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 Unofficial New Talent Showcase Vol. 2 Index

New Talent Showcase Vol. 2 1

NEW TALENT SHOWCASE VOL. 2 #1

Cover Date: January 2017
Cover Price: $7.99
Publication Date: 2016-11-30

TITLE INDEX

Cover Credits:
Art: Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair (signed)


Story: "The Road to Hell and All That" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAdam Smith
ArtSiya Oum
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsSiya Oum
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

John Constantine (last/next ???; also in flashback preceding main story)

Guest Star(s):

Zatanna (in flashback)

Guest Appearance(s):

Zatara (in flashback)

Other Character(s):

unnamed demons

Solicitation:

In this new one-shot, Wonder Woman unleashes her true god of war against a parade of monsters! Superman discovers a new threat that might be bigger and badder than The Joker himself! Hawkgirl solves crimes in the weird weapons unit for the GCPD! Carol Ferris and Kyle Rayner fight about ice cream in space! You’ll find all of this and so much more in NEW TALENT SHOWCASE #1, where recent graduate writers from the inaugural DC Talent Development workshop showcase some of their strongest work yet! See what they’ve learned from masters of the craft Scott Snyder, Jim Lee and Klaus Janson.


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Second Story: "Blood & Glory" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVita Ayala
ArtKhary Randolph
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsJohn Rauch
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman (last/next ???)

Guest Star(s):

Flash (last/next ???)

Villain(s):

Cyrene
unnamed monsters


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Third Story: "Dead Beacons" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael Moreci
ArtBarnaby Bagenda
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsRomulo Fajardo, Jr.
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

White Lantern (Kyle Rayner; last/next in ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris; last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

N'Thall (first appearance; next in ???)
The Hive (first appearance; a parasitic alien race)
Kynto Tribe (first mentioned; a barbarous group which attacked N'Thall's homeworld)

Other Character(s):

Rocket (first appearance; a scavenger; dies)
Ted (first appearance; a scavenger; dies)
inhabitants of the planet Losum (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2828:
Losum (first appearance; a dwarf planet)
Unidentified Space Sector:
an abandoned beacon on the cusp of the outer rim of the galaxy (first appearance; allegedly belongs to the Green Lantern Corps)


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Fourth Story: "Weapons of War" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryErica Schultz
ArtSonny Liew
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsSonny Liew
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Hawkgirl (last/next ???)

Other Character(s):

Detective Cariad (first appearance; a police detective)
Officer Gardner (first appearance; a Chigago police officer)


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Fifth Story: "Killing Time" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryChristopher Sebela
ArtDavid Medina
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsMoreno Dinisio
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Deadman (last/next ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Rama Kushna (last in DC Universe Presents #5; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 5 #57)

Other Character(s):

Charlie (first appearance; the bartender at Chez Charlie)
President Barack Obama
Bob (first appearance; a presidential aide)
Allen Renner (first appearance; a lawyer)


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Sixth Story: "Digging Up Demons" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryHena Khan
PencilsEmanuela Lupacchino
InksRay McCarthy
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsTomeu Morey
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Girl (last/next ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Helena Sandsmark (last/next ???)

Villain(s):

Diesel (last in Teen Titans Vol. 4 #14)
A jinn (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Detective Hamid


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Seventh Story: "The Amazonian Job" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEmma Beeby
ArtMinkyu Jung
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsPatricia Mulvihill
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Catwoman (last/next ???)
Wonder Woman (last/next ???)

Villain(s):

Zeus (last/next ???)


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Eighth Story: "The Man in Black" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael McMillian
ArtJuan Ferreyra
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsJuan Ferreyra
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last/next ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last/next ???)

Villain(s):

Joker (last/next ???; behind the scenes)
Enrik Kol (first appearance; an alien; in flashback)

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman (last/next ???)

Other Character(s):

Deputy Hunt (first appearance; in flashback)
Roxy (first appearance; in flashback)


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Ninth Story: "Good Morning, Gotham!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoëlle Jones
ArtSam Lofti
LetteringJosh Reed
ColorsPete Pantazis
Assistant editingAndrea Shea
EditingBobbie Chase, Sara Miller

Feature Character(s):

Harley Quinn (last/next ???)

Villain(s):

Riddler (last/next ???)
Penguin (last/next ???)


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