2000 Comic Book News Archives
January 18, 2000: Metropolis is Growing: Brainiac-13 Appearing Live on DC Online
Metropolis itself is evolving, infected with self-upgrading viral technology by Brainiac-13's nanomachines in the 5-part "Y2K" storyline in the weekly Superman titles. A future incarnation of Superman's classic android nemesis, Brainiac-13 is a computer-generated 3D villain who now inhabits both comics page and www.dccomics.com in a new web animation added to DC Online last week in a QuickTime animation spot.The Brainiac-13 CGI character was designed as a 3D-model built by Steve Kim and animated by Tommy Yune and WildStorm FX, using character designs by Ed McGuinness, the new artist for SUPERMAN. According to DC's Superman Editor Eddie Berganza:
"Brainiac-13 is our attempt at look at the future of comics. Though we're all nostalgic and keep revisiting our past, with this I wanted to take a leap at what comics can become. We complain that kids are playing video games instead of reading comics, so what if we use that tech and create a cool comic and character with it? The talented people at WildStorm FX including Tommy Yune, Steve Kim and Alex Sinclair made it all possible."
The upgrading of both Brainiac into a computer-generated villain and Metropolis itself into a redesigned "City of Tomorrow" is another streamlining effect of the new creative direction taken with the monthly Superman titles -- making both the Man of Steel and the city he's sworn to protect simultaneously clean, classic and futuristic. The new creative direction on the monthly titles, in addition to returning the Daily Planet to its prominence in the Superman mythos, reminds readers that the man behind the "S" is Clark "Smallville" Kent. Says Berganza:
"The Super-team is realizing that we can do just about anything. The past few months were the opening act for us, with Loeb, Kelly and Schultz getting warmed up with the new direction, and now we have McGuinness and DeMatteis in the mix and Howard Porter in the wings. Everyone's all jazzed to get the best stories out there."
'Y2K' helped establish that Luthor is someone who'd betray his own flesh and blood to get what he wants. So no more Mr. Nice Guy. And we're working on revamping and introducing more adversaries for Superman including the impending threat of Imperiex. We all believe Superman is the greatest hero, and now we have the chance to prove it."
Having begun in the sold-out SUPERMAN Y2K, the "Y2K" storyline continues in the following January in-store titles:
SUPERMAN #154
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #576
SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL #98
ACTION COMICS #763
Source: DC Comics Online Newsletter
2000 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2000.- January 10, 2000: Superman/Gen 13
- January 17, 2000: Kano to replace Garcia
- January 18, 2000: Metropolis is Growing: Brainiac-13 Appearing Live on DC Online
- January 21, 2000: Schultz on Man of Steel's Milestone
- January 29, 2000: Superman for the Animals
- February 3, 2000: Gil Kane Dies at 74
- February 6, 2000: Porter Confirmed as “Adventures of Superman” Artist
- February 16, 2000: Batman and Superman Got Milk?® in Upcoming “Milk Mustache” Print/Online Campaign
- February 22, 2000: Howard Porter Renews Exclusive Two-Year Contract with DC
- March 15, 2000: Super Summit Highlights
- March 23, 2000: DC Comics Price Rise
- March 29, 2000: News from the Trade Press
- March 29, 2000: Same as it Ever Was: Back to the Silver Age in May!
- April 4, 2000: “Planet DC” Annuals
- April 11, 2000: Superman: Arkham
- April 15, 2000: Superman and Batman Join Forces with Arch-Rival Stan Lee to Create an Alternate Universe
- April 15, 2000: DC Comics Garners 54 Eisner Award Nominations for 1999
- May 18, 2000: Superman No.1 (1939) on Auction!
- June 7, 2000: DC Comics Super Heroes Check into Best Western Hotels with “Summer Adventures” Promotion
- June 7, 2000: Adventures of Superman minus Howard Porter
- June 19, 2000: Great Caesar's ghost, Lex Luthor is running for President!
- June 20, 2000: Ed McGuiness Signs One-Year Exclusive Contract
- July 7, 2000: SCOOP!!! Superman: Emperor ???????? REVEALED!!!!
- July 8, 2000: Superman Homepage at the San Diego Comic-Con 2000!
- July 28, 2000: San Diego Comic-Con Report
- August 5, 2000: Superman News from the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con
- August 23, 2000: Joe Kelly Signs Exclusive Contract with DC
- August 23, 2000: DC Comics Featured in Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone this Week!
- August 28, 2000: Mark Waid Leaves JLA
- August 28, 2000: No More Adventures with J.M. DeMatteis
- September 26, 2000: Online Preview of “JLA: A League of One” Available at DC Comics Website
- September 26, 2000: DC Announces the Full Creative Roster for “Superman & Batman: World's Funnest”
- October 12, 2000: What to get for a JLA that has everything?
- October 25, 2000: Lex 2000 Online Preview at DC Comics Online
- November 6, 2000: Know Thy Enemy, From the Inside Out... JLA: Seven Caskets
- November 8, 2000: New Readers Flood to Metropolis this November
- November 23, 2000: Loeb on President Luthor
- December 20, 2000: Christopher Reeve Comic Book
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