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Watch DC Entertainment’s DC Ink and DC Zoom American Library Association Panel

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You’re never too young to be a hero…or to read about them! DC Entertainment recently announced two new graphic novel lines, DC Ink, which is geared towards Young Adult readers, and DC Zoom, which targets Middle Graders.

Recently, fans and professionals at ALA learned a lot more about these exciting books—which feature DC’s most popular heroes and are written by prominent YA and middle grade authors—when DC hosted a panel to help launch the two lines.

The video has lots of details about these two graphic novel lines with lots of new art and features bestselling authors like Ridley Pearson, Meg Cabot, Melissa De La Cruz, Danielle Paige, Michael Northrop, Minh Le, and more, all sharing new information about their upcoming DC projects.

More Details on DC Ink and DC Zoom

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Coming out of the American Library Association‘s winter meeting were details on what we can expect from DC Ink and DC Zoom, the two new imprints from DC Entertainment.

Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen‘s Gotham: Once Upon a Crime is a new round for the Lil Gotham all-ages comics the two have worked on before. Previous entries have been fantastic reads and if you’ve missed them, there’s time to catch up.

Shea Fontana‘s Batman: Overdrive is an origin story for the Batmobile.

Meg Cabot‘s Black Canary Ignite focuses on a teenage Dinah Lance as she discovers her powers and then her place in the Gotham City. The big reveal is that Cara McGee will be providing art.

Minh Lê Reveals Details of his DC Zoom Graphic Novel, Green Lantern: Legacy

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Last week DC Entertainment announced DC Ink and DC Zoom, two new graphic novel imprints aimed at young and middle grade readers. Detached from long continuity, the graphic novels will allow writers to explore DC’s concepts focused on characters. A list of creators and titles has been released but the concepts for each has been scant. Some details are coming out of the American Library Association’s Midwinter meeting.

Minh Lê has revealed the concepts behind his graphic novel Green Lantern: Legacy, a new spin on the classic character. The artist has yet to be announced.

Lê’s Green Lantern is a 13 year old name Tai. After his grandmother passes away, her “jade ring” finds its way to him. That ring turns out to be a Green Lantern ring and his grandmother was secretly a superhero. Now, it’s up to him to carry on the legacy.

The characters and concept were inspired by Lê’s own grandmother who was a hero to him, strong willed, and passed along a jade ring to Lê 20 years ago which he has worn since.

The graphic novel will be released in 2019.

More Details on DC Ink and DC Zoom, Two New Graphic Novel Lines from DC Entertainment

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Last night we brought the news that DC Entertainment would be launching two new graphic novel imprints, DC Ink and DC Zoom.

The new graphic novels line will be focused on young adult readers, DC Ink, and middle grade readers, DC Zoom.

We’ll see the first titles released in Fall 2018 and now have an even fuller list of what we’ll be seeing.

  • Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh
  • Mera by Danielle Paige
  • DC Super Hero Girls: Search For Atlantis by Shea Fontana and Yancey Labat

Set to follow in 2019:

DC Ink

  • Batman: Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz
  • Batman: Nightwalker – The Graphic Novel by Marie Lu
  • Teen Titans by Kami Garcia
  • Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle
  • Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson

 

 

 

DC Zoom

  • Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
  • Batman: Overdrive by Shea Fontana
  • Black Canary Ignite by Meg Cabot
  • Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop
  • Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Lê
  • Super Sons by Ridley Pearson
  • Superman of Smallville by Art Baltazar and Franco
  • Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang which will be released as periodicals first, then collected.

DC Entertainment Announces Two New Graphic Novel Imprints Aimed at Young Readers

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DC Zoom and DC Ink are the two new graphic novel imprints announced by DC Entertainment this weekend. DC Zoom will feature stories for middle school readers while DC Ink will be focused on young adults.

The new imprints will also team up with young adult writers including Laurie Halse Anderson, Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Northrop, and Ridley Pearsen.

DC Ink will kick off with two graphic novels, one featuring Harley Quinn being written by Mariko Tamaki and art by Steve Pugh. The other will feature Mera and will be written by Danielle Paige with an artist yet to be announced. DC Zoom will debut with DC Super Hero Girls: Search for Atlantis by Shea Fontana and Yancey Labat.

Also announced was Gene Luen Yang‘s book, Superman Smashes the Klan. The title sounds like a throwback to the classic Superman radio show which took on the Klan. Ridley Pearson will write a Super Sons graphic novel featuring Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne. Pearson’s story will tackle climate change and introduce a new character named Candice, who discovers she belongs to an African dynasty.

The announced lineup reflects the female readers of middle grade and Y.A. novels. They’ll be free from complicated continuity.

The focus isn’t superhero stories but character studies. The middle grader focused adventures will be “characters who are figuring out the world around them, including dealing with parents and teachers” while the young adult graphic novels will focus on “questions of personal identity, with budding heroes deciding what paths they will take.”

The softcover Zoom graphic novels will cost $9.99 for 128 pages with the Ink books retailing for $16.99 for 192 pages.

(via The New York Times)

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