So, looks like DC is going all in with Black Label and we get a fantasy book next
> The Last God is a 12-issue “dark high fantasy” series establishing a new “epic fantasy world” called Cain Anuun
>From writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, artist Riccardo Federici, colorist Dean White
>Thirty years ago, a fellowship of legendary adventurers saved their world by slaying the demonic tyrant Mol Uhltep—The Last God.
>The Last God still lives.
>A new generation of heroes must unearth the secrets that their parents kept, and set out to finish what was started thirty years before. And this time, they must not fail.
>The Last God #1 hits stores on October 30th.
It launches the same day as Joe Hill's subimprint
While I'm not familiar with the creative team, the art looks pretty good.
Hmmm, 'meh' story premise but killer art. I'll put this on my list.
A new IP with great art? That's strange.
Could be fun.
>Riccardo Federici
That's going to look fantastic if he can keep the art up
He did several good issues (around three at a time) of Abnett's Aquaman after Sejic finished his arc
Looks like Black Label is going to be a Vertigo/Image type of thing. Probably won't go as far as Damned or Marvel's Max stuff.
It's basically a reset to the pre-Vertigo "for mature readers" label
Maybe Morrison will work with DC some more since he said he's done with the Big 2 after Green Lantern and that other project he had lined up.
Well, we'll see
We've still got over a year left of Green Lantern and a lot can change
I won't believe Morrison is truly done with DC until Multiversity Too
also he designed the dark batmen from metal. remember that cool looking poster teaser with all the dark batmen? that was federici
He probably wouldn't want to give up the rights to his creator owned work
>You don't follow the Last God.
Not even gonna bother
Definitely. Moz got in on the ground floor with Vertigo, and that let him actually own The Invisibles. Lots of writers after him were not as lucky (usually with DC having the trademark or the copyright, but not both)
I've recently begun a Conan bender with the ECs and Savage Sword omni so picked the fuck up. Smart move on their part to diversify a bit and get some use out of the label.
I'm still sad that Federeci was wasted on a hack like Abnett.
Drown yourself Kelly. Abnett was a God
Imagine having such low standards.
probably be filled with feminist crap like all new modern comics
It’s not a superhero book so it will fail
Same.
Have some standards, man.
>DC still has Federici
I honestly thought he was gonna go Marvel when he did that Immortal Hulk Variant.
my thought exactly
That's pretty cool, so Vertifgo isn't dead
>Black Label
>the label is actually white
you had one job!
>Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Wait a minute
>Phillip K Johnson
>Johnson = penis
>penis = dick
>Phillip K Dick
sheeeeeeeeit
Don't recognize the names at all- anyone have prior works?
Artist did some Aquaman and Dark Knights: Murder Machine
>No Batman
Well, this will certainly sell well for DC!
Pretty much. The "death" of Vertigo was more in the sense that they're retiring the name in favor of something more directly under the DC umbrella.
And as I'm sure it was said before, Vertigo lost its "mature exclusivity" a long time ago since more publishers began making comics for mature readers. While it is a loss for comics history, the influences of Vertigo's comics and Vertigo itself continue to resonate today. That's pretty much what DC Black Label is going to be: The legacy character to Vertigo's original power set.
What distinguished OG Vertigo was fresh, talent doing work that wasn't hindered by the comics code.
DC took that to mean "we should have the same old hacks show Batman's dick".
>A new generation of heroes must unearth the secrets that their parents kept
looks....dare i say....like a european comic
The art looks really good at least. Are all Black Label comics released in the oversized format Superman Year One is? Because I would love to look at this comic in that size
I'm glad TGL is influencing other books already!
He still wants to do Flash. And he said he will.
>Riccardo Federici
I'm on board.
go back to sucking Johns' cock