It may not seem it these days, but Comic Con is still about comics - hence why it's a tad peculiar seeing loads of outlets leading with "DC aren't going to be at SDCC 2019..." even when they are. In fact, the publisher are due to have a huge presence at the convention, and for those who pay close attention to the goings on of their comics, the coming weekend could prove to be a pivotal one for the Distinguished Competition.
The announcements have already been coming in thick and fast, with Year of the Villain set to dominate proceedings as we approach October. Black Label will get two new additions later this year courtesy of Jeff Lemire with Joker: Killer Smile and The Question: The Many Deaths of Vic Sage, while Brian Bendis is set to helm a reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Fans can bank on more announcements to come as the weekend approaches, and perhaps even a few surprises too. Last year we knew that Grant Morrison was going to helm a Green Lantern comic before the convention even came around, but no such rumours have been forthcoming this time around.
Either way, here's hoping that the inevitable announcements can match last year's!
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
