DIDIO ON ADAM & ANDY KUBERT ON ACTION & BATMAN

**MattBrady** · 02-22-2006, 06:17 PM

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.”

Note: Andy Kubert art is a pin-up created for the Wm. Messner-Loebs Benefit book

jedifish · 02-22-2006, 06:21 PM

Sweet.

algertman · 02-22-2006, 06:28 PM

HELLS YEAH!

Mark Cardwell · 02-22-2006, 06:29 PM

Makes a lot o' sense.

Lex · 02-22-2006, 06:32 PM

I'm looking forward to it.

And I like Didio's take on Action Comics.

Stormbreaker · 02-22-2006, 06:32 PM

Holy crap! I gotta pick up Batman now. Not only is Andy Kubert my favorite penciler, but Morrison is an awesome writer. I can't wait until July. As for Action and Adam, I'm not sure. I may pick up the first issue and see how I like it.

ColourMan · 02-22-2006, 06:33 PM

I'm worried that Batman's son is coming back.

I hope Selina wipes the floor with Talia.

Tiger47 · 02-22-2006, 06:33 PM

If Grant Morrison wasn't already writing a Superman book I'd say he'd be the biggest name DC could put on Action. Who could it be? Busiek? Johns?

TS24 · 02-22-2006, 06:34 PM

Well I wonder who'll fill in for the Kuberts? Neither one of them are known for their work ethic or meeting deadlines on a consistent basis. Adam may do 6 issues a year while Andy seems more able to meet deadlines so he'll probably crank out 8 issues a year. Good artists but slow and in my eyes that is laziness. What else do they have to do but draw?? How hard is it to meet a deadline when they haven't done anything for quite awhile??

Jay Carvajal · 02-22-2006, 06:34 PM

Excellent! Gonna be some great comics...

-Jay

Bat-Mantis · 02-22-2006, 06:35 PM

Today I handed my comic shop guy my pull list for the coming year...
It just had a big "DC" in the middle of the page.
Gah, damn you guys. It's a great time to be a DC fan... bad time to be a DC fan who is also a poor college student...
Can't wait for these (and pretty much all the other) books.

WiseManShazam · 02-22-2006, 06:36 PM

Prodigious!

**MattBrady** · 02-22-2006, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TS24
Well I wonder who'll fill in for the Kuberts? Neither one of them are known for their work ethic or meeting deadlines on a consistent basis. Adam may do 6 issues a year while Andy seems more able to meet deadlines so he'll probably crank out 8 issues a year. Good artists but slow and in my eyes that is laziness. What else do they have to do but draw?? How hard is it to meet a deadline when they haven't done anything for quite awhile??

from the above article...

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.”

MattB

Xenu Hater · 02-22-2006, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tiger47
If Grant Morrison wasn't already writing a Superman book I'd say he'd be the biggest name DC could put on Action. Who could it be? Busiek? Johns?

It should be Waid! But it won't be.

Gordon McAlpin · 02-22-2006, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tiger47
If Grant Morrison wasn't already writing a Superman book I'd say he'd be the biggest name DC could put on Action. Who could it be? Busiek? Johns?

It's Alan Moore.

HA!

Honestly, I can't think of a writer I like more than Grant Morrison right now, after Seven Soldiers and All-Star Superman. It'll be tough to find someone comparable for Action...

creatorman · 02-22-2006, 06:41 PM

Best news I've heard all year!

Babieboy1981 · 02-22-2006, 06:44 PM

It's going to be interesting to see the Kuberts' take on the DC universe. Batman sounds awesome, and I might actully be tempted to pick up a Superman book.

Aaron · 02-22-2006, 06:44 PM

Busiek and Pacheco on Superman, the Kuberts on top-tier books... it's like Pre-Quesadilla Marvel! Not that that's a bad thing!

XIII · 02-22-2006, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TS24
Well I wonder who'll fill in for the Kuberts? Neither one of them are known for their work ethic or meeting deadlines on a consistent basis. Adam may do 6 issues a year while Andy seems more able to meet deadlines so he'll probably crank out 8 issues a year. Good artists but slow and in my eyes that is laziness. What else do they have to do but draw?? How hard is it to meet a deadline when they haven't done anything for quite awhile??

Or maybe you should calm down and wait for the books to actually be late before you start whining.
I'll get the Batman book but probably not Supes.

melibell21 · 02-22-2006, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ColourMan
I'm worried that Batman's son is coming back.

I hope Selina wipes the floor with Talia.

that'd be one helluva fight tho. that would be freakin sweet.

i'm kinda excited about batman's son coming back. and if selina's new baby girl is batman's (which i don't think it its) we'll have some real drama. hehe.

this is a great year for batman fans! dini and rags morales on detective and morrison and kubert on batman! this is awesome.

MicroZone · 02-22-2006, 06:49 PM

awesome, awesome news. I ordered my subscriptions to both books already.

Punchy · 02-22-2006, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aaron
Busiek and Pacheco on Superman, the Kuberts on top-tier books... it's like Pre-Quesadilla Marvel! Not that that's a bad thing!

Classy

Good news.

I think Alfred Gough and Miles Millar from Smallville will be on Action.

Ray Dillon · 02-22-2006, 06:51 PM

Yeah, super-sweet!! The Kuberts at DC!!

saiyanspider · 02-22-2006, 06:51 PM

kewl, but more sketches would have been nice.

saiyanspider · 02-22-2006, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TS24
Well I wonder who'll fill in for the Kuberts? Neither one of them are known for their work ethic or meeting deadlines on a consistent basis. Adam may do 6 issues a year while Andy seems more able to meet deadlines so he'll probably crank out 8 issues a year. Good artists but slow and in my eyes that is laziness. What else do they have to do but draw?? How hard is it to meet a deadline when they haven't done anything for quite awhile??

A bit presumptuous to assume laziness, when not knowing why they are late. I'm sure these men have children, outside responsibilities etc.