DC Retroactive

DC Retroactive
Cover for DC Retroactive – Batman: 1970s. Art by Tom Mandrake.

DC Retroactive was a one-shot line of comic book titles launched by DC Comics. It revisited the most important periods (grouped by decades) of the company’s main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League and the Flash. These comics were published with cover dates of September and October 2011. The DC Retroactive comic books followed the Flashpoint events and were launched just before The New 52 line wherein DC titles were relaunched starting from #1.

This featured different characters with a nostalgic version of their most representative decades. DC brought back some of the most relevant creative teams in the history of its main characters. Dennis O'Neil wrote Batman during the 1970s, as well as working with artist Mike Grell [1] on the mid-1970s version of Green Lantern.

The Retroactive line also brought back writers and artists had not worked for DC for many years; some of whom had retired from comics, such as Rich Buckler, who drew one Wonder Woman story. Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Norm Breyfogle, Gerry Conway, Tom Mandrake, and Len Wein worked on the characters which they were associated with in the past.

Each comic book was launched in a 46-page format, split between 26 pages of new content, plus 20 pages of reprinted tales.[2]

Ben Abernathy, the editor of the project, stated "It's the creators working on the characters that so many fans grew up reading. Readers have a real fondness and love for the material. And the opportunity to revisit that era, with the creators who made it great, is a welcome change from everything else going on in the industry these days." [3] Abernathy also noted that “The mandate given was, basically, we wanted to tell a fun story that was set in the era, whether it be posed as a 'lost story', 'story they always wanted to tell' or maybe something connected to the reprint." [3]

Titles

Issue Cover date Writer(s) Artist(s) Citations
Batman - The '70s September 2011 Len Wein Tom Mandrake [4][5]
Batman - The '80s October 2011 Mike W. Barr Jerry Bingham [6][7]
Batman - The '90s October 2011 Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle [8][9]
The Flash - The '70s September 2011 Cary Bates Benito Gallego and Sal Buscema [10][11]
The Flash - The '80s October 2011 William Messner-Loebs Greg LaRocque [12][13]
The Flash - The '90s October 2011 Brian Augustyn Mike Bowden and Joe Seung [14][15]
Green Lantern - The '70s September 2011 Dennis O'Neil Mike Grell [16][17]
Green Lantern - The '80s October 2011 Len Wein Joe Staton and Andy Owens [18][19]
Green Lantern - The '90s October 2011 Ron Marz Darryl Banks and Terry Austin [20][21]
Justice League - The '70s September 2011 Cary Bates Gordon Purcell and Andy Smith [22]
Justice League - The '80s October 2011 Gerry Conway Ron Randall [23]
Justice League - The '90s October 2011 Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis Kevin Maguire [24]
Superman - The '70s September 2011 Martin Pasko Eduardo Barreto and Christian Duce [25]
Superman - The '80s October 2011 Marv Wolfman Sergio Cariello [26]
Superman - The '90s October 2011 Louise Simonson Jon Bogdanove [27]
Wonder Woman - The '70s September 2011 Dennis O'Neil J. Bone [28]
Wonder Woman - The '80s October 2011 Roy Thomas Rich Buckler and Joe Rubinstein [29]
Wonder Woman - The '90s October 2011 William Messner-Loebs Lee Moder and Dan Green [30]

References

  1. ^ Svensson, Peter S. "Mike Grell confirmed on DC Retroactive’'" BleedingCool.com April 4, 2011 Retrieved September 18, 2011
  2. ^ Goellner, Caleb DC announces “Retroactive” one-shots ComicsAlliance April 1, 2011 Retrieved September 18, 2011
  3. ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta DC tapping into reader nostalgia with Retroactive Newsarama April 13, 2011 Retrieved September 18, 2011
  4. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '70s at DC Comics.com
  6. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  7. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '80s at DC Comics.com
  8. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  9. ^ DC Retroactive: Batman - The '90s at DC Comics.com
  10. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  11. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '70s at DC Comics.com
  12. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  13. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '80s at DC Comics.com
  14. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  15. ^ DC Retroactive: Flash - The '90s at DC Comics.com
  16. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  17. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '70s at DC Comics.com
  18. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  19. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '80s at DC Comics.com
  20. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  21. ^ DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '90s at DC Comics.com
  22. ^ DC Retroactive: JLA - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  23. ^ DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  24. ^ DC Retroactive: JLA - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  25. ^ DC Retroactive: Superman - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  26. ^ DC Retroactive: Superman - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  27. ^ DC Retroactive: Superman - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  28. ^ DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman - The '70s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  29. ^ DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman - The '80s #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  30. ^ DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman - The '90s #1 at the Grand Comics Database

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • retroactive — ret·ro·ac·tive /ˌre trō ak tiv/ adj: extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; esp: made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition a retroactive tax see also …   Law dictionary

  • Retroactive continuity — is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction.cite news |first=Sam |last=Leith |title=Worshipping Doctor Who from behind the sofa |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/07/05/d… …   Wikipedia

  • retroactive — ret‧ro‧ac‧tive [ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv◂ ǁ troʊ ] adjective formal LAW a law or decision that is retroactive is effective from a particular date in the past; = RETROSPECTIVE: retroactive to • The company said it will adopt the new accounting method… …   Financial and business terms

  • Retroactive — means something happening after the fact. It may refer to:* Retroactive legislation or Ex post facto law * Retroactive continuity or Retcon , in fiction * Retroactive interference, in Interference theory * Retroactive clairvoyance or postdiction… …   Wikipedia

  • Retroactive overtime — (ROT) is an additional amount of money that is awarded to an employee when the employee has a combination of overtime and an additional amount of money, such as a commission or a bonus that is guaranteed based upon work requirements. Overtime is… …   Wikipedia

  • Retroactive nomenclature — is the telling of the earlier history of a person, place or thing while referring to said person, place or thing by a name that came into use at a later date.One easily understandable example of retroactive nomenclature is an Anglo American… …   Wikipedia

  • retroactive law — n. A law that applies to events that happened before it was passed. See also ex post facto, retrospective law The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • Retroactive — Re tro*act ive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]troactif.] Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. [1913 Webster] {Retroactive law} or {Retroactive statute} (Law), one which operates to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retroactive law — Retroactive Re tro*act ive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]troactif.] Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. [1913 Webster] {Retroactive law} or {Retroactive statute} (Law), one which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retroactive statute — Retroactive Re tro*act ive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]troactif.] Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. [1913 Webster] {Retroactive law} or {Retroactive statute} (Law), one which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • retroactive — [re΄trōak′tiv] adj. [Fr rétroactif: see RETROACT & IVE] 1. having application to or effect on things done prior to its enactment [a retroactive law] 2. going into effect as of a specified date in the past [a retroactive increase] retroactively… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”