A 90th anniversary celebration of the publisher’s important characters and moments…
DC’s Showcase has been a comic book, a trade paperback series, and a publication to show off new talent.
There’s probably more, but now it’s also a coloring book!
Coming in August is DC Showcase: The Official Coloring Book, which celebrates 90 years of the publisher’s history.
The 64-pager will be released by Insight Editions and takes an interesting tack with the art, according to online samples: Rather than use vintage images — which Insight has done in the past — the illustrations instead pay homage to many of the key covers and moments from DC’s catalogue.
Here are some samples:
The book lists for $14.99 and is due Aug. 26. It’s not clear who did the art — that JLI page looks like Kevin Maguire, for example, but it could just as easily be someone copying his style. We’ll update this once we have more info.
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May 22, 2025
Hmmm. That looks like a fun, contemplative activity. Very tempted. I would need to buy some high-quality colored pencils or some such for the effort (in contrast to those cheap, waxy Crayola Crayons of childhood days).
And I certainly recognize here the homages to Showcase # 4 (intro-ing the Silver Age Flash), Showcase # 22 (Silver Age Green Lantern) The Dark Knight Returns, and (post-Crisis) Justice League # 1, and what I presume is Adventure Comics # 247 (Superboy’s first meeting with the Legion). I’m out of the loop on later stuff, even if I recognize heroes and teams (viz. Adam Strange, Orion, Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey)