long dominated by the superhero
genre—is being transformed by the
growing popularity of manga, Euro
comics, and nonsuperhero indie
comics. DC’s Young Animal line is a
move to craft a line of comics for fans
looking for new comics, as well as
fresh takes on the superhero genre.
Young Animal will debut this
month with Doom Patrol, the first of
four new series to be released under the
imprint. Doom Patrol (written by
Way, with art by Nick Derington) is a
revival of a quirky team of superheroes. The imprint will also release
Shade the Changing Girl (written by
YA novelist Cecil Castellucci with art
by Marley Zarcone), another revival,
this time a psychedelic-superhero
series featuring an alien hero (based on
Shade the Changing Man), with the
lead character no longer male but now a
trippy teen girl heroine. Next is Cave
DC Taps Pop Star
Gerard Way to
Launch New
Comics Imprint
Comics Publishing
Looking to revitalize its comics for a new generation of readers, DC Entertainment is launching
Young Animal, a new imprint featuring
a line of edgy, eccentric superhero yarns
under the direction of Gerard Way, pop
music star and former lead vocalist for
the alternative rock band My Chemical
Romance, who also happens to be an
experienced Eisner Award–winning
comics writer.
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