IDW Recruits Wally Wood's "T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents"

[CBR News]

After signing up for new adventures with Wally Wood's classic '60s superhero team, IDW CCO Chris Ryall explains how he's now on a hunt for the perfect creative pitch to bring the U.N.-sanctioned squad back to life.


Full article here.

[BugsySig]

After signing up for new adventures with Wally Wood's classic '60s superhero team, IDW CCO Chris Ryall explains how he's now on a hunt for the perfect creative pitch to bring the U.N.-sanctioned squad back to life.


Full article here.

Step 1: Get Nick Spencer to write it again.
Step 2: Send me a copy monthly.

[Schnitzy Pretzelpants]

Step 1: Get Nick Spencer to write it again.
Step 2: Send me a copy monthly.

Totally with you.

I found this comment refreshing: "That'll come out of talking to creators," Ryall explained. "I'm always wary of having too much of an editorial direction in mind before I talk to creators. I'd like to see what they have to bring to it before dictating to them."

It's like the Counter-Didio approach. Thank god some people still understand that above approach, what Ryall is saying, works best.

[Captain Craig]

I thought DC had bought this like they have done before with Charleston or Wildstorm...apparently not.

[tingray]

Can't wait. I've been a fan from the sixties right through the Deluxe stuff and Spencer's run for DC. All the Tower and Deluxe stuff has already been reprinted by DC though, but I guess the hardcovers are kind of expensive.

[EMeadow]

I thought DC had bought this like they have done before with Charleston or Wildstorm...apparently not.

Not it was always licensed like their tenure with the Archie heroes.

But yeah my first reaction is let Spencer continue what he was doing. And if they're serious about doing new reprints of the old material, don't Archive HC them like DC did, I was all set to get their Thunder Agents Chronicles book when it got cancelled (now we really know why) so if IDW does something like at the SAME PRICE, I'll be getting it from them.

[Flash Gordon]

Sign me up.

[emb021]

I thought DC had bought this like they have done before with Charleston or Wildstorm...apparently not.

that was my understanding.

John Carbanaro (sp?), the owner of the THUNDER Agents (he had bought them from Tower) had passed away, and it was my impression that the estate had sold the rights to DC, seeing as how DC had done the Archives for the original, and would soon do an archive of the Deluxe stuff (which Carbanaro got from that publisher after the rights were straitened out.)

[Professor Moriarty]

great to know that the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents won't go down without a fight.

[weeks]

Step 1: Get Nick Spencer to write it again.
Step 2: Send me a copy monthly.

yes, please!

[stk]

Too bad about the 'no artist's edition' thing. Wood's art is freaking gorgeous at original size. Hell, even an incomplete artist's edition featuring just a selection of his work would be amazing and much appreciated.

[dupersuper]

Step 1: Get Nick Spencer to write it again.
Step 2: Send me a copy monthly.

Totally agree.

[Dr.J.]

I think that the first TA books I ever read, were second hand copies of the first two issues.I didn't start getting into them, until the end of the first series.Picked up their last gasp issues of 19 and 20,a year apart,in August of 68 and 69. Then nothing was done with them, for 12 years.The revival atempt lasted from the end of 81,to 86 or so.Some 10 or 11 issues and a guest star annual, then poof, gone again,until 1995 in an omni comix special, then gone again, for another 15 or so years. I'd like to see the characters brought to our times,just as they were. As well, I liked the Lightning character, and would like to see his aging cured, to keep him around.If they blow it this time, it's game over for the characters. DC's effort was ok, I paged through them on the stands, but didnt buy an issue.I'm not going to commit to buying this series either,and I overall, like the efforts IDW has put out.

[Personamanx]

As one of the 12 or so people who bought and loved Nick Spencer's run I would be completely down with him returning with whatever IDW does.

[ian33407]

loved Spencer' run too, and was actually wondered when there will be a new TA book among the new 52..
DC made a mistake by letting go this awesome franchise IMHO, they could have mavericking their NATIONAL COMICS imprint just with these characters..
Me ? I wanted Brian Azzarello and Michael Lark..

a TA book by John Byrne would be really huge, but he needs a very concerned writer like Spencer or Peter David