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 posted 02-22-2006

THE PULSE learned today that iBooks Inc., and Byron Preiss Visual
Publications have filed for bankruptcy.

SF/F & Publishing reported:

Ibooks Inc., the electronic book seller, and Byron
Preiss Visual Publications filed for bankruptcy,
today, February 22, 2006. They will be vacating their
offices this evening. The companies were founded by
Byron Preiss, who passed away on July 9, 2005.

Creators working with Preiss received an electronic notice of the
bankruptcy today noting a "bankruptcy trustee" would be
contacting certain parties soon.

Jim Steranko wrote of the late Preiss in his Tribute Piece on
PULSE:

For more than three decades, he spearheaded a
multiplicity of mediaforms, from comics and ebooks to
electronic games and CD-ROMs, that fused words and
images like few other individuals would achieve in
the entertainment arts. As an author, he generated
dozens of books, from hard science and history
volumes to profusely-illustrated children's
literature. As a packager, he produced a stream of
quality fiction and nonfiction titles for almost
every primary publishing house, including
HarperCollins, Penguin Putnam, Simon & Schuster,
Random House, Rizzoli, Scholastic, and Oxford
University Press, in addition to developing projects
with numerous institutions, including Microsoft,
Forbes/American Heritage, Fox Interactive, Comedy
Central, MSNBC, Imax, Scientific American, the Grand
Ole Opry, and Yahoo!.

The company eventually published an extensive range
of material, including many authored and co-authored
by Preiss, such as:

1973 The Electric Company Joke Book
1973 The Silent "E"'s from Outer Space
1976 One Year Affair
1977 Weird Heroes (several volumes of pulp-related
stories illustrated by top comics artists)
1977 Son of Sherlock Holmes
1979 Dragonworld
1979 The Beach Boys
1981 The Art of Leo and Diane Dillon
1981 The Dinosaurs
1982 The First Crazy Word Book
1983 Not in Webster's Dictionary
1984 The Bat Family
1985 The Planets
1987 Paul Revere and the Boston Tea Party
1987 The Universe
1990 First Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence-with Ben Bova
1991 The Ultimate Dracula
1991 The Ultimate Frankenstein
1991 The Ultimate Werewolf
1992 The Vampire State Building
1993 The Ultimate Zombie, The
1993 The Ultimate Witch
1994 Instant American History
1995 The Ultimate Alien
1996 Best Children's Books in the World, The
1997 The Rhino History of Rock 'N Roll: the '70s with
Eric Lefcowitz
1999 Are We Alone in the Cosmos?
2000 The New Dinosaurs
2003 The Ultimate Dragon
2003 The Ultimate Frankenstein
2003 The Little Blue Brontosaurus


Additionally, he edited hundreds of others.

Always on the leading edge of trends, he moved into
interactive books, CD-ROMs, virtual comics, and
online entertainment, generating a staggering volume
of product, including many Marvel-related items. His
audiobook The Words of Gandhi snared a Grammy Award
in 1985.

No other details about this event have been reported yet.
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From THE BEAT by Heidi McDonald at
http://www.comicon.com/thebeat/

NYCC: DC lineup
DC will be fielding a HUGE team for this hometown show. Here's the
line-up:

 DC is bringing a number of guests to the convention,
including:

 Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, LOVELESS)
 Keith Giffen (52, BLUE BEETLE)
 Dean Haspiel (THE QUITTER)
 Phil Jimenez (INFINITE CRISIS - Saturday only)
 J.G. Jones (52 covers - Saturday only)
 Adam Kubert (DC Universe artist)
 Andy Kubert (DC Universe artist - Saturday only)
 Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER)
 Brad Meltzer (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, IDENTITY CRISIS -
              Friday and Saturday only)
 Douglas Rushkoff (TESTAMENT)
 Brian K. Vaughan (EX MACHINA, Y: THE LAST MAN)
 Brian Wood (DMZ)

 Other DC talent scheduled to be at the show include:

