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[Man of Steel]

'Infinite Frontier' Launches Next Era of the DC Universe

THIS IS IT!

Writer Joshua Williamson is shepherding a special issue showcasing the next chapter of the publisher's superhero comics.

As we're talking, a retailer mailing that's been shared publicly has let people know that there's something coming called Infinite Frontier, but no-one knows what it actually is yet. What should people should expect from Infinite Frontier?

It's kickstarting all the stuff that we're doing in the DC Universe next year. You know, we have Dark Nights: Death Metal, and then we have Future State, and then spinning out of all of that is Infinite Frontier No. 0. It's a one-shot special, that is going to feature different creative teams, showcasing what we're going to be doing, and giving teases.

There's a framing device I'm working on, starring Wonder Woman and the Spectre, and we get to see sort of this sneak peek glimpse of what's happening, and we get to play around with these big toys and have some fun, getting a good lead-in to 2021 for DC and beyond.

Where DC is right now is an interesting place — Death Metal is just about to end, and there's a sense of a looming, not a reboot, per se, but definitely sort of a refresh in terms of you know, where the characters going, and where the line is going.

Yeah, it's definitely a refresh — I mean, it's the beginning of something new, the beginning of this next stage. The last few months, talking with editorial, talking with creators getting to work on this stuff, you can really see how much it feels like we're entering into kind of a new era of DC. As we're entering this new era of DC, we want to showcase that, we want to show the work that we're doing.

I was working with Scott [Snyder] and James [Tynion] on Dark Nights: Death Metal, and we're having a lot of fun doing that. We started having a conversation about what was coming next, and what was going to be the thing after DC Future State, and we started looking at this giant tapestry of stuff we were building — all these really cool, big, exciting books — we really wanted to have a one-shot issue that can say what DC is moving forward, and talk about how we're going to be embracing the core of the DCU, but moving forward with it, and going into some really fun, bold, big places.

We also wanted to show that the DCU is still together, it's still a universe that's still moving forward. We've got a lot of really cool, big stuff coming with that, but it's still one big universe that is connected, and that these characters, and these stories, are still connected, telling the greatest story in comics, which is the DC Universe.



Can you talk about the stories that are in the issue? You mentioned a framing device featuring Wonder Woman and the Spectre...



The thing we're doing with Wonder Woman and the Spectre, that's written by me, Scott and James was drawn by John Timms, and that pretty much immediately picks up some of the pieces from Death Metal, and it lets us move that ball forward a little bit and show kind of what's going on with Wonder Woman and certain parts of the DCU. They act as our POV characters, they act as our witnesses, to this new DCU — I say "new DCU," but it's the same DCU fans love, it's just time to move and to do like this next stage.

There's gonna be a tease in there for Justice League by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez, there's a Batman story that James is doing with Jorge Jimenez that is awesome and has humongous impacts for the Batman line. Then there's a story with Wonder Woman that has Nubia and [new character from Future State] Yara Flor, being done by Becky [Cloonan] and Michael Conrad and Joelle [Jones] and Alitha Martinez. James is doing a story with [original 1940s Green Lantern] Alan Scott and Stephen Byrne that I think is awesome, and is going to be a really important story, and I'm really glad that we're doing it in this special.

We're doing a Teen Titans Academy preview in there with Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval, that's going to tease the new character Red X. We announced Superman with new writer Philip K Johnson; he's doing a Superman story in there with Jon and Clark that's going to be drawn by Jamal Igle — it's so awesome. I'm doing a story in there with Alex Maleev that I can't talk about that yet, because it's too much of a Spoiler, but I think it'll be something it'll make a lot of fans really happy.

Geoff [Johns] is doing a Stargirl story with Todd Nauck. There's a Green Lantern story in there that Geoffrey Thorne and Dexter Soy are doing that's going to give a glimpse of what's going on with Green Lantern; I'm also doing a Flash short in there that's a really important moment for the Flash family — you know, I finished writing the Flash last year, but I felt like I had one last piece that I had to do, so I'm thankful and lucky enough that I got to do it in the special.

