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Final “Superman Family Adventures” issue ships April 2013

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This wonderful series is coming to a close with SFA #12 on April 24, 2013. Covers for upcoming issues and bonus images from the DC Comics blog have been posted to the gallery.

What’s next for creators Art Baltazar and Franco? A Kickstarter project called Ah Yeah Comics! – which has already doubled its goal as of writing –

AW YEAH COMICS! will be a new all-reader friendly comic book featuring characters created by Eisner and Harvey award winning cartoonists Art Baltazar and Franco. Though centered around Action Cat and Adventure Bug, AW YEAH COMICS! will have a whole cast of characters created just for this title.

We’ve a long list of talented contributors on board and plan to mix stories by established creators with those of up and comers. Accessible to adults and children alike, our hope is to present a comic book that has just as much to offer a little girl as it does a little boy, and leave absolutely no one out of the fun.

Because fun is important. Fun is a good thing for a comic book to have, and we want to add a little bit more of it to what’s out there now.

Visit the Ah Yeah Comics Kickstarter for more.

George Perez and Kevin Maguire on Power Girl’s costume redesign

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Black and white headshot sketch of Huntress and Power Girl by George Perez

(I am amused by how Power Girl looks like Trixie Belden in this sketch. I loved those books growing up :)

George Perez, via Facebook:

Hey all, with the color cover of WORLD’S FINEST finally released in the solicitations, I just wanted to say something that I’ve already stated in reply to another post. I had nothing to do with the designs of any of the costumes here, with the exception of some minor tweaks to the seams in Power Girl’s costume. (Also, the color shown is not the final version since there are some corrections that need to be made before the book’s actual publication.

- George Perez, Facebook Fan Page, Feb 10, 2012

I just wanted to give a shout out to my friends JC Marie and Margie Vizcarra Cox for being my cover girl models for the new WORLD’S FINEST #1. I couldn’t have asked for two more delightful muses!

– George Perez, Facebook Fan Page, Feb 10, 2012

More regarding George’s models for Power Girl and Huntress:

Just finished the cover for WORLD’S FINEST #1, which is now being colored. Since I can’t show the cover until DC releases the image, here are some rough character studies [link to image on Facebook] showing the two lovely young ladies I’ve asked to be my inspiration for the likenesses of Huntress and Power Girl. The Huntress is inspired by my dear friend and cosplayer supreme Margie Cox and Power Girl is based on another friend named Jana who models professionally under the name JC Marie. I am grateful that they both agreed to do this and I hope I will do them justice in the series. — with Margie Vizcarra Cox.

- George Perez, Facebook Fan Page, Feb 4, 2012

I googled JC Marie and Margie Cox and, well. I believe the euphemistic industry term regarding what JC Marie does is “glamour model”. Or in the real world, “softcore porn photography”. About that pandering to the male gaze problem that superhero comics have? Yeah…

Kevin Maguire, via Twitter:

@akosiJepoii: Is that really Power Girl’s new costume? Please say Nooooo

@maguirekevin: My understanding is it’s still going to be tinkered with, but, yeah. Sorry.
- Twitter, Feb 12/12

@maguirekevin: Lots of folks hate the new Power Girl costume and I get it. Had I free reign, I’d have done it different… - Twitter, Feb 12, 2012

@maguirekevin: …but I hope people will judge the book more on how she’s played rather than how she’s dressed. - Twitter, Feb 12, 2012

@dcwomenkicknass: Who designed the new Power Girl costume, Cully or Jim?

@maguirekevin: Me. Within parameters, pants, cape, no boob window, no sleeves. I wanted it to look “connected” to the Earth-2 Superman design
- Twitter, Feb 12, 2012

@impoliteopinion: no, @scottmarshall, @maguirekevin did away with an iconic look in order to give her a terrible look reminiscent of the early 80s.

@maguirekevin: @impoliteopinion @scottmarshall Your anger,however, is mis-directed. I didn’t decide how she should look. I gave them more than one design
- Twitter, Feb 14, 2012

Hat tips to Laura M., Sue and the commenters at DC Women Kicking Ass

The DC Comics Art of Amanda Conner HC

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One of the items in the recently announced DC Comics fall 2012 collected editions caught my eye:

THE DC COMICS ART OF AMANDA CONNER HC [September 2012]
Writers: Barbara Kesel, Chuck Dixon, Jai Nitz, Terry Moore, Geoff Johns, Jimmy Palmiotti, Judd Winick,
Artists: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Collects: SUPERMAN: LOIS LANE #1, BIRDS OF PREY #47-49, JSA CLASSIFIED #1-4, SUPERGIRL #12, WEDNESDAY COMICS #1-12, and stories from SECRET ORIGINS 80-PAGE GIANT #1, JOKER: LAST LAUGH SECRET FILES #1, the GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY WEDDING SPECIAL #1 and WONDER WOMAN #600
$39.99 US, 304 pg

What piqued my interest is the inclusion of the Supergirl story from Wednesday Comics, which up until now has only been available as part of the $49.99 USD Wednesday Comics deluxe hardcover.

It’s an interesting mix. I own a number of the stories in either floppy or trade paperback already, so I don’t think I’ll be picking this up, as much as I’d like to own the Wednesday Comics story in physical form.

JSA CLASSIFIED #1-4 is included in the standalone Power Girl trade. SUPERGIRL #12 of course has been reprinted before in Supergirl: Identity and the (much better) Terra trade. I believe the Secret Origins story comes from this Young Justice Secret Origins 80-page Giant. The Lois Lane story is from the Girl Frenzy series of one-shots from 1998 and is actually the first Amanda Conner work I ever encountered, although the art didn’t stand out at me at the time as anything special. It’s really early work, and I personally didn’t care for the story due to some subject matter (a few panels actually) which is a personal turn-off. The WONDER WOMAN #600 story is great of course, easily my favourite from that issue, and guest-stars Power Girl.

Together with the Art of Amanda Conner HC coming from IDW in March, this looks to be a good year for Amanda Conner fans.

Newsarama interview with Michael Green and Mike Johnson

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Newsarama has a new interview up with Supergirl writers Michael Green and Mike Johnson: SUPERGIRL Reveals WORLDKILLERS, Heads Toward SUPER Crossover. There’s a big ol’ spoiler for the most recent issue (Supergirl #5) near the beginning of the article. I guess the whole thing’s pretty spoilery if you’re not currently reading the series or trade-waiting. (The first trade has been announced for October 2012, a full 13 months from the debut issue.)