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by **rdrsfn82** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:25 pm

I might buy random issues of this if they have cool creators or characters.

by **misac** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:26 pm

Chesscub wrote:Sounds pretty cool. I've enjoyed DC Universe Presents so far.

Isn't it the same thing? :smt102

I could see myself trying Madame Xanadu depending on the creative team.

by **Chesscub** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:27 pm

misac wrote:
Isn't it the same thing?

I could see myself trying Madame Xanadu depending on the creative team.

Looks like National is going to be done-in-ones, while DC Universe Presents seems be longer arcs.

by **nietoperz** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:51 pm

Here's an update from DC's website:

ETERNITY, written by Eisner Award nominee Jeff Lemire with artwork by Cully Hamner, tells the story of police coroner Christopher Freeman. Given a second chance at life, Freeman discovers the ability to resurrect the dead. Now this clumsy wannabe detective partners with the recently deceased to find their murderers—and find them closure before they once again shuffle off this mortal coil.

MADAME X, written by Rob Williams with artist Trevor Hairsine and a cover by Fiona Staples, starts off with a clear vision of who did it — but the real challenge is trying to prove it. As an upstart law firm’s psychic consultant, MADAME X uses tarot cards to divine the truth behind cases, helping skeptical lawyers gather evidence that will hold up in court.

ROSE AND THORN, written by Tom Taylor with artwork by Neil Googe and a cover by Ryan Sook, is a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde story about Rose Canton, a good girl with a very bad side: Thorn, an ass-kicking femme fatale out for revenge.

LOOKER, written by Ian Edington with art by Mike S. Miller and a cover by Guillem March, tells the story of Emily Briggs, a model who loved looking at herself in the mirror—until the day she couldn’t. Turned into a vampire, LOOKER prowls the dark underbelly of NYC’s elite modeling world, hunting all predators, including the creature that spawned her.

The creative teams are kind of underwhelming. Also, Madame X doesn't sound like the Madame Xanadu who is appearing in Demon Knights and JLD.

by **Victorian Squid** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:54 pm

nietoperz wrote:Here's an update from DC's website:

The creative teams are kind of underwhelming. Also, Madame X doesn't sound like the Madame Xanadu who is appearing in Demon Knights and JLD.

Have you read anything by Ian Edginton? He is great! I was set to dismiss this entirely, but now will not do so.

by **nietoperz** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:57 pm

Victorian Squid wrote:
Have you read anything by Ian Edginton? He is great! I was set to dismiss this entirely, but now will not do so.

That's the only issue that interests me, though I am disappointed that they went with the later development of Looker-as-vampire. The character was way more interesting when she first appeared.