Tom Taylor Announces Beast World Event From Titans & Nightwing Comics

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At the Jim Lee panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Tom Taylor popped up to announce the DC event Beast World for Nightwing and Titans.

At the Jim Lee And Friends panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which is preventing folk from getting to the Eisner Awards on time, Tom Taylor popped up to announce one of his new projects, Beast World for the end of the year. Spinning out of his Titans series, it will see the character of Gar, Beast Boy become the new Starro in order to fight a Starro-like creature, the Necrostar. And drawn by Justice League artist Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki.

It is notable that new DC Films boss James Gunn is as big a Starro fan as you can get, and made him the main threat in The Suicide Squad (well, that and the US government) so it is certainly one way to get the big guy’s attention. The Necrostar’s spores will, apparently be transforming people across the world into half-animal, half-human hybrids and Beast Boy will have the mashup name of “Garro” in his new star form.

This will crossover between Titans, Tales of Titans and Nightwing, with its own event comic Beast World #1 and it will begin in October. Apparently, “Beast Boy is the soul of the Titans” and Tom Taylor loves Beast Boy and Raven together. So there’s that.

Also at the panel, Dan Jurgens got to announce another Death Of Superman revisitation project to follow up this year’s with the 30th anniversary of The Return of Superman and an Anniversary Special with Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway and Karl Kesel.

And then? Then there was a fire alarm and everyone had to evacuate. Looks like they will make it to the Eisners on time now after all. Attendees did get “Garro” pins, so look for these on eBay soon!

Jim Lee & Friends Friday, July 21 • 6:00pm – 7:00pm Room 6A
Jim Lee (DC president, publisher, and chief creative officer) is on hand to bring out a few of his friends for discussions and reveals that will have everyone talking long after the Comic-Con is over!

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