DC Comics brought an all-star team of creators to the DC Comics The New 52 Panel at Emerald City Comicon 2013 in Seattle. The panel kicked off with the announcement of Trinity of Sin: Pandora by Ray Fawkes. The mystery woman has been circling since the New 52 rebirth.
Pandora has “unjustly shouldered the blame for every bad thing that has happened in the universe,” and “she’s going to kill and kill and kill,” said Fawkes.
Here are more quick hits from the news packed panel:
Batgirl: Gail Simone will introduce a new twist on a classic Batman enemy in Batgirl #19 saying “the New 52 Ventriloquist in terrifying. She scares me just writing her.”
Nightwing will relocate to Chicago after a twist in Nightwing #18 that sends him in a new direction and we’ll learn why there are no superheroes there anymore said Kyle Higgins who said he and new artist Brett Booth will “world build” giving the Windy City its own mysteries.
Batman: Scott Snyder revealed Batman #19 and #20 will be “my ode to Batman: The Animated Series” promising a fun adventure before the next mult-issue arc that is stand alone with no event tied to it.
The Dark Knight: “Bruce Wayne is going to make a huge life changing decision in #18 that I didn’t see coming. DC almost didn’t let us do it,” said artist Ethan Van Scriver.
The Flash will see the return of a new Reverse Flash and the Trickster revealed Brian Buccellato.
Earth 2: The new Doctor Fate’s origin will continue to be explored in Earth 2 and the Batman of Earth 2 will be introduced in the Annual shared James Robinson.
Red Hood and the Outlaws writer James Tynion will introduce The New 52 Cheshire. The character was married to Roy in the previous continuity.
The Movement: Gail Simone compared this new series to The Authority and Secret Six. Freddie Williams designed the all-new cast.
Stay tuned for more news from ECCC!
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