OH, HEY, WHAT’S THAT.
Oh, y’know, maybe it’s just Adam Christopher and Yours Truly tackling the rebooted, gender-flipped The Shield for the Archie comics Red Circle revamp, Dark Circle Comics.
We’ve got Wilfredo Torres making magic on the art machine.
(And we’re totally in USA Today talking about it.)
And we join other creators revamping the Red Circle titles, too — Duane Swierczynski and Michael Gaydos on Black Hood, plus Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel on The Fox.
Really excellent company, yeah? Yeah.
All this under the editorial iron fists of Masters Alex Segura and Paul Kaminski, both of whom deserve eternal thanks for letting us two cuckoopants novelists play in their comic book sandbox and create our own “Daughter of the Revolution.”
So, in other words: holy crap.
Adam and I have worked on some other comic ideas before this — honestly, we work well together. He’s a pal and a gifted writer. If you don’t know Adam, you will. (You should familiarize yourself with his work, stat. If you want a free taste, check out Cold War at Tor.com right now.)
More soon (including, I think, some thoughts on gender-flipping and diversity in comics).
In the meantime, you can find Adam and I at our Tumblr: Adam And Chuck Make Comics.
I’d like to thank those amazing comic writers who inspire me (and, I’m sure, Adam as well): Gail Simone, Greg Rucka, James Robinson, Marjorie Liu, Kieron Gillen, Kurt Busiek, Kate Leth, Alex de Campi, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Christopher Sebela, Paul Tobin, Caitlin Kittredge, Faith Erin Hicks, Kurtis Wiebe, Matt Fraction, Neil Gaiman, Devin Grayson, Mike Mignola — you know, that list goes on and on and I could be here all day.
HA HA HA I GET TO MAKE COMICS NOW WHEE
MY ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON ALL FORMS OF WRITING AND STORYTELLING CONTINUE
Ahem.
I’m excited, what can I say?
Oh, and one last parting shot of The Shield…
Andrew says:
Fucking right on Chuck! Awesome!
July 17, 2014 — 2:51 PM
Michael Patrick Hicks says:
I will be looking for this on Comixology come 2015! WOOT!
On a side-note, not sure how much input you had on character designs (or what the original looked like…off to Google that soon then), but kudos on the common-sense approach to The Shield’s costume. I think I know where you stand on this based on past blog posts of yours, so a big, big thumbs up to you, Adam, Torres, and the Dark Circle gang. Between this, the Thor redesign, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and the publicity generated by the updated Batgirl costume, it’s pretty awesome to see a far-less lusty male-gaze approach to women heroes of late.
Any chance a look at your scripting process or collaborative process?
July 17, 2014 — 3:11 PM
Jenni says:
Hmm, you mean she doesn’t have boobs like watermelons and a waist like a pixie stick and she can still fight bad guys? How enlightened! Right on, good guys!
July 17, 2014 — 3:12 PM
terribleminds says:
WEIRD HUH
July 17, 2014 — 3:33 PM
Lee Mountford says:
And sensible shoes for partaking in a rumble! This is messing with my sense of reality! 😀
Best of luck with it.
July 18, 2014 — 7:01 AM
Tigg says:
Ooh, she’s gorgeous & looks ready to kick some arse 🙂
July 17, 2014 — 3:15 PM
donnaeve says:
Congrats on this – looks really really good! (thanks for making The Shield look like a healthy woman.) Just sayin’.
July 17, 2014 — 3:31 PM
terribleminds says:
That’s Wilfredo Torres making her look like she does, obviously, but we encourage and support her to look like — well, like a person, not a collection of oversexed water balloons.
July 17, 2014 — 3:33 PM
donnaeve says:
Yeah, those oversexed water balloons have their place – somewhere…
July 18, 2014 — 7:56 AM
Paul Weimer says:
Oh yeah, I’m down with this. Congratulations to you and Adam.
July 17, 2014 — 3:45 PM
swordsoftheancients says:
Congratulations, Chuck! I can’t wait to see where you take this project.
July 17, 2014 — 3:47 PM
Adam Christopher (@ghostfinder) says:
OMG WE’RE MAKING COMICS!
And yes – The Shield looks like a real woman. She is realistic. She is entirely cosplayable. She is supremely kick-ass. That was a big part of our pitch. But as Chuck says, more on that later I think…
July 17, 2014 — 4:04 PM
terribleminds says:
EEEEEEEEEE
*deep breath*
EEEEEEEEEE
July 17, 2014 — 8:29 PM
susielindau says:
How cool are you???? I used to be a medical illustrator, so this looks like FUN!!!!! Congratulations!
July 17, 2014 — 6:54 PM
T. Jane Berry says:
So amazing — congratulations!
July 17, 2014 — 7:44 PM
Widdershins says:
EMEGHERD!!!! You seeing this D.C. and Marvel? This is how you design a superhero costume for a woman!
July 17, 2014 — 8:37 PM
Wendy Christopher says:
Now THAT’s a costume a woman could kick some ass in! AND run for a bus without getting a couple of black eyes! Marvel and DC need to take you and Adam on as consultants, Chuck.
Have fun and Maintain The Awesome 🙂
July 18, 2014 — 7:02 AM
Lynna Landstreet says:
OMG – a female character with a realistic body and a sensible costume?! REALITY ITSELF MAY IMPLODE!
July 18, 2014 — 2:45 PM