Mainstream comics have traditionally featured superheroes or, more recently, anti-heroes. Whether it’s Batman, Starfire, Captain Marvel, or Iron Man, the characters that inhabit most of the comics published by the Big Two – and, to a certain degree, smaller publishers as well – feature someone (or a team of someones) who beats up the bad guys to protect the innocent. What drives someone to put on a costume and use his or her powers for good, though? ...
No, I don’t mean Dan Didio with a fake mustache that he twirls diabolically. DC has released all of the solicits for their Villain Month in September, along with the following quote: The first universe-wide event of The New 52 begins as FOREVER EVIL launches! The Justice League is DEAD! And the villains shall INHERIT the Earth! An epic tale of the world’s greatest super-villains starts here! It’s interesting to note that the villains aren’t taking over all titles during “Villain Takeover Month.” Instead of having one of each title in the month of September, like usual, it appears that some books are getting more than one issue, each focused on a different villain, while other books aren’t being published at all. For example, they have Justice League listed four times: 23.1, 23.2, 23.3., and 23.4. They’re going on sale one per week, and each is a standard sized issue. They also each feature a different villain, and feature different creative teams, including a book written by Dan Didio… so we may actually see some Didio-related mustache-twirling after all. ...
I’m going to admit up front that I’m not reading too many things in the current DC universe. I have tried to get into a lot of things – God, have I tried – but have ended up quitting book after book for various reasons. I picked up Demon Knights out of frustration more than anything else, and was shocked when I couldn’t put it down. I had grabbed the first arc just to see what was going on, and as soon as I finished it, I bought the rest of the run and sat in to devour it. It’s high fantasy, and it’s incredibly entertaining. ...