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The Six Winners Of The DC Writers Workshop Class Of 2017, Announced

Published Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:00:56 -0500

Hollywood Reporter has listed those accepted to the DC Comics Writers Workshop program for 2017, consisting of 13 weeks of training from by DC Comics Masterclass creators led by Scott Snyder.

The names should be familiar to some Bleeding Cool readers, Magdalene Visaggio (Kim & Kim, Quantum Teens Are Go), Sanya Anwar (1001 – and someone we are so glad to see picked up on), Joey Esposito (Pawn Shop, Captain Ultimate), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Last Sons of America, Warlords of Appalachia), Robert Jeffrey (Route 3, Radio Free Amerika), and Ryan Cady (Big Moose).

As last year, the writers are all people who are established to some degree. A number have existing Marvel and DC credits as well. But there are hopes of greater DC credits to come. Such as Tony Patrick from last year's Workshop who will be co-writing the new Batman and the Signal mini-series with Scott Snyder – more on that in a minute.

"I really didn't think I was going to get in. It's not something I really conceived of, it just felt like something I had to do," he remembers. "Vita Ayala was in the [2015 pilot program] and I know her from [independent publisher] Black Mask Studios. She spoke highly of the program. From talking with her, I wasn't exactly sure what was possible, but I asked her if I should do it, and she said absolutely. I really had no expectations — it was inconceivable that I would actually get into it. Then I did. It's still yielding results for me in a lot of different ways."

Expect the usual congratulations to those who got in – and the usual complaints from those who didn't .As for that 2016 team, November 29th will see the release of New Talent Showcase 2017

NEW TALENT SHOWCASE 2017 #1
Written by ERICA HARRELL, DESIRÉE PROCTOR, DAVE ACCAMPO, AARON GILLESPIE, AL LETSON, TONY PATRICK and OWL GOINGBACK
Art by SAM LOTFI, MINKYU JUNG, LYNNE YOSHII, SIYA OUM, MATT MERHOFF, LALIT SHARMA and JAGDISH KUMAR
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
That latest graduates from the DC Talent Development Workshops show off their skills in stories starring some of DC's greatest characters. In these tales, Poison Ivy fights an ancient demon, Doctor Fate is confronted by the cost of magic, Red Hood and Duke Thomas face off in a training day simulation and so much more!
More information on DC's Talent Development Workshop program — including updates on graduates — can be found here.

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