 Daniel Acu?¤a (JLA, OUTSIDERS covers)
 Neal Adams (GREEN LANTERN, ALL STAR SUPERMAN covers)
 Ramon Bachs (DETECTIVE COMICS)
 Al Barrionuevo (BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS)
 Chris Batista (HAWKMAN, 52)
 Philip Bond (THE EXTERMINATORS covers, VIMANARAMA)
 Giuseppe Camuncoli (CAPTAIN ATOM: ARMAGEDDON)
 Cliff Chiang (CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE SPECTRE)
 Ian Churchill (SUPERGIRL)
 Becky Cloonan (AMERICAN VIRGIN)
 Carlos D'Anda (OUTSIDERS)
 Dale Eaglesham (VILLAINS UNITED)
 Ale Garza (SKYE RUNNER)
 Justin Gray (CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN, JONAH
   HEX)
 Karl Kerschl (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN)
 A.J. Lieberman (BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS)
 Jos??? Luis Garc??a-L??pez (JLA CLASSIFIED)
 Ron Marz (ION)
 Tara McPherson (THE WITCHING covers)
 Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS, JSA WONDER WOMAN)
 Mike Norton (TEEN TITANS GO!)
 Jerry Ordway (INFINITE CRISIS, TOP 10: BEYOND THE FARTHEST
   PRECINCT)
 Howard Porter (THE FLASH, JONNY QUEST)
 Jesus Saiz (CHECKMATE, THE OMAC PROJECT)
 Damion Scott (ROBIN, SOLO)
 Cameron Stewart (SEVEN SOLDIERS: THE GUARDIAN, SEAGUY)
 J. Torres (TEEN TITANS GO!)
 Dexter Vines (SUPERMAN/BATMAN)
 Scott Williams (ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER)

 Led by Paul Levitz, President & Publisher, DC will have
numerous staffers in attendance. DC's New York Editorial
offices will have a full contingent of personnel at the booth.
The DCU will be represented by Dan DiDio, Senior VP -
Executive Editor, Mike Carlin, Senior Group Editor, Eddie
Berganza and Bob Schreck, Group Editors, Joey Cavalieri, Matt
Idelson and Peter Tomasi, Senior Editors, Joan Hilty and Stephen
Wacker, Editors, and Ivan Cohen, Coordinating Editor, as well as
the group's Associate and Assistant Editors. Karen Berger,
VP - Executive Editor, Vertigo, will be there, as well as
Shelly Bond, Group Editor, Will Dennis and Jonathan Vankin,
Editors, and the Vertigo Associate and Assistant Editors.

 Georg Brewer, VP - Design & DC Direct Creative and Jim
Fletcher, Senior Art Director, DC Direct, will be at the
convention on behalf of DC Direct.

 The Sales & Marketing department will be on hand as well,
including Stephanie Fierman, Senior VP - Sales & Marketing,
John Cunningham, VP - Marketing, Bob Wayne, VP - Sales,
Rich Johnson, VP - Book Trade Sales, David Hyde, Director of
Publicity, Fletcher Chu-Fong, Manager - Events & Retailer
Services, Matt Keller, Manager - Marketing, Vince Letterio,
Manager - Direct Sales, Adam Philips, Manager - Marketing
Communications, Alex Segura, Publicity Manager, Stuart Schreck,
Administrator - Direct Sales, Dan DiGiacomo, Representative
- Marketing Publications, Michael Freeman, Representative -
Direct Sales, Sierra Hahn, Publicity Coordinator, and Jenna
Sices, Coordinator - Book Trade Sales.

 Also at the convention will be Patrick Caldon, Executive VP -
Finance & Operations, Richard Bruning, Senior VP - Creative
Director, Paula Lowitt, Senior VP - Legal & Business Affairs,
Terri Cunningham, VP - Managing Editor, and Jack Mahan, Executive
Director - Editorial Administration.

DC will host several panels at the con, including:

Vertigo: Sharper Than Ever > Friday, Feb. 24, 5 - 6pm  With the
success of the movie Constantine and top sellers THE QUITTER,
WE3, FABLES and Y: THE LAST MAN, Vertigo had an awesome '05.
When Karen Berger, VP - Executive Editor Vertigo, is joined by
Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, LOVELESS), Dean Haspiel (AMERICAN
SPLENDOR, THE QUITTER), Douglas Rushkoff (TESTAMENT), Brian K.
Vaughan (Y: THE LAST MAN) and Brian Wood (DMZ) to reveal what '06
has in-store from DC's mature titles imprint, you'll be astounded
and amazed!

