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Read this and mailed mt LCS straight away to have it on my pull list. Great review.

Spot on review. DC greatly exceeded my expectations. Hit it out of the park really!

Need to get off of work to pick up my copy. The weekly stuff from DC has been good. So I'm looking forward to this.

God, if it wasn't 4 bucks an issue I would hop on this like THAT.

If only I had the moneeeeeeyyyyy....

Yeah,This is so going on to my pull list, This is gonna be special.

I thought they should have used shiny paper, instead of newspaper print.

As a kid in the 60s and 70s, I can remember poring over Russ Manning's Tarzan strip every Sunday, so this really takes me back. I've only had a chance to give this first issue of Wednesday's Comics a quick read, but the art is amazing. I also like the telegraphic storytelling, with Gaiman and Allred's Metamorpho being a particular standout. It starts out of the gate like a three-year-old thoroughbred [SPOILERISH COUPLE OF LINES]" Boom! Where's Rex Mason? Bang! He's under the sea! Bam! Holy Crap it's a shark! Zowie! Everyone's on a helicopter in search of a legendary treasure! That's the way you do it. No tiresome exposition or justification, just grab your hat and let's go!

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to next Wednesday.

tdouble: shiny paper doesn't fold as well and it would have cost more money in the end. Looks like a great product and very well done.

I bought two copies just in case I couldn't refold it properly or it got smudged. Gonna go read it now. For the first time in my life, I've been more excited by what DC is doing over Marvel.

I've got my copies in my backpack and I can't wait to get home and read them!

I planned on picking it up this weekend, but this review (and all of the others) pretty much ensured there wouldn't be any copies left. I ended up calling my shop and they tossed it on my pull. Awesome!

I agree with the review - wow. Saw Superman in USA TODAY this morning - am now a happy owner of a copy of Wednesday Comics. It doesn't disappoint. This is old-school comics the way they were intended - high adventure, larger-than-life heroes, and...most importantly...fun. Great concept. Great execution.

Great stuff. The Metamorpho, Kamandi, Adam Strange and Catwoman/Demon were the stand-outs for me (but have not yet read WW). I was surprised by the Superman story - thought they were going to go with something more like the Flash/GL story for Superman.

Oh yeah, this really lived up to my expectations. This, along with some of the Vertigo trades, should prove that we can in fact have nice art on newsprint-ish paper. I wasn't crazy about the slick paper at first - though it did grow on me. I'd still rather have cheaper paper and more ads than higher prices. Joe Q. seems to disagree though. And maybe he's right - I'm sure some fanboys would revolt - like they have anything better to do.

With this title though, I intend to hang up one page every day in my classroom to allow for the kids to get 15 serialized stories over the course of the school year. Anything to get their noses out of their crack like DS's and PSP's and into the slightly less addictive realm of comics. Plus, if I get them hooked on comics, then I can bum some off of them.

Just a whole lot of fun. I'll be reading this over and over for days. Kamandi was really, really good.

I picked up mine it looks amazing!

Between this and Batman & Robin (a to a lesser extent, Blackest Night), I think DC is making a big impact. I haven't seen this much positive press for DC since Kevin Smith was a regular writer.

Didn't Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics, and IDW do the same type of newspaper style magazine like this for a third of the price or in most cases they were free. So you save on the staples and binding and less a glossy cover and still we are charged 3.99. I am not impressed. It should cost 1.99 and they would sell more.

Incredible release - best $3.99 I've ever spent on a comic. I read it over my lunch break and it covered the entire table at the restaurant. Neat-o!

Well, tone, if you think it's too expensive, don't buy it.

My LCS ordered a large number of these and only had a few left halfway through the day.

It's Wednesday and I went to my LCS as usual.

Lo and behold no Wednesday Comics at my regular joint. After checking four more comic shops, still no Wednesday Comics.

That's five LCSs all sold out. I'm pretty sure this is a huge massive success for DC.

For you momo's who bought two copies (one to read and one to stay folded for the collection) I'm gonna hunt you down and unfold your extra copy and use it as TP. After I read it of course.

