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DC Focus was a short-lived imprint of DC Comics. It was established in 2004, presumably to capture some of the readers from then-recently-defunct Crossgen Comics.[citation needed] The titles published under this imprint featured super-powered characters who didn't follow the trappings and traditions of classic superhero adventures. Most titles failed to generate significant sales, forcing DC Comics to cancel them. Hard Time lasted the longest. It maintainted a DC Focus label during the initial run. "Season 2" debuted under a DC label, confirming that DC Focus imprint was truly defunct. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an ambitious American comic book publisher founded in 1998 by Mark Alessi. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...


Titles

A high-school shooting costs four students their lives, and 15-year-old Ethan Harrow, who participated in the incident although not with the murders, his future. Now he's got 50 years of hard time to look forward to even while his latent psionic powers are coming to the surface. By Steve Gerber and an originally uncredited Mary Skrenes, art by Brian Hurtt, later with inking by Steve Bird, with covers by Tomer Hanuka. 12 issues under the DC Focus banner; 7 issues under the DC banner. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steve Gerber (born 20 September 1947) is an American writer of comic books. ... The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ... Award wining illustrator Tomer Hanuka was born in Israel. ...

Tom Morell, a sickly, disabled, ultra-loser facing the daily hell of high school. Worse yet, his sole means of emotional support is his loving but smothering mother who fears he'll drop dead at any moment. And the worst part is, she's right.
Tom's only escape is the super-heroic exploits of Kinetic, his favorite comic-book hero. But unbeknownst to Tom, he's got some powers of his own, and they're going to change his life — assuming they manifest themselves before Tom reaches the end of his rope and decides that life isn't worth living! By Kelley Puckett and Warren Pleece. Cancelled after eight issues. By Kelley Puckett and Warren Pleece. ... Kelley Puckett is a comic book writer. ... British comics artist, working mainly for DC Comics. ...

  • Fraction

Four high-school pals who reunite years later and pull off a petty theft for old times' sake. But what they end up stealing is a power suit with incredible abilities — and it could prove to be the very thing that tears them apart! By David Tischman and Timothy Green II. Cancelled after six issues.

A Vegas huckster makes a living finding people with super-human abilities and becoming their agent. How long can he pretend to help make the world a better place. By John Francis Moore and Wesley Craig. Cancelled after six issues. Touch was a comic by John Francis Moore and Wesley Craig. ...


External links

  • DC FOCUS Web Page

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Article 10: Switching Focus (1344 words)
Nor is it desperately encouraging to see from the DC Focus website that it's a "bold new take on reality-based comics" and, god help us, "gritty".
DC Focus is starting from scratch, which may perversely make it easier to attract the sort of audience it wants.
DC must be seeing more than that, given the amount of promotion DC Focus has received.
DC Comics - Answers.com (3359 words)
DC largely avoided the crime and horror trends of the time, thus avoiding the mid-1950s backlash against such comics.
DC's extended storylines in which Superman was killed and Batman was crippled, resulted in dramatically increased sales, but the increases were as temporary as the substitutes, and sales dropped off as industry sales went into a major slump.
DC entered into a publishing agreement with Milestone Media that gave DC a line of comics featuring a culturally and racially diverse range of superhero characters; although the Milestone line ceased publication after a few short years, it yielded the popular animated series Static Shock.
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