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DC: The New Frontier (Single Issues)
Justice League: The New Frontier Special #1
Celebrating the DVD release of the New Frontier movie comes this collection of never before seen stories including "New Frontier: The Lost Chapter," with script and art by Darwyn Cooke! This tale provides a first-hand look at Faraday's quest to outlaw masked vigilantes, culminating with the day Superman goes to Gotham to bring down Batman. Also included are two back-up stories featuring Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Sgt. Rock and others, as well as behind-the-scenes bonus material from the movie!
48 pages
First published January 1, 2008
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Darwyn Cooke
245 books354 followersDarwyn Cooke was an Eisner Award winning comic book writer, artist, cartoonist and animator, best known for his work on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier and Will Eisner's The Spirit.
In 1985, Cooke published his first comic book work as a professional artist in a short story in New Talent Showcase #19, but economic pressure made him leave the career and he worked in Canada as a magazine art director, graphic and product designer for the next 15 years.
In the early 1990s Cooke decided to return to comics, but found little interest for his work at the major publishers. Eventually he was hired by Warner Bros. Animation after replying to an ad placed by animator Bruce Timm.
He went on to work as a storyboard artist for Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, and in 1999 he animated the main title design for Batman Beyond. He then worked as a director for Sony Animation's Men in Black: The Series for a year.
DC Comics then approached Cooke about a project which he had submitted to the publisher years earlier which eventually became Batman: Ego, a graphic novel published in 2000.
The critical success of that project led to Cooke taking on more freelance work, such as X-Force, Wolverine/Doop and Spider-Man's Tangled Web for Marvel Comics and Just Imagine... Stan Lee for DC.
In 2001, Cooke and writer Ed Brubaker teamed up to revamp the Catwoman character. They started with a 4 issue serial "Trail of the Catwoman" in Detective Comics #759-762 in which private detective Slam Bradley attempts to investigate the death of Selina Kyle (AKA Catwoman).
The story led into a new Catwoman title in late 2001 by Brubaker and Cooke, in which the character's costume, supporting cast and modus operandi were all redesigned and redeveloped. Cooke would stay on the series, which was met with critical and fan acclaim, up until issue #4. In 2002 he would write and draw a prequel, the Selina's Big Score graphic novel which detailed what had happened to the character directly before her new series.
Cover to DC: The New Frontier #6.
Cover to DC: The New Frontier #6.
Cooke's next project was the ambitious DC: The New Frontier (2004), a six issue miniseries which sought to tell an epic storyline bridging the gap between the end of the golden and the start of the silver age of comic books in the DC Universe. The story, which was set in the 1950s, featured dozens of super-hero characters and drew inspiration from the comic books and movies of the period as well as from Tom Wolfe's non-fiction account of the start of the US Space Program The Right Stuff. The major DC characters are introduced in "The New Frontier" in the same order that DC originally published them, even down to the correct month and year in the story's timeline. In 2005, Cooke won an Eisner Award for "Best Limited Series", and a Joe Shuster Award for "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on the series.
Most recently, Cooke contributed to DC's artist-centric anthology project Solo. His issue (#5, June, 2005) featured several different stories in different styles with a framing sequence featuring the Slam Bradley character. In 2006, Solo #5 won an Eisner Award for "Best Single Issue."
In July 2005, it was announced that in 2006 Cooke and writer Jeph Loeb would produce a Batman/Spirit crossover, to be followed shortly afterwards by an ongoing Spirit series written and drawn by Cooke. Batman/The Spirit was ultimately published in November 2006, followed in December by the first issue of Cooke's The Spirit. In June 2007, Cooke and J. Bone won a Joe Shuster Award for "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artists" for their work on "Batman/The Spirit", and Cooke won "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on "The Spirit".
In July 2006, it was announced that Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics would release a series of direct-to-DVD animated movies based on important DC com
In 1985, Cooke published his first comic book work as a professional artist in a short story in New Talent Showcase #19, but economic pressure made him leave the career and he worked in Canada as a magazine art director, graphic and product designer for the next 15 years.
In the early 1990s Cooke decided to return to comics, but found little interest for his work at the major publishers. Eventually he was hired by Warner Bros. Animation after replying to an ad placed by animator Bruce Timm.
He went on to work as a storyboard artist for Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, and in 1999 he animated the main title design for Batman Beyond. He then worked as a director for Sony Animation's Men in Black: The Series for a year.
DC Comics then approached Cooke about a project which he had submitted to the publisher years earlier which eventually became Batman: Ego, a graphic novel published in 2000.
The critical success of that project led to Cooke taking on more freelance work, such as X-Force, Wolverine/Doop and Spider-Man's Tangled Web for Marvel Comics and Just Imagine... Stan Lee for DC.
In 2001, Cooke and writer Ed Brubaker teamed up to revamp the Catwoman character. They started with a 4 issue serial "Trail of the Catwoman" in Detective Comics #759-762 in which private detective Slam Bradley attempts to investigate the death of Selina Kyle (AKA Catwoman).
The story led into a new Catwoman title in late 2001 by Brubaker and Cooke, in which the character's costume, supporting cast and modus operandi were all redesigned and redeveloped. Cooke would stay on the series, which was met with critical and fan acclaim, up until issue #4. In 2002 he would write and draw a prequel, the Selina's Big Score graphic novel which detailed what had happened to the character directly before her new series.
Cover to DC: The New Frontier #6.
Cover to DC: The New Frontier #6.