I might pick this up when (if) it's collected later... I'm trying to cut BACK on my spending, not spend more. Also, while I really liked the Superman art in USA Today, the story (naturally) ends just like that. I'm guessing that's how each story segment will go each week, and that's just not a compelling read. If it all ends up as a good little story (and it will be little, given that it's only 13 weeks) that's great, but I'd just as soon read it all at once.

But hey, I'm not knocking anyone for enjoying this... It's a cool concept all right!

I'd be curious to know what people thought of the various offerings, what they favorites are, what they liked and didn't like, etc.

I love this format. It just goes to show what quality printing you can get on newsprint. I love the scale, the smell of the paper and ink and the fact that the stories will unfold week by week (in all senses).

"frou-frou modernism" I suppose that is your term for 'post-modernism'?

PS the only piece I wasn't engaged with was the Teen Titans. The dull colour palette was the big turn-off, but I'm not a fan of that neo-manga art style either. my favourites were, Kamandi, Deadman, Green Lantern, Metamorpho and the Batman pieces, but it was all enjoyable. I hope it's a success and can go beyond the scheduled 13 weeks with new stories.

And a quick nod to my other fav (along with Metamorpho), the magnificent Metal Men! From the Andru-inspired layout to letter-perfect characterization to the done-in-one feel of the strip, this one deserves a metal...er, ah... medal

The only page that I didn't care for too much was the Wonder Woman page. It's a big page, and I found it annoying that I had trouble reading some of the words, since there was so much going on. My favorites were the Flash, Metamorpho and Hawkman pages (mostly because the art - it's hard to judge any of the writing at this point).

I was a LITTLE disappointed with the $3.99 price tag. Since the announcement of the book, I had been under the impression that it was a $2.99 book for whatever reason. I never even caught the price in the solicits. Oh well, still think it's a better deal than most other $3.99 books.

Ack! Almost forgot Pope's page. So awesome.

Most impressed with the ones that managed to get across set-up, a little action and characterization in the one (admittedly) over-sized page - Gaiman & Allred's Metamorpho and Pope's Adam Strange ones being the real stand-outs. But, overall, a beautiful, adventurous art object that celebrates the history of the medium.

Now, if we could only get this kind of hype around non-superhero work...

This thing is a HUGE hit - there wasn't a copy to be found in the entire City of Phoenix by noon today. Most of the stores seriously under ordered the issue!

Just read thru my copy. Unbelievable. Truly. If you haven't bought this, please grab it tomorrow. I thought the Kamandi piece and the Hawkman piece were utterly beautiful. I...liked the Adam Strange page if only because it evoked the same kind of feeling in me that I recognize in the Classic Flash Gordon - which is a good thing. Sorry, don't like Pope's art, although he does seem somewhat restrained here. I liked the noirish feel of Deadman and wished that Garcia-Lopez could have done BOTH the Metal Men and Deadman...but the art on Deadman suited it well.

I didnt like the artwork on the Teen Titans. It seemed to be all over the place and I had to practically pull out a magnifying glass for Wonder Woman. Another nice thing about Wednesday Comics is that it is mercifully free of the main universe continuity.

My only gripe is the actual medium it's presented in. I get the newsprint idea...but I wish it would have come in a heavier weight, more permanent paper than newsprint. Otherwise this was a hit outta the ballpark for me!

I'd like to laminate my copy and hang them up on my wall.

I love anything related to DC: The New Frontier, so the Green Lantern story was a big winner with me. Also, the Batman lead off was amazing. And Kamandi! I love the whole thing really. GOOD JOB DC!

My store had plenty of them on the shelf by the end of the day. Thought the art was fantastic on every story save Teen Titans, that was dreadful (story telling, dialog and art were far far below the rest of the comic). Hoped for at least one of them to be an entire story on one page, but I guess they are all resigned to a 12 page story. Most end with a cliffhanger (some very strong, like the Batman) , but luckily a couple had the decency to just be the first page of a larger story. Wonder Woman stuck out for the sheer volume of story for one page. Over all I liked it.

I really want this, but there's just no way I can afford it. I don't think it's overpriced, I'm just totally broke. Hopefully it'll be collected one day when I'm in better circumstances.

Special is the word for this, isn't it? Truly terrific and inspired ...

