Red Circle Comics Solicitations, April 2010

[Rik]

THE SHIELD #8
On sale APRIL 14 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN • Co-feature written by BRANDON JERWA • Art by Cliff Richards & Wayne Faucher
Co-feature art by MICHAEL AVON OEMING • Cover by SAMI BASRI
The Shield is torn between the dictates of duty and his overwhelming revulsion towards his newest recruit. Plus, The Fox co-feature continues with art by Michael Avon Oeming (Powers)! The origin of the Kitsune clan is revealed, and Paul Patten must now decide if he should accept this weighty mantle!


MAGOG #8
On sale APRIL 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by KEITH GIFFEN • Art by TOM DERENICK & RODNEY RAMOS
Cover by HOWARD PORTER & JOHN DELL
The Shield intervenes in an effort to help Magog against an unearthly menace. But that only serves to amplify Magog’s growing personality crisis!


THE WEB #8
On sale APRIL 28 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by MATTHEW STURGES • Co-feature written by JOHN ROZUM
Art by ROGER ROBINSON & HILARY BARTA • Co-feature art by TOM DERENICK & BILL SIENKIEWICZ • Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
The Web continues hunting for clues about the mysterious Stunner, but the latest complication may be too much for him to overcome. And a new helper sent by Oracle may only increase his troubles! Plus, the Hangman is wanted by the police thanks to his brutal stance on crime – or has he been set up?

[Paul Nolan]

Oh hell yes...... DC's three best Titles...

[Levionne Klay]

Is there a topic for introducing our selfs ?

[Rik]

Is there a topic for introducing our selfs ?

We never had one before but why not. I will open a sticky post.

[leonmallett]

I really like those Shield and Web covers, the Shield one especially.

I'll pick up Magog to get a Shield appearance, but no plans for Magog beyond that as I have no fondness at all for the character.

[Paul Nolan]

I really like those Shield and Web covers, the Shield one especially.

I'll pick up Magog to get a Shield appearance, but no plans for Magog beyond that as I have no fondness at all for the character.

Giffen has made Magog extremely readable.... IMO it is a very, very good book.

[leonmallett]

I really like those Shield and Web covers, the Shield one especially.

I'll pick up Magog to get a Shield appearance, but no plans for Magog beyond that as I have no fondness at all for the character.

Giffen has made Magog extremely readable.... IMO it is a very, very good book.

I just haven't warmed to the character in JSA, especially the way he has been pushed front and centre in JSA All Stars. I thought Eric Trautmann's characterisation followed the established JSA tone pretty seemlessly and again I just didn't engage with the character in his Shield appearances. Since the writers that have depicted the character (where I have read him) have done so pretty consistently, I feel that I just have a problem with the character. If Kieth Giffen is writing him in a different way, then the question arises as to why there are two pretty divergent versions. If he is writing him in a similar way, then again I can see no reason to try his book out except for the Shield appearance(s). It may be just me, though.

[Paul Nolan]

no, Giffen has not written the character differently, but he has completely fleshed him out and breathed life into him. Giving Magog supporting characters to help develop his own character, and his reasonings and boundarys have made a huge difference.