And then I'm writing the epilogue for the story, with art by John Romita Jr. and that epilogue will be a big piece of showing some of the stuff is going to be coming for DC in 2021. We wanted to do something that said, "here's what's coming immediately," but also gives you teases of stuff that's gonna be coming throughout the year in 2021 and into 2022, to show people that we have this plan, we have this story we want to tell.

It's really exciting; I feel like DC next year is just looking so great, and so creative. We have all this new talent coming in at the same time, so we had started talking about "how do we do this, how we showcase this?" I keep harping on this, but it really is about showing the kind of positive and fun energy that DC's going to have and being able to move forward with that.



And this is something that you were instrumental in putting together, right? You're kind of the showrunner on this issue?

I mean, I'm a writer like everybody else. I'm just really excited about these kinds of things, possibly more than some people. You know, I worked on Dark Nights: Metal and Death Metal in a position where I was helping guide the one-shots and the specials — The Last Stories of the DCU [special issue] was something that I kind of shepherded and worked on a lot.

I love being in the writers room, I love working with editorial, you know? I feel like the stuff that Marie Javins [DC editor-in-chief] is doing, and Ben [Abernathy] and Jamie [Rich, both group editors] are doing is really, really great. I love working with them. And so with this, with this special, this is something that I had pitched doing before, a few months ago. I've been able to kind of just lead it through and shepherding the special with editorial.

I like working on all the events. I basically have been working on almost all the events since [2016's DC Universe: Rebirth] anyway. I don't know how to not do that.

You think of these characters and these books in a holistic way. Whether it's tying in to Metal, or co-writing the Batman/Flash crossover, or the Justice League/Suicide Squad crossover even before that, you have a history of making sure that these characters interrelate, that everyone exists in a shared universe.

Yeah, when I was working on The Flash, I tried to make sure that whatever was going on the DCU, that I was able to reflect it in the book. It goes back to me being a fan of DC, you know? I've been a fan of DC since as a kid, and I've always been a fan of the DC Universe — I have my favorite characters, but I've always been very much all about the DC universe as a whole, and I love how things are connected. And so when I started working on these things, I did become obsessed with it. I've always been a part of this stuff and getting into these conversations with editorial about what they're doing, what they're planning.

I think editorial, right now, under Marie's leadership, they're planning a lot of really great stuff. So with that, when I'm in those conversations with them, I'm always trying to say 'how can I help? How can I help get some of this stuff across?'

By the sounds of it, you're very much involved in making sure that this book establishes the shared universe, but also whatever the next steps of it are. You listed the creative team for Infinite Frontier, and it certainly sounds as if you're handling the connective tissue and setting up future plans for the DCU as a whole — that has always been something that you care about.

Yeah, I do. A lot of writers are interested in that, but I might obsess about it more than others. (Laughs.) I like when DC is like this. I always like having my ear out there for what everybody's doing, and being able to talk with everyone and figure out, how do we make this a shared universe, but also involve everybody, you know?

I like shepherding this stuff through, but the DC Universe is not one person. It's everyone. We're all in this together — every piece of DC: editorial, all these creators, we're all working toward a common goal, we're all working toward making the best books possible, but also making this awesome, shared universe. We're all working toward making this a really cool thing.

I like the collaboration. I love writers rooms, and we do Zoom calls with a bunch of writers and artists just talk and share ideas. I love that. I love hearing that stuff. I love listening and seeing creators that are so passionate and excited about what they're working on.

You keep coming back to the idea of this being fun, of this being a positive experience — for the creators, as well as the fans.

