SDCC DC Day 3: Waid, the Brave & the Bold

One of the biggest announcements of the convention is that writer Mark Waid (Flash, JLA, Kingdom Come) has signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. Not only will he continue to write Legion of Superheroes, but he will also be launching a new Brave and the Bold series, featuring team-ups between the DCU’s heroes (not just Batman). Waid will also be taking an editorial consultant role, similar to those of Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison. No other Waid projects were announced.

On what to expect from the new Brave and the Bold series, Waid told Newsarama:

“… we’ll do story arcs generally spelled by one or two shorter stories in between if the need suits. As complete stories, the ideas is to build in as many characters as possible, so it’s not six issues of Batman and Green Arrow, for example – that would be a little predictable. The fun of it, of course, is finding the plot devices that would allow you to have, say, Batman and Green Lantern in issue #1, and then Green Lantern and, hypothetically speaking, Supergirl in issue #2, and Supergirl and Hawkman in issue #3, or whatever – and find the plot batons, if you will, that you can hand off to keep the story going while moving the characters in and out as needed.”

It’s worth checking out the article for more on Waid’s thoughts on the book and the types of team-ups, he’d like to see.