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Detective Comics 860 (Batwoman 7)…

Monday December 21st 2009, 11:19 pm

…IS OUT THIS WEEK!

Now that this 7 issue run is complete, there will be some news coming, hopefully soon, about the future of Batwoman, and about mine and Greg’s involvement with her. It’s good!!

Below is the cover to #860 in various stages of progress.

Stage one is ink, paint, and color pencil
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Stage two is colorizing the ink portion, tweaking some of it that I had felt needed it, and then digitally melding the painted area with the colored ink line work for the transitional style effect. I did some very minor color enhancement to the painted area as well.
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Stage three is applying the text treatment
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28 Comments so far
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Sa-weet !!!

Can’t wait for the good news!

That cover is amazing !!!

Comment by Pam 12.22.09 @ 5:01 am

I can’t wait for tomorrow. This is has been the best series of 2009 thanks to you Greg and Cully.

Comment by Shaun 12.22.09 @ 11:00 am

Thanks, Pam.

And thank you, Shaun.

Comment by jwh3 12.22.09 @ 11:13 am

Add me to the choir of “best comic of 2009.” If this does not win the best ongoing Eisner, it will be a bigger crime than the Bill Finger credit on Batman. ๐Ÿ™‚

Comment by Phil Sandifer 12.23.09 @ 8:39 am

Thank you very much, Phil.

Comment by jwh3 12.23.09 @ 10:50 am

A truly magnificent seven issues. One of the most beautifully succinct yet fully realized origin stories ever delivered. Scintillating art, gripping story. Can’t wait till you and Mr. Rucka return to Kate and Alice!

Comment by Fey 12.23.09 @ 5:12 pm

Love all 7 issues, please tell DC that these 7 issues in the hardback deserve the Deluxe Treatment. Batman & Robin is getting it, this book especially with your art deserves it too!

Comment by John Joyce 12.24.09 @ 12:24 am

Thank you so much Fey.

Comment by jwh3 12.24.09 @ 1:52 am

Hey there John
Yes I do believe that will be the format.

Comment by jwh3 12.24.09 @ 1:53 am

Hey it looks like Greg Rucka has been spilling some beans …. ๐Ÿ˜€ Very very good beans!!

From Newsarama : Rucka says – Then Jim [Williams III] and I are going to – and I’m probably going to get in trouble for saying this – we’re starting on what will be a Batwoman title,รขโ‚ฌย Rucka claims.

Rucka goes on to say that after a newly-crafted “good #1 issue”, designed to make Batwoman completely accessible to new readers, his and Williams’ intentions are for the last 5 parts of the initial 12-part Batwoman story they originally conceived for Detective to be told in the pages of this new Batwoman title.

That is “the big plan right now,” Rucka qualifies.

Reached for comment Tuesday afternoon, DC Universe Executive Editor Dan DiDio told Newsarama, “J.H. and Greg will be wrapping up their run on Detective Comics for the time being. But we feel very strongly about the character and can guarantee she will be prominent in the DCU in 2010.”

I don’t know about you all – but this news completely made my year!!!!!!

Comment by Pam 12.24.09 @ 5:06 am

Yep, that is the newly planned scenario.
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Comment by jhw3 12.24.09 @ 12:07 pm

Last night, some friends and I were talking about the Batwoman DETECTIVE COMICS series. Rucka and Williams made some of the most engaging characters with the Kane family. This is the beginning of a wonderful book. It’s on everyone’s must-read list.

I loved how the art style transitioned throughout GO– it became a part of the storytelling. Awesome.

Q for JHWIII: Did you model the Batwoman cycle after anything out there now?

Have a cool yule!

Deane

Comment by Deane 12.24.09 @ 3:52 pm

Hey there Deane
Thanks for that. The story will continue but not in Detective Comics. If you look around the web you’ll find a little bit of info about this. More to come. As for her motorcycle, nothing specific, just referenced different types of racing bikes and designed my own.

Comment by jhw3 12.24.09 @ 5:28 pm

I really think you should be proud of the work you have done. In just a few months you have taken a character that had little relevance to people and have evolved her into the best and most progressive book on the shelf. Even Wizard Magazine (the most Marvel bias thing in the WORLD) has been praising you consistently each month. It is not even a question that Detective is book of the year and I can’t wait to see what happens with the new title. Mainly, thank you for giving me something to love each month.

Comment by Just Mike 12.24.09 @ 11:17 pm

Hey there Just Mike
Thank you very much and yeah, we’re proud of what we’ve done, but hopefully the best is yet to come.
๐Ÿ™‚

Comment by jhw3 12.25.09 @ 1:02 am

Wonderful news about the new title! Every aspect of this series has been wonderful and I’m invested in this KK’s character in a big way. I’ll be following/supporting the upcoming title wholeheartedly.

Comment by Charlotte 12.26.09 @ 2:56 pm

Hey there Charlotte
Thanks you so much and I’m glad that you are enjoying the work.

Comment by jhw3 12.26.09 @ 11:06 pm

Another fantastic issue to what was definitely the best series of 2009. I can’t wait until this is out in HC.

Comment by Adam 12.29.09 @ 7:19 am

Hello Adam
And thank you.

Comment by jwh3 12.29.09 @ 11:12 am

Guess what my question is?!? ๐Ÿ˜€ Um, should we plan for the 10th of January for these pages to be up for sale?

Awesome, just awesome issue.

~ Pam

Comment by Pam 01.05.10 @ 9:22 am

Thank you and you are so right about the date.
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Comment by jwh3 01.05.10 @ 2:05 pm

Congrats on being the second favourite artist of the year at Newsarama!

Comment by Michel Nadorp 01.06.10 @ 1:11 pm

I hope with the new Batwoman title you’ll stay on longer than 5 issues…

Comment by Michel Nadorp 01.06.10 @ 1:15 pm

Hey there Michel
Thank you, but second isn’t good enough, it interferes with my plans of taking over the planet
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The current plans for the news series of issues to be 7 issues worth in page count.

Comment by jhw3 01.07.10 @ 11:54 am

Well, 7 issues isn’t nearly enough, but I’ll take what you give us !!

๐Ÿ˜€

Sincerely, I’m so looking forward to Kate having her own title… in yours and Greg Rucka’s hands.

~ Pam

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