SDCC 2017: 8 Reasons Why DC Just Beat Marvel
5. Grant Morrison Announced Two Amazing Stories
Grant Morrison is just fantastic, so it's always great to see him pop up at an event like comic con as a surprise. This year he got to announce two new titles (and throw some shade at the New 52), both sequels; one to last year's Wonder Woman Earth One, and another to the equally batty Arkham Asylum, situated within the #666 continuity no less (meaning we get Damian as Batman again).
Morrison has to be one of the most inventive creators in the medium, and with such a unique writing style does come an element of controversy. Still though, his run on Batman was one of the best for decades, and Multiversity - a book that every die hard fan of the DCU simply has to read - was an emphatic tribute to DC's ever-shrinking (now expanding?) multiverse. Seeing him tackle both topics again, then, should be more than enough cause to send many a fanboy's heart racing.
Morrison himself has referred to his Arkham Asylum sequel as his own "jump the shark moment", and his latest Wonder Woman book will see the Amazons fend off a Nazi invasion. Both are suitable reasons to get excited (one can attest to the power of seeing superheroes beating on Nazis), but both these announcements were a nice surprise to compliment some of the larger elements of this year's San Diego convention.