DC Comics Goes Steampunk In February With ‘New 52’ Variant Covers
By Ryan Midnight
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Thursday, January 16th, 2014 at 9:00 pm
In February 2014, DC Comics will be bringing the increasingly popular sci-fi subgenre, steampunk, to their New 52 lineup in the form of variant covers. The covers will span their most popular titles from Action Comics and Batman to Justice League and Wonder Woman. A collection of artists including Dave Johnson and Klaus Janson will be providing the covers.
The covers will feature all the trademarks of steampunk, which is a sci-fi subgenre that is generally set in an alternate Victorian era where steam and clockwork have become the predominant technology. These covers feature it all – from dirigibles and steam-powered machines to cog-driven robots and brass button covered apparel. So, so many brass buttons!
You can check out the full list of comics getting these variant covers and their artists below, along with previews of the covers.
New 52 Steampunk Variant Covers:
Action Comics #28 variant by Dave Johnson Aquaman #28 variant by Richard Horle Batgirl #28 variant by J.G. Jones Batman #28 variant by Howard Chaykin Batwoman #28 variant by Dave Johnson Batman / Superman #8 variant by Tommy Lee Edwards Batman and Two-Face #28 variant by Matteo Scalera Detective Comics #28 variant by Klaus Janson Earth-2 #20 variant by Dan Panosian Flash #28 variant by Howard Chaykin Green Lantern: The New Guardians #28 variant by Klaus Janson Green Lantern Corps #28 variant by Howard Chaykin Justice League #28 variant by Dan Panosian Justice League Dark #28 variant by Tommy Lee Edwards Justice League of America #12 variant by Matteo Scalera Nightwing #28 variant by Tommy Lee Edwards Superman #28 variant by Dave Johnson Superman / Wonder Woman #5 variant by Dan Panosian Teen Titans #28 variant by Jason Pearson Wonder Woman #28 variant by J.G. Jones
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Wasn’t Harley Quinn #3 given the “Steampunk variant” treatment, too?
Comment by bulova — September 5, 2014 @ 12:58 pm