Team-ups of the Brave and the Bold 1 - Softcover

Straczynski, J. Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401228097 ISBN 13: 9781401228095

Publisher: Dc Comics, 2011

Synopsis

Some of DC's biggest heroes team up in this revamp of the BRAVE AND THE BOLD series from Hugo Award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski!

First up, the best-selling scribe pairs Batman and the fan-favorite Dial H For Hero concept. And when an experiment meant to alter the speed of light goes awry, Barry Allen finds himself face-to-face with some surprising allies - World War II's legendary Blackhawks! Then, the shambling walking doll that is Brother Power, the Geek is reborn in Gotham City while Green Lantern and Dr. Fate team up to take down a mystical threat! Fans of Straczynski's work on blockbuster titles such as Amazing Spider-Man and Thor will want to get in on this action-packed DC ongoing debut from one of the biggest names in comics!

About this title

About the Author:

J. Michael Straczynski is the creator of the award-winning TV series Babylon 5, and is writer of Squadron Supreme, Spider-Man, and Star Trek Comics Classics: Return of the Worthy. Jesus Saiz has made a huge impact on comics with his stunning artwork on JLA, Manhunter, and Batman Year One.

From Booklist:

In the 1970s and ’80s, The Brave and the Bold featured team-ups between various DC Comics superheroes. The title and concept were resurrected several years ago, and recently Straczynski—best known as writer of Babylon 5 and other television shows, but who in the past decade has turned increasingly to scripting comics—took over the book and began relating tales from earlier periods in the heroes’ careers, often teaming DC’s most prominent stars with obscure, largely forgotten figures from the company’s roster: Batman was paired up with both mopey teenager Robby Reed from the 1960s “Dial H For Hero” series, and the kitschy hippie-era character Brother Power. Saiz’s realism-heavy artwork is a good match for the emphasis on characterization in Straczynski’s stories. Longtime fans who remember the characters from their original appearances will get the most out of Straczynski’s flashbacks; a “girls’ night out” yarn in which Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and Zatanna hit the town takes on a genuine poignancy for those who recall the tragedy that was soon to strike that characters’ lives. However, there’s enough context supplied that newer readers won’t be hopelessly lost --Gordon Flagg

About this edition

• Publisher: Dc Comics
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1401228097
• ISBN 13: 9781401228095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Saiz Jesus