Not all the stories were great but I'm giving this 5 stars anyway for the unique concept that they pulled off and for the all-around gorgeous art for almost all of the strips. Kinda wish DC would try this again in the future.

Nostalgia bait at its best. When I picked up my library copy of DC Comics Wednesday Comics a huge grin could be seen on my face. I took a moment to examine all the craftsmanship and quality of this hardcover. This is thing looks like something you want to share with someone who truly wants to know what makes the comic book medium special. There is just an enchanted quality to the book. If DC Comics were trying to do an experiment I am proud to be a guinea pig. What is Wednesday Comics all about?...

"Wednesday Comics" is a throwback to a bygone era of when comic strips had a prominent place in the American newspaper. Originally published in 2009 as oversized broadsheet tabloids printed weekly on newsprint, the series harkens the full-page glory of old Winsor McCay strips with the full color of the Sunday pages in the 70s and 80s.The final results are imbalanced in that many of the storylines cannot keep up with the splendid artwork and regal format of the series. But at their worst the stor...

DC's "newspaper experiment" is a sight to behold and a treasure to read. Collecting the 12-issue series which allowed populars writers, artists, and characters to be crafted in classic newspaper-style format, Wednesday Comics offers treats for everyone. Brian Azzarello provides a gritty Batman murder mystery, Walt Simonson pairs up the Demon with Catwoman for a mystical theft, and Ben Caldwell offers a visually stunning Wonder Woman tale; other highlights include Kamandi by Dave Gibbons, Amanda

DC Comics' inventive and imaginative Wednesday Comics is a mixed bag of stories and art but the general idea is pretty amazing. The throwback to old newspaper style pages was a treat although hard to physically handle at times (Its a HUGE book). There were some tremendous reads:Azzarello and Risso's BatmanGibbons and Sook's KamandiPope's Strange AdventuresPalmiotti and Connor's SupergirlThere were some that I couldn've done without:Arcudi and Bermejo's SupermanGaiman and Allred's MetamorphoDiDio...

Its always hard to review a book with this many creators telling such different stories. Overall, this is a gorgeous package. With this many amazing writers involved, its surprising that none of the stories in this volume are particularly memorable...its the artwork that really carries the day. That being said, the stories aren't bad and the styles are widely variable, meaning there's something for almost everyone here.

Read the original 12 issues serialization.

I've tried this behemoth several times, but never made it all the way through -- gave it a more serious shot this time and I'm glad I did. This sort of project shows off why DC serves up my superhero comics of choice, despite the fact that the company as a whole flounders and gets it wrong almost constantly in comparison to the House of Ideas.But Wednesday Comics is equal parts art, retro camp, classic, and bizarre. I love that. I love reading through the comments and seeing that everyone has va...

Wednesday Comics was a 12-week experiment DC Comics ran last summer. Every week a new newspaper-sized comic was released with each page continuing a character’s story from the week before.Of course major characters like Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern were featured, but some of the more compelling stories featured Kamandi, the last human on a future world inhabited by sentient animals; and Metamorpho, whose ability to transform into any element is lampooned by writer Neil Gaiman.Since it was...

Really inspirational for me to see how each creative team tackled the unique "sunday" format. One that really stood out for me was the green lantern story: The artwork was amazing and they threw elements of "the right stuff" into it, and I love that movie. The flash story was similarly spectacular. The tone of much of the material was a mix of parody and reverence for the golden age. I don't read superhero comics much these days unless it is something special and peripheral like this.

Public library copy.I'd love to add this $50 book to my own library someday. I think even the most sophisticated comic book reader won't like all the stories presented here, but there's enough diversity that at least a few tales should appeal to the masses. I really enjoyed the long, vertical presentation with bigger pages (blown up art) compared to the size standardization of most books, but it does make for unusual handling trying to find comfort. For those complaining about discomfort reading...

This was a gloriously fantastic idea, and at the best of times, the huge size is magnificent for showcasing the art. That being said, the stories and art are incredibly inconsistent. The best stories, like Metamorpho, Flash, the Demon, and Supergirl, all have a significant hook--particularly the Supergirl story, which is hilarious, and the Flash, which is like some awesome episode of Twilight Zone. The Superman and Wonder Woman stories both have incredible art, but neither one has a particularly...

This one was a mixed bag, but more good than bad. It has a pretty top notch group of creators. The idea was to recreate the old newspaper adventure comic strips, and this series were originally purposed as a series of tabloid sized newspapers. I read the hardcover, but I have to say I didn't care for the format. The book is HUGE, as in 14x20. It is supposed to the size of a tabloid newspaper, but it just seemed too awkward for me.I enjoyed most of the stories. I thought the weaker stories were W...

Paul Pope's Strange Adventures was the best of the bunch!

Fire everyone who isn't Paul Pope.

Like with all anthologies, the rating is really splitting the difference. Some of the stories here were fantastic, others... not so much.The best stories were The Demon and the Catwoman (Teaming up Catwoman and Etrigan was... unexpected. It ended up being fun, even if Catwoman was largely absent in the middle.), Deadman (A character I know little about, but a very interesting story that seemed to really work to his stengths.), Kamandi (Post-apocalyptic and fabulous), Supergirl (Cute and somewhat...

I like that DC Comics tries new & different things with their creative projects, such as this very book and Solo: top industry talent(*) (view spoiler)[(*): In the case of 'Wednesday Comics', one story is written by Dan DiDio, whom I would hesitate to consider 'top industry talent'. (hide spoiler)] collaborating on short stories. This book allowed me to read stuff from some of my favourite creators, but also to discover new ones as well.As with any collection of the sort, and depending on your t...

Throughout the 30s, 40s, and 50s, adventure strips dominated the Sunday newspaper comics pages. Oversized, full color pages featured the thrilling tales of Prince Valiant, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and countless others. Under the guidance of DC art director Mark Chiarello, Wednesday Comics successfully re-captured this lost era with a series of oversized weeklies à la the Sunday funnies (dubbed Wednesday rather than Sunday in honor of the day new comics arrive in stores). This beautiful 11"x17" 200-...

Batman: He's like a freakin' black-widow-magnet assassinator! All the women in his life die. And yet I still find it hard to ever sympathise with the bat.Kamandi: Cute lions and tigers <3 Too much narration, didn't like the narrative style overall really.Superman: Cute but boring, I would have been more interested in a genuine crisis of faith and the human race. Tied up too nicely, though not predictable, I'll give it that.Deadman: I wanted more backstory, interesting concept, not interesting en...

In some spots, it's charming. In others, not so much. Wednesday Comics is a bit of wasted opportunity but a very noble experiment. Loved the Batman story by Azzarello and Risso, Adam Strange story by Paul Pope and, especially, The Kamandi story that's writen by Dave Gibbons and illustrated by Ryan Sook (WOW!). Admire Garcia-Lopez's art in this but the Metal Men script given to him by writer DiDio was pretty lackluster. The rest of the stories in this are pretty standard ones done by the top name...