m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone) (10/16/85)
There are three interesting articles in the October 25 issue
of Comic Buyer's Guide:
1) "Byrne to revamp Superman"
Superman Vol.2 #1 will be written and illustrated by John Byrne in
July, 1986. There will be substantial changes: his foster parents
are still alive, he'll be more human (therefore, vulnerable), and
he *will* be the *sole* survivor of Krypton. The first six issues
of the new title will be released on a bi-weekly basis and all other
Superman titles will be done in concert with the main series.
Byrne will continue to do 'The Fantastic Four' and 'The
Incredible Hulk' but added "there are a half a dozen DC titles
that I'd like to play with, but unless something happens to affect
the work I'm doing at Marvel, I won't have time." *1
2) "Howard Chaykin to do 'Shadow', 'Wolverine', 'Times^2'
Howard Chaykin's next project as a writer and artist will be 'The
Shadow', a four part mini-series for DC. It will be a direct-sales-
only book on Baxter paper. The rest of the 'American Flagg!' team
will also contribute to it.
His next work will be for Marvel entitled 'The Scorpion
Connection', a graphic novel featuring Wolverine and Nick Fury.
Howard will then do 'Times^2' for First which will be three
graphic novels appearing every 5 or 6 months. Each book, after the
first, will be a sequel but will also stand on its own. *2
3) "Comico schedules 'Jonny Quest' for 1986"
It's slated for a summer 1986 release date. No creative team has
been announced. *3
Joe Barone, {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b
Raytheon Co, Submarine Signal Div., Box 330, Portsmouth, RI 02871
PS: It's been a while since I did any footnoting, so bear with me!
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*1) Hopkins, Michael F., CBG #623, October 25, 1985, pp. 1,3.
*2) Pachter, Richard A., CBG #623, October 25, 1985, pp. 1,3.
*3) CGB #623, October 25, 1985, p. 1.