A thought occurs about the news that Dan Jurgens and Keith Giffen are to take over the Superman title with #7: What does this mean for OMAC? I’m not sure if Giffen can provide pencils for two regular books each month – I know that he’s fast (If nothing else, his stint doing breakdowns for every issue of 52 – and re-writing one along with Dan Didio – proves that), but that fast? – and somehow, I can’t see the title surviving for very long without his Kirby-esque art and off-kilter, especially considering that it’s already one of the lower selling New 52 books. Just earlier this month, Dan Didio wrote about the first sixteen issues of the title already having been laid out (presumably, in plot form), which suggests cancellation isn’t happening anytime soon, but… will Giffen still be penciling the book after #6?
(I hope so; OMAC is actually one of my favorite of the New 52 books so far, and Giffen’s art, with lovely inks from Scott Koblish, is a large part of that. It’s a high-tech Hulk book with heavy Kirby influence! How could you dislike that?)
October 17th, 2011 at 11:55 am
I second that. OMAC has surprised me by being my favorite DC book (slightly beating out Demon Knights). The Kirby-style art is a large part of that.
October 17th, 2011 at 11:56 am
Jurgens said at NYCC he was penciling.
October 17th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Did you actually read the article you linked? It said Jurgens is penciling Superman, not Giffen.
October 17th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Actually, it’s been updated. Jurgens will handle the breakdowns and Jesus Merino will handle the finishes. It’s basically the same art setup with Jurgens switching with Perez. Jurgens & Giffen will be co-writing.
October 17th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
“It’s a high-tech Hulk book with heavy Kirby influence! How could you dislike that?”
lotta stupid people have a bias towards it because it’s Didio and it’s OMAC. lotta dumb people that think that comics are just superheroes wearing tights
October 18th, 2011 at 6:42 am
As a huge Krby fan, I was 50/50 with the idea of this book. I figured Giffen’s art would be great and Didio’s writing would ruin it but this is one of my favorites of the new 52.