One of the things we talked a lot about with this is that, there is infinite wonder in the DCU. Coming out of Death Metal, there's all these really big cool joyous moments and celebrations, and so we wanted to find a place to showcase that, to show that infinite wonder that was coming — but also see some of the infinite terror that's out there to let everyone know that like there's still danger in the DCU. And so we were trying to find a place to do that and show all these pieces in one book.

Even just the phrase "infinite wonder" feels as if there is a positivity that's central to this, that there's something coming out of this that's additive as opposed to, for example, rebooting everything or just starting. Both listening to you and looking at the cover artwork feel as if there's an embrace of DC history and looking to do something with that, as opposed to telling new versions of old stories.

We want to just take all these cool pieces of info on the table and just move forward with it and say, all of these things happened, all those stories matter, and now we're going to go to the next level with it.

I think that's part of the journey some of the characters throughout the book go on — recognizing where they're at in their lives and accepting as time to take the next step. That's one of the running themes throughout, is showing these characters debating on what that next step is, and how they're going to change and how they're going to grow, and move past some of the things that have gone on — some of the negativity, but really take a lot of stuff to a positive place.

That's one of the things we've talked about, with we're working on: how much fun we're having. We have these meetings with all the creators working on their books, and everyone is so excited, and everyone is so pumped up, and they're doing all of this really fun work. It was like, 'well, let's find a way to show that and to move forward.' And so that's what this one-shot does; it's the beginning of this new era for DC.

I'm looking at Dan Jurgens' cover to the issue now, and it feels like there's a next generation hint being given; there are two Batmen, two Supermen, multiple Green Lanterns and Flashes, Nubia as well as Diana... Even the cover feels like a statement about not only where DC is right now, but where it's going.

I think that DCU Rebirth was awesome. I think Rebirth is one of the best DCU comics when all is said or done — it's a really important comic for me personally as well — and I love what they did with it. I think we can take those ideas and push them to the next step. That's part of why we're doing this; it's saying, yeah, we're going into a positive place. Let's show it, let's tell people. Let's get the word out.

Infinite Frontier No. 0 will be released digitally and in comic book stores March 2, 2021.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/infinite-frontier-launches-next-era-of-the-dc-universe-exclusive

[Man of Steel]

Infinite Frontier #0 Reveals the Next Era of the DC Universe!

DC’S INFINITE FRONTIER #0 BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST CREATIVE TALENT IN COMICS TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT PHASE OF THE DC UNIVERSE!

64-Page One-Shot Presents Infinite Possibilities for the World’s Greatest Super Heroes on March 2, 2021

The DC Universe enters its next phase this March with the release of Infinite Frontier #0, a 64-page one-shot from the most creative and innovative storytellers in comics that sets the table for new tales, talent, and characters for 2021 and beyond.

As Dark Nights: Death Metal exposes our heroes to the Multiverse’s darkest threats and DC Future State provides a glimpse into possible futures of the DC Universe, this blockbuster one-shot propels our heroes into the current day and a world full of endless possibilities.

“Infinite Frontier #0 really feels like the beginning of a new era of DC Comics, a time when anything is possible,” said writer Joshua Williamson. “We’re taking the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal and combining it with the best things we love as storytellers about the DC Universe, resulting in bold, fun, and exciting new directions. There are a lot of teases to new story lines, surprises, and mysteries for the year set up in Infinite Frontier #0 that you won’t want to miss.”

Featuring a dynamic primary cover by Dan Jurgens and Mikel Janín and an equally breathtaking card stock variant cover by John Timms, these stories will be delivered by some of the best talent in comics, including (among others):

    Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, and James Tynion IV with John Timms
    Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez
    Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad with Alitha Martinez
    Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck
    Joshua Williamson and Alex Maleev
    James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez
    Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Jamal Igle

Infinite Frontier #0 will also serve as the catalyst for new can’t-miss series and story lines continuing throughout 2021:

