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Collected Comics Library Podcast #276
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Once in a great while something new, something innovative, and something captivating comes along. But of course we all know that there are no new ideas anymore and the things of old just get reimagined and repackaged for a new generation. I’m talking about Wednesday Comics; last summer’s weekly newspaper phenomenon that updated the full page and full color weekly Sunday comics of the 1930 and 40′s. DC Comics rounded up arguably the best talent the could find and put them on their premiere properties like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and others, publishing 15 different one page stories that ran for 12 weeks straight.
I enjoyed the first four issues very much but I stopped buying them because I thought the format was a bit cumbersome and decided to wait for the collected edition to read the entire storylines in one sitting. I think my patience paid off because I believe this is one of the best books to come out this year. Not only is there a multitude of talent and just about every DC character is represented, but we get to see our heroes in a new light and we are not tied to any continuity or pervious incarnation. If all you know about Batman is from Adam West that’s OK, it works. And if you have no idea who Kamadi or Metamorpho is that’s OK, too. After you have read the first page you are instantly transported to their world and are rooting for the good guys to get justice.
There are a few pages of sketches and creator biographies to satisfy your need for DVD extras. But the real Easter Eggs are the full color single pages of The Creeper (written by Keith Giffen with art by Eric Canete) and Plastic Man (written by Evan Dorkin with art by Stephen DeStefano. I can only wonder if the full stories are sitting on Dan Didio’s desk just waiting to get approval for a Wednesday Comics Volume 2.
I go over this book in full and also talk about Steve Canyon, which will now get republished by Hermes Press (previously by Checker Book) and the New Releases of the Week.
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Hey Chris, thanks for talking a lot about the extras in this book. I wanted to look at it in the comic shop but it was all sealed up. One question I have is, would this appropriate for kids in the 7-9 yr old range? Is it PG, or more towards PG-13? Just curious as I think a lot kids would get a big kick out of how big this book is compared to a comic book.