DC Nation's Blog

There's so much going on in the DCU right now -- BATMAN: RIP is about to
give way to BATMAN: LAST RITES; 100,000 new Supermen are about to turn New
Earth into New Krypton; and the Fall of the Amazons is about to become the
Rise of the Olympians. And let's not forget FINAL CRISIS.

FINAL CRISIS and all its support specials and miniseries continue to push
the edge of storytelling as it re imagines the very fabric of the DC Universe
as a whole. When we first started talking about this Crisis, we made a very
clear distinction: this was the day that evil won. So much of what Final
Crisis is about deals with our heroes rallying from their greatest loss in
an attempt to topple their greatest enemies. After all, if there is one
thing we all can agree on, it's that DC has some of the greatest villains
ever created. So, in recognition of their villainy, this upcoming January we
plan to interrupt our regularly scheduled series and let the bad guys take
charge.

That's right: for one month -- nearly 20 ongoing books and a handful of
specials -- the top villains of the DC Universe take over the titles of
their top adversaries and show their true "faces of evil." These stories,
told from the villains' perspective (and in some stories, there's not a hero
to be found), will give you incredible insight into the darkest minds of the
DC Universe. Black Adam, Solomon Grundy, Metallo, Deathstroke, Calculator
and Kobra, to name a few, will be featured and seen in ways never before
revealed. And don't think that these stories will end as quickly as they
start. All these villains will play a prominent role throughout 2009 with
all roads, and the dangers they bring, leading to "Blackest Night."

And let's not forget the covers. No point in having a special month of books
without having special covers to go with them. All the "Faces of Evil" books
with have just that, the face of evil on every cover. So if you loved our
"uninspirational" villain ads from a few months back, then you'll love these
covers as well.

All in all, it's a great way to start the new year. One thing I always say:
the greater the villain, the greater the hero, and when you are talking DC
Comics, truer words are never spoken.

To be continued…

DD

This is an exciting week for those of us working on Final Crisis. We've known for months what the creators have had planned and quite frankly it's terrible having to stay quite about such an incredible series of events. We can't let on about all the twists and turns Grant & J.G. have planed for you in Final Crisis, the major surprises Geoff Johns is getting ready to dish out in Legion of Three Worlds, how the 3-D art looks in Superman Beyond…I could go on but you get the picture. This week we can finally lift the veil of secrecy on one of the cornerstones of Final Crisis – Final Crisis: Revelations 1 (of 5) ships this Wednesday and it will blow your mind!

Writer Greg Rucka has crafted an amazing story detailing the struggle of Crispus Allen to embrace his role as The Spectre as the world is being torn apart by the events unfolding in Final Crisis. Allen may not have enough time to find the answers he needs as a new threat enters the DCU, forcing him to seek out the aide of his former partner, Renee Montoya, a.k.a. The Question! This one has it all – revenge, villains, The Anti-Life Equation, Batwoman and more! It's one of the coolest books I've read this year and the perfect next step in the Final Crisis saga.

One of the best surprises you will find in Final Crisis: Revelations will be the art of Philip Tan. There's no two ways about this – Philip is a superstar. The work he's done for Revelations has consistently made our collective jaws drop. Every time a new page comes in you can hear the excitement coming from editors Eddie Berganza & Adam Schlagman. Dan DiDio sent me one particular page in issue 2 and all the e-mail said was "Wow." You really have to see this one to believe it. I can't wait to see what Philip has in store for us next.

I'll be back next week with more Final Crisis news and maybe a surprise or two.

Take care – Ian Sattler, Senior Story Editor