Another San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone (some of us call it "nerd prom", but whatever).
While the focus is steadily drifting towards movies and video games and away from, you know, COMICS, there was still a bit of bookish news:
- Janet Evanovich is bringing her Alex Barnaby series to Dark Horse Comics. Yes. This is happening.
- Jason Starr follows Ian Rankin to Vertigo Crime with The Chill, an Original Graphic Novel that mixes Irish mythology and modern crime drama.
- Also at Vertigo Crime is The Executor, a new graphic novel just announced for the line by thriller, travel and technology writer John Evans. In it, a washed up athlete is named executor of his high school sweetheart's will after her murder. Secrets about his own life creep up as he investigates the murder.
- Max Allan Collins announced Return to Perdition, the last book in the 'Perdition' saga.
- Clive Barker is co-writing Seduth, a horror one-shot with art from Gabriel Rodriguez. The October-released comic features 3D effects that become more and more prominent as the story progresses.
- Charlie Huston is writing a new Deathlok series for Marvel Comics.
- Perhaps the weirdest news of the con, World War Z author Max Brooks is going to write a G.I. Joe miniseries for IDW Publishing.
- Followed immediately by the best news EVER: More Jeff Smith Bone comics!