Crisis Counseling: 52 Pick-Up Saturday, Feb. 25, 12 - 1pm Dan
DiDio, Senior VP - Executive Editor DCU, returns to counsel the
convention circuit in 2006. Dan is joined by superstar artist
Phil Jimenez (INFINITE CRISIS, DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA
TROY), Keith Giffen (52, BLUE BEETLE) and 52 cover artist
extraordinaire J.G. Jones! You've got questions - we've got
answers!

DCU: Better Than Ever!  Saturday, Feb. 25, 2:30 - 4 pm  Join Dan
DiDio, Senior VP-Executive Editor DCU, when he is joined by
writers Brad Meltzer (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, IDENTITY
CRISIS), Paul Levitz (JSA) and Keith Giffen (52, BLUE BEETLE),
and artists Adam Kubert (DC Universe artist) and Andy Kubert
(DC Universe artist) for a panel that's not to be missed. Catch
up on the secrets of 52, the outcome of INFINITE CRISIS, who's
who One Year Later and more!

WildStorm: A Universe Reborn  Sunday, Feb. 26, 12 - 1pm  With so
much exciting news coming out of DC's Californian cousin you
won't want to miss Editorial Director Jim Lee (WILDCATS) when he
is joined by superstar writer Brian K. Vaughan (EX MACHINA) to
map the changes to the WildStorm Universe! For more information
on the New York Comic-Con, visit their website at

www.nycomicon.com

Baker to MC Harvey Awards
This is gonna be fun!

Kyle Baker, recently named as a guest of the 2006 Baltimore
Comic-Con, has been announced as the Master of Ceremonies for the
Harvey Awards, to be held Saturday night, September 9 in
Baltimore, Maryland. Kyle Baker is a Harvey and Eisner Award
winning author and illustrator.

Baker is the creator of nine Graphic Novels: YOU ARE HERE, WHY I
HATE SATURN, THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW, KING DAVID, I DIE AT
MIDNIGHT, UNDERCOVER GENIE and Plastic Man On the Lam for
Vertigo/DC Comics and CARTOONIST VOLUME 1 & 2 through his own
press, KYLE BAKER PUBLISHING.

FEBRUARY 24, 2006
NYCC: Day Zero

Our day began with crosstown traffic before hitting the Javits
for a first ever PW Comics Week editorial meeting. In attendance
were Calvin, myself, Douglas Wolk, Kai-Ming Cha, Sunyoung Lee,
Laurel Maury, Peter Sanderson, Tom McLean and our crack intern
Ada Price. Go Team Comics Week!

Then it was off to the ICv2 graphic novel conference. This was
the first "all-pro" day we'd attended since...oh well, whenever
the last ProCon was, 7 or 8 years ago. What was of most interest
was the fact that the crowd -- librarians, book sellers, book
buyers, comics retailers and manga publishers along with folks
from DC, Dark Horse and Diamond -- was a "comic book elite"
unimagined only a few years ago. In the first session, Milton
Greipp outlined some statistics, estimating 2005's graphic novel
sales at $245 million at retail. He gave figures for the past
years as follows:

2001 -- $75 mil
2002 -- 110 mil
2003 -- 165 mil
2004 -- 207 mil
2005 -- 245 mil

When you put these on a chart, the growth is a nearly straight
line. He estimated that 1/3 of the sales are through comics
shops, 2/3rds through bookstores.

Perhaps the most interesting chart to us was a breakdown of the
roughly 2500 graphic novels published in '05 by genre:

Manga -- 1000
American genre -- 815
Fiction -- 101
Kids -- 64
Humor -- 56
Other -- 353

Considering that Kids and Humor are the two genres where comics
have traditionally had their greatest strength, it would take a
lot of denial to say that those two categories don't hold the
potential for explosive growth in the future.

That's thrown into sharper focus when so many panelists used
variations on the phrase "Graphic novels are a medium not a
genre." Wasn't this for so many years the battle cry of those who
dreamed of breaking out of the confines of the superhero? It's
not a little ironic that the smash success of manga is creating a
bit of the same feeling in the book channel.

