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 Cover ofDC Graphic Novel #1 featuring theStar Raiders (1983), art byStephen Hickman. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | Anthology |
| Genre | Science fiction Superhero |
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DC Graphic Novel is aline ofgraphic noveltrade paperbacks published from 1983 to 1986 byDC Comics.[1]
The series generally featured stand-alone stories featuring new characters and concepts with one notable exception.The Hunger Dogs was intended byJack Kirby and DC to serve as the end to the entireFourth World saga.[2] The project was mired in controversy over Kirby's insistence that the series should end with the deaths of the New Gods, which clashed with DC's demands that the characters could not be killed off.
As a result, production of the graphic novel suffered many delays and revisions. Pages and storyline elements from the unpublished "On the Road to Armagetto" were revised and incorporated into the graphic novel. Then, DC ordered the entire plot restructured which resulted in many pages of the story being rearranged out of Kirby's intended reading order.[3][4]
From 1985 to 1987, DC also published a second, relatedline calledDC Science Fiction Graphic Novel.[5] Rather than being original stories, the graphic novels of this line were instead adaptations of works published by well-known authors ofscience fiction. These were edited byJulius Schwartz,[6] making use of his connections to recruit the famous authors whose works were adapted. This was the last editorial work Schwartz did before retiring.[7]
These two series were DC's counterparts toMarvel Comics'Marvel Graphic Novel line.
| Number | Title | Year | Writers | Artists | Editor | Notes |
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| 1 | Star Raiders | 1983 | Elliot S! Maggin | José Luis García-López | Andy Helfer | Based on the video gameStar Raiders. Cover art byStephen Hickman. |
| 2 | Warlords | 1983 | Steve Skeates | David Wenzel | Dave Manak | Based on the video gameWarlords. Cover art byThomas Blackshear |
| 3 | The Medusa Chain | 1984 | Ernie Colón | |||
| 4 | The Hunger Dogs | 1985 | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby, Greg Theakston, D. Bruce Berry, Mike Royer | Joe Orlando | Finale to Jack Kirby's Fourth World.First appearance ofBekka. |
| 5 | Me and Joe Priest | 1985 | Greg Potter | Ron Randall | Janice Race | Cover art byHoward Chaykin |
| 6 | Metalzoic | 1986 | Pat Mills | Kevin O'Neill | Andy Helfer | Published almost simultaneously with the serialization in2000 AD. Cover art byBill Sienkiewicz. |
| 7 | Space Clusters | 1986 | Arthur Byron Cover | Alex Niño | Julius Schwartz | |
| Number | Title | Year | Writers | Artists | Editor | Notes |
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| 1 | Hell On Earth | 1985 | Robert Bloch, Robert Loren Fleming | Keith Giffen, Greg Theakston, Bill Wray | Julius Schwartz | Adapts a horror story that was originally published in thepulp magazineWeird Tales in May 1942. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. |
| 2 | Nightwings | 1985 | Robert Silverberg, Cary Bates | Gene Colan, Neal McPheeters | Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. | |
| 3 | Frost and Fire | 1985 | Ray Bradbury, Klaus Janson | Klaus Janson | Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. | |
| 4 | The Merchants of Venus | 1986 | Frederik Pohl, Victoria Petersen, Neal McPheeters | Neal McPheeters | ||
| 5 | Demon with a Glass Hand | 1985 | Harlan Ellison | Marshall Rogers | Also adapted as the October 17, 1964 episode ofThe Outer Limits. | |
| 6 | The Magic Goes Away | 1986 | Larry Niven, Paul Kupperberg | Jan Duursema | ||
| 7 | Sandkings | 1987 | George R. R. Martin, Doug Moench | Pat Broderick, Neal McPheeters | Also adapted as the March 26, 1995 episode ofThe Outer Limits. |
To extend the line and to justify the higher price and classier format, DC turned to science fiction expert Julius Schwartz, who edited a group of graphic novels based on works by top authors in the field.
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