    An unthinkable, unexpected attack by the Joker makes him the target of a worldwide dragnet with ex-cop Jim Gordon in hot pursuit in the ongoing series The Joker by James Tynion IV and Guillem March
    Spinning out of her breakout appearances in Future State: Wonder Woman and Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman, a young Yara Flor begins the search for her destiny and connection to the Amazons
    It’s orientation day at Titans Tower as Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval introduce a new group of teen heroes (including the future Red X) to the original New Teen Titans, setting the table for the duo’s Teen Titans Academy series in March
    The adventures of the Justice League continue (beginning with Justice League #59), now written by Brian Michael Bendis with David Marquez, with new JL members, including Black Adam, Hippolyta, and Naomi
    Wonder Woman ventures into the "godsphere," creating an exciting new storyline by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Travis Moore, continuing in March's Wonder Woman #770
     Award-winning writer Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck tell an all-new Stargirl story

For fans wanting a gateway into the next great era of storytelling, this 64-page oversize one-shot is a guaranteed must-have for March pull lists. Priced at $5.99 for the main cover version and $6.99 for the card stock variant, this book will be available at all comic book stores and participating digital retailers on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2020/12/18/infinite-frontier-0-reveals-the-next-era-of-the-dc-universe


Written by SCOTT SNYDER, GEOFF JOHNS, JAMES TYNION IV, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, GEOFFREY THORNE, PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, JOËLLE JONES, and TIM SHERIDAN
art by JOHN TIMMS, HOWARD PORTER, JOËLLE JONES, JORGE JIMENEZ, ALITHA MARTINZEZ, DAVID MARQUEZ, STEPHEN BYRNE, JAMAL IGLE, DEXTER SOY, RAFA SANDOVAL, ALEX MALEEV, JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
wraparound cover by DAN JURGENS and MIKEL JANÍN
card stock variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 3/2/21
$5.99 US | 64 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $6.99 US
The next phase of the DC Universe begins here! Dark Knights: Death Metal presented the darkest threats of the Multiverse. DC Future State revealed what may lie ahead. Now it's time to look into the Infinite Frontier of the current-day DC Universe.
In Gotham City, The Joker jolts citizens awake with an attack even the Dark Knight never expected. In Brazil, a young woman discovers her destiny and her connection to the Amazons. In Belle Reve, Amanda Waller plots an invasion of Arkham Asylum. In the far reaches of space, Mongul dreams of galactic domination, while the Green Lantern Corps hosts a summit of its greatest enemies. At the Hall of Justice, the League joins forces with Black Adam. Beyond the mortal world, Wonder Woman settles into a new role in the godsphere. And somewhere in the DC Universe—it's the return of Stargirl, in an all-new tale written by Geoff Johns!
This oversized, all-star issue kicks off the next great era of storytelling and excitement as top writers and artists reveal what's next for the World's Greatest Heroes and opens the door to some of the greatest stories of 2021.

[Cosmonauta]

Hype e interesse sotto lo 0 per questo rilancio

[Arkin Torsen]

C'è anche Maleev!

[Azrael]

Ma e' solo una one-shot

[Man of Steel]

Io come Cosm-ok magari non TANTO quanto Cosmo, ma diciamo che pure io son rimasto un po' freddino con questo rilancio, anche perchè nella maggior parte dei casi è più un "wait & see" per me.

I grandi nomi....boh, non ce ne sono, proprio come diceva BleedingCool, mondo cane oh...però devono ancora annunciare qualcosina, ma non mi faccio illusioni, potrebbe benissimo essere qualcosa di semplice come Green Lantern di Geoffrey "io odio Hal Jordan" Thorne, dato che per marzo abbiamo solo la solicit finale della bellissima gestione di Morrison.

Il mio caro amico Geoff Johns invece tiene ancora tutto top-secret, ho capito che dopo il casino DClock non si fida più e vuole annunciare i suoi progetti solo quando è tutto pronto, però DAMN!
Meno male che siamo venuti a sapere del sequel di 3 Jokers!
Cioè 'sto qua ha tirato fuori così a random un progetto creator owned, Batman EO V3 sempre con Gary Frank e DOPO DClock eh!

