DC Says Sunday Comics Are Better on Wednesdays

We all know Wednesdays are the best day of the week, and we know why. DC is trying to bring a little of Sunday to Wednesday with Wednesday Comics, a weekly 12-part comic that will run 14×20-inches, and have to be unfolding much like the Sunday comic section.

I have to admit thinking the idea was kind of crappy when I first heard it, but I think that’s because I saw “weekly” and just assumed it was going to get and give the shaft like DC’s recent weekly comic “events.” But then Graeme McMillan tweeted the above pic of Ben Caldwell’s layout/color guide for his upcoming Wonder Woman story, and suddenly I see the possibilities. From Newsarama:

Characters coming up in the pages of Wednesday Comics include: Hawkman (already linked to creator Kyle Baker art for which can be seen here),
Batman, Adam Strange, Metamorpho (linked to Neil Gaiman and Mike
Allred), Catwoman, Demon, Deadman, Kamandi, Superman, Sgt. Rock, Wonder
Woman, Green Lantern,
Teen Titans, Supergirl, Flash and the Metal Men . Each story will have
its own full-page installment each week for the 12 issues. The stories
may be standalone stories with each installment, or a 12-part serial –
the choice was left up to the creators.

I know a lot of you have been burned by DC (of course, many of you have been burned by Marvel) but given that these stories won’t be fucking up any continuity or getting needless shoehorned somewhere, I’m failing to see a downside to Wednesday Comics. Of course, I still haven’t seen the price yet…