COMICS: Jim Lee Leaving JUSTICE LEAGUE To Relaunch WILDCATS?

COMICS: Jim Lee Leaving JUSTICE LEAGUE To Relaunch WILDCATS?

DC's Co-Publisher and number one artist to leave art duties on Justice League for a return to his self-created, WildC.A.T.s.? Would you like to see WildC.A.T.s. in the DCnu?

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By MarkJulian - Jun 15, 2012 07:06 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Bleeding Cool

A rumor has been floating around for quite sometime that Jim Lee would be leaving art duties on Justice League but I didn't really give them any credence. I mean what could possibly be more appealing to a DC artist than working on the title that collects the top DC villains and heroes? Well the latest development in that rumor has Lee passing the art baton to someone else so that he can revive his WildC.A.T.s. team, the first title of Lee's old Wildstorm company. The title was extremely popular in the 90's and even had its own Saturday morning cartoon. With several of these characters already in the DCnU, it's not a terrible stretch of the imagination to see this occurring. Of course, no official word yet but if Lee does indeed leave JL I imagine it would only be for something of this magnitude. It's currently believed that the title could launch sometime in January. More details as we have them.



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MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 6/15/2012, 8:15 AM
@dellamorte1872 Huh?
Tao1
Tao1 - 6/15/2012, 8:17 AM
hw many times is wildcats gonna be released
Spock
Spock - 6/15/2012, 8:20 AM
F... Yeah, That Cartoon ended to early anyway. Bring them back.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/15/2012, 8:21 AM
Lee... Lee... Lee... Your going the wrong direction bud, go back to Marvel and leave the DC reboot shit behind, Man!!

2012-Marvels X-Men Art By Jim Lee at Wonder Con-01
X-Men #268 signed by Jim Lee
X-Men #248 signed by Jim Lee
X-Men 1 signed by Claremont and Jim Lee
X-Men
Jim Lee X-Men
Jim Lee X-men
X-Characters
Six of Diamonds - Gambit by Andy Kubert

AAAAAAAwwwwwwwwwww....

Jim Lee
elessarundomiel2382
elessarundomiel2382 - 6/15/2012, 8:21 AM
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW SOME OF THESE CHARACTERS LIKE GRIFTER GET INTO THE DCnU???
JYCowboy
JYCowboy - 6/15/2012, 8:23 AM
Also to note, Fairchild of Gen 13 is in The Ravagers.

My vote to replace Lee in Justice League is George Perez. I figure the DCnU needs an epic event and thats where Perez shines.
Betty
Betty - 6/15/2012, 8:24 AM
Who gives a [frick] about wildcats?
elessarundomiel2382
elessarundomiel2382 - 6/15/2012, 8:25 AM
HAHA Talk about copying AVENGERS......This reboot is the only answer DC has to go up against MARVEL. Then again if they can increase WILDCATS status quo to the same level of the JLA then this could be one awesome team.
TyEli777
TyEli777 - 6/15/2012, 8:25 AM
I think he should stay with the JL
coolguy
coolguy - 6/15/2012, 8:26 AM
I am sad to hear this. I would have liked to see him do one great arc on jl and I'm not really a wildcats fan. But this should be fine as long as we get someone great to replace him. Reis would be nice but I think I'd like him to stay on aquaman I love benes on jl at first but he seemed to go downhill. I don't think red lanterns will miss him since it'll be cancelled soon I bet. Although Ive also been unimpressed with him on that title. Maybe dale eaglesham or Phil Jimenez could be good.
coolguy
coolguy - 6/15/2012, 8:26 AM
Maybe finch
Spock
Spock - 6/15/2012, 8:29 AM
U know if DC wanted to extend the animation block on Cartoon Network They should do another WildCATS or even GEN13. What do u think of that!
CapsUnknownSidekick
CapsUnknownSidekick - 6/15/2012, 8:30 AM
Whoever posted the large group of images, sorry to tell you that last one of Gambit, isn't Jim Lee's work. That would be Andy Kubert's pencils unless my eyes are mistaken.

Anyway, if Lee leave JL; I'll stop buying the book.
Spock
Spock - 6/15/2012, 8:31 AM
@ elessarundomiel2382 Wildstorm was an imprint of DC after Jim left Marvel. Independent & serperate but DC shut it down back in 2010.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/15/2012, 8:36 AM
@CapsUnknownSideKick I know, lol. But that's Mr. Lee's Costume design, before it was this (Andy's Design).