Cooke's next project was the ambitious DC: The New Frontier (2004), a six issue miniseries which sought to tell an epic storyline bridging the gap between the end of the golden and the start of the silver age of comic books in the DC Universe. The story, which was set in the 1950s, featured dozens of super-hero characters and drew inspiration from the comic books and movies of the period as well as from Tom Wolfe's non-fiction account of the start of the US Space Program The Right Stuff. The major DC characters are introduced in "The New Frontier" in the same order that DC originally published them, even down to the correct month and year in the story's timeline. In 2005, Cooke won an Eisner Award for "Best Limited Series", and a Joe Shuster Award for "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on the series.
Most recently, Cooke contributed to DC's artist-centric anthology project Solo. His issue (#5, June, 2005) featured several different stories in different styles with a framing sequence featuring the Slam Bradley character. In 2006, Solo #5 won an Eisner Award for "Best Single Issue."
In July 2005, it was announced that in 2006 Cooke and writer Jeph Loeb would produce a Batman/Spirit crossover, to be followed shortly afterwards by an ongoing Spirit series written and drawn by Cooke. Batman/The Spirit was ultimately published in November 2006, followed in December by the first issue of Cooke's The Spirit. In June 2007, Cooke and J. Bone won a Joe Shuster Award for "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artists" for their work on "Batman/The Spirit", and Cooke won "Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on "The Spirit".
In July 2006, it was announced that Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics would release a series of direct-to-DVD animated movies based on important DC com
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May 17, 2023
This was the one-shot special released at the time the Animated film came out and it consists of three stories: the first meeting/fight of Batman/Superman, Robin: the Boy Wonder tackling a mystery with Kid Flash, and Wonder Woman & Black Canary trying fighting for feminism.
The first story with Bats and Supes was probably my favorite of the three, with Darwyn Cooke's artworkmaking me enjoy it about three times as much, then as if anyone else were to do the artwork, but the writing was still good too. It's sort of a nice prequel to the New Frontier and just like all three of these stories, they're for the soul who just wants more New Frontier content by Darwyn Cooke.
The second story focuses on Robin and Kid Flash, but they haven't met yet, so this is the story of how they met. There's a nice nod to the Teen Titans, a name given to them by John F. Kennedy. Other than that, it's pretty generic stuff I won't be remembering in a week or so. Not that that's a bad thing. This is a one-shot special and so nothing in those are typically regarded as essential. The art in this one is still top-notch and the highlight of it all. His artwork never gets tiring to me.
The third and last of this special focuses on Wonder Woman discovering how vile men can often be, so she ask ls Black Canary to join her in fighting off the men to prove a point. This is the only tale with art not by Darwyn Cooke, but he does pen the story. I was expecting this to be the most serious of stories, due to the subject matter, but it was actually the most comedic, in my opinion. Basically Wonder Woman's this huge gal and she's seriously after fighting any men who treat women like objects, but she's accompanied by Black Canary who's essentially just tagging along, carelessly and making jokes. "I don't see how this story will make the papers, considering you beat up all the men who were here FROM the paper." Or when they run into Bruce Wayne at the club they stop at and he's like, "uh...uhhh...I'm tracking down a villain!" Made me laugh anyway.
The first story with Bats and Supes was probably my favorite of the three, with Darwyn Cooke's artworkmaking me enjoy it about three times as much, then as if anyone else were to do the artwork, but the writing was still good too. It's sort of a nice prequel to the New Frontier and just like all three of these stories, they're for the soul who just wants more New Frontier content by Darwyn Cooke.
The second story focuses on Robin and Kid Flash, but they haven't met yet, so this is the story of how they met. There's a nice nod to the Teen Titans, a name given to them by John F. Kennedy. Other than that, it's pretty generic stuff I won't be remembering in a week or so. Not that that's a bad thing. This is a one-shot special and so nothing in those are typically regarded as essential. The art in this one is still top-notch and the highlight of it all. His artwork never gets tiring to me.
The third and last of this special focuses on Wonder Woman discovering how vile men can often be, so she ask ls Black Canary to join her in fighting off the men to prove a point. This is the only tale with art not by Darwyn Cooke, but he does pen the story. I was expecting this to be the most serious of stories, due to the subject matter, but it was actually the most comedic, in my opinion. Basically Wonder Woman's this huge gal and she's seriously after fighting any men who treat women like objects, but she's accompanied by Black Canary who's essentially just tagging along, carelessly and making jokes. "I don't see how this story will make the papers, considering you beat up all the men who were here FROM the paper." Or when they run into Bruce Wayne at the club they stop at and he's like, "uh...uhhh...I'm tracking down a villain!" Made me laugh anyway.
May 6, 2019
Tres historias, divertidas e interesantes a pesar de ser un pretexto para promover la película, siguiendo el estilo e ideas del original.
August 18, 2024
Not in the same league (no pun intended) as the original six issues. Great art though. The birth of the Trinity.
September 13, 2024
9/12/24
October 17, 2025
A colourful and fun intro to what this particular world is gonna be like, I think.
May 15, 2016
Fun special builds on the masterpiece that is New Frontier
Three short stories make up this special issue, the highlight of which is the Batman-Superman fight that starts it off. Even though it's suffused with Darwyn Cooke's love of super heroes, it's a bit of a melancholy read today. RIP, Mr. Cooke, and thank you for your fantastic comics.
Three short stories make up this special issue, the highlight of which is the Batman-Superman fight that starts it off. Even though it's suffused with Darwyn Cooke's love of super heroes, it's a bit of a melancholy read today. RIP, Mr. Cooke, and thank you for your fantastic comics.
December 18, 2009
The intro with Rip Hunter is fun, the Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman story is great, the other two are pretty weak and the art is too cartoony.
Big let down after the brilliant New Frontier mini-series.
Big let down after the brilliant New Frontier mini-series.
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