Ok ma non voglio andare OT.

Parliamo di Williamson!

Ero freddino, ma con questa intervista mi ha totalmente conquistato, specialmente visto quello che dice verso la fine quando parla del One-shot Rebirth di Geoff:

I think that DCU Rebirth was awesome. I think Rebirth is one of the best DCU comics when all is said or done — it's a really important comic for me personally as well — and I love what they did with it. I think we can take those ideas and push them to the next step. That's part of why we're doing this; it's saying, yeah, we're going into a positive place. Let's show it, let's tell people. Let's get the word out.

This is the way.

Cioè è letteralmente ciò che sto dicendo nell'ultimo periodo, quando parlo di "semplicemente raccontare delle BELLE storie", you know, positive, che sprizzano di sense of wonder ecc...

I keep harping on this, but it really is about showing the kind of positive and fun energy that DC's going to have and being able to move forward with that.

O

I think that's part of the journey some of the characters throughout the book go on — recognizing where they're at in their lives and accepting as time to take the next step. That's one of the running themes throughout, is showing these characters debating on what that next step is, and how they're going to change and how they're going to grow, and move past some of the things that have gone on — some of the negativity, but really take a lot of stuff to a positive place.

This is the Metaverse way...the Geoff Johns way!

Ovvero il fatto di prendere qualcosa di rotto e di sistemarlo.
Questo è quello che ha fatto con Wally post Heroes in Crisis...ahhh lo sapevo, ma perchè è troppo palese!
A Williamson sta troppo sul cazz la storia di King, ma perchè guardate l'amore che prova per Rebirth di Geoff!
E lui non ha mai avuto modo di scrivere il pg di Wally nella main ongoing...non come o quanto voleva lui.
Poi l'universo lo ha accontentato in un tie-in di Death Metal, ma lì è proprio lui che si è fatto strada...
Tra l'altro:

Letto The Last Stories Of The DC Universe #1

The Titans in Together di Williamson/Tynion/Snyder & Travis Moore
Storia scritta ad hoc per Lul!
E perchè ho l'impressione che Williamson abbia contribuito di più qua? Diamine, forse l'intera storia l'ha scritta lui e gli altri due ci hanno solo messo il nome, perchè dai...non servono 3 writers e che cazz...

Lo storytelling era quello e...insomma, usare certi keywords che cliccano a bestia con me è qualcosa che Williamson fa spesso ormai.
Descrivere la JL come "Larger than life" è...cioè this is it!
Non solo per questo ovviamente, ma anche per il semplice fatto che abbia ripreso di NUOVO Heroes in Crisis di King, ancora una volta cerca di redimere Wally.

E ora dice:

I mean, I'm a writer like everybody else. I'm just really excited about these kinds of things, possibly more than some people. You know, I worked on Dark Nights: Metal and Death Metal in a position where I was helping guide the one-shots and the specials — The Last Stories of the DCU [special issue] was something that I kind of shepherded and worked on a lot.

Ahhhh i knew it, i fucking KNEW IT!!!
Il suo storytelling ormai lo conosco, non era farina del sacco di Snyder o Tynion, ma di Williamson, perchè il cuore è là goddammit e io ormai ho un certo naso per queste cose!


Prima un fan di questi pg:

Yeah, when I was working on The Flash, I tried to make sure that whatever was going on the DCU, that I was able to reflect it in the book. It goes back to me being a fan of DC, you know? I've been a fan of DC since as a kid, and I've always been a fan of the DC Universe

E poi un writer!

Molto interessante che abbia in mente di usare The Spectre, come sapete, un pg che adoro e uno che ha uno strettissimo legame con *Dio*, poi avrei preferito che avesse usato Supes e non Diana, ma mi rendo conto che qua sia "colpa" di Snyder e il suo Death Metal...vabbe.