Speaking of manga, the manga panel had many of the usual suspects
-- TPop's Mike Kiley, Viz's Liza Coppola, CPM's John O'Donnell,
Del Rey's Dallas Middaugh and ADV's Mike Bailiff. The two
unfamiliar faces (to the Beat) were Tomoko Suga, who manages the
foreign licensing for Kodansha, and Al Kahn, the CEO of 4Kids
Entertainment, which offers a ton of manga programming in the US.
Kahn, in particular, was something of a shock to the attendees.
Brandishing the kind of bravado only found in self made Hollywood
moguls, Kahn let loose frank comment after frank comment like
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was created by two drunks in
Massachusetts."

Kahn's biggest salvos were saved for literacy itself, when he
declared "I don't care about printed stuff at all" since America
is a nation of non-readers. He got some bristling response from
Suga-san on that. Kahn softened the blow a bit by saying he liked
manga, but the world is going to a standard of electronic
literacy, warning that five years from now the entire delivery
system is going to be different.

Those are words to heed, we think. Anyone who isn't planning for
a world of ever increasingly electronic gadgetry is already
living in the past. But when did anyone in comics really show
vision.

The rest of the afternoon was a comforting blend of familiar
faces, all busy and bustling with new projects and ventures. The
conference could have been a bit longer believe it or not -- the
one hour cocktail schmoozer wasn't really enough time -- but the
overwhelming feeling was of to infinity and beyond. And what is
that beyond? Comics as learning tools, comics for young readers,
the increasingly crossover between book world authors and graphic
novels. That is where the action is going to be.
It isn't a fad.

And what of the NYCC itself? The number being bandied about was
10,000 pre reg. That number, not staggering in itself, is still
very healthy and probably very close to the break-even point.
Just about every living human we've seen in the last two weeks
has said they are going to the show on Saturday -- it's going to
be mad busy.
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From the Comics Continuum at http://www.comicscontinuum.com/:

AQUAMAN TV UPDATE

Ving Rhames has been cast in Mercy Reef, the Aquaman television
pilot for the CW network.

Rhames will play McCaffery, a lighthouse keeper who serves as
mentor to A.C. (Will Toale). Denise Quinones recently joined the
cast as Navy fighter pilot Rachel Starling, a potential love
interest for A.C.

Rhames will be in the upcoming third Mission: Impossible movie.
Last year he played the title role in USA's short-lived Kojak
revival.

Mercy Reef is from Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles
Millar. Gough told The Continuum filming of the pilot should
start in March.

JIM LEE'S BATCAVE SPREAD

  All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder #4, the next issue of
the series written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Jim Lee and
Scott Williams, will feature a six-page foldout of the Batcave.

  The illustration will give readers a view of Batman's
underground lair in "unprecedented" detail.

  "As always, the madness started with Frank Miller's script,"
Lee said. "Always looking for new and exciting ways to frame
sequences, Frank called for a 6-page spread of the Batcave. The
trick for me was to top the previous shot of the Batcave I had
done in Hush. Simply working on six pages made it a challenge
because of the dimensions; when a spread is so much wider than it
is tall, the art runs the risk of looking like a mundane police
lineup of objects in the Batcave. Flat. Small. Lifeless."

  "Luckily, there's always a way of weaving method into the
madness. To create depth, I spotted blacks and shadows on the
immediate foreground elements to better pop them off the
background. Multiple vanishing points helped create the sense of
unending vastness that Frank envisioned for the new Batcave while
canting the whole windscreen image with a slight upshot. A
fisheye-lens angle helped complete the illusion of size and
scope. In many ways, you have to compose the piece more as an
abstract piece of art to keep it dynamic and interesting as your
eye moves left to right, pulling in and out, taking in the
individual parts and the whole all at once. And of course, we all
prayed that the computer would be robust enough to handle the
metafile for coloring this piece."

  The issue will arrive in stores on March 22 and will also have
a variant cover by Miller.

RICHARD STARKINGS' ELEPHANTMEN

  Comicraft president Richard Starkings in July is launching
Elephantmen, a new monthly pulp science fiction series at Image
Comics.

  The book will serve as a monthly companion title to Active
Images' title Hip Flask.

