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NEW TALENT SHOWCASE 2017 #1

Cover Date: January 2018
Cover Price: $7.99
Publication Date: 2016-11-30

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Cover Credits:
Art: Matt Merhoff (Poison Ivy), Sam Lofti (Doctor Fate), Lynne Yoshii (Katana), Minkyu Jung (Duke Thomas)
Pencils: Jim Lee (Wonder Woman), Lalit Sharma (Deadshot)
Inks: Scott Williams (Wonder Woman), Jagdish Kumar (Deadshot)
Colors: Alex Sinclair (signed)


Story: "Role Call" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTony Patrick
PencilsMinkyu Jung
InksKlaus Janson
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsPete Pantazis
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Duke Thomas (last/next in ???)
Red Hood (last/next in ???)

Guest Star(s):

Catwoman (last/next in ???)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Bane (as a simulation)
Harley Quinn (as a simulation)
Joker (as a simulation)
Poison Ivy (as a simulation)
Mister Freeze (as a simulation)
Riddler (as a simulation)
Scarecrow (as a simulation)
Two-Face (as a simulation)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Belfry

Solicitation:

The latest graduates from the DC Talent Development Workshops show off their skills in stories starring some of DC’s greatest characters. In these tales, Poison Ivy fights an ancient demon, Doctor Fate is confronted by the cost of magic, Red Hood and Duke Thomas face off in a training day simulation and so much more!


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Second Story: "To The Hilt" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAaron Gillespie
ArtLynne Yoshii
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsBeth Soleto
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Katana (also in flashback in between ??? and main story; next in ???)

Guest Star(s):

Suicide Squad:
Rick Flag, Jr. (in flashback in between ??? and ???)
Deadshot (in flashback in between ??? and ???)
Harley Quinn (in flashback in between ??? and ???)
Killer Croc (in flashback in between ??? and ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Amanda Waller (also in flashback in between ??? and main story; next in ???)
Maseo Yamashiro (as a spirit)

Villain(s):

King Snake (also in flashback in between ??? and main story; next in ???)

Location(s):

China
Anhui
Huangshan Mountains
United States of America
Louisiana
Belle Reve


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Third Story: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Family" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAl Letson
ArtSiya Oum
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsCris Peter
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Nightwing (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

Count Vertigo (last in Nightwing Vol. 4 #24; next in Green Arrow Vol. 7 #48)

Guest Appearance(s):

Batgirl (last/next in ???)
Batwoman (last/next in ???)
Red Robin (last/next in ???)
Robin (last/next in ???)
Green Arrow (behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

Abelard (first appearance; Werner Zytle's half-brother)
Bilal (first appearance; Abelard's husband)
Katya (first appearance; Abelard and Bilal's daughter)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Batman (as a voice in Nightwing's head)

Location(s):

Blüdhaven
Avalon Appartments


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Fourth Story: "Silent Screams" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOwl Goingback
ArtMatt Merhoff
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsDave McCaig
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Poison Ivy (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

Nanemah

Location(s):

Georgia


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Fifth Story: "Mercy" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDesirée Proctor, Erica Harrell
PencilsLalit Sharma
InksJagdish Kumar
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsBeth Soleto
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Deadshot (last/next in ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Amanda Waller (last/next in ???)
Eddie Lawton (also in flashback; dies)

Villain(s):

Doctor Conrad Bryenko (first appearance; also in flashback)
George Lawton (in flashback)

Location(s):

Washington
Pateros


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Sixth Story: "The Cost of Magic" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid Accampo
ArtSam Lotfi
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsJohn Rauch
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Fate (last/next in ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Nabu (last/next in ???)

Location(s):

Massachusetts
Salem
The tower of Fate


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Seventh Story: "The Archive" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryScott Snyder
ArtIbrahim Moustafa
LetteringDezi Sienty
ColorsRomulo Fajardo, Jr.
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman (last/next in ???; also in flashback to youth)

Supporting Character(s):

Steve Trevor (last/next in ???)
Queen Hippolyta (in flashback)

Location(s):

Themyscira (in flashback)
Washington, D.C.
Fifty feet below the Smithsonian Institute


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Feature: "Class of 2016 Musings" (2 Pages)


Credits:



Comment(s):

The writers and artists of the Class of 2016 tell how it was working with Scott Snyder, Klaus Janson and Andy Kubert, with quotes from writers David Accampo, Desirée Proctor, Erica Harrell, Owl Goingback, Aaron Gillespie and Tony Patrick as well as artists Sam Lotfi, Lalit Sharma, Siya Oum, Matt Merhoff, Ibrahim Moustafa, Lynne Yoshii and Minkyu Jung.