Wednesday Comics Explained

Schedule:Weekly
Limited:y
Superhero:y
Publisher:DC Comics
Startmo:July
Startyr:2009
Issues:12
Editors:Mark Chiarello
Tpb:Hardcover
Isbn:1-4012-2747-3
Subcat:DC Comics
Sort:Wednesday Comics

Wednesday Comics was a weekly anthology comic book launched by DC Comics on July 8, 2009.[1] The twelve issues of the title were published in 14" x 20" broadsheet format,[2] deliberately similar to Sunday newspaper comics sections. Each edition featured 15 pages, each from a different story by a different creative team.

Publication history

Spearheaded by DCU Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello,[3] creators were approached and asked to develop stories for the characters they would most like to write. Each issue was 16 pages, with each story taking up one full page when folded out.

The first Superman story was printed in USA Today[4] and subsequent installments were posted online at the USA Today website.[5]

Stories

Each issue printed the strips in the following sequence:

Awards

Wednesday Comics won the 2010 Harvey Award in the category Best Anthology.

Collected editions

The series has been collected into an individual volume:

The collected edition contains two stories not printed in the monthly released newsprint:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wednesday Comics #1 . DC Comics.com.
  2. Web site: Sunday Comics on Wednesday? DC's New 'Wednesday Comics' . . March 19, 2009.
  3. Web site: Matt . Brady . Creating 'Wednesday Comics' - Talking to Mark Chiarello . Newsarama . March 20, 2009 . June 17, 2009.
  4. News: David . Colton . Superman to leap off these pages . . June 15, 2009 . June 17, 2009.
  5. Web site: Matt . Brady . Heroes Con '09 - 'DC Nation' Panel . Newsarama . June 20, 2009 . June 29, 2009.
  6. Web site: Jamie . Trecker . Wednesday Comics Thursday: Brian Azzarello on Batman . Newsarama . September 3, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  7. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Brian Azzarello . . August 19, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  8. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Dave Gibbons . Comic Book Resources . August 26, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  9. Web site: Jamie . Trecker . Wednesday Comics Thursday 4: Ryan Sook Brings Kamandi to Life . Newsarama . August 6, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  10. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Arcudi & Bermejo . Comic Book Resources . September 16, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  11. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Ben Caldwell and Dave Bullock & Vinton Heuck . Comic Book Resources . September 10, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  12. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Kurt Busiek & Eddie Berganza . Comic Book Resources . August 5, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  13. News: John . Geddes . John M. Geddes . Neil Gaiman on 'Metamorpho' and 'Wednesday Comics' . USA Today . May 25, 2010 . May 28, 2010.
  14. Web site: Remy . Minnick . Gaiman & Allred on Metamorpho . Comic Book Resources . January 30, 2009 . January 31, 2009.
  15. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Mike Allred . Comic Book Resources . July 8, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  16. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Paul Pope . Comic Book Resources . September 23, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  17. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Jimmy Palmiotti . Comic Book Resources . July 15, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  18. Web site: Jamie . Trecker . Wednesday Comics Thursday: Amanda Conner Brings the Cute . Newsarama . August 20, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  19. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Dan DiDio Talks Wednesday Comics! . Comic Book Resources . June 18, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  20. .Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: The Kuberts . Comic Book Resources . July 22, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  21. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Karl Kerschl . Comic Book Resources . July 29, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  22. Web site: Jamie . Trecker . Wednesday Comics Thursday #5: Kerschl and the Flash . Newsarama . September 2, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  23. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Walt Simonson . Comic Book Resources . September 2, 2009 . May 27, 2010.
  24. Web site: Jeffrey . Renaud . Wednesday Comics: Kyle Baker . Comic Book Resources . August 12, 2009 . May 27, 2010.