I bought, I read...

And I didn't like it one bit.

Some of the stories are good, but most of the stuff leaves a bit to be desired. The quality of the printing isn't helping either. Wonder Woman, for example, is unreadable because the painted work doesn't come through.

The format is also way too big. half that size would have been amply sufficient and would have made the comic book more practical to read. I know this is supposed to remind you of tabloids, but it just doesn't work for me.

I won't be back for week 2.

I also forgot to mention that Supergirl actually looked like....Supergirl again! Amanda Connor is awesome!

I loved it. It reminded me of Saturday mornings when my dad would go out and get the newspaper and my brother and I would fight over who got the comics first (I bought Wednsday Comics for me, my bro can buy his own).

I haven't picked up my copy yet, so I'm asking, are there any other type of stories besides super heroes included?

I guess Kamandi and maybe Adam Strange could be classified as science fiction, but are there any westerns (Jonah Hex?) or horror (Swamp Thing) or mystery included? Maybe a Joe Kubert Sgt. Rock?

What reactions I've read to WC is that it's getting attention (at least now) to non-regular shop going customers. If this is the case, it's a shame if DC didn't dip into their vast array of characters and genre's to give the readers a real variety to read from.

There's a Sgt. Rock story written by Adam Kubert and drawn by Joe Kubert. And there's no Swamp Thing, but Deadman and Demon are both represented.

I picked it up yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I agree that the Wonder Woman story had way too much going on but it was still pretty to look at. I don't see anyone mentioning it but the Flash page was good, especially the way it was split to be two separate strips. I thought that was a neat trick. I thought the art fot the Hawkman story was weak, although having the bird narrate it was a cool twist. I like Baker's work but some of the decisions he makes don't always work, like the big black silhouettes for the wings instead of throwing in at least a little detail. Oh and Garcia-Lopez, this guy just always blows my socks off. He could draw grass blowing in the wind and have it look amazing.

I am recommending this to everyone I know. Fun comics, what a concept!

Wow - this was terrific!
I enjoyed all but the Teen Titans story (maybe the coloring, maybe the artwork was "off"?) but the rest! Wow!
So it's $3.99 - so what? Lots of books are Z$3.99 and they don't give me half the enjoyment!
Did you see the artwork on Superman? Did you see Catwoman and the Demon together in one story? Did you see Kamandi? Did you see a Supergirl who looked like Supergirl?!
Good work, DC! Dang fine work!

$3.99 for what is essentially a 64-page comicbook with 62 pages of comics.

Now, let's raise the bar: I want to see a 52-week comic strip story. 32 different daily strips, online and syndicated in newspapers, with the weekly Sunday comics pages (each comic getting half a page). 365 strips for each story. Enough for a trade collection. Single panel or strip. Gag-a-day or ongoing story. Any character in the DC library. Oh, and the daily strips must be in black-and-white.

(Hey... did Dark Horse ever collect those comicstrips they did? Sergio Aragones and Hellboy and Madmen and...?)

Awesome, awesome delivery.

Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Deadman were strong.
Supergirl & Metal Men have potential for great humor.
Kamandi left me with chills (and yes, they ARE multiplying).
Strange Adventures and Hawkman were phenominal.
Flash & Sgt. Rock were classic.
Demon & Catwoman was intriguing- awesome venue for odd character crossover.

Wonder Woman was different, not bad, but I think they're missing an opportunity to push her profile to the forefront. So cool take, but not good representation in this format for one of the "big three".

I have to echo other's opinions on Teen Titans being the anchor keeping it from reaching soaring heights. Everything about it was weak. (where were Wonder Girl's eyes?!?!?)

I haven't read- is this limited series, or will this go on? While 52 was worthy, Countdown was a let down, and Trinity (for me) was skipped. This totally justifies a weekly comic. Appropriate format and content for a weekly comic. Justifies the weekly trip to t he comic store.

A- (b/c Teen Titans).

I immediately ordered two copies at my LCS when I read about this product - one for me and one full set (unread, wrapped) for my Sunday-comics friend who hasn't a clue what I am getting him for Christmas! Have not read it yet (Norway is a week behind USA) bt know I'll love it....