As JonBoy Meyers departs after solely a few points on DC’s Teen Titans, the best-selling collection that options Damian Wayne whipping numerous DC’s younger heroes into form should substitute the artist, who introduced a bombastic, energetic look to the latest DC Rebirth launch.
Speaking with collection author Ben Percy on the DC sales space as we speak throughout New York Comedian Con, ComicBook.com has discovered that his substitute shall be fan-favorite artist Koy Pham.
Meyers not too long ago posted to social media that he needed to depart the e book resulting from inventive variations, however Percy had reward for the artist’s opening salvo throughout our dialog this afternoon.
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“Jonboy did an ideal job setting us up with these first two points, and now we have now Khoi Pham leaping on board,” Percy informed ComicBook.com. “This man is off the hook. He is not solely pumping out web page after web page after web page like a machine, however a lot kinetic vitality within the work he is carried out for us to this point. He additionally seems like McKone. He seems like Tony Daniel. He seems like he is channelling that aesthetic.”
“Subject #1 of the continued shall be my last difficulty for the collection. As a consequence of inventive variations, I’ve determined to maneuver onto different initiatives,” Meyers had posted to Fb. “And simply to be clear, I left by myself, so there isn’t any exhausting emotions or ailing will. It is comics; not the whole lot is magical – simply the characters.”
DC’s Rebirth collection have not had plenty of inventive shakeups up to now — that is definitely the primary high-profile one — however that is aided by the truth that lots of the collection are twice-monthly and have artwork groups who commerce off points, installments, or storylines. This offers a little bit of flexibility to the shifting wants of the e book, editorial whim, artist schedules, and different variables that may have led to extra seen breakups up to now.
Pham is finest identified for his work on the X-Males and Spider-Man households of comics at Marvel. He is additionally carried out some work for Valiant and WildSTorm, however Teen Titans represents his first ongoing work with DC.
Teen Titans #2, written by Percy and that includes artwork by Pham, will hit the stands on November 9.