DC/Young Animal : milk wars

DC/Young Animal Milk wars

Book - 2018

"The DC and DC's Young Animal--a grassroots mature reader imprint, creatively spearheaded by Gerard Way--crossover is here! Now some of the world's most famous superheroes appear alongside the DC's Young Animal misfits for some thrilling crime-fighting adventures. What happens when the Doom Patrol team of misfits meets Justice League of America, or the new Gotham vigilante Mother Panic comes face to face with Batman? Will Shade the Changing Girl be able to appease Wonder Woman and will Cave Carson be able to team up with Swamp Thing to destroy the evil, interdimensional corporation called RetCo from the inside? Valid questions. Very valid. How will we ever find out the answer? Right here in DC/YOUNG ANIMAL: MILK WARS, of... course! Led by Eisner Award-winning author and DC's Young Animal creator, Gerard Way, top talents from DC and DC's Young Animal are collaborating for the first time to bring you the wildest and weirdest crime-fighting adventures in comics history. DC's Young Animal bridges the gap between the DCU and Vertigo, focusing on the juxtaposition between visual and thematic storytelling."--

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Subjects
Doom Patrol (Fictitious characters) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Batman (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Justice League of America (Fictitious characters) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Superhero comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Genres
Superhero comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Published
Burbank, CA : DC Comics [2018]
Language
English
Other Authors
Steve (Comic book writer) Orlando (writer), Gerard Way (artist), Jody Houser (colourist), Cecil Castellucci (letterer), Jon Rivera (-), ACO (Comic book artist), Ty Templeton, Mirka Andolfo, Tamra Bonvillain, Marissa Louise, Clem Robins, 1955-, John Workman, 1950-, Frank Quitely, 1968-
Item Description
"Doom Patrol created by Arnold Drake - Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family - Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger - Mother Panic created by Gerard Way, Jody Houser and Lee Edwards - Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston - Shade the Changing Man created by Steve Ditko - Swamp Thing created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson"
"Originally published in single magazine form in JLA/DOOM PATROL SPECIAL 1, MOTHER PANIC/BATMAN SPECIAL 1, SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL/WONDER WOMAN SPECIAL 1, CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE/SWAMP THING SPECIAL 1 and DOOM PATROL/JLA SPECIAL 1."
Chiefly illustrations.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781401277338
  • Milk wars, part one / Steve Orlando & Gerard Way, writers ; ACO, illustrator
  • Milk wars, part two / written by Jody Houser ; drawn by Ty Templeton
  • Milk wars, part 3 / written by Cecil Castellucci ; illustrated by Mirka Andolfo
  • Milk wars, part four / written by Jon Rivera ; drawn by Langdon Foss
  • Milk wars, the end / Steve Orlando & Gerard Way, writers ; Dale Eaglesham, illustration.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

This meta-trip through the American superhero comics genre kicks off when villain Manga Khan, seeking to transform the DC Universe, employs the services of Retconn, a company that promises to rewrite archetypal characters for "broad appeal" as homogenized, 1950s-style wholesome doppelgängers via the distribution of personality-altering milk. This elixir is forcibly delivered by a villainous (if somewhat conflicted) Superman in the guise of the impossibly white-bread "Milkman Man." Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League fall victim to Retconn, so the bizarre heroes of DC's Young Animal imprint must set things right. In an effort led by the Doom Patrol, the nature of comic-book reality and its continuous rebooting is lampooned by rotating creative teams as diverse as the large cast of characters. Weird and visually arresting with a mod-squad, vibrantly colored style, and darkly funny (especially if the reader has a solid grounding in the lore of comics in general and DC in particular) this is a must-read blast of weirdness. It may perplex the layman, but for those immersed in the history of how publisher affiliations affect genre story lines, it's great tongue-in-cheek fun-and likely to be remembered as the moment when the Young Animal imprint made its generational mark. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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