2006 Comic Book News Archives
April 14, 2006: New Team Back in Action
While we await word from DC Comics on who the new team will be taking over "Action Comics", a temporary new team is set to take on the title for three issues (#841-843).Kurt Busiek (co-writer of the currently running "Up Up and Away!" arc in Superman and Action) and Fabian Nicieza will join with artist Pete Woods for "Back in ACTION," a storyline picking up after the events of "Up Up and Away!"
Newsarama caught up with Kurt and asked him about the stint on "Action Comics". Here's an excerpt from the interview...
- Q: Will "Back in ACTION" be a direct continuation of the storyline from "Up, Up and Away!," or will this be a separate start to a new story?
A: Yes.
"Back in ACTION" is a self-contained big action-adventure trilogy that stands on its own, but it also follows directly on the events of "Up, Up and Away!" Superman's back, and everything's great - except, well, the last time he vanished, he came back as four guys, and none of them turned out to be the real one. So the world's a little skeptical, and the government even more so. Is this really Superman, or is this a clever ruse? They hope it's him, but they can't be sure.
The action starts in -- well, it starts in Baltimore, of all places, but it spreads to New York, San Francisco, all around the globe, and even into outer space. Call it a big summer-action blockbuster, call it a nod to the days Action was a team-up book - whatever, it's Superman and some of DC's coolest heroes in all-out action against a towering threat.
See! Superman, Nightwing and Firestorm versus a dangerous alien threat in Manhattan! See! Superman and the Titans versus an even more dangerous alien threat over San Francisco Bay! See! Superman solo versus the Yet Still More Dangerous Alien Threat! And that's before we shift to outer space and ring in even more heroes and villains! What does it all have in common with being lost in the bowels of the New York Post Office, on a galactic scale? Who is "Ops"? What does it set up for both Action Comics' next arc, and the Superman book?
And what about Naomi? Uh, wait. Never mind about Naomi. Pete Woods, who's been doing a gorgeous job on "Up, Up and Away!" is sticking around for the art, and we've got the insanely great Dave "Dave" Gibbons doing fantastic covers. I hope DC's supplied the first, so we can show it off.
2006 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2006.- January 10, 2006: Geoff Johns & Kurt Busiek Talk Superman One Year Later
- January 13, 2006: Gail Simone on Livewire's Comics Debut
- January 25, 2006: Dan Didio Talks Superman Comics
- January 25, 2006: Matt Haley on Superman Returns Comic Adaptation
- January 26, 2006: Kurt Busiek Talks About His Ideas for Superman
- January 28, 2006: DC Comics Announces Cover Price for 52
- January 31, 2006: Infinite Crisis #3 Sells Out, Second Printing Coming
- February 1, 2006: Superman - This is Your Life
- February 2, 2006: Infinite Crisis #4 Goes Back to Press for New Printing
- February 8, 2006: Supergirl #5 Gets Extra Pages and Two Covers
- February 15, 2006: Chuck Austen Talks About His Time Writing Superman
- February 15, 2006: DC Offers Superman/Batman #1 as Second FCBD Title
- February 17, 2006: Jeph Loeb on Sam and Superman/Batman #26
- February 24, 2006: Earth-2 Superman in Wizard Magazine #174
- February 25, 2006: Superman Comics Info From New York Comic-Con
- March 1, 2006: Matt Idelson Talks Superman Comics
- March 2, 2006: Supergirl #5 Goes Back to Press for New Printing
- March 8, 2006: Infinite Crisis #5 Goes Back to Press for 2nd Printing
- March 9, 2006: Exclusive Matt Idelson Interview
- March 15, 2006: Superman Returns Prequel Comics Announced
- March 19, 2006: Superman News from Wizard World L.A.
- March 28, 2006: Superman Featured in Wizard Magazine #175
- April 4, 2006: Olivetti Replacing Byrne on Superman Returns Prequel Comic
- April 5, 2006: Judge Says Siegels Own Superboy - Smallville in Question
- April 5, 2006: Superman Homepage Emerald City Comic Con Report!
- April 7, 2006: E! Online Report on Superboy Court Case
- April 14, 2006: New Team Back in Action
- April 19, 2006: Jim Krueger Talks Justice
- April 24, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Mark Verheiden
- April 26, 2006: History of Superman in Wizard Brazil
- April 27, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Geoff Johns
- May 9, 2006: DC Launches 52theComic.com
- May 10, 2006: Superman Returns Prequel Comics Now a Miniseries
- May 23, 2006: An Open Letter from Joanne Siegel
- May 26, 2006: Dan Jurgens Talks Superman/Doomsday Omnibus
- May 29, 2006: Gerard Jones Responds to Joanne Siegel
- May 31, 2006: Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
- June 1, 2006: Jimmy Palmiotti Talks Superman Returns Comic Books
- June 3, 2006: DC to Unveil Superman Confidential Comic Series
- July 3, 2006: PodCast on Martha Kent Prequel Comic
- July 18, 2006: Brad Meltzer Answers Fan Questions on Justice League of America
- July 18, 2006: Superman at the San Diego Comic Con
- July 21, 2006: Donner Joins Johns on Action Comics
- July 25, 2006: Donner, Johns and Kubert on Action #844
- July 28, 2006: Superman Flying to the Middle East
- August 3, 2006: Wizard World 2006 - Superman Homepage Report - Day One
- August 4, 2006: Wizard World Chicago 2006 - Day Two
- August 6, 2006: Wizard World Chicago 2006 - Day Three
- August 7, 2006: Nicieza Talks Action Comics
- August 7, 2006: Wizard World Chicago Report
- August 9, 2006: Wizard World Chicago A Success
- August 10, 2006: Read 52 Issues 1 to 5 Online
- August 31, 2006: Superman in Wizard #180
- September 19, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Ethan Van Sciver
- September 26, 2006: Matt Haley Talks Superman Returns Comic Adaptation
- October 2, 2006: Geoff Johns Talks Action Comics
- October 4, 2006: Donner's Last Son Previewed at EW.com
- October 4, 2006: Kurt Busiek Talks Superman
- October 6, 2006: Adam Kubert Talks Action Comics
- October 18, 2006: Behind the Scenes of an Action Comics Cover
- October 23, 2006: Talking Superman with Kurt Busiek
- November 17, 2006: Action Comics #844 Gets Second Printing
- November 22, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Matt Haley
- December 6, 2006: Exclusive Jesse McCann Interview
- December 9, 2006: Action Comics Scheduling Changed
- December 21, 2006: Superman Artist Hardin Burnley Dies at 95
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