Wednesday Comics

“The concept is that we are trying to recapture the spirit, format, and sense of enjoyment that people had form reading the Sunday comics that arrive in newspapers every week.” - Dan DiDio, newsarama

This summer, DC will put out 12 weekly enormous broadsheet comics that need to be unfolded like a newspaper to be read. 16 pages each telling the story a different character (some popular, some obscure), each written by a different writer (the names of top talent are being bandied about). It's an interesting experiment in form from a company that's been lagging behind on innovation of late.

"So, let me get this straight: Good creators, making stand-alone stories about good characters in a format that'll allow for experimentation in the form that hasn't been seen since the days of Little Nemo In Slumberland? DC may just have made a significant grab for the comic win of the year." -Graeme McMillan, io9

DC actually capitalizing on anticipated movie success?!?!

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/dcs-after-watchmen-whats-next-promotion/#more-4163

Chris and I have often questioned the editorial decisions going on at DC, even when we've enjoyed their results. However, this one seems like something everyone can appreciate. Counting on Watchmen to bring an influx of comics outsiders in to stores, DC is putting out $1 special editions of other, more literary genre pieces: Swamp Thing #21, Planetary #1, Transmet #1, Preacher #1, and... uh... Identity Crisis #1. Everyone raises their eyebrow at that last one as not quite sitting on par with the others, but DC is welcoming non-readers with very open arms for a change and this is highly commendable.