2001 Comic Book News Archives
September 2, 2001: WizardWorld 2001 Report
Superman Homepage Reporter, Nick Newman (nnewman8283@yahoo.com) visited this year's WizardWorld Comic Con in Chicago, and has filed the following report for us, with some exciting news and audio files from the Con for your listening pleasure..."While visiting WizardWorld 2001 in Chicago Illinois, I got a chance to see many of the creators, check out some preview prints of some upcoming issues, and talk with Jeph Loeb. I will warn you now; there will be spoilers, big and small, mixed throughout this report. If you don't want to know what is coming up in the next few months, then read no further.
Creators at the show included Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey, Doug Mahnke, and Tom Nguyen. Most were present at a panel entitled, "Icons: The Big Three" that was centered on Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and their iconic status in the DCU. It was very entertaining, and told small amounts of what we can expect in the coming months as well as giving the fans an insight into what the creators think of their own character. An audio recording of the hour-long panel is available for download. To help you through it, Jeph Loeb's voice is the loudest one you'll hear, Greg Rucka is the one you'll hear talking the most, Ed McGuinness talks about Superman's colors, and Joe Kelly and Casey throw some comments in there. It has been split into six RealAudio files for your download. Enjoy! (Links to the audio files are listed at the end of this article).
Right after the panel, I was able to walk with Jeph for a few minutes and talk to him about the future of the comics. While it was in no way a formal interview, I did learn that we can expect to see Krypto every now and then, similar to his silver-age appearances in their frequency. I also learned that Superman #175 (a "Joker: Last Laugh" tie-in issue) will only feature a very brief appearance of Doomsday. Jeph would also like to bring Gorilla Grodd on as a Superman villain. In the upcoming months, we can expect to see many more self-contained stories. I also asked Jeph what the inspiration behind Superman's impending costume change was, and was informed that it is not derived from anything (Kingdom Come for example) but is instead tied to the storyline. Clark will have a very clear reason for changing it.
While in the DC booth, I was able to take a peek at some of the September comics. The next issue of Superman has Clark rebuilding his parents' home with Lois and then are visited by Pete and Lana. Adventures has Superman saving a man, and apparently wearing the new costume, according to the black and white pages I saw. Man of Steel has Superman meeting with John Henry (once again wearing his old armor) as the two analyze the entropy aegis. I also got a chance to see JLA #61 (December release) which debuts the team of Kelly and Mahnke. I didn't read the story, but Mahnke's art was great, very similar to what we've seen but a little different in its style. The booth also had the Smallville trailer running (and Jeph said the show looks really good).
Of course, I also shopped around for some comics. This was the first year that I didn't need any Superman issues, so I paged through the bargain bins for JLA issues and ended up with a little over one hundred issues for about sixty dollars.
This year's show was a great time. If you have never been before, then I greatly suggest that you try to make it next year. You won't be sorry."
Nick Newman.
Audio Files: The following audio files are recordings of the "Icons: The Big Three" panel with the DC Comics creative teams on Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman titles. To listen to the files you need to have the RealAudio player installed on your computer.
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 1)
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 2)
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 3)
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 4)
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 5)
- Icons: The Big Three (Part 6)
2001 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2001.- January 22, 2001: Superman Teams Go “Up, Up and Away” - For a Month
- March 1, 2001: Berganza on Superman
- March 2, 2001: DC and Marvel announce 'JLA/Avengers' Miniseries
- March 7, 2001: SuperSummit 2001 - The Year to Come in Superman Comics
- March 12, 2001: The New York City Comic Book Museum is throwing a party!
- March 12, 2001: DC Prepares for the Big One
- April 9, 2001: Kelly Coming to JLA
- April 30, 2001: Ed McGuinness in “Sketch” Magazine
- May 14, 2001: Exclusive Interview with Jeph Loeb
- June 20, 2001: New Superman Costume?
- June 29, 2001: Ed McGuinness Renews Exclusive Contract
- July 2, 2001: Loeb Talks “Our Worlds At War”
- July 8, 2001: Wow! Bizarro Comics HC Re-Orders Am Horrible!
- July 8, 2001: George Perez Talks JLA/Avengers
- July 9, 2001: Loeb Talks “Our Worlds At War”
- July 10, 2001: San Diego Comic Con Highlights
- July 21, 2001: Fresh from the San Diego Comic Con 2001
- July 22, 2001: “JLA/Avengers” at San Diego Comic Con
- July 23, 2001: Pascual Ferry in Action
- July 26, 2001: Superman After the War
- July 31, 2001: Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
- August 6, 2001: JLA/Avengers Update
- August 6, 2001: Wrapping Up OWAW with Jeph Loeb
- August 9, 2001: Action Double-Team
- August 16, 2001: Aluir Amancio Interview
- August 28, 2001: Loeb Talks Pecheco and JLA/JSA
- August 30, 2001: “Our Worlds At War” Guide and FAQ
- August 31, 2001: Mike Manley Interview
- August 31, 2001: DC Comics Diamond Retailer Summit Press Release
- September 2, 2001: WizardWorld 2001 Report
- September 4, 2001: Superman Comics Sales Up 20%
- September 6, 2001: DC Provides “Full Coverage” in December
- September 6, 2001: DC Signs Doug Mahnke to Exclusive Contract
- September 6, 2001: Kiss Joins Forces with Superman
- September 6, 2001: Rick Mays on Possible Up-Coming Superman Projects
- September 6, 2001: Joe Kelly Talks JLA
- September 10, 2001: Exclusive Min S. Ku Interview
- September 12, 2001: DC Comics Offices Safe
- September 12, 2001: Diamond Comics Distributors on This Week's Comics
- September 14, 2001: Superman's Eerie Coincidence
- September 14, 2001: Joe Kelly Talk JLA
- September 20, 2001: DC Poster Salutes September 11th Heroes
- September 28, 2001: Superman's December “Monster Fest”
- September 28, 2001: Duncan Rouleau Interview
- October 2, 2001: DC Comics Benefit/Tribute Project
- October 3, 2001: Superman Coincidence Reported on TV News
- October 12, 2001: Artist Sues Over Superman Comic
- October 16, 2001: Superman Comic Book Up for Auction
- October 17, 2001: Adventures of Superman Hits 600
- October 19, 2001: Exclusive Gary Colabuono Interview
- October 22, 2001: The Plight of Krypto
- November 7, 2001: Updated DC Collected Edition CD-Rom Coming
- November 11, 2001: JLA/JSA Officially Announced
- November 17, 2001: History of the DC Universe in Trade Paperback
- November 20, 2001: Mike Wieringo Leaves “Adventures of Superman”
- November 23, 2001: Marvel Pursued “Smallville” Comic License!
- November 28, 2001: Vertigo Superman?
- November 29, 2001: Pete Woods on AOS
- December 4, 2001: Jeph Loeb Interview
- December 5, 2001: Superbaby?
- December 6, 2001: The Dark Knight Strikes Again - Press Release
- December 13, 2001: Shield/Triangle Numbers... Gone!
- December 14, 2001: DC Comics Advance Preview of “September 11” Comic
- December 20, 2001: Dorkin Talks “Superman Adventures” Finale!
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