SubscribeNote: Over at my Tumblr blog, today, I posted the character designs and notes from Lois Lane, Girl Reporter, an illustrated young adult novel series pitch Daniel Krall and I worked on for DC a few years ago. You can read my thoughts on it, and see some additional character designs by Rooftop Rockstars Jemma Salume and Ming Doyle at the original post. Here, though, are what I can only describe as Daniel’s perfect designs for the series. Hope you like them. – Dean Trippe
Lois Lane, age 11
Clark Kent, age 12
Bruce Wayne, age 13, and Alfred Pennyworth
Adam Hoffman
/ March 22, 2011It looks like it would have been a fun series. Sort of the DCU by way of Nancy Drew.
Adam
/ March 22, 2011It’s like Dan took a peep in my dreams and made them real!
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Awesome stuff!
Marcel
/ March 22, 2011Seems like a great idea, I’m sorry to hear it fell through. What made you go for an illustrated novel and not straight comics?
Alex Mitchell
/ March 22, 2011Oh my god, this is the best thing that never was. I… really really love this. What needs to happen to make this a reality? It must be done!
Dean
/ March 22, 2011This looks fun. It is a shame that it didn’t work out.
Jim Gitman
/ March 23, 2011Nice drawings, though I think the characters look considerably older than they’re supposed to be. I get that the boys are big and athletic, but they still look overgrown to me.
DoctorSmashy
/ March 23, 2011I absolutely love this art style. Bruce just looks perfect.
Corey Scott
/ March 23, 2011I would buy this. I… NEED to buy this! This is what comics/DC needs. So, so incredibly well-done!
dnwilliams
/ March 23, 2011FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Couldn’t be more angry that this isn’t an announcement for a forthcoming book rather than a ‘what might have been’ piece. Would have been more likely to pick it up as a digest format trade than an illustrated novel, but the idea itself is brilliant, as are the designs.
Godammit DC, first Ben Caldwell’s WW pitch and now this! I refuse to believe it wouldn’t sell in a world where 20 issues of Spider-Man loves Mary Jane exist.
Mr. Walters
/ March 23, 2011Love these. So charming and the colors are really beautiful. Great work!
Jemma
/ March 23, 2011Everything Daniel draws is gorgeous and flawless as a rule, and here he’s drawing for a genius idea… High fives all around, gentlemen.
Bill Walko
/ March 24, 2011Um, this is brilliant!
Daniel Krall
/ March 25, 2011Thanks a bunch Dean and other responders! You are swell and I’m glad you dig them :)
Erica
/ March 28, 2011There’s a rumor they’ll be a Wednesday Comics 2. I’d love to Lois Lane, Girl Reporter get featured there. Sounds like it would be a wonderful story and DC should try to make every effort to make it work in some format.
J.R. LeMar
/ April 6, 2011I just read this. I think it would have been a really fun series. I think you should consideri reworking the concept slightly, and then writing this as a series with original characters.
jesika lin
/ November 26, 2011i LOVE sulky young bruce wayne!! genius.