  "Ever since I took on the publishing gig at Image I've been
trying to persuade Rich Starkings into coming on over and
bringing his books with him," said Image publisher Erik Larsen,
"The guys here in the studio are just crazy about Hip Flask and
all the other books Richard has published on his own. We've
begged, we've pleaded and finally, after all this time, he's
caved in and we'll be publishing Elephantmen-- a monthly, ongoing
book set firmly in the world of Hip Flash!"

  "Way back in 2002, it was my intention to take Hip Flask to
Image," said Starkings, "but I was so uncertain about the
publishing schedule, given that Ladronn was painting every issue,
I decided it was best to self publish. Then, at San Diego Comic
Con last year, Comicraft's Secret Weapon, John 'JG' Roshell, and
I were discussing a big thick one-shot anthology for this coming
summer to bridge the gap between issues of Hip Flask: The Big
Here & The Long Now. Within a couple of months I had written so
many scripts and lined up so many artists that I realized that
what I really needed to be doing was a monthly! I'd been having a
great time putting Godland together for Image so I dropped Erik a
line and boom, we were all set!"

  Starkings describes Elephantmen as an ongoing monthly which
will include one or two Elephantmen stories per issue.

  "Ace artist and all around nice guy, Justin Norman, presented
me with a beautiful painting of Hip Flask at that same Comic Con
last year, as a way of thanking me for publishing his book with
Steven Seagle, Solstice, which had been looking for a home for 10
years," Starkings said. "I looked over Justin's online gallery
and was blown away by his versatility and range. When I conceived
of Elephantmen as an ongoing series, Justin was my first choice.
You'll be seeing his work in just about every issue, but I
already have some terrific short stories in the can, by artists
including Henry Flint, Tom Scioli, Duncan Rouleau, David Hine and
a whole issue by Chris Bachalo, all of which mesh with the issue-
to-issue continuity."
 +++++
From Newsarama at http://www.Newsarama.com/

DAN DIDIO ON DC'S BRAVE NEW WORLD AND SIX NEW SERIES

In June, DC thematically wraps up what began almost a year ago in
Countdown to Infinite Crisis. Like then, the publisher will be
doing it with an 80-page one-shot with multiple creators
involved, and carrying a $1 cover price. However, while Countdown
took the DCU and focused it towards one major story (Infinite
Crisis), June's Brave New World will take that single point focus
and turn it outward, into the DCU, as it introduces six new
series: The All-New Atom, Creeper, Martian Manhunter, OMAC, The
Trials of Shazam, and Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters.

We spoke with DCU Executive Editor Dan Didio for some more
information on the special, as well as the six new series.

"One of the things that is going to be accomplished in 52 and in
the year that the story will be told, is that it reestablishes
the tonality and the vision of the DC Universe, and what Brave
New World does is it gives a sense of that new direction also,
but in smaller bites," Didio said. "There is something running
between them all, a theme that is put out there, but more
importantly, the special serves as the introduction of characters
who will play an important part in the DCU in the years to come."

The mix of characters, Didio said, will be some classics getting
fresh coats of paint, as well as some all-new characters stepping
into a role, or filling a void. "Something like The All-New
Atom," Didio said, "I would take that title very literally. For
those people who are looking for Ray Palmer, we're not going to
be seeing him anytime soon.

Running down the list of titles, creators, and launches (and
comments from Didio as well) then:

The All-New Atom (ongoing, July) - writer/artist: Gail
Simone/Trevor Scott

Creeper (six issues, August) - w/a: Steve Niles/Justiniano
Didio: "It's Jack Ryder, but it's Ryder through the eyes of Steve
Niles and Justiniano. You've got something that really plants a
new corner. Not only does it put a little air of mystery and
horror into the Creeper, which I think he needs to have, but it
also plays upon some of the pop culture aspects of the DC
Universe, as Jack Ryder is a television personality. How does the
world of heroes affect the media? That's one of the thing that
we're going to be looking in that series."

Martian Manhunter (eight issues, August) - w/a: A.J. Lieberman/Al
Barrionuevo

Didio: "We loved the work that these guys did on Gotham Knights,
and the editor Matt Idelson brought them on over. The good part
about it is that it re-establishes the Martian Manhunter as one
of the first and foremost characters of the DC Universe. You'll
see Martian Manhunter in a light that you've never seen him
before. He's not the same character who blended in with the
crowd. He's going to be his own character that can stand on his
own two feet now."

