| First Wave | |
|---|---|
 Cover of First Wave 1 (May 2010). Featuring Batman, Doc Savage and The Spirit. Art by J. G. Jones. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre |
Crossover |
| Publication date | May 2010 – March 2011 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) |
Batman Doc Savage The Spirit Black Canary The Avenger Rima the Jungle Girl The Blackhawks[1] |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Brian Azzarello |
| Artist(s) | Rags Morales |
| Letterer(s) | Clem Robins |
| Colorist(s) | Nei Ruffino |
| Editor(s) |
Joey Cavalieri Chris Conroy |
First Wave is the name of a separate DC Comics fictional universe, its line of comic book and a comic book limited series featuring the universe.
The universe was a melding of licensed pulp fiction characters with versions of established non-super powered DC heroes. The comic book line was launched with a Batman/Doc Savage one-shot followed by the limited series and two continuing series. The limited series was six-issue long published in 2010 and written by Brian Azzarello, drawn by Rags Morales featuring the main characters of the universe.
Publication history[]
With DC's acquisition in 2009 of comic book rights for Doc Savage and The Spirit amongst other pulp characters, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio and writer Brian Azzarello decided on a shared universe for these characters then added established non-super powered DC heroes to the mix.[2]
The First Wave fictional universe is one of the worlds in the DC Multiverse[3] and was introduced in a Batman/Doc Savage one-shot, written by Brian Azzarello with art by Phil Noto.[1] As well as the Eponymous characters it also introduced others such as Black Canary, The Avenger, The Blackhawks, The Spirit, and Doc Savage's The Fabulous Five.[1]
This was then followed by a First Wave limited series with art by Rags Morales.[1][3]
The First Wave line was then expanded to include two ongoing series: Doc Savage, initially written by Paul Malmont with art by Howard Porter,[3] and The Spirit, initially written by Mark Schultz and drawn by Moritat.[4]
Both of these titles also included back-up stories further showcasing the First Wave universe. Justice Inc., starring The Avenger, runs in Doc Savage[3] while The Spirit featured short black-and-white tales of the lead character written and drawn by various creators for the first eight issues.[5]
By February 2011, DC planned to cancel the line,[6] but the Doc Savage and The Spirit titles were solicited as late as August 2011.[7] In February 2012, DC listed a First Wave collection for May 2012 release.[8] Licenses for the involved non-DC characters, Spirit, Doc Savage and the Avenger, ended prior to December 17, 2012.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Renaud, Jeffrey (August 11, 2009). Azzarello Reimagines Doc Savage. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (March 3, 2010). "'First Wave' reintroduces pulp heroes to new readers". USA Today. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-03-03-firstwave03-st_N.htm. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rogers, Vaneta (3 March 2010). Brian Azzarello Gets Ready to Break DC's First Wave. Newsarama. Retrieved on September 26, 2010.
- ↑ Renaud, Jeffrey (February 16, 2010). Mark Schultz has "Spirit". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on February 16, 2010.
- ↑ Goellner, Caleb (January 19, 2010). "Expect Spirited, Savage Debuts From DC's 'First Wave' In April". Comics Alliance.com. http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/01/19/expect-spirited-savage-debuts-from-dcs-first-wave-in-april/. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (February 23, 2011). "First Wave Crashes – DC To Cancel Line". Bleeding Cool. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/02/23/first-wave-crashes-dc-to-cancel-line/. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ Bondurant, Tom (May 19, 2011). "Grumpy Old Fan Growing the garden: DC’s May solicits". Comic Book Resources. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/grumpy-old-fan-surprise-me-dc-comics-solicitations-for-august-2011/. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ Bondurant, Tom (February 16, 2012). "Grumpy Old Fan Growing the garden: DC’s May solicits". Comic Book Resources. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/grumpy-old-fan-growing-the-garden-dc%e2%80%99s-may-solicits/#more-106593. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ McMillan, Graeme (December 17, 2012). "DC Loses Rights To THE SPIRIT, DOC SAVAGE and THE AVENGER". newsarama. http://blog.newsarama.com/2012/12/17/dc-loses-rights-to-the-spirit-doc-savage-and-the-avenger/. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
External links[]
- Batman/Doc Savage Special at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman/Doc Savage Special at the Comic Book DB
- First Wave at the Grand Comics Database
- First Wave at the Comic Book DB
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