and unsure of their relationships, but a few will find the answers they were looking for.

In Wonder Woman #9 the elementals come face to face with a brand new pantheon of elementals that are looking to take over and eradicate the traditional elementals as they're no longer relevant to this world. Diana learns that she wasn't the only one subjected to a metamorphosis as her rogues gallery comes at her in the first wave of their assault on behalf of Modo. The Red Tornado bears witness to the birth of a new elemental and Geo-Force appears to offer Diana an invitation that she can't refuse.

Go! Read! Now!


DC Anthology Update 6/11/2009
Hyphen Drawn
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· Challengers of the Unknown #1, by Edward Ainsworth
"Unknowable"

· JLI #6, by David Brashear
"The Olympics of Crime"

· Starman #1, by David Brashear
"Homecoming"

· Teen Titans #10,000, by Tobias Christopher
"Teen Titans"

· Teen Titans #17, by Tobias Christopher
"Wonder Showzen" Part Two

· Wonder Woman #8, by Edward Ainsworth
"7"
 
 
Due to the unfortunate actions of Wonder Woman mythology was set loose upon the world. Now that she's no longer in a position to clean up the mess she caused it falls upon the unlikeliest person to take up this take to clean it up for her, Barbara Minerva. Hercules and Cave Carson are among the first to join Cheetah's quest, to combat these rampaging beasts of myth, but they're still in need of one more person before their ranks are complete to become the Challengers of the Unknown!
 
In JLI #6 the Justice League have been forced to face a new threat in a series of one-on-one events. This competition isn't your normal Olympics games and the losers of each challenge face steep consequences. But the JLI have an ace up their sleeve, just will it be enough?
 
Jack Knight returns home to Opal City in Starman #1 and seeks to rekindle old relationships lost after he gave up the mantle of Starman years back. Will it be a welcome homecoming for Jack or will he find that he doesn't feel the same about his old city as he once did and will his friends be happy to see him back, cosmic rod and all?
 
We continue our glimpse into the future with Teen Titans #10,000 and we find that even in the year 2778 nothing changes entirely. The Teen Titans race off to an uncharted planet, without a name because it's uncharted, to battle their eternal nemesis Brother Blood. Rest assured blood will be spilt in this confrontation and Titans will rise and fall.
 
In Teen Titans #17 the Wonder Twins continue their fight against Wendy and Marvin who've managed to stop their attempt to steal technology for an unknown purpose. Before the fight goes too wrong for the intern scientists the Teen Titans have shown up and now it's really on. How will the Titans stop a pair of aliens that can take the shape and powers of animals and water? And what does a diapered monkey have to do with this?
 
We explore the significance of the 7 in Wonder Woman #8 as Diana continues to learn the rules of her new status and world. The scope of which is still beyond Diana's comprehension. Maya has a confrontation with a new pantheon of elementals that seek to cast aside the natural order of things in favor of a more modern twist. These new elementals are familair faces that would remind Diana of older, more comfortable days if they weren't among the deadliest foes she's faced in those older, more comfortable days.
 
So? Get reading already!

New Releases From Marvel Anthology
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· Alpha Flight #3, by David Little
"Forgotten Heroes" Part Three

· Fantastic Four #1, by Jason Bruss & Tobias Christopher
"Beginning of the End"

· Gambit #3, by David Brashear
"Murder Most Foul"

· Tales to Astonish #1, by David Gibson
"Runaway Train"  · Captain America & Flag Smasher

· X-Men: Alpha, by Thornley, Pollard, Lambert, Tooley & Fromme

· X-Men: The Stranger #3, by David Brashear
"Escape"

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Marvel Anthology is back with six solid issues, including the Giant-Sized X-Men: Alpha. The purpose of X-Men: Alpha is simple: we wanted to establish, in one issue and place, everything you will need to know about the direction MA is taking the X-Men Universe. X-Men: Alpha establishes where MA has broken from Marvel 616's continuity and creates a foundation that will prepare you for the launch of four brand spankin' new X-Men Titles: Astonishing X-Men, by Dino Pollard; Uncanny X-Men, by Tony Thornley; X-Force, by Brent Lambert and the anthology book X-Men Unlimited, by Clayton Tooley. We hope this book will serve as the anchor to these books, that from here each book will read as a part of a whole, and while you can surely read each book seperately at your leisure and satisfaction that taken as a whole a bigger picture becomes clear. Each book will always have this book in common, and you can learn about all of them from here.

Given the direction we, as a site, wanted to take it made sense to approach it this way and hopefully create a world view as we went. The goal here was to try and inform readers. Give them the choice to either read one future title and ignore the other two, or entice them to read ALL of the books with an interest to know where this whole thing was going. Don't fret though, our direction isn't totally detached from what it's known for. Uncanny X-Men will explore the X-Men in a more traditional view, Astonishing X-Men will explore the X-Men in a much more radical view where mutants can be celebrities, X-Force will explore the X-Men in a very dark, dangerous view, and X-Men Unlimited will serve as a catch all for random tales that either impact the X-Men Universe or not.

 

There are a few #1's in this update too. Tobias Christopher returns to the Fantastic Four with Jason Bruss to bring MA tales of villainy and exploration in ways only the first family of Marvel can do. Tales to Astonish is an anthology title that'll focus mainly on non-continuity tales, but continuity tales are naturally welcome, where those random stories that're floating around in your head can find a home. Gambit returns and Remy finds out that while you can go home again, there are those who'd rather see you dead than back in the Big Easy.

So, go read some fanfiction for Christ's sake!!


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