DC Graphic Novel

DC Graphic Novel
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Format Anthology
Genre Science fiction
Superhero
Publication date DC Graphic Novel 1983-1986
DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel 1985-1987
Number of issues DC Graphic Novel 7
DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel 7
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DC Graphic Novel was a series of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1983 to 1986 by DC Comics.[1]

DC also published from 1985 to 1987 a second, related line called DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel.[2] Rather than being original stories, the graphic novels of this line were instead adaptations of works published by well-known authors of science fiction. These were edited by Julius Schwartz,[3] making use of his connections to recruit the famous authors whose works were adapted. This was the last editorial work Schwartz did before retiring.

These two series were DC's counterparts to Marvel Comics' Marvel Graphic Novel line.

DC Graphic Novel series

Number Title Year Writers Artists Editor Notes
1 Star Raiders 1983 Elliot S. Maggin José Luis García-López Andy Helfer Based on the video game Star Raiders
2 Warlords 1983 Steve Skeates David Wenzel Dave Manak
3 The Medusa Chain 1984 Ernie Colón
4 The Hunger Dogs 1985 Jack Kirby Jack Kirby,
Greg Theakston,
D. Bruce Berry,
Mike Royer		 Joe Orlando First appearance of Bekka. The Hunger Dogs was intended by Jack Kirby and DC to serve as the end to the entire Fourth World saga.[4] The project was mired in controversy over Kirby's insistence that the series should end with the deaths of the New Gods, which clashed with DC's demands that the New Gods could not be killed off.

As a result, production of the graphic novel suffered many delays and revisions. Pages and storyline elements from the never published "On the Road to Armagetto" were revised and incorporated into the graphic novel, while DC ordered the entire plot restructured, resulting in many pages of the story being rearranged out of Kirby's intended reading order.[5][6]

5 Me and Joe Priest 1985 Greg Potter Ron Randall Janice Race
6 Metalzoic 1986 Pat Mills Kevin O'Neill Andy Helfer
7 Space Clusters 1986 Arthur Byron Cover Alex Niño Julius Schwartz

DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel series

Number Title Year Writers Artists Editor Notes
1 Hell on Earth 1985 Robert Bloch,
Robert Loren Fleming		 Keith Giffen,
Greg Theakston,
Bill Wray		 Julius Schwartz
2 Nightwings 1985 Robert Silverberg,
Cary Bates		 Gene Colan,
Neal McPheeters
3 Frost and Fire 1985 Ray Bradbury,
Klaus Janson		 Klaus Janson
4 The Merchants of Venus 1986 Frederik Pohl,
Victoria Petersen,
Neal McPheeters		 Neal McPheeters
5 Demon with a Glass Hand 1985 Harlan Ellison Marshall Rogers Also adapted as the October 17, 1964 episode of The Outer Limits
6 The Magic Goes Away 1986 Larry Niven,
Paul Kupperberg		 Jan Duursema
7 Sandkings 1987 George R. R. Martin,
Doug Moench		 Pat Broderick,
Neal McPheeters		 Also adapted as the March 26, 1995 episode of The Outer Limits

Collected editions

References

  1. ↑ DC Graphic Novel at the Grand Comics Database
  2. ↑ Science Fiction Graphic Novel at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ↑ Daniels, Les (1995). "A Novel Approach: Comics With a Touch of Class". DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes. Bulfinch Press. p. 208. ISBN 0821220764. To extend the line and to justify the higher price and classier format, DC turned to science fiction expert Julius Schwartz, who edited a group of graphic novels based on works by top authors in the field.
  4. ↑ Evanier, Mark (2008). Kirby: King of Comics. Abrams Books. p. 200. ISBN 978-0810994478.
  5. ↑ Evanier, Mark (February 23, 2001). "Miracle Man". News From ME. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Evanier, Mark (September 16, 2006). "Ever the Source". News From ME. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.

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