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TheWildCATS , long wanting from the DC Universe , are returning this fall in a new series . This November , as part of a line - wide-cut “ DC Rewinds to the 90s ” initiative , the publisher will release a variety of al-Qur’an and variant masking celebrate one of comics ’ most “ uttermost ” decades . No undivided teamembodied the nineties like WildCATS , and author Matthew Rosenberg and creative person Stephen Segovia are animate the team for a new epoch .
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DC Comics has revealed the new series , the firstWildCATStitle in over a 10 , will spin out ofGrifter ’s appearances inBatman : Urban Legends . This run re - established Grifter in the Infinite Frontier Era DC Universe and opened the room access to a WildCATS reunion . The squad will “ mould in the shadows of the DC Universe , ” and face down the Court of Owls in issue two . Enjoy an amazing array of covers and the precis for the first two issues below :
WILDC.A.T.S. # 1 -Spinning from the Sir Frederick Handley Page of BATMAN comes the sense - shattering new serial ! The HALO Corporation has gathered a motley crew of operatives , led by Cole “ Grifter ” Cash , who are going to make the world a better place … no matter who they have to kill ! Working in the shadow of the DC Universe , this young covert team has been tax with gather an elite grouping of scientists for the first phase angle of their plan … but the ‘ Cats mysterious leader , Void , might have other program !
WILDC.A.T.s # 2 -The foreign mission has gone sideways for the ‘ Cats squad as they inadvertently go afoul of the LAST group they want to cross paths with … the Court of Owls ! It ’s the fight of the year with Talon vs partisan !
WildCATS , and the total WildStorm imprint , became a gold standard for superhero comics in the late nineties and now Rosenberg and Segovia are updating WildStorm ’s flagship championship for the 21st hundred . WildStorm ’s various offerings , such asStormWatchandPlanetary , pushed the envelope , blend subversive script and dynamic art and helping usher in the“widescreen era”of comics . Discussing the WildStorm legacy and its influence on the raw serial publication , Rosenberg says :
From the very first issue it exploded off the pages with the cool characters , the most gorgeous artistic production , the crazy melodic theme , and it was never afraid to be insurgent , go harder , and push things further than its contemporaries . Now we ’re break all of that good stuff full speed into the heart of the DC Universe . I ’d say we ’re going to be respectful and try out not to break thing … but that would be a lie .
Rosenberg clearly understands what made the originalWildCATSso great , andhis treatment of GrifterinUrban Legendsshows his fondness for the material . WildCATS , and the rest of the WildStorm wrinkle were grounded , show the coloured implication of person with great power . Rosenberg and Segovia are about to infuse the DC Universe with these sensibilities . It has been 30 years since Jim Lee launch the WildStorm imprint , and helped usher in a new era of comics . Now , DC is bring backWildCATS , updating this iconic 1990s property for a new generation .
WildCATS # 1will be available from DC Comics November 8 .
