Action on Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine’s Day, and I know you are probably expecting a big post from me about that other book I have in stores. Which I will be doing, but I first wanted to take a moment to reflect on the response to my contribution to Action Comics Annual #10. Action came out last week, but since I was in NY for a signing appearance and researching my next book, I didn’t have a chance to talk about it until now. If you recall, back on 12/14 I mentioned that I had been working on a story that centered around the reintroduction of a classic DC Comics character named Mon-el. It’s pretty remarkable that in less than two months, the comic is already on the shelves.

Just as I was wrapping up My Dead Girlfriend, I got a call from my good pal Geoff Johns, writer extraordinaire and easily the nicest guy in comics. Geoff and I have wanted to work on something together for a while, so when he called me to see if he would be interested in drawing a story for his Action annual with Mr. Richard Donner, how could I say no?? Of course the timing couldn’t have been worse, and I wound up giving my editors at DC a few gray hairs trying to get the book to the printer on time, but we managed to pull it off and I think the entire annual turned out beautifully. A very, very special thank you goes to Lee Loughridge, who masterfully colored my story in a remarkably short amount of time.

The response to my work in the annual has been fantastic, and to have it be hitting at the same time as My Dead Girlfriend is like finding money on the ground. Here are just a few of the highlights:

“One thing animators bring to comics is a really clear idea of how to economically tell a story with sequential images. I loved the heavy brush look to his inking and texturing. [Wight's] a real find and should be a keeper for DC.”

- Ain’t It Cool News

“Wight’s indie-realistic style added an extra special something.”

- Newsarama

“The Mon-El story in particular was just as touching as it was well drawn by Eric Wight.”

- Wizard Magazine

“The first thing that caught my eye about this story was the artwork.”

- Silver Bullet Comics

“In terms of art this book is top notch...Wight continues to impress with his pencils.”

- Comics Nexus

“The Mon-El story pulled all the right strings”

- Comic Book Resources

So if you haven’t picked it up yet, give Action Comics Annual #10 a whirl. It’s Geoff at his best and teaming with Donner is a stroke of genius. It also features the work of Art Adams, my pal Rags Morales, Gary Frank, Phil Jimenez, Tony Daniel, and one of my personal hereos, Joe Kubert.