Parla molto della continuity, ma in realtà questo mi fa già capire che vedremo l'Omniverse e infatti visto le solicits di Batman/Superman...

James is doing a story with [original 1940s Green Lantern] Alan Scott and Stephen Byrne that I think is awesome, and is going to be a really important story, and I'm really glad that we're doing it in this special.

Tynion back on Alan Scott, so già cosa aspettarmi e...questa sarebbe la SECONDA storia che scrive sul pg.
La prima era bellissima, ormai Alan è qui, è gay ed è qui per restare così com'è, ormai c'è poco da fare, ma se le storie sono scritte bene in quel modo...me lo farò andare a genio.

Geoff scriverà una storia su Stargirl....boh...che dite, vedremo quella fottuta JSA allora????
E Williamson scriverà un'altra Flash-story!

[Mr.Fox]

Mi sa che seguirò soltanto Batman e Det Com. il resto non mi dice nulla.


Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk

[Azrael]

The dead DC characters Infinite Frontier could bring back

https://www.gamesradar.com/the-dead-dc-characters-infinite-frontier-could-bring-back/

[Lul]

https://www.cbr.com/wonder-woman-spectre-cosmic-partner/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Cosa ci aspetta in Infinite Frontier #0, spiegato da Williamson.

[Azrael]

Interessante, il nuovo design per Diana.

[Man of Steel]

How DC Universe will change with Infinite Frontier, according to one of its writers
https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/how-dc-universe-will-change-with-infinite-frontier-according-to-one-of-its-writers/?__twitter_impression=true

Williamson sta lavorando su 5 progetti DC e i vari writers stanno parlando di storie che usciranno fine Marzo 2022, lol.

[Azrael]

How DC Universe will change with Infinite Frontier, according to one of its writers
https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/how-dc-universe-will-change-with-infinite-frontier-according-to-one-of-its-writers/?__twitter_impression=true

Williamson sta lavorando su 5 progetti DC e i vari writers stanno parlando di storie che usciranno fine Marzo 2022, lol.

E' una buona notizia

[Lul]

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/02/04/inside-infinite-frontier-0-the-next-era-of-the-dc-universe-begins

Tavole in anteprima e la lineup completa degli autori. 

[Azrael]

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/02/04/inside-infinite-frontier-0-the-next-era-of-the-dc-universe-begins

Tavole in anteprima e la lineup completa degli autori. 

Bello.

Grazie

[Man of Steel]

DC's 'Infinite Frontier' Expands with New Series!

DC'S INFINITE FRONTIER EXPANDS WITH NEW SERIES
New six-issue summer event by Joshua Williamson and Xermanico begins on June 22!

While Future State offered a thrilling glimpse of the near and far futures of DC's heroes and villains, fans can't help but wonder what's next, and the status of the current DC Universe. That era started in a big way today with Infinite Frontier #0, a 64-page one-shot from some of DC's most innovative creators—setting the stage for new story lines, surprises, and mysteries unfolding over this year and beyond.



In Infinite Frontier #0, when our heroes saved the DC Multiverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything! All the damage from all the Crises was undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in.

Most of them, at least. The story isn't over! Infinite Frontier #0 was just the beginning!

Infinite Frontier, a new six-issue miniseries by Joshua Williamson and Xermanico with covers by Mitch Gerads, begins on June 22 to further explore DC's rapidly expanding Multiverse!

In this summer event, Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he's determined to find them. There are others, though, that would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead now is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU's place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. This brand-new event from DC has one foot in the past, but both eyes looking forward to a future that they hope will remain as bright as it seems!

Infinite Frontier, a new six-issue miniseries by Joshua Williamson and Xermanico with covers by Mitch Gerads, launches on June 22. And grab yourself a copy of Infinite Frontier #0 today!

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/03/02/dcs-infinite-frontier-expands-with-new-series