OMAC (eight issues, July) - w/a: Bruce Jones/Renato Guedes
Didio: "There are some mysteries that are still to be played out
in Crisis, and OMAC, or the OMACs are such key players there,
that all I can really say about this miniseries is that it's an
extension of what's going on in Crisis."

The Trials of Shazam! (twelve issues, July) - w/a: Judd
Winick/Howard Porter

Didio: "Under penalty of death, I have to keep this story a
secret, but I can say that Judd has really been able to find a
voice for the character, and a direction and tone. This story
plays into magic and how it works in the DC Universe, with
Captain Marvel being a focal point of all that is magical in the
DCU."

Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters (eight issues, August) - w/a:
Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray/Daniel Acuna

Didio: "This also comes out of Crisis, and in particular The
Battle for Bludhaven. In some ways, Battle for Bludhaven is a
prequel to a lot of things you'll see here, and it plays with the
political landscape of the DCU, and how the world addresses
heroes on a government level. And of course, in regards to
Checkmate, one of the things you're going to find is that
Checkmate crosses so many lines, and has their hands in so many
cookie jars, that ultimately, these two groups will meet.

And as to why only one ongoing series out of the batch? "We're
trying a lot of things where we had particular stories that we
wanted to tell with particular characters," Didio said. "And
since we feel that we're breaking new ground with a lot of them,
we wanted to focus on the story in a finite sense, and of course,
if the fans like it, we can always make more."

DIDIO ON ADAM & ANDY KUBERT ON ACTION & BATMAN
And the brothers finally have homes.

Speaking to Newsarama, DCU Executive Editor Dan Didio confirmed
that Andy and Adam Kubert would be drawing Batman and Action
Comics, respectively. The first Kubert issue of Batman hits in
July, and the first Kubert Action Comics is issue #841, which
puts makes it July as well.

Didio said the fits were perfect, indicating that Andy is a
Batman fan, and Adam is a lifelong Superman fan. Not to mention,
on Batman, Andy is a kindasorta big fan of the writer, the as
revealed at Wonder Con, Grant Morrison.

"Well, Batman we put Andy on, because of the particular story
that he'll be working on by Grant has much more of a superhero
twist to it, and we wanted to have him on it in particular,"
Didio said, confirming that Morrison's story will be a follow-up
of sorts to the 1987 formerly quasi-continuity graphic novel Son
of Batman, which saw Batman father a child with Talia, Ra' al
Ghul's daughter.

For Morrison, Didio said, all it took to convince him to write
Batman was to hear the artist's name. "Grant is somebody who Andy
really wanted to work with, and conversely, Grant really wanted
to work with Andy. I gotta say, Grant wasn't necessarily thinking
about Batman, but when he heard of Andy's interest, all of a
sudden, he had a whole bunch of Batman stories he wanted to tell.
They just really clicked really well. They're really seeing eye
to eye on terms of tonality and direction, and the editor Pete
Tomasi is spending a lot of time and energy on all the classic
elements of Batman, which is just what Grant wants to write, and
Andy wants to draw."

As for Action and who'll be writing the scenes Adam illustrates?
Didio isn't squealing. The yet to be named team will be,
according to the Executive Editor, working hard to reestablish
Action as the premiere superhero book.

"Action is the first superhero book, and in many ways, the book
from which everything else is judged," Didio said. "We wanted it
to be Action Comics and make it special again, and that's the way
to do it.

"Everything that we've got going on right now with Superman is
really trying to reestablish him as the premiere superhero. And
what you see with Adam and Carlos Pacheco coming on to Superman -
we want to make sure we have the right artists on board to
project the strength and power, as well as the sensitivity of the
character, which both Carlos and Adam bring out in spades. I
couldn't be happier with the level of work they're putting into
him right now."

As for the brothers' scheduling, as they've been known to, on
occasion, take a little longer than the time available to finish
an issue? "Well, if you noticed, we haven't seen or heard much of
Adam and Andy since they signed with DC last year," Didio said.
"And while they had to complete their commitments to Marvel,
we've had them working on these titles. We know what our
creators' limitations are, as well as the expectations of our
fans when it comes to titles like Superman, Batman, Action, and
Detective, the expectation is that you have a book on the stands
every month, and that's what were going to see."
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