Alan Moore once described DC Comics' repeated attempts to publish his work after he walked away from the company as that of a "'a really weird, rich stalker girlfriend".
Which makes Dan DiDio's description of the project in The Guardian today as a rather apt one, saying;
I hope he looks at them with an open mind[...]
dan didio Archives
It's been a busy few days on the DC Comics front… Chris Roberson acts, DC reacts, and everyone — including Jim Lee and Dan Didio — talks about it Then there's New 52 wave 2 and Before Watchmen sneaks And the week is just getting started.
Most-Read Comic Stories Today:
Is Boy Chimney The Great DC Character[...]
Bleeding Cool have run a number of concerned comments on the quality of DC Comics' thick hardbacks of late, and how a number of them can be unreadable.
Dan DiDio promised that the concern had been noted and that things would be fixed by the time of the New Teen Titans Omnibus So how did he[...]
The other day, I linked to the then-upcoming LA Times panel with Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, hosted by Geoff Boucher and jokingly asked if he'd mention Chris Roberson.
He did.
Geoff Boucher: Yesterday it was announced that Chris Roberson is no longer working on the 'Fairest' arc [To Lee] As a creator, how do you reconcile[...]
On Saturday, Bleeding Cool ran one explanation for the absence of Wally West in the new DCU, given in person by Dan DiDio But it may not be the only one.
Because, according to one Little Bleeder, there is another in continuity explanation for the missing character, just waiting to spill Specifically a way in which[...]
After some coffee, she calmed down, but the Wally West topic has been a sore spot for months now, so it isn't as if she let it go.
Then, we saw Dan Didio sort of meandering around at the DC Booth, so my wife and I approached, shook his hand and explained that we were with[...]
Cody Walker writes for Bleeding Cool from C2E2. Panel list - Bob Harras, new editorial director of the New DC Group, Bobbie Chase, Brian Azzarello, Chris
Bob Wayne came last year, but this year he's to be joined by Dan DiDio and Will Dennis to promote Before Watchmen
BeanoWatch: While previous British comic convention organiser, Kev Sutherland, continues to teach comics to the youngest.
He said: "They want chain saws, zombies and violence – all the stuff they get in computer games[...]
From Dan DiDio's own highlights of his first ten years as a DC exec: THE NEW 52 If you look at everything I've mentioned from one to nine, it feels like we were building to this moment All that we learned over the years, from every success and mistake came into play as we terraformed the[...]
Is it really only ten years since Dan DiDio, smuggled into DC by Warners as a co-writer on Superboy with Jimmy Palmiotii, was made a Vice President – Editorial, and began his rise to power within the company, making publishing changes along the way and ultimately seeing his vision for the company accepted, with the[...]
When reporting early rumours about Before Watchmen, almost every name I was given turned out to be true - Darwyn Cooke, Brian Azzarello, JMS, Amanda
At the weekend, Bleeding Cool ran a piece in which Kris Shaw demonstrated issues with recnt DC Omnibus volumes.
So someone asked Dan DiDio about it on Facebook And he replied.
The next Wolfman/Perez Titans omnibus is published in April Let's take a look then, shall we?
At the weekend, Bleeding Cool ran a piece in which[...]
Liefeld does have a number of projects lined up though, I understand, including Deathstroke.
O.M.A.C was co-written by co-publisher Dan DiDio, and as I pointed out earlier, there would have been allegations of favouritism if this book had survived a cull, even though sales of the book had been relatively improving.
Men Of War was one of[...]
Including everyone from Marc Silvestri to Tim Sale to S'Express's Mark Moore and, well, Steve Cook… and one current co-Publisher of DC Comics, Dan DiDio Or Danny Didio as he is here.
It does make you consider a What If…? doesn't it? Dan DiDio came into DC Comics through Jimmy Palmiotti who was at DC at[...]
But is there something we missed? As well as the skin change, he also lost his head hair and gained a little facial fungus.
Here's the original character.
Here is how he is portrayed by George Perez in Superman #1.
This is the co-publisher of DC Comics, Dan DiDio.
Let's try a little animation…
Moo hoo ha ha.
In Swipe File[...]
At the DC Meet The Publishers panel at New York Comic Con, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were asked a question asking if they had any plans to recruit and develop new writers, as well as inviting familiar names back to the company.
Jim and Dan took the opportunity to announce DC Workshop, an internal program[...]
THE WORLD THAT'S COMING includes more O.M.A.C., according to both inker Scott Koblish and writer (and DC Co-Publisher) Dan DiDio That's good, because I've been intrigued by the cross-section of titles that the New 52 (and post-New 52 now, I guess) represents, and if DC and the comic market supports that range over time, that[...]
Are they getting everything databased and tagged yet? Internal wikis or the like? Or are they doing it the old fashion way with a few go-to editorial experts, and an office whiteboard thrown in here and there?
Most-Read Comic Stories Today:
All Crisis Events Removed From DC Continuity (UPDATE)
Dan DiDio has updated;
Swipe File: Hack/Slash/Voodoo
On the[...]
These things are mindbogglingly complex, and big relaunches always have consequences that go unnoticed until you get the thing out there into the world and people start actually using it for awhile.
And so it goes with (big universe) comics.
Most-Read Comic Stories Today:
All Crisis Events Removed From DC Continuity
That's according to Dan DiDio, co-publisher of[...]
That's according to Dan DiDio, co-publisher of DC Comics who posted on Facebook the following note;
So that's no Crisis On Infinite Earths, Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis or Final Crisis Probably no Zero Hour either.
Of course that does take away Batman RIP and the events that led into Batman Inc, a bit.
Hmm.
It will all work out[...]
Such as ones that come with a professional development review from the co-publisher of DC Comics, Dan DiDio, for a cool grand.
Other professional development purchases include Bob Schreck of Legendary Comics, Terry Moore, Scott Allie, Dave Gibbons and Gail Simone for $500, and Brian Azzarello, Ben Templesmith, Frank Quitely, Greg Rucka and Paul Levitz for[...]
as the big spy agency for DC new Universe and has talked with Paul Cornell about how it will all fit together with Stormwatch in Year Two.
Dan DiDio pretty much comfirmed Wally West won't be around for a while as Wayy's origins derive from Barry's and the timeline is too concise They will[...]
Looking at the preview art there are however a myriad of cameos of characters in other people's books.
Such as Ray Palmer, appearing in Frankenstein, according to Dan DiDio at Fan Expo Canada moderating the Jeff Lemire spotlight panel, which Jeff almost didn't make it to, after being stuck in traffic.
But the pair also took the[...]
Yesterday, DC tweeted a link to an MTV Geek interview with Dan DiDio and Jim Lee All well and good Except when referring to Dan DiDio, rather than link to his Twitter account, they linked to spoof account @BizzaroDanDidio.
So instead of the curious getting the usual mix of Dan DiDio hype, they got this instead.
Hasn't[...]
CollectWatch: No sooner have DC committed to more female-focused work, Amazon list a complete collection of the Chase series in a 352 page volume.
By the the last panel, Dan DiDio seemed visibly frustrated – this was not the way the narrative was meant to go.
Over Analysing Ultimate Spider-Man's Neck
That's the question Does Spider-Man, in this preview for Ultimate Fallout #4 featuring the new Spider-Man, have an African American neck? Could it be heavy shadow or lighting? Or are[...]
By the the last panel, Dan DiDio seemed visibly frustrated – this was not the way the narrative was meant to go.
Because DC do have a history of publishing the work of female creators, and indeed have a relatively large female staff in the company, it's just that for a relaunch, for one reason or[...]
And you are the beneficiaries…
Including Dan DiDio, Eddie Berganza, Bob Harras, Paul Levitz, Paul Cornell, Cliff Chiang and Scott Lodbell…
Dan Didio starts the panel by hearing what scares the crowd about the new 52 and the kind of things that worry the sheep Everything from throwing away the old stories to reducing female creators[...]
DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio took to facebook a few hours ago to take questions con-panel-style from people who can't attend the show A pretty cool idea, I think — and he dropped a few intriguing tidbits in the process Here's a bunch of highlights, copypasted so you can see the Q/A's more clearly:
Falling[...]
The Advocate has published an interview with DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio on the DCU's cast of LGBT characters A couple of hilights:
Why did you choose to attach such a high-profile gay character to Batman as apposed to other characters like Superman or Wonder Woman?
There's a lot more characters that inhabit Batman's world[...]