After reviewing hundreds of submissions during a competitive review process, the DC Talent Development team has identified six aspiring artists to participate in a two-week Artist Workshop hosted at DC’s Burbank headquarters. The workshop is led by industry veterans Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson and DC Publisher Jim Lee.
“Once again we were thrilled and overwhelmed by the level of talent represented in the 2017 Artist Workshop submissions,” DC’s Vice President & Executive Editor, Young Reader & Talent Development, Bobbie Chase commented “This year’s class represents the best up-and-coming artists in comics and they are poised to gain invaluable insight and experience through working with and learning from Jim, Klaus and Andy.”
Chase explained that members of the 2017 class include Amancay Nahuelpan (from Chile; “Young Terrorists,” “Clandestino,” “Calexit”), Aneke (from Spain; “Red Sonja,” “Bombshells,” “Gotham City Garage”), Domo Stanton (from Baltimore; “The Big Con Job,” “Prez”), Isaac Goodhart (from New York; “Postal”), Max Raynor (from the United Kingdom; “2000 AD,” “Battlestar Galactica”), and Priscilla Petraites (from Brazil; “Brilliant Trash”). Chase added that DC’s Talent Development Workshop began in 2015 and has resulted in several participants receiving new assignments from DC editorial. The upcoming one-shot comic “New Talent Showcase 2017 #1” will be released on November 29, and will feature stories from DC Talent Development Workshop alumni.