X-Men #266 Gambit First Appearance

Then it was.



And since this past decade it's gone through many variations.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/15/2012, 8:43 AM
Perhaps one of my fav, covers by Kubert.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/15/2012, 8:44 AM
@SteveRogersSon Know what's sad? I own all of those issues.
Intothepoop
Intothepoop - 6/15/2012, 8:45 AM
Thank god. He has NOT been a benefit to JLA.
beane2099
beane2099 - 6/15/2012, 8:48 AM
I was ready to drop Justice League anyways. Sorry but Geoff Johns has not been a boon for that book so far. That first six issue arc was mediocre. It had a lot of great moments - Cyborg's origin, the interaction between the characters, but Darkseid's appearance was flat and frankly disappointing. The art was one of the drawing cards for me.

As for Wildcats, I say bring it on. The DCU needs other teams to rival the JLA. Maybe we could see a Milestone character or two on the team too. Hardware would fit in with that crew.
XmutantX
XmutantX - 6/15/2012, 8:48 AM
would be nice to see dc hav sumthing interesting and worth a sh!t outside of JL..jim lee and wildcats coyuld deff be that..great original team that need to deff be relaunched on a major level..even goin against JL like they did youngblood..that would be dope 4sure!!
Dedpool
Dedpool - 6/15/2012, 8:49 AM
So wait would this be a first time grouping of the team. Like pulling grifter and voodoo and warblade from the comics theyve been in (solo series and Superboy repsectively) to form the WildCats? I think that'd actually be cool. Have the whole thing with Superman fighting helspont lead into or be connected with this too!
XmutantX
XmutantX - 6/15/2012, 8:50 AM
gambit@ andy was a god on that x-men run..i hav the whol collection..loved the way he portrayed his characters..especially Remy!!
Show4God1
Show4God1 - 6/15/2012, 8:51 AM
I remember when IMAGE first burst onto the scene. I bought a ton of #1 issues, and if i enjoyed the book, mulitple copies (hoping one day to turn a profit if needed lol). WildC.A.T.S was one of my fav's. GEN13 was my #2 book. If Lee goes back, and does as good of a job with a relaunch, id be interested.
Tevii
Tevii - 6/15/2012, 8:54 AM
I dont believe that he'd leave JL. It's the most successful book, why would they tamper with that yet?
Tevii
Tevii - 6/15/2012, 8:58 AM
So far I like Grifter and Voodoo In DCU... But not a fan of Fairchild, or Grunge and REALLY dislike the new Warblade design.

Deathblow is pretty much the same
XmutantX
XmutantX - 6/15/2012, 9:00 AM
considering liefeld is doin grifter..im guessin that will be the next dropped book lol
Tevii
Tevii - 6/15/2012, 9:01 AM
Lee wont go to Marvel... besides how he was treated. he is too involved at DC. He is an executive at DC, not just an artist.
(another reaons I call BS to him leaving JL. As an executive, he wants to maintain the profit margins they are at. Leaving JL hurts that since its the most succesfful comic book of any company)
SuperSomething616
SuperSomething616 - 6/15/2012, 9:03 AM
So basically they're turning DC into wildstorm...not impressed!!!
thewolfx
thewolfx - 6/15/2012, 9:04 AM
@nomis

whooah there buddy


spawn is and forever will be images best comic series

idk were u got this wildcats from
scmittydude
scmittydude - 6/15/2012, 9:04 AM
hell yeah. great image comic
Tevii
Tevii - 6/15/2012, 9:04 AM
@XmutantX - Liefeld isnt drawing Grifter. He is just plotting it, so far he isnt doing anything to ruin that title. But unfortunately Liefeld is drawing Deathstroke. That used to be one of my favorite titles and Im tempted to drop it now. Liefelds art has not grown like the rest of Image. and his perspective is abyssmal
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/15/2012, 9:08 AM
wild cats was one of the better image titles back in the 90s,shame lee not coming back to marvel.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 6/15/2012, 9:30 AM
I LOVE Jim and anything he does is gold to me. He and Claremont created my favorite comic character ever, Gambit. Same goes for Marc Silvestri. My 2 favorite artists by far
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