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From http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72571
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"Conner Hawke will get his own title later this year, a miniseries by Chuck Dixon and Daimon Scott, due out in fall."WIZARDWORLD PHILADELPHIA 06: DC NATION
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Hosted by a caffeine-fueled Dan Didio, DC’s “DC Nation” panel wrapped up the panel programming for WizardWorld: Philadelphia’s first day with insights into the post-Crisis DC Universe. Joining Didio were Geoff Johns, VP Sales Bob Wayne, 52 Assistant Editor Jann Jones.
The panel began with Didio’s description of his goals of the panel, to have an interactive forum between DC and fans, a place where questions for DC panelists came with a cost – the panelist was able to ask a question back. Additionally, Didio’s larger goal was also mentioned – to give away 500,000 “DC Nation” buttons away. Those wearing the buttons on the floor at San Diego will be given free goodies from DC during that show.
Johns was in town, Didio explained, to help put the finishing touches on the script to 52 #26, the halfway point of the series.
Before opening the floor for questions, Didio talked about the plan to bring Manhunter back for five additional issues, saying, “A funny thing happened on the way to cancellation…” Didio reiterated hat he’d previously told Newsarama, that the series is coming back for another arc due to fans writing in and pleading that DC not cancel the series. The series will run to at least #30, Didio said, as a demonstration that “we’re listening.”
Asked to clear up the body of Luthor as seen in 52 #3, Johns confirmed that it is in fact Alex Luthor, and Lex Luthor altered the body slightly to make it appear as if what he was saying about an imposter was true.
As if Jason Todd was really alive simply because Superboy-Prime punched a wall, the answer was a simple, “yes.”
In talking about the new Batwoman, Didio said that for now, DC is working to make her a supporting member of the Bat-Family, but if fans want to see her in her own series or miniseries, they’ll make it happen.
Scott McDaniel will be on Green Arrow for the long haul, Didio confirmed, in response to a question, indicating that the artist will not be going anywhere soon.
The September-launching Mystery in Space was announced, an eight issue miniseries written by Jim Starlin with art by Shane Davis. The mini will star Captain Comet, as well as The Weird, who will be featured in back-up stories to the main story, written and drawn by Starlin.
Asked if there were any plans for the New Gods, Didio, whose answer in the past has been a simple, “Look to the skies,” this time, in response, merely pointed up. He then rhetorically noted asked if it wasn’t strange that the New Gods didn’t appear in Infinite Crisis. “Isn’t that strange?” he concluded, answering his own question.
Supergirl’s appearance in the Legion of Super-Heroes has helped the book’s sales, with Wayne noting that the series is now the best-selling of all of DC’s 1,001 Year Later titles.
When each panelist was asked who they would have killed, if given their druthers, as part of Infinite Crisis, Johns declined to answer; however, Didio, after discussion, said, “I wanted Nightwing dead,” and explained that, if you follow the Nightwing story through the miniseries, you can see fairly clearly that he was supposed to die. Bob Wayne’s response to the question – “Speedball.”
Johns clarified that the previously announced “Titans East” project he was said to be working on is a storyline in Teen Titans rather than a new series or miniseries. Also, speaking of Titans, Johns said that Wendy and Marvin will continue to appear, albeit sporadically in the series.
Conner Hawke will get his own title later this year, a miniseries by Chuck Dixon and Daimon Scott, due out in fall.
Asked by a female fan why there aren’t more light-hearted titles in the DCU such as Impulse or Young Justice, in a broad reply, Didio said that they’ve found that people respond better to angst, noting that Kyle Baker’s Plastic Man was a title that was light hearted, and pointed to often when DC was asked why it didn’t publish light hearted books, and in the end, no one bought it. Didio later added that he doesn’t want to sacrifice characters for a joke, and prefers it when humor comes from within a character, rather than applied on them from outside. He also named Blue Beetle as one of DC’s current books with a lighter tone.
Asked if there will be any more touches of Batman Beyond in the modern DCU, Didio’s answer was a quick “yes,” which was also his answer when asked if readers will see the characters from Seven Soldiers after the conclusion of the miniseries.
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