DC: The New Frontier - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140126378X ISBN 13: 9781401263782

Publisher: DC Comics, 2016

Synopsis

Writer/illustrator Darwyn Cooke's critically acclaimed masterpiece DC: THE NEW FRONTIER is celebrated in this oversized Absolute edition featuring new story pages, detailed annotations, alternate sequences and an extensive gallery of sketches, pinups, action figure art and much more! In the 1950s, Cold War paranoia has resulted in the mystery men of the Golden Age being outlaws. Stalwarts such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman continued to fight for truth and justice, but as the world hurtles toward an uncertain future, it would take a new breed of hero to define the American Way. DC: THE NEW FRONTIER takes readers on an epic journey from the end of the Golden Age of heroes to the beginnings of the legendary Justice League of America.

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Review:

"[NEW FRONTIER] chronicles the experiences of DC Comics heroes from the end of World War II through the Cold War. Mr. Cooke's drawings are striking, and his plot makes good use of DC's diverse characters, from the alien Martian Manhunter to the military squadron known as the Losers." --THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A project composed from equal parts affection and ambition, Darwyn Cooke's episodic miniseries DC: THE NEW FRONTIER looks back to the Silver Age of DC comic-book heroes, finding in them all the elements needed for a commentary on post-war America. Employing an art style that pays homage to the era's giants while remaining unmistakably his own, Cooke uses Superman, The Flash, Batman, and just as often, more obscure heroes like The Losers and Challengers of the Unknown to examine space-age optimism, Cold War paranoia, and the places where the two meet." --THE ONION A.V. CLUB

"Composed from equal parts affection and ambition, Darwyn Cooke's DC: THE NEW FRONTIER looks back to the Silver Age of DC comic-book heroes, finding in them all the elements needed for a commentary on post-war America. Using a classic style, Cooke creates a classic of his own."
-- A.V. Club/The Onion

"Mr. Cooke's drawings are striking, and his plot makes good use of DC's diverse characters."
-- The New York Times

"You need to drop what you're doing and go read NEW FRONTIER. Now."
-- IGN

"Cooke has stirringly laid out a promising new path for the superhero genre."
-- Publishers Weekly

"DC: THE NEW FRONTIER blew me away."
-- Scripps Howard News Service

"Grade: A+"
--Cinescape.com

About the Author:

Darwyn Cooke is an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist and animator. After spending several years as a magazine art director and graphic designer, Cooke switched careers and began working in animation, where he contributed to such shows as "Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series "and "Men In Black: The Series." From there, DC Comics approached Cooke to write and illustrate a project that the artist had submitted to the company years earlier: BATMAN: EGO. The critical success of the title led to more freelance work, including the relaunch of the CATWOMAN series with writer Ed Brubaker (which inspired Cooke to write and draw the graphic novel CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE). Cooke then spent several years writing and drawing the ambitious epic THE NEW FRONTIER, a six-issue miniseries bridging the gap between the end of the Golden Age of comics and the beginnings of the Silver Age. He is the writer/artist of BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN and co-writer of BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE. Currently he is working on a series of best-selling graphic novel adaptations of Richard Stark's hard-boiled "Parker" crime series.

About this edition

• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 140126378X
• ISBN 13: 9781401263782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520
• Illustrator